This is AC/DC's international debutalbum. It contains songs from their two Australian only released albums T.N.T and High Voltage, both released in 1975. The album sold 3 million copies in the USA and was a major breakthrough for the band and is still in 2012, after 38 years, one of the most popular hard rock-bands in the world, outselling stadiums on world tours. This album was something new when it first came out; rough, loud and unpolished bluesbased no frills rock'n'roll with a guitarist in school uniform and an incredibly charasmeristic lead singer. Some of the songs are really really good but there also is some lower points where there seems to be some lack of ideas.

Bon Scott was born i Scotland but moved to Australia when he was 6. He recorded with The Valentines and later with Freternity and with that band played opening slots for Status Quo and Geordie in UK, but then they had changed their name to Fang. Strangely enough the lead singer for Geordie, Brian Johnson, would be the one who replaced Scott in AC/DC after his death in 1980.

Angus and Malcolm Young was also born in Scotland and moved to Australia in 1963.

1)It's a long way to the top (If you wanna rock'n'roll) (7,5) Midtempo, sweaty heavy rocker including bag-pipes played by Scott.

2)Rock'n'roll singer (9,0) Hardrock with deep roots in american blues in the style of heavy Chicago-blues. Simple cool riff, driving bass and trememdous singing by Scott. Superb song!

3)The jack (7,5) Slow and bluesy heavy song about a certain disease you can get from having sex with the wrong woman... Wonderful booing at the end, humour!

4)Live wire (8,5) A wonderful rocker! It's incredible that it's possible to make such good songs with such easy and simple playing! They really were one of a kind.

5)T.N.T.  (7,5) One of the most wellknown hardrocksongs ever. And it's a good one. Heavy bluesrocker and a fistpumping refrain.

6)Can I sit next to you girl (6,0) Unfortunately the B-side of the album does'nt live up to the A-side. This song is not very uplifting compared to the other songs. It's chewy like gum.

7)Little lover (5,5) A boring slow blues.

8)She's got balls (7,0) A heavy blues that, like here and there, reminds of ZZ Top.

9)High voltage (7,0) Unpolished hardrock. It gets a little too unpolished here and there. An okey song but nothing special.

Score: 7,28

Bon Scott (Ronald Belford Scott)-vocals (1946-1980)

Angus Young-guitars (b.1955)

Malcolm Young-guitars (b.1953

Mark Evans-bass (b.1956)

Phil Rudd-drums (b.1954)

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