| CUSTOMER REVIEWS: | 3/5 - A Chance To Hear Rare Gems
Ac/Dc was at a strange place when this CD was released...they had released THE rock and roll masterpiece just a few short years back with 'Back In Black' and the follow-up was almost as good "For Those About To Rock" but the sales dropped tremendously for no good reason at all...and then they released 'Flick Of The Switch' which bombed (it wasn't as good as the previous releases but still had some great music and shouldn't have bombed)
<br />So what's a band to do? How about re-release some songs including the late great Bon Scott fronting the band to those that were perhaps late band wagon jumpers that thought maybe the band just started with 'Back In Black'
<br />It wasn't a bad idea but it was handled horribly. All the songs that are on the '74 Jailbreak' album were already released in Australia and most of their hard core fans already had the import versions.On top of that,they only included 5 songs. In my opinion this was a decision based on greed. They could have included a bonus track (at least 1) that was never before released anywhere...they could have included ALL the songs from the Australian releases...but I believe they held back in the hopes that it would sell really well and they could release a few more quick and easy CDs of Bon's old work and make a fortune. However,it didn't work out that way and '74 Jailbreak' didn't sell nearly as well as they hoped. By the way,what's up with calling it '74 Jailbreak' Jailbreak wasn't even originally released in '74! Okay...enough of my complaints...what you have here is a group of 5 songs that are really good...especially the title cut 'Jailbreak' the biggest mystery of all was why the band chose to not release this great song in America on their first or second album,why wait so long? It's a true classic with Angus and Bon and the rest of the band in top form...and then it's on to 'You Ain't Got A Hold On Me' which shows more atmosphere then most of their past catalog..it's a great mood song and I love it...then it's onto 'Show Business' with lyrics very similar to 'It's A Long Way To The Top' same basic theme but with a much bluesier feel..very good tune...then it's onto 'Soul Stripper' which is great heavy rock...and then the album ends with a cover called 'Baby,Please Don't Go' which I think is the weakest song on the CD but isn't terrible..I just think they could have chosen a better song from the Australian releases to end with...all that being said I would still recommend '74 Jailbreak the remaster version because the sound is very clear and the tunes really do rock...yes,they should have priced it a little cheaper and certainly should have included more songs and an unreleased track or 2 would have been nice (especially on the re-master) but I suppose that greed runs rampant in the music industry and I would bet my favorite slippers that within the next 5 years the Ac/Dc camp will once again re-release their entire catalog but this time with bonus tracks (I think Kiss will do the same thing,as will Iron Maiden) for now,I recommend getting this CD it is a worthwhile addition to your collection
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<br />the upside - 5 really good tunes,including the must have classic 'Jailbreak'...great production and great info in the re-mastered version's booklet
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<br />the downside - no new tunes,no rare out takes...just some songs that weren't released in USA before
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<br />the bottom line - A must have for all true Ac/Dc fans (even those that bought the imports because the quality here is much better) but I would recommend to the beginning Ac/Dc fan to start with Back In Black and Highway To Hell and Dirty Deeds and then move on to the back catalog
<br />but it is great rock and roll and worth buying...the donutman says so!!!
5/5 - A must own for any true ACDC fan
I have been a fen of this band for as long as I can remember. I didnt buy this album at firs beacause I thought it was stupid to spend so much on only 5 songs. I was wrong. This album trully shows the band blues influence. The guitar work by Angus is well i hesitate to say but probably some of the best of his. Bon Scott is one of my favorite vocalists of all time. Which is more than I can say for Brian Johnson. I also have to agree with one of th earlier reviews that it is almost worth it for the first and final tracks. But they are all trully awsome.
5/5 - A great gift
My boyfriend is a huge ACDC fan but this was the one CD he would not buy himself. I got it for him and he was trilled, he listens to it all the time. |
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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