AC/DC - Back in Black (1980) [24.96 FLAC] vinyl

Genre: Rock Source: Original US Monarch LP ripped by pbthal Codec: FLAC Bit rate: ~ 3,000 kbps Bit depth: 24 Sample rate: 96 kHz

01 Hells Bells 02 Shoot to Thrill 03 What Do You Do for Money Honey 04 Given the Dog a Bone 05 Let Me Put My Love Into You 06 Back in Black 07 You Shook Me All Night Long 08 Have a Drink On Me 09 Shake a Leg 10 Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

The first sound on Back in Black is the deep, ominous drone of church bells -- or "Hell's Bells," as it were, opening the album and AC/DC's next era with a fanfare while ringing a fond farewell to Bon Scott, their late lead singer who partied himself straight to hell. But this implies that Back in Black is some kind of tribute to Scott, which may be true on a superficial level -- black is a funeral cover, hell's bells certainly signify death -- but this isn't filled with mournful songs about the departed. It's a more fitting tribute, actually, since AC/DC not only carried on without him, but they delivered a record that to the casual ear sounds like the seamless successor to Highway to Hell, right down to how Brian Johnson's screech is a dead ringer for Scott's growl