AC/DC: Part 1, 1973 - 1979

nlgbbbblth

I know this has been discussed before but I couldn't find a poll.

Pick your favourite THREE albums from the list.

nlgbbbblth

'74 Jailbreak

The catalogue is a bit of a mess with the various releases.

High Voltage (Australian LP)
1. "Baby Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams) – 4:52
2. "She's Got Balls" – 4:52
3. "Little Lover" – 5:39
4. "Stick Around" – 4:42
5. "Soul Stripper" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young) – 6:27
6. "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me" – 3:35
7. "Love Song" – 5:11
8. "Show Business" – 4:46

T.N.T. (Australian LP)
1. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" – 5:15
2. "Rock 'n' Roll Singer" – 5:04
3. "The Jack" – 5:52
4. "Live Wire" – 5:49
5. "T.N.T." – 3:35
6. "Rocker" – 2:51
7. "Can I Sit Next to You Girl" (Young, Young) – 4:12
8. "High Voltage" – 4:22
9. "School Days" (Chuck Berry) – 5:21

High Voltage (International LP)
1. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" – 5:15
2. "Rock 'n' Roll Singer" – 5:03
3. "The Jack" – 5:52
4. "Live Wire" – 5:49
5. "T.N.T." – 3:34
6. "Can I Sit Next to You Girl" (Young, Young) – 4:11
7. "Little Lover" – 5:39
8. "She's Got Balls" – 4:51
9. "High Voltage" – 4:14

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australian LP)
1. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" – 4:13
2. "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)" – 7:31
3. "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'" – 3:17
4. "Problem Child" – 5:46
5. "Squealer" – 5:16
6. "Big Balls" – 2:40
7. "R.I.P. (Rock in Peace)" – 3:36
8. "Ride On" – 5:53
9. "Jailbreak" – 4:41

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (International LP)
1. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" – 4:12 (full length version) 3:52 (edited version)
2. "Love at First Feel" – 3:13
3. "Big Balls" – 2:39
4. "Rocker" – 2:52
5. "Problem Child" – 5:47
6. "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'" – 3:18
7. "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)" – 7:29 (full length version), 6:58 (edited version)
8. "Ride On" – 5:54
9. "Squealer" – 5:27

Let There Be Rock (Australian LP)
1. "Go Down" – 5:20 (vinyl), 5:33 (CD)
2. "Dog Eat Dog" – 3:35
3. "Let There Be Rock" – 6:07
4. "Bad Boy Boogie" – 4:28
5. "Overdose" – 6:09
6. "Crabsody In Blue" – 4:45
7. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" – 4:15
8. "Whole Lotta Rosie" – 5:22

Let There Be Rock (International LP)
1. "Go Down" – 5:18 (vinyl), 5:31 (CD)
2. "Dog Eat Dog" – 3:34
3. "Let There Be Rock" – 6:06
4. "Bad Boy Boogie" – 4:27
5. "Problem Child" – 5:24
6. "Overdose" – 6:09
7. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" – 4:21
8. "Whole Lotta Rosie" – 5:24

Powerage (European LP)
1. "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" – 3:05
2. "Gimme a Bullet" – 3:00
3. "Down Payment Blues" – 5:50
4. "Gone Shootin'" – 4:19
5. "Riff Raff" – 5:13
6. "Sin City" – 4:47
7. "Up to My Neck in You" – 4:58
8. "What's Next to the Moon" – 3:15
9. "Cold Hearted Man" – 3:34
10. "Kicked in the Teeth" – 3:45

Powerage (International LP)
1. "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" – 3:37
2. "Down Payment Blues" – 6:03
3. "Gimme a Bullet" – 3:21
4. "Riff Raff" – 5:11
5. "Sin City" – 4:45
6. "What's Next to the Moon" – 3:31
7. "Gone Shootin'" – 5:05
8. "Up to My Neck in You" – 4:13
9. "Kicked in the Teeth" – 4:03

Civilian_Target

'74 Jailbreak

I own 6 or 7 AC/DC albums. I would say, that's a lot of AC/DC albums for one person. (OK, they were cheap at the time.)
The only ones that ever get played with any regularity are For Those About To Rock and Back in Black. I deezered up Black Ice, and to be honest... meh.

The rest have some great tracks OK, but at the end of the day, the discs are in the same box as Iron Maiden's Virtual XI.

Dublin Spur

'74 Jailbreak

For me Powerage sneeks it ahead of Let there be rock and Highway to hell.
73-79 is the golden period for AC/DC, they didn't put a foot wrong.

Nephilim Wolf

'74 Jailbreak

I own only five AC/DC albums, but its more than enough for me. I might still definitly get 'Powerage' sometime soon. This is what I have at the moment:

Let There Be Rock
If You Want Blood
Highway to Hell
Back in Black
AC/DC Live double live album

Doctor J

You don't have Powerage? :eek:

Blue850

Powerage (International LP)

I have all the Bon Scott albums,
I Brian Johnson stuff on tape but never upgraded it to CD cept for Razor's Edge
Powerage is my favourite album , although Rocker is my favourite song.
I always think Bon's voice sounds tired on Highway to Hell
I have a Fraternity CD with Bon on vocals, his band before AC/DC

Ardent

'74 Jailbreak

73-79 was indeed a golden era in terms of AC/DC's music but, for me, the high point was 1980 with Back In Black. It's been all downhill since then pretty much.

Of the 73-79 albums, I think Highway To Hell was the most accomplished. Not saying it's the best - I like the earlier albums too - but this one was a watershed for the band. Better production value than previous albums, more anthemic and not much filler in there.

A lot of the earlier albums were very raw, sounded like the guitars were barely tuned! But still lots of good stuff on them:

It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
Rock N' Roll Singer
T.N.T
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Whole Lotta Rosie
etc etc

P.S. - One thing I noticed a few weeks back listening to both Powerage and Black Ice - very little has changed musically. The two albums sound as if they could have been recorded within weeks of each other!!

Malice

'74 Jailbreak

I went for High Voltage, Powerage and Highway to Hell. It's difficult to pick just 3!

adox

Highway To Hell

In no particular order:

Powerage
High Voltage
If You Want Blood.....


But honestly, I`d gladly list any three of the albums listed. I`ll probably change my mind after I post.

Oh.....If you Want Blood..... is the best live album ever and so is a gimme.

mike65

I don't own any AC/DC abums shockingly but Powerage is the daddy as I've heard most of it one way or another - Down Payment Blues is thier best song in my book.

nacho libre

Powerage (International LP)

T.N.T.
High Voltage
Powerage

thisisme

'74 Jailbreak

I have:

Highway to Hell
Back in Black
AC/DC Live double live album

Let there be Rock went walkabout on me years ago in college along with my beloved Master of Puppets ('tallica) Never replaced them:(

dollydishmop

Highway To Hell

Not in the least bit ashamed to admit that I have every AC/DC album released, in all versions (Aus, Int, Euro etc) on a mix of vinyl, cassette and CD, plus over 150+ AC/DC bootlegs.

First one I bought was Powerage, and I was total convert ever since.

Not a single album that I hate, although I consider some weaker than others...but every album has at least one 'stand-out' song (usually more than one) for me.