AC-DC: High Voltage CD Track Listing

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AC-DC High Voltage (1976)
Originally released as Atco #36-142 in October 1976\nCD Edition Released 1987 ??\nRemastered CD Edition Released August 16, 1994\nEpic Remastered CD Edition Released February 18, 2003\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: AC/DC's debut album, High Voltage, is a stripped-down collection of loud,\nraw, rude rockers, mostly odes to rock & roll and its attendant hard-partying lifestyle -- \nto paraphrase the leadoff track, "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," getting \ndrunk, stoned, beat up, and laid. The band reveled in its own macho obnoxiousness, particularly \nBon Scott; at the end of the gleefully sexist, double-entendre-filled "The Jack," Scott grandiosely \nthanks a hostile, booing dubbed-in crowd. While their sense of humor and clever wordplay made \nearly AC/DC a great deal of sleazy, infectious fun, the band's revolutionary musical attack could not\nbe overlooked -- Angus Young's manic guitar solos overlaid a series of simple, basic boogie grooves\ndelivered with ferocious power and volume, a sound that made the band a popular attraction at \nBritish punk clubs around this same time. The formula would be refined on subsequent albums, but \nHigh Voltage proves that AC/DC were already in the big leagues. [In February 2003, the American \ndistribution rights to AC/DC's back catalog transferred over to Epic, their new label. Epic reissued \nthe band's catalog as remastered digipacks containing lavish, expanded booklets with plenty of rare\nphotographs, memorabilia, and notes. Although the digipacks may wear a little too easy, the sound \nis terrific -- clean and muscular, enhancing the raw qualities of the original record -- and the \npackaging is loving, making the reissues necessary for collectors.] -- Steve Huey\n\nAmazon.com essential recording \nIn 1976, when the Eagles, Peter Frampton, and Heart ruled the rock airwaves, along came five scruffy young men (the lead guitarist was maybe all of 18 and dressed in a schoolboy's uniform) from Australia playing some of the rowdiest, hardest, dirtiest rock of all time. Screaming "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," singer Bon Scott teased like a braggart. Sensing the rock community's growing dissatisfaction with bloated, epic-scaled bands, AC/DC were indeed a high-voltage act: their drummer nailed the beat with fury, their bluesy guitar riffs mutated into something metallic and sharp-edged, and Scott's vocals took the shrillness of early Robert Plant to a leaner and meaner place. "Live Wire" is one of the most electrifying hard rock songs imaginable, "High Voltage" and "TNT" are the musical equivalent of touching exposed nerves with a rusty fork, and "Jack" proves that white rock dudes can, contrary to popular belief, get down. Whew! --Lorry Fleming \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGreat, October 7, 2006\nReviewer: crab "a music fan from newcomerstown"\nThis is a compilation of the band's first two albums, the mediocre HIGH VOLTAGE, and the very \ngood T.N.T.. The album opens with the very good IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP, followed by \nthe equally good ROCK N ROLL SINGER. After a strong start you get three classic songs in a row, \nTHE JACK, LIVE WIRE, and T.N.T., which are arguably as good as anything the band has ever \ndone. LITTLE LOVER and SHE'S GOT BALLS are two more great tracks (both from the original \nHIGH VOLTAGE). CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU GIRL, and the song HIGH VOLTAGE aren't up to the\nlevel of the rest of the album, but they're not bad either. SOUL STRIPPER should have been \nincluded on this release. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThis is a farce, part one, October 1, 2006\nReviewer: A Pop/Rock Fan (Somewhere on Planet Earth)\nBy 1976, somebody had the rather strange idea of tearing apart the Australian version of \n"HIGH VOLTAGE" and "T.N.T", AC/DC's first two albums, and then sew some of the pieces \ntogether into this hodgepodge. Who's to blame for this rip off?. Somebody at Atlantic Records?. \nSome members of AC/DC?. Maybe both?. Who cares anyway?. \nCertainly the late Bon Scott, a man who never minced words, was not particularly delirious about \nthis idea. As he bitterly screamed in the title track of "DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP": \n"Neck ties, contracts, high voltage, done dirt cheap!". Now that I've got used to the Aussie albums,\nlistening back to this "product" feels worse than a hangover from consuming adulterated, low \nquality spirits. Even the front cover is ridiculous. Perhaps those who conceived it intended to \ncapture Angus Young's manic frenzy on stage. But the result is hilarious: a picture of Angus Young \nlooking like a retard holding an obviously fake, broken Gibson SG. A real broken guitar would have \nsaved the day (just a little bit). \nEvery enthusiastic record collector knows that both Atlantic records (now Warner Music) and Epic \nrecords (now Sony Music) are serious labels that took, and still take risks, by signing up cutting \nedge artists and by respecting their will. So, it seems that, with their approval of this re-issue, the \nsurviving members of AC/DC are the ones to blame for this farce to go on, and on, and on ... If this \nis so ... well ... guys, we, the fans, made you filthy rich. We deserve the "real deals", available \nworldwide, at a "reasonable price". \nA final word about this re-issue: I don't own it. In the words of Pete Townshend, I "won't get fooled \nagain". Alas, there are no bonus tracks, nor previously unreleased material. For reasons unknown \nto me, the surviving members of AC/DC seem quite apprehensive about sharing a bit more of their \nmusic with us (both Warner Music and Sony Music are reissuing classic albums with tons of \nbonus/previously unreleased material). \nIf Bon Scott (undisputedly the band's most uncompromising member ever), was still alive, I believe \nthings would be different. By the way, if you are interested in the real stuff, please be so kind as to \nread my review of ".T.N.T. (Import)". \nOTHER ITEMS TO BE AVOIDED: The skimpy "retrospective" EP "'74 JAIBREAK", and \n"BONFIRE", a rather steep box set in which at least 6 songs are repeated twice, in different \nversions. None of these titles include all the songs left out by the adulteration of AC/DC's first four \nAussie albums.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nMay Altman forever burn in hell..., September 3, 2006\nReviewer: Kevin Hughes\nThe 1976 Rolling Stone writer who summed this album and AC/DC up as "calculated stupidity" was\ndefinitely in the wrong side of the univiverse when he reviewed this album, and he will forever burn \nin the annals of Rock n' Roll history. AC/DC instead went on to define Rock in the biggest way \npossible--as I remember, even the 80's punks, who revolted against most commercial heavy metal, \nincluding Led Zeppelin, still liked AC/DC, or at least some of their songs. Looking back on that era, \nI remember hardcore fans of The Smiths even getting off to AC/DC at selected moments! \nToday, the influence of the group is unquestionable, and I think all the recognition, critical and \notherwise, is warranted. \n"High Voltage," in short, is one of those albums that, as you grow up, and if you are in a place in \nyour life in those tender years to be touched by music, that you kind of live by. I never questioned \nits greatness too much, and still don't. These days, you'd call it "classic," in every respect--the look,\nthe sounds, the approach, the attitude, the virtuosity, etc. This is the first chapter in the "Testament"\n of AC/DC. \nThere is no bad song on this album. Where Back in Black was a triumph of and over the shadows \nof life and death--and is almost a spiritual experience in that regard--High Voltage is like clear, \nspringtime jubilation. Ultimately, "Jubilant" is the one word that I use to describe this album. This is \nthe glorious birthing of AC/DC, and it will continute to captivate and capture the spirit of all youth \nhence. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAC/DC's First American Release, November 4, 2005\nReviewer: Jeremy F. "Rock N' Roll Fan" (California, USA)\nReleased in 1976 as a compilation of AC/DC's first two Australian releases, T.N.T. and High \nVoltage, High Voltage does a very good job of introducing AC/DC to the US. From start to finish, \nHigh Voltage is a solid soundtrack filled with Angus and Malcolm's excellent guitar playing, Bon \nScott's shrill yet powerful singing, and Phil Rudd's awesome drumming. There is not a dull track off \nof the album, and it can easily be played from the beginning with out pressing the skip button once.\nThough High Voltage is missing several tracks from the Australian releases, most of them are \navailable on AC/DC's 1984 release, "'74 Jailbreak". Some definate classics from the CD are, Rock \nN' Roll Singer, Live Wire, She's Got Balls, and High Voltage. Though not their best album, Back in \nBlack holds that award, High Voltage is a definite buy, and a necessary record for any AC/DC fan \nor rock music fan for that matter.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAC/DC Digipaks by Epic make good..., April 25, 2003\nReviewer: Tim Salmons "Tim" (Worthville, KY)\nI must say that this new digipak release by Epic towers over the original 1994 remastered version \nby Atlantic. Not only is the sound increased, but it sounds ten times better ast far remastering the \ntwo track masters goes. The original album version of "It's A Long Way To The Top" is included, \nwhich is 15 seconds shorter, noticeable improvements of the remastering process on tracks \n"High Voltage," "The Jack," "Can I Sit Next To You Girl," "Little Lover," "T.N.T.," and \n"Rock N Roll Singer." The other tracks "It's A Long Way To The Top," "Live Wire," and \n"She's Got Balls" are also impressing sound-wise. The new liner notes could've used to better \nused, especially with lyrics and new reviews. Overall, a huge improvement of the beginning of the \nAC/DC catalog. I look forward to future releases of their class albums. Ride On!!\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAn Absolute Best!, August 10, 2001\nReviewer: A music fan\nLook at the differences between U.S and Aus. releases. (for those who don't know)\n\nHigh Voltage\nBaby, please don't go - (later released on 74' Jailbreak) \nShe's got balls - (released on this album) \nLittle Lover - (released on this album) \nStick around - (Never released in the U.S) \nsoul stripper - (later released on 74' Jailbreak) \nYou ain't got a hold on me - (later released on 74' Jailbreak) \nLove song - (Never released in the U.S) \nShow Buisness - (later released on 74' Jailbreak)\n\nT.N.T\nAlmost identical to the U.S High Voltage except \nRocker was replaced by she's got balls (and later put on Dirty Deeds) \nSchool days was replaced by little lover. \n\nSo it's just a combination. Thank you and good night!\n\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: George Young, Harry Vanda \n\nAlbum Notes\nThis is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's \nwebsite with the help of a web browser.\n\nAC/DC: Bon Scott (voclas); Malcolm Young, Angus Young (guitar); Mark Evans (bass); Phil Rudd \n(drums).\n\nThe 2003 edition of HIGH VOLTAGE includes liner notes by Murray Engelheart.\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\n\nHIGH VOLTAGE was the first chance America had to glimpse the raw power of Australia's best \nhard rock outfit. From their earliest days, lead guitarist Angus Young, a spastic dwarf-like riff-monger \nwho wore nothing but traditional schoolboy attire, led this band of hooligans with gleeful perversity \nand balls-out ambition. The group's intent is perfectly clear from the disc's opening power chords: \nto distill rock and mutate the blues down to its barest essentials in a pulverizing whomp. Riding over\nthe top of the battering rhythm section is the all-too-true sneer of vocalist Bon Scott, who brings \nsexist anthems to a previously unachieved high (or low, depending on your reference point).\nWith over-the-top show-stoppers about gonorrhea ("The Jack"), HIGH VOLTAGE is not for the \nfaint of heart. The single from this record, "T.N.T," got AC/DC into rock radio rotation and gave \nmetal fans a template of the brand of molten lava the band would later weld into perfection. The \nformula for which the group would eventually become famous--songs based around three crunching\npower chords and the high-pitched squeal of a man who sounds like he's just been unleashed from \nthe reformatory--is firmly established here.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n4 stars out of 5 - ...A pleasure, as always...\nUncut (09/01/2003)\n\n...It established their style of stripped-down, simple, riff-heavy, blues-and-boogie music and dirty-fun \nlyrics...\nMojo (12/01/2000)\n\n3 Stars - Good - ...a stripped-down intimacy that suits no-frills rockers...\nQ (10/01/1994)\n\n3 Stars - Good - ...a stripped-down intimacy that suits no-frills rockers...Mojo (12/00, p.84) - ...It \nestablished their style of stripped-down, simple, riff-heavy, blues-and-boogie music and dirty-fun \nlyrics...Uncut (9/03, p.123) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...A pleasure, as always...\nQ (10/01/1994)\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nThose concerned with the future of hard rock may take solace in knowing that with the release of \nthe first U.S. album by these Australian gross-out champions, the genre has unquestionably hit its \nall-time low. Things can only get better (at least I hope so). A band whose live act features a lead \nguitarist (Angus Young) leering menacingly while dressed in schoolboy beanie and knickers, \nAC/DC has nothing to say musically (two guitars, bass and drums all goose-stepping together in \nmindless three-chord formations). Lyrically, their universe begins and ends with the words "I," "me" \nand "mine." Lead singer Bon Scott spits out his vocals with a truly annoying aggression which, I \nsuppose, is the only way to do it when all you seem to care about is being a star so that you can \nget laid every night. And that, friends, comprises the sum total of themes discussed on this record. \nStupidity bothers me. Calculated stupidity offends me. (RS 228 -- Dec 16, 1976) -- BILLY ALTMAN
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