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List Price: $7.98 | | Label: Atlantic / Wea
Salesrank: 828614
Released: October 18, 1994 |
| Our Price: $19.99 |
| Used Price: $6.94 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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If You Want Blood You've Got It Track Listing:
1. Riff Raff
2. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
3. Bad Boy Boogie
4. Jack
5. Problem Child
6. Whole Lotta Rosie
7. Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
8. High Voltage
9. Let There Be Rock
10. Rocker
Editorial Review:
The dueling guitars of the Young brothers, still combined here with the superlatively demonic tones of original singer Bon Scott, have never been better showcased as on this live album from AC/DC's 1978 Powerage tour. Masters of the killer riff, AC/DC were in full command of the tongue-in-cheek Australian energy that's served them so well. Angus Young's crackling lead guitar and Scott's leering menace and humor make for a superlatively potent brew. Above all, their music has a real sense of dynamics, space, and pace. Blood is essential listening for metal fans, but in particular don't miss "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be," "Whole Lotta Rosie," and "Problem Child." --James Swift
If You Want Blood You've Got It Reviews:
Good Stuff 
2008-12-12 - This album rocks. Very good pressing, high quality vinyl and sounds great. This is good AC/DC, bluesy and hard rockin.
HARD-HEAVY & NOISY GOOD
2008-05-02 - THIS IS A GREAT LIVE ALBUM THAT'S REALLY ROCKING HARD & HEAVY! IT WACKS OFF ROCKERS EARS RIGHT AFTER RIFF-RAFF & SO ON! SOME 80'S OLDIES SAID TO ME IT'S NOISY, BUT IT AIN'T_IT'S JUST ROCK N ROLL!!!
999 on the clinical list...
2007-10-30 - All of the great live albums have common characteristics such as a classic band playing a timeless set during their hungry years. Also the set must be the best versions on record of their greatest songs, a real historic document if you will. AC/DC's 'If You Want Blood You've Got It', released in October 1978, was that kind of recording, a one of a kind event. Many of the best live artifacts in hard rock came out in the 1976-1979 period and 'IYWBYGI' snuggles right in with all of its sleazy high energy. AC/DC were still in late '78 the world's greatest barband and had not quite made the big time yet ('Highway to Hell' was less than a year away) so there is a rawness and newness to the band that is hard to imagine ever existed for one of rock's iconic outfits. Bon Scott served as master of ceremonies as only he could; bringing his raging rasp and double entendres to the fore in most of the songs while on "The Jack", he adlibs brandnew dirty lyrics which take out all the prentense of what the "jack" is. Angus Young of course steals the show and he never played with as much menace, high energy and blues virtousity as he does here. "Whole Lotta Rosie" is all high tension excitement while "The Jack" shows a true master at the height of his powers. "Let There Be Rock" rumbles and careens while "Bad Boy Boogie", "Riff Raff" and "High Voltage" gives the listener a very visceral impression of the greatness of AC/DC in this era. The interplay betwee Scott and Angus is what made this band so special and though he tried, Brian Johnson could not capture it. As a singular AC/DC purchase after the prerequesites of 'Highway' and 'Back in Black', AC/DC's first live record should be a must own...a true landmark live release.
If you want the best, you found it!!!!
2005-04-16 - Gotta tell you all I'm now 34 and have been an avid DC fan since the age of 10. This album is the ultimate in Rock n Roll without exception. You will NEVER EVER hear anything like this. It's raw, mean, smutty, loud and massive. If you die without hearing this, pray to God that it's playing in heaven coz this is the most phenomenal recording ever produced, trust me. The legend that is Bon Scott along with Angus and the boys make every other Rock band embarrasingly ordinary . . . Oh yeah, one more thing, play it so loud that your ear drums are in danger of bleeding. It's the best way . . . . . Buy it, buy it, buy it . . . . .
Heavy Metal Chuck Berry.
2004-11-18 - Was reborn when I heard this. I used to be a heavy metal rocker in my teens, but hearing it now is a whole 'nuther experience. You cant fault the raw energy of this band, they smoke! It's balls out, no nonsense, bread n butter rock music, no gimmicks. Check out the Movie (Let there Be Rock) and see the experience! Angus's striptease is hysterical and consolidates his place as one of Rock's true characters. He is essentially Chuck berry on Speed! Bon was a true gravelly dude. My mum used to work at a Salon called Scissors in the 70's and her college 'Silver' used to date Bon, so she got to meet the boys a few times. When she cut Angus's hair, he apparently said nothing and drank 4 pints of milk during the process. A real school boy to the end. I love this band and I love Bon's smutty lyricism, too. R.I.P
