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Let There Be Rock by AC/DC

Let There Be Rock

Release Date: 1/1/1977

Recording Date: 6/1977

Tracks: 8

Length: 00:40:58 Hrs

Label: Atco

Type: CD,CS,LP

Genre/Styles:
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Vocals, Australia, Arena Rock, Album Rock, Aussie Rock

Album Tracks (8)

Song Title
Length
1.
Go Down
05:31
2.
Dog Eat Dog
03:34
3.
Let There Be Rock
06:06
4.
Bad Boy Boogie
04:27
5.
Problem Child
05:24
6.
Overdose
06:09
7.
Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
04:14
8.
Whole Lotta Rosie
05:33

What the Critics Say

Let There Be Rock, the fourth AC/DC album -- and first to see simultaneous international release -- is as lean and mean as the original lineup ever got. Shaved down to the bone -- there are only eight tracks, giving this a lethal efficiency even with a couple of meandering jams -- this is a high-voltage, brutal record, filled with "Bad Boy Boogie." It has a bit of a bluesier edge than other AC/DC records, but this is truly the sound of the band reaching its peak. There's the near majesty of "Let There Be Rock," there's Bon Scott acknowledging with a wink that "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be," and then there's the monumental "Whole Lotta Rosie." Which gets down to a key thing about AC/DC. If Led Zeppelin were celebrating a "Whole Lotta Love," AC/DC got down to the grimy details in their leering tribute to the joys of sex with a plus-sized woman. And that's AC/DC's allure in a nutshell -- it's sweaty, dirty, nasty rock, music that is played to the last call and beyond, and they've rarely done that kind of rock better than they did here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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