| AC/DCLP | ||
| Highway to Hell | ||
| This Vinyl is graded FAIR on my grading system. The Cover is graded FAIR on my grading system. considerable ring and shelf wear. Seams have come unglued. Stock photo is shown! Given that Bon Scott's hard-partying, sex-booze-and-brawls lifestyle tragically caught up with him some six months after Highway to Hell was released, the album-opening title track  one of hard rock's all-time classics  now takes on an eerie resonance. It's not just a snotty, nihilistic party anthem, but a moment of unrepentant self-recognition from a rowdy ruffian who, for better or worse, exulted in what he was. The rest of the songs on Highway to Hell don't lend themselves to any deep readings, but of course, that's not the point. Highway to Hell distilled all the virtues of AC/DC's signature minimalism  loud, simple, pounding riffs and grooving backbeats  into the tightest batch of songs the group had written to that point, barreling along at a take-no-prisoners rate and producing a handful of gems ("Girl's Got Rhythm," "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)") along the way. Highway to Hell is not only a fitting epitaph for Bon Scott, it's also a classic rock & roll album.  Steve Huey, ALL-MUSIC GUIDE | |
AC/DC's mammoth power-chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the '70s. In its own way, it was a reaction against the pompous art rock and lumbering stadium rock of the early '70s. AC/DC's rock was minimalist  no matter how huge and bludgeoning the guitar chords were, there was a clear sense of space and restraint. Combined with Bon Scott's larynx-shredding vocals, the band spawned countless imitators over the next two decades. | ||
