For Those About To Rock [We Salute You]

Classic rock, what’s not to love!

This was the follow up to back in black. I liked it back then and still do. It's good stuff. You have to marvel in the skill of the young brothers tbh. The band loses Bon Scott, a vocalist many believe to be the greatest hard rock singer of all time. Then, they produce these 2 albums for a vocalist with a complelty different style (Johnson is very much a rock singer, as Bon Scott sang in a more bluesy style). You can never replace Bon Scott, but my god, Brian Johnson does a fantastic job and the writing is beyond brilliant.Back in black and for those about to rock are both superb rock albums. Both would easily be included in my top 20 albums of all time. They are that good. You like hard rock ... you will love this album. You like blues rock then you will love this album and absolutely adore the earlier Bon Scott albums. Just a wonderful band

This is seen as not quite as good as BIB, and that is true, but it comes so close that the arguments against seem defunct. There are a couple of tracks here that are not 'perfect' but there were a few on BIB as well. All in all it is another storming progression of the AC/DC sound and another fine addition to their can(n)on (if you'll pardon the pun).The title track takes a while to absorb as it's another slow start that leads to a crescendo chorus that rattles your teeth. Classic. 'Put the Finger on You' is one of those tracks I just don't enjoy from the band. It's ok but there's not much in the way of memorable hooks or tune. 'Let's get it Up' is much more fun. It's no classic but it's another of those fun, party tracks they can breath out. As id 'Inject the Venom'. Absolute stunning chorus and a nice hard-rocker. 'Snowballed' is the only other track that I find a bit boring. There seems to be no heart or 'oomph' (for want of a better expression).'Evil Walks' is possibly one of my new favourite AC/DC tracks ever. So simple yet so effective. One of the best choruses they've done - and they've done a few! 'COD' is a great follow-up. Not as good but still worthy of high praise. 'Breaking the Rules' is another of my favourites. More of a slow-burner but what a ride. Anthemic. 'Night of the Long KNives' is another excellent track. Great chorus as well. As you can see the last half of the album is far stronger. But 'Spellbound' ends a little damply. It is a good song but just not as good as the 4 preceding it. As with the past 2 albums it is a rather subdued closer and is not half as good as 'Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution' or 'Night Prowler'.Overall a near perfect album.

One of there best well worth the money

Before beginning my very brief review, a quick note about the mastering. If you're one of those people tired of increasingly loud and compressed AC/DC remasters, seek out the original CD release of this album with the barcode number 075678146329. It's a straight transfer from the original tapes with no additional digital tweaking or processing, and sounds great.So, what about the quality of the music itself?For Those About To Rock is commonly maligned as being inferior to Back In Black, but I'd argue the majority of tracks on For Those About To Rock could sit quite happily on Back in Black without anyone complaining that they specifically notably lower the quality of the album. From a purely compositional standpoint the gulf between the two releases is relatively minor.So in a nutshell, if you like Back in Black you'll probably like this album. You may not like it quite as much, you may even like it more, but either way I'd predict that you'll find it superior to the rest of the AC/DC's Brian Johnson era output.For Those About To Rock gets a solid 4 out of 5 stars from me. It's the follow-up to Back In Black and that's exactly what is sounds like. In a good way.

Very good CD

Not one duff track on this belter. 10 tracks that I have been listening to since the early 80s.Typically AC/DC, sexy and thunderous. Innuendoes abound.For me Back In Black has only 6 mega standouts. Fly and Rock are laden down with nothing.

This came really quickly and was packaged brilliantly. Got this for a mate as a christmas present and she was so chuffed with it. She thought it cost the earth so I didn't tell her it was under a tenner! Great gift if you know someone who is into vinyl and great for collectors too.