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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Atlantic / Wea
Salesrank: 160754
Released: September 20, 1994 |
| Our Price: $7.10 |
| Used Price: $4.34 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Let There Be Rock Track Listing:
1. Go Down
2. Dog Eat Dog
3. Let There Be Rock
4. Bad Boy Boogie
5. Problem Child
6. Overdose
7. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
8. Whole Lotta Rosie
Editorial Review:
2003 remastered reissue of 1977 album packaged in a digipak with 16 page full color booklet containing all original album art, many unpublished photos, classic memorabilia, and liner notes. Epic.
Description of Let There Be Rock:
AC/DC's second U.S. release took the raw energy from their debut, High Voltage, up a notch, producing another huge collection of driving, intense songs for serious headbanging, but adding a bit more professionalism into the equation. The songwriting and production are tighter and more focused, and standouts such as "Whole Lotta Rosie," "Problem Child," "Let There Be Rock," and "Bad Boy Boogie" almost have to fight with "filler" like "Go Down" and "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" for the spotlight; but really, there's not a wasted track here. Guitarists Angus and Malcom Young further define their grooves, and vocalist Bon Scott sounds like he's on the verge of combusting. Let There Be Rock is big and lean. --Lorry Fleming
Let There Be Rock Reviews:
Let There Be Rock 
2009-12-12 - Song for song, this album may not be quite as strong as 1979's "Highway To Hell", but "Let There Be Rock" was still the best record AC/DC had made up to that point. It wasn't a big hit at the time, but several of the eight songs have gone on to become classics - most spectacularly "Whole Lotta Rosie", which isn't just an AC/DC classic, but one of the instantly recognizable classics of hard rock in general.
"Let There Be Rock" also sports the title track "Bad Boy Boogie", and "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be".
Blistering and Raw Riffin': AC/DC at it's finest
2009-10-27 - I'm not going to break this down song by song, but suffice it to say I have listened to a lot of rock & roll records in my day, and Let There Be Rock is an absolute gem. The echelon this record reaches is very scarcely populated indeed. The raw power and crunching riffs on this album are downright addicting and if they can't get your blood pumping, I'd suggest therapy!
Bon Scott was the heart and soul of AC/DC; my God, when they drew up the prototype rock & roll singer, Bon was it. Witty, charming, lyrically funny and clever, and with a voice that could strip paint off the walls, Bon and his mates are awesome on every song here. Ladies loved him and blokes wanted to be like him; I don't recall anyone ever saying anything bad about Bon. I love every single song on here, including the usual suspects Let There be Rock and Whole Lotta Rosie, but do not overlook a hidden gem in Overdose. Again, the riffs will sweep you up and blow you completely away.
I'm not going to knock the Brian Johnson version of AC/DC. Brian seems like a great guy and was a very good choice to replace Bon (if such can indeed ever be done). However, for my money the AC/DC between 1975 and 1979 is absolutely off the charts and all of their CD's should be in your collection if you like good old fashioned a**-kickin' rock and roll. Few, if any, have ever done it any better.
Let There Be AC/DC 
2009-09-26 - I had heard this album like many years ago before I decided to buy this album. I had no memories about this album but I bought it because I had read other reviews in Internet. The first times to hear this were awful. It seemed that the only track that was good was the title tracks. Anyway, I have used to listen to the albus many times no matter how bad they may sound at first. Eventually, it was fifth time when I noticed that there were other great songs too, like "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be", "Whole Lotta Rosie", and "Bad Boy Boogie". Bon Scott's voice is great, kinda rusty, just perfect for AC/DC. Although this isn't so famous album, Many people usually put this in their top5 AC/DC albums - and I am the one. The only track that hasn't opened for me yet is the opening track "Go Down".
Stars: Let There Be Rock, Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be, Whole Lotta Rosie
My fav Bon Scott era album.
2009-08-14 - This is an amazing riff tastic album from start to finish. The songs are awesome, the vocals are top notch and the production is outstanding, this is truly a classic and not to be missed.
The ultimate Australian pub rock album. 75/100
2009-07-24 -
This album lacks the kind of killer, stadium anthems that the band is known for, but they come up with numerous live favourites on this album. Whilst not as raw as Powerage, their guitar sound does come close to that album...it's got an electric, buzzing guitar sound, but just not as jangling or grinding as Powerage's sound. If you want rawness, go for Powerage, but for something with hooks, Let There Be Rock is more accessible. It's foot stomping, raw guitar rock.
Best song:
Dog eat dog - has a catchy chorus and riff. Part of the song has got some interesting lead guitar sounds.
Let there be rock - check out the official video to this song...the lyrics are matched with the appropriate visuals...Pastor Bon Scott, on his pulpit, giving a sermon on the Genesis of rock! Bassy track.
Problem child - I like the riff in this. As the character in this song, Bon is quite a nasty piece of work...you wouldn't want to tangle with him in a pub. This is a superior pub rock song in the Australian style. It has some fast fretwork on the guitar, and the song does have some bass, which you don't really notice with this band. Not sure who plays the maracas in this song...Bon?!
The rest:
Go down - bar rocker boogie. It's an ode to fellatio. Think this may be the first instance of this band celebrating that particular sexual act (they do so later in their classic "Back in black" album, in the song "Givin' the dog a bone").
Bad boy boogie - the lyrics reminded me of Iron Maiden for some reason: "It was the seventh day, I was the seventh son". Don't know why...
Overdose - Laid back intro; solid pub rock. Nice riff and and lead guitar.
Hell ain't a bad place to be - features the lyric "Telling me no lies", which later features in their classic "Back in black" album for the song "You shook me all night long".
Whole lotta Rosie - a live staple. On live videos you can often see an enormous, obese, inflatable woman. Bon sings about a sexual conquest of his in this song...the title character. If I heard him right, her measurements were 42, 39, 56 and she weighed in at 19 stone. Hmmm, he liked his women big, did our Bon!
Recommendations:
If this album is too hooky for you, try Powerage. If it's not hooky enough, try their classics like "Back in black", "T.N.T" and "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap" (the Australian versions for the latter titles, as they have different, and sometimes superior track listings. E.g. the original Australian version of Dirty Deeds had the classic track "Jail break", which, unfortunately, doesn't seem to get made anymore...the inferior US release gets made now, and is sold to even Australia. Bit of a bummer.
If you like pub rock type music, some good Australian examples would be hard rockers like Rose Tattoo and The Angels. My favourite songs of theirs are: "We can't be beaten" for the Tatts, and "Shadow boxer" for The Angels.
