High Voltage
by: AC/DC
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In 1976, when the Eagles, Peter Frampton, and Heart ruled the rock airwaves, along came five scruffy young men (the lead guitarist was maybe all of 18 and dressed in a schoolboy's uniform) from Australia playing some of the rowdiest, hardest, dirtiest rock of all time. Screaming "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," singer Bon Scott teased like a braggart. Sensing the rock community's growing dissatisfaction with bloated, epic-scaled bands, AC/DC were indeed a high-voltage act: their drummer nailed the beat with fury, their bluesy guitar riffs mutated into something metallic and sharp-edged, and Scott's vocals took the shrillness of early Robert Plant to a leaner and meaner place. "Live Wire" is one of the most electrifying hard rock songs imaginable, "High Voltage" and "TNT" are the musical equivalent of touching exposed nerves with a rusty fork, and "Jack" proves that white rock dudes can, contrary to popular belief, get down. Whew! --Lorry Fleming
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AC/DC's 1976 album digitally remastered and reissued in aspecial digipak plus a 16 page full color bookletcontaining all original album art, many unpublished photos, classic memorabilia and new 2003 liner notes. Epic.
In 1976, when the Eagles, Peter Frampton, and Heart ruled the rock airwaves, along came five scruffy young men (the lead guitarist was maybe all of 18 and dressed in a schoolboy's uniform) from Australia playing some of the rowdiest, hardest, dirtiest rock of all time. Screaming "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," singer Bon Scott teased like a braggart. Sensing the rock community's growing dissatisfaction with bloated, epic-scaled bands, AC/DC were indeed a high-voltage act: their drummer nailed the beat with fury, their bluesy guitar riffs mutated into something metallic and sharp-edged, and Scott's vocals took the shrillness of early Robert Plant to a leaner and meaner place. "Live Wire" is one of the most electrifying hard rock songs imaginable, "High Voltage" and "TNT" are the musical equivalent of touching exposed nerves with a rusty fork, and "Jack" proves that white rock dudes can, contrary to popular belief, get down. Whew! --Lorry Fleming
Album Description:
AC/DC's 1976 album digitally remastered and reissued in aspecial digipak plus a 16 page full color bookletcontaining all original album art, many unpublished photos, classic memorabilia and new 2003 liner notes. Epic.
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- Hello, America
This was AC/DC's first American release, cobbling together tracks from their early Australian releases to form "High Voltage." "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" & "Rock 'N' Roll Singer" lead off the album and are two of the best tracks AC/DC has ever recorded. Actually, two of the best rock 'n' roll songs ever recorded. I find "The Jack" and "She's Got Balls" highly annoying but the rest of the songs are solid and AC/DC's 3-chord attack is one of the best that rock music has ... Read More
Rating: - Best of the early days
This is by far THE best album by AC/DC in the earlier days of their not-yet-famous popularity.As good as Highway To Hell was, I think this one is better.It is more raw and has more catchy tunes than HTH.If you want a great album with the Bon Scott era, you can't go wrong with their first release in the USA.All songs are good, but stand-outs are title cut, It's a Long Way to the Top, Live Wire, and T.N.T. You won't be disappointed.Bon Scott was the flame that led to the band's break-out fame ... Read More
Rating: - CLASSIC!
This is an awesome album , it features classic's like TNT and High Voltage , another must have. Highly recommended.
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- Live Wires Starting Fires
The first American release from the sneering and swaggering AC/DC was a torn together pastiche of two Australian albums with a new cover, but that doesn't stop "High Voltage" from giving serious zap power. AC/Dc had already figured out exactly what route (Highway to Hell, maybe) they were taking and began to blast their way to the top. Even with the heavy dose of filler that's on this CD, there's still no way to deny the visceral force of the best songs here.
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Rating: - Possibly their best
This album is virtually the same as the Australian version of the TNT album. Around this time, 1975, AC/DC in Melbourne Australia had a very big skinhead following. They`d come to their shows wanting loud and tough rock`n`roll, and AC/DC would deliver all the time. That`s why, i think, this album has a very loud and tough sound. There`s nothing nice and fluffy about this album, it`s just loud guitars and loud vocals. I personally think this could be their best album. The vander and young production is fantastic ... Read More
- Hello, AmericaThis was AC/DC's first American release, cobbling together tracks from their early Australian releases to form "High Voltage." "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" & "Rock 'N' Roll Singer" lead off the album and are two of the best tracks AC/DC has ever recorded. Actually, two of the best rock 'n' roll songs ever recorded. I find "The Jack" and "She's Got Balls" highly annoying but the rest of the songs are solid and AC/DC's 3-chord attack is one of the best that rock music has ... Read More
- Best of the early daysThis is by far THE best album by AC/DC in the earlier days of their not-yet-famous popularity.As good as Highway To Hell was, I think this one is better.It is more raw and has more catchy tunes than HTH.If you want a great album with the Bon Scott era, you can't go wrong with their first release in the USA.All songs are good, but stand-outs are title cut, It's a Long Way to the Top, Live Wire, and T.N.T. You won't be disappointed.Bon Scott was the flame that led to the band's break-out fame ... Read More
- CLASSIC!This is an awesome album , it features classic's like TNT and High Voltage , another must have. Highly recommended.
- Live Wires Starting FiresThe first American release from the sneering and swaggering AC/DC was a torn together pastiche of two Australian albums with a new cover, but that doesn't stop "High Voltage" from giving serious zap power. AC/Dc had already figured out exactly what route (Highway to Hell, maybe) they were taking and began to blast their way to the top. Even with the heavy dose of filler that's on this CD, there's still no way to deny the visceral force of the best songs here.
There's the statement of purpose ... Read More
- Possibly their bestThis album is virtually the same as the Australian version of the TNT album. Around this time, 1975, AC/DC in Melbourne Australia had a very big skinhead following. They`d come to their shows wanting loud and tough rock`n`roll, and AC/DC would deliver all the time. That`s why, i think, this album has a very loud and tough sound. There`s nothing nice and fluffy about this album, it`s just loud guitars and loud vocals. I personally think this could be their best album. The vander and young production is fantastic ... Read More
