For Flick of the Switch, AC/DC jettisoned producer Mutt Lange in an attempt to recapture the rawness and simplicity of their early records…
AC/DC – Flick of the Switch (1983)
AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
There’s a real sense of menace to “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” the title song of AC/DC’s third album. More than most of their songs to date, it…
AC/DC – For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981)
AC/DC’s hot streak began to draw to a close with For Those About to Rock We Salute You. While Back in Black was infused with the energy…
AC/DC – Stiff Upper Lip (2001)
Stiff Upper Lip, AC/DC’s 15th studio album, may not reach the heights of Back in Black or Highway to Hell, but it delivers strongly…
AC/DC – Black Ice (2008)
Unlike any other band of their stature, AC/DC truly don’t care about the world at large. They see no triumph in their longevity, they…
AC/DC – Fly on the Wall (1985)
Fly on the Wall continues AC/DC’s descent into cookie-cutter mediocrity, with the leering humor of past glories seeming forced…
AC/DC – Blow Up Your Video (1988)
AC/DC remained a popular concert draw throughout the ’80s, although such albums as Flick of the Switch and Fly on the Wall failed to replicate…
AC/DC – Ballbreaker (1995)
In over 20 years, AC/DC never changed their minimalist, bone-crunching hard rock. During their first ten years, that wasn’t a problem, since…
AC/DC – Highway to Hell (1979)
Of course, Highway to Hell is the final album AC/DC recorded with Bon Scott, the lead singer who provided the group with a fair share…
AC/DC – The Razor’s Edge (1990)
Although AC/DC’s popularity had decreased by the early ’90s, the band still had a lot of life left in it. Arguably the Australian…
AC/DC – High Voltage (1976)
One of the perennial complaints about AC/DC is that they’ve never changed — and if that’s true, High Voltage is the blueprint they’ve followed…
AC/DC – Powerage (1978)
Powerage was a first in the sense that it debuted bassist Cliff Williams, but it really is more of a final curtain to the band’s early years. It would…
AC/DC – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (1978)
AC/DC was fast becoming one of rock’s top live acts by the late ’70s. Few others could match the band’s electrifying live…
AC/DC – T.N.T. (1975)
Originally unveiled in December 1975, T.N.T. was the second AC/DC album released in their native Australia, but is often overlooked outside the Land…
AC/DC – Back in Black (1980)
The first sound on Back in Black is the deep, ominous drone of church bells — or “Hell’s Bells,” as it were, opening the album and AC/DC’s next era with a fanfare…