AC DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap @FLAC

Recorded in 1976. Although it wasn't released stateside until '81, singer Bon Scott had already died of alcohol poisoning and the band had emerged from the tragedy with new singer Brian Johnson and the stunning Back In Black. This album then serves as an epitaph for the late singer. There is no more fitting eulogy than the title track, which captures Scott in all his raunchy glory. Full of ill will, Scott snakes his way through a nasty tale of revenge. He's only too happy to provide TNT, concrete, cyanide, whatever it takes really, to get the job done. As he snarls, growls, and finally squeals, "high voltage!" Scott is immortalized.

The utterly tasteless hilarity of "Big Balls" is a not-so-subtle pun Beavis and Butthead would undoubtedly have worshiped. "Ride On" is a toned down blouse groove that is complete out of step with AC/DC's usual onslaught. All in all, Dirty Deeds is a fine collection that shows these Australian bad boys doing what they do best. All tracks have been digitally remastered.

DIRTY DEEDS...continued to pursue their twin preoccupations, namely the rock`n'roll lifestyle...and schoolboy filth..."