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AC/DC - Black Ice
- It’s been 28 years since the release of their iconic album Back in Black. Eight years since their last studio work. AC/DC newest production, Black Ice, though no way near Back in Black but clearly superior to Ballbreaker (1995) and Stiff Upper Lip (2000), is living proof the Aussies are still, after more than three decades, the owners of the throne of rock. A title only The Rolling Stones can brag to also possess.
The album is composed by 15 right-on tracks in which Rock N’ Roll Train, War Machine, Rocking all the Way, and Skies on Fire stand out. Angus Young’s hard riffs, drummer Phil Rudd restrained beats, and Brian Johnson’s distinctive tortured-weasel pitch make of Black Ice a solid poweful record.
According to Rolling Stone Magazine, in Black Ice, AC/DC avoided the cheerful sexism of the past (see the oral-sex ode "Givin the Dog a Bone"). The lyrics of the whole album were handled and authored in full by Johnson. The last time he had total lyrical control was for the 1988 album Blow Up Your Video. The words haven't changed much, aside from a new preoccupation with apocalyptic meteorology (Skies on Fire, Stormy May Day, Black Ice).
The group has already began oiling their world tour. In America, the “Rock N Roll Train” opens in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on October 28 and wraps up on December 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina. They will then cross to Europe, Asia, and continue through South America before returning to the U.S. for a run through stadiums in summer of 2009. On his early 50’s Angus will put on his high school uniform to once again lead the group through some quality rock and roll they and only they know how to deliver. We salute you AC/DC…
Reviewer: Carlos Wall
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Added: 19-Oct-2008
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