Rock or Bust is an album of the Australian hard-rock band AC / DC . This is the fifteenth international studio album released by the group, and the sixteenth released in Australia. It is the shortest studio album of all recorded by the collective - the duration is about 35 minutes, which is 2 minutes less than their previous most short album Flick of the Switch , published in 1983.
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| Date of issue | November 28, 2014 | ||||||
| Recorded by | May 3 - July 12, 2014 | ||||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||||
| Duration | 34:55 | ||||||
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| Label | Columbia records | ||||||
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On October 7, 2014, the band released the debut single from this album. The song was a commercial success, entering the Top 40 charts in various countries such as France (39th place) and Switzerland (19th place). [one]
The album took the 1st place in countries including Australia, Canada, Germany and Sweden. He also made the top five in other 12 countries, including New Zealand, the UK, the USA and Italy.
Content
Overview
Released on November 28, 2014 in Australia and December 2, 2014 in the rest of the world, Rock or Bust became a kind of continuation of their work since 2008, when the previous international studio album Black Ice was released. [2]
He also became the first album of the group, recorded without a former member of the band and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young , who left them due to health problems in 2014. [3] Malcolm’s departure was later explained by the group and their management, stating that the musician was officially diagnosed with " dementia " and that he may never play again.
Before the official announcement of "Rock or Bust", Brian Johnson admitted that the album was difficult to record without Malcolm Young, and that the idea was to name the album Man Down, but the members of the group considered that such a name would be too negative regarding Malcolm's situation and the health problem in whole [four]
On November 6, 2014, drummer Phil Rudd was arrested for trying to hire two people to kill. [5] [6] On the same day, AC / DC made a statement: “From the emergency news, we just became aware of Phil's arrest. We have no comments. Phil's absence will not affect our new album Rock or Bust and the upcoming tour next year. ” It is also not yet clear whether Rudd will remain among their musicians, and who could replace him. [7] The charge of hiring for Rudd's murder was dropped the next day, but charges were left for possession of methamphetamine, cannabis and the threat of murder. [eight]
Record Album
The album was recorded at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, Canada. Produced recording Brendin O'Brien, and the mixing was performed by Mike Fraser ( born Mike Fraser ). [3] When Rudd was late for the recording session in the last ten days, O'Brien was ready to replace him with another drummer, but Rudd appeared and recorded his parts. [9]
The compositions were mainly collected by Angus from material accumulated by the brothers during the recording of previous albums. [9]
Singles
The first single Play Ball was first used on September 27, 2014 in the trailer for the Major League Baseball on TBS ( English Major League Baseball on TBS ) games, [10] and the single was released on October 7, when the information was disclosed to the tracklist and artwork . [11] It also became available on iTunes for those who pre-ordered the album.
The second single was the song "Rock or Bust", the official video for which was shot on October 4, 2014 in front of 500 fans in London. The single was released on November 17, 2014. It happened by chance when the track was downloaded instead of “Play Ball” under the AC / DC account on YouTube. The single has nothing to do with the 2007 song “Rock 'n' Roll or Bust” by singer Dave Evans.
Rudd was absent from both videos for singles and was replaced by Welsh Bob Richards, who had previously played with the Man band ( English Man (band) ), Adrian Smith , Asia band and Shogun. [12]
Promotour
In 2015, the band went on a world tour in support of the album “Rock or Bust” and in honor of the 40th anniversary of the band. [13] Malcolm Young was replaced by Angus' nephew Steve Young. [3] Chris Slade joined the group instead of Phil Rudd and took part in the tour. [9]
Criticism
The album received mostly positive and warm reviews, collecting 75 points on the Metacritic resource based on 22 reviews. [14]
Commercial success
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Cumulative assessment | |
| A source | Evaluation |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [15] |
| Critical ratings | |
| A source | Evaluation |
| Allmusic | [sixteen] |
| The daily telegraph | [17] |
| The guardian | [18] |
| NME | [nineteen] |
| The observer | [20] |
| Popmatters | [21] |
| Rolling stone | [22] |
| USA Today | [23] |
After its release, the album came out on the 6th place among the pre-orders of studio albums in 2014 on the Amazon UK trading platform. [24]
In the United States in the first week after the release of the album, 172,000 copies were sold and he took 3rd place on the Billboard 200 chart . [25] In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums chart, with sales of 31,000 copies in the first week after release. [26] In the second week, the album dropped to second place on the chart, with sales of 17,000 copies. [27]
Song List
All songs are written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young. [9] [28] [nb 1]
| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
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| one. | "Rock or Bust" | 3:03 | |||||||
| 2 | "Play Ball" | 2:47 | |||||||
| 3 | "Rock the Blues Away" | 3:24 | |||||||
| four. | "Miss Adventure" | Two to four | |||||||
| five. | "Dogs of War" | 3:35 | |||||||
| 6 | "Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder" | 3:22 | |||||||
| 7 | Hard Times | 2:44 | |||||||
| eight. | "Baptism by Fire" | Half past three | |||||||
| 9. | "Rock the House" | 2:42 | |||||||
| ten. | "Sweet Candy" | 3:09 | |||||||
| eleven. | "Emission Control" | 3:41 | |||||||
| 34:55 | |||||||||
Composition
- Brian Johnson - vocals
- Angus Young - lead guitar
- Stevie Young - rhythm guitar
- Cliff Williams - Bass
- Phil Rudd - drum set
Charts and certifications
Weekly Charts
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Footnotes
- ↑ In September 2014, the French resource highwaytoacdc.com posted a complete and distinct list of songs containing: “Play Ball”, “Sign of the Times”, “Ain't The Way”, “Rock or Bust”, “Done Her Good”, “Steal My Meal”, “Watching Games”, “Cardhouse Blues”, “Bulletride”, “Rumble” and “Back in the Zone”.
Notes
- ↑ AC / DC - Play Ball - swisscharts.com
- ↑ AC / DC Confirm Malcolm Young's Retirement, Rock or Bust Album and World Tour . Syndey Morning Herald (September 24, 2014). The appeal date is October 7, 2014.
- 2 1 2 3 AC / DC 'ROCK OR BUST' . Alberts Management. The appeal date is September 24, 2014.
- Dif Album Without Malcolm Young . Ultimate Classic Rock . The date of appeal is November 16, 2014.
- ↑ Tony Wall. AC / DC drummer Phil Rudd on procuring murder charge . Fairfax Media (6 November 2014).
- R BBC News - AC / DC drummer Phil Rudd on New Zealand murder plot charge . BBC News . The date of appeal is November 16, 2014.
- ↑ What now is for AC / DC, after Phil Rudd's arrest and Malcolm Young's retirement? The Guardian (6 November 2014). The appeal date is November 6, 2014.
- ↑ Katie Kenny. AC / DC drummer Phil Rudd: Procuring murder charge dropped . Fairfax Media (7 November 2014).
- 2 1 2 3 4 Hard Rock, Harder Times: AC / DC Return Without Two Key Members . Rolling Stone (14 November 2014). The appeal date is November 14, 2014.
- ↑ Listen to AC / DC's new song "Play Ball" in posteason baseball trailer . Ultimare Classic Rock (26 September 2014). The appeal date is October 7, 2014.
- AC Hearts AC / DC's Play Ball and check out Rock or Bust cover art . Ultimate Classic Rock (7 October 2014).
- R AC / DC drummer replaced by Phil Rudd Welshman by Bob Richards after murder plot charge . Wales Online (6 November 2014). The appeal date is November 14, 2014.
- ↑ AC / DC's Malcolm Young Departs as new album Rock or Bust announced . The Guardian (24 September 2014). The appeal date is September 24, 2014. Archived September 24, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/rock-or-bust/acdc Retrieved 4 December 2014
- ↑ Rock or Bust on Metacritic website
- ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen Rock or Bust - AC / DC . Allmusic (4 December 2014). The appeal date is December 4, 2014.
- ↑ Brown, Helen AC / DC, Rock or Bust, review: 'vertebrae-jolting stuff' . The Daily Telegraph (1 December 2014). The appeal date is December 3, 2014.
- ↑ Simpson, Dave AC / DC: Rock Or Bust review - Aussie rockers' 16th album keeps the fire burning . The Guardian (27 November 2014). The appeal date is December 1, 2014.
- ↑ Haynes, Gavin AC / DC - 'Rock Or Bust' . NME (November 24, 2014). The appeal date is December 1, 2014.
- ↑ Empire, Kitty AC / DC: Rock or Bust review - business as usual, and how . The Observer (The Guardian Media Group) (30 November 2014). The appeal date is December 1, 2014.
- ↑ Pitter, Charles AC / DC: Rock or Bust review . PopMatters (2 December 2014). The appeal date is December 3, 2014.
- ↑ Grow, Kory AC / DC: Rock or Bust review . Rolling Stone (2 December 2014). The appeal date is December 3, 2014.
- ↑ Mansfield, Brian Review: AC / DC's 'Rock or Bust' . USA Today (November 25, 2014). The appeal date is December 1, 2014.
- That's Take That's III becomes Amazon UK's most pre-ordered album of all time . Music Week (27 November 2014). The appeal date is November 28, 2014.
- ↑ AC / DC 'Bust's to No. 1 on Top Rock Albums | Billboard
- Journal A Journal of Musical Things Weekly Music Reporting and Analysis: December 10, 2014 - A Journal of Musical Things
- Journal A Journal of Musical Things Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: December 17, 2014 - A Journal of Musical Things
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Rock or Bust by AC / DC . iTunes . The date of appeal is November 16, 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 6 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust (German) . Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- AC " AC / DC - Rock Or Bust" (nid.) . Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Checked 6 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust (Fr.) . Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Checked on 22 December 2014.
- ↑ AC / DC - Chart History Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for AC / DC. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ " Top 50 Prodejní" . Czech Albums. ČNS IFPI . Note : on the chart page, select the {"{date}}} Checked 8 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked on 22 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC: Rock Or Bust (Fin.) . Musiikkituottajat - IFPI Finland. Checked 7 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 11 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Checked 6 December 2014.
- ↑ " Top 100 Longplay" . Charts.de. Media Control . Checked 8 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Greekcharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 15 December 2014.
- ↑ " Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége" . Mahasz.hu. LightMedia. Checked 11 December 2014.
- ↑ GFK Chart-Track . Chart-Track.co.uk. GFK Chart-Track. IRMA . Checked 6 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums" . Oricon . Checked 12 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Checked 3 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 11 December 2014.
- ↑ " Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart" . OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Checked 12 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 15 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 11 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Checked 3 December 2014.
- AC AC / DC - Rock Or Bust . Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "AC / DC | Artist | Official Charts . UK Albums Chart . The Official Charts Company. Checked 7 December 2014.
- ↑ AC / DC - Chart History Billboard 200 for AC / DC. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- Yan Ryan, Gavin AC / DC Album In Australia ARIA . Noise11 . Noise Network (6 December 2014). The appeal date is December 6, 2014.
- ↑ Austrian album certifications - AC / DC - Rock or Bust (German) . IFPI Austria. The appeal date is December 6, 2014. Enter AC / DC in the field Interpret . Enter Rock or Bust in the field title . Select album in the field Format . Click Suchen .
- ↑ Album Top-40 (Danish) (Neopr.) ? . Hitlisten.NU. The appeal date is December 27, 2014. Archived December 26, 2014.
- ↑ Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (AC / DC; 'Rock or Bust') (German) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie . The appeal date is December 6, 2014.
- ↑ Italian album certifications - AC / DC - Rock or Bust (Italian) . Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . The date of appeal is December 19, 2014. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Rock or Bust" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
- ↑ New Zealand album certifications - AC / DC - Rock or Bust . Recorded Music NZ . The appeal date is December 5, 2014.
- Portal El portal de música - Last Charts . Productores de Música de España . The appeal date is December 25, 2014. Archived December 25, 2014.
- ↑ Veckolista Album - Vecka 49, 4 december 2014 (Swedish) (Neopr.) ? . Sverigetopplistan . Swedish Recording Industry Association . The appeal date is December 6, 2014. Archived December 6, 2014.
- ↑ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (AC / DC; 'Rock or Bust') . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. The appeal date is December 14, 2014.
- ↑ British album certifications - AC / DC - Rock or Bust . British Phonographic Industry . Select albums in the Format field. Select Golden in the Certification field. Enter and enter the "Search BPI Awards" field.