| Like death and taxes, you can count on AC/DC. The Australian metal men,
unlike the more daring likes of Metallica, have stuck with one virtually
unchanged formula since 1973. While '90s albums such as Who Made Who and
Razor's Edge are uneven at best, the five-years-coming Stiff Upper Lip
marks a return to the group's Back in Black prime. Muscular, meaty, and
powerful, Stiff Upper Lip boasts a dozen instantly hard and heavy classics
full of macho bravado, double entendres, and, of course, Angus Young's
trademark guitar. From the archetypal title track to the more portentous
"House of Jazz" to the forceful, irresistible syncopation of "I Feel Safe
in New York City," AC/DC are again at the top of their game. |
