Product Description

'Runnin' Wild' is the second album by Australian rock band Airbourne. Trading on vintage riffs reminiscent of classic rock outfits such as AC/DC and Motley Crue, the band appropriate their own style of memorable hooks and catchy lyrics. Includes the singles 'Runnin' Wild', 'Too Much, Too Young, TooFast' and 'Diamond In The Rough'.

Track Listing

1. Stand Up For Rock 'n' Roll
2. Runnin' Wild
3. Too Much Too Young Too Fast
4. Diamond In The Rough
5. Fat City
6. Blackjack
7. What's Eatin' You
8. Girls In Black
9. Cheap Wine And Cheaper Women
10. Heartbreaker
11. Hellfire

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-28
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

AC/DC wannabies
No disguising the fact that the main influence for these guys are AC/DC - but by crikey they make a good job of it! Excellent, short, sweet rock'n'roll songs that Angus and crew would be proud of - in fact Airbourne are in danger of out-AC/DCing AC/DC !!! Buy this, turn up the volume, get your head down and boogy !!!

It's not a 5 star album........
but it is a really enjoyable album. Unashameably influenced by AC/DC, if you also like The Offspring and WASP (The band 'We Are Sex Perverts' and not the KKK) then you will like this. The main fault lies in that it sounds like a album of singles, and therefore does not quite gell. One tip - start the album at track 3 (which is the first single), and continue playing through 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1 until you finish on track 2. The album just sounds better - trust me!

High Voltage!
I wonder if Airbourne take to the stage in schoolboy uniforms? Because, seriously, that's how I picture them.

As you may have gathered by my opening line and perhaps by reading the rest of the reviews on amazon, this album is so similar to AC/DC it goes beyond "influence". However, this is no cheap rip-off, this is probably the best AC/DC album Angus and the boys never made. To be honest, it really doesn't matter how derivative they are or whether they are imitating AC/DC, what really matters is that they have made an absolutely fantastic heavy rock album packed full of head nodding riffs, blisteringly raw vocals, brilliant bluesy solos and enough hooks to open a fishing tackle store.

For any long-standing AC/DC fan who may be irked by 'Runnin' Wild': If it helps, pretend that you're playing a new AC/DC album and then you'll just plain enjoy it instead of being riled that Airbourne have stolen their musical identity hook, line and sinker. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery as they say, so try to be flattered instead of annoyed and, for rock's sake, just enjoy the music, it's awesome.

No highlights, no low points, just a storming album from the time you press play until the time you prise the earphones from your ringing ears after 'Hellfire'. Get it, enjoy it, don't take it too seriously. You'll love it.