If You Want Blood You've Got It

by AC/DC

Overview

AC/DC was fast becoming one of rock's top live acts by the late '70s. Few others could match the band's electrifying live performances: Angus Young's never-ending energy and wise-ass antics, Bon Scott's whiskey-soaked vocals, and the rest of the band's penchant for nailing simple, yet extremely effective and memorable, riffs and grooves. While most other rock bands of the era were busy experimenting with disco or creating studio-perfected epics, AC/DC was one of the few specializing in raw and bluesy hard rock, as evidenced by 1978's live set, If You Want Blood You've Got It. Recorded during their world tour in support of their Powerage album, If You Want Blood contains many of AC/DC's best compositions up until that point: "Bad Boy Boogie" (complete with the break-down section in which Young would "strip"), "The Jack," "Problem Child," "Whole Lotta Rosie," "High Voltage," "Let There Be Rock," and "Rocker." Strangely, their early anthem "Sin City" was not included, and there's a slight sense of studio enhancement on certain tracks. While the first disc of the 1997 box set Bonfire is the best document of live Bon Scott-era AC/DC ("Live From the Atlantic Studios"), If You Want Blood You've Got It is highly recommended. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2003
Label:	Legacy / Epic
UPC:	0696998020511
Rank:	5500

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Riff Raff
2. Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be
3. Bad Boy Boogie
4. The Jack
5. Problem Child

Disc 2

6. Whole Lotta Rosie
7. High Voltage
8. Let There Be Rock
9. Rocker
10. This Means War

Album Credits

Performance Credits

AC/DC   Primary Artist
Angus Young   Guitar
Bon Scott   Vocals
Phil Rudd   Drums
Cliff Williams   Bass
Malcolm Young   Guitar

Technical Credits

Angus Young   Composer
Bon Scott   Composer
Nikki Sixx   Composer
Mike Fraser   Mastering Supervisor
Mick Mars   Composer
Tommy Lee   Composer
George Marino   Digital Remastering
Harry Vanda   Producer
Malcolm Young   Composer
Al Quaglieri   Mastering Supervisor
Richard Bienstock   Liner Notes
Claude Gassian   Photography
Veuige   Photography
Vanda & Young   Producer
Bob Defrin   Art Direction
Jim Houghton   Photography
UE Nastasi   Digital Assembly
George Young   Producer