New Album Releases 10/21/08: AC/DC, Kiss, High School Musical 3, Gary Louris, Dave Carter, Hank Williams III & More - Page 2

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• 1 - JC Mosquito

  Oct 21, 2008 at 8:17 am

  I think it's going to be hard to dismiss this new ACDC disc - for one thing, rumours are that this might be the last studio effort you'll hear from these "boys," a term used loosely as Brian Johnson is 61 years old this year. But the main thing is there's a subtle shade of difference in the music. Sonically, they don't sound much different; however, this time ACDC doesn't sound like a parody of themselves as they have done on some of their weaker albums. With producer Brendan O'Brien's help, they seemed to have de-emphasized the typically forced juvenile lyrics, simple to the point of being simple minded music, and corporate rock star success; instead, they seemed to have found the core of who they are - just some aging rockers who still have a couple of trumps left to play. Go out on top, gentlemen.

• 2 - Tom Johnson

  Oct 21, 2008 at 10:49 pm

  Remasters of Fripp & Eno's pioneering, iconic No Pussyfooting and Evening Star are also out today. NP gets an unusual (for Eno remasters, anyway) bonus disc that presents reverse and half-speed versions of the tracks, the former of which was an on-air accident by John Peel that only Eno himself called the station to complain about (me, I'm kind of astonished that stuff like this was played on the radio at any time in history.) They also look pretty next to all the other Eno remasters, bearing the same design. (While you get a remastered NP, you still have to keep The Essential Fripp & Eno for the "Healthy Colours" suite, however. No idea where that might pop up in the remastered discography - or if it will at all.) One complaint? No liner notes whatsoever - just like the other Eno remasters. It would have been nice to have some words from the guys about these important releases.

• 3 - Glen Boyd

  Oct 22, 2008 at 3:45 am

  Umm....thats what we have you for Tom....right?
  
  -Glen

• 4 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus

  Oct 22, 2008 at 7:09 am

  I don't think AC/DC needs to call it quits... Just Brian Johnson. But, he's been needing to do that since the mid 90's.

• 5 - JC Mosquito

  Oct 22, 2008 at 7:15 am

  Actually, I thought Brian Johnson sounds better on this new album than he has in years.

• 6 - Paul Roy

  Oct 22, 2008 at 8:22 am

  The studio can make anyone sound good.

• 7 - JC Mosquito

  Oct 22, 2008 at 9:14 am

  Yep, you're right - but the old saying still holds true: you can't shine $#!+.

• 8 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus

  Oct 22, 2008 at 10:15 am

  Yea.. But you can polish a turd.
  
  Seriously, he probably does sound "better"[not imo]
  but it has been 7 years since their last release. I'm sure they haven't toured constantly for 6-7 years and with the studio magic,like Mr. Roy stated, it's not too hard to come up with 15 tracks that probably won't translate so well in concert.
  
  What people don't realize is that in the studio you are not singing to a live band. You're just layering tracks, so, the volume can be raised on certain aspects. This means Mr. Johnson doesn't have to strain to lay down the vocals, thus , my concern in a live setting.
  I think Brendan O'Brien should get most of the credit. The mix sounds great & not overly slick. Though, I think AC/DC needs to write songs with their rhythm guitarist in mind because he is no where to be found on this release.

• 9 - Dr Dreadful

  Oct 22, 2008 at 12:49 pm

  Yea.. But you can polish a turd.
  
  Can you indeed? Do you have experience of this, Brian? Do the droppings need to be fired in a pottery oven first, or can they be buffed while raw? What kind of glaze would you recommend, and lastly but most importantly, will they look good on my mantelpiece?

• 10 - Mark Saleski

  Oct 22, 2008 at 12:56 pm

  i thought the most important question was "Will they be cheaper than Neil Young tickets?".
  

• 11 - Tom Johnson

  Oct 22, 2008 at 12:59 pm

  Glen - I'm not sure if you caught it, but I was saying that it would have been nice to have some words from the guys, as in Fripp & Eno, in relation to the lack of any liner notes whatsoever. It wasn't intended as a dig at the lack of these albums being noted, honest.

• 12 - El Bicho

  Oct 22, 2008 at 1:04 pm

  Tom, it was crystal clear, but then unlike Glen I wasn't drunk on Bud Light and exhausted after a Neil Young concert

• 13 - Glen Boyd

  Oct 22, 2008 at 2:35 pm

  I was unaware of the Fripp and Eno reissues because they weren't on the AMG list. And it wasn't Bud lite Bicho, it was Stella. Man, Neil rocked it too last night....
  
  -Glen

• 14 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus

  Oct 22, 2008 at 3:05 pm

  Well,Well... The doctor lives up to his name.
  
  You put a lot of thought into those questions, didn't ya?! So I will topple the hardest & most important one...
  
  will they look good on my mantelpiece?
  
  Well, I guess if it's sitting next to this piece of sh!t,I think it might look f*cking fantastic...*smirk*
  
  Game On:)

• 15 - jake

  Oct 24, 2008 at 8:18 am

  Ur all gay wads!

• 16 - jake

  Oct 24, 2008 at 8:20 am

  Ur all gay wads!

• 17 - Pico

  Oct 24, 2008 at 10:19 am

  jake just pwned all of you.
  
  So, there.

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