Highway To Hell - AC/DC

AC/DC were formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by the Scottish-born brothers Angus and Malcolm Young and in 1979 they released one of their greatest bodies of work. Previous LPs had shown flashes of brilliance and a glimpse to what the band were capable of but it wasn't until 'Highway to Hell' that all the pieces fell into place, all at the same time. Sadly, this was the last album singer Ronald Belford 'Bon' Scott supplied the vocals for as he died the following year after, if you believe the folklore, choking on his own vomit, or, if you believe the coroner, alcohol poisoning. He had always been a very heavy drinker and eventually paid the biggest price for his ...  Read the complete review

=============== Who are AC/DC? =============== ACDC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney Australia back in 1973. It was formed by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young who are still with the band today. Lead singer Bon Scott died of over use of alcohol in 1980 and they had to quickly find a new lead singer. When they found Brian Johnson, they released hundreds more albums. So far since them forming in 1973 they have released a fantastic 17 albums. =============== The Tracks =============== My opinions on the tracks, so you can choose which ones to download of Itunes. ==================== Track ...  Read the complete review

Few rock bands can claim to have outlasted Punk, Heavy Metal and Britpop, but then, few rock bands are worthy of comparison to the mighty AC/DC. Form in the early 1970s by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, the AC/DC that recorded Highway To Hell were, the Young’s aside, a different band to the one that started out. In the time between 1974’s High Voltage and this 1979 release, with those 5 years seeing the entrance of drummer Phil Rudd, English bassist Cliff Williams, and most importantly, singer Bon Scott. Scott, as with the Youngs, was a Scottish ex-pat in Australia, who had enjoyed minor success in a few prog-rock bands in the early 70s, before landing himself a job ...  Read the complete review

"Highway To Hell" was released in 1979 and came as the sixth album from the Australian Hard Rock band AC/DC. It came as the album prior to the release of "Back In Black" (the second highest-selling album of all-time) and this final seventies record from the band was also the last to feature Bon Scott on lead vocals, as his death came about a year after it came out. 1. "Highway To Hell" The album begins with the titular song to the album and I would say that it was a great way to get things started as they get down with one of their most well-known singles and make a massive impact to hype you up for the album with a ...  Read the complete review

AC/DC's album "Highway To Hell" kicks off with the identically named title track. You know the one, it's that track with a guitar riff that everyone knows! Angus will rip your ears out with this one, what more do you want! The song is not popular amongst religious groups obviously but it was actually written about a long road through the desert in Australia according to Brian Johnson! This has to be one of AC/DC's most famous songs, everyone knows it, everyone loves, it just rocks! The second track on the album, "Girls Got Rhythm" is a bit of a contrast, still a good fun song but lacking the raw, powerful guitar riff. Some of ...  Read the complete review