Ballbreaker - AC/DC

Good old ACDC do it again with their unbeaten formula of soft build up to release yet another barrage of catchy rock 'n' roll tunes with their unmistakable sound. Released in 1995 it was the first studio album in five years since The Razors Edge in 1990 and how we had missed them. The return of the excellent drummer Phil Ruddafter his bust up with Malcolm Young was also long awaited. The album was also produced by Ric Rubin of Cult and Metallica ...
.../> Two weeks into the U.S. tour, four gigs were cancelled so that Brian Johnson could attend his father's funeral. During the tour, MTV cartoon characters Beavis and Butthead also appeared in the intro during concerts as well. Five of the songs were played live, 'Hard As a Rock', 'Boogie Man', 'Cover You In Oil', 'Hail Caesar', and 'Ballbreaker'.The first song gives you this red meat served with the usual horse radish and chips, just simply 'Hard ... more

Good old ACDC do it again with their unbeaten formula of soft build up to release yet another barrage of catchy rock 'n' roll tunes with their unmistakable sound. Released in 1995 it was the first studio album in five years since The Razors Edge in 1990 and how we had missed them. The return of the excellent drummer Phil Ruddafter his bust up with Malcolm Young was also long awaited. The album was also produced by Ric Rubin of Cult and Metallica fame so is really crisp, dry and dirty!

Two weeks into the U.S. tour, four gigs were cancelled so that Brian Johnson could attend his father's funeral. During the tour, MTV cartoon characters Beavis and Butthead also appeared in the intro during concerts as well. Five of the songs were played live, 'Hard As a Rock', 'Boogie Man', 'Cover You In Oil', 'Hail Caesar', and 'Ballbreaker'.The first song gives you this red meat served with the usual horse radish and chips, just simply 'Hard as a Rock'. A good old honest rock ytune with attitude guitar and a nice solo in the middle reminiscent of their earlier style. Next comes 'Cover You In Oil' a plod along sound saying exactly what it says on the tin/tune. Next up is some intricate guitar work with 'The Furor', another solid piece of ACDC that always reminds me of cruising in the desert in a soft top for some reason.

Next up is some good old Rythm and blues with 'Boogie Man', perfect Muddy Waters styyle with an ACDC pitch. Next up is the 'Honey Roll' which reminds me of late Led Zeppelin. The next track 'Burnin Alive' starts of slow with a continues bass line and builds up with guitars into a good old foot stomping head banging number. 'Hail Ceaser' more or less carries on where he previous track left off, pure ACDC. Love bomb is a slightly different type of song, more complicated with a more subtle beat, but still excellent all the same. 'Caught with your Pants down' exactly sounds like that, it makes you feel like you are in real trouble and need to get the hell out of there! 'Whiskey on the Rocks' is a beautiful melancholy track (ACDC style) that starts to bring us towards the end of the album, making you think that there is going to be a ballad at the end of the album. Finally Ballbreaker, First starts off making you think it is going to be a ballad, but Oh No! This is ACDC and is the most Rompous dirty track of the whole album. Most albums start with the title track but this one ends with it! Brilliant!

Right so finally, is this the best ACDC album? Simply No! However, you don't listen to ACDC for subtle tones. Its a simple formula that they give, fun and rock, so if you like these two things then buy it! 

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