Average AC DC

Here are some very quick impressions , after a first listen to "Rock or bust" :

"Rock or bust": the title track with a little opening words' to "Nervous Shakedown" (Here comes again "Flick of the Switch"), is a typical hymn style AC / DC that pleases all, in the opening line ... just to make it clear from the beginning who we are and what we are doing.

"Play Ball": simplicity and zero frills. A piece of rock'n'roll that in the hands of any other band would sound like trivial minimum. Not played by AC / DC, but ... they can afford it and silence all. Beautiful the only Angus.

"Rock the blues away": a bluesaccio rockato, with pleasant southern drift. The text speaks of women and alcohol, the music takes you immediately to a pub with half a dozen medium lager on the table. Not memorable, but effective.

"Miss adventure" groove almost funky, hypnotic riffs, circular, which leaves no time to think. But the head starts to move immediately. Too bad for the chorus not too fast setting, which seems a try ruled out for what's "Thunderstruck".

"Dogs of War": the piece mid tempo darker is practically a must in an album of AC / DC-respecting. And they give him to. On a blues riff the band builds a song cut epic, almost NWOBHM. Beautiful choosing not to overdo with playing time ... and the final duet with Angus doing its SG with the voice of Johnson.

"Got some rock & roll thunder": business as usual. A piece by Bignami of AC / DC with all the elements in place. Deja vu certainly, but the result is taken home very well. Blues + rock'n'roll. And that guitar sound warm, clean, sharp, with the gain never exaggerated ...

"Hard times": a song beautiful rough, bad and heavy, with a touch of metal eighties.

"Baptism by fire": a kind of homage to the years of Bon Scott, with a riff that comes right away you want to try to play and all the dynamics that make full-empty recognizable pieces of AC / DC.

"Rock the House": AC / DC masquerade as Led Zeppelin!

"Sweet candy": rock high voltage for dummies. With that air stomp that takes you and makes you stand up without you noticing.

"Emission control": closing without a bang, but with an honest piece rock'n'roll. With Angus protagonist's final.