AC/DC--Stiff Upper Lip

AC/DC--Stiff Upper Lip (2000/Elektra) Rating--7.5 **U.S. Sales Certification--Gold**

The band returns from its longest hiatus ever (five years), and emerges with the blues-based distortion it featured back in the late seventies. The sound (if not all the songwriting) reminds of 'High Voltage,' 'Powerage,' and the like. While the tracks are consistent with one another, they just don't reach the top-quality levels to make this a standout release, overall.
One track is a true gem, though, and that's "Meltdown". It's the best laid-back rollicker the boys have penned in a long time, and sets the standard to which the other tracks (unfortunately) can't quite reach.
The title track is good, and several songs have nice little grooves: "House of Jazz," "Satellite Blues," and "All Screwed Up."
The more upbeat "Give It Up" closes out the disc, and along the way high points are sprinkled about in the forms of "Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll" and the slower "Damned".
As always, expect the boys to throw a heckuva tour. Now entering their fourth decade of rocking, they have long been a strong live artist, and deservedly a top draw. For those about to rock...
TRACK LIST: Stiff Upper Lip/Meltdown/House of Jazz/Hold Me Back/Safe in New York City/Can't Stand Still/Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll/Satellite Blues/Damned/Come and Get It/All Screwed Up/Give It Up

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