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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go DownBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | Dog Eat DogBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Let There Be RockBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | Bad Boy BoogieBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Problem ChildBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | OverdoseBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 06:09 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 7 | Hell Ain't a Bad Place to BeBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Whole Lotta RosieBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 41 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 287 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC/DC | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 3 | Murray Engleheart | Liner Notes |
| 4 | Mark Evans | Bass |
| 5 | Mark Tufty Evans | Bass, Group Member |
| 6 | Mike Fraser | Mastering Supervisor |
| 7 | Bob Gruen | Photography |
| 8 | George Marino | Digital Remastering, Mastering |
| 9 | UE Nastasi | Digital Assembly |
| 10 | Mark Opitz | Engineer |
| 11 | Jonathan Postal | Photography |
| 12 | Chuck Pulin | Photography |
| 13 | Al Quaglieri | Mastering Supervisor |
| 14 | Phil Rudd | Drums, Group Member |
| 15 | Bon Scott | Composer, Group Member, Vocals |
| 16 | Harry Vanda | Producer |
| 17 | Cliff Williams | Bass |
| 18 | Angus Young | Composer, Group Member, Guitar |
| 19 | George Young | Producer |
| 20 | Malcolm Young | Composer, Group Member, Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |