“ อัลบั้มร็อคที่มีความเป็นฮาร์ดร็อคที่บริสุทธิ์มากกับแนวทางการแต่งเพลงด้วยโครงสร้างหลักของริฟฟ์กีร์ต้าที่เกินห้ามใจที่จะโขยกหัวตาม แนวทางการเล่นแบบนี้ถูกนำมาใช้อย่างแพร่หลายในเพลงร็อคทุกแนว เพลงที่โด่งดังได้แก่ Hell Bells และ You Shook Me All Night Long”

 

1. Hell's Bells

2. Shoot To Thrill

3. What Do You Do For Money Honey

4. Giving The Dog A Bone

5. Let Me Put My Love Into You

6. Back In Black

7. You Shook Me All Night Long

8. Have A Drink On Me

9. Shake A Leg

10. Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Poll

 

Rolling Stone

Imagine that Mick Jagger or Bono or Axl Rose or Eddie Vedder died and their respective bands decided to find a replacement and make another album. What are the chances that they would make not only the best-selling album of their careers, but also the best? That's the trick AC/DC accomplished with Back in Black . Released in August 1980, only half a year after singer Bon Scott fatally choked on his own vomit, hard rock's second-best-selling album of all time (after Led Zeppelin's fourth) is both fitting tribute and raucous wake. Like much of Def Leppard's back catalog, Back in Black was produced by the future Mr. Shania Twain, Robert "Mutt" Lange. But unlike Def Leppard's quintessential Eighties products Pyromania and Hysteria , the Australian quintet's follow-up to its 1979 breakthrough Highway to Hell still sounds thoroughly timeless, the essence of unrepentantly simple but savagely crafted hard rock.

From the vengeful death knell of "Hell's Bells" to the strutting finale of "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution," the rhythms on this album do not relent. Neither does the screeching of Scott's successor, Brian Johnson. Nearly everything is beat and scream, explosion and release. Unleashed while New Wave was reasserting rock as dance music, this monument of clean rock sonics and dirty impulses makes a strong case for headbanging, but a better argument for a full-body party.

Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young play their guitars in such close tandem that they seem synced by the same churning organism. As chords bang and pummel, bassist Cliff Williams and drummer Phil Rudd drag and push the beat with such steady fluctuations that the result is one continuous, well-oiled throttle. As titles such as "You Shook Me All Night Long" proclaim, Back in Black is a celebration of thrashing, animal sex. It's also a wince-inducing spew of mean-spirited sexism, particularly during the one-two bitch slap of "What Do You Do for Money Honey" and "Given the Dog a Bone." Johnson misinterprets Scott's sass as contempt, just as gangsta rap would turn thug love into something ugly. If Back in Black someday does sound dated, let it be for this sole mistake.

All Music

Bon Scott's alcohol-related death in early 1980 couldn't have come at a worse time for AC/DC; the band was poised for worldwide breakthrough success, as their last album, Highway to Hell, was Angus and company's first gold-certified stateside release. They made an excellent choice in selecting Brian Johnson as their new vocalist; while he had the same bluesy edge as Scott, Johnson sang with more power and conviction. The first album from the new group, Back in Black, was issued only five months after Scott's passing but immediately rocketed up the charts, eventually becoming one of rock's all-time classics. By 1997, it had sold an astounding 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. Musically, the band hadn't changed much, although producer "Mutt" Lange helped the group focus their high voltage rock. The result was such perennial rock anthems as the stomping title track, the eerie "Hell's Bells," the melodic "Shoot to Thrill," the album-closing battle cry "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution," and one of AC/DC's best and most recognizable tracks, "You Shook Me All Night Long." Not a single weak track is included, even the lesser-known album tracks are strong ("Have a Drink on Me," "Shake a Leg,"). Back in Black is the ultimate example of a band turning a career-threatening negative into a remarkable positive and stands alongside such landmark albums as Van Halen, Led Zeppelin II, Are You Experienced?, and Paranoid as hard rock's greatest achievements. Rock music rarely gets better than Back in Black. [In February 2003, the American distribution rights to AC/DC's back catalog transferred over to Epic, their new label. Epic reissued the band's catalog as remastered digipacks containing lavish, expanded booklets with plenty of rare photographs, memorabilia and notes. Although the digipacks may wear a little too easy, the sound is terrific — clean and muscular, enhancing the raw qualities of the original record — and the packaging is loving, making the reissues necessary for collectors.]