Review of some of the new songs
Fistmaster
"We're in for a treat with Black Ice. Brendan O'Brien really nailed
the sound; sonically, it's got the clarity of Powerage mixed with a
hint of the live massivenes of For Those About To Rock, without the
cannonfire snare. The entire mix is right up in your face. The tandem
guitar tone is killer. Phil's snare sounds like it could kill from
fifty paces. The kick drum felt like it was hitting you in the chest.
The bass sits perfectly in the mix, and you can hear every note that
Cliff plays. And Brian sounds great. Everything is crystal clear.
I got to hear eight of the fifteen songs: "Rock N Roll Train", "Skies
On Fire", "Anything Goes", "War Machine", "She Likes Rock N Roll" and
"Money Made", and clips of two others.
Of the eight, four stood out to me, though they were all really good
songs.
Rock N Roll Train is every bit as good as everyone has said. Killer
riff and a great sing-along decending vocal line in the chorus.
There's no real solo to speak of, but what Angus plays during the
breakdown fits the song perfectly.
Money Made is a slower blues track, but very powerful. Brian really
shines on it, and he's mixed right up front. The song made me think
that these guys could be the best blues band in the world if they
wanted to be.
Anything Goes sounds as unique as anything that they've done. Chiming
guitars, and Brian sings a very melodic vocal line. I'd be surprised
if it wasn't released as a single at some point.
War Machine was the heaviest track that I heard. It's kind of a mix
between Given The Dog A Bone and Hail Caesar.
There was an earlier post about the Rolling Stone review about She
Likes Rock N Roll being an instant stripper classic, and they're
right. It's got a great groove.
Skies On Fire is another muscular track with a killer riff and great
vocals from Brian.
I was really curious to hear Decibel, with the reports of Angus on
slide guitar, but that wasn't one of the tracks that they had.
I also got a look at the packaging. The graphic looks even better
embossed on the digipack sleeve. And as I understand it, there are
going to be three different versions: one with the red logo, one with
silver, and one with yellow. The back cover repeats the silhouette-in-
the-cog motif with Malcolm in the position that Angus is on the front.
Brian, Phil and Cliff are also represented on the back."
Sounds pretty promising I'd say.
The Fistmaster
Michael
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Awesome. I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but this sounds
promising. I was happy that there would be a tour, but may be... just may
be this will be a really enjoyable album.
Michael
Aces High
here ??
Sounds very promising !
AH
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badlands420
> that these guys could be the best blues band in the world if they
> wanted to be.
I've been saying that for the last 20 years.
TV
as Old Man Bads.
But seriously, it's DC. I mean, I even love FoTW live, let alone TNT
(versus the Chimpmunks studio version). Unless they produce cock rock TRE
material (which even had its good spots), this will be the best new album
from anyone in a long bloody time. I just need to know the touring schedule
so I can get things organized.
TV
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Leroy Jenkins
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badlands420
> Unless they produce cock rock TRE
> material (which even had its good spots), this will be the best new album
> from anyone in a long bloody time.
Do you actually believe it when you say things like this, or do you just
have an uncontrollable genetic predisposition toward fanboy hyperbole?
I guess I just don't understand why someone would feel the need to fawn over
an album they've never heard.
LongYP
following the polished/'over commercial' sound of FTATR - then after FOTS we
were kicked in the nuts with FOTW.
However, funny how time changes your attitude to albums - I like 'em all now
but at the time I remember feeling gutted.
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badlands420
> I also got a look at the packaging. The graphic looks even better
> embossed on the digipack sleeve. And as I understand it, there are
> going to be three different versions: one with the red logo, one with
> silver, and one with yellow.
That's fucking lame, I hate stupid packaging gimmicks. I know bands are
always looking for ways to get people to buy the same album over and over
again (i.e. five remasters of Back In Black, but shit, at least with a
remaster it's a nominally different product), but alternate cover art? That
is extremely un-AC/DC. Way more objectionable than the Wal-Mart thing,
that's for damn sure.
But all the fanboy geeks will dutifully buy the album three times instead of
once, so mission accomplished I guess.
tomScotland
You and me both.
agentalbert
As long as the contents are the same, I won't get bothered by this.
TV
putting out an album better than anything else in a bloody long time is
pretty damn good. What other good new albums have you heard? I'm not
talking best rock album, but geezus, there ain't much competition out there!
Motley Crue is the only band that comes to mind that released something that
I've tolerated recently (haven't heard Alice Coop, but I heard it's too
metal). And I'm pretty damn sure AC/DC can be a Motley Crue album.
And with AC/DC, more than any bad other than maybe the Ramones, you have a
pretty good idea of what you're going to get before the album is released.
Like I said in another post, they don't sell out on their music (TRE being
the exception to partly prove the rule). So fawning, no. Using past
behavior to predict future behavior with a good degree of accuracy and being
happy about said prediction? Yes. Fifteen AC/DC songs = 99.999999% chance
I'm gonna really like at least one of them!
TV
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TV
Goddam lack of spellchecker too. And goddam beer for being so seductively
delicious. No, I take that back. Beer's just right.
TV
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badlands420
>I actually believe that the evidence clearly shows that the odds of 'DC
> putting out an album better than anything else in a bloody long time is
> pretty damn good. What other good new albums have you heard?
Give me a timeframe and I'll give you a list. "Bloody long time" is too
ambiguous, not to mention too English-sounding.
badlands420
> As long as the contents are the same, I won't get bothered by this.
Does this mean Jay Cory will buy the album six times?
Wait, make that 12 times, I forgot about the vinyl.
TV
that have come our way guvnor. As I meant to say before, I'm not
guaranteeing that this will be an instant rock classic alongside BIB, LTBR,
etc. But it'll beat the living snot out of 99% of the crap I hear as "new
music" on local rock stations (including Nights with Alice). Everything new
sounds like Nicklegrundge. And with 15 'DC songs to choose from, one
possibly with slide guitar (believe it when I hear it), this HAS to be
better than another bleedin' wanker band whining about how their girl is
mean to them and cheats on them with their mates at their flats in the lifts
while eating crumpets.
TV
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badlands420
> Last 5 years for crumpet's sake!
From my own library, this is what I come up with:
Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)
Alice Cooper - The Eyes Of Alice Cooper (2003)
Hubert Sumlin - About Them Shoes (2004)
Izzy Stradlin - Like A Dog (2003)
Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds (2005)
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor (2005)
Paul McCartney - Chaos And Creation In The Backyard (2005)
Stereophonics - Language Sex Violence Other (2005)
Bob Dylan - Modern Times (2006)
JJ Cale & Eric Clapton - The Road To Escondido (2006)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Last Man Standing (2006)
Tom Petty - Highway Companion (2006)
Izzy Stradlin - Miami (2007)
If Black Ice is better than each of the above albums (all of which I file
under "very good" or "great"), it will be far and away the best work AC/DC
has ever done. I give this a 0% chance of happening.
Fiddy64
Fid
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Fid "
Fiddy,
I've got to do a quick business trip to Chicago in mid-Sept and by
chance the Stereophonics are playing a club in Chicago. It's about
1,100 capacity venue and the tickets were only $20! I've managed to
get hold of 4 tickets so it should be a good one!
Any plans to swing by Oz again?
Cheers,
Gary
erbacide
> Stereophonics - top band, first two albums were the dogs bollocks.
>
> Fid
>
Uhhhh, is being dogballs a GOOD thing?
Wolfmother-Wolfmother
Not sure when it was released. Good CD, great live act. I just saw
they broke up....damn, was looking forward to a second release from
these guys
Erbacide
> "badlands420" <b...@hole.com> wrote in message
> > has ever done. I give this a 0% chance of happening.- Hide quoted text -
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TV
decent. Foo Fighters blow. Don't like the Stereophonics either. Paul and
Dylan aren't my thing. Didn't hear about Jerry Lee, and Tom Petty's album
was good, but not great. Hubert I don't know, and I haven't heard any of
JJ/Clapton's work. So from where I'm standing, the odds are a LOT better
than 0%. I guess we just like different kinds of music.
TV
badlands420
> decent. Foo Fighters blow. Don't like the Stereophonics either. Paul
> and Dylan aren't my thing. Didn't hear about Jerry Lee, and Tom Petty's
> album was good, but not great. Hubert I don't know, and I haven't heard
> any of JJ/Clapton's work.
Pretty haughty talk from the guy who listed a fucking Motley Crue album.
TV
Hey, I said it was a pretty lame 5 years! ;)
badlands420
> Hey, I said it was a pretty lame 5 years!
Just because you've only tolerated one album in the last five years doesn't
mean people aren't putting out plenty of tolerable music. Or maybe the scope
of your tastes is as regrettably limited as it appears to be.
TV
Boo-hoo. My "scope" covers jazz, blues, classical, punk, and rock. I don't
think there has been any great albums put out recently, just some good ones,
more OK ones, and lots more crappy ones. And shockingly enough, I have
higher hopes for a new album from my favourite band than from any other
band. It's, shockingly enough, part of why they're my favourite band. The
final shock is that I think the recorded music scene is generally pretty
lame these days.
Otherwise, if all you're objecting to is my predicting it will be good in
advance, I've already made my case based on past data. If the album sucks,
I'll be amongst the first to (very, very sadly) admit it. But it won't be a
total loss in any case 'cause they'll tour and I'll get to hear a very
familiar, but very kick-ass, bunch of songs.
TV
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badlands420
> OMFG, give it a rest, will ya? I don't like some of the bands you like.
> Boo-hoo. My "scope" covers jazz, blues, classical, punk, and rock.
Dude, you like Motley Crue AND punk? This just gets worse and worse.
drdanr
screen name. :)
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