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It's a long way to the top.... If you wanna rock & roll (Original Post) Glamrock Apr 2018 OP
My favorite band videohead5 Apr 2018 #1
I lived in Hong Kong in 79-81 as a wee lad .. Highway, Bon's Death, and BiB all happened 7-9 grade mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #2
Love that tune too! Glamrock Apr 2018 #3
 

mr_lebowski

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2. I lived in Hong Kong in 79-81 as a wee lad .. Highway, Bon's Death, and BiB all happened 7-9 grade
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 05:17 AM
Apr 2018

for me. I remember it all. They were the SHIT to all of us little headbangers at the Ex-Pat school I was going to at the time.

IIRC, after BiB hit it big, Dirty Deeds (their first album, about 4 albums back) was finally released by a major label and that old-ass title-track (at the time) became a pretty big hit.

All us middle schoolers bought it up and laughed at Big Balls in 1981 I think it was ... good times ...

I always had me a secret love of 'Ride On' from that album, even when I was 14 ... such a classic slab of blues right there ... even if I was the only one who didn't skip it cause it was 'slow' ... this is some great shit. The way it's put together, the arrangement, the far-off backing vocals, the timing on everything, the words, Bon's voice ... it's just such quintessential blues.

https://vimeo.com/171244261

I know the song in the OP is from High Voltage, their first official US release, but not their actual first album. Just to be clear. I just wanted to post my fave track from those first two albums

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