Ballbreaker

Artist: AC , and DC
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075596178044
EAN: 0075596178044
ASIN: B000002HID

Release Date: 1995-09-26

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Tracks:

Hard as a Rock
Cover You in Oil
Furor
Boogie Man
Honey Roll
Burnin' Alive
Hail Caesar
Love Bomb
Caught with Your Pants Down
Whiskey on the Rocks
Ballbreaker

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Customer Reviews:

strong release.......2007-03-03

This is classic AC/DC, all bluesy rock is here in a pure way that only these guys know how to do, its true that AC/DC is a band that hasn't changed anything from their style and thats great! they remain true to themselves

Starts Off Strong,Ends Snoring.......2007-02-02

Ac/Dc had released a great CD called 'Fly On The Wall' filled with memorable sing along hits and some darn fine videos,the follow-up 'Blow Up Your Video' had a couple real strong songs and the rest filler...this was followed by the huge comeback release 'The Razors Edge' which showed that this band was still capable of great things and then came this one,'Ballbreaker'
I bought this the week it came out and was very encouraged by the first single 'Hard As A Rock' which rocks as hard as any Ac/Dc song,it was fantastic,the next song 'Cover You In Oil' was absolutely everything an Ac/Dc song should be,great catchy melody,great Angus solo,Brian's screaming vocals,extremely sexually charged lyrics and best of all a beat that would make any woman in a ten mile radius want to get up and shake what she's got on the dance floor (the hallmark of any great Ac/Dc song)
but what happens after that? Did they lose steam or just not care? 'The Furor' is boring and seems very repetitive,'Boogie Man' has some cool lyrics and atmosphere but it feels like we've heard it before,'Burnin' Alive','Hail Caesar','Love Bomb','Caught With Your Pants Down' and 'Ballbreaker' almost leave me yawning,the music is so repetitive,the songs lack the sing a long charm of most of their past albums,and in fact the majority of this release sound as if it was songs from 'Blow Up Your Video' I will say this,'The Honey Roll' and 'Whiskey On The Rocks' are great songs that have the same feel as songs from their breakthrough 'Back In Black' but it's too little too late to save this album,I will cut them some slack because it's very hard to be writing new music since the mid 70's with the same feel and the same style,and sure,it's bound to get a little repetitive but I think this one is one of their worst

The Upside - 'Cover You In Oil' alone is worth buying this CD,'Whiskey On The Rocks','Hard As A Rock' and 'The Honey Roll' are all great classic Ac/Dc tunes...Angus' solos are still top notch throughout,Brian Johnson can still scream right up there with anyone,and the rhythm section is as tight as can be...the production is very good,much warmer then 'The Razors Edge'

The Downside - Weighed down by far too much filler material,I find myself grabbing the CD cover several times to see when it'll be over,the songs all kind of melt into one another (not a good thing) to the point where you wonder where one ends and another begins

The Bottom Line - All true Ac/Dc fans should buy this,there are enough great songs on here to make it worth your time,but if you are not a huge fan I would pass this one by,definitely not a CD to play for someone new to the band,if you are new to Ac/Dc I would recommend starting with 'Back In Black' 'Highway To Hell' and Dirty Deeds,then move on to the rest of the catalog...it's not a horrible CD but it's certainly not nearly their best...Donutman says so!!!

Contender for AC/DC's worst album........2006-10-27

Now, while I'm not necessarily in the "AC/DC's worst album is better than any other band's best album" camp, it's actually surprising how generally GOOD this album is, and yet when you put on any other AC/DC album after it (I have them all) you realize the others tend to be better.

There are some really nice things about this album. First, Phil Rudd is back playing. I love his playing. He's ample proof that good drummers matter, even if the drumming is pretty simple. Nobody delivers a simple mid-tempo 4/4 beat with as much feeling, IMHO. Cliff Williams is good and audible, which is nice. The guitar tones are kicking. Rick Rubin's production is excellent, better than the last couple studio albums prior to this one, I'd say.

On the down side, Brian Johnson's voice sounds pretty shot. It actually sounds better on "Stiff Upper Lip" and I think it sounds pretty blown there too. His style of singing is just too physical not to take a toll. And it has. On the few tracks he sings in a lower register, it's still a great voice. And, to be fair, he makes it through every track ok. Another down side is that this album features writing only by the Young brothers, lyrics included. I find this a little constraining, and on some tunes (i.e. "Burnin' Alive" and "The Furor") the lyrics just seem weird for AC/DC. Lastly, there are just fewer stand out tracks. The album is never awful, but the true high points are somewhat rare.

In conclusion, it's hardly an embarrassment to their career. But every band must have a "worst" album and I believe this is theirs.

Still Rocking, Not Selling Out.......2006-09-19

AC/DC continues to be a solid hard rock band despite what other supposed artists are trying to do just to make something that will make a buck. They are who they are regardless of what is going on around them in the world of music.

There are a number of great tracks on here. The title track is among the best known on here along with Hard as a Rock. I'm a fan of The Furor. That's my favorite song on here. Hail Caesar, which I find to be amusing to some degree, had grown on me. Whiskey on the Rocks is a solid offering with a catchy guitar part. I'm not a huge fan of Boogie Man or Caught with Your Pants Down. But Love Bomb, Cover You in Oil, Burnin' Alive, and Honey Roll keep this CD rockin in the middle. Another plus on here is the cover artwork. It is good inside and out.

AC/DC did not die off when most hard rock and metal fizzled out and gave way to alterative and grunge in the early 90's. Hopefully, they will continue to bless the world with hard rock music, the way it should be.

Dirty. Gritty. Great. .......2006-06-22

AC-DC teamed up with Rick Rubin to produce this cd. Now AC-DC were well past their prime when this cd came about in 95. This is no Back In Black or Highway To Hell, but not much of anything can compare to those two classics. The boys really brought an even more dirty, raw, grunge sound than even before. That's saying something because they were a dirty bunch of bad boys back in the day. This cd as a whole is not taken too well with most fans. Why isn't it? I have no idea. It seems to me that people like to assume that as a band gets older, they run out of ideas and sound like [...]. Sure they usually don't have quite as good of material when they get older, but in this case AC-DC keeps going strong. This is a good, solid album. Malcom looks extremely gangly in the booklet and you can tell that they're all aging, but their ideas and musicianship are still very imaginative. This also includes the triumphiant return of Drummer Phil Rudd. In my opinion Phill is the best drummer of all their different ones. This brings back the classic Back In Black lineup up to Flick Of The Switch.

Many people say that AC-DC sounds the exact same on every single album and they do the same thing time after time. AC-DC has a signature sound to them. That's a great attribute to have. But they don't sound the exact same time after time. Ballbreaker has many great songs. Favorites of mine include Burnin' Alive, Whiskey On The Rocks, Hard As A Rock, and The Furor. The only mediocre songs on this album are Boogie Man, The Honey Roll, and Caught With Your Pants Down, which is a bit goofy sounding. I really also wish that they would put some more of the Ballbreaker material on live cds or DVD.

This is a good solid rock n' roll album delivered from AC-DC. Yes, Angus still has the great blistering solos like always. If you're just getting into AC-DC, I do not reccomend this album. Start off with Back In Black or Highway To Hell. This cd will not dissapoint you. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect it to be quite this good. It's a good one.

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