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distort and blow. There may not be a harder rock album ever made. They later BLEW UP A VIDEO but on this CD, they literally blow up EVERYTHING. Blows away anything they had done up until then, and haven't even come close to recording another CD of such monstrous rock. From the opening chords right through to the last note this album totally rocks. On the title track you can even hear an amp.
And "Overdose," "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" and "Whole Lotta Rosie" end the affair on as high a note as possible. "Go Down" gets the party started. The '03 re-issues give the collectors & fans a bit more of a look into these Australians' rock 'n' roll world. Great rock 'n' roll by a legendary band. At least with B. I find it very difficult to write about AC/DC.
Plain and simple. Scott's lyrics on "Dog Eat Dog" are hilarious. Those bare-bones, basic, 3-chord guitar riffs have been played and over-played a thousand times. Scott on the mic. Enough said. But no one does it better than the Young Brothers & no one was a better frontman than the late, great Bon Scott."Let There Be Rock" rocks.
But the fact remains that they just never deliver a bad album.
I have listened to it over and over but never get tired of hearing it. You can't get much better than this.
But for "Let There Be Rock," there was every indication that AC/DC were on the march to world domination. There's not a dud in the bunch.This was also were a couple of AC/DC anthems can be found, like "Whole Lotta Rosie," the title track and (carried over from the Australian release of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap) "Problem Child." The songs surrounding them were almost as snappy, like "Dog Eat Dog" and "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be." You could feel the intensity as the album builds.That build up was about to drop two incredible albums, Highway to Hell and Powerage. Classic stuff. AC/DC were a band that got better and better as the albums kept coming, and by "Let There Be Rock," they were in their prime. Bon Scott and Angus Young were now a lean and mean machine, ripping their rock from the depths of depravity, making every song a straight shot from the amps to the ears.
i've heard live versions of most of these songs and the studio record has as much energy as one of their live shows.truly one of the greatest rock groups ever. but "let there be rock" just sounds like they plugged in in a large room and just cranked everything all the way up. this is one of the most "in your face", live sounding rock n roll records ever made. i love every song on this album, every song from the bon scott era for that matter.
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