Ac/Dc
Let There Be Rock

THE REVIEW

"Let There Be Rock" is a declaration of intent right from the album title: let there be rock, especially in 1977, the year of punk, new wave, and new genres. The band relocated to England to record, to refresh the sound, which was too dated and perhaps still too raw. The declaration of intent, and also a declaration of war against punk, can also be noticed from the cover: the band a bit obscured and him in the center stage, Angus Young, sweaty, in full ecstasy from a guitar solo. But let's move on to the tracks.

"Go Down" is rough and scratching; a more compelling opening track could not really be found! The next "Dog Eat Dog" follows the path started with the opening track; heavy guitars, a steamroller drum, and Bon Scott's voice: aggressive, streetwise, and tough like few others. It's now time for the title track: "Let There Be Rock" where Bon Scott narrates the history of rock in the massive and dynamic way of AC/DC; a historical track, which is still performed live today, a sign that this piece has become a masterpiece in the history of the Australian band and of rock in general. The track is composed of one of the most beautiful riffs of all time; also noteworthy is a tremendous bass performance, greatly pumped up, supported by a precise and sharp drum. The anger is part of the fourth track, namely "Bad Boy Boogie" where the bad boy is naturally Bon Scott, who tells us about his stories and what it means to be a bad boy. The guitars are heavy and wicked and pissed off like Bon's singing: epic!!
The atmosphere becomes less pissed off with "Problem Child", a track that is composed of three/four chords repeated endlessly: quite an easy track, but no less important within this rock work; as usual, a great performance from the Young brothers' guitars, in perfect harmony with each other. "Overdose" has quite a calm intro: an arpeggio accompanied by drums that seem almost to warm up before getting into the field... indeed, after a minute, the rhythm changes, and the guitars become heavy and sharp as blades: certainly not the most dynamic track on the album, we can consider it as a kind of experiment by AC/DC.
We are almost at the end of the album, and just at the end, we are expected to encounter two gems of the rock universe. "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" where Bon talks about the advantages of living next to the devil, essentially a declaration of love towards hell!! The finale, however, is something explosive, a dynamite called "Whole Lotta Rosie" that goes more or less like this: "Wanna tell you a story / 'Bout a woman I know / When it comes to lovin' / Oh, she steals the show / She ain't exactly pretty / She ain't exactly