If You Want Blood You've Got It AC/DC

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CD - Remastered / Special Edition

  • Release Date: 07/01/2003
  • Original Release: 1978
  • Sales Rank: 11,229
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 696998020528

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If You Want Blood You've Got It

1LISTENRiff Raff 5:59
2LISTENHell Ain't a Bad Place to Be 4:10
3LISTENBad Boy Boogie 7:29
4LISTENThe Jack 5:48
5LISTENProblem Child 4:40
6LISTENWhole Lotta Rosie 4:05
7LISTENRock 'N' Roll Damnation 3:41
8LISTENHigh Voltage 5:05
9LISTENLet There Be Rock 8:33
10LISTENRocker 3:24

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Editorial Reviews

AC/DC was fast becoming one of rock's top live acts by the late '70s. Few others could match the band's electrifying live performances: Angus Young's never-ending energy and wise-ass antics, Bon Scott's whiskey-soaked vocals, and the rest of the band's penchant for nailing simple, yet extremely effective and memorable, riffs and grooves. While most other rock bands of the era were busy experimenting with disco or creating studio-perfected epics, AC/DC was one of the few specializing in raw and bluesy hard rock, as evidenced by 1978's live set, If You Want Blood You've Got It. Recorded during their world tour in support of their Powerage album, If You Want Blood contains many of AC/DC's best compositions up until that point: "Bad Boy Boogie" (complete with the break-down section in which Young would "strip"), "The Jack," "Problem Child," "Whole Lotta Rosie," "High Voltage," "Let There Be Rock," and "Rocker." Strangely, their early anthem "Sin City" was not included, and there's a slight sense of studio enhancement on certain tracks. While the first disc of the 1997 box set Bonfire is the best document of live Bon Scott-era AC/DC ("Live From the Atlantic Studios"), If You Want Blood You've Got It is highly recommended. Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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Ultimate Bonfireby Anonymous

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April 21, 2008: Not having heard the live material in the Bonfire box set, this is the only live recording I've heard from AC/DC with the still-missed Bon Scott. Amazingly, thirty years on, the album doesn't disappoint for a second. The white-hot intensity of an AC/DC concert comes through loud and clear, with Scott clearly revelling in his ringmaster role. As for the twin attack of the Young brothers, it's always a marvel to hear. The sonic revelation is just how essential to the classic assault of AC/DC the rhythm section of Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams is. They propel the band in the same manner as Watts and Wyman did the Stones, or Bonham and Jones did for Led Zeppelin. As a live album, as a representation of the more bluesy side of heavy metal, and as a party album to be reckoned with, If You Want Blood... simply cannot be topped. Of special interest are "Bad Boy Boogie", in which the band simply melts into amp-driven overdrive, "The Jack", Scott's torchy "!" ode to a woman who left more than she gave, and "Whole Lotta Rosie", on which the band teeters on the edge of complete chaos without losing an ounce of control.

The storm before the stormby Anonymous

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December 18, 2006: The rawness, intensity and energy of an AC/DC live performance is definitively captured on this recording. From the opening ominous notes of 'Riff Raff' to the frenetic finish of 'Rocker', the band rips through their unique brand of blues, boogie, and hard rock with a vengeance. The band were at a performance peak here. It is very apparent that the remastering of this disc has done it justice. The bass, originally barely noticeable, has now come to the forefront. Highly recommended for anyone wondering what AC/DC was like pre-Brian Johnson and the monumental 'Back In Black'....you won't be disappointed.


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