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Back In Black by AC/DC

Back In Black

AC/DC

1980
3.83
Rating
30371
Votes
1
3%
2
8%
3
24%
4
34%
5
31%
Distribution
Genres: Metal, Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Reviews (page 3 of 16)

Very important, riff heavy. Influential to every guitar head. Crazy this came out weeks after their lead singer died

Play me all the hits! What a banger of an album. In the future if I want to listen to AC/DC I'll just put this on. All the songs I love!

When AC/DC hit, they hit.

Has moments of greatness, has moments of boredom.

A monolithic classic of hard rock - timeless and indelible!

I don't like it :(

Would've been a perfect album if not for the middle section.

Banger after banger. Classic album

All bangers

Fantastic album. Very close to a 5 but AC/DC is not my favorite so more of a 4.5. So many good songs on this album though.

Pretty fun, kept me energized during the work day!

The classic!

So good!! This band knows how to rock.

Awesome album, all the way through. It’s a classic with several big hit songs from the era that remain timeless for rock and roll. Lead singers voice is unique but perfect for rock-n-roll.

How do I balance my love of the pure head-bobbing goodness of the music with my disdain for this style of vocals? How do I rate the release of an album that seems to have existed for eternity? How can I understand what it was like to experience these as new songs rather than the bones of every summer fair cover band I’ve heard for three decades? Is it possible for me to rate this just as an album, divorced of the joyful memories I have playing rock band and watching school of rock? I was able to pull my head out of my ass long enough to admit these songs are just too fun to fully bury even if they’ve been covered in such a heavy layer of cheese by 2026. But I’d sadly be lying to say I want to willfully listen to this album again, especially given some of the sleazy lyrics. Bumped from 3 to 2 due to Let Me Put My Love Into You — yeesh.

Fine sounding rock album, vocally not too enjoyable but instrumentals makes up for it, transitions were nice and I know this is like a cult classic album but I did not get my pickle tickled by this

solid album, just not that big an AC/DC fan, i wish i could get into it more. i appreciate its status as a solid heavy rock founder and favourite tho

The hits hit. But it did get a little long...

Hell‘s Bells alone gives this album a bump! The rest of the album is pretty cool.

i felt that a lot of the songs sounded a bit too similar

Tja iconisch natuurlijk heel vet. Wel niet zo gevarieerd

A fantastic straight on rock n roll album. Song after song of high energy music. Johnson has one of the great rock voices ever.

AC/DC are a band that made many great songs, but I feel like they never put out a truly great album, this is about as close as they got. The band found a formula and stuck to it for most of there careers, however the Brian Johnson era definitely has a more bluesy feel compared to the Bon Scott albums, This is so close to being a 5 star album to me, if nothing else due to Nostalgia as AC/DC were my introduction to rock as a teen

This is as good as simple straight swinging rock n roll can get. No need for complications or some deep lyrical themes, because that is not the point! So I am confused why are people even expecting that shit and getting dissapointed then whey don't get it. Not every music must be Dylan. This is, no doubt, a masterpiece, 5 stars.

A : 3, Shook JL : 2, Best: Back in Black

Album napewno jest ponadczasowy ale mam wobec niego kilka "ale". Po pierwsze mimo, że już legendarny to nie podoba mi się głos wokalisty, wole gdy głos nie jest aż tak wysoki w tego typu zespołach. Również znowu wraca tutaj problem nie odrózniania piosenek i mimo , że sie różnią to często nie czuć gdy piosenka sie zmienia. Nie jest to mój typ muzyki choć trzeba przyznać, że album to już legenda

I get why people like this but i never ever ever want to hear any acdc song other than the occasional for those about to rock.

# AC/DC's *Back in Black*: A Triumph Forged in Tragedy Released on July 25, 1980, *Back in Black* is far more than just a comeback album; it is a cultural milestone that redefined the possibilities of hard rock . Arriving just five months after the tragic death of beloved frontman Bon Scott, the album saw the band recruit new vocalist Brian Johnson and channel their grief into a raw, powerful, and surprisingly celebratory collection of songs. The result is the second-best-selling album of all time and a masterclass in musical resilience. ### A Celebration, Not a Dirge: Lyrical Themes and Meaning The genius of *Back in Black*'s lyrics lies in their defiance. The band, particularly the Young brothers, was adamant that their tribute to Bon Scott would not be a morbid affair but a celebration of his life and the rock 'n' roll spirit . Brian Johnson, tasked with penning the words, was given a clear brief: it had to be a "good thing," a "positive song" . The title track perfectly encapsulates this ethos. While the all-black album cover served as a sign of mourning, the song "Back in Black" reclaims the colour as a symbol of power and rebirth . The lyrics, particularly the iconic lines "I got nine lives, cat's eyes / Abusin' every one of them and running wild," were written with Scott's wild, indomitable spirit in mind, immortalizing him as an untamed force who always seemed to cheat death . This celebratory defiance runs throughout the album. Tracks like the drunken toast "Have a Drink on Me" and the raucous "You Shook Me All Night Long," a one-night-stand anthem, are firmly in the classic AC/DC tradition of rock, sex, and booze . However, as one critic notes, Johnson's persona differs from Scott's; where Bon sounded like a "criminal," Brian comes across as a "rowdy scamp," giving the album a more accessible, party-like atmosphere . The record contains few songs about anything other than these subjects, but the sheer commitment and energy make it feel like a world-conquering statement rather than a series of clichés . ### The Mutt Lange Touch: Music and Production Musically, *Back in Black* is a monument to sonic perfection, largely due to the meticulous production of Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Having already polished the band's sound on *Highway to Hell*, Lange pushed them even further . He is famous for his "hair-splitting" attention to detail, which included coaxing vocal takes out of Brian Johnson until they were flawless . According to Johnson, Lange would reject takes if a note was held too long or there wasn't "room for a breath," ensuring that the vocals were both powerful and perfectly in the pocket . The legend of Lange's perfectionism also extends to the guitar work. While debates persist about whether he recorded riffs "one string at a time," an approach more commonly associated with Def Leppard's *Hysteria*, his influence on AC/DC's sound is undeniable . He helped the band achieve a massive, polished, yet raw sound that was both radio-friendly and crushingly heavy. The result is an album that is a masterclass in musical economy. The band's rhythm section—Phil Rudd on drums and Cliff Williams on bass—provides a relentless, powerful, and "in-the-pocket" groove that is the bedrock of the record . As one musician notes, "The drummer isn't hitting hard. He's sitting in the pocket. Malcolm isn't just riffing away, he's grooving... It is heavy but not painful on the ear. It hits you in the pocket and makes you dance" . This swing, combined with the Young brothers' formidable riff-writing, makes every track an anthem. ### Enduring Influence and Legacy The influence of *Back in Black* is staggering. Its iconic guitar riffs, particularly that of the title track, are among the most recognizable in music history . The album's massive commercial success, with over 50 million copies sold globally, helped legitimize hard rock and heavy metal as a dominant commercial force in the 1980s . It has become a "cultural touchstone," sampled by hip-hop artists like the Beastie Boys and Eminem, covered by artists as diverse as Shakira, and featured prominently in films like *Iron Man*, video games, and sporting events . It is consistently ranked on "greatest albums of all time" lists and is widely considered the definitive hard rock album . ### Pros and Cons **Pros:** * **Iconic Songwriting:** Contains some of the most legendary and recognizable songs in rock history, including "Back in Black," "You Shook Me All Night Long," and "Hells Bells" . * **Triumphant Tone:** A masterclass in turning grief into a celebratory and powerful statement of resilience . * **Superb Production:** Mutt Lange's meticulous production delivers a polished, powerful, and timeless sound that remains a benchmark for rock albums . * **Brian Johnson's Debut:** Johnson's performance is a revelation, proving to be a worthy successor with a unique, powerful voice that perfectly fits the band's new direction . * **Massive Influence:** It has shaped the sound of countless bands and remains a cultural touchstone across generations and genres . **Cons:** * **Lyrical Subject Matter:** Like most of the band's work, the lyrics are almost exclusively about sex, drinking, and rock 'n' roll, offering little variety or introspection . * **Formulaic Structure:** The album adheres very closely to AC/DC's established formula, which, while brilliant, can be seen as lacking in experimentation or risk-taking . * **Bon Scott's Shadow:** While Johnson succeeds, the album is forever tied to the tragedy of Scott's death, making it an emotional listen that may not be as carefree as it sounds . Ultimately, *Back in Black* is not just a great album; it is a historic document of a band at its absolute peak, rising from the ashes of unimaginable loss to create one of the most enduring and powerful rock statements of all time.

I can see why some like it but Brian's voice is not my cup of tea

This was already going to score a 5 for me and then the legendary riff of Back in Black started. Holy mother of God. And then You Shook Me All Night Long. Wow. All timer. 5/5 no notes.

Brilliant. A perfect R&R LP.

This was wonderful. Back in black still to this day reminds me of iron man, which i fuck with heavy.

Burwood represent!

I really liked this one

I don't like AC/DC. But this is their best collection of bangers.

What is even the point? Every song is the same. Find a three chord riff, find one phrase to be repeated as a chorus, then write substance-less verses based on said phrase, then put that together sounding like a screaming Marge Simpson. Ridiculous

Mauvais à priori HB est quand même mythique, très bon début d’album Bon sinon c’est de la recette appliquée. Je crois pas qu’il y ait de plus value à écouter l’album Trop de gros hits pour pas être un bon album Le dernier titre pue un peu la loose 7/10

"You Shook Me All Night Long" Overplayed Nonetheless Still Great

p452. 1980. 2.5 stars. Well done Aussie stadium rock that set the blueprint for a thousand bland American wannabees. Great riffs and great vocals set against mostly forgettable songs and suspect lyrics. "Let Me Put My Love Into You" indeed.

Surprisingly struggled with this one. I was very excited at first -- grew up loving AC/DC like any proper teenage boy, and I've probably not gone a single month since without hearing one of these songs at least somewhere in the wild. But damn, this is repetitive and simple. Just a crap ton of power chords and screeching and very basic radio-friendly-rock-sign-anthems, without any true grit (IMO). But then again, they do it so damn well. Turns out this is not one of my favorite rock records out there. In fact I probably wouldn't even rank it in the top 50. But I would be remiss if I didn't appreciate how ridiculously, endlessly catchy this stuff is. Giving it a strong 3.

Banger after banger, pure rock'n'roll greatness. No skips, and the only downside of this album is that it isn't 50 songs.

At the end of the day this genre of music is basically musical theatre for straight male boomers. I don't mind a bit of a musical theatre and this album is fun at times. Ultimately though, it gets pretty repetitive pretty quickly.

Straight bangers

Some definite bangers/all time greats on here. That being said, this music is hard enough that I think I couldn't listen to it for too long without being physically tired. What I think they do really well is have these punch lines that makes the crowd/listener want to sing out loud with them. The right kind of catchiness for me.

Great album. Iconic riffs. AC/DC knows what its fans want and does not disappoint. Listening to the whole album at one time can be a bit tiring. AC/DC in small does at loud volume is what I like. Still, I enjoyed revisiting some of these songs.

Their songs start so strong. Then the singing and other things happen. It's like a cheese grater that takes in a good block of cheese then outputs eel guts. (Copied from my other group.) 2

That's a damn good album. Makes me think I need to get into a bar fight. Angus and Brian do so much heavy lifting on this album. The rhythm section is pretty uninspiring. But the guitar and that voice (and delivery) raise everything else.

Another album that I've long known about with several classics that I've known forever. Hells bells was the ringtone for my dad for a long time lol. The story behind this album make it that much more fascinating. To lose a front man and come back with a bigger hit than ever is kind of unfathomable to me.

God gammal klassiske dette!

AC/DC literally does one thing and they do it slightly better than okay. Even as a hard rock and metal kid in high school in the 80s I thought they were boring but at 15 or 16 I thought their lyrics were clever. Now in my 50s they're boring and juvenile

such a classic. very nostalgic for me!

this sounded exactly how i expected it to sound.

maybe this is pretentious but this was made to impress people who don’t understand music. also i hate his voice. lyrics don’t really bother me bc i can’t understand a fucking thing he’s saying. he has to be doing a voice. there’s no way that’s what his actual singing voice sounds like.

pensais ca allait etre meilleur ço best: GIVIN THE DOG A BONE worst: jsp

flabalright

when I enter the yelling non sens in a high pitch voice and my competition is AC/DC bs: you shook me all night long ws: rock and roll is noise pollution

It’s a classic it’s also not bad but it’s totally not my style so i give it a 4/10

Cazzo di bomba il dad rock

You can't deny this album is a hit when so many classic songs are on it. Fun 80s vibe, makes me think of Dean Winchester and how can either of those things be wrong? I won't rate it higher than a 3 because personally I know I won't seek out to listen again but I did like it, and if any of the songs came on the radio I would sing along.

AC/DC just has never really clicked for me. Nothing against them, legends of rock, but not something I would choose to just sit down and listen to.

I would like this a lot more if the vocals didn't sound like the screams of a dying animal.

Not my cup of tea, but fun in parts. Drumming was tight and some of the guitar riffs were good. But generic rock. Don't enjoy lyrics about men leering over ladies.

If you can get past the over played stuff albumns got some great rock on it

i tried to listen to every song from start to finish. the guitar is absolutely amazing but i can't stand his strained voice. it's so constant and tiring to hear. it's an iconic album from an iconic band but i can't listen to it sorry.

Dobry instrumental spoko wokal Ale nie wiem jak można tego słuchać chyba jedynie będąc 50 latkiem zaślepionym nostalgią. W tamtych czasach zapoczątkowanie nowego brzmienia w obecnych mocny średniak Jedyny warty uwagi utwór to "Back in black" który i tak zaciekawił mnie tylko dlatego że już wcześniej go znałem Ogólnie 5/10

muy weno, aun que se me hace repetitiva la voz. Pero en un clásico

Laulaja Bon Scottin kuoltua ennenaikaisesti AC/DC ei jäänyt turhia suremaan, vaan hankki uuden laulajan ja teki uransa isoimman hittilevynsä. Back in Black on täynnä massiivisia hittejä, mutta silti pidän himpun verran enemmän yhtyeen aikaisemmasta materiaalista. Mutta harvoin on kuultu yhtä onnistunutta laulajan vaihdosta rock-musiikin piirissä.

It’s big dumb rock, and it’s not trying to be anything more than that

That cannae be AC/DC. If a guitar comes in here in a minute it's unbelievable. It is. It's Hells Bells, AC/DC. Oh man. Cannae beat a bit of AC/DC man.

Great rock album, not my thing.

Great album. Every song is incredible.

It's good, but I just couldn't get fully into it. Mostly because of the singing probably. It's a well made album for sure.

My favorite hard rock album. There's hardly a miss on here.

makes me think that i unfortunately will never own nor ride a harley davidson. it does rock though, just a flavor of rock i appreciate and respect a lot but enjoy a little less than a lot. that being said every note of the title track is iconic. favorite song is Let Me Put My Love Into You, that riff is just so nasty. strong 3

Rating: 4/10 I really don't like listening to AC/DC and I don't like this album. Saving it from total devastation is are some fine classic songs in Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long (which I might like the latter more), Shoot to Thrill is ok, and Hells Bells has this cool opening concept with the bells into the band playing, then revealing their new lead singer's vocals in dramatic entrance style. Unfortunately those vocals are a contender for most obnoxious of probably any I will listen to on this list. Please for the love of god can we keep the 80's hard rock that follows this to a minimum

Cool and classic but doesn't excite me - I feel like I'm just completely desensitized to AC⚡DC from hearing it 8 million times in stores and in movie trailers and as a kid so I don't even know how to listen to it to try and pick out any details to critique. I respect apparently every single hit being on here (Except for Thunderstruck), yet still nothing really got my neurons jumping 5.6/10

Nice but all songs except for three sound identical

Kadett, Weisensees - Bayreuth, Deutschland. Geht gut rein!

What a beaeast, start to end.

Repetitive riffs and drum beats? Yup. Sophomoric oversexualized lyrics? Again, yup. Badass and need to be blasted at full volume, absolutely!

Favourite tracks: Hells Bells, Shoot To Thrill, Shake a Leg The actual riffs themselves are amazing, love them. But the voice irks me with how strained it is. Impressive he can sing like that for so long but it does get old fast for me. 3/5

One of the greatest rock albums of all time. Like AC⚡️DC is just THE sound I think of when I think of rock music. Brian Johnsom fills in wonderfully after Scott's passing , it's rare a band can have 1 iconic singer, but AC⚡️DC got 2. Still I think Scott is better and that Highway to Hell is better. What an unreal run AC⚡️DC was having. 2 classics that literally define the genre. Their music is still played everywhere. When aliens ask what human music is, this band is among them. Ubiquitous to the human spirit

I remember I used to really like this album. Listening to it for the first time in many years I was surprised to find myself not really enjoying it. Probably the biggest issue for me was the vocals, I found them very grating. Less surprising to find the lyrics not always holding up. I still enjoyed the music, and the hits still hit though. 3/5

For arena ready hard rock anthems, it's tough to do better than this collection. Favorite track: Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

Riffs? Riffs?! Riffs!!!! With the lyrics of a horny teenage boy desperate to lose his virginity and some of the hottest guitar riffs and solos - what’s not to love? Every track follows the same formula, but it’s one they have down, and every track delivers. It’s not much different from pop songwriting: first, you pick a catchy vocal hook, preferably about heavy drinking, going fast, or being allowed to touch a woman. Then, you establish a driving drum and bass foundation with a light riff on top. You make some noise in the pre-chorus as things get heavy in the chorus, and you shout out the leading line so that your crowd can join in too. Next is the easy part - just add some of the best guitar solos you’ve ever heard. As much as I joke that they have this pop formula completely figured out, it may not be everyone’s cup of tea. I imagine the vocals will turn a section of listeners off, in a way that a bad drummer never could, for some reason. In this case, it’s best to ignore the lyrics because some haven't aged well and have the emotional sophistication of a veiny erection, but let’s be honest: anyone who likes this is here for the guitar. They want to rock out, not listen to pretty words about emotions they can't feel, sung by beautiful people they'll never shag. Would rock again. 4/5

I originally gave this a 3, I have reassessed to a 2. I would really like an album by a woman again.

it's a great rock 'n roll record. big, dumb, simple. killer riffs.

I think I owned this album on CD when I was younger, which would make it a first of its kind on this list for me. This is classic AC/DC—nothing more, nothing less. There is this joke that AC/DC has basically made the same song over and over again for the last 50 years, but in small quantities it just works! There is no denying they are one of the biggest rock bands of all time. Many sound engineers actually use this album to do sound checks for festivals, so production-wise, it hit a level that became a reference point for the future.

Finally an album worthy of this list

Classic sound. Hard to separate the sound from back in black single and the locations the song is played in (baseball games).

Lots of recognisable and classic rock songs on this. I was thinking of giving it a 4 but I'll bump it up to 5. This is due to the fact there are so many boring albums on this list that this deserves an extra 1 point. 5

Album #120, AC/DC, Back in Black ⭐⭐ In my opinion, one of the greatest opening songs on any album ever is…….not Hells Bells, but John Lennon’s Mother on The Plastic Ono Band. But, both songs open with the Angelus church bells. I never really think anything is sacrilegious in music, but hearing those same bells open this album rubbed me the wrong way a little bit. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I find this album far inferior, but it’s also also a stupid comparison. Anyway, Hells Bells is still a pretty good opener. It sets the tone well. This album is probably suffering from bad timing. Yesterday I reviewed Deep Purple in Rock (five stars!), which occupies a fairly similar genre. But, the difference in sound between the two albums is absolutely enormous. I’ve never been much of an AC/DC fan to begin with, but I’d also never actually listened to Back in Black from start to finish before. What struck me immediately is my biggest gripe with a lot of hard rock and heavy metal production: compression. This thing is just a wall of sound. A brick. Nothing feels like it breathes. Nothing rings out. Nothing reverberates. The drums sound incredibly flat to me. The guitars crunch away constantly. Everything feels compressed into the same sonic space and, as a result, I don’t actually find it heavy. That’s always been my issue with this style of production. People describe it as loud, but to my ears it never feels loud because there’s so little dynamic range. I don’t think this applies to every heavy metal album. Taking ones off this list as examples, Def Leppard’s Pyromania sounds fantastic. Deep Purple in Rock sounds huge, expansive and alive. But then you’ve got albums where everything is crushed together into one big block of noise, like Metallica’s Black album. AC/DC sit much closer to that end of the spectrum for me. Songwise, the riffs are undeniably great. I can’t really argue with them. It’s also less one-note than AC/DC’s reputation would suggest. They do vary things up more than I expected. That said, it’s still essentially built around one central idea. Maybe not one note. Maybe two or three notes. And to be fair, they’re pretty good notes. The album is also quite funny. It’s dumb as fuck in places. It’s grossly sexual, but unapologetically so. There’s a certain charm to that. The problem is that after a while it becomes monotonous. At only 42 minutes it’s hardly a long album, but it felt long to me because so much of it occupies the same sonic territory. The standout track by an absolute mile is You Shook Me All Night Long. It’s one of the few moments where I feel genuine depth and texture in the production. The instruments arrive in layers, you can actually hear the song building, and it has a sense of space that most of the album lacks. It also helps that it’s got one of the greatest riffs in rock music. So I don’t really have an issue with the songs themselves. I just hate the sound of this album. It numbs my ears after a while. However, this is the second best selling album of all time, so I’m obviously wrong and my opinion is moot. Still, in my opinion today, it’s two stars.

i've heard Hells Bells, Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long on the radio in the past, but nothing else Hells Bells - 4/5 Shoot to Thrill - 4/5 What Do You Do for Money Honey - 1/5 Given the Dog a Bone - 3/5 Let Me Put My Love Into You - 3/5 Back in Black - 5/5 You Shook Me All Night Long - 5/5 Have a Drink on Me - 4/5 Shake a Leg - 3/5 Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - 4/5 Average score: 3.6/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ it has it's good moments, mostly the tracks i had already heard in the past. i think my biggest gripe about most of these tracks is Brian Johnson's vocals. at times, his vocal range is really impressive. other times, it's absolutely grating and i can't stand to listen anymore (What Do You Do for Money Honey was particularly atrocious) i was never as crazy about AC/DC, but i think i preferred Bon Scott (rip). that being said, regardless of my preference for vocalists, it's cool that the group was able to make such an epic comeback after an event that would've ended most other bands, so kudos to AC/DC 👏

Did anyone else play a drinking game where you take a drink every time they sing the words "hell's bells", or did I get pranked? The hits from this album are obviously huge, and I enjoyed them when they were new (to me) in the context of parties, bars, workout playlists, a well-placed moment in a movie, etc. But I also feel I could go the rest of my life never hearing them again and be just fine. It's a well crafted album but I didn't like any of the songs outside the ones I knew already.

feel like i always go on too long about what i dont like, so we will keep it short i feel that the albums content, both musically and lyrically, is formulated to please the lowest common denominator; all the songs feel the same, and the constantly excessive high energy level worsens the experience discovering later that this was supposed to be a tribute to a deceased band member feels downright distasteful

Don’t get me wrong, I love AC/DC! But, upon listening to this, every song basically sounded the same except for the two mega hits on it. But I will always get up and dance to Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long whenever I hear them!

Much more my style of music but holy shit his voice is sooooooooooooooooooooooo annoying. It's like smashing pumpkins in the way that the band is ruined by the vocalist (except I would say smashing pumpkins is a more severe case because their music is REALLY good versus AC/DC being somewhat generic in comparison). If you ignore the vocals (you cant) the album is really fun to listen to. I love rock!!! I don't mind the strained high vocals if it isn't the whole time/actually sounds good. I didn't realize this was a different vocalist to the original guy so I will have to listen to highway to hell to compare but I really can't do it with this guy. Some bangers on this tracklist and he just makes me not want to listen to them which is so sad. I don't know how to rank this, being that it's much more of an album I like (rock) but I hate his vocals but if you ignore it I really really like this album so. Idk. Iconic album, caters to my likes in almost all respects, but I can't in my heart give this a 4 star rating because i hate hate hate the vocals so much this shit is so irritating. I have no idea what I'm doing with this rating system at this point because in a way i enjoy this more than a few other albums that I ranked a 3 but I cannot rank this a 3 in my heart. Maybe Back in Black is a purgatory album. Iconic and Irritating. The thing is I don't remember his vocals being so disgustingly torn in the worst way possible. I love a nasty vocal but this is just bad. Harmonies sound weird and out of sync. Just unpleasant and I can't get past it anymore. The title track can get away with it I think, weirdly enough. But power chords and riffs yum! I'm a fiend for this basic ass rock formula </3 Perhaps a 3 is the perfect middle of the road rating. I love this shit rock vibe but his voice is so much worse than I ever remember. Actually the further and longer I listen to this album the more pissed off I get. Shut up rip off Robert Plant I hate you and your basic ass riffs shut up shut up shut up

Never actually gave AC DC much of a listen but soon as I heard the Hells Bells intro I remember listening to this album at 14 for the first time. Sadly didn’t make the impact other old rock albums did

First time in years hearing it. Bit of a dissapointment, really. Lots of songs are a bit weak and low energy

Belter of an album. Can't go wrong with it really. The only downside to ACDC is that there are so many songs that sound similar. Overall a great album though, really enjoyed this.

Låter som acdc, basic rock.

nostalgia 100. love me some acka dacka. how did the man get away with doing the same drum beat for every single song

As jarring as it was to hear a new singer with AC/DC Johnson’s voice here is at its peak and fits perfectly with the rift laiden rock n roll . Great album that unfortunately is rife with horrific misogyny and the constant objectification, if not actual predatation, of women. “Giving the dog a bone” is the weakest song of the album . But even here Johnson’s vocals are good in the second half of the song and the tight rhythm section drags it along at pace. 4 musically but a 2 lyrically. If one stops and analyses it .

One note, sounds the same the whole way through.

The epitome of rock n roll, but Brian Johnson's voice is exhausting to listen to for an entire album.

That syncopation in the second measure of the Back in Black riff annoys the hell out of me. It is the most interesting thing ACDC ever did and it is still lumpen and stupid. 1 The singer has a penis and the band can count to four. Are you not entertained? 1/5

all times classic

Classic album from start to finish that builds you up and then sheds you on your way with a mission statement.

One of the greatest rock albums of sl time. The guitar is insane the lyrics are fun but meaningful.

Quintessential dad rock. Awesome from start to finish and filled with classics. Back In Black was my fav song of the album. You Shook Me All Night Long and Hells Bells were my other highlights. Let Me Put My Love Into You was my fav first listen of the album

Wow! 42 minutes is really long for a single song. I was 10 years old when this album came out, growing up in white trash, small town in the US. So this album is pretty much an anthem for my entire junior high and high school years. Did I move on from all of that? Yes. Do I have any interest in listening to this album ever again? No. I don't really have anything against it, but I also don't have any nostalgia for it. With all that said, I'm going to rate it pretty high for the impact and longevity it has. You really can't argue against its iconic status.

Aside from Back in Black I do t really care for most of their music. Too much for my liking.

Some good riffs. Annoying singing. Appalling lyrics.

If you want a kid to discover the joys of music, play them some AC/DC. Eminently accessible, surface level rock. Maybe skip the song where they describe an assault though.

I like AC/DC in small doses. This dose is too much.

Very cool stuff with the bell in Hells Bells. Questionable vocals. Pretty hardcore bruh, I don't really listen to this kind of music but I enjoy it. Anything to drag the music dawg. Shoot to Thrill is catchy, nice guitar and vocals, simple but good. What Do You Do for Money Honey is aight, not much to say dawg. Givin the Dog a Bone is also okay. Let Me Put My Love Into You has an amazing intro, very chill. Everybody has listened to Back in Black in their lives at least once its so peak, amazing guitar playing though hawt dayum. You Shook Me All Night Long is lovely, absolute cinema. Have a Drink on Me is pretty good. I feel like halfway through the album they decided to lock in. Shake a Leg is also a banger, what are they feeding this guitarist holy moly. Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution to finish it off, and this was a perfect song to end the album. Amazing.

I liked this! It was a little more rock forward than I would normally go but good vibes

Way better than I was expecting!

I was already familiar with some of the songs on this album, pretty good overall

Welcome to writing an AC/DC song class. Everybody did great with the obnoxious scream practice last week, but due to some intervention from the TYRANTS at the city of Moncton, we're going to have to turn to the pen today and practice our lyrics. Of course, Brian and the boys were geniuses when it came to putting three chords in different orders, but where they really shone was their lyrics. Let's spitball some ideas guys, what are we thinking? Yeah Lorne, go ahead, bud. Hating your wife is a great idea, partner. Getting a lot of nods around the room, let's put that up on the board. H-A-T uh huh. Alright, now, we hate our wife, Why? I'm hearing "No blowjobs," which is a common problem with wives these days. Who cares that I don't bathe, right, fellas? Alright let's flip this thing on it's head. You can't say "Blowjobs" NOR can you say "fellatio" thanks to the big Nazis at Atlantic records, so we gotta follow the masters. I'll get us started on this one because it's an abstract concept. What if my cock, stay with me here, was a rocket launcher? huh? How about that?? No need to applaud, lets figure out what my balls are. Now I'm not sure we can say "big fuckin' hog nuts" on the record either Marcel, nice try though, pal. Hey, Gord , unfortunately calling your dick a bone and your wife a dog has been taken. Yeah that's "Give the Dog a Bone." I know, these guys are GOOD. What's that Alain. Ahhh excellente mon ami. What if, my balls, as Alain has suggested, are indeed ice cream machines. Now we have to be driving some ice cream truck in order to kill/make love to something. Ice cream rocket IS a great AC/DC song title. Thinly veiled, obnoxious. It's perfect! Bravo Lorne, 2 for 2 today! I think we've got the "bones" of a song here but I know a lot of you have to go pick up your kids at your ex-wife's places, so we'll take five. I'm gonna need all of you to brainstorm some more testicle metaphors, we're a little light on those. 2-2.5 GENRE: Innuendon't listen to the deep tracks

I'm going to rate this slightly lower than I originally thought I would. Yes it's a classic, yes the singles are bangers, but the album experience left me underwelmed. And don't get me started with the overplayed aspect of Shook Me and Back in Black. The lyrics of most of the songs don't get me either. Fantasitc start and finish, Hell's Bells is for sure one of my favorite hard rock songs and Shoot to Thrill is really fun. Can't say much about the rest.

At the beginning of my listening journey, I found it hard to hear the lyrics of songs. I have been practicing hearing the music beyond the instrumental, actually comprehending what the artist is saying, and I've been getting better. Perhaps if this had been one of the first albums I had listened to, I may have rated it higher. I hated the lyrics, and how they objectified women. It grossed me out. I've been thinking a lot lately about how a lot of men don't really see women as people, they only see other men as people, and it's been pissing me off, and that's entirely the vibe I got from this album. What can I say, I'm a feminist at heart. I don't want my son to grow up with this kind of opinion about women. This felt like the music of fragile masculinity, music perpetuated by the patriarchy. The music that maga chuds love to blast in their lifted pickup trucks when they're in the mood for rock instead of country. Once I clocked the misogynistic lyrics, this album started to annoy me immensely. The music all started sounding the same, too, just screaming and power chords. Of course, there are the couple of singles on this album that will be burned into my brain forever, that I have heard since I was a small child, but until today, I hadn't really heard this music at all. No thank you, AC/DC, there are enough problems for women already, and I do not subscribe to your objectifying ways.

i guess if all the songs are gonna sound the same it's better that they are all bangers

Okay!! reminds me of car rides with my old man, we've been bonding over checking out these albums. This one is defs a highlight so far, can never go wrong with classic rock n roll. Let me put my love into you babe has a goated riff.

One of the best rock albums of all time. No skips, every song is a banger. There is no argument here really. Some of the songs may be a little overplayed, but that is no reason to rate it any less. Massive production that has stood the test of time. They never bettered this album, but a remarkable band with a pretty consistent discography by sticking to what they do best. Has to be a 5.

While this is marginally better than the other AC/DC entry (less horny), it is still a bunch of copy/pasted songs singing about nothing. 2/5

Dramatic opening. Back in Black. (10 songs, 41 mins)

Old time fav.! Adoro todo de este disco, no puedo ser objetiva :3

Alvin is that you?

Crazy good production - Let me put my love into you babe is still one of my favourits.

A guitar standard

A great classic album that reminds me of my dad as AC/DC is one of his favourite artists and I’ve listened to it a lot

I'm sorry, I just don't like ACDC

Pretty consistent album. Don't really feel like there was a bad song. There just wasn't really much that stood out for my personal taste

Great classic tunes. Would not want to own this on vinyl however. It's a solid 4.

AC/DC has never been my cup of tea but you can hear why people like them. There are some undeniable classics on the album. They are still great songs and I can appreciate that people like them.

Gitara gra 😋

2.5 stars I thought I hadn’t listened to this album before. But when I put this on I unlocked a core memory. Freshman year of high school, the senior who gave me rides essentially made Jack Black’s School of Rock character into his personality. He only listened to classic rock. It was Guns n Roses, Led Zeppelin, the Doors, and this album that he would play and sing/air guitar along to. So I had heard the album before. But why had I forgotten that? Well, like I said about Highway to Hell, it’s generic hard rock. Classic tunes. You’ve heard them in dozens of action movie trailers. But as listening content in and if itself, I don’t see myself listening to this on my own.

guy who's only ever heard the school of rock soundtrack, listening to back in black: getting a lot of school of rock vibes from this...

Ah, this takes me back to my high school dances and car rides and parties and everything. You can't understand 1980s midwest white American culture without understanding this album. After Bon Scott died, this band only did one thing, but on this first Brian Johnson album they did it perfectly. Too toxic to get 5 stars, but I was tempted though.

I DESPISE this kind of rock. The hooting and hollering will never be viewed positively in my eyes.

So much of a caricature of what Rock and Roll is, that it’s undeniable, but I have to knock a few points off for modern ears.

Classic with endlessly played bangers.

There just isn't a bad song on this album.

мне как неискушённому в роке слушателю, зашло нормально так. вайб был пойман. ругают за одинаковость, но здесь как будто в плюс.

AC/DC is an icon. Featured in Tony Hawk Pro Skater. Great album!

AC/DC, the band I've always loved to hate! Could never stand the vocals and detested the schoolboy uniform thing. So this exercise kinda forcing me to listen to it. And to be honest... if it weren't for the voice or silly boys' cap, I'd rate it 4.

Two classics on this album in Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long, but there wasn’t too much else that caught my attention. It broadly seems like they tried to make the same song 10 times, there just isn’t enough variation to make this more than 3*.

An enjoyable enough album, with heavy hitters like the title track and 'You Shook Me All Night Long', I was quite fond of the opener 'Hells Bells'. I wasn't always massively keen on the vocals, but it didn't ruin the album. Overall, though, I can't say I enjoyed the album enough to give it anything higher than a 3.

This first album of the Brian Johnson era is definitely one of AC/DC’s strongest. What a great intro ‘Hells Bells’ has and is, easily one of the band’s best songs. ‘Shoot to Thrill’, the title track and ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ are the other best tracks, all also absolute bangers. The lyrical content of some songs, particularly the other three tracks on side one, can be somewhat dubious/uncomfortable, however. And given that Bon Scott had drunk himself to death only five months earlier, the lyrics of ‘Have a Drink On Me’ are certainly a little eyebrow-raising.

A simple method of addictive riffs and simple repetitive lyrics. Very effective.

Music for overweight, male, virginal digital engineers with an acne infestation. This imaginary man is in his thirties, hasn't had a haircut in over a year. Indeed, hasn't washed his hair in over a year as "the natural oils make it clean". His bedsheets are stained with skidmarks and the aftermath of other solo bodily functions. There are takeaway burger wrappers all over the bedroom floor. In the unlikely event that he would ever persuade a woman back to his place, she would run a mile upon seeing the absolute state of it. This guy loves AC/DC because in their world hot babes are plentiful and gagging for it. He can lose himself in the music for 40 minutes and pretend he's an attractive, beefy stud who pumps his fist in the air to some solid riffs at an imaginary concert with his imaginary friends, some of whom are potential girlfriends (with boobies and everything!). I am DEFINITELY NOT describing myself here, ha ha!

Look, I am a Bon Scott fan through and through. I know that without Brian Johnson we would never had hits like Back in Black and Thunderstruck or Hell's Bells. This is probably peak Johnson. AC/DC beyond this is really just Angus doing the same thing he did for the entirety of his career.

one of the most vapid forms of rock music

One of the best albums ever.

AC/DC is probably the prototype for Big Dumb Rock done right. It's all id and big crunchy riffs that feel like blues training for a boxing match. It's a screech of a voice so distinctive that Brian Johnson has been doing his best Bon Scott impression for 46 years, from this very album onwards. It's the music you'd expect a Schoolboy like Angus has long portrayed having chugging through his veins as he leaves school to cause trouble somewhere. It is the exact sort of music that would give the world the brilliant and stupid You Shook Me All Night Long. It is not the music you'd expect from the second bestselling album of all time, but it is indeed pretty universal in its way The title track is far and away the icon here, though there are a few deserved singles. If no other rock song survived the heat death of earth, intergalactic travelers could piece together what rock and roll was just from those big chords and their corresponding blues licks. For me, I think what rock and roll wasn't (noise pollution, in this case) makes for an even better song, but there's no shortage of highlights from the moment those big bells re-introduce the band after Bon's untimely death. Now, AC/DC's particular brand of riffing does have a shelf life. It's part of why I do not listen to too much AC/DC. In this case though, it ends up being about 40 minutes and 10 tracks. And while the songs you don't already know are decidedly not as good as the ones you do, it's over all, and certainly as a full package, as consistently solid as it is consistently horny. 4*

Has some great hits on it. I think I prefer the earlier albums from ACDC, but this was solid too. There are a few too many tracks that amount to a man singing about his sex life and it got a bit stale in the middle, but overall a decent album.

What is rock and roll? This is rock and roll. Pure cut, straight from the tap, rock and roll. 🤘🏼

Growing up this what I associated with AC/DC and it wasn’t until I was older that I learned their older stuff was way better. I never liked this band because of this record. Sure the title song is solid but the rest is just lowest common denominator hard rock.

huskede det langt værre end det var, men det trækker lidt ud som pladen går...

Det er fedt og fyldt med bangers - dog sjældent noget jeg vil sætte på i hverdagen.

*69 Stor 3'er. Der er nogle kæmpe numre på. Som helhed synes jeg alligevel, at det bliver lidt undervældende. Lille sentimental værdi i form af at have set dem spille som 13-årig i 2010 sammen med Thomas Buttenschøn, der tilfældigvis sad ved siden af min mutter og jeg. De spillede dog i Horsens, så flere bonuspoint kan det alligevel ikke give (https://tinyurl.com/2m3h49hp)

Svært ikke at holde af, selvom det også til tider bliver lidt tåkrummende. Men kunne jeg stå og drikke en 8-10 pilsner i solskin foran en scene og høre det her i deres storhed og nyde hvert et sekund? Der kan du tro! Deraf en

Man kan med fordel have lyrics kørende ved siden af, mens man lytter til det Det er fandme bare fedt. Solid rock med en smag af fadøl, power chords og en wifebeater Der går nok noget tid, før det ryger på anlægget igen, men det var i virkeligheden et fantastisk gensyn 3.8

Det kan godt være det er simpelt - tangerende for simpelt. Men det er fanme effektivt. Og nogen gange skal der ikke mere til.

Jamais écouté avant. Difficile de prétendre que le deuxième album le plus vendu de l'histoire (!) n'a pas sa place dans la liste, ne serait-ce que pour son impact culturel global... mais que c'est mauvais ! Je n'ai rien a priori contre les gros riffs qui sentent la bière tiède et les dessous de bras, mais ça ne suffit pas à faire un album. On en vient presque à regretter la production limpide, qui révèle en haute définition les faiblesses d'un groupe globalement limité, qui ne connaît qu'une recette et qui la répète en boucle. Le tout avec des textes primitifs, où la beauferie viriliste le dispute à une misogynie violente, sous couvert d'esprit festif... Une écoute pénible. Top : You Shook Me All Night Long Flop : Let Me Put My Love Into You

Though this vinyl got plated many times in my adolescence, I never considered myself an AC/DC fan. I still spin it about twice a year. Some of the songs I accepted back then really drag now, Mr Crowlie for example.

This is the ultimate Dad rock album. It does not get any more stereotypical old white guy listening to his radio while organizing his tool bin than "Back in Black." This is also one of those records that is completely successful on its own terms. There are what - five - songs here that have become classic rock staples. They aren't fancy, they just rock, and they're catchy, and you can sing along to them while sounding like shit. I mean - what else do you want? That's clearly what AC/DC set out to do, and they knocked it out of the park. FOUR STARS

I guess it doesn’t get more classic than that! I’m gonna give it a 4 even though I didn’t connect with it all that much.

in the spirit of this project i will put aside my pre-conceived judgement and memories/associations of this and my childhood and older brothers tormenting me, and listen with an open ear. ok this isn't anywhere near as terrible as i expected. big, dumb, fun rock. still don't think i'd ever reach for this purposefully in the future.

Classic. Every tune is a great one. Carried the torch from Zeppelin 1. I think this was my first cassette….

solid album good rock eyseys

goede klassieke rock maar niet echt fan van ac/dc

I mean it really is what it is. Maybe Spinal Tap has ruined me, but honestly none of this slightly generic hair rock is better than that... I'm sorry! It's dull!

I've got a soft spot for AC/DC tbh, is this caveman music? yes, is it also kinda fun also yes sorry

Despite having some pretty dreadful lyrics at points, this album was still a lot of fun from front to back. Classic hard rock.

"Back in Black" showcases AC/DC at the height of their popularity. It was the first album featuring singer Brian Johnson, who had replaced Bon Scott, who had passed away five months earlier. In 1979, the band had achieved their definitive international breakthrough with "Highway to Hell", a success that they now effortlessly replicated despite the significant change in line-up. "Back in Black" became, in effect, the blueprint for all subsequent AC/DC albums and for 1980s hard rock. Musically, there was nothing new; instead, the band perfected their sound: riff-driven compositions in a blues scheme, with lyrics revolving around ‘real men’s themes’: women, alcohol, heaven and hell, rise and fall, and rock ’n’ roll. If you set aside the well-known tracks ‘Hells Bells’, ‘Back in Black’, "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution", what remains is run-of-the-mill AC/DC. From today’s perspective, it’s almost unintentionally comical in its clichéd nature, but clichés are an integral part of hard rock culture. Even if the music is a bit dull over the course of the album. But if it’s AC/DC, then this album or its predecessor. You really don’t need to know any more than that.

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I’d generally consider AC/DC to be a touch heavier than I like when it comes to rock, but their best stuff is just phenomenal rock music. Back in Black is a terrific album, and the closest I’ve got to a 5 star album in a while. The highs are so good, but a couple of the songs don’t quite reach the same levels, and so I think it has to settle for a 4.

Goblin man rocks out

Is this a greatest hits album? No? Just a regular album? Wouldn't have guessed. I feel like this has every AC/DC hut except "Thunderstruck". I'm not a huge AC/DC fan but you can't argue this album isn't a banger.

Classic, but not my style

genuinely the best rock album ever ive listened to in my life. theres nothing to comment about this: it's AC/DC ! what did you expect? majorly every single track is in my playlist. so worthy for a rockin wednesday. a classic. big props to the goats 🫡🫡

Few albums are as straight up fun as Back in Black is. Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, Givin the Dog a Bone, Back in Black, and You Shook Me All Night Long are all just insane classics. Is there a deep meaning? A message? A moral? Not really. Is it just absurdly fun in every way? Hell yeah.

Couple of classic songs on there

I've always liked You Shook Me All Night Long, but.. eh.

High 3, pretty good . Generic rock, not special but higher than 3.

TOPEEEEE DE GAMA

Perfect classic rock album but man have I heard some of these songs too much and it really weighs down the experience, plus I always liked Bon Scott more

I should listen again

Great at what it does. Ultimately it just isn’t my thing and I since I’m not really tuned to the intricacies of rock music it all sounds the same.

Another legend. Need to listen to the actual disc though. The digital cleanness, ads, and Iron Man music videos ruin the experience.

menos que los Rollings.. lloralo Benicio

This is AC/DC at their height. A solid album with a lot of amazing songs. 100% deserves to be on this list.

eh for me, outside of the songs I knew

The World: Man, sucks that your lead singer died. I guess that means you guys are done making music, right? AC/DC: Hold my Foster's.

Probably AC/DC's best album. I say probably because I've only heard the two on this list in full, but honestly I don't think I'm missing out on much. Yes, the songs sound pretty similar to each other. Yes, Brian Johnson's vocals are bit more shrill, but what are you gonna do when your former vocalist drowns in his own vomit? Either way, good riffs, fun and low stakes Rock music. Key tracks: Back in Black You Shook Me All Night Long

The most classic of rock. A little too samey, but honestly pretty fun

Such a nostalgic one! Ahhhh

awww yeah. acdc. i grew up singing along with these guys in high school. the guitar solos will never not go crazy not much to say here. its good. i enjoyed reading about the story behind this album highlights: back in black

Not my preferred brand of classic rock and the schtick gets repetitive, but undeniably classic and irresistible in some places.

A more consistent album than Highway to Hell. Some absolute bangers, but a lot of b-rate tracks - still good, not great 3.5 - 3.7

Going into this knowing the genre, I wasn't looking forward to it. I had heard 'Back In Black' before, which I thought was a good song, but I thought the rest would fall slightly flat in comparison. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I actually enjoyed quite a lot of this album. There were one or two tracks that I thought could've been better, but overall, I really enjoyed the listen. The heavier style wasn't too much, and was handled with taste... really enjoyable album. Favourites: You Shook Me All Night Long Back In Black Givin the Dog a Bone Shake a Leg

Oh…. Well… You know, when the lead singer’s voice is the worst thing you’ve ever heard in your whole life, it suddenly becomes a lot easier to remember the fact that it isn’t original or interesting. Which this isn’t, by the way. This is bad. This is really bad. The riffs that are just okay can’t save the songs that are poorly written, awfully sung, and structured with about as much thought as a $2 Lego ripoff. The only great song here, the excellent title track, doesn’t do enough to even differentiate itself from the rest of the songs, so when you get to it, you’re just blown away by how unabashedly incredible it is, using a pretty similar formula to the rest of the songs, before being thrust into 4 more songs exactly like the rest, all of which that suck. Each song individually isn’t enough to hate, since the crimes are mostly blandness and annoyance, but when it stacks up… holy fuck. Please tell me this is the worst album I will listen to on this site, because I’m scared now. 1.6/10 (I swear to heaven above if people think I'm pretentious for this rating...)

./,,/ Awesome

Exasperating dad rock. The guitar playing is good, but I dislike the songs and can't stand the singing.

I just really dislike this kind of voice

It was pretty good, not amazing though

Hearing this album in full brings back childhood memories

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ett av världens mest sålda album och förmodligen ett av världens allmänt mest omtyckta. Å ena sidan förståligt då det är röjigt och smittande lättillgängligt med alla feta riff. Å andra sidan tycker jag det är lite överskattat även om jag tycker albumet är bra. Det blir lätt lite enformigt att lyssna på ACDC på grund av brisen på dynamik mellan låtarna, fast enkelheten är också dess styrka, man vet vad man får. Jag gillar det i små doser men blir efter ett tag lite uttråkad. Inledningen med klockorna i Hells Bells är ikonisk, en av världens bästa intro i klass med Black Sabbaths debut. Vet inte varför det inte slagit mig tidigare men när jag lyssnade nu slår det mig att hela albumet är fullt med sexuella omskrivningar. Svårt att inte gilla Back in black, det är ett riktigt uppåtpiller det som drar ner lite för mig är att jag kan känna att jag tappar intresset efter ett tag när alla låter har typ samma dynamik och grund, så det blir en 4a. Bäst är Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, What do you do for money honey, Back in black, You shook me all night long, Shake a leg

One of the most iconic rock albums of all time and for good reason. Many songs from this album have become iconic on their own and you can easily hear why. This is the blueprint for a killer rock album without too much bullshit on it. 5/5

80s rock. Mourning dead lead singer. Second best selling album of all time. Good rock album, irritating vocals.

My appreciation for Spinal Tap grew.

AC/DC in Reinform: hart, direkt, unverwüstlich. Die Riffs von „Hells Bells“ und „Back in Black“ schlagen sofort ein, „You Shook Me All Night Long“ zeigt die Band auf ihrem melodischsten Höhepunkt. Das Album ist ein Triumph der Rückkehr und des Durchhaltens – manchmal etwas formelhaft, aber mit einer Wucht, die bis heute trägt.

Love this one

Classic rock album

This was just a great album

These guys cracked the code to hard rock and just went for it. Not something I typically listen to, but I do appreciate what they were able to accomplish and the musicianship

nothing below five

Sonically, Back in Black is the blueprint for hard rock and metal music to come, and it remained an exciting listen. Just ignore the lyrics.

Had me rocking around the kitchen on a Saturday morning. Angus Young’s voice can be grating, but I love it on this

I like this album well enough, but to me this, the Brian Johnson era, is the beginning of where I lose interest in the band. I like maybe 2/3s is this record. But there are some skips for me for sure. Bon Scott was far and away the better frontman. It’s good, not great. 4/5

3/5 All songs on the album sound very similar and are built the same way. Dont get me wrong, some are catchy, but that isnt enough for me to call it a great album.

(5/5) with apologies to Turner. You know who you are and why I do this.. "Back in Black" is big, dumb, legendary fun. There are so many mega-hits from this album its ridiculous. It's filled with instantly recognizable riffs that immediately amp up the energy. This is the spirit of rock distilled to its essence. When you overthink it, you've ruined it. Maybe there's a case to be made about Johnson's vocals, and I could see that being a turn off, but he's doing falsetto *right* IMO. I'm going to NOT overthink it and crank it up. I'm here for the ride and AC/DC doesn't disappoint.

I hate AC/DC.

Variety: 3 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: 5 = 4.6 rounded up to a 5 "Ah, rock and roll/ Is just rock and roll, yeah" Another one I'm super familiar with. Meat and potatoes hard rock. These guys picked up the baton after The Who dropped it and became synonymous with the genre. As a kid I heard this stuff EVERYWHERE. And it's STILL everywhere. I bet I hear "Back in Black" come on the radio at least 3-4 times a week. I don't listen to it every time, sure, but I don't eat cheeseburgers everyday either. There's really only one song on here I think I may have had my fill of ( well get to it later but I bet you can guess which one), and even that one I'll admit is a classic. Just sit back, turn off your higher brain functions and prepare to get rocked. just maybe ignore most of the lyrics. THE TRACKS "Hells Bells" - What an opener. Plodding and gritty in all the best ways. And that gargoyle screech of a voice! Imagine if Robert Plant got stuck in his screaming mode, ripped his vocal chords to shreds, and decided to heal up by gargling broken glass and Jim Beam. And the rhythm section here is worth noting. I think a lot of press ( even still) tries so very hard to connect these guys to metal, and I'm betting a lot of metal bands probably liked them, and maybe even stole some riffs - but this is tried and true boogie rock in the tradition of Thin Lizzy and even Kiss than Judas Priest, Iron Maiden or any of those. True metal is hard to dance to. And it's rarely about good times. This is not that. If the Who are "dad rock but by actual good musicians" as one reviewer out it, then AC/DC is "your aunt who likes to party's cool boyfriend who let you ride to the end of the street and back on the back of his motorcycle without a helmet, even though your mom would have killed him and your aunt had she found out rock... also by good musicians". "Shoot to Thrill" - How do you follow up an all time classic like "Hells Bells?" Only with another all time classic of course. Don't worry we've got more coming. This song is only just behind Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart My Heart" and just ahead of Van Halen's "Panama" as far as best driving songs ever go. And not even just the 80s. Though I think all the best driving songs are probably form the 80s. Just try and not speed up just a little bit when that chorus hits. "What Do You Do for Money Honey" - God bless Phil Rudd. The unsung hero of AC/DC, and the star here in my opinion. Dude lays down that signature groove that almost defines their sound. A common complaint peope have with the band is "all their songs sound the same." Well, that's not something I make too much of an argument against, but when the formula is as solid as the one they have, it hardly matters. Yes, this sounds like any other song by them, but it's the small differences in the hooks and choruses that provide the special sauce. "Givin the Dog a Bone" - Not subtle are they? Good thing this is as catchy as almost anything of note that any of those late 80s hair metal bands pumped out, and probably more tame. AC/ DC are a very what you see is what you get band. Don't expect anything deep, cause you will only be disappointed. "Let Me Put My Love into You" - Now we turn things way down for a sweet love song with a maybe the most vulnerable vocal performance ever from Johnson. Just kidding! We do slow down just a hair though so the boys can deliver their best Kiss impression. Not my favorite on the album, but it's still driving and catchy enough. Side B "Back in Black" - Is there a more iconic opening riff? Maybe a couple, but this is top 5 easy. It only suffers the tinest bit from being overplayed, and for a while I will admit it fell into "Bad to the Bone" auto-skip territory for me when it would come on terrestrial radio. I went long enough avoiding it though that its charms became even more self-evident when I started to hear it on teh newfangled satellite radio a couple years back. It's still far form my favorite of theirs, or even from this album, but it would be very hard to argue against it being allowed past the velvet rope and into the section with all the other top tier rock songs. "You Shook Me All Night Long" - This is the one that while i get it, I just have heard way too many times to be able to do anything other than appreciate it. From a distance. Another iconic opening riff, and another showcase for the stellar rhythm section. One of the best sing along songs ever, having maybe the simplest barrier for entry of a chorus to exist on god's green earth? I almost can't not hear a huge arena crowd singing along at that part. "Have a Drink on Me" - Easily the bluesiest number on here. This is one that never got much airplay that I remember as a kid. When I heard it later, I was confused that I never heard it as I thought it was as good as most anything on the album. Maybe it did get play and I just missed it? "Shake a Leg" - The weakest song on the album is still very solid entry, and even gets points for being underplayed, so sounds a bit fresher to my ears. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" - How many damn songs do these guys have with iconic openings. Rudd's slow motion machine gun drumming guides this one, and is easily filthiest groove on an album of filthy grooves. Best chorus hands down on here for me. HIGHLIGHTS - "Hells Bells" - "Shoot to Thrill" - "What Do You Do for Money Honey" - "Givin the Dog a Bone" - "Back in Black" - "You Shook Me All Night Long" - "Have a Drink on Me" MIDLIGHTS - "Let Me Put My Love into You" - "Shake a Leg" LOWLIGHTS - Get lost FINAL THOUGHTS In my mind, this is fully what a goblin rock sounds like. Picture it - a tiny green Brian Johnson jumping around the stage wearing his little newsboy hat, screeching his gobliny screech. Angus duck walking around, goblin sweat pouring down his greasy goblin hair as he melts your brain with some licks. Now you CAN'T picture it, can you? And that's great. I'll listen to AC/ DC when I want something dumb and awesome. I totally get how some people can't stand them though. It makes a lot of sense. To deny that they are one of the most highly influential acts of the 80s, or to not appreciate their single minded dedication to doing that one thing better than almost anyone else though, I could not fathom. The band, and this album (composed and recorded in just 7 weeks) in particular, described what the decade would sound like. They were so influential that even already successful bands ripped them off ( see late 80s The Cult). And the goddamn energy on this. For not one second did I feel any sort of lull. I've never seen them myself, but I've heard they are one of the premier live acts to have ever done it. \m/ PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - No sir FURTHER LISTENING - Ace of Spades Motörhead - Johnny the Fox by Thin Lizzy - Rose Tattoo by Rose Tattoo - Hardware by Krokus

On the December 1, 1997 episode of Raw is War, at the dawn of WWF's Attitude Era, Stone Cold Steven Austin drove his black pick-up truck into the arena to interrupt a match between The Rock and Vader. It had Austin 3:16 painted on the side and it was blasting AC/DC's "Back in Black". It was fitting because Stone Cold Steve Austin may be one of the few acts that has filled arenas the world over as much as AC/DC. This album is a testament to that popularity. Only Micheal Jackson's "Thriller" has sold more records than this Monster of Rock. And the music has the personality to match, it pounds you with the grandiosity, spectacle, and stagecraft of professional wrestling. This band is big, loud., and means to rattle you, your parents, and your dog! Then spend the rest of the night with the ladies. Shoot to Thrill! Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution! Rock and Roll Will Never Die! This album is chock full of badass opening riffs (Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Have a Drink on Me, Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution). From the opening bell of Hells Bells you know this album is about to fall like a hammer. And it never lets up. There are at least seven all-timer rock songs here, and the rest will have you headbanging as well. Another entry in the no-skips catalog. This album kicks ass!

Un clásico en mi biblioteca

Just puts you in a energized mood.

Arguably the greatest rock album ever. For them to come back with this after Bon passing is not short of miraculous.

I was SO excited for this one, i love AC/DC, and especially this album. So good, the guitar solos are fantastic. Fav song is ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’.

I fucking hate AC/DC - I know people love them but then people are idiots. I find their tunes tiresome, once you have heard one you have heard them all and I can’t look beyond the weirdo Paedo baiting Jimmy Crankie outfit and purile sex meteors. Gets a point for You Shook Me All Night Long because I like the chorus. 1

Five. Five all day.

Probably the greatest comeback album of all time considering the circumstances. What other band hav a key member die and then replaced them only to release what is probably considered their defining album? A classic from start to finish.

Am I listening to these lyrics? Absolutely not, but I'm rocking out. 4.

Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

Very static. Got 1 vibe. And thats Back in Black. Shook me all night long was the best song

*Back In Black* contains four unarguable gems, kickass rock 'n' roll tracks with taut, punchy playing and stellar production that's keenly tailored to the material. The album as a whole has an unfortunate 6:4 ratio of filler-to-killer that loses it a few points, but when the combination of songwriting and sonic whomp comes together on tracks like "Hells Bells" and "Shoot To Thrill", it's as good as hard rock can possibly get.

its a classic

This is not for mey

not for me

No lo hania escuchado entero, obviamente esta guay

Good album. Definitely what I imagined an album with Back In Black to sound like. Let Me Put My Love Into You was my favorite. 6.2/10.

Enjoyable. Seems a long time since i saw them in an early incarnation supporting Hawkwund or someine similar!

The thing between AC and DC (however you name it) is as useless as inviting a third person to for a beer when you are a perfectly right tandem of two people on a date.

Mind blowing!!! Obviously one of if not the greatest rock album (or any genre for that matter) ever written in creation!! No band has ever staged a comeback like this one after the death of charismatic lead singer Bon Scott! The singer song writer brother due of the Youngs is the greatest in music history!! 46 years later and still selling strong. The Band in recent times, outselling Taylor Swift in number of tickets for a tour on Rock or Bust, tour and selling out Stadiums around the world today featuring many songs from this album. Sadly the world will never see genius like this again!!!!!!

Good , but I think they all sound the same

No es malo, de verdad, simplemente no conecto

Their songs start so strong. Then the singing and other things happen. It's like a cheese grater that takes in a perfectly good block of cheese and outputs eel guts.

had this way too loud when i pressed play. did NOT turn it down BELLS cringer was right i like guitar. Epic

They do their thing and do it well. I usually enjoy it!

Awesome.

Love a good bit of AC/DC

4.5 for me. Would round up on a different day, maybe.

loaf 🍞

Rock n roll 4.5 vinyl

Of course I know this band, but it's the first time listening to an album in it's entirety. I can confirm all their songs sound the same but they seem to take pride in this fact. The production is great, the guitar tones are indeed rocking - if you want sweaty, 80s hard rock then you'll love this. I don't particularly want sweaty, 80s hard rock though and couldn't get past the screeching, unpleasant vocals. Another record that deserves 5 if you're scoring it based on the bands intentions with the album - and with 37 million monthly listeners on Spotify clearly people love it. But I'm scoring on personal taste though and its getting a light 3.

everyone loves ACDC except me lol A for effort, they do crank it out I just don't dig their sound - at all, not one redeeming track for my taste, but who cares what I think : )

Straight up badass rock & roll with a heavy dose of testosterone. Brian Johnson wastes no time announcing there’s a new sheriff in town and that he’s kicking *ss and taking names. Angus puts on a clinic of iconic riffs. It’s one hook after another. The title track is an all time top 10 rock song.

Oddly enough, this one reminds me of a long cross-country drive. The road feels rather hypnotic until something outside your window jolts you back to reality, such as the enormity of the Grand Canyon or windmills backlit by the rising sun over the plains.

Music that feels outside of any time or place save maybe a roller rink or hockey arena (not Football stadiums - both kinds). AC/DC makes music that sounds like exactly one band - AC/DC. How many bands can lose a lead singer and not only not miss a beat but increase their popularity ten fold. Back and Black is a natural evolution from there previous albums but just a more refined version. It's akin to Born in the USA, Joshua Tree, Purple Rain - whether or not it's their best album it debatable - but it certainly becomes the platonic ideal of the band/artist. This is as good as they can do what they do. The singles are bigger and badder. The album tracks are solid enough artists that came in their wake would be ultimately aping those double entendre adventures (that being said - Slip my Love in to You is not making it onto a mixtape anytime soon) The riffs are iconic - prehistoric yet fresh - even now. They achieve and surpass their intention. What more can you ask from an artist?

Amazing, as always

A little ridiculous but undeniably a cultural icon

Too pop-y for me to be higher

good, like classic rock

I liked it a lot, but I feel that was mostly because there is a lot of nostalgia in this album for me. I would probably rate it lower if I didn't grow up with it because next two maybe 2 songs they all sounded the same and it can cause the album to drag on.

Enjoyable album, but AC/DC has a curse in which all of their songs sound the same until they don't. You Shook Me All Night Long and Back In Black were the standouts of this album, the rest kind of melded into one long song.

Aaaahh, the subtle poetics of erotica, where you cannot tell whether a line such as “had to cool me down to take another round” (You Shook Me All Night Long) is the narrator’s stance on his libido in full swing or whether he is just a 60-year-old dude with chronic back pain trying to navigate his first yoga class. Haha, I guess that makes the lyrics of Back in Black so… relatable for everyone? But seriously, is this music successful despite the lyrics either being misogynistic crap or hedonistic male shit? Or was Back in Black successful precisely because of that? Gives me a headache to think about it. Gives me a headache to listen to this album… a shame, because the production is great and some of the riffs and performances (excluding the vox, ofc) are kinda ace. I mean, as far as (hard) rock albums go, this is probably one of the catchiest?? Now imagine that with lyrics that do not read like the diary of a 15-year-old musing about his wet dreams… Too bad, missed opportunity.

Great band. Great album. First album I ever purchased. Already favorited in my library.

Really enjoyable, a bit repetitively drawn out songs but extremely good vibes and energy

its good

Hells Bells 4 Shoot to Thrill 3.5 What Do You Do for Money Honey 3.3 Givin the Dog a Bone 3.3 Let Me Put My Love into You 3.6 Back in Black 4 You Shook Me All Night Long 3.7 Have a Drink on Me 3.4 Shake a Leg 3 Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution 3.4 Score: 3.466666667

근본있고 군더더기없이 깔끔함. 듣고 추억이 돋았음.

Now we're talking. Way back in the dark pre-internet days of 1980 one of the only ways to hear new rock music was via Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio One, TV on the Radio. The gang I ran with were huge AC/DC fans, me not so much (that came later). Dirty Deeds, Powerage, Highway to Hell, If You Want Blood were all on rotation on the ghettoblaster, and we were all shocked by Bon Scott's death. So, we gathered around the speakers, 10 PM after youth club, with a bottle of cider, and listened as Tommy played a new song by AC/DC. The slow bell tolled, the mournful riff built and, after a minute and a half, we heard Brian Johnson for the first time. "Oh my god, It's Donald Duck," I said, which brought me a mild kicking... I did get used to, even love, Johnson's shrill voice and, although for me Back In Black will always be slightly below Highway to Hell and Powerage, it is an astounding album. Mutt Lange, as he had done on HTH, makes AC/DC sound huge. The guitars are separate and distinct; you can hear just how much of the band's power is Malcolm Young; open chords never sounded so good. This is probably AC/DC's best sounding record. There isn't a bad song. "Hells Bells", "You Shook Me All Night Long", the title track, and "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" are classics; the rest are not far behind, full of Carry-On style sexual innuendo, drinking and partying; all deceptively simple and meticulously crafted. I will always miss Bon Scott's slyer, seedier persona, and I do question the speed at which the Young Brothers completed and released this record following his passing. But Back In Black is one of the great rock albums of all time and broke AC/DC in the USA, even if they never reached the same heights again.

An undeniably great album. Got a couple misses, but the hits are legendary. The louder played the better.

Uffff que gran disco, uno de los mejores del Rock N Roll indiscutiblemente! Grandes joyas de canciones que permanecen en la historia de la música.

Introducing a brand new lead singer and bouncing back after the death of Scott, how can you not rank this album highly? It just rocks. 5 hit singles out of 10 tracks is nuts. Is it lyrically complex? No Does it matter? No! The songs are catchy, the riffs are classic. A great classic rock album that holds up well and definitely belongs on this list.

cool, got introduced to michael jackson

Erg leuk album. Ollie vindt het ook wel leuk. Klassieker.

I mean...it's fine. Idk man

Dont need to add any notes, sonic bliss.. Both kinds of music... Rock AND Roll!

Full throttle, brash, in your face, unapologetic rock n roll. Wall to wall bangers, so much so I can't decide my favourite song and it changes with each listen. An absolute classic.

Any listen to this album will put me back in 2006 having a debate with my friend about who's better, AC/DC or Red Hot Chili Peppers, and my dad chiming in and going "neither"

I have a soft spot for the hits but I don’t think they’re good?

It's a classic and for good reason. Crazy that this is Johnson's first album with the group, his vocals are iconic and can't imagine another version. Not a complex album but they are doing everything right and its great to listen to front to back. Worthy of all the love and probably some of the hate too.

These guys can rock but the vocal style can be grating at times. Simple, straightforward, ass kickin rock with some quality riffs and macho power. It’s fun and has a few classic tunes, but not something I’m likely to seek on my own.