SUMMARY: APPROX. RUNNING TIME: 40 Min.
Released by ATCO Records in 1980, this album consists of ten tracks, which were produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange.
- Hell’s Bells 5:09
- Shoot to Thrill 5:14
- What Do You Do for Money Money 3:33
- Given the Dog a Bone 3:30
- Let Me Put My Love Into You 4:12
- Back in Black 4:13
- You Shook Me All Night Long 3:28
- Have a Drink on Me 3:57
- Shake a Leg 4:03
- Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution 4:12
REVIEW:
Leading off with an ominous bell tolling, AC/DC’s Back in Black album is a heavy metal time machine. There’s no mistaking why it inspired a surge of countless 80’s imitators. After roughly forty years, Tracks 1, 2, and 6, in particular, reverberate the band’s legacy for pioneering this kind of pulsating sound. For anyone unfamiliar with AC/DC, Back in Black makes an excellent starting point. Keeping in mind that this album isn’t kid-friendly due to profanity-laced and/or suggestive lyrics, its thunderous tracks have never sounded better.
PACKAGING:
The tracks and running times are listed on the CD case’s back cover and the CD itself. In addition to the obligatory credits, the bare-bones insert has black-and-white individual portraits of Cliff Williams; Angus Young; Brian Johnson; Phil Rudd; and Malcolm Young. The CD case is standard-issue.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
