AC/DC: Black Ice

[A7]

AC/DC's newest album comes out on October 20. And by the sound of the first single, it's bound to be the band's first good album since 1990's The Razor's Edge.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX2xbqWtyJU]AC/DC - "Rock 'N Roll Train"[/ame]

 

[kalifguy]

I've been looking forward to hearing this album all year, though Testaments turned out to be a big surprise.

 

[Acujer]

But they had an album after Razors Edge. That album with Stiff Upper Lip.

 

[A7]

There were two albums between The Razor's Edge and this one, but they were disappointing. Pretty sad, as Ballbreaker (1995) marked the return of the classic lineup (with Phil Rudd back on drums). Rick Rubin may have done wonders with producing Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and most recently, Metallica, but his contributions didn't work well with AC/DC.

Stiff Upper Lip (2000) was slightly better, but still considered by fans as "filler." Majority of the songs seemed random and repetitive.

 

[A7]

The album came out yesterday. Has anyone here picked it up?

 

[Danny rctv]

There were two albums between The Razor's Edge and this one, but they were disappointing. Pretty sad, as Ballbreaker (1995) marked the return of the classic lineup (with Phil Rudd back on drums). Rick Rubin may have done wonders with producing Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and most recently, Metallica, but his contributions didn't work well with AC/DC.

Stiff Upper Lip (2000) was slightly better, but still considered by fans as "filler." Majority of the songs seemed random and repetitive.

I liked "Ballbreaker" myself. I skipped "Stiff Upper Lip" but I do like that new single they put out.

 

[A7]

I've picked up a copy of Black Ice and listened to all of it a couple of times. Aside from "Rock 'N Roll Train", the other good songs are "War Machine" and "Big Jack." So far, it's a pretty good album. Nearly every song has the classic AC/DC sound. Overall, I rank Black Ice #4 among the Brian Johnson era albums and #8 among all of AC/DC's studio albums.