Highway to Hell

And I’m going down! All the way down! Sorry, just had to get that out, this album is a lot better than I thought it was gonna be. I’ve liked AC/DC, but I’ve never loved them as a lot of their songs are played a lot, so I figured that this album would basically just be a collection of singles, and it was…But it was a collection of really good singles. Singles that actually work together due to most of the songs having a similar subject matter. So what I’m saying is it actually works as an album. This album was the last album to feature the late Bon Scott, whose vocals are great, though unnatural. Everyone would agree that both AC/DC frontmen have strange voices. The Young brothers are a great addition the band, with Malcolm laying down some crunchy rhythms, and Angus dishing out some great riffs and solos. Cliff Williams bass and Phil Rudd’s drumming are both essential to giving the album that hard rock sound that AC/DC is known for. Overall, I’d say it was definitely a great album, and I feel as though it got me to change my tune on AC/DC.

C'est douche, c'est cave, y'a pas de balade. Bravo.

I enjoyed it! All the songs sounded more or less the same but Highway to Hell is really good and so are all the other songs love it! ACDC is cool and I like Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap I'll give it a nice 4

Talk about iconic. You hear that lick and you're a kid again, no matter where you are, what you're doing. You're in a hot rod on route 66 probably. Angus has always been a firecracker and a really capable, steady frontman. It's got that fun firey nature a lot of rock albums completely fucking forget about. Electrifying really. Rock was everything back then. This album makes me wanna go shoot pool and drink beers all night. I mean as a rock band, AC/DC was everything a rock band should be-- and what they should sound like too. I like the speedier parts a bit more than the meat and potatoes bits- Beating Around the Bush being a standout for sure. A lot of this album is meat and potatoes driving drums, searing guitars and licks, Angus being Angus, and that's all good fun for the cookout. Night Prowler is for sure the blusiest on the album and It's honestly a great closer. The 80s were off to a great start. Also kinda odd that for an Australian band like, how big they got in the USA. Your parents fucking love AC/DC.

There's nothing subtle about AC/DC, but if you want high energy Rock...

Yes, every song sounds the same. That just means every song sounds like Highway to Hell, which is an all time classic. The rest of the tracks run together, but it's all good. Back in Black is better.

Does anyone care about anything on this album beyond Highway to Hell?

God yes. I accidentally turned the volume down while listening to this briefly, and shamed myself for doing so. This requires full throttle. What’s that you say?? Every AC/DC song is the same? Perhaps you should shut up, nerd, and let this ballad free session of rock shower over you. Also the last one is in 6/8. Shows what you know.

Just some good ol rock and roll. I still don’t hear “season ticket…” Solid all the way through

Solid straight down the fairway rock. Reserving some points for the album that comes next... 4/5

No daje kopa. Taka trochę naiwna, ale pełna dobrej energii muzyka. Nie za ciężka (to jak o deserze - nie za słodkie), ale no jak sama nazwa zespołu wskazuje elektryzująca. 7/10

good i liked

Ac/dc basically have one song but that one song is good. Back in black is a better album but this is great

4/5 stars 5 star - "Highway to Hell" Classic album Starts high octane, levels out 4 tracks in. Last Bon Scott album.

I loved this. Probably because of my dad haha. I do think a lot of it sounds similar but that’s ok because it’s a damn good song. I really liked if you want blood (you’ve got it).

me ha sorprendido para bien, aunque ya dana dolor de cabeza la voz del cantante. Es literalmente como me imagino que suenan los 70’s. Me he guardado algunas canciones.

I mean lets face it, it is one of those albums that he word "classic" is made for! ACDC, especially the Bon Scott era, cannot be fucked with!

solid and emotional album

Sounds great, still. New favorite ‘Beatin’ Around the Bush’

The album is decent, but pretty samey. It pops off with Highway to Hell at the start, Touch Too Much is even better, and Night Prowler is pretty good, but the rest of the album is just good for background music.

Crass, simple music for knuckle dragging cretins. What a fun album.

Glorious rock from go to woah. Shot Down in Flames is a song I hadn't heard but has flavours of Thunderstruck. Give the people what they want.

Most of this album is a light version of the songs we know so well from them.

I liked it

Täytti odotukset!

Kyyyl!! Pari ei niin hyvää rallia mutta kokonaisuudessaan rautainen levy.

Olihan se kova.

AC/DC, known for their bluesy-rock and schoolboy outfits, brings their Catholic Faith into full view on this album. This rich concept album begins with the tales of a young man (absolutely NOT autobiographical on Bon or the Young Brothers part) journey starting with their subjugation to sin as they reconcile their Highway to Hell (very Catholic). Songs like Touch to Much and Walk Over You masterfully represent the moral conflict the protagonist is feeling toward his lustful habits as these are a continue part of the Highway monologue. But, while in an amorous moment he meets a girl whose is of Catholic Rhythm methods (Girls Got Rhythm) squelch his sexual desire leaving him open to the concepts of redemption. This trial is graphically detailed in his fall from grace with songs like Shot Down in Flames and Get It Hot, where the fear of eternal damnation overtakes him, and finally he finds salvation in You Want Blood where he accepts the sacrifices of the divine and Love Hungry Man where he accepts his need to spiritual growth. But, he is aware that the Night Prowler is ever lurking to take him back. It is spiritually uplifting and should be played in every church at high volume. …and completely crap. After 340 albums. I thought I’d mix it up. Great album though, and a cheers to the great Bon Scott.

Random thoughts: * If Back to Black is the Mona Lisa of cock rock, Highway to Hell is the Vitruvian Man of cock rock. * Not as loaded with well know hits but all the songs rock. * Highway to Hell is pretty ironic considering Bon Scott's fate. * You can't really go wrong with rocking out to this not quite a classic. Rock on!

How many billions of streams??? What an incredible energy for an album to have, and those guitars! If I recorded this album, the police would have had to shoot me to death.

Love it. Great album

You can hear the seeds of AC/DC going from the world’s greatest bar band to arena rock legends over the course of this album. It’s just a shame that Bon Scott couldn’t hold it together and would go on to die at 33 the next year. The band is tighter, precise, at the top of their game, with the kinds of riffs that would propel them to superstardom. And yet the key is Bon, who is slowly turning from raucous emcee to masterful frontman over the course of this one record. Honestly, AC/DC never sounded better than this, and as shown in the muddle of Back in Black, they never really would reach this height again.

Great rock album.

Classic for a reason. Starts off very strong with highway to hell then just keeps that going. Short sweet and gets you in a good mood id say. Specific rating - 4.4 Fav song- highway to Hell Least fav- love hungry man

Knew that I liked these guys, but never had the chance to listen to the whole thing. Thanks for the suggestion.

This is the album where AC/DC got their shit together, integrated the targeting systems on their love/hate missile and reinvented rock music. I prefer Malcolm Young's vocals to Bon Scott's (who died shortly after recording this album) mostly because Back in Black and For Those About to Rock dominated my adolescence, but the corralled chaos of him makes this album largely perfect except for the blues drag of "Night Prowler."

Bon Scott went out on a high note. Or, rather, a raspy wail. RIP. Are all the songs on this album perfect? No. They never are. That was never AC/DCs thing. But even the worst AC/DC song is still stupid fun.

Brilliant album. First time listening to it all the way through.

Well what can you say about this? It's an absolute classic. The last one with Bon as front man. The title track is as, whatever the word is, today as it's ever been. And there are some great rock songs on here beside the 3 singles. I do possess this album, and had it on tape with Back in Black, the first Brian album. They complement each other so well. Back though to this one, it's a great album, but not perfect. Sorry Bon, Angus, Salcombe, et al but it's not a 5 a very strong 4 definitely

Despite so many suspect lyrics I really like this album. I’ll prefer to assume that all of their obvious hornyness is aimed in completely legal ways. That way I can just enjoy the great and cliched ‘rock’ style and the gravelly vocals.

Reminds of poker nights and guitar lessons! Fun!

Music to suit my parental status. 666 stars

Bon scotts vocals are primally powerful and down under. This is classic high powered sex drugs and rock and roll.

A few years back I listened to Back in Black alot and really got into the album - but did not explore the rest of the ACDC catalogue. Very much enjoyed Highway to Hell - not quite as polished as BiB - but it rattles along at non stop pace and is a great undemanding listen. Not quite a 5 but a high 4. No stand out track as they all pretty much sound the same - not really a criticism as I enjoyed the whole.

Rock and fucking Roll.

Omg yesterday I listened to Pet Sounds. I wanted to cut my ears of. This is the perfect antidote. Dirty, loud, simple. No theremins or clown horns or fricking harmonies. Get some. Four stars. (Fuck Morrissey)

Excellent, timeless album. It also happens to contain my all-time favorite AC/DC song: If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It). Its only real flaw is that it’s not Back in Black, but I think it proves that they’d have still taken that leap with or without Bon Scott.

Opens with a banger and stays strong from there

AC/DC albums are always just fun. I was very happy to see this come up in the rotation. Obviously nothing artistically deep is going on here but meh, I'll take that over something that's a chore to get through.

All time classic album!

Pretty average but gets an extra point for Highway to Hell

One of my favorite AC⚡️DC songs of all time!

It’s hard to dislike this. 70s/80s hard rock is by no means a favorite genre of mine, but where most of their peers tire me out by seemingly trying too hard, going over the top more often than not, AC/DC appear more concerned with keeping everything “in the pocket.” They know what they’re good at and they keep it pretty simple. That approach, I think, fits the genre so much better. This album, while not offering a lot of range, is fun as hell, sounds great, is full of energy, and doesn’t overextend itself. (I must also admit that Jack Black’s character from School of Rock, Dewey Finn, was a huge influence on my feelings about various “classic rock” bands, and AC/DC gets a lot of prominent love in that movie.) Must-listen #151!

Solid rock and roll. Light 4/5.

Some really good songs, but it feels kind of like listening to the same song a few times in a row. With enough re-listens I think this feeling might fade because on the second listen I didn't feel that way as much. Favourites were: Highway to Hell, If You Want Blood, and Night Prowler.

Much better tolerating the vocals then I expected! Good music for vacation Beating around the bush Got it hot

3.75 There are some elements that I really like here but somehow I can't see myself listening to this too much, I feel saturated after a few songs (Night Prowler is quite nice though). It would probably sound better to my ears with cruder production and audio quality lol.

Classic

A classic. Anybody will like this rock style.

Every once in a while this is really on point and solid to listen to. The problem is classic rock radio has worn out these songs so much it losses all of its impact. The guitar is so distinct and punchy, the vocals are top shelf and the composition is just appropriate and perfect for what they're trying to convey.

Album #500!!! Halfway complete! AC/DC has a signature sound that is hard not to love. The album is a bit uneven, with the hits being great but the rest of the album being a bit of a slog. But while it ebbs a bit, it's still a pretty good listen. Night Prowler is pretty creepy and is the low point of the album IMO. Fav song: If You Want Blood (You've Got It)

The songs all sound the same, but hey it works. Normally that kind of thing would get boring but I'm not even mad. The guitar and vocals are sick

Bon Scott was one hell of a front man. I still stand by AC/DC being a guilty pleasure, and I especially enjoy their early stuff.

It's a rock classic, obviously. It encapsulates very well the AC/DC sound, and it's very consistent with it. The tracks are pretty high energy, good instrumentation and pretty compact and well written. The topics are varied and pretty light, very on par for the genre without getting too deep. Scott's singing is very distinctive and intense, the delivery is good although at times his tone can be a bit much. My favourite song was probably "Highway to Hell", it's just a classic and it remains as good as ever. Overall, the album is pretty cohesive and works well, it doesn't outlive its welcome but instead just powers through for the whole lenght.

It was okay but i've listened to it a lot of times before so it's not new.

AC/DC’s 1979 release neatly summarizes the metal of the ‘70s and paves the way for the metal of the ‘80s.

Rock and roll!! Awesome sound here

Stone cold classic

Energypilled. Previously listened to 4 songs off of This album (Highway to Hell; Girls Got Rhythm; Touch Too Much; Night Prowler) AC/DC has got to be the only band that can sing the same song in different variants without boring me. This rocked. Favorite Song: Night Prowler

Great album

Cool

If your life depended on rocking and rocking hard for 3.5 minutes I'd hit you with some AC/DC. They get right to the essence of rocking. That's about all they do though. A one a tool player that fucking crushes that one tool. Feel like this is a 3 but giving an honorary 4 because I'm not sure how much AC/DC we'll get. I'm a Bon Scott guy and frequently listen to "Jailbreak" and for some reason his cadence at the beginning of the song make me laugh every time.

I’m not sure why I love AC/DC but hate Van Halen. Both bands play simple three chord lighthearted hard rock about the joys of being a dickhead, but with AC/DC I find this ethos completely charming and even life-affirming, but w Van Halen find it repugnant and depressing. Maybe it’s the subtle difference between being cheeky (bon scott) and cheesy (Roth). That, and Angus Young just fucking rocks, where VH always feels like he’s trying to impress you. Every song is basically the same thing but who cares? There are few bands in history better to drive a car too than AC/DC

One of the first albums my parents let my brothers and I buy was AC/DC Live -- a compilation of their live hits. We had those songs in our iTunes library forever. One of the funniest things I remember was that the song titles were not automatically scraped from the CD, so we had to name the tracks ourselves. In order to protect ourselves from the profanity, we named Highway to Hell "highway to..." 😂 Us good catholic boys doing our best to let Satan only have a small slice of our lives Theres a lot to love about this album, but I'll go right ahead and say it that its not ACDC's best - Back In Black is far superior. Highway To Hell, Touch Too Much, If you want blood, love hungry man and night prowler are great power tunes. The stories in the wikipedia were really fun to read. I didn't know that a third Young brother (George) was involved as the original producer for the band and was practically kicked out by the record company. Sounds like producer Mutt really brought the band to new heights though.

I am the panopticon of music your dad enjoys. No take escapes me. The wheel remains unchanged, but I'm not convinced there’s anything wrong with that. It rips without any major hiccups. 7.7/10 Favorite Song: Walk All Over You

Quite a bit better than I expected and actually really enjoyed it. 4 stars

This was awesome. Great rock album.

Is there anything of intellectual value on this album? Of course not. But if you want that, go listen to jethro tull or something. AC/DC’s simplistic style of rock n’ roll works wonders and establishes this album as a classic. Bon Scott gives a tremendous performance, his last before he would go down his own highway to hell less than a year later. Night Prowler kicks ass. If I was a serial killer (Richard Ramirez) it would be my favorite song too. Also the title track is an all time classic. The eight songs between them ain’t too bad either. Beating around the bush has a great guitar riff, as does if you want blood you got it. A lot of the songs sound alike, but that’s kinda the point. The world has enough music that takes itself seriously. We need more music for delinquents.

Its AC/DC so everything sounds the same, good or bad at least you know what your getting. This has always been a fun album.

This is #day269 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here's to my second AC/DC album on this list. If I gave this a 5, that would put AC/DC among my favorite artists, and I'm not sure that's the case. I'm fine with hearing this band on classic rock radio, but I rarely put it on by myself if ever. That said, this record is fun. Forty minutes of sheer hard rock classics. There's something darkly ironic about calling an album Highway to Hell and then losing your frontman right after, though... What came next, of course, is one of the greatest comeback albums in rock history, and I've always preferred it. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day270.

Fav: If You Want Blood (You Got It) Least Fav: Night Prowler They’re not trying to reinvent the wheel, they’re just playing what they know best, and it’s not bad

Das Album Highway to Hell wurde im Frühjahr 1979 in den Roundhouse Studios in London sowie in den Criteria Studios in Miami aufgenommen. Die Band AC/DC stammt aus Australien und veröffentlichte mit diesem Werk ihr letztes Studioalbum mit Sänger Bon Scott, der im Jahr darauf verstarb. Die Songs „Highway to Hell“, „Girls Got Rhythm“ und „Touch Too Much“ zählen zu den Stücken, die besonders oft mit der Band in Verbindung gebracht werden. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Album im Bereich des Hard Rock mit klaren Blues-Einflüssen. Die Produktion übernahm erstmals der US-amerikanische Produzent Robert John „Mutt“ Lange, der den Sound strukturierter gestaltete als auf früheren Veröffentlichungen der Band. Highway to Hell markiert für AC/DC einen Übergang zu internationaler Bekanntheit. Die Platte zeigt eine eingespielte Band, deren charakteristischer Stil sich hier deutlich gefestigt hat.

Pretty cool story of how these guys tightened up their sound for this album -- eventually leading to even better stuff in the 80s. Less cool story of how the lead singer died of alcohol poisoning just after this release. I had no idea.

Besides the iconic title track, the rest of the album was enjoyable but not necessarily spectacular.

I half listened. I like highway to hell lol i m just not feeling loud rn

Very good and iconic classic rock album. Strong individual tracks, and generally enjoyable to listen through, although like most hard rock has an obviously intense nature that doesn’t quite lend itself to all settings for listening.

Bien mais tu as eu trop le temps d’écouter. Commencer à regarder la série last of us. Promenade vers les bas sablons avant de récupérer les enfants. Démarrage de la FMD (diet)

Classic hard rock. Typical AC/DC.

Not as good as Back in Black but still legendary

Classic Rock.

L'album qui m'a fait découvrir le Hard Rock dans les années 80 ! Toujours un plaisir à écouter, même si mes gout musicaux ont beaucoup évolué depuis ce temps là. =>4/5

Evergreen

yeah you already know i like the title track. my guilty pleasure is also screamer hard rock and i appreciate how this album is inching towards that. “touch too much” was pretty good as well. overall a solid album, would probably rate 4/5.

The album is great would rate it an 8/10

I've not fully listened to AC/DC before this, only catching them on the radio. Great album! Definitely want to check out more of them now

Kickass

I like AC/DC. I don't love them. They wrote one song, changed the lyrics and the timing on that one song, and played it 10 times on every album. And no one got tired of it. AC/DC's music is so similar from track to track it's commendable to even have a career with that much same old same old. But they had/have a hell of a career. But hey, one hell of a single song. 4/5

Great album. Bon Scott will always be the best AC/DC frontman.

Kaikkihan tietää miltä AC/DX kuullostaa. Sitä jämäkkää rokkia mitä se on. Vähemmän tunnettuja kappaleita kuin mitä aattelin. Mutta sehän on vaan hyvä, että kuulee muitakin kuin niitä radiossa puhki soitettuja biisejä. Mutta soundillisesti ei tarjonnut mitään yllätyksiä. Parhaat: Highway To Hell, Girls Got Rythm, Love Hungry Man

Great rock songs Becomes a bit one-liner and chorus heavy and therefor becomes slightly repetitive

What can I say? An absolute classic rock album. Fantastic

Solid rock album. Probably 3.5 stars

there is perhaps no brighter example of the fact that ppl's articulated opinions on art are not necessarily a 100% consistent barometer for their actual visceral perception of the universe then the fact that i rly enjoyed this lol. and rly just the fact that, in general, for a variety of contradictory reasons based on my own attempts at articulation, i have Never had an anti-ac/dc period. im not sure i can do any guesswork as to why that wont seem embarrassingly date/off the mark in the couple years like the last few times i tried to explain myself FSFHJSFHJ but this Is the first time ive actually sat down with a record of theirs in full (the fact that ive heard every fugking deep cut on back in black get radio play doesn't count!) so my Sustained Enjoyment across more than just some comfortably nostalgic singles does imply that there is some underlying enabling factor between me and them...certainly for this period it's bon scott, who carries none of the reservations i sometimes have about brian johnson and just in general kind of illustrates all the little idiosyncrasies of their monolithic personality as a band...grimey, precise, earthy, confident, affable, performatively nasty in the most obviously harmless way possible. definitely feels like hanging out with a Specific Kind Of Person who u know well enough to have that bubble of safety over every dumb tasteless thing they say. and despite my general lack of aptitude for mid tempo stompers, it rly does speak to the young brothers that every same-sounding riff and anthemic chorus and song structure they slap together still tickles my ears in a perfectly enjoyable way, they have their formula down to a science and its hard for it to feel lazy when they just genuinely seem to get something out of it every single time. one of my previous Bad Guesses at why i liked ac/dc was that they "dont take themselves too seriously", i think its more that there's a strangely vulnerable quality to the entire enterprise, so many easily mockable or dismissable things inherent to their whole thing, and they are just so confident in it that they never miss a beat or feel beholden to any kind of outside pressure. its kind of comforting! im sure ill enjoy back in black too when it pops up

It’s AC/DC man, you need a road map? Highway to Hell might be my favorite of the Bon songs. The greatest loss the band took when he died was his sense of humor. Bon was fucking funny, something Brian can’t match.

Det må va att jag aldrig gick igång på hårdrock före Metallica. Men jävlar villa gitarrer! 4 plus!

Banger

Liked this a whole lot more than I thought I would. Dig that song from Empire Records.

Have on vinyl: Yes. Rating: 8.15 Fav Song: hard not to pick the title track, but going with If You Want Blood (you've got it)

Have on vinyl: Yes. Rating: 8.15 Fav Song: hard not to pick the title track, but going with If You Want Blood (you've got it)

"She had...the body of Venus with arms" - let's go Touch Too Much! A rock guitar and stadium rock clinic, era defining sound, guitar riffs that'll make you want to kneel and pray to the fretboard gods, fantastic vocal screeching with those fist pumping rhythms. Sexual innuendo throughout that inspired the eras other greats, definitely one to listen to loud.

Classic. That being said, there is validity in the criticism that all of the songs sound the same.

Hell yeah.

God I can’t wait for public transportation to be more mainstream

not as good as Back in Black but still really good

Muy bueno

I remember being a kid in the early 2000s downloading all the music Limewire and Kazaa could provide me. AC/DC was one of my favorite bands, and I remember listening to a bunch of these songs. So this has given me a lot of nostalgia. All of these songs stick to the successful AC/DC formula, which is great, but I can't give it more than a 4 for that reason. Lots of great songs, but if you're looking for variety, well, you're probably not listening to full AC/DC albums.

ok i actually fw this one a lot more than back in black

When I first heard these Aussies I thought it was some sort of parody band. A parody of what… I had no idea. But then I got it and realized they were an original rock band. Heavy Metal had been recharged and these guys did it.

I may be a little biased in my liking for this album given I come from a country where this bands lyrics could be used in dictation tests, hell I wouldn't be shocked if giving this less than a 5 will have me flagged by ASIO. I have heard this emanating like an aura from most if not all construction sites. I have seen actual religious iconography used of Bon Scott beyond the Let There Be Rock music video. Aside from the title track there are a few other standouts, some of which may or may not bring back memories of my family members playing these songs on full blast with their copy of AC/DC Live: Rock Band for the Wii. I'm also of the camp that thinks Touch Too Much is better than the title song.

WHICH WAY AUSTRALIAN MUSICIAN SONG ABOUT FUCKING SONG ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A MAD CUNT YOU ARE RIP BON SCOTT DRINKING A SLAB OF MIDDIES IN YOUR HONOUR

Yeah, it rips. AC/DC still crushing it here. Minimal duds, mostly just rock to listen to while doing manual labor and/or drinking. 8/10

Good old fashioned head banger! Straight up!

7.4

AC/DC - stuff of the legends for sure, not a daily listen, but no taste acquire needed unlike I presupposed

What Len used to call his 12th wife’s Brazilian! 4.1

Great album!

Some bangers

A classic. Great stuff, straight up rock and roll.

good

I can see why the hits were hits and continue to have a lasting impression on music, but there were a couple of bland tracks, so, it's not quite a perfect album for me. Also, not a huge classic rock fan, but that's not the albums fault

Turn it up loud and don’t overthink it.

Classic AC/DC. Good stuff

what a buncha bogans

AC/DC is a band I have generally tried to avoid. I’ve never enjoyed anything I’ve heard by them enough to deliberately seek out more. But I actually really liked this album. Is the band one note? Extremely. But it’s a pretty fun note at that.

It's AC/DC. I've never been a big fan or anything, but I really can't say anything bad about them. They figured out a formula and made it work with the occasional surprise. Plus, Mutt's contribution punches things up nicely.

Your criticisms are probably warranted, but I sure like their music.

Not a huge AC/DC fan, but I can appreciate some of their songs. This one is a hard rocking album with some classics on it, but the other songs aren't too dissimilar. At the same time, it'd be hard to lump this one in with the other 3s that I've given out, so I'll put this as a low 4 for me.

Solid album. They're not one of my favorite rock bands, but still enjoyed overall.

26/02/25 3.5/5 or 8/10 The first album! AC/DC - Highway To Hell I knew the album but had never listened to it fully. So many of the tracks on here are great classic rock tunes. Would definitely listen again and add to the collection! A good start, and let's see how long this thing takes huh!

I really like the sound of this album, but I found that a lot of the songs sounded the same. Saved three songs

A really good way for Bon Scott to go out. You can tell that this band had been doing this for a while, and that there are two brothers in the band. Everyone’s very in sync, not that this is super complex rock or anything like that. As per usual, AC/DC knows what their hits are worth, and open yet another album with a classic. “Highway to Hell” is so anthemic and indicative of the bands whole brand up to that point. “Touch Too Much” is another memorable rocker for its repeatable chorus. “If You Want Blood” is basically the same sort of song too. Which is a fair criticism levied against the band, for this album and in general. They don’t really stray from the formula at all. Which is a shame because some of their most memorable songs have those artistic liberties (with Bon Scott or Brian Johnson) like the “oy oy oy” chorus on TNT or the canons on For Those About To Rock. This record lulls into scuzzy rock monotony at points, but otherwise is a fantastic, wired-up crescendo to Bon Scott’s career and life. Soft 4/5

The metal greats with the last Bonham album. It was different with him, but the fundamentals remain. Probably not quite the full album of Back to Black but it’s got some punch.

There’s probably not much I can say about this album that hasn’t been said before but this album is brilliantly rich in it's simplicity. AC/DC are by no means making a masterful composition with HTH but it’s lucidity is its greatest aspect; laden with guitar solos, Bon Scott’s screeching voice and simple and effective guitar riffs make it an unpretentious and brilliant album. ‘Girls Got Rhythm’ is groovy, 'Night Prowler' makes sure to take its time, and 'Highway To Hell' is infectiously catchy. The AC/DC formula , riff, rest of band, 2 choruses then a solo, would have you assume that each track is 'samey' but you'll find the variation to make each track sound fresh. 9/10 Great listen. Top tracks -> Highway to Hell -> Girls Got Rhythm -> Night Prowler

4.5

This is hard rock at its best. The production is sharp, letting each instrument stand out on its own while still creating a cohesive sound. It has a raw, stripped-down feel that captures pure rock energy and keeps the album sounding fresh and powerful.

I had a grin on my face with this album popping up. Because with AC/DC you always know what you will get. High quality hard rock with an unique sound and energetic guitars. And on this particular album on top the two all-time-classics "Highway To Hell" and "Touch Too Much". 3,5

This is classic AC/DC

I mean, it's AC/DC, a classic! So yeah, it was good. But it's good because of the overall vibe they can get out of there songs. There wasn't any specific really interesting musical parts or anything. IDK if I'd listen the the whole album again but random songs off of once in awhile are always welcome.

rocked

It's AC/DC, you know what you're getting.

Only better live.

Fair

Simple, straightforward. A classic of stripped-down guitar-driven rock.

I'm not super into AC/DC but this is a really nice and high energy album.

Highway to Hell is straight-up solid classic rock — no frills, no filler, just riffs and attitude. The title track is iconic for a reason, and Bon Scott’s vocals hit that perfect mix of grit and swagger. The whole album is loud, punchy, and built for blasting with the windows down. It’s not as polished as Back in Black, but that’s kind of the point. This is raw, barroom rock at its best. AC/DC knew exactly what lane they were in, and they floored it. Favorite song: If You Want Blood (You Got It)

Enjoyed this album. Didn’t finish it because I wasn’t feeling the vibe for the day. But I know on another day I would enjoy it 20x more.

A good album I liked Highway to Hell, Walk All Over You and Shot Down In Flames the most.

Nyt näyttää siltä, ​​että ihmiset ovat menettäneet kykynsä ymmärtää ja/tai jopa olla vuorovaikutuksessa "rockin" kanssa...ei piiloutumatta, kuten viiden ironian kerroksen taakse. AC⚡DC oli työläinen, päivästä toiseen, tee työ tehty -> hanki rahat -> hanki tyttö -> mene kotiin -> tee se uudestaan ​​huomenna eräänlainen hard rock -bändi. Vanha koulu, hiekkaa ja likaa, haudoissa paskaa. Heitä on usein jäljitelty sekä heidän erityisistä musiikillisista ominaisuuksistaan ​​että parista täysin ainutlaatuisesta kyvyistään (pääasiassa kaksi Angus-veljestä, vaikka Bon Scott olikin uskomaton keulahahmo itsessään.) if you want blod (saat sen varmasti)

I will admit a bit of bias, as I love AC/DC to death. I fully appreciate that 90% of their songs sound exactly the same to most people. That said, this album is pretty good, but not their best. The title track is a genuine classic, there's a couple of other bangers, the rest are just ok. It was the last album with their original lead singer, so it gets a bit of a bump for that.

Great album!

Iconic

Ah the memories!

- Highway TO HELL, My Favourite AC/DC Song

This was alright, decent tempo and some good sounds. Songs all pretty similar but if they’re good does that matter?

Really straight forward rock. Very listenable, very likeable. A simple and obvious 4 stars.

SGoe

82% Best: Highway to Hell; Shot Down in Flames; If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It); Love Hungry Man Must-Hear? Sure

Honestly, better than I expected

Another personal classic, which has been on my plate from early pre-teens and never left. Most of the Bon Scott era, plus Back In Black, is what I've always prefered to listen from Acca Dacca, nothing's changed. This is a really good rock 'n roll album, not their best but close enough.

A classic, really, but still an amazing album. I dont have anything else to say really

Classic hard rock album that you can't really go wrong with. Only thing stopping me from giving it a 5 is a few of the songs towards the back end that I didn't enjoy for whatever reason. Maybe they just weren't as good, or I began to get tired of the album A high 4

Absolute banger from top to bottom featuring Bonn Scott in one of his last albums before he died

Banger but can't do the voice for too long...

A classic.

Some of the best hard rock in history, but also some pretty forgettable by-the-numbers stuff too. Overall though fun, catchy album. Contentious perhaps, but overall I personally prefer the albums Blow Up Your Video and The Razor’s Edge, as they were the ones I first heard back when I was a teenager in the late 80s / early 90s.

Not their best album by any means but still good enough for 4 stars or B.

As always, I like loud, dumb, riffy rock albums like this. But something tells me AC/DC has something even better than this up their sleeve....

very one-note but it's a pretty good note

One of the greats of classic rock and roll. The songs are great and kicksss but they aren’t necessarily their best. It’s impossible to not know what song you are listening to because they love to repeat the title over and over again. Back in black is their best album over even though I feel like bon Scott was a better front man.

About as straightforward as it gets. The same song over and over again, but that song is very very good.

They have a sound but it’s a GOOD sound. Killer riffs, great hard rock vocals, and just fun bar rock

выскажу две очевидных мысли: 1) первый вокалист намного лучше, он хотя бы визжит не сильно жеско 2) песни хорошие у ац.дц, но блять даже в 2020 году альбом звучит точно так же )

C’mon, it’s a classic. Ya all AC/DC sounds the same. That’s the glory of it isn’t it?

fua són 12 highway to hells again, per conduir, sempre cau rock més dur molt guai!

4 stars

You can't spell "heavy metal head bangers" with AC/DC!

3.5

Timeless

The last album before Scott's death. After that, AC/DC took a plunge. There's some really good songs on this album. The final track is very underrated. I also liked the title track as well. 4 stars for "Highway to Hell".

bangers to be fair

Best recorded guitar sound in rock history. Holy hell!

Probably closest to 3.5 stars but really enjoyable. Super unique sound which is cool even though it demolished the lead singer’s voice

This was great. If I didn't know better I would have thought I was at a keg party circa 1982. Really fun listen

Pure rock and roll babyyyyy

Once you realize that the bugs are actually features, AC/DC clicks.

This is hard rock at its best. The production is sharp, letting each instrument stand out on its own while still creating a cohesive sound. It has a raw, stripped-down feel that captures pure rock energy and keeps the album sounding fresh and powerful.

It’s not as definitive as Back in Black but it still scratches that hard rock - heavy metal itch. It’s weird to me how similar the voices of Bon Scott and Brian Johnson are. It’s also weird to me how the ascendency of AC/DC into the pop culture zeitgeist seemed to be not affected in the least by the death of their front man, last heard on this record.

Favorittbandet mitt fra 2003 jo

Ton of fun. Not much else to say. It's a classic for a reason. 4/5

A lot of songs sound similar but I have a soft spot for AC/DC so

Classic Hard Rock. I like it

Not my favorite album but still AC/DC. My guilty pleasure band LOL

One of the all time greats

🤟

1. 10/10 classic for a reason, no notes 2. 5/10 good, repetitive and recognizable riffs throughout 3. 10/10 love this never heard it before 4. 9/10 like it a lot 5. 6/10 little chaotic for me, cool time signature and riffs 6. 5/10 repetitive, didn’t grab my attention 7. 8/10 made me want to play guitar hero real bad 8. 4/10 never a big fan of a bunch of people singing like a chorus on a rock record 9. 4/10 didn’t leave an impression 10. 6/10 I like the slow pace and the lyrics overall really nice album, made me feel like dewey finn from school of rock

Good but not awesome. More like a 3.5

Classic

AC/DC are one of my favorite bands. Especially the Bon era. Bon Scott is one of my favourite singers. I would probably say Let There Be Rock is my favourite AC/DC album but this album still smokes. Great songs and they had their sound and formula down pat by this point. Bon Scott ended on a high note. Rest in Peace.

Rockin'.

7.5/10 My second AC/DC album, and it turns out I quite like them, unexpectedly I can see how they are so huge - big, crowd pleasing hard rock and metal. Big guitars, big bass, dramatic vocals I didn’t concentrate on the lyrics much, but I suspect that’s not the point The stuff that was more bluesy was less up my street Best: Highway to Hell

AC/DC found some kind of chemical reaction that makes every one of their songs feel as if it was injected with a double shot of electricity and rode with it for years. Their song's aren't all that original, but damn they are catchy and great on this record. Highway to Hell, Girl's got Rhythm, and Shot Down in Flames were my favorites.

Only 4 in their catalogue. Back in Black is a 5. Everything else is 3 and below, with choice cuts.

Bon Scott forever <3

Simple rock and roll and they do sound the same in all their songs. But what they do, they do it well and sometimes it’s what you need.

Full of bangers. First time I’ve listened to it front to back. Seeing as it was made in the 70s some of the 4 on the floor parts did give me an impression slightly of the one of the other genres in the decade ‘Disco’. This album make you want to rock out though. Head nodder.

Is AC/DC THE quintessential cock rock? Maybe? Ironically, once Brian Johnson stepped in for Bon Scott, it feels like we started getting less cock, more rock. Though now I wonder if this hadn’t already begun by Highway to Hell, which is mostly great up until it closes with Night Prowler. On its own, the concept of lurking around in the darkness isn’t necessarily bad. Ninjas, Owls, Batman, and the Northrop B-2 Spirit are all generally beloved. These are not the night prowling vibes which AC/DC embraces on this closing track. But maybe the willingness here to fully embrace and explore some of humanities more problematic corners is, in fact, a good thing. Even if it may not appeal to my own personal tastes. I was gonna give this five, then Night Prowler made me think four. Now I’m seeing an opposite argument for it to justify the five. But ultimately, this is just my opinion, and personally, Night Prowler lost me at the end, so four.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Girls Got Rhythm, Walk All Over You, Shot Down in Flames, Get It Hot Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: In a complete reversal of my feelings for Back In Black, don't care particularly for the title track but the secondary hits on this one are all stellar

One of the great frontmen for a band. One of AC/DCs best.

Vocals are amazing. I didn’t get to listen to the highest quality recording but I still enjoyed most of the album.

A really solid hard rock thumper with fun dopey lyrics.

Full of drive and energy, eternal classic

A hellofa album. The title track is fantastic. AC/DC have an iconic sound that serves them particularly well here. Unpretentious rock.

Very enjoyable. So many good songs.

All the songs sound the same, but that's not 100% a bad thing.

Classic

Always a good time.

This is the pinnacle of rock and roll for me. The songs are brilliantly written and have such an energy, the voice perfectly matches, the guitar sound is raw and angry and the rhythm section drives it forward like a train. This isnt my genre and doesnt have the depth of better work, but god damn its fun

Hard rock. A fun album all the way through, although there are a few songs that kind of blend together. The vocals aren’t bad, but they kinda wear on my ears after 40 minutes. Still though, some excellent songs in here. Would probably give it a 4.5 if I could.

Biased because AC/DC is one of my favorite bands.

Surprisingly decent album, 1st listen for me

Can’t go wrong here

4 - just not as iconic as some of their other stuff

01) Highway to Hell - 10,0 02) Girls Got Rhythm - 8,0 03) Walk All Over You - 8,0 04) Touch Too Much - 9,0 05) Beating Around the Bush - 7,5 06) Shot Down in Flames - 8,0 07) Get It Hot - 7,0 08) If You Want Blood (You've Got It) - 7,5 09) Love Hungry Man - 8,0 10) Night Prowler - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,15 (82/100) Current ranking: 96/311

I think the reviews are pretty overblown. AC/DC has songs that all sound the same as much as any other band that fits solidly within a genre. Sure, they aren't Led Zeppelin, but what they do is incredibly solid and driving. Great album.

Good album

Well, this isn't my favorite ACDC album, since that's Back in Black, but this album still fucking kicks ass. ACDC has such a distinctive sound, and I've never really thought about it before. Incredibly heavy for the time period (or any time period), very cleanly produced, great vocals, lyrics that are as young, dumb, and full of cum as they were when they were first penned 4/5

Very solid album but gets old fast due to most songs sounding similar. Love the guitar but the voice doesn't do much for me. Ends on a high note with really strong songs, overall was very enjoyable. Favorite songs were: 2. Girls Got Rhythm 8. If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 10. Night Prowler 8/10

Gutes Hard Rock Album mit dem namensgebenden Klassiker “Highway to hell”. Es stechen keine weiteren Titel besonders hervor … allen ist gemeinsam 🤘🏽 Heavy recall.

Basic hard rock. So simple most novice teen bands can cover them. About as meat and potatoes as you can get. Part of every classic rock playlist.

Very nice last Bon Scott album. The great thing is AC DC sound only like themselves and nobody else really sounds like them.

Good, solid, consistent, driving rock. But the funniest thing is Brian Young trying to recreate the album cover's sneer now; he just looks like an old guy who's suffering from hemmerhoid pain.

Great classic to start off this trend, and I enjoyed some songs I never heard before.

fire

A masterclass in rhythm rock guitar riffs and just mid to uptempo rock in general.

Good album, music I like, doesn't always flow terrifically well but all songs are something I would listen to again. Each song is similar enough to be in the same album but a different song in its own right.

I live in Australia now and come from the UK. In Oz they bang on about Bon Scott being the be all and end all when it comes to AC/DC. I grew up only knowing Brain Johnson and they both have there good and bad points. Anyway AC/DC are a band who stay in their lane and they do not deviate, they are dad rock at its finest. Not a bad I go out to buy or listen to but if its on it will get a head nod from me. Stand out tracks: - Highway to hell - Girls got rhythm - Walk all over you - Night Prowler

I mean, not much to say except that AC/DC rocks. Hard. I tend to find that some of their songs can sound a bit the same, but I thought this album actually did a great showcase of their different rock licks and musicianship. Would definitely rock out to this again. *There may be potential bias because I did listen to this album as Florida State was being booty blasted by Boston College - Go Canes*

Iconic opening riff. Lot of good riffs and melodies dispersed throughout.

Really enjoyed this album. I hate when albums start with the best song and then it’s all downhill from there, but I really did appreciate the rest of what this one had to offer. In terms of the “sound” this is one of the albums that had captured it extremely well. Every song was familiar because the band has a unique sound. To me that benefited it throughout. At times I thought of giving this one a 5, but I think a high 4 is fair.

Very fun and energetic. Probably won't revist but I liked this record's vibe. I really love the guitars in this. No real stand out songs except the title track, but is pretty cohesive. 3.5/4

Not a bad album, I enjoyed it but it wasn’t perfect.

total classic, the deep cuts are great on this one (as with most ac/dc releases), and ofcourse the hits are undeniable.

Fun butt rock. The other tracks are just as good as the more commercially popular title song. My favorite was the Night Prowler

This rips. Beating Around the Bush is about as good a distillation of pure rock as you can find. Album cover: B

AC/DC sure do have a consistent sound. I like that sound, and when it first comes on I'm nodding my head and tapping my feet. After thirty minutes I'm thinking 'wow this is still going?'. They are iconic, and this album is legendary, but it really does all sound the same. This music is at its best when exactly one song comes on the local classic rock station as you're driving down the highway. You bang your head, tap the steering wheel, and drive a little faster. When that same song comes on the same station three days later, you'll do it again. 7/10. I like it a lot, but only 5-10 minutes at a time.

Pretty sure I destroyed a pair of Jensen speakers with this cassette.

Rock and Roll. No tricks.

Nice, but not their best.

Quite enjoyed. Solid album with some classics. Reminds me of cocoricos too much 7/10

There is something about these Australian hard rockers that I just like. I know the songs are pretty similar. Amazed at how much Johnson sounds like Scott did before his passing. I like a guitarist who wears shorts while playing.

I enjoyed it more than I expected it. I went in with this will probably be a 3 but the consistency and execution were very good regarding the style of play. I probably will listen to it again

AC/DC will never not get a positive rating from me. They classic rock at its finest. Bon Scott's voice was a one-of-a-kind, too and gave the band such a cool sound. The title track is obviously one of AC/DC's greatest songs but the rest of the album has that classic, guitar-driven AC/DC sound

Classic hard rock always has a place.

ACDC

4.5

Excellent for driving

Classic rock.

It can get repetitive but this was a fun album. Second half is a bit meh though.

Sentita una le hai sentite tutte ma carino. Molto più gradevole di Back in Black

Quite good but the songs sound very similar to each other. They almost all have the same rhythms, so it can be a bit boring but still quite a good album.

Highway to Hell Girls Got Rhythm Walk All Over You Touch Too Much If You Want Blood (You Got It)

2nd in row?

Just a grand ol’ time

A bit much for a while album, but still a lot of fun.

I'm familiar with all the AC/DC singles, but the only songs I knew going into this one were Highway to Hell and Shot Down in Flames. Honestly this could have been the only album they ever released; it's got everything that made AC/DC AC/DC. Night Crawler seemed a bit problematic though.

Just good old-fashioned rock, adrenaline pumping stuff. Does get a bit samey listening to a whole album of it, but it's nigh impossible to stop one's head banging along to the drums.

Surprised I only knew Highway to Hell from this album. It’s full of jams, not sure how they never made the radio or into pop culture.

Wicked, sly, rocking hard. Malcolm was the beating heart of this band, with Bon the dangerously charming front man. The big hits still stand out, but even tracks like "Night Prowler" are always good to hear if they pop up on radio.

Once I saw Mutt Lange produced this, I knew I was in for a treat. What I didn't know was everything about it would remind me of Def Leopard's Pyromania. "Touch Too Much" LITERALLY sounded like Def Leppard. Was surprised by how relatively dry everything sounded, especially the drums. The song sequence reminded me of Mammoth WVH. All of the songs are great, but as an album, I wish there was a little more variety instead of just one banger after another. That being said, they are ALL BANGERS, the album is short and sweet, and the closer "Night Prowler" mixed it up enough that I felt more than satisfied by the end.

This album rocks. I expected it to feel corny or boring, but it didn’t. It’s a ton of fun. It’s straight ahead sex drugs and rock and roll music. It reminds me of Boston at times and punk rock at other times. It rocks. 3.6

Excellent classic hard rock. Love the Bon Scott version of AC/DC. Brian Johnson's screeching tends to annoy.

Vraiment bien, mais il manque des pistes vraiment iconiques.

Really good album. AC/DC is the first band I think of when I think of classic rock. Bon Scott’s voice makes me want to stick my tongue out and just fuckin’ rock.

Really enjoyed this throughout, my favorite is obviously the title song but I was actually impressed the other songs held up.

Solid album, no skips but its nothing extraordinarily outstanding. All great songs and it has a very relentless feel like you would expect from AC/DC. I love especially how Highway to Hell and Walk All Over You set the rebellious tone for the rest of the album.

Classic rock with the same song playing again and again. Meaning of cool.

Same-y but good!

Loved it!!!!!!!

Am absolute classic rock album. Set an era on its tracks that rolled down the rails with power and influence.

Highway to Hell Touch Too Much If You Want Blood

Classic!

Back to Back AC/DC albums kinda makes you have to pick a favorite.....this one came in second.

Classic AC⚡️DC

Great rock album

Sentita una le hai sentite tutte ma carino. Molto più gradevole di Back in Black

Highlights: Highway to Hell, Girls Got Rhythm Leave Em's: Get It Hot Overall Thoughts: Without having the benefit of hearing the rest of AC/DC's discography, I feel that this album finds a sweet spot for the rock band. You can tell that they are very confident in the product after several years and albums, but it is not quite as polished yet as some of their hits from later years. The album is top heavy with most of the songs that I enjoyed most at the top of the track list but there were really no unenjoyable songs. It is refreshing to hear AC/DC music that isn't their mainstream hits that have been overplayed for nearly fifty years now. Score Breakdown: 3.790 & 5 -> 4.395

i'm on a highway nur das eine Lied hat schon so manche Party in Schwung gebracht

A never aging classic

god i love the 70s

It’s was better than I expected , I saved the album for future listening.