'74 Jailbreak

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

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Format: EP
Media: Audio Cassette

UPC: 075679244949
EAN: 0075679244949
ASIN: B000002JT2

Release Date: 1994-10-18

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Tracks:

Jailbreak
You Ain't Got a Hold on Me
Show Business
Soul Stripper
Baby Please Don't Go

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Customer Reviews:

Not enough songs!!!!!.......2006-03-06

This is a good cd but they should have made it better. A new fan of Bon-Era AC/DC don't realize how many more great songs there are. This should have been the track list:

1. Jailbreak
2. You Ain't Got A Hold On Me
3. Show Business
4. Soul Stripper
5. Baby, Please Don't Go
6. Rock In Peace *
7. Crabsody In Blue*
8. School Days*
9. Carry Me Home*
10. Love Song*
11. Stick Around*
12. Cold Hearted Man*
13. Fling Thing*

If you are a fan of bon scott era acdc then get the songs that are asterisked via bootleg or jut download them its well worth it

in a word: skimpy.......2005-08-28

Originally released in 1984, AC/DC's "'74 Jailbreak" gave a US release to 5 songs that were previously released in Australia, but not in the US. The first track, "Jailbreak", was released on the Australian "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" album in 1976, while the remaining 4 came out on AC/DC's Australian debut album "High Voltage" in 1975.

To put it quite simply, this is a skimpy release. Furthermore, it's rather mind-blowing that with the 2003 batch of re-releases, it was decided YET AGAIN to keep "'74 Jailbreak" alive instead of just using these 5 songs as bonus tracks on the appropriate albums, along with other tracks that to this day have not been released in the US. This "album" doesn't even reach the 25 minute mark, and the CD versions appear to have always had an appallingly high list price, making for quite the ripoff.

Granted, it'd be more forgivable if all five of these tracks were kickass AC/DC classics, but unfortunately, that's not even the case. "Jailbreak", with its annoying lyrics, Bon Scott's theatrical vocalizing, and Angus' guitar sound effects, is an overwrought "epic" that blatantly recalls Them's "Gloria", written by Van Morrison. "Show Business" is a dull boogie-rock number with corny background vocals. "You Ain't Got A Hold On Me" does have catchiness and uses a simple-but-effective drum fill, but they sound like they're holding back, to tentative effect. "Soul Stripper" is admittedly quite good, with cool licks, a simple-but-effective 2-note bass line, plus an extended instrumental intro featuring woodblock and congas, unusual instruments for an AC/DC record.

The best gets saved for last--the fast-paced cover of "Baby, Please Don't Go" rocks big time. Again, this track displays a Them influence--Them recorded "Baby, Please Don't Go" as well, and their version clearly influenced AC/DC's, but the version here is much more exciting, and although Bon does get a little carried away with his screaming on it, it's still quite a blast.

All in all, as I said before, this is quite a ripoff, not to mention a blown opportunity.

JAILBREAK!!.......2005-07-26

This was my second album my dad bought for me when it first came out (in the Reissue form back in 2003)i was 12 then(14 now)
This was when i really started to like AC/DC and after i got BACK IN BLACK,they were my favorite band.
This album may only have 5 songs but hey,its AC/DC!Pink floyds Wish you were Here only had five songs so stop whining!!
These songs are great because im a guitar player and they're fun to play along to long solos so you can really jam.The best songs have to be Jailbreak,and Soul Stripper,because they're two of AC/DC's great song list(and they have a long list!)Brian does a great job of singing Jailbreak and i think hes better at singing it than Bon was,(i think brian is better)
So go out and buy it,its worth the money.

AC/DC.......2004-07-31

I have always been an AC/DC fan growing up and Jailbreak is among one of my favorite songs. I believe that even though it seems EPic is being Greedy by charging full price for only 5 songs that we should be lucky this CD was even released or else most of us in the US may have never heard the great songs on the CD. Plus I believe that any real AC/DC fan is willing to pay the money for this awesome CD. Also consider that the CD companies need to pay for the impressive packing and art that is included on all the AC/DC CDs.

Bel cd ma potevano mettere anche le canzoni australiane.......2004-05-30

Questo ý stato il secondo cd della mia collezione. Anche se per un ragazzo di 15 anni come me potrebbe essere un pý noioso lo stile anni 70, io me ne fotto e lo ascolto lo stesso, va bene?! Passiamo al giudizio delle canzoni:

1) Jailbreak: Si narra che Bon svenisse in continuazione durante la registrazione di questa canzone: si puý sentire che ingurgita whiskey tra un verso e l' altro! Pieno stile AC/DC. A

2) You ain't got a hold on me: Canzone che mostra il carattere capriccioso di Bon; ritornello stupendo, che rende questa canzone un' A+

3) Show business: non sono mai andato matto per il rock'n'roll classico perchý ý troppo scontato. B-

4) soul stripper: I solisti di questa canzone spaccano il culo in tre!!! Malcolm ý un ottimo chitarrista solista ( in questo cd, infatti, tranne che in Jailbreak, i solisti li fa lui, lo sapevate?) bella canzone, che pecca un pý nel ritornello: A

5) Baby, please don't go: la miglior canzone del Cd, con la caratteristica di avere un ritmo allo stesso tempo frenetico ed orecchibile. TRoppo forte quando Bon urla: "I want SOFFER, SOFFER"e Malcolm che imita le linee vocali di Bon con dei mini solisti! A+

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