Stream of Consciousness & Music Reviews

     Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all 4 of you who'll read this! I've had a lot on my plate lately and haven't done anything on here for a while despite wanting to. So to make it up to both myself and anyone who cares, I'll be reviewing an album everyday this week as a sort of "Holiday Marathon" or something. I don't really know, I just want to listen to more music. So every weekday there'll be a new review up, and almost none of them are related to each other or Christmas (as far as I know). Anyways, on with the review!        First up this week is the recently released "Power Up" by ACDC. Man, this is a feel good album. It sounds like it was ripped straight from the 80's, with similar styles and performances to something like Back In Black; especially Angus Young, who sounds just as good now as he did back then, if not better. Speaking of elements which are better here, the guitarwork by Angus and Stevie Young is so on ...

      ACDC's first international album, being made up of songs from their first 2 albums which were exclusive to Australia. I think it's clear that this album marked the band's path for the rest of their discography. The album has a more blues rock feel than the regular hard rock that the band is known for, with the exception of a few songs, those being the hits. Songs that strayed from the softer blues rock mood, like T.N.T and High Voltage, are more popular and more similar to their later work, drawing the connection between popularity and the band's direction. I think that it was definitely the right move too, as the slower and less excited tracks just don't hit as hard as the songs that have that signature ACDC feel to them. Overall it's a fine experience and I'd recommend it, but it's honestly not their finest work. Also, sorry if this sounded like an essay, I've been writing quite a few of those lately.     Highlights: It's a Long Way to th...

      After a short hiatus, I'm back, and what a better album to use for a bad play on words than Back In Black. ACDC's most famous album by far with a good amount of hits on it, which is why I decided to listen to this one first instead of one of their earlier albums (some of which I do intend to get to later). Much like Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, Back In Black is a tribute to a former band member, the late Bon Scott, and again similar to WYWH, it's a pretty good one. The songs that pay homage to the late singer are really good, in both their imagery and how they portray him, in addition to sounding amazing. Speaking of the sound, it's pure ACDC, exactly what the band is known for, in the style of the instruments (particularly the guitarwork) and the format and pacing of the songs, both of which are fantastic. One gripe I had with a few of the songs was the very overtly sexual themes in them, but that's just me and my weird view of stuff, and I don't ...