Black Ice
Eight years is a mighty long time in the music world, but as AC/DC has proven time and time again–the rules of the rest of the world don\'t apply. After a nearly decade-long break, the band returned with a ferocious new batch of tunes. *Black Ice* is a heavy and hungry album that fits in perfectly in their long line of hard rock triumphs, from *Back in Black* and *The Razor\'s Edge*. Ragged, rough-edged, and uncompromising, the boys (okay, men) put together 15 new tracks and brought in famed producer Brendan O\'Brien to ensure that their lean, uncluttered sound was maintained. Highlights this time out include the huge \"Anything Goes,\" the propulsive \"Big Jack\" and \"Rock \'n\' Roll Train,\" which proved, alongside the full-size locomotive which was brought onstage, to be one of their 2008 world tour highlights.
Sure, AC/DC has been writing the same album since 1975. (In other news, the sky is blue.) Still, even within such narrow parameters, it's possible to release the occasional dud, and outside of a steady stream of "fan favorites" (polite talk for inconsistencies), the Australian band hasn't released a head-to-toe…
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AC/DC have followed that simple formula for more than 30 years and it has taken them, to paraphrase one of their early anthems, all the way to the top.
<p>If your innuendo rock'n'roll still sells by the barrow load, why change a thing? It's AC/DC time again. By <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong></p>
It goes without saying that there won’t be any kind of radical innovation on an AC/DC record, and that’s just the way it should be. AC/DC only play one kind of music—thunderous, three-chord, no-frills hard rock—and they do it better than anyone else on the planet. There’s a reason they’re one of the most beloved
AC/DC - Black Ice review: Though Black Ice panders completely to the band's fans, there is some reputable material to be found. Unfortunately, it's limited to about fifteen minutes.