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a potential 5 star release. the austrailan version of this cd had JAILBREAK and ROCK IN PEACE on it. atlantic records screwed the pouch when they released this stateside.
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is one of the best titles ever for a rock record & AC/DC deliver with their second American release. I coulda done without "Big Balls," but why split hairs. The 2003 reissues were fantastic, especially for Bon Scott fans. They're tons of photos and liner notes documenting this time-period in AC/DC's history.The title track, "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire)" & "Ride On" are excellent AC/DC tracks with vintage Bon Scott wordplay. They're one of the greatest rock bands ever & Bon Scott blows Brian Johnson outta the water. Another great cd by a great bar-band turned world-beaters.
Excellent says it all. AC/DC was right on the mark when they recorded this one.
By Highway to Hell, he had worked his vocals to a fiery polish and - unintentionmally - went out with a bang. This is AC/DC to their core; it is stripped down three chord rockers and dirty loud blues, all with Scott's knowing sneer leading the charge.
Bon Scott wanted to be that criminal on the title track. He already knew he was the "Problem Child." And right behind him, Angus and Malcolm Young fired of bludgeoning riff after riff.
One of the nastiest hard rock albums ever made (and minutely paralleling the fear-raising of punk rock), AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" actually felt like a threat.so much so that AC/DC's US label didn't even release it until after the band had broken big. The band was well aware of that fact and gloriously revelled in it.
There's muscle and attitude to burn through this album, from the pummeling hooks of the title track to the dirty joke of "Big Balls."Juvenile. Sure.
When you listen to this in context of its timing, it is that Scott was still having fun being a cartoon thug. Released in the US after the essentially Bon Scott Tribute Back in Black, "Dirty Deeds" shows AC/DC as they were marching to the top, and still sounds awesome.
This is another must have classic from AC/DC , it features classics like Dirty deeds done dirt cheap and Problem child and many more. Highly recommended.
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