Livestock

by Bon Scott, Fraternity

Overview

Fans of AC/DC's original singer Bon Scott who pick up Livestock expecting to hear AC/DC redux will be rather surprised with this release. These cuts, recorded in 1971 with Scott's previous band, Fraternity, reveal a drastically different sound than the bluesy hard rock Scott made his name with. Fraternity veer all over the stylistic map, from the funky "Summerville" to the extended prog-rock epic "Raglan's Folly" (which wouldn't sound out of place on an early Genesis album). Only "Race" (both parts) and "Livestock" bear any resemblance to Scott's most famous band, and even then just barely, since they sound closer to the Doors or mid-'60s Rolling Stones. Part of the discrepancy is that, as the extensive liner notes explain, Scott had very little creative input in Fraternity, which was chiefly the vision of bassist Bruce Howe and guitarist Mick Jurd. Scott only has one writing credit here (ironically enough, on "Raglan's Folly") and several of the songs ask him to sing in keys which are far outside his range, which is why his voice is barely recognizable here. That's not to say some of the material here isn't pleasant on its own terms, but none of it is really that groundbreaking or unusual, and would probably have faded into obscurity without Scott's later notoriety. Livestock serves a good historical purpose, but is of limited interest to anyone but hardcore Bon Scott fanatics. ~ Victor W. Valdivia

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2022
Label:	Good Time
UPC:	5022221016160
Rank:	69227

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bon Scott   Primary Artist,Vocals
Fraternity   Primary Artist
Bruce Howe   Bass
John Freeman   Drums

Technical Credits

Bon Scott   Composer
Doug Ashdown   Composer,Producer
Jimmy Stewart   Composer
James Stewart   Composer,Producer
Harold Lee   Mixing
Spencer Lee   Engineer
Sam See   Composer
Bruce Howe   Composer
Chris Hart   Production Director
John Bisset   Composer