This is my second favourite AC/DC album, right behind Powerage. This is the first album recorded with Mutt Lange, who laid down the blueprint for what came next. Everything about this album is top drawer, from the songs, the performance, and the production…everything! This was the band’s seventh album and they had been knocking on the door for a few albums before it, but this was the one that smashed everything wide open.
Angus and Malcolm were on fire at this point. They made killer riff, after killer riff and every song you just wanted to bang your head to. I remember when Shot Down In Flames came out as a single and they were everywhere on TV, you felt like that they had finally broke through. These were great times indeed, and when the news came through of Bon’s death it was devastating.
There are so many good songs to choose as a favourite, but the record company definitely got it right with Shot Down In Flames as the single. That is everything the band were great at: killer riff, awesome groove, and a superb hook and chorus. That’s what great producers do, highlight what defines a band.
Superb record!
10/10 from The Grooveman.
