Track Listing

1. Rock 'n' Roll Train
2. Skies On Fire
3. Big Jack
4. Anything Goes
5. War Machine
6. Smash 'n' Grab
7. Spoilin' For A Fight
8. Wheels
9. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock 'n' Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock 'n' Roll Dream
14. Rocking All The Way
15. Black Ice

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1433 in Music
• Released on: 2008-10-20
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Such are the near-generational gaps between latter-day AC/DC albums that it's always tempting to hail the arrival of a new one as a return to form. Black Ice arrives a whopping eight years after the band's last offering, Stiff Upper Lip, but one chorus into "Rock N Roll Train", the wise man would conclude that any evolution here is as slow and incremental as, well, evolution. A punchy, straightforward opener that finds Angus Young in good riff and Brian Johnson preaching a familiar gospel of schoolgirls and schoolboys, fantasy and ecstasy, it's familiar in the best possible way. A little deeper into Black Ice, however, and there's evidence of a slightly altered approach. Producer Brendan O'Brien softens and fleshes out the stripped-down, electric blues sound AC/DC rediscovered on 1995's Ballbreaker, and in places the band follow suit––take "Anything Goes", a poppy stomp that recalls O'Brien's other recent charge, Bruce Springsteen. Elsewhere, "Stormy May Day" and "Money Made" find Young taking up the slide for a few Zeppelin-flavoured licks. A few new paths, then, but all in all, the destination is pretty much the same: another solid late-period AC/DC album that, while unlikely to dislodge Back in Black from the fan's pedestal, finds its makers rocking into ripe old age. ––Louis Pattison

CD Description
Their first album in eight years, the longest gap of time between any two AC/DC albums, Black Ice is a heavier effort than 2000's 'Stiff Upper Lip'. Angus Young makes use of heavier riffs and shredding throughout, which adds to the infamous wail of singer Brian Johnson, who takes control of lyricalduties for the first time in twenty years. The album is preceded by the single, 'Rock 'n' Roll Train'.

Customer Reviews

"Blow Up Your Video" for the new Millenium
I`ve been a long time AC/DC fan and it`s always an event whe a new CD comes out. It`s always nice to hear the "best thing since "Back In Black"" hype that always surrounds it. Unfortunately it always is hype and nothing they`ve done since has come near to their early fire. Perhaps it`s because they`ve made so much money they`ve forgotten how to be pissed off?

Don`t get me wrong, the music rocks alright, albeit in a unoffensive way. You could crank this up without annoying too many people. The biggest disappiontment is the lyrics. I know Bon Scott was something special, but even Young/Young/Johnson have had eight years to put some ideas together. No silly lines like "Pick up your balls and load up your cannon", "I`m deep in the hole" or "Harder than a rock" to bring a smile to your face. The whole thing is uninvolving, like "Blow up your video" twenty years ago. It boogies along without any real after taste.

It`s not all bad news. As usual there are some good (though not great) songs. "Rock N Roll train" is typical stuff, "Big Jack" is a solid good time rock N roller and "Anything goes" is a cousin to "Money talks". "War Machine" has some good riffs. Just far too much filler, especially at the back end of the CD. No AC/DC album should ever be analysed too much as they aren`t designed as some artistic statement, it`s all about fun. However, after eight years I was expecting something a bit better. In my opinion this is better than "Ballbreaker" but not as good as "Stiff upper lip". If "Back In Black" is a five star AC/DC album, then this is definetly a three.

NO SURPRISES, BUT SOLID! GREAT VOCAL WORK..
1990's Razors Edge was my last stop with AC/DC, having moved to more diverse forms of Rock/Metal since.
Have to say that this impresses me! Excellent production, clear, natural and organic - and solid, hard rocking songs. The riffs are rocky, the drums are loud and proud and the bass is nicely up in the mix.
Brian Johnson has come in for some stick in recent years due to some raggedy vocals (Razors Edge was a little bit 'Donald Duck') but his vocals here are seriously as good as on Back In Black!! The star of the album by a long way! Power and feeling in equal measure.
The tracks gets better and better, highlights being Skies On Fire, Anything Goes, Rock N Roll Dream, Stormy May Day, She Likes Rock N Roll, Money Made (DC's answer to Rock Star??!) and the brooding title track.
One or two slightly naff tracks; Big Jack and War Machine.
No surprises here, no rap, no samples, no downtuning, no orchestras etc!!
Just decent Heavy Rock - This sounds almost like the missing link between Highway To Hell and Back In Black. Certainly not as out and out metallic as Fly On The Wall or Blow Up Your Video, there is a genuineley bluesey feel to the vocals and guitar, and the material feels VERY much Bon Scott era. The riffs and leads will just sear into your brain!
There are even hints of The Stones and Free to be found here!
Enjoyable, in a year of welcome returns from Judas Priest, Motorhead and Metallica.

LACKLUSTRE..........................................
I was excited when I heard of the release of a new AC/DC album and it had no shortage of hype pending its release, however, though the quality of the recording is outstanding, and Brian Johnstone's lyrics are superbe, somehow it lacks something.
I can only echo the opinions of the previous couple of reviews. The album is long and only a few of the songs excel. By and large the majority are instantly forgettable and have nothing to make them stand out.
I love AC/DC but I honestly think that is the poorest album they have ever released.