AC/DC--Ballbreaker

AC/DC--Ballbreaker (1995/Atlantic) Rating--7.5 **U.S. Sales Certification--Platinum**

Some nice riffs and grooves here. Not up to par with the late '70s/early '80s AC/DC, but overall it's better than the other '90s releases. The lyrics, however, leave much to be desired--even moreso than usual. AC/DC has always had a rude and crude, devil-may-care lyrical attitude... but some of these are downright pitiful.
Concerning the music, if the band had coupled the grooves with a bit more distortion we would have really been in business.
Highlights include the maze-moving "Hail Caesar," the old-school bass bump of "Burnin' Alive," and the thickness of the disc-closing title song.
HOT CHOPS--"Burnin' Alive" has that slow, building groove feel that was found on the 'Highway to Hell' and ealier albums. Also check out the slide-chord at the beginning of the title song. Nice and slabby, baby-- just the way ya like it.
TRACK LIST: Hard As a Rock/Cover You in Oil/The Furor/Boogie Man/The Honey Roll/Burnin' Alive/Hail Caesar/Love Bomb/Caught With Your Pants Down/Whiskey on the Rocks/Ballbreaker

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