When I tell people that my fave Brian Johnson era album is Flick Of The Switch, they always are like wtf you talking about. It's the first AC/DC album I got. Summer of 84 I played 4 cassettes. AC:DC: Flick Of The Switch, Mötley Crue: Shout At The Devil, Kiss: Lick It Up and Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith. Those albums are in my DNA. Powerage is my favorite AC/DC album too. Great ranking. Cheers from Finland!

@mrboulder9714

Ай бұрын

Flick Of The Switch is an absolute banger. I didn't love it when I first heard it, but I think it's great now. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers

Its phenomenal to see someone rate Powerage as high as you do. Its always been my favorite album by them!

@mrboulder9714

2 ай бұрын

For years Highway was my favourite album but a few years ago it was overtaken by the excellent Powerage Cheers for watching and commenting

Good list here James! Powerage in first place. Such a great record. I might do one mysrlf some day.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave, I'd love to see your take on this mate

@thegrimmfluencer

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 Could be this week. Get the Thrash one done first though. Watch this space

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

@@thegrimmfluencer looking forward to it mate

Nice to see Flick Of The Switch getting the love it deserves, the first AC/DC album that I bought, back in 1985 they played here in Brazil for the first time (Rock In Rio) and opened the show with Guns For Hire. Beautiful collection!!!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheer man, Flick Of The Switch is definitely an underrated gem. Thanks for watching and commenting

Always brings a smile to my face seeing one of your videos dude, especially as I tend to be a very stressed nervy person so a welcome distraction :) With AC/DC, I kinda lose track from The Razor's Edge onwards really, the albums after that are ok but nothing really remarkable. I would say top albums would be Fly On the Wall which I love (except Danger which is as far from being dangerous as you can imagine), Back in Black, Powerage and Let There Be Rock.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Some great choices there fella. There output post The Razors Edge is patchy for the most part. Thanks for watching as always

My number one has been Flick Of The Switch forever, I love the riffs and production.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Excellent album, Badlands is an underrated banger. Cheers for watching

@joshuabennett3059

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 yes it is

@spg5658

2 ай бұрын

👌👍

Good to hear your thoughts on these James. The top 6 plus flick of the switch (possibly their best for me) are essential. From the 90s onwards I think they have too many tracks on the albums which dilutes them. Every album has some great songs on them but I think they suffer sometimes for not changing up the tempo. Nice touch to have them all on vinyl as well.

Great video mate. Good to see blow up your video getting a higher ranking than what is typical. That album was my introduction to AC/DC back in 1988. I wore that tape out. Always enjoy listening to it to this day. Hey...no sip of coffee to start?? Felt like something was missing!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Blow Up Your Video is not bad at all, some decent stuff on there. Haha, I cocked up the start of the video so there was no coffee sip on the 2nd take where as it was business as usual on the 1st take.🙂 Thanks for watching and commenting

Don't kill me for this... 1- Back in Black 2- Let There Be Rock 3- Flick Of The Switch 4- Powerage 5- Highway To Hell 6- High Voltage 7- For Those About To Rock 8- Fly On The Wall 9- The Razor's Edge 10- Dirty Deeds 11- Black Ice 12- Ballbraker 13- Pwr Up 14- Blow Up Your Video 15- Stiff Upper Lip 16- Rock Or Bust

@mrboulder9714

6 ай бұрын

That's a great ranking. Good to see Flick Of The Switch so high up the list, an underrated album. Thanks for watching and commenting 👌

Great ranking James. Totally agree with Flick of the switch,used to have that on my Walkman constantly as a kid lol. I'm glad you mentioned Stand Up from Fly on the wall. I've been trying to nail that jangly riff during the chorus for over 30 years and I still can't nail it 😂. Cheers 🍻

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Flick is such an underrated album, definitely flies under the radar. Yeah that riff in Stand Up is such a hook. Cheers as always fella

Top two spot on... my god sunny summers no mobiles cheap gig tickets vinyl vinyl vinyl....❤

@mrboulder9714

2 ай бұрын

2 absolutely amazing albums. Cheers for watching fella 👍

Interesting ranking. I consider myself a “casual” AC/DC fan if that even makes sense but I’m a huge fan of Back in Black. Easily in my top 10 favorite albums. I think it’s one of several “perfect albums” in my book.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Back In Black is an absolute classic no doubt about it. Thanks for watching

Great list this James! Enjoyed the video from start to finish. Stiff Upper Lip is a bit higher in my book. Loved the production on that record. Lovely vinyl collection also! My AC/DC cd collection is close to being complete, I'm only missing 6 albums from them. PS: Agreed, 'Flick of the Switch' and 'Fly On The Wall' are massively underrated ⚡⚡⚡

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Get that collection finished mate 🙂 Yep, Flick and Fly are definitely overlooked album's mate

@kenankustura8595

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 It's a must! Hopefully soon 😀⚡ Such a great band with a strong discography! No bad albums.

Awesome AC/DC ranking, James!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony

1. Powerage (1978) 2. Back In Black (1980) 3. Highway to Hell (1979) 4. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976/1981) 5. Let There Be Rock (1977) 6. High Voltage (1976) 7. Flick of The Switch (1983) 8. The Razors Edge (1990) 9. For Those About to Rock (1981) 10. Power Up (2020) 11. Ballbreaker (1995) 12. Blow Up Your Video (1988) 13. Stiff Upper Lip (2000) 14. Rock or Bust (2014) 15. Fly On The Wall (1985) 16. Black Ice (2008)

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Great ranking. Powerage in its rightful place. Thanks for watching and leaving your ranking in the comments. Cheers

I went to relistened to all of the albums, going by the songs I like on each album percentages, this is my personal list: 1. Powerage 2. Back in Black 3. Let There Be Rock 4. Black Ice 5. Highway to Hell 6. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 7. Ballbreaker 8. Power Up 9. High Voltage 10. Stiff Upper Lip 11. Flick of the Switch 12. Blow up Your Video 13. For Those About to Rock 14. Fly on the Wall 15. Rock or Bust 16. The Razors Edge

@mrboulder9714

28 күн бұрын

Number 1 in its rightful place. Great ranking here. Cheers for watching fella 👍

Really enjoyed your commentary. Thanks. Great vid. Great ranking. 1) Powerage 2) Jailbreak 3) Let There Be Rock 4) Highway To Hell 5) Back in Black 6) High Voltage 7) Dirty Deeds The rest. Snowballed is awesome. The VH1 raw TV thing is my fave later day one. Needs to be released. Killer. The Aussie Dirty Deeds Deeds rocks. Cold Hearted Man and Ballbreaker are great.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Nice ranking and thanks for watching and commenting

Great ranking I played Highway to Hell to death as a kid and still have the tape which is a minor miracle. My mom bought me Razor's Edge when it came out for my birthday. Had most of the early ones on dub cassette but have a few of their albums on cd now. One I'll have to get soon is Powerage. Certainly got me in the mood for some AC/DC now! 🤘🏻

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Powerage is essential Simon as is Highway To Hell. Cheers as always mate

For me the true AC/DC Bon Scott era in chronological order then 'For those about to rock' and 'Back in black' the rest you could put in a chook raffle and take your pick 🐔Being an Aussie AC/DC are in my DNA , cool video James .

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Rod, the Bon era is the best for me

Flick of the Switch is awesome! 😎

@mrboulder9714

2 ай бұрын

Yeah Flick of The Switch is excellent. Definitely one of my favourite's

Great ranking, and I agree with most of your choices. Certainly think Power Up is the best thing they have done in years, and Fly on the Wall would be great if they sorted out the production. Bon Scott only passed five months before BIB came out, and they actually started recording it in April 1980. This leads me to think (and I know this is an often debated and controversial view) that most of it was written before Bon died. The later BJ era albums start to sound quite different, but I can imagine Bon's voice on a lot of the BIB songs.

@mrboulder9714

4 ай бұрын

Power Up us a great album. I love Fly On The Wall but yes the production could have been better, Brian's vocals are too high in the mix. Thanks for watching and commenting

Man I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve talked about Flick Of The Switch in my videos , brilliant album, and has always been my favourite with Brian Johnson on vocals . Can’t argue with your Top 2 , classics !

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

I've.never seen your AC/DC ranking video mate, gonna watch it tonight. Flick is such a great album that definitely gets overlooked. Love those top 2, they never get old. Cheers mate as always 👍

My Top 10 AC/DC Albums : 10. Blow Up Your Video 5. Highway To Hell 9. Fly On The Wall 4. High Voltage 8. For Those About To Rock 3. Back In Black 7. Let There Be Rock 2. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 6. Flick Of The Switch 1. Powerage

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Nice ranking, thanks for watching and commenting

@DavyDredd14

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 You're welcome.

Ac/dc doesn’t have a bad album to be fair - but my favourites are back in black , black ice , highway to hell , the razors edge

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers and and yes I agree they don't have anything really bad in their discography. Thanks for watching and commenting

Heres my ranking 1. High Voltage 2. Highway To Hell 3. Powerage 4. Let There Be Rock 5. Back In Black 6. The Razors Edge 7. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 8. For Those About To Rock 9. Fly On The Wall 10. Flick Of The Switch 11. Blow Up Your Video 12. Power Up 13. Black Ice 14. Rock Or Bust 15. Stiff Upper Lip

@mrboulder9714

6 ай бұрын

Excellent ranking and thanks for sharing and watching. Cheers

Stuff Upper Lip 16? I mean I guess haha. Rock or Bust I agree with and Rock the Blues away is by far one of their best in the last 20 years. Black Ice has stuff on sides 3/4 that are not memorable? How daaaaare you, stormy May Day and Money Made? Come on mang 😂😂. Ballbreaker is great, I do agree with boogie man is cheesy, but I love the version from No Bull. Thunderstruck I could never hear that again and I would be ok with it. Fun fact Mistress for Christmas is actually about Donald Trump from back in the 80’s according to Malcolm 🤣🤣. FTATR is good, there some duds and I agree with your thoughts on it. Snowballed ripped. Now PowerUp is one where after Demon Fire it falls off hard. No one talks Flick of the Switch?! Holy hell that’s my number two of all time. It is underrated based on the rest you are correct there. Yes Fly on the Wall is absolutely brilliant. It absolutely shreds, pounds and rocks, yeah Danger is meh haha. Dirty Deeds those sounds better live and Squealer I love. BIB is in the rightful spot on your list. As much as I love it, it’s overrated. Shoot to Thrill, Have a Drink on Me, What do you do for Money Honey is excellent. Let There Be Rock is my first vinyl I ever bought and Whole Lotta Rosie always makes me wanna sing along at top volume. Alright High Voltage is waaaayyy higher than I expected. Highway is in a great spot. Get it Hot is the most amazing song and should have been in every dance club in America and the UK. Short song and aaaaabsolutely puts me in a perfect mood! Best track I agree. Far as I’m concerned Powerage is the best album they’ve put out. Every song is fire. Even those Brian is my fav or the vocalists, that record sits so nicely with me as it was one of the albums I played the most along with Flick and Fly. Great ranking buddy and Cold Hearted Man isn’t on the CD version!? What pressing is that?

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for your feedback mate, I'll have to check my pressings to see which version I have

@JoshKeech

Жыл бұрын

Damn that's what I call an essay!! Wow Trev 😱

@ScreaminT81

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshKeech well it’s the most important band in my life hahaha. Cheers ole boy

@JoshKeech

Жыл бұрын

@@ScreaminT81 haha yeah man, I know they're your favourite band ever! But still, that's one big comment haha! 😀 Welcome mate 😊🤘

16 fly on the wall 15 stiff upper lip 14 rock or bust 13 ballbreaker 12 blow up your video 11 black ice 10 for those about to rock . 9 power up 8 flick of switch 7 back in black 6 dirty deeds 5 razor egde 4 let there be rock 3 highway to hell 2 high voltage 1 powerage

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Can't argue with your top 3 there Archie. Nice list 👌

@therockbeast6214

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 only worst acdc songs I can think of is danger and boogie man

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

@@therockbeast6214 Agreed Archie, 2 absolute stinkers

Great ranking even it doesn't matter what it on top and bottom. My AC/DC collection is about 67 vinyl's at the moment so can say that I know this band. For Those About To Rock was my first AC/DC I heard as well as my first ever vinyl bought but after that I bought Bon era albums one by one just what was available in local music store and I bought all those without hearing them before so was picking in order which cover was the best. Never had any issue with different singers. Also would like to say to those who are saying that every record is the same I don't agree that at all or maybe yes in the later years but in the beginning you can hear AC/DC evolution to grow from small club to stadium size band and sound is getting bigger as well. I noticed also that you had "better" versions of Let There Be Rock and Powerage.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching and commenting. That is an impressive amount of DC records

My top five. Let There Be Rock, Powerage, Highway to Hell, High Voltage and Back In Black. First band i ever saw on the Powerage tour so i:m very biased towards the Bon albums.

@mrboulder9714

6 ай бұрын

Excellent picks. I love both era's but the Bon stuff is definitely their best

Hi James!! cool list and ranking from one of my all time favorite bands!!!! I have the chance only to see them live once during their Ballbreaker tour..... killer show and experience too!!! I'm still missing thier 90's stuff "Stiff...", "Ball...." and "Blow Up..." also three with the worst and lame covers, imo..... Do you happen to know why the Aussie releases have not been reissued?? Powerage is such a monster of a record and "Problem Child" might be my favorite song from the Scott era!! cheers and be well

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

I don't know why the Aussie releases haven't been reissued mate. Powerage and Problem Child are indeed great. Cheers Cristian

Not heard all the albums but the correct No. 1! I agree with your top six but a slightly different order for me and I'd put Flick Of The Switch at seven.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Powerage really is a beast of an album. Thanks for watching

Nice ranking James! I've not listened to anywhere near enough of this band, their discography is so big though. But there's no way I could make a ranking because I've only heard 3 albums and if you want blood, and bits here and there. I just don't really go to them much anymore honestly. Great vid though mate 😊🤘

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Josh, was a daunting task no doubt about it mate

@JoshKeech

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 welcome mate. Yeah man, having to listen to all those is very daunting! May be one day I might get to hear them all, who knows!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshKeech Thanks for your support as always mate

@JoshKeech

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 you're very welcome as always mate 😀🤘😁

Great ranking. I really thought you were going Highway To Hell #1. Much to my delight you went Powerage. It really is the best. I also really love Flick Of The Switch. It was average to me when it came out. I was also 14 when it came out so I wanted another For Those About To Rock song on it. Loved that song at 12. Now? Not so much. I think the problem at the time was it didnt have that one stand out radio or video song that all their previous albums had.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Highway was my number 1 for a very long time, but Powerage replaced it just a few years ago. Cheers for watching and commenting fella 👍

And nice that you did your research on flick of the switch and fly on the wall, that two album came in the shadow of back in black

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Those 2 are definitely overlooked album's

Alright Mate , I have always liked Flick of the Switch and Powerage is a total classic imho. All the best.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

2 outstanding albums no doubt about it, cheers for watching and commenting fella 👍

I enjoy their albums up to Razors Edge. The only albums I own past 1990 are Black Ice and Power Up lol they’re ok.

@mrboulder9714

Ай бұрын

The 70's and 80's were definitely their golden period. Thanks for watching and commenting

Probably my fave vid of yours so far dude! My 'DC album ranking is actually very different from yours... 1. Blow Up Your Video (I can't give a rat's what they say... this album slays and I think Two's Up is the most underrated 'DC track ever!) 2. Back in Black 3. Powerage (Downpayment Blues all the way aye!) 4. Highway to Hell 5. Flick of the Switch (I agree - very underrated and I love the raw production... also probably their heaviest effort) 6. Ballbreaker (Burning Alive is the shit!) 7. Dirty Deeds 8. Let There Be Rock 9. High Voltage 10. For Those About to Rock 11. Fly On the Wall 12. The Razors Edge (overrated IMHO... also by the time it came out I was already into death metal and I had momentarily lost interest in hard rock... anno daft move) 13. Power Up 14. Rock Or Bust 15. Stiff Upper Lip 16. Black Ice (some good stuff but man loooong-ass album and way too much filler) Keep up the great work fellah!

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Daniel and nice ranking fella 👍

Inmop., “Ballbreaker” gets my vote for weakest AC⚡️DC Album! No major testosterone! “Whiskey on the Rocks” is my only go to for this effort! Cheers!

@mrboulder9714

3 ай бұрын

I used to have the same opinion but found then that when I went back to it for this video that I enjoyed it much more than I used too. Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated

Nice ranking mate. I prefer the Bon Scott albums as well.

@mrboulder9714

10 ай бұрын

Cheers David. Yep love both era's but the Bon years are definitely the best

Power age great, for those about to rock great, Highway to Hell great, it’s all good stuff, but you have to admit that they were hitting on all cylinders when they did back in Black, I mean, just every song is great, that’s when they really blew up

@mrboulder9714

Ай бұрын

They were really on fire during the Bon years. Thanks for watching and commenting

Very good list, highway to hell and powerage is the two best album, but the best song is its a long way to the top if you wanna rock'n'roll and hell is not a bad place to be

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

2 outstanding releases no doubt about it. Thanks for watching and commenting

Powerage at first place: we are kindred spirits

@mrboulder9714

3 ай бұрын

An excellent album deserving it's place at the top of the pile. Thanks for watching and commenting

Yes, I expected stiff upper lip to be last place. If you would've swapped stiff upper lip and rock or bust we would probably had the same list! Maybe its a bit of nostalgia. And I need to ask out of curiosity: what copy/print is that of powerage? Pretty intresting to see that you're missing a whole track. My cd has all of the original tracks, mind you that is the 2003 remaster/reissue (digipack format). Anyhow, great ranking mr boulder 👍🤘

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers as always fella, I'll have to check my Powerage copies to see what's what with my pressings. Thanks for watching and commenting

@thegrimmfluencer

Жыл бұрын

@@mrboulder9714 There's an Aussie version which has the songs in different order and there are parts of the actual songs which have wee extra guitar flourishes, almost sounds like a different take. My mate has both versions

Good ranking. I find it hard to disagree so far. I guess for me, i would put blow up your video, last on my lists… although I think everything past ballbreaker isnt that great. But i really do enjoy powerup. A few great riffs and some more emotion than im used to.

@mrboulder9714

8 ай бұрын

Cheers for watching and commenting. The post Ballbreaker stuff is good but I find that Black Ice has a lot of filler on it.

Funny we've all said "Nobody seems to talk about Flick of the Switch" and so far I think me, Darcy, Ron and somebody I can't remember have all had it top.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Good to know its getting some much deserved recognition mate

Have you heard Illdisposed covering 'Beating around the bush'. ?

@mrboulder9714

20 күн бұрын

Hi. Nope, I've never heard that cover version before

Best 3: 1= Powerage, 2= For Those About to Rock, 3= Flick of the Switch. And the worst: Blow Up Your Video, The Razors Edge, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching. Powerage in it's rightful place

love Fly On The Wall and Blow Up Your Video,never thought of them as being part-filler.But when you're a 10 year old kid at the time you don't think of what the critics are saying or writing. My love for them has never changed.I've never thought of any song as being ooooohhhh that's just bordering on average.I wouldn't even say Danger is below par,just different to a degree.You tread different paths within the framework of what you play

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

Fly On The Wall is such an underrated album, Blow Up Your Video is ok but a bit patchy in places

Cool..I also prefer BS over BJ..😅

@mrboulder9714

3 ай бұрын

😂 Cheers Dan

I love black ice

@mrboulder9714

9 ай бұрын

It's got some great songs on it but it's definitely got some filler on it too. Cheers for watching and commenting

I would rate 'Rock or bust 'higher. ' Baptism by fire' Rock the house' 'Dogs of war ' awesome! ' misadventure ' is total fiĺler , I'd remove that

@mrboulder9714

3 ай бұрын

Its definitely got some good stuff on it, but it definitely has a lot of filler on it too

That powerage album must be an import because it has cold-hearted man instead of Rock and Roll Damnation

@mrboulder9714

4 ай бұрын

I think it is an import. The tracklist is different to my CD. Thanks for watching

Powerage is their best. Period.

@mrboulder9714

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Powerage is a monster of an album

A great band Ac/dc , Kiss , Judas Priest and so on? so Queens of the stone age opened for Ac/dc or Off Spring opened ? I would say for stiff upper lip a 2.5 stars out of 5 not horrible not great ok? I also like Ball breaker better than Stiff upper lip!!! Razors Edge , It's your list I understand but in all fairness For those about to Rock is better than 10 th place i'm not saying it''s Highway to hell but it's better than 10th around 5th or so.!!! I like Dirty Deeds it's a good album? Back in Black I guess of all the Magazines list it's on speaks volume it's first place for their band , first place for 1980 , top albums of the 80's and it competes with albums from the 70's? High Voltage looks good. Highway to hell should be 2nd place because of Back in Black why High Voltage is in first? I understand it's your list?

@mrboulder9714

20 күн бұрын

Cheers for watching Mark.

Am I the only one on the planet that enjoys Nick of Time?

@mrboulder9714

Жыл бұрын

A decent tune but not a highlight for me. Thanks for watching

Good ranking but not being too fussed about the song, Hell's Bells?" Please see a doctor and get a request for a CT scan of your head. 😵‍💫

@mrboulder9714

4 ай бұрын

Haha 😂 I like Hells Bells, I just prefer other stuff on the album. Cheers for watching and leaving a comment

Nice video I enjoy the fact that your obviously a big fan! We have different tastes though! The fact that you put all the bon stuff up at the top of the list with back in black I found extremely boring and predictable, but like I said, you’re entitled to your own opinion. Also, the fact that you think fly on the wall is the second best Bryan album🙄🫢

@mrboulder9714

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video, sorry you found my list predictable but yeah the Bon year's are definitely my favourite. For year's I wasn't keen on Fly On The Wall and Flick Of The Switch but I absolutely love both of them now. Cheers for watching and commenting