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There may not be a harder rock album ever made. distort and blow. From the opening chords right through to the last note this album totally rocks. On the title track you can even hear an amp. Blows away anything they had done up until then, and haven't even come close to recording another CD of such monstrous rock. They later BLEW UP A VIDEO but on this CD, they literally blow up EVERYTHING.
Scott on the mic. I find it very difficult to write about AC/DC. 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. At least with B. Great rock 'n' roll by a legendary band. 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. "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. But the fact remains that they just never deliver a bad album. And "Overdose," "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" and "Whole Lotta Rosie" end the affair on as high a note as possible.
Enough said.
You can't get much better than this. I have listened to it over and over but never get tired of hearing it.
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. 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. But for "Let There Be Rock," there was every indication that AC/DC were on the march to world domination. Classic stuff.
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. but "let there be rock" just sounds like they plugged in in a large room and just cranked everything all the way up. 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.
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