Diary of a Melomaniac

Before Nov 2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are honorable mention :-), neutral :-|, negative :-(. At least 3 listens per posted album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I shelved/sold 10,000-12,000 albums after at least 3 listens before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they come up. If you don't see an album, it doesn't mean I don't know it.

Sunday, August 18, 2024

AC/DC - first 8 U.S. albums - batch review

Christgau and Hull would have you know none of these.

Rolling Stone and Spin only Back in Black and Highway to Hell, and also, maybe, For Those About to Rock, but not really

AllMusic critics consider Back in Black and Highway to Hell and Dirty Deeds all perfect (which clearly they are not), and High Voltage and Let There Be Rock more or less essential.

AllMusic users like "the other 6" in this order (after BiB and HtH): Dirty Deeds, High Voltage, Let There Be Rock, Powerage, If You Want Blood, and For Those About to Rock, with only the later perhaps being non-essential.

So of the "other 6," if anything Dirty Deeds seems fairly universal, except not for Rolling Stone and Spin.

So it's basically one of those "BiB and HtH, everyone pick their 3rd favorite after that" jobs. I'm going with Let There Be Rock.

Diary of a Melomaniac

Sunday, August 18, 2024

AC/DC - first 8 U.S. albums - batch review

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