Highway To Hell
by AC/DC

From corenfro TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/27/2017 15:04 | #189914 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I expected to dislike this album and after the first couple songs I thought "wow, I actually really enjoy this" then it went downhill from there. Most songs are pretty repetitive and derivative of the songs that preceding songs yet less inspired as the album goes on. The hook on the titular track really reminds me of "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles with more testosterone.

AC/DC has their sound and they don't deviate much from it. People who like it will like it and those who don't care for it will diss it. It is what it is. Easy to see why it has such a huge following because this appeals to the Led Zeppelin crowd when the only other thing that was "hard" at that point in the mainstream was punk.

If you like testosterone fueled power chords and screaming and very high-octane rock with singable albeit repetitive choruses then this is for you.

From Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/01/2017 19:18 | #181436 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

A true classic of the hard rock era. Not a whole lot of depth here, but plenty of not so clean, good fun.

From junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/13/2012 04:12 | #44327 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Remember when Richard Ramirez was killing women in California, and all the police had as evidence was an AC/DC hat? People thought 'Night Prowler' inspired rapists and murderers to sneak up on unsuspecting women.

To think people saw AC/DC as dangerous.

Oh yeah - this is their best Bon Scott effort.

Another great AC/DC album packed full of raw energy and power that is waiting to be enjoyed. It is simple but it is so effective with the choruses being infectious and forcing themself into your head so they replay once the album has finished. Songs like Highway To Hell and Girls Got Rhythm are just addicting and you can just keep playing them over and over again and keep loving them. The Young brothers are simply sensational on this release as well with their guitar work being such a key factor in the effectiveness of the songs. They seem to just have an innate ability to create classic rock music. Furthermore, the vocal is brilliant and I always found myself being more drawn to the Bon Scott era as I think his performances are superior. His vocal styling is unique and instantly recognisable and it made me fall in love with the group. Overall, this is an elite level album with loads of absolute classics and it makes for a fantastic experience.

With the exception of Back in Black, Bon Scott-era AC/DC in contrast to Brian Johnson-era AC/DC has several worthwhile albums to listen to such as Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap, High Voltage, Let There Be Rock, and of course Highway to Hell. If you aren't interested in AC/DC's brand of raunchy, sex-obsessed blues-driven hard rock, then you probably won't like this album. However, if you do, then this is one of the ultimate party-rock albums.