Why is there no AC/DC greatest hits album?

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Seems like an obvious CD to have in print. God, that would be a killer album.

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Monday, 29 September 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

i'll sell you one for $10.

― dean gulberry, Monday, 29 September 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, there's *Who Made Who*. But that doesn't count, I guess.

Anyway, I'd think a best of the Bon years would be useless, since the albums are so top to bottom great. A best of the Brian years would be a really good idea, though.

― chuck, Monday, 29 September 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

It'd be simple enough to make your own, no?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

haha, not if you don't have the money to spend on the albums. (all file sharing issues aside)

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

(not to mention no cd burner)

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

i think they have more than just one album's worth of greatest hits. hell, back in black is pretty much a greatest hits album.

― sean marvin (williamtell), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah. with all due respect, they really just play the one song. Really really really well, but I mean, y'know. Go with Back In Black.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't every AC/DC album a greatest hits?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd say go with the live album from `92 or so (recently re-released). It's not like there's a lot of pithy nuances in the studio versions you'll be missing with the live renditions.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Except for the Satanic backwords messaging.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 29 September 2003 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I agree that Bon's albums are all top notch (though I'm always disappointed Powerage doesn't get more love cuz it's my fave), but I once made up a hypothetical best-of tracklisting on my site. I don't own enough Brian Johnston stuff to make up one for that.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I totally agree about "power age". "What's Next To The Moon" is the secret best AC/DC song ever. (More on that later.. heh heh)

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

>>Go with Back In Black.<<

Only if you want to start with their eighth-best (if that) album.

― chuck, Monday, 29 September 2003 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Are "For Those About To Rock..." and "Flick of the Switch" ok records? I've only heard "Back in Black" from the Brian era, and I've been told the former two are worth a listen.

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I only have 'Let There Be Rock'. What other Bon-era records should I own (a bit off topic)?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the resounding answer is: ALL OF THEM

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

especially if you only have Let There Be Rock. Personally that's my least favorite (in part because all the best songs are on the superior If You Want Blood live album). Though I've yet to purchase the Jailbreak EP cuz it's over ten bucks and only six songs.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, Jailbreak is better than Back in Black too, in my book.

― chuck, Monday, 29 September 2003 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

So, apparently Chuck's not a Brian Johnson fan.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

there's probably only ten Brian Johnston songs that are better than the worst Bon Scott song. which is probably...hmmm..."Walk All Over You"?

Alex, a big part of the problem with Brian Johnson is that he isn't Bon Scott. He's doing a good job but he'll always be a pretender to the throne.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

okay a good bit more than ten are better than "Walk All Over You." But only one, "You Shook Me All Night Long," is better than Bon's average.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think Brian would ever claim to be better than ol' Bon. Give'em a break, eh?

During Bon's tenure, AC/DC were an unstoppable force who got better with each successive album (to my mind). With Brian on the mic, despite his highly promising debut (Back in Black is inarguably the finest of the Brian-era albums), AC/DC became more of 'singles' band, it seems.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

That said, there are some fucking CRACKING singles there...notably "For Those About to Rock," "Who Made Who?" and the entirely rifftastic "Thunderstruck."

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

True, true, true. But even if this guy had written a million songs as good as "Finish What Ya Started," I'd STILL be calling it Van Hagar.
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And at least the Halens changed their sound. Every time I hear a Brian song I think of what Bon could have done with it (except when Brian is actually singing or "Thunderstruck" cuz that's one where they changed the sound)

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

When I *interviewed* Brian, even *he* said the Bon stuff was way better, Alex. I mean, in what way *isn't* it? Vocally, lyrically, rhythmically -- really, though the bass switch ('77 or so) from Mark Evans to Cliff Williams was almost as musically significant as the switch from Bon to Brian. Evans could REALLY swing. And when Phil Rudd left ('82, I think), that kinda drove in the final coffin nail, probably. I mean, they've done okay stuff since, though I forget if Flick of the Switch is better than Fly on the Wall. But ("You Shook Me All Night Long" notwithstanding, obviously) they'd pretty much stopped being a dance band by the time they did *Back in Black,* and were on their way to being way-less-interesting metal plodders.

― chuck, Monday, 29 September 2003 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

That picture scared me.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:00 (twenty-two years ago)

When I *interviewed* Brian, even *he* said the Bon stuff was way better, Alex.

Exactly, Chuckles....(read my statement again).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Not that they plodded anywhere near as much as MOST post-'70s metal does, mind you; they've always been more rooted in Chuck Berry than in Wagner. When I say "plod," I mean compared to their '70s stuff.

― chuck, Monday, 29 September 2003 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not going to get hung up on whether or not Brian Johnson-era AC/DC "plods" (if it's plodding you're after, there are leagues of guiltier contenders). Brian Johnson has never once asserted any semblance of superiority over Bon Scott. It just happens that, well, Bon died and all, so he was no longer eligible as a vocalist. Enter Brian.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Once a friend got me to drunkenly admit that I couldn't think of anybody better suited to replace Bon Scott then Brian Johnston, so I guess I should just concede the point.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops...actually, duh, it was ANGUS who admitted to me the Bon stuff was better than the Brian stuff!! (Creem cover story, around '90 or so) If Brian had said it, it could have just been modesty (though not as great a modesty line as their when somebody in the band told *Time* or whatever in 1980 or so that "If we can sell this many records, the state of music must really be in horrible shape"!)

Anyway, I honestly have nothing *against* Brian Johnson. He's fine, and when I met him, he seemed like a wonderful guy, to boot. But when people start recommending (like people ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS do) that AC/DC collections start with *Back in Black,* well, how fine Brian is suddenly doesn't matter to me so much anymore, you know? (And Alex, does it bother you that the BEST Brian album is "inarguably" -- your word -- the FIRST Brian album? Do you think they just got lazy after that?) (I forget whether any of *Back in Black* had actually been written *before* Bon died, assuming I ever knew in the first place.)

― chuck, Monday, 29 September 2003 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

they could have hired Andy Gibb instead.

AC/BG

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm under the impression they were already working on BIB when Scott died. I'd be impressed if they wrote the line "throw away the hearse cuz I'll never die" AFTER Bon's death.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

(And Alex, does it bother you that the BEST Brian album is "inarguably" -- your word -- the FIRST Brian album? Do you think they just got lazy after that?)

Chuck, you're just not reading my posts that thoroughly, are you!

I hate to quote myself, but read this sentence: During Bon's tenure, AC/DC were an unstoppable force who got better with each successive album (to my mind). With Brian on the mic, despite his highly promising debut (Back in Black is inarguably the finest of the Brian-era albums), AC/DC became more of 'singles' band, it seems.

Translation: AC/DC were a better band before the arrival Brian Johnson, whereupon the remained respectable (capable of the odd amazing single), yet not as magnificent as during Bon's tenure.

Do I find it depressing that AC/DC under Brian's helm have never topped Back in Black? Certainly.....though I'm sure they're more bothered by it than I am. It has cast a long shadow.

And yes, I too bristle at Back in Black being heralded as the starting point....which is almost to suggest that Bon's contributions were irrelevant....which is, of course, pure bullshit.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:34 (twenty-two years ago)

they could have hired Andy Gibb instead.

AC/BG

Err...shouldn't that be AG/DC?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I forget whether any of *Back in Black* had actually been written *before* Bon died, assuming I ever knew in the first place.)

In the interviews with Malcolm for the VH1 "Behind the Music" (circa the release of Stiff Upper Lip, the older, hairier, and more troglodytesque of the Young siblings laments that he remembers telling Bon that they were just about ready for him to come into the studio and come up with some lyrics/vocals just prior to Scott's death, leading me to believe that much of the music of Back in Black was initially meant for Bon to sing.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Alex -- I wasn't ignoring your previous posts, honest. I mean, just becaue they became a singles band doesn't mean they didn't *also* get lazy; the two don't contradict each other in any way (and also don't necessitate each other). I was really curious what you thought, and you've pretty much answered my question, so thanks...

― chuck, Monday, 29 September 2003 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

But what do people think about the Dave Evans era?! That's when they were a total glam band.

donut bitch, Flick of the Switch is pretty good. The first one of theirs I ever owned after I absoultely fell in love with "Nervous Shakedown". I haven't listened to it in years though. THe title track and "Guns for Hire" were both great singles. I still think it's probably better than For Those About to Rock on the whole. "Shake Your Foundations" and "Sink the Pink", the only two good songs on Fly on The Wall (well ok the title track is pretty good too, but not as good) both showed up on Who Made Who. So just get that. Because with that you also get the two cool instrumentals! The only instrumentals they've ever recorded, except for "Fling Thing" from the Bon Scott era which is a B-side you'll never find anyway.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I guess what I'm trying to say is that instead of coming up with an album's worth of great material every time, they were only coming up with the odd single. Now, is that due to laziness or the absence of Bon's input or age? I dunno.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

and as usual, Miccio is totally OFF the mark in calling Let There Be Rock the worst Bon album; it's the best.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

why is it better than If You Want Blood? Are you that much of a fan of "Go Down" and "Dog Eat Dog"?

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

So anyway, how come there's no AC/DC greatest hits album?

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know if it's the best, but Let There Be Rock has much to recommend it....notably "Dog Eat Dog," the title track, "Bad Boy Boogie," "Problem Child" and fuckin' "Whole Lotta Rosie." It's a MASSIVE album, actually.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd say pound for pound, Let There Be Rock is a better album than Powerage, despite the latter's pavement-cracking inclusion of the utterly fantastic "Sin City" and "Riff Raff".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Just get the box set, for crying out loud. More Bon stuff than you can shake a stick at AND the world's greatest keychain. Been using that since I got it!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I used that very keychain not but fifteen seconds ago, opening my second beer of the evening! Cheers, Nedrick!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex the only song you mention that isn't available on If You Want Blood is Dog Eat Dog, which was kinda my point (And Problem Child is also on the superior Dirty Deeds, which is probably the most sonically diverse AC/DC album). It's a fine album, but I think the availability of its best songs on If You Want Blood makes it slightly redundant.

Meanwhile only two songs from Powerage are on If You Want Blood, and "Down Payment Blues," "What's Next To The Moon," "Gone Shootin'," "Kicked In The Teeth" and "Sin City" are only on Powerage. I think Powerage is way more consistent and the large amount of songs about Bon getting dumped make it pretty unique, almost a concept album. It's possible the riffs are more distinctly memorable on other albums but I think Powerage is where the inspiration of the music and Bon are at their highest.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey man, I didn't say Powerage stank. Moreover, are you using If You Want Blood as a benchmark of each album's greatness based on the number of tracks represented from each respective album? That's no way to run a railroad, my man.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

When did I use it as a benchmark? My point is that the fine songs from LTBR are surrounded by FINER songs on IFWB. If you already have IFWB (which I think is crucial), it makes way more sense to purchase Powerage because there's more untapped goodies on it. But IFWB aside, I still think Powerage is song-for-song better than LTBR.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one, Anthony, because essentially my reasons for liking certain tracks on Let There Be Rock more than on Powerage are of the sort that are more rooted in memory and the association with personal experience than because of the arguable merit of the actual songs. That said, they're both totally crucial albums.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I must confess that part of my enjoyment of Powerage is easily personal too. Bon's four-part plan to get over a break-up...1)get a bullet to bite on and pretend it's her, 2)scream "TWO FACED WOMAN WITH YOUR TWO FACED LIIIIIEEEEEEEEEES! I HOPE YOUR TWO FACED LIVIN' KEEPS YOU SATISFIED!" 3)Go to Vegas 4)If you're still hung up on her, go insane and tie her to the railroad tracks while screaming "IT'S YOUR LOVE THAT I WANT!"

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Anthony, I once wrote this on the C&D thread, as to why I prefer Let There Be Rock.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"Go Down" is probably the weakest track, but I like the way it sleazily kicks off the record. "Dog Eat Dog" is fantastic (actually they even released it as a single in Australia), so I don't know what you're getting at there...

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

You've got a respectable reason for preferring it. The album may be their most blitzin' musically.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Wot about Highway to Hell? Is that a good 'un?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 29 September 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

All of 'em are good un's if Bon's singing lead. All of these are recommended but here's my pics from favorite to least but still favorite.

1)Powerage (after three songs of impoverished, riffraffish revelry, Bon gets dumped by Rosie, who may have a drug problem. He's surprisingly sensitive and unsurprisingly psychotic about it)
2)High Voltage (a triumphant debut, with Bon announcing his love of dirty, forthright women with slightly less fervor than he announces his love of himself. Only album they'll make to feature bagpipes)
3)Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (their most diverse album rhythmwise. In the first song he announces he'll fuck anybody, ANYBODY, for a small fee and introduces the concept of shouting out the names of previous hits which is later stolen by hip-hop culture. The next song consists of double entendres about his nuts. That they follow their wisest song, "Ride On," with a track called "Squealer" just reaffirms the band's unpretentious aesthetic)
4)If You Want Blood, You've Got It (a ruthless live album that's highlighted by a version of High Voltage's "The Jack" that removes the entire cardgame/STD metaphor but is still just as good. As the album progresses his voice gets so ragged that he accidently makes the best Brian Johnston AC/DC album ever)
5)Highway To Hell (Bon's a little less inspired on this one, but producer Mutt Lange beefs the riffs up so grandly that Angusites will never complain. "Love Hungry Man" may be their most underrated dance track)
6)Let Their Be Rock (I'll just let Mr. Diamond cover this one)

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Question: wasn't Fly On The Wall better than it's described above? Of course it's not better than Back In Black, but I seem to remember it busting the theory that every post-BIB album was a little worse than the one before. I haven't heard it in years, but as I recall, it's a really solid record, particularly because they changed their sound, becoming much uglier and noisier than they ever were before or since. I remember lots of really fierce distortion. Am I wrong?

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 02:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I think that's the one Vanda + Young produced. A return to roots kinda thing.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 02:16 (twenty-two years ago)

There's the Bonfire box set, a real hodge podge of good and early things combining pre-Highway to Hell demos, two Bon-era live shows, and -- inexplicably-but-why-the-fuck-not-add-another-50000-sales -- Back in Black. Otherwise, Back in Black and If You Want Blood were two of the first three non-Monster Mash records I bought, so if you just pick those up, you'll eventually be hankering for Enslaved.

I guess the moral of the story is that when you're AC/DC, your record label doesn't need to succotash your catalog onto one disc to sell a few copies.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Fly on the Wall sounds pretty bad, everything is in gobs upon gobs of reverb and no bass. "Sink the Pink" & "Shake Your Foundations" are good songs that would have been great if they sounded as good as their earlier records.

"Down Payment Blues" & "Riff Raff" both off of Powerage have some of the best guitar tones caught on tape.

What I want to know is why whoever owns the ACDC catalog doesn't reissue "Jailbreak 74" with the other tunes never released from the Australian versions? It's a freakin' ep, good one at that, fill it out with the other half dozen tunes never released in the US.

― earlnash, Tuesday, 30 September 2003 02:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought the one with "Heetseeker" (which I did a lead review on in the Voice and remember not at all) was the return to Vanda and Young and roots one. (Yep, I just checked Stairway to Hell, it's at #407; it' called *Blow Up Your Video.* Looks like I liked it at the time.)

― chuck, Tuesday, 30 September 2003 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

two Bon-era live shows

Both of those shows are just the bee's knees. Now I've got that version of "The Jack" from the in-studio thing in my head!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

Well, i only got everything up to and including "Flick of the Switch". I wish i could just collect a couple of each of the later studio ones, but anyway, here's my stab at a personal double-CD AC/DC "Greatest Hits".... (not created to try to be the best BEST OF for the public, but for me, so criticisms, etc. are welcome, but won't really matter that much to me.. haha)

CD 1

1.It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll)
[from Australian T.N.T., Intl. High Voltage]
2.Rock & Roll Singer
[from Australian T.N.T., Intl. High Voltage]
3.T.N.T.
[from Australian T.N.T., Intl. High Voltage]
4.Can I Sit Next to You Girl
[from Australian T.N.T., Intl. High Voltage]
5.Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
[from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]
6.Big Balls
[from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]
7.Rocker
[from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]
8.Jailbreak
[from Australian Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Intl. Jailbreak '74]
9.Ride On
[from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]
10.Dog Eat Dog
[from Let There Be Rock]
11.Let There Be Rock
[from Let There Be Rock]
12.Problem Child
[from Let There Be Rock]
13.Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
[from Powerage]
14.Down Payment Blues
[from Powerage]
15.Riff Raff
[from Powerage]
16.What's Next to the Moon
[from Powerage]
17.Kicked in the Teeth
[from Powerage]

CD 2

1.Highway to Hell
[from Highway To Hell]
2.Walk All over You
[from Highway To Hell]
3.Touch Too Much
[from Highway To Hell]
4.Beating Around the Bush
[from Highway To Hell]
5.Get It Hot
[from Highway To Hell]
6.Love Hungry Man
[from Highway To Hell]
7.Hells Bells
[from Back In Black]
8.Given the Dog a Bone
[from Back In Black]
9.Back in Black
[from Back In Black]
10.You Shook Me All Night Long
[from Back In Black]
11.Rock & Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
[from Back In Black]
12.For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
[from For Those About To Rock We Salute You]
13.I Put the Finger on You
[from For Those About To Rock We Salute You]
14.Inject the Venom
[from For Those About To Rock We Salute You]
15.Snowballed
[from For Those About To Rock We Salute You]
16.Nervous Shakedown
[from Flick Of The Switch]
17.Guns for Hire
[from Flick Of The Switch]
18.Deep in the Hole
[from Flick Of The Switch]
19.Brain Shake
[from Flick Of The Switch]

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 8 November 2003 00:00 (twenty-one years ago)

It took an exercise like this for me to realize why, with all due respect to Brian Johnson, why I think he suffers in comparison to Bon Scott. His general screeching range just sounds exactly the same on almost every song. The screeching is well done of course, but Bon would throw in far more personal dynamics and weird little pervy twitches that really made the difference for me. Even then, Bon was started to lose what, IMHO, made him great on Highway to Hell. Thankfully, there were many other strengths on Highway to Hell that made up for it, basically the greatest songs and the greatest variety thereof... (a certain "Mutt" can take some of the credit for that, let's just say).

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 8 November 2003 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

my only alteration would be "Girls Got Rhythm" rather than "Walk All Over You" and "Whole Lotta Rosie" over "Dog Eat Dog." Otherwise this fucka is ace.

The people I know who prefer Brian are the Angus nuts who like that Brian is easier to ignore (that sameyness). The only song I can't imagine Bon singing more interestingly is "You Shook Me All Night Long," cuz that song sounds like it might almost be out of his range. Possibly "Back In Black" too just cuz Brian talks faster than Bon ever did.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 8 November 2003 00:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd like to think Highway To Hell was a breather for Bon after the glory of Powerage (much the way Mike Watt claims 3-Way Tie For Last was going to be for D. Boon), but I have to agree.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 8 November 2003 00:12 (twenty-one years ago)

"Who Made Who", despite not featuring prominently in "The Matrix", nonetheless poses some interesting ontological questions, unlike the rather puerile lyrics to such Bon Scott fare as "Rocker" or the tedious binary oppositions of "Problem Child". AC/DC obviously matured considerably in the 80's and 90's, and this sometimes astonishing growth can make their recorded output seem, as a whole, somewhat inconsistent. This creates several dilemmas for anyone seeking to compile a "Greatest Hits" CD without potentially alienating much of their fan base. In a time when risk-taking by a major record label seems in woefully short supply, (not to mention the sorry state of research funding) I doubt we'll be seeing such a CD anytime soon.

― jazz odysseus, Saturday, 8 November 2003 04:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Bon would throw in far more personal dynamics and weird little pervy twitches that really made the difference for me.

Deeply OTM. Listening to Bon slither through "Dirty Deeds," culminating in that little "ooew!" he throws out after the second chorus, is a pleasure not to be missed by anyone.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 8 November 2003 04:22 (twenty-one years ago)

tedious binary oppositions of "Problem Child".

*jaw drops* dude what I want I stash what I don't I trash...AND I DON'T WANT YOU.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 8 November 2003 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

My next challenge is to do a SINGLE CD version of "greatest hits". that would be extreeemly tough i think. and i would need to hear the later albums for that one.

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 8 November 2003 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

As it stands, the double CD above represents more of an extended AC/DC "essentials" sampler more than a greatest hits.... so at the risk of lifting the rusty gauntlet again.. hmm

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 8 November 2003 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I've always liked "Walk All Over You" - Angus and Malcolms duelling rhythm guitars, pure rifforama, it certifiably rocks. Bon Scott sounds genuinely bad in a rebel rousing sex and alcohol kind of way, he's not kidding basically, his voice has a certain 'squeal' at times which can make one shake. Brian has always done an admirable job mind you.

― mentalist (mentalist), Sunday, 9 November 2003 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

'Powerage' practically IS a greatest-hits

― dave q, Sunday, 9 November 2003 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Dave q, IT'S YOUR LOVE THAT I WANT.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 10 November 2003 02:28 (twenty-one years ago)

heh, there's a reason i wanted to highly represent "Powerage" on the thing above and end CD1 with it. It's my favorite single AC/DC album for sure.

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 10 November 2003 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

..although Highway To Hell is coming very close.

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 10 November 2003 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

four months pass...

You mean there was a lead singer for AC/DC before Brian Johnson? (snicker snicker)

― Naveed, Wednesday, 17 March 2004 07:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the idea of a 2CD greatest hits: CD1 The Bon Years, CD2 The Brian Years.

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

There was also a guy before Bon, but I don't believe he lasted long enough to make it into the recording studio.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

As far as I'm concerned, the ACDC greatest hits album is called Back in Black.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Well that's that, then, isn't it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

So, db, when you get your equipment together for the "Brown Acid" MP3 set - you can go ahead and throw in a copy of this mix, too. Ayyy?

― christoff (christoff), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

The pre-Bon guy, Dave Evans, actually did stick around long enough to record the bands first single: a song called "Rockin' in the Parlour" and an early version of "Can I Sit Next to You Babe?"

― Broheems (diamond), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm almost there christoff.. just taking care of a few errands and the CDR Go and Rough Guide mixes will resume.

I'm due to making that Bon/Brian greatest hits 2CD anyway soon, because I have to make a mix CD for the guy who gives me a haircut/bleach every 5 weeks or so.

I'll post the updated version here.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 18:48 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, I kinda revamped the 2CD greatest hits idea... One CD for Bon, one CD for Brian...

CD BON

1.It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll) [from Australian T.N.T., Intl. High Voltage]
2.Rock & Roll Singer [from Australian T.N.T., Intl. High Voltage]
3.T.N.T.
[from Australian T.N.T., Intl. High Voltage]
4.Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]
5.Big Balls [from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]
6.Jailbreak [from Australian Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Intl. Jailbreak '74]
7.Ride On [from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]
8.Dog Eat Dog [from Let There Be Rock]
9.Let There Be Rock [from Let There Be Rock]
10.Problem Child [from Let There Be Rock]
11.Rock 'N' Roll Damnation [from Powerage]
12.Down Payment Blues [from Powerage]
13.What's Next to the Moon [from Powerage]
14.Highway to Hell [from Highway To Hell]
15.Love Hungry Man [from Highway To Hell]
16.Get It Hot [from Highway To Hell]
17.Beating Around The Bush [from Highway To Hell]
18.Night Prowler [from Highway To Hell]

CD BRIAN

1.Hells Bells [from Back In Black]
2.Back In Black [from Back In Black]
3.You Shook Me All Night Long [from Back In Black]
4.For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) [from For Those About To Rock We Salute You]
5.Put The Finger On You [from For Those About To Rock We Salute You]
6.Snowballed [from For Those About To Rock We Salute You]
7.Deep In The Hole [from Flick Of The Switch]
8.Brain Shake [from Flick Of The Switch]
9.Fly On The Wall [from Fly On The Wall]
10.First Blood [from Fly On The Wall]
11.Heatseeker [from Blow Up Your Video]
12.Ruff Stuff [from Blow Up Your Video]
13.Thunderstruck [from The Razors Edge]
14.The Razors Edge [from The Razors Edge]
15.Hard As A Rock [from Ballbreaker]
16.Ballbreaker [from Ballbreaker]
17.Can't Stand Still [from Stiff Upper Lip]
18.Stiff Upper Lip [from Stiff Upper Lip]
19.Hold Me Back [from Stiff Upper Lip]

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 20 March 2004 09:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The pre-Bon guy, Dave Evans, actually did stick around long enough to record the bands first single: a song called "Rockin' in the Parlour" and an early version of "Can I Sit Next to You Babe?"
-- Broheems

I'm pretty sure I've even seen a clip for the latter.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Saturday, 20 March 2004 10:10 (twenty-one years ago)

heh heh

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 21 March 2004 03:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't know if there was a promo clip as such, but there's definitely a GTK with the Evans "Can I Sit Next To You", and possibly a second performance of it tucked away in the vaults of the ABC as well.

― kit brash (kit brash), Monday, 22 March 2004 00:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm pretty sure I've even seen a clip for the latter.

yeah, i've seen it too, it's been played on rage at least once.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 22 March 2004 00:43 (twenty-one years ago)

nine months pass...

Latest

High Voltage
Up to my neck in you
Kicked in the teeth
Ride on
If you want blood, you´ve got it
Girls got rhythm
Beating around the bush
Jailbreak
Soul Stripper (live at marquee)
Let there be rock
Dog eat dog
Gone shootin´
Problem Child
Riff Raff
Highway to hell
Bad Boy Boogie
Hell ain´t a bad place to be
Sin city
It`s a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll
Touch too much
Whole lotta rosie
The jack
Rock and roll singer
Shot down in flames
Night prowler

Back in black
Givin the dog a bone
Rock and roll ain´t noise pollution
Hells Bells
Shake a leg
What do you do for money honey
For those about to rock...we salute you
Flick of the switch
Landslide
Thunderstruck
Sink the pink
Playing with girls
Are you ready
Hail Caesar
Boogie Man
Ballbreaker
The honey roll
Hard as a rock
Cover you in oil
Stiff upper lip
Satellite Blues
Safe in new york city
Damned

― Camilo, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

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