High Voltage (1976 album)
Occupation
- Song: Bon Scott
- Lead Guitar: Angus Young
- Rhythm Guitar: Malcolm Young
- Bass: Mark Evans
- Drums: Tony Currenti
High Voltage (English for "high voltage" ) is the first album by the Australian hard rock band AC / DC, which was released in two different versions. The first was posted on February 17, 1975 exclusively in Australia, a year later, an album with the same name but with a different track list and a different cover, which was also released in Europe and America and is therefore called the international version.
Background of the Australian album
In contrast to the later hard rock style of the formation High Voltage is yet clearly audible from the blues and typical rock 'n ' roll of the 50s influenced. With Baby Please Do not Go by Big Joe Williams also one of the few cover versions of the group is represented.
The European version contained only the songs She's Got Balls and Little Lover of the Australian plate. The title Baby, Please Do not Go, Soul Stripper, You Is not Got a Hold on Me and show business in 1984 were released on the EP '74 Jailbreak. The remaining songs are outside Australia today still considered a rarity.
As the drummer repeatedly changed during shooting and specify an exact name has not been released, it is now difficult to understand, which drummer grossed each song.
Occupation
- Singing and bagpipes on It's a Long Way to the Top ( If You Wanna Rock ' n' Roll): Bon Scott
- Lead Guitar: Angus Young
- Rhythm Guitar: Malcolm Young
- Bass: Mark Evans
- Drums: Phil Rudd
Title list of the Australian version
Background of the internationally published album
The second high-voltage album was released in 1976 on the international market after AC / DC already celebrated some success in Australia. However, this album had a different cover. Moreover, it still contained, in addition to the two above-mentioned seven songs title of the second Australian longplayer TNT.
It's a Long Way to the Top is the description of the hard life of unknown rock musicians early 70s. A section of the piece is accompanied by Bon Scott on the bagpipes. It is very well known and is played among others at concerts of Metallica as a "pre - intro" before the actual Intro The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone.
The song T.N.T. is now used by fans usually viewed as the image of the character of Bon Scott: explosive, dynamic and dangerous. It is also one of the most famous hard rock songs ever.
The title song is also one of the highlights in the work of AC / DC, the piece is played since the release in almost every live concert of the band.
Title List of international version
Reception
The album got in the rock press mostly positive reviews. For example, in Rock Hard, where by author Götz Kühnemund the highest score was 10 awarded. He judged to in that magazine: "That in Australia one years previously under the title TNT and published under a slightly altered track listing album contains with It'sa Long Way to the Top ( If You Wanna Rock'n'Roll ), The Jack, Live Wire, TNT and High Voltage least five all-time classics, which for many years an integral part of the AC / DC live sets have been and are still partly. Even at this European debut came to light all trademarks of the band: Malcolm's powerful guitar chords, Angus ' improvised blues scales, absolutely impervious carpet of rhythm and of course Bon Scott's distinctive Reibeisengesang. Must have! "
The Australian version of the album reached in their country of publication 7th place The international version in the U.S. reached 146th place and was honored there today three times platinum for 3 million units sold. In the UK, the album was awarded a silver record.
• Angus Young Malcolm Young Brian Johnson • • • Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd
Dave Evans • Bon Scott • Larry Van Kriedt • Rob Bailey • Mark Evans • Colin Burgess • Peter Clack • Simon Wright • Chris Slade
High Voltage • T.N.T. • High Voltage (International Version) • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap • Let There Be Rock Powerage • • Highway to Hell • Back in Black • For Those About to Rock We Salute You • Flick of the Switch • Fly on the Wall • Blow Up your Video • The Razors Edge • Ballbreaker • Stiff Upper Lip • Black Ice
'74 Jailbreak
Who Made Who • Iron Man 2
Discography • Songs
- AC / DC album
- Album 1976
- Album ( Hard Rock )
- Multi-platinum album (United States)