Back In Black

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.

Hell yeah.

If you’ve heard one AC/DC song, you’ve heard them all.

Not for me, but i respect the cultural impact i think.

already rating this 0 stars

Basic but still iconic

Meh, again, the 80s just don't sit well with us (we did discuss that it seemed iconic), and lots of catchy songs that are radio hits, but never an album I think either of us are going to put on on our own.

Outside of a few songs like Back In Black and Hells Bells, I don't think I can stand the screechy vocals by Brian Johnson long enough to listen to this on the regular. After a couple songs, his voice started sounding like nails on a chalkboard to me. The instrumentals are good though.

GREAT Friday record! Classic comfort rock! Unquestionably one of the all time best rock albums. Pretty much perfect. Every song is great. And three of the greatest rock hits ever. The young brothers are the masters of the rock riff. RIP Malcolm. 5

5 stars, no question. Love the energy and will remember to put this one on next time I'm feeling sluggish

Loud and in your face. Just a very good album High 4/5

RATING: 5.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: Back in Black LOWLIGHT: What Do You Do for Money Honey

A fun time.

The opening run is stronger than I expected. “Hells Bells” establishes a sense of space and intent that simply isn’t there on Highway to Hell. It feels placed rather than thrown together. The bell is theatrical, but it earns its keep - it creates a room. “Shoot to Thrill” continues that. There’s a sense of purpose to the riffing, a feeling that the band is operating as a unit rather than a gang. This is where Mutt Lange really shows - the edges are tightened, the slack removed. It’s not deeper, but it is more controlled. “What Do You Do for Money Honey” is the first reversion to type. The chant returns, the tone drops, and we’re back in familiar territory. It’s well executed, but it’s also the point where the album reminds you exactly what it is. “Given the Dog a Bone” and “Let Me Put My Love Into You” sit squarely in the “Big Balls” lineage. Blunt innuendo, repetition as delivery mechanism, humour as bonding signal. There’s a degree of self-awareness, but it’s not doing any work beyond maintaining the system. This is where the Spinal Tap comparison stops being glib. The title track, “Back in Black”, is less interesting than its reputation suggests. It’s a statement rather than an exploration - a logo stamped repeatedly. It does its job, but the job is limited. “You Shook Me All Night Long” is monoculture in its purest form. It’s designed to function anywhere, for anyone, with no adjustment required. That portability is the achievement and the limitation. It leaves no residue. “Have a Drink on Me” and “Shake a Leg” continue in the same vein - efficient, confident, entirely surface-led. By this point the system is fully visible and no longer especially engaging. “Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution” closes the album by stating the thesis outright. It’s defensive, declarative, and pre-emptive. There is no ambiguity left to deny - it has already been eliminated. The album is clearly superior to Highway to Hell in terms of control and execution. It is a blunt instrument refined to the highest standard. But the refinement serves a single purpose - the removal of ambiguity. That is the achievement. It is also the limitation

me lembra parte da minha adolescência, ou seja, é 4. hoje em dia algumas músicas soam um pouco iguais umas as outras, mas o fator nostalgia é mais forte para mim.

I really do not need to say anything about this pure masterpiece!

Suffers from same sound syndrome, easily their best album, feeling like a greatest hits album at times

Love this record. Love ac/dc. They were my favorite for a long time before I found Iron Maiden. Anyway this record is great. Hitmaker mutt Lange was the producer which almost feels like a cheat code. The amazing thing here is that it is so legendary and it is the fist record with a new vocalist. Same thing happened with maiden - new singer and amazing record. Anyway I’d hesitate to give it a 5 but I’m doing it. Shoot to thrill might be my favorite here.

Es un rejunte de grandes hits. Innegable su legado pero tiene sos bemoles.

Realmente sentia que estaba siendo tacaño con las puntuaciones pero este disco me demostro que no, la puntacion que tenia reservada era para este tipo de albumes, todas las canciones suenan increibles y te da como una energia escucharlo que es tremenda, y demuestra como no es necesario estar todo el tiempo gritando ni saturar de sonidos para hacer rock y que suene genial. Ademas tiene muchas canciones que son himnos mundiales y que reconoces al instante. Un MERECIDISIMO 10/10

Totalmente suena a AC/DC, me gustó pero no lo escucharía diario

klassinen rock albumi. tunnetuimmat acdc hiti löytyy tältä levyltä.

rock and roll ain't pollution, but ac/dc sure as hell is

This is the definition of fun rock! The lyrics are juvenile and that's ok. It's amazing how many great riffs Malcolm and Angus Young have created! Their musicianship is underrated and their sound is well produced. It was great to hear this again.

Puh

Pretty solid album. It’s a classic and I love AC/DC songs, I mean after all it was what I grew up on, but their songs are pretty repetitive in terms of chord progressions. I also feel like this is a band where you don’t listen to a full album straight through because angus young’s voice can get a lil annoying sometimes.

Hyvää vääntöä. 4/5.

5/10 Favorite: Back In Black

True Classic!

Listenable, big cock rock but entertaining.

I listened to this album while getting ready for therapy this morning, and finished it when I got back home. I enjoyed the album from start to finish. It made me wish I was smoking a cigarette with somebody's toothless uncle at a cookout with this album playing in the background.

Here in Finland there is a nationwide radio station called "Radio Rock". Their slogan is "We play what we want" but in reality they might have the the shortest playlist of all the mainstream stations in Finland. Whenever you open the radio, you are likely to hear Money for Nothing, One and Nothing Else Matters, the biggest hits from Back in Black and a few Finnish songs (usually Nightwish and Apulanta). In addition, how many times you'll hear Back in Black (the song) during an ice hockey game? A dozen? I guess there was a time when AC/DC sounded dangerous or interesting but nowadays you could play You Shook Me All Night Long to a shopping center full of people and no one would be upset. About half of the songs on this album are no longer even music, but sound wallpaper for commute to work, for the beginning of the home team's power play and for lost youth.

This is one of the great arena rock albums of all time. Deducting some because of the nonstop puerile lyrics and Brian Johnson's voice which sounds like somebody is thrashing an elk. But this thing just slaps and the band is a merciles, well oiled machine . The 1-2 punch of the title track and "You Shook Me All Night Long" is legendary. But there are some other great songs here as well even if they start to sound the same. But, yeah, "Let Me Put My Love Into You" is about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the face. 3.5 stars rounded up.

Rock n roll ain't noise pollution, but AC/DC sure is. Nearly 45 minutes of a migraine in band form. I swear these guys are the second worst Australian export ever, behind only Rupert Murdoch. You Shook Me and the title track are ok but aren't enough to save this one. Formulaic as fuck and Apple Music suggesting this is a top 100 album ever is just laughable. Actually prefer Highway to Hell because Johnson's vocals are nails on a chalkboard to me. I was on a great four star streak and they ruined it. Little schoolboy idiots.

Epic

Monster hits.

I'm always on the fence with AC/DC, a.k.a. "the junk food of hard rock". They're legends for a reason, and I can't help but compulsively bob my head up and down like an idiot every time one of their songs starts playing. It's efficient and straight to the point - no-bullshit music for cavemen, but with a groovy twist that can appeal to many. As a teen, it was the kind of stuff that made me crave heavy riffs and screamy goblins instead of pop. On the other hand... The lack of depth and complexity and the repetitive nature of their music sometimes puts me off, and I rarely have the patience to listen to a full AC/DC album. Back In Black is one of their best, but still follows the same pattern. After a couple of bangers, all songs start to sound a bit too similar, and I feel like I'm getting repeatedly hit on the head with a hammer. In the end I'll still give them a 4*, for their entire discog as much as for this particular album. To misquote another famous small angry man, "what they do isn't very subtle, but they're the fucking best at what they do". 7/10

Not all the songs are memorable but some classic 're here. The intro of Hells Bells and above all Back in Black and You shook me that feature the AC/DC Malcom Young signature : silent pauses in the riffs that just enhance the whoe thing.

Je ne suis pas fan de metal ni d'AC/DC (quelle surprise me diront certains) mais il faut reconnaître que c'est un bon album bien construit, avec des "mélodies" et à ma grande surprise je lui décerne 4 étoiles

Coming right after Elliott Smith… this is the exact opposite end of the spectrum. Three notes and you’re straight to the core : no indie fluff, no frills, zero poetry. Just raw, binary rhythm. It’s visceral, it grooves harder than it should. Even kids get AC/DC, there’s something instantly universal in it, as long as you don’t overthink the booze and the prostitutes. Sure, it’s not Bon Scott, but damn, it still hits. No need to think, just take the riff and smile.

Bom album, bem icônico eu acho

Pretty good \m/

Doing what they do, with a brand new lead singer.

Not too shabby, a couple of pretty good songs

I’m shocked by how many of the songs I liked. I would listen to this again.

Admittedly not the biggest AC/DC fan overall, but there are some solid tunes on this album

A classic, but never been an AC/DC guy.

Uh-oh. I couldn’t get over the lead singer’s scratchy gruff voice. Its ugliness detracted from May of the songs, and I found myself only really enjoying the two ubiquitous hits: “Back in Black,” a legendary banger, and “Shook Me All Night Long.” I realized I like the crowd-pleasing pop elements, which I think is probably down to producer Mutt Lange. The guy knew how to spin pop gold out of rock and metal acts.

Beyond comprehension that this album was/is so cover-to-cover perfect considering it was done against a background of scepticism re: "introducing unknown legendary front man V2.0". Solid 5 every day of the week.

No thanks

Well, it's not subtle, is it. This album's undeniably energetic, and well-delivered. But the lyrics are are really puerile and cliched. Apparently pretty influential on British heavy metal bands in the years that followed. Not really my taste in music.

When this popped up I was uninspired to listen to this as I have before. That said, this album is great. Some of the lyrics are a little corny and like most AC/DC albums it's a little repetitive but this album also has some of their best songs. The opener Hells Bells arguably their best song and I love Shoot To Thrill. It may feel a little tired to me but this is an all time rock record...

Noen legendariske riff. Men litt kjedelig spør du meg. Og takler ikke helt vokalen.

Hells Bells- Really long intro but lowkey tuff after that. Im not really a rock person but the song was okay Shoot to Thrill- I liked it as soon as it started playing. Great song overall, the guitar part was my favirote out of the whole song (Through the whole song the only part I actully listened to was the guitar and drum set) What Do You Do For Money Honey- I thought it was Iornman to begin with but so far out of the whole albulm my favorite. The lyrics and instruments are really well balanced Givin The Dog A Bone-

Some nice riffs save it from a 1 star but they mostly quickly transform into something generic, also don't care for the voice.

Standouts Hells Bells Shoot to Thrill What Do You Do For Money Honey Givin the Dog a Bone Let Me Put My Love Into You Back in Black You Shook Me All Night Long Have a Drink on Me Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

Couple bangers but a bit underwhelming for what I expected

Very entertaining and some of their best work is on here. 4.5/5

Great for what it is. I have a hard time with the screeching after a couple of songs personally.

7/10

Ocena dwa i pół bo muzyczka fajna, gitarki siedzą ale lep mnie boli po 40 minutach słuchania wokalu, sorry

The songs are catchy, riffs are nice and clean, etc., but also really repetitive and can't shake off the feeling that if you listened to 3-4 ACDC songs, you basically heard them all, but at the same time I got it that old r&r heads love to listen the same song on repeat throughout their whole life - and that's fine too. 5.5/10 Will I add this album to my library? NO

Number: 102 Date: 04/14/2026 Artist: AC/DC Album: Back In Black Year: 1980 Genre: Hard Blues Rock Rating: 2 Notes: Before: ======= Not a big fan but I do like a couple of their songs. During: ======= 2 Hell's Bells 1 Shoot To Thrill 1 What Do You Do For Money Honey 2 Given The Dog A Bone 1 Let Me Put My Love Into You 4 Back In Black 4 You Shook Me All Night Long 2 Have A Drink On Me 3 Shake A Leg 2 Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution ----------------------------------------------------- 2.16 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= Obviously it's a hugely important album and should be on The List, it's just not for me. 2 my personal rating 4 suitability for this list 5 impact ----------------------------------------------- 3.7 composite rating

I may be biased because this is my dad’s favourite band and because of that I’ve heard this album dozens of times before. Still, this is awesome stuff, a lot of memorable songs here, a great energy and I love the whole energy coming off of this thing.

It was not for me didn’t enjoy it as

Classic rock n roll. Insanely good instrumentals.

best running album

black in black is my favourite album

simplemente increíble

++: Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, Given the Dog a Bone, Back in Black, Shake a Leg, Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution +: What Do You Do for Money Honey, Let Me Put My Love into You, You Shook Me All Night Long, Have a Drink on Me 7,7/10

i always want to go back to high school years when i listen it

Overraskende godt.

AGUANTE AC DC HIJOS DE PUTA

Truly a hard album to rank Music is a 3 or 4, vocals are a 0. Covers are good, this is unlistenable. 2 because it produced music that others covered for the better.

Again, not my thing but quite enjoyable.

What do you want me to say? This fucking rocks, front to back.

This is not my usual thing but it was enjoyable. It did start to sound repetitive but I can appreciate it for what it was

“Back in Black” is undoubtedly AC/DC’s most iconic album, a breathtaking masterpiece and still the second-best-selling album of all time. Unlike the number-one album on this list (“Thriller”—which I reviewed earlier this week), this is less due to the production (though that’s good too) and more to the incisive songwriting, the pure rock ’n’ roll power, and a unique virtuosity. I mean, technically speaking, any halfway-decent guitarist could have written the riffs for “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “Shoot to Thrill,” “Hell’s Bells,” or “Back in Black”—but it was the Young brothers who did. On top of that, this band plays as precisely as humanly possible—and that’s why anyone with even a passing interest in music recognizes the riffs immediately. Some say that AC/DC’s albums are merely a pale imitation of their concerts. However, it was only with this album that they began touring for years on end—so perhaps this reputation also stems from the fact that “Back in Black” is simply larger than life and continues to define the AC/DC sound to this day.

worth 9 dollars? maybe

Classic rocking album held together by rocking guitar work and energy. Shook me is a classic.

Inicia bien pero luego se hacen repetitivas las canciones

good

4 porque tiene la que es para sacarse la ropa

Muy buena, rockera, para arriba. Todos mis respetos a ACDC

Hard rock puro y con mucha potencia. Entiendo perfecto el estatus que tiene; los riffs de guitarra y la solidez de las bases rítmicas son impecables. El sonido en general resulta demasiado pesado para lo que estoy acostumbrado a escuchar. Banco totalmente su calidad técnica y lo contundente que es dentro de su género, pero definitivamente no es mi estilo.

Klassisk rock, bra av dc men blir trött mot slutet

Awesome rock musicianship, great balance of solos vs song, perfect length, and full of hits! Easy 5/5

didnt care for this

I mean yeah, it's one of the greatest straight forward rock albums ever made. Guitar tone on this is so good.

Classic iconic album!

I liked it. It reminds me of something my dad would listen to.

Fuck them they suck didnt even listen. Cant. Fuck em. 0 0%

Anti Christ Devils Child

I'm not a huge ACDC fan I'll be honest. This album rocks but it's just not quite for me. It absolutely deserves a place on this list, and the double hitter of Back In Black and You Shook Me All Night Long is awesome. But outside of that I can't say that I personally got a huge amount of enjoyment from this. Favourites: Shoot To Thrill Back In Black You Shook Me All Night Long

Couldn’t help but picture Jack black singing the whole thing

i fcking love it!!

Excellent song.

Cool

Well, this certainly rocks. Definitely a banger of an album, punchy, catchy and full of energy and unapologetically unsophisticated.

Hells Bells - 4/5 Shoot to Thrill - 4/5 What Do You Do for Money Honey - 5/5 Givin the Dog a Bone - 4/5 Let Me Put My love Into You - 4.5/5 Back In Black - 4.5/5 You Shook Me All Night Long - 5/5 Have a Drink on Me - 4/5 Shake a Leg - 4/5 Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - 3.5/5

Maybe it’s not the same without Bon Scott, but even so, it’s still just good, unclean fun.

I used to be obsessed with the classics back in my teens, but now I'm kind of sick of them.

Es un álbum muy energético. Claro que ya había escuchado algunas canciones anteriormente, pero escucharlo completo en orden ha sido una joya sonora.

it's okay - some obvious heavy hitters

There’s a time and a place for this, but it’s not in my ears at 11 PM.

Decent high energy album. Very similar sounding throughout but was enjoyable to listen to. Don’t know if I would listen to regularly.

Muy buen album con canciones bastante iconicas

9.5/10 (round up to 10) (Fave) Hells Bells- 10/10 (2nd) Sh**t to Thrill- 10/10 (generational song. Peak summer rock First ac/dc song i ever heard too!) (3rd) What Do You Do for Money Honey- 10/10 (how have i never heard this song before?? Its so good!! Peak summer rock again!!) Givin the Dog a Bone- 8/10 Let Me Put My Love Into You- 7.5/10 (“dont you struggle dont you fight Let me put my love into you” is a Bit concerning no? Would have been 10/10 had not for this lyric. Too r*pey) (1st) Back in Black- 10/10 (duh) (Fave) You Shook Me All Night Long- 10/10 (the fact that this came out in 1980 is crazy) (Fave) Have a Drink on Me- 10/10 (Fave) Shake a Leg- 9.5/10 (Fave) Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution- 10/10

All bangers all the time

Like the hits, rest are alright

Cool, Classic metal album fav songs you shook me all night long, Back in black shoot to thrill. Overall:7/10

Rock solid groves, so many good riffs, even excluding the big hits. Hard to believe this was their first album with their new singer and it still crushes to this day. Straightforward rock was never more infectious.

A classic of the genre

Good solid classic rock I like it

I understand the appeal and I wouldn't be upset if it's on in the background at a party or something. But that style of scream singing just makes my throat hurt thinking about to. But I am not going to choose to listen to this album.

This is a one-note album with no variety. Ultra macho at best and misogynistic at its worst, these lot took the worst parts of Led Zeppelin and ran with it. Brian Johnson is a grating vocalist. He shows no range and is straining throughout the record. The lyrics are unintelligent. Just when you think that they will vary the formula when you hear the slow start of 'Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution', the song properly kicks in and you are back to the same old slop. The title track and 'You Shook Me All Night Long' are tolerable as dumb rock radio anthems, but there is where my faint praise ends. There's nothing wrong with dumb music. Ramones are one of my favourite bands. Those guys had charm, range and a hint of self-awareness to their stupidity. AC/DC do not have any of those qualities.

deeply unserious vocals. i’m sorry to anyone that idolizes these guys, but the vocals really turn this sour for me. the songs are simple and to the point which i do enjoy. wish every song was only 2 minutes like The Ramones

Eu gostava muito desse álbum quando eu tinha 13 anos. Eu não escutava esse álbum desde que eu tinha 13 anos. 3,5/5.

Hoje em dia nao tenho saco pra ouvir AC/DC. Mas tem qualidade e pela nostalgia do quanto ouvi: 3.5/5

This one's just a lot of fun, there's not a lot more to it than that. The lyrics aren't deep, but the guitar riffs are hard to beat. Favorite track: "Back in Black"

By the end of side one you realize you've purchased the greatest rock amd roll album of all time. And to be clear, I actually dislike AC/DC quite a bit. But the proof is in the pudding

7/10

The apogee of rock and roll. Pulling this out of the bag after Bon Scott died was a real achievement.

Couldn’t help but enjoy it

4.5?

4.8 Well another one for the 5-star / teenage boy - poster wall. As classic a rock album as it gets,

Ich mag die Stimme von Bon Scott lieber. Jedoch gehört dieses Album zum Besten, was AC/DC jemals aufgenommen haben. So gut waren sie nie wieder. 5 von 5 Punkten.

sometimes rock n roll is noise pollution #sorry

🤘🏻

Listening to a single AC/DC song is great. A full album is when the cracks start to show. The heavy riffs and unapologetic machismo is fun for a bit, but the repetitiveness is clear as day.

Blues riffs played loud with over the top lyrics, the staple of black tee boomer music. Unfortunately, for all the uncomplicated fun it is, the criticisms hold true. It is kinda repetitive, and the lyrics are but a fig leaf to what is actually there.

Classic!

10/10

How on earth am I supposed to listen to this album while sat at my desk working? I want to constantly do that Angus Young guitar jig up and down my office. Maybe chuck in a rock twirl or two, some overt air guitar improvs, and have a kind of gnarly, guitar playing gurn-look on my face. Let's chuck some horns up to this one \m/ \m/ The whole thing rocks like a motherbitch from start to finish \m/ \m/ I don't think I'd ever heard this whole thing before, but I really love the energy on this album \m/ \m/ Lots of 'oh my god' moments, as they (for instance) casually move from Back In Black into You Shook Me All Night Long. There's just so much consistency here, and so many absolute bangers sprinkled in. They've got the formula, man! \m/ \m/

If it weren't for the killer hits, it'd be a 3 — everything's just too samey. Although it works, I have to admit.

2026.04.01.

First album in a while that I wanted it to keep going. Four on the floor beats, simple epic lyrics. So good

Yeah yeah yeah

very fundamental and important rock / metal album, even though it kinda doesn't feel like that for the first half (the 2nd half really shows it's value haha). i can't believe that these vocals are these vocals sobbing

This is a top-notch album from an AUSTRALIAN band, with an entire album that almost feels like a greatest hits album. Yeah, it's got a repetitive riff sound, but the sound is awesome.

Oh yes. One of my favourite albums. Not their best one but it's soo good. Every song is worth a listen here.

Classic I guess but not for me

I hate ACDC, specially the vocals. I read a review that said everything improves if you imagine Toad is the singer and... it kinda works. Music is great but repetitive. Aside from You Shook Me All Night Long it feels like you're listening to the same song. Formula is pretty simple. I definitely think Angus is the real talent here.

no es mi estilo

The simplicity of the formula belies its greatness. Straight up chest thumping, head banging rock n' roll at its best.

Not the best lyrics, not the most difficult guitar playing, not the most complicated compositions. But it's damn good rock n'roll!

Surprised me how good this album actually was. I thought this was going to be a lot more annoying but was actually an extremely solid listen

Me encanta, canciones muy iconicas, todas contienen un sonido muy similar el característico de acdc

old fashioned..I like it.

The drums are incredible the whole way through.

me gusta a pesar de la voz híper aguda del cantante, muy buenos ritmos e instrumentos

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Fine. Nothing spoke to me, but didn’t hate either

F k n

Solid, glad to listen to this whole thing. It does put me the mind of a specific time and place.

So this album is definitely a classic.....if you like dad rock.....or rock & roll. Fortunately, I do, so I thoroughly enjoyed my listen. Do I have any gripes? Yes. Maybe, just maybe, they should've switched up or "played" with their sound a little more....be a little more weird lol. It sounded too good, as in, radio-esk. Overall, you will find some bangers. Favorite song? "Hells Bells" or "Shake a Leg". I am a Houstonian who listens to R&B and Rap. So, take it from me, this album is worth the listen.....maybe just be awake and ready, its nothing to put on while you're getting lucky lol.

This, the first offering with Brian on vocals, when paired on tape with Highway To Hell, the last with Bon Scott, is the epitome of early eighties heavy rock. I find it very hard to mention them separately. They defined a cataclysmic change in the band that somehow managed to retain its essential essence. I don't know of any other band that has produced back to back albums under such circumstances that has completely and utterly defined everything that band stands for. You know there is only one score I can give this.

Top tier stuff. No fillers, just full on energy from the start.

Wow what a surprise! I normally hate Heavy Metal as a genre, with all it's posturing and hair, double denim and its fans. But recently I have given a high score and reasonable praise for Iron Maiden's debut, so am I beginning to embrace this pretentious genre with all its skulls smoking cigarettes and the like? No I'm not, I'm just yellowing with age and its bringing some tolerance to my opinions of things I would have dismissed out of hand. This was alright. That is high praise. Take it Johnson brothers and your dustbin man of a singer. Even Dusty Bin's strangled noises which emanate from somewhere in his throat weren't overly offensive. The guitar playing was on the acceptable side of hedonistic too. I enjoyed it, but not as much as the wife did. Some right banging tunes here. It is their finest effort by far. I really want to give this a 5. But if I did, I think my body would never forgive me and somehow find a way of squirting digestive juice into my skull.

who is this new man and why is he screaming proto butt rock at me

I’m pretty tired of these guys these days but I think the blame lies with Apple Music’s algo that keeps recommending them. I think it’s his voice. I’ll try not to hold that against this albums listen. There are songs and some riffs that make this a 4 star album. But it gets docked a star for the vocals.

Pretty mid outside of the hits but still enough for a 4. Barely.

El mejor disco del mundo.

Music with Rocks In. I do wish there was a bit more variety. All the songs are bangers, and AC/DC rocks, but that's all they do.

Some great rock and roll tracks. Themes seemed pretty similar throughout the album

It's funny how time changes things. Back in "the day", AC/DC were seen very much like Aerosmith - some hits but nothing special, just one of a number of pedestrian RAWK bands. Then somehow both bands ended up becoming lofted into the pantheon of gods by their sheer longevity. Last band standing writes the history? Anyway there's always been a place in my heart for big dumb greasy 70s rawk, and a few months ago I realized these Aussies had quite a few kickin tracks. Mostly I love the greatest hits - there's not many great songs here besides the obvious big 3 but their lean 1980 approach stripped bare of 70s bloat is fun to listen to. Angus's tone crushes it. If there were just a couple more songs with actual hooks, this would push into 4 stars easily for the sheer joyous cheeseburger sound of it.

A bit repetitive but a such a fun listen.

An LP defined by it's singles... and they are very good singles. Runs the risk of being a bit samey, so back-ending some of the good stuff is a wise move.

I mean what can you even say? This sets the bar for heavy metal

The singles were good, but the lesser known songs were alright

3.5 Some bangers but quite overrated as a whole I feel :/

classic

Back in Black fits the category of songs I know very well but would never choose to listen to but then when it comes on in the context of the album you realise it is a very good song. So sharp, such a good use of the blank space. Overall, within its lane I think this album does what it wants to do well. Its just not really my lane. Fave Tracks: Back in Black, Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution 3.2/5

just a classic rock album

Cool

I'm not a big AC/DC fan but I know nearly all songs on this album. It is undeniably a classic album.

i don't like how they sound, at all

Gli AC/DC M'HANNO ROTTO ER CAZZO

An iconic album that I’ve heard pretty much through all my life. Can’t ever go wrong with AC/DC

Balls to the wall rock. Makes my 7th grade, rock discovering soul happy. Sorry. Not sorry.

The jams and riffs are good but even with the big hit songs, it all pretty much feels the same. Likes: Hells Bells, Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long

*listened before the project* Almost the first album I heard when I knew what is rock

One of the first tapes I bought. Back in Black was the first song I learned to play on guitar. Was one of my all time favorites thirty years ago. Probably doesn’t crack my top 100 now but still a classic. Also like Bon Scott AC/DC more than Brian Johnson.

overhyped? yes. good? also yes.

Boy this was a long one. AC/DC is one of those sacred cow bands that were ubiquitous during my adolescence. I don't like them at all. This is a legendary record but it's awfuly repetitive and simplistic. It's just not my cup of tea. There are some better songs like "shake a leg" and "you shook me all night long". But if it wasn't for the challenge I would not have listened to this. It was rough!!!

If you like rock music, you'll love this album. I'm not a big fan of rock and I was able to appreciate it.

Giving this 3 stars bc I do like the chords, but the lyrics are just so repetitive and kind of lame imo.

Back In Black by AC/DC was today’s listen and I have to say I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. This album is loud, fun and aggressive in all the right ways. It knows exactly what it is and doesn’t try to be anything else. The riffs are massive, the energy is relentless, and it just feels like a proper rock album from start to finish. It is one of those albums you can put on at any time and it just works. Favourite tracks: Back In Black, Hells Bells and You Shook Me All Night Long are all brilliant. Least favourite tracks: Nothing feels out of place, every track does its job. Album artwork: Simple and iconic, suits the album perfectly.

The blueprint for literally every hard rock band that came after them. This album rocks. It's not thought provoking, deep, or particularly artistic, but who needs that when you've got cool guitars? A lot of the songs hold up really well and are consistantly played at sporting events across the globe. C'mon now, it may not be everyones favorite album, but just about everyone likes it, and I think that's great.

Legendary

Sorprendente que un album tan ruidoso me de sueño (con respeto a sus respectivos temazos iconicos)

Ok I‘m in a bad mood, but what the fuck is the redeeming quality here? It sounds atrocious

I just can’t.

This album was a favorite of mine before I had even really gotten old enough to develop a taste in music, it still slaps.

4.5

Still good.

It’s a hard rock to the core Loved.. Have a drink on me, Shake a leg and the last but not the least Back in Black Favourite track- Back in Black Date listened- March 18th 2025

Another 5.

Despite never actively choosing to listen to AC/DC, I knew the words to 80% of these songs.

No denying this is just about the most classic a classic rock album can get. I typically break the speed of sound changing the station when AC/DC comes on because it is always on and I'm so burnt out but listening to this complete album it is better than I expected. It also isn't subtle..."let me put my love into you, let me cut your cake with my knife"

Who doesn't love this record? It sold over 30 million copies for a reson. It's iconic in every way. Great riffs, great vocals, perfect production. There are some filler songs that I could mark down if I was being more critical and less fan-boi, but this is an "all killer, no filler" type of record that is just fun to listen to. Bangers from front-to-back.

This album is perfection from song 1 to song 10 with no flaws in sight AHHHHHHH I couldn’t wait to give my 5 stars to this masterpiece. So. Good. So fun! How can you hate fun? The best ride you’ll ever go on

One of the rare occasions where familiarity does not breed contempt. I've heard this album so many times, I think everyone knows the hits inside out, yet they endure. Just good solid riffs, songs that just hit the spot, underpinned by some ridiculous, stupid, often offensive and very catchy lyrics. Like hip-hop, AC/DC have skilfully/somehow dodged cancel culture and stand tall as the band it's cool for your kids, yer da and yer maw to all like. The pick of the bunch for the band. Also bonus point for the Kirriemuir connection. However bonus point removed for the non stop misogyny.

Sort of hilariously one-note but also pleasurable in its simplicity.

hard rock anthems

Good album, although not my favourite genre

This album is one of the best-selling records of all time. It continues to be relevant in the cultural firmament long after its release. So it's kind of already a masterpiece, even before you get to the actual album(which you've likely heard at least half of on rock radio even before this listen). Willfully crude and simplistic, this album is probably one of the least pretentious records in the rock canon. It's popular because you don't need to "get it" to appreciate its hooky songwriting, loud riffs, and simple, rebellious lyrics. Its accessibility and simplicity, which many call a weakness, actually proves to be its greatest strength. It all sounds the same, but that doesn't matter as much when the underlying sound is something you like. It knows what it is, and wears its colors with pride. Not every album needs to be buried under complex time signatures and layers of lyrical metaphors; sometimes, our lizard brains just want easy-to-digest music that makes us feel cool, and that's what this is. It's a refresher from the shitty synthpop and landfill indie this site has been spitting out recently for me. A riff-heavy refresher that wants to rock and roll in that oh-so-70s tradition of "Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll" and make the masses feel cool.

What can I say about this? It's AC/DC. It has some great moments - nare I say, classic moments - but the album as a whole? Meh.

SC/DC is a band I want to like a lot more than I actually like. They've got some bangers on here, but there's only so much cock rock I can stand, and they definitely blast past the outer limits. In short, I feel pretty much exactly the same about AC/DC as I do about the Stones: the only way for me to enjoy them is via a best of collection.

As with Van Halen, AC/DC is a band I mostly disliked back in high school, whose brand of dumb fun I've come to appreciate over the years. Shoot to Thrill is my favorite song of theirs.

4/5 - My 15yo self demands this be a 5, but it does have a few weak spots, so I'm knocking it down a point. The title track and You Shook Me are classic staples, but the lead off duo of Hells Bells and Shoot to Thrill are my favorites here. Angus is one of the best riff writers of all time. Dumb, macho rock, but I love it.

Man screams about his balls for 45 minutes or something idk. It has like every big hit from AcDc. I feel like the more time has gone on the more corny this music has become. One of the songs on the playlist was replaced with the “Iron Man movie version”. 5/10

Very good

Suena perfecto en su estilo

Classic

What is there to say if this is your shit this is the classic. Me I find it... Fine...

You see jokes online about how the lead singer would have auditioned, and the rest of the band thinking 'yeah, this is a great voice for heavy metal'. There is not a lot of range beyond yelling, and the songs sounds quite the same because of it. OK, but slightly boring.

I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would!

High energy hard rock album with track after track of iconic songs. A very enjoyable listen.

AC/DC – Back in Black (1980) On Day 85, I went from questioning if this would be a 1 or a 2 to realizing it’s a definitive 5/5. This is easily one of the best hard rock experiences I’ve had. "You Shook Me All Night Long" might be the best hard rock song ever, and "Back in Black" is an iconic anthem that lives up to all the hype. From the cinematic opening of "Hells Bells" to the masterpiece that is "Shoot to Thrill," the iron is hot throughout the entire body of work. Even underrated tracks like "Shake a Leg" are high-level. The vocals are a unique trademark, and the overall production is so catchy and "triumphant" that it avoids every pitfall I usually find in this genre. A masterpiece. 5/5.

Fuckin 10/10. Banger after banger. Just straight rock n roll

Not for me

I have always avoided AC/DC because I can’t stand the vocals and I find the music incredibly dull, so this is the first time I’ve made it through an album. I struggled. It’s like someone took all the worst tendencies of Led Zeppelin and turned them up to 11, then stripped out anything interesting musically, and made the lyrics 1000% dumber. Rock and Roll might not be noise pollution but this album certainly is.

Holy shit. A lot of these songs are still great. Some are meh. Fun fact: the band are colloquially known as Acca Dacca in Australia.

It’s big and dumb but I do love it.

Solid guitar riffs, cool songs, big hits.

C'mon it's back in black, I spammed this album growing up.

Easy 5 stars for me. One of the great hard rock records of all time. Yes, the themes may not have aged that well over >40 years, but who has? Iconic riffs, Brian Johnson could actually still sing, probably the greatest rhythm/lead combo ever, there is a lot here to like and only some revisionist history can get in the way. As Brian says ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll ain’t no riddle, man……. To me it makes good good sense!!!’

Album 1079 of 1089 Back In Black - AC/DC (1980) Rating : 5 / 5 Every now and then during this 1001 Albums journey, an album comes up where you already know the score before you even press play. This was one of those. Sometimes you go into an album wondering what you’re about to hear… and sometimes you know you’re about to spend some time with a classic. This one was everywhere back in the day. It’s one of those albums that seemed to live on the radio, in cars, at parties, and pretty much anywhere rock music was being played. And after hearing it again today, it’s easy to understand why it became one of the top-selling albums of all time. Everything just comes together on this record. The writing is tight and direct, the guitars are huge, the drums drive everything forward, and the vocals carry that unmistakable attitude that AC/DC built their reputation on. There’s no unnecessary fluff here - just straight-ahead rock that hits hard and keeps moving. What really stands out is how well the whole band locks in together. It’s simple rock and roll on the surface, but it’s done with such confidence and precision that it never feels basic. It just works. And for me personally, there are also a lot of memories wrapped up in this one. Albums like this tend to carry a little extra weight because they were part of the soundtrack of the time. Hearing it again brings some of that right back. Some albums are interesting. Some are influential. And some are just flat-out great rock records. This one manages to be all three.

Such a pivotal album in the career of AC/DC. Some truly incredible tracks. A few of the single entendre songs were a little thin, but it was all fun. Except "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" I've never cared for that song.

An original classic!!!

Vapid, misogynistic, hyper-masculine garbage and of course, there’s a song glorifying r*pe. I hope I live to see the day where we stop canonizing music like this.

Meh. Never been a fan. I appreciate what they did for the genre. There more popular songs are heard all the time, especially at sporting events and such.

I find it hard to take seriously any band that perform in fancy dress and have “trademark” moves. But I had to admit there are some bangers on here

Popular music is weird, man. This, THIS, is the best-selling album (maybe) of all time? Makes no damn sense. Not because it's bad. It's quite good if you're into this sort of thing (I am), but as hard rock records go, it ain't no noise pollution, but it ain't no Appetite for Destruction either. You don't listen to AC/DC to be moved, you listen to AC/DC because the Youngs kick monster ass as guitarists. You listen because you want to bang your head and be stupid. It's very serviceable for this purpose. The first and last tracks are pretty much perfect for this. The title track absolutely rules. "Shoot to Thrill"? Eh, pretty good, not bad at all. And there's a reason "You Shook Me" will never stop being a standard of classic rock radio. So that's the good, and it's very good. I don't know the last time I actually listened to this whole album (or any AC/DC album) and I don't know ever paid attention while doing so, but *woof* those deep tracks really bring things down. Specifically, the horny/sexist/misogynistic troika of "What Do You Do for Money Honey", "Givin the Dog a Bone", and "Let Me Put My Love Into You", the last of which may be the most disgusting song I've heard in years (derogatory), really take the shine off of this. I don't know exactly at what point sleazebag rock and roll (or hip hop, or anything) crosses a line to me and goes from fun to off-putting, but this stuff is way, way past it, bordering on pro-rape. "Have a Drink on Me" falls on the other side of the line, and it's fine, but it's not, like, a good song. Whereas, by contrast, "You Shook Me All Night Long," played out and stupid as it is, I still think of a classic. I'm usually pretty happy when AC/DC comes on the radio, and I sometimes dial up a greatest hits or live album when I'm looking for some pump-me-up shit. They're great for that. It makes sense to me that this became a huge album, but compared to the whole wide world of rock, it's still confounding to me that this rates *as* high as it does.

Allow me to quote the album that comes after this. For Those About To Rock, We Salute You!

When AC/DC returned in 1980 with Back in Black, they weren’t just releasing another hard-rock record—they were regrouping after the death of singer Bon Scott and introducing new frontman Brian Johnson. The result is a lean, riff-driven album that doubles down on the band’s bread and butter: blunt-force guitar hooks, stomping rhythms, and just enough blues groove to keep things swinging. Johnson’s high-pitched rasp is an acquired taste, but it suits the band’s barroom bravado surprisingly well. The album’s biggest moments hit exactly where they should—“Hells Bells” opens with a slow, ominous build before locking into a hulking groove, while the title track “Back in Black” and the swaggering “You Shook Me All Night Long” distill AC/DC’s formula into pure, radio-ready hard rock. The downside is that the band’s devotion to that formula makes much of the album blur together, but when the riffs land, they land hard.

Hard

More familiar to my taste. It is really good

4.75 - Look, I don't consider myself an AC/DC fan and I've never listened to them on purpose before today. These songs are just too iconic, influencial, omnipresent, and (in some cases) good not to rate the album at 5 stars.

I won't give it 1* as I wanted. Everytime I hear AC DC on radio I'm turning it off but I gave it a shot. It wasn't THAT bad. I really enjoyed instrumentals especially guitars which are really good, as friend of mine persuaded me once. But I hate his vocals. They are ruining the songs for me. Especially in Back in black (song), which I'm always skipping beacause I classify it as self harming to listen to it, I absolutely can't stand them. So after 41 minutes of self torturing by listening to this vocals and healing by kinda good music I cane to the conclusion it's still better than Slipknot.

Queria conseguir ouvir mais esse tipo de música

AC/DC have never really been my thing. This album is decent but it's not one I'd be listening to a lot

I'm sure there was a time and place for AC/DC; just not really my vibe. It seems every band that makes it big out of Australia all sound the same.

Рокн-ролл.Не сужу альбомы по тексту так как не все могу понять.Музыка это не про текст это передача эмоции посредством мелодий, ритмов и в последнюю очередь текстом .Голос тоже является инструментом в музыке.Конечно смысловая нагрузка даёт больше ценности этому и любому виду искусства в целом.Но лишь малая часть смысловой нагрузки сможет пересилить эмоции,или вызвать эмоции сильнее.Теперь об альбоме.Альбом с интересной атмосферой довольно простым и энергичным звучанием.Но от этого он не становится плохим.

Finishes on a banger. 3.1 stars.

Classic album, a bit of a one trick pony but they do basic 3 chord hard rock well.

Legendstatus.

4.5 (1980, 10 tracks, 7th album, 42:11) Hard Rock (Australian) So close to a 5. . . Online there was a meme showing a woman in her mid 60’s circa 2020 atop of a man who appeared to be in his 20’s at a huge Australian stadium ACDC concert topless with her grandma tits swinging everywhere. The was an inset photo of alleged her four decades early in 1980 with much perkier tits sitting atop of a man of the approximately the same age. Allegedly the first man was her first husband, and the second man is her oldest grandson. The title was ‘Still Rockin’ after all these years!” and honestly I can’t think of anything more ACDC than this. These guy aren’t the greatest musicians but they are one of the greatest performing bands in the history of rock. Even after Bon Scott’s death they forged on famously with this album (a tribute to Scott – they were “Back” in “Black”). No one leaves an AC-DC concert disappointed (well . . . except for how much you paid.) The band's first album to feature Brian Johnson as lead singer. After the commercial breakthrough of their 1979 album Highway to Hell, AC/DC was planning to record a follow-up, but in February 1980, Scott died from alcohol poisoning after a drinking binge. The remaining members of the group considered disbanding, but ultimately chose to continue on and recruited Johnson, who had previously been the vocalist for Geordie. So why did I give the 2nd best selling album of all time a 4? It’s chocked full of hit and Angus Young cuts killer riffs, but I just don’t feel by 1980 this moved the industry forward (Van Halen and Led Zeppelin covering so much of this ground.) Plus some of sexism seems mean-spirted not good fun. I feel like their earlier work (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and Highway to Hell) while less commercially successful were more influential. The perennial criticism of AC/DC is all their stuff sounds the same. Primitive and their sexual imagery get repetitive and unimaginative. Plus Brian Johnson sings like there's a cattle prod on his balls. The album was composed by Johnson and brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, and recorded over seven weeks in the Bahamas from April to May 1980 with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who had also produced Highway to Hell. The album's all-black cover was designed as a "sign of mourning" for Scott. Back in Black was an unprecedented commercial and critical success. It has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide, making it the second-best-selling album in music history. AC/DC supported the album with a yearlong world tour that cemented them among the most popular music acts of the early 1980s. It has since been included on numerous "greatest albums" lists. On 21 August 2024, the album was certified 27× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, making it the third-best-selling album in the United States and the best-selling album that never reached the top spot on the American charts. Bon Scott, the band's former vocalist, formed in 1973, AC/DC who first broke into international markets in 1977 with their fourth album, Let There Be Rock, and by 1979 they were poised for greater success with their sixth studio album, Highway to Hell. Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange helped to make the band's sound more catchy and accessible, and Highway to Hell became their first gold album in the United States, selling over 500,000 copies, while also peaking at number 17 on that country's pop charts and number eight in the United Kingdom. On 19 February 1980, vocalist Bon Scott went on a drinking binge in a London pub that caused him to lose consciousness, so a friend let him rest in the back of his Renault 5 overnight. The next morning, Scott was found unresponsive and rushed to King's College Hospital, where medical personnel pronounced him dead on arrival. The coroner ruled that pulmonary aspiration of vomit was the cause of Scott's death, but the official cause was listed on the death certificate as "acute alcoholic poisoning" and classified as "death by misadventure". Scott was cremated, and his ashes were inurned by his family at Fremantle Cemetery in Fremantle, Western Australia. The loss devastated the band, who considered breaking up, but friends and family (particularly Scott’s) persuaded them to carry on. After Scott's funeral on 1 March, the band immediately began auditions for a replacement frontman. At the advice of Lange, they brought in Geordie singer Brian Johnson, who impressed the group. The band begrudgingly worked through the rest of the list of applicants in the following days, and then brought Johnson back for a second rehearsal. As AC/DC commenced writing new material for the follow-up to Highway to Hell, vocalist Bon Scott, who began his career as a drummer with The Spektors, played the drums on demo recordings of "Let Me Put My Love into You" and "Have a Drink on Me". In a 2021 interview with Paste, Angus Young claimed this was the full extent of Scott's contributions to Back in Black (though, at this point, he said the demos on which Scott played drums were of "Hells Bells" and "Have a Drink on Me"). Three weeks of rehearsals for Back in Black were scheduled at London's E-Zee Hire Studios, but the rehearsals were cut to one week when an opening came up at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, in the Bahamas. Although the band had wanted to record their next effort in the UK, there were no studios available, and the Bahamas presented a nice tax advantage, so Back in Black was recorded at Compass Point with producer "Mutt" Lange. Johnson recalled that "It was hardly any kind of studio, we were in these little concrete cells, comfy mind, you had a bed and a chair. And this big old black lady ran the whole place. Oh, she was fearsome, she ruled that place with a rod of iron. We had to lock the doors at night because she'd warned us about these Haitians who'd come down at night and rob the place. So she bought us all these six-foot fishing spears to keep at the fucking door! It was a bit of a stretch from Newcastle, I can tell you." Around the time of the band's arrival in the Bahamas, the area was hit by several tropical storms, which wreaked havoc on the electricity at Compass Point. Johnson referenced the bad weather on the opening lines of "Hells Bells": "I'm rolling thunder, pourin' rain. I'm comin' on like a hurricane. My lightning's flashing across the sky. You're only young but you're gonna die." In addition, some of the group's equipment was initially held up by customs, while other gear was slowly freighted over from the UK. Having never recorded with the group, Johnson felt pressure during the process, and he also reported having trouble adjusting to the environment. Lange focused particular attention on Johnson's vocals, demanding perfection out of each take. It was like, 'Again, Brian, again – hold on, you sang that note too long so there's no room for a breath'. He wouldn't let anything go past him. He had this thing where he didn't want people to listen to the album down the road and say there's no way someone could sing that, they've dropped that in, even the breaths had to be in the right place. And you cannot knock a man for that, but he drove me nuts. I'd be sitting there going, 'Arrggghh!'— Brian Johnson A humorous anecdote involved a take being interrupted by a crab shuffling across the studio's wooden floor. Near the end of the recording process, the band asked manager Ian Jeffery to find a bell to include on the album. Jeffery located a foundry to produce the bell, but, with seven weeks having already gone by, he suggested Platt instead record the bells of a nearby church. Platt did so, but these recordings did not suffice, due to the sound of a flurry of birds flying away that accompanied each peal of the bells. The foundry brought forward production on the bell, which turned out perfectly tuned, and it was recorded with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio. According to Angus Young, the album's all-black cover was a "sign of mourning" for Scott. Atlantic Records disliked the cover, but accepted it, on the condition that the band put a grey outline around the AC/DC logo. The album was an immediate commercial success, debuting at number one on the British albums chart and reaching number four on the American chart, which Rolling Stone called "an exceptional showing for a heavy-metal album". It topped the British chart for two weeks, and remained in the top 10 of the American chart for more than five months. In Australia, the album reached number one on the ARIA Charts in March 1981. After Back in Black was released, AC/DC's previous records Highway to Hell, If You Want Blood You've Got It, and Let There Be Rock all re-entered the British charts, which made them the first band since The Beatles to have four albums in the British Top 100 simultaneously. Back in Black's American success prompted Atlantic, the band's US record company, to release their 1976 album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap for the first time in the US, and in May 1981 Dirty Deeds reached number three on the US chart, surpassing Back in Black's peak position. To promote the album, music videos were filmed for "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Hells Bells", the title track, "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution", "Let Me Put My Love into You", and "What Do You Do for Money Honey", though only the first four of those songs were released as singles. "You Shook Me All Night Long" became AC/DC's first Top 40 hit in the US, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. On August 21, 2024, the album was certified 27× multi-platinum by the RIAA, denoting 27 million American sales. This placed it sixth on the list of the best-selling albums in the US. Worldwide, it has sold 50 million copies, leading Mark Beaumont of NME to call it "the biggest selling hard rock album ever made" For Rolling Stone in 1980, David Fricke regarded it as "not only the best of AC/DC's six American albums", but also "the apex of heavy-metal art: the first LP since Led Zeppelin II that captures all the blood, sweat and arrogance of the genre." Rolling Stone ranked it 73 in 2003 "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" number 84 on the 2020 Five months after Bon Scott's death, AC/DC finished the work they had begun with him; they released Back in Black as a tribute to him, but his name did not appear in the writing credits. The issue of whether Scott's lyrics were used, uncredited, on the album remains an enduring topic of debate and was a major focus of Jesse Fink's biography of Scott, Bon: The Last Highway. In the book, Scott's girlfriend Margaret "Silver" Smith (died 2006) told Fink that Scott called her on the evening before his death to invite her out to celebrate writing lyrics for Back in Black. Smith told Fink, "I’ve never sat down and listened to [Back in Black] but the night that he died that was why he wanted to go out. He'd finished [the lyrics]. I'd been around for the writing of a few albums by then so he knew that I knew what his pattern was. He would write away from the band. If they were in the studio he'd be up in the kitchen, a couple of floors away or something; pretty much just stay there by himself ... that's why he wanted to go out. 'I’ve finally bloody finished it. It's done.' Fink also produced quotes from Scott's ex-bandmate in Australian band The Valentines, Vince Lovegrove, who stated that Scott's family receives royalties for Back in Black. Another girlfriend of Scott's, "Holly X" (a pseudonym), also claims Scott wrote the song "You Shook Me All Night Long".  Fink also revealed past interview quotes from Angus Young, in some of which he admitted that Scott's lyrics were at least partly used, and others in which he denied it. In a 1991 interview with Kerrang! magazine, Young was asked by journalist Paul Elliott, "Who wrote the lyrics on [‘Given The Dog A Bone’] and the others on Back in Black? Bon, or Brian, or both?" Young replied, "Bon wrote a little of the stuff." The official credits on the album were and remain "Young/Young/Johnson". In 2022, Johnson released his autobiography, The Lives of Brian, and denied Scott had written lyrics for Back in Black. He stated, "The conspiracy theories are legend – usually started by people who think they know but weren't there... it was me at the end of the pen, writing every night and every morning, with only the title to work with. That's what happened. That's the truth and I really hope that settles it." Johnson made particular reference to writing the lyrics to "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Have a Drink on Me", "Hells Bells" and "Back in Black", and stated that he was given nothing more than a riff and a title to work with. He also said that the title of the song "Rock 'n' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" had come directly from a story Scott had told the rest of the band. Back in Black was released at a time when heavy metal stood at a turning point between a decline and a revival, as most bands in the genre were playing slower tempos and longer guitar solos, while AC/DC and Van Halen adopted punk rock's "high-energy implications" and "constricted their songs into more pop-oriented blasts". Harrington credited producer Lange for drawing AC/DC further away from the blues-oriented rock of their previous albums, and toward a more dynamic attack that concentrated and harmonized each element of the band: "the guitars were compacted into a singular statement of rhythmic efficiency, the rhythm section provided the thunderhorse overdrive, and vocalist Johnson bellowed and brayed like the most unhinged practitioner of bluesy top-man dynamics since vintage Robert Plant." Tom Moon said Back in Black's "lean mean arena rock" and the production's "delicate balance of power and finesse [...] defined the commercial side of heavy music for years after its release." Lange's production for the album has had an enduring impact in the music industry. Harrington wrote that "to this day, producers still use it as the de facto paint-by-numbers guidebook for how a hard-rock record should sound", and, in the years after its release, studios in Nashville would use it to check the acoustics of a room, while Motörhead would use it to tune their sound system. 1.) "Hells Bells" the opening track, serving as a dark, atmospheric tribute to their former lead singer Bon Scott, who had died five months earlier. The song functions as a "funeral toll" for Scott, who was known for his wild, hard-living persona often described as "raising hell". The title is a play on the common British/Australian exclamation "hell’s bells," used to express surprise or anger. In the song's context, it shifts into an ominous reference to the underworld and mortality. Written by new vocalist Brian Johnson, the lyrics use metaphors like "rolling thunder" and "pouring rain" to evoke a sense of impending doom and the reality of death. Johnson has stated the lyrics "poured out" of him during a tropical storm in the Bahamas, feeling as if Scott's spirit were present. To achieve the song's authentic, somber tone, the band refused to use a studio sound effect. They commissioned a custom, one-ton bronze bell from John Taylor Bellfounders in England. Because the bell wasn't finished in time for the studio sessions, a mobile recording unit was brought to the foundry to capture its toll. Engineer Tony Platt recorded the strikes and later slowed them down to half-speed to make the bell sound like a much heavier, more "ominous" two-ton bell. The song became a staple for intimidating stadium entrances, most notably for MLB relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman. In 1993, the song was played over loudspeakers in Somalia to help locate and comfort imprisoned pilot Michael Durant, Black Hawk Down, who was a fan of the band. 2.) "Shoot to Thrill" it features multiple layers of meaning ranging from literal inspiration to sexual metaphor. The Literal Inspiration: "Suburban Pushers" The "Milkman" Dealer, Lead singer Brian Johnson stated he was inspired by a British news article about a drug dealer who made daily rounds in the London suburbs. The article described how this dealer sold narcotics (specifically "pills") to bored, depressed housewives who would then go to local clubs looking for excitement. "Too Many Pills": This context explains the line "Too many women with too many pills", with "Shoot to thrill" potentially referring to the injection of these substances for a quick "thrill. Sexual Double Entendre: The Gun Metaphor: In standard AC/DC fashion, the lyrics heavily use a gun as a phallic "Pulling the Trigger": Phrases like "I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will" and "pull the trigger" are widely interpreted as references to male sexual climax. Angus Young has noted that the song's mid-track "breakdown"—where the music slows down and builds tension—was inspired by the final three-way standoff in Sergio Leone's film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The sequence was designed to mirror the slow, atmospheric build of Morricone’s soundtrack piece "Il Triello" before exploding into a fast-paced finale. "Iron Man" Connection: Tony Stark's Theme: The song gained a massive new generation of fans after being featured as the entrance music for Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. Film critics and fans often point out that the song’s themes of reckless living and womanizing perfectly match the persona of Stark in the early Marvel films. 3.) “What Do You Do for Money Honey" explores themes of Golddigger - transactional relationships, ambition, and the darker side of the "hustle". The song's narrator observes a mysterious woman and questions the source of her wealth. "you're lovin' on the take and you're always on the make" suggest a lifestyle where personal connections are used for financial gain. "squeezin' all the blood outta men" portrays a cynical, almost predatory view of how the subject maintains her status.Many critics and fans interpret the track as a "hooker song," though it avoids explicit terms, instead using street-smart metaphors to describe the world of professional companionship. Malcolm Young had the main guitar riff developed years before the song was actually written. The title is likely a reference to the 1953 rhythm and blues hit "Money Honey" by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters, which similarly dealt with the struggles and demands of money in relationships. 4.) “Givin the Dog a Bone” Well this song doesn’t take a rocket scientist pretty mysoginsit rock and roll good fun tells a tale of receiving oral sex form a woman – utilizing the metaphor of just giving the dog a bone… The band’s signature style, the song is built on a literal idiom used as a provocative sexual double entendre. Also the ‘dog’ is also a bitch. The title is a play on the traditional English nursery rhyme "Knick Knack Paddy Whack," which contains the line, "Give the dog a bone". The lyrics describe a woman who is "no Mona Lisa" no “Playboy Model” but is highly seductive and "takes you down easy," focusing on the theme of satisfying physical desires. ACDC spells it "Givin the Dog a Bone" (without an apostrophe). This was one of the first songs for which new vocalist Brian Johnson wrote lyrics. He has described the song as being "subtly filthy" and filled with clever wordplay that stops just short of being explicit. It is a high-energy "bluesy rocker" in the key of A, featuring a main riff that Malcolm Young had developed years before the song was completed 5.) "Let Me Put My Love into You" Like many of the band's tracks, it uses thin metaphors and sexual double entendres to describe physical intimacy. A straightforward, mid-tempo rocker about a male narrator expressing intense sexual desire for a woman. The lyrics utilize various euphemisms for intercourse, most notably the line: "Let me cut your cake with my knife". Critics and listeners have often noted the song's more aggressive and "macho" lyrical style compared to others on the album. Phrases like "Don't you struggle / Don't you fight" have been criticized by some as having a dark or questionable tone regarding consent. Unlike the high-energy anthems on the album, this track is described as "heavy and syrupy," leaning closer to heavy metal with its slow, "ringing" low-E string riff. In modern fan circles, the line "Let me cut your cake with my knife" is often jokingly linked to British baking icon Mary Berry, though the song predates her TV fame by decades. 6.) "Back in Black" is the ultimate comeback anthem, written as a defiant celebration of the band's late frontman, Bon Scott. While "Hells Bells" was the somber funeral toll, "Back in Black" is the "party at the wake." The band wanted a song that celebrated Scott's life and "rebel" spirit rather than wallowing in sadness. They specifically asked new singer Brian Johnson to write lyrics that weren't "mopey." The title refers to the band returning to the music scene after a period of mourning, wearing black as a mark of respect for their fallen comrade. The line "I got nine lives, cat's eyes" refers to the band's (and Scott's) resilience and ability to survive the toughest lifestyles and setbacks. "Forget the hearse 'cause I never die" signify that Bon Scott’s legacy and the band's spirit are immortal through their music. Angus Young came up with the legendary opening riff while "messing around" on a guitar in a dressing room; he reportedly told his brother Malcolm, "I think I've got something here." The entire album cover was kept all black as a sign of mourning for Scott, a move the record label initially resisted because they thought it wouldn't sell. They also were sued for stealing the “black” concept. 7.) "You Shook Me All Night Long" well – more of ACDC’s signature shenanigans - the band's ultimate "boy-meets-girl" anthem, focusing on a memorable sexual encounter with a woman who leaves the narrator completely exhausted. To be "shaken" in this context means to be physically and emotionally rocked by someone’s sexual prowess. Unlike some of the grittier tracks on the album, the lyrics describe a woman who is "fast" and "clean," with metaphors like "working double time on the seduction line" and "knocking me out with those American thighs." In classic rock fashion, Brian Johnson uses automotive imagery—"took me to the limit and you stood me there" and "shook me like a horse and carriage"—to describe the intensity of the night. Brian Johnson wrote the lyrics after seeing images of "American girls" and their distinctive "thighs" while the band was recording in the Bahamas. He wanted to capture the "perfect rock and roll girl." The line "working double time on the seduction line" is a play on factory work, suggesting she is a professional at what she does. It was the first AC/DC single to break into the Top 40 in the US, cementing their transition from underground hard rock to global superstardom. Despite the good heart hearted misogyny you have to admit is a damn well written song. 8.) "Have a Drink on Me" is a high-octane toast to excess, serving as a "cheers" to the memory of Bon Scott, who was famously fond of the bottle. Along with the title track, this song was written to celebrate Scott’s "social" side. Instead of being a warning about alcohol, it’s a celebration of the hard-partying lifestyle he personified. The lyrics describe a classic night out—buying rounds for the house, getting "loaded," and ignoring the consequences. Given that Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning, some find the song macabre, but the band viewed it as the most honest tribute they could give: a song about the thing Bon loved doing most. "I'm dizzy, drunk and high": A direct nod to the sensory overload of a heavy night out. "Whiskey, gin and brandy / With a glass I'm pretty handy": Highlights the "professional" level of drinking the band was known for. "Don't worry 'bout the price / It's on the house": Captures the reckless, generous spirit of a "king of the bar" persona. It features one of Malcolm Young’s most swing-heavy, "drunken" blues riffs, designed to make people want to move. Brian Johnson delivers the lines with a raspy, celebratory grit that suggests he’s right there in the pub with the listener. 9.) "Shake a Leg" is the penultimate, high-speed track a classic "outlaw" anthem about rebellion, restless energy, and escaping the law. While "shake a leg" usually means to hurry up or dance, AC/DC uses it here to describe a frantic escape. It's about a character who is "on the run" and living life at breakneck speed. The lyrics feature a protagonist who has "no respect" for the law and is "breaking all the rules." It captures the classic rock and roll trope of the social outcast who refuses to settle down or be caught. Lines like "Keep on growin' / Keep on flowin'" and "I'm a wild man" emphasize a life of constant motion and physical energy. Brian Johnson delivers some of his highest, most piercing screams on the album here, matching the frantic, "nervous" energy of the guitar work. The "Speed" Track: This is the fastest song on the album. It serves as a high-intensity bridge between the bluesy "Have a Drink on Me" and the mid-tempo finale, "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution." Angus Young’s guitar solo is considered one of his most technically demanding and "shred-heavy," reinforcing the theme of chaotic, unstoppable speed. 10.) “Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" the final track and definitive manifesto of the 1980 album Back in Black. It serves as a defiant defense of rock music against critics and local authorities who viewed it as a public nuisance. The song is a direct response to those who claimed rock music was nothing more than "noise" or "pollution". The lyrics assert that rock and roll is a vital, enduring force that "will never die". Malcolm Young explained that the title came from news reports in London regarding noise pollution. Authorities were cracking down on clubs like the legendary Marquee Club because they were in built-up areas, and new environmental health laws were restricting loud music after 11 PM. The improvised spoken intro by Brian Johnson—"All you middle men throw away your fancy clothes"—was a jab at the grey area of industry executives and bureaucratic "top guys" who weren't doing the real work but were still making the rules. The album was originally supposed to have only nine tracks. Their management and label requested one more song, so Angus and Malcolm Young wrote "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" in roughly 15 minutes. In the song's first 12 seconds, you can clearly hear the sound of a lighter clicking and Brian Johnson taking a pull from a cigarette before he starts singing. Despite being a "filler" track written in minutes, it became the highest-charting single from the album in the UK, reaching #15. Track listing All tracks are written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Brian Johnson and maybe Bon Scott? 1. "Hells Bells" 5:10 2. "Shoot to Thrill" 5:17 3. "What Do You Do for Money Honey"3:33 4. "Givin the Dog a Bone" 3:30 5. "Let Me Put My Love into You" 4:16 6. "Back in Black" 4:15 7. "You Shook Me All Night Long" 3:30 8. "Have a Drink on Me" 3:57 9. "Shake a Leg" 4:06 10. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"4:15 Personnel taken from Back in Black liner notes,[77] and Sound on Sound.[78] AC/DC Brian Johnson – lead vocals Angus Young – lead guitar Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals Phil Rudd – drums Robert John "Mutt" Lange – production, backing vocals Tony Platt – engineering

Structurally a good album, music is meh

听多了有点烦

Listen, this is immortally fun, slaps so hard, the riffs are absolutely unreal. IT IS SO FUN. The vocals are wild, the grooves are stronggg, the whole thing is campy in exactly the right way. Does it have subtlety? Not really, but if your basic formula is this fucking good don;t mess with it further.

Album #2 - 7 Mar 2026 For the musicality, I would give this album ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It opens strongly. “Hell’s Bells” has real dynamic range, with the tolling bell intro, the slow build, and the way the song gradually settles into its heavy groove. It feels like the record is setting up a dramatic arc. Where it loses a star is that after that, the album largely settles into a consistent gear. AC/DC clearly have their formula: tight rhythm section, crunchy riffs, and punchy hooks. The riffs are undeniably catchy and fun, and the band executes that classic hard rock style extremely well. Still, I would have liked to hear a bit more variation across the album. Once it finds its lane, it stays there for most of the runtime. For the lyrics, I would give it ⭐️. I am a woman born in Sydney in 1986, so AC/DC were basically part of the musical wallpaper of my upbringing. Their songs were everywhere: pubs, parties, radio, backyard barbecues. A certain slice of Australian culture swims in this music. Because of that, I was already very familiar with the sound of Back in Black even though I had never actually sat down and listened to the record front to back until now. Revisiting it intentionally, the lyrical themes mostly land as straightforward misogynistic objectification. I know some people read AC/DC’s lyrics as tongue-in-cheek or cartoonish rock and roll bravado. But in practice, for many listeners it is simply taken at face value. When songs lean into themes around prostitution or women as transactional sexual objects, I do not read that as critique of women. If anything, it reads more like fragile male ego and shame projected outward. Call me a feminist, whatever. For me, that makes the lyrical world of the album fairly uninspiring. I tend to gravitate toward music that explores something deeper, whether ideas, emotions, or stories, rather than treating women as trophies or mechanisms for satisfying male desire. That said, I can still appreciate Back in Black as a culturally significant record. The sound is iconic and the riffs have had enormous influence. But culturally omnipresent does not necessarily mean culturally nourishing. Overall rating: 2.5 (rounded down)

fav songs: hells bells you shook me all night long drunk-core, riffs 20/100

#874. Look, look, look, I know. I know. I gave Kid Rock and Bovine Joni albums 3 stars with the reasoning that even though it isn't really good, there's a bunch of hits there, including ones that you'll sing along to against your will- so with that reasoning and my own rating pattern this should get a three as well. But I just can't fucking do it, okay? Im nothing if not inconsistent.It's just that this is so bad. Its so terrible and cringe and no one over the age of 11 can honestly say they like this. I hate it. 2/5: stop

It all blends together too much, and the vocals are weird. You Shook Me All Night Long kicks ass though.

lyrics are a bit sus but good album

Very good record.

Dieses Album ist so allgegenwärtig, dass eine Welt schwer vorstellbar ist, in der man nicht jedes dieser Riffs kennt. Wie krass das gewesen sein muss, "Back in Black" zum ersten mal zu hören. Insgesamt etwas front-heavy, zu Beginn der A- und B-Seite jeweils die stärksten Songs. "Giving the dog a bone" ist mehr dazu da, dem Publikum die Chance zu geben, sich ein zehntes Bier zu holen. Inhaltlich behandelt das Album die relevanten philosophischen Themen der Epoche: Ficken, Saufen, Ruhestörung. Hat die Marke Schaden genommen, weil AC/DC seine Musik an jedes Wok-WM-Event verscherbelt hat? Weil jeder zweite Bierbauch auf dem Volksfest von einem AC/DC-Shirt verschönert wird? Weil es unmöglich ist, auch nur eine Stunde einen beliebigen Rock-Radiosender zu hören, ohne dass "Hells Bells" ertönt? Auf jeden Fall! Aber wenn man dieses Album auflegt und aufdreht ist das trotzdem extrem gut.

Rischdsch Geil! Musste auf voller Lautstärke über Kopfhörer angemacht werden. Habe deshalb Ermahnungen bekommen, weil ich meinen Kater neben mir nicht mehr schreien gehört habe

A tad bit too much objectification of women for my preference.

Never been a huge fan, but this is one of their records I like. Shook Me may even be my favorite song of theirs.

The irony of getting a hard rock/arena rock album as my first album makes me laugh. Listening to this album is easily enough a ticket to imagining my parents generation and how they view this album. The YouTube video I listened to the full album on had comments from what looked like all Gen X or Boomers, absolutely dying over how this is the greatest rock album ever made. Bless there souls I love this for them and find it beautiful this is peoples Everything. My honest impressions is that its interesting to listen to this for the first time in its entirety and understand how much of an impact this had on both pop culture but music culture going forward. This does seem like a window into the furthering of mass market music that seemed to really take off in the 80s. That being said, this album is exactly what I expected. I found a couple tracks being honestly pretty alright, however I do not see myself ever going back to listen to the album or those tracks. This flavor of Hard Rock is just not for me and that was to be expected, it's okay!

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think a fair few of these songs sound pretty similar. At least toward the beginning. I like AC/DC's sound. They're as well known as they are for a reason, and I do quite enjoy them. I think that this was great. Of course it's great, but whereas I thought this would be an easy 5 star it falls a bit short due to the vocals getting very stale very quick. Back in Black, fortunately, reset that for me and I was able to enjoy a majority of the album. That kind of shrill vocal just really didn't work for me the entire time.

I've heard this one before. It's pretty good. Can't argue with Metallica.

Generally very safe and sterile overall. The lead vocals can only be attributed to AC/DC and the guitarwork is solid overall but everything else is as I said, safe. This album pushes no new boats to see but nothing on this project is below decent. I do like Shook Me All Night Long as I think its the lightest and fun song of the album but its the most radio friendly song as well. This album is emblematic of their whole sound and I mean as a compliment and an insult. I don't hate this album but I'm not revisiting it aside from throwing on select songs on a playlist on shuffle.

Wonderfully repetitive and lots of lyrics about shaking

A complex concept album based on Cartesian duality; the physical rock of the body competing with, but ultimately helpless without the rolling mind. It’s a brilliant reinterpretation through thoughtful tracks such as “Let me put my love in you” and “You shook me all night long”. Who hasn’t suffered long sleepless nights wrestling with the paradox of the human condition? I know I have. Highly intellectual study of the duality of the rock and the roll. 4 stars

One of the truly great album intros with Hells Bells. Top to bottom this has few weak spots. I can’t imagine being 14-18 years old in 1980 and hearing this on release day. Phenomenal stuff.

God i fuckin can't stand this lazy ass band, ACDC has always pissed me off for it's absolutely boring and shit lerycs and basic ass riffs. Always felt like this band is the pinecle or mass appeal, record company pipeline slop. ACDC are responsible for some of the worst/ most boring tracks of all time. Just slop built on slop- it's like they were given a book of "fun American phrases" and made songs as fast as possible in the topics, shoved them into popular culture. Aerosmith and ACDC are responsible for 90% of the songs on the classics rock radio station that made me turn it off instantly. These bands fall so soundly in my group of bands and songs that never healed up from this era, it was radio slop for a time this music was very popular, that's it, nothing more. This shit is only relevant because a single generation had never heard an electric guitar before. So fucking lazy and unremarkable. Like honestly how does one get more then 30 seconds into any of these songs and think "I need more of this or can't wait to see where this goes". Ugggg Like this is how all the songs were made: think of a phrase- sing it 10 times- fuck it electric guitar riff, Don't even get me started on how toxic the lerycs actually are too, so gross, 0 if it was possible

Good music, but very misogynistic and juvenile… which sorta worked when I was 14, but not now.

fine album. AC/DC is not a band that gets better with more listens, and I've listened to far too much of them in the past, but if you're going to listen to one of their records it might as well be this one

Maybe doesn't have the most artistic merit but lots of fun. Hells Bells and Shoot to Thrill are my favourite on here.

There are some albums where about 3-4 tracks in I start thinking if it keeps this up we have a 5/5 on our hands. With this album I was thinking that after the first minute. It's absolutely remarkable that the band was not only able to continue after the death of Bon Scott, but produce an album that's so good and so uplifting. Music wins!

fav track - have a drink on me 100/100

This is obviously a classic album from a legendary rock band. It's not quite in the same ranks as my favorite, 5/5 albums but it's definitely a solid 4/5 for me.

uuuugugghghghg no

Absolute Cinema. A classic

the two songs i like are good

Pretty great record, but had a good amount of filler.

5/5 GET IN THE PLAYLIST, GO GO GO GO GO EVERYONE IN NOW!!!! Easiest 5/5 of my life. I love AC/DC, grew up listening to them. I can't get enough!!! Such a quintessential rock album.

This album came out when I was in junior high and it's a banger. Back in Black and Hells Bells get all of the credit, but my favorite is Shoot to Thrill. This is about the hardest rock I listen to, and I love it.

Classic Aussie Rock

This is THE hard rock album. Sure, AC/DC are a one trick pony, but its a hell of a trick and this album was them at the height of their powers with Mutt Lange handling production and making one of the best sounding and heaviest hitting rock albums of all time.

Shook me all night long was good everything else just very repetitive and acdc even back in black which is good on its own was a bit tiresome in this

En 2026, AC/DC est toujours un classique. Redécouvrir cet album était très plaisant. Cependant, peut-être que j'ai mis la barre trop haute dans mes souvenirs mais les chansons, qui sont certes des classiques, sont dans les standards du hard rock. On reconnait bien le style AC/DC tout au long de l'album, les chansons s'enchaînent mais manque de changements de ton. Note : 3 À réécouter : Oui

It’s not particularly deep and most of the songs sound pretty much the same, but it’s still a fun listen.

I've previously been quoted as saying "maybe the worst vocals on an album I've ever heard, this is unlistenable" after listening to an AC/DC album. But my research says that they moved the singer to drums early in this album and then he died, so this album has promise. The intro to Hells Bells is legendary, and this album rocks through and through. The vocals aren't good but they're iconic. givin the dog a bone is like purple stain, a song that absolutely jams but is rough when you dial into the lyrics for even a second. i mean some of these songs could've been on doggystyle. The album delivers on what it promises -- a jamfest. I'm not going to listen to it often, but it does what it does well. References to coercive (possible abusive) sex should lower this significantly, so I'll drop it from a 4 to a 3

The hit-to-skip ratio on this thing is insane for how highly rated this thing is. There's one or two bangers on this thing that are worth it, but everything else is complete garbage.

this album to me is bland (hot take?) i don’t know its like im listening to the same song with different lyrics each time. i found myself just waiting for this album to be over. i understand it’s important in the history of rock but then again it was probably groundbreaking when it came out. not my type of rock kind of boring.

Beter dan verwacht

Highlights: Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, Givin' the Dog a Bone, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution AC/DC is extremely spoiled for me because it was overplayed in the local gym. When I think of AC/DC I think of every possible normie poser that claims that he's a rocker because he knows their hits - it's something they have in common with Metallica and GnR. Also, without exception on every mention of AC/DC I get flashbacks of Iron Man 2... I still find AC/DC worthy of all of its praise but I can't find myself listening to them of my own free will. Like yeah, they don't pretend to be edgy like some other twats and their music is just pure fun, but given the earlier context, their music just comes off as kinda cringey. But yeah, the sound of Back in Black puts the hard in hard rock, and it's probably their most densely megahit-packed record. Am I saying it's their best? Not really. I'm not really tapped into their discography, but my likes are evenly distributed across their 70s and 80s run. That said, if it isn't their best, it has to at least be second best. Really, I don't see any difference compared to their older or newer stuff, so to me the only benchmark that it's better than something else is just the density of hits. A big problem with their music is that I feel like there is never a concept of the record. I bet you that you can give me some random compilation and tell me that it's a studio album and it would feel the same... I guess that means their formula is good doe? So even though it was hard to survive without cringing while listening, I recognize its value and what it is and isn't meant to be. It is fun and my head does bop so it's mission accomplished.

I liked the album tracks more than the hits, not my kind of music but better than I expected

Excellent

I f love it

8/10 - Absolute classic

Que pedazo de álbum. Una bestialidad lo que suenan. Rock puro. Hitasos. La crítica es que AC/DC suena siempre igual. Creo que lograron repetir una fórmula que no tiene fallas: simplemente, sonar bien y ser fiel a su estilo.

GOOD!!

A little screamy off the top, maybe if I was more angry today it would have gelled. My favorite tracks were Let Me Put My Love Into You (never heard) and Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long (iconic)

Classic case of "objectively nice, but the singles carry the album." It's a bit repetitive for my taste, but the vibe is good. The kind of album I'd throw on while I'm driving,windows down, not thinking too hard, just letting it rumble in the background. Does what it needs to do. Doesn't do much else. Solid. Predictable. The singles are the singles for a reason.