I've only just started to realize that I'm an even bigger AC/DC fan than I've let on, even to myself. Now, don't get me wrong, I love AC/DC, and have done so since the Razors Edge, which was where it all began for me. But I've never fully appreciated just how much I like the band. Brian Johnson's eccentric screaming vocals were both hilarious to the eight year old me as well as unique and somewhat powerful in its delivery. There was nothing else like it. And the name AC/DC is itself the most appropriate name you could have given the band, especially in the context of The Razors Edge. It was an electrifying album in all aspects. Up until now, all my AC/DC album reviews were from the Brian Johnson era, which is the era I am most familiar with. But I still love the Bon Scott era too - with songs like "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Highway to Hell", AC/DC presents itself, like Van Halen, as a band that for me at least, could switch lead singers and still maintain the same level of sentiment and respect for the group as well as maintain that distinctive sound without too much subsequent disruption and change that could easily scare off fans if not carefully implemented properly. Let There be Rock is a cracking album and one of, if not the best, Bon Scott era albums. There is only one song that is problematic here, and that is the inclusion of "Problem Child" on the international version of the album. It was also found on Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap for some bizarre reason. "Whole Lotta Rosie", "Let There be Rock", "Bad Boy Boogie" and "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" are the ones to thrash the shit out of here. Play the others at your own discretion, if you wish. A great album indeed. A
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