Post by Chris on May 15, 2007 12:32:46 GMT -5
Round 1 - Your Favorite Song - '74 Jailbreak
**Voting Ends Wednesday At 9:30 PM**
Songs:
1. Jailbreak
2. You Ain't Got a Hold on Me
3. Show Business
4. Soul Stripper
5. Baby, Please Don't Go
All the songs on AC/DC's Jailbreak are great. The title song is vintage Bon Scott. It probably would have been a big hit had they released it in America, but Thin Lizzy also had a song called Jailbreak the same year and that was just one too many it seems. You Ain't Got A Hold On Me is an interesting early tune from before the band really had their sound figured out. Show Business is a straight-up blues tune, Soul Stripper is a great guitar workout with a great Bon Scott vocal (and is not about a stripper). Lastly, there's Baby Please Don't Go, a cover the blues classic. AC/DC's arrangement seems to be based on the Van Morrison/Them version from the early '60s. There's a great clip of the band performing this song on TV, with Bon Scott dressed in drag (pigtails and a blue dress). Classic, classic stuff. You can find that on the Family Jewels DVD.
So all of these songs are great, however the whole thing is only 24 minutes long, so I have a hard time recomending it. This is how the record was released back in the early '80s, yes, but CDs can hold a lot more than vinyl could. There's really no reason to reissue this CD without adding any additional tracks. As previous reviewers have mentioned there and still several early AC/DC tracks that have never been released in America (School Days, Fling Thing, RIP, Crabsody in Blue, etc). Why they didn't add those tracks to this reissue is beyond me. Typical record company incompetence. So I'd only recommend this CD if you can get it really cheap. They're great songs that every AC/DC fan should hear.
Album Notes:
- Released October 15, 1984
- Total length is 24 minutes and 6 seconds
- Atco Records
Personnel:
Bon Scott - Lead Vocals
Angus Young - lead guitar
Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
George Young/Mark Evans - bass guitar
Peter Clack/Tony Currenti/Phil Rudd - drums
Recorded at Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia
Produced by Harry Vanda & George Young
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**Voting Ends Wednesday At 9:30 PM**
Songs:
1. Jailbreak
2. You Ain't Got a Hold on Me
3. Show Business
4. Soul Stripper
5. Baby, Please Don't Go
All the songs on AC/DC's Jailbreak are great. The title song is vintage Bon Scott. It probably would have been a big hit had they released it in America, but Thin Lizzy also had a song called Jailbreak the same year and that was just one too many it seems. You Ain't Got A Hold On Me is an interesting early tune from before the band really had their sound figured out. Show Business is a straight-up blues tune, Soul Stripper is a great guitar workout with a great Bon Scott vocal (and is not about a stripper). Lastly, there's Baby Please Don't Go, a cover the blues classic. AC/DC's arrangement seems to be based on the Van Morrison/Them version from the early '60s. There's a great clip of the band performing this song on TV, with Bon Scott dressed in drag (pigtails and a blue dress). Classic, classic stuff. You can find that on the Family Jewels DVD.
So all of these songs are great, however the whole thing is only 24 minutes long, so I have a hard time recomending it. This is how the record was released back in the early '80s, yes, but CDs can hold a lot more than vinyl could. There's really no reason to reissue this CD without adding any additional tracks. As previous reviewers have mentioned there and still several early AC/DC tracks that have never been released in America (School Days, Fling Thing, RIP, Crabsody in Blue, etc). Why they didn't add those tracks to this reissue is beyond me. Typical record company incompetence. So I'd only recommend this CD if you can get it really cheap. They're great songs that every AC/DC fan should hear.
Album Notes:
- Released October 15, 1984
- Total length is 24 minutes and 6 seconds
- Atco Records
Personnel:
Bon Scott - Lead Vocals
Angus Young - lead guitar
Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
George Young/Mark Evans - bass guitar
Peter Clack/Tony Currenti/Phil Rudd - drums
Recorded at Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia
Produced by Harry Vanda & George Young
