Let There Be Rock by AC/DC

Released at a time when disco and punk were polarizing, dominating forces, *Let There Be Rock* sounded like the work of rock \'n\' roll primitives locked away in their own world. While each AC/DC album seemed to ramp up the intensity and menace, this 1977 effort seemed almost brutal in its attack. Riffs were faster and laced with fuzz on the \"Route 66\"-esque \"Bad Boy Boogie\" and the salacious \"Whole Lotta Rosie.\" While Angus Young\'s fretwork has never lacked energy, on the title track he practically sounds possessed. The band is pared-down and ferocious on *Let There Be Rock*.

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