AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) - Song Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

There are a surprising amount of great Rock 'n Roll music out there! I mean really, just a crap load! And the bands... Forget about it! Rather you like Black Sabbath's, 'Iron Man' (1971), Elvis Presley's 'Tutti Frutti' (1956), or something more contemporary...  Like say... Disturbed's, 'Asylum' (2010), there is just a lot out of truly awesome head banging rock 'n roll out there to listen to!

And there is one song, this song I have to admit is the song that started it all for me, when I became a fan of AC/DC's this song brought me in to the fold: That song being, 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' (1976), from their album of the same name!

AC/DC doing, 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' live!

Now why pray tell is this such a good song? Honestly? Because to me, I felt like this song had a little bit of a different vibe to it... One that I felt, (and still do feel,) make this song an awful lot of fun... That being the slightly more 60'sish style rock music that came out of the counterculture movement... But with the darker, more heavier edge that would become a growing staple in rock/heavy metal during the 1970s and onward!

In the end though, I will admit this, when it comes to this song... It is great, there is no getting around that, but I have now been listening to AC/DC for almost a decade now, and where as it is not their best song to come out, it is still a classic, and if you give it a try, I think you might find that you really like it!

For the true fan, the lyrics to: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC!

well if you're having trouble with the high school head
he's giving you the blues
you want to graduate but not in his bed
here's what you gotta do
pick up the phone, I’m always home
call me anytime,
just ring, 362436 oh
I lead a life of crime

dirty deeds done dirt cheap, dirty deeds done dirt cheap, dirty deeds done dirt cheap
dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap

you're got trouble in your life of love
you got a broken heart
he's double dealing with your best friend
that's where the teardrops start
pick up the phone, I’m here alone
or make a social call
come right in forget about him
we'll have ourselves a ball

dirty deeds done dirt cheap, dirty deeds done dirt cheap, dirty deeds done dirt cheap
dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap

if you got a lady and you want her gone
but you ain't got the guts
she keeps nagging at you night and day
enough to drive you nuts
pick up the phone
leave her alone
it's time you made a stand
for a fee
I’m happy to be
your back door man

dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap, dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap, dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap

concrete shoes, cyanide, T.N.T.
done dirt cheap
neck ties, contracts, high voltage
done dirt cheap
dirty deeds, done dirt cheap, dirty deeds, done dirt cheap
dirty deeds do anything you want me to
done dirt cheap
dirty deeds
dirty deeds done dirt cheap

Five Great Classic Rock Songs From The 70s!

As far as music goes... Well there is a lot of great music out there that has spanned really the last 100 years! But as far as Rock 'N Roll is concerned, well... The 50s had some great Rock 'N Roll with people like, 'Elvis Presley' and the 60s had greats like, 'The Beatles', and so I thought it was about time that I started highlighting some of the great music from some of these eras, and so I thought I would start with Classic Rock, and more directly with the 1970s!

So I hope you enjoy: Five Great Classic Rock Songs From The 70's!

At number 5: AC/DC with, 'T.N.T.' from their 1976 album of the same name:

At number 4: Aerosmith with, 'Sweet Emotion' from their 1975 album, 'Toys In The Attic':

And next up at number 3: The Who with, 'The Punk And The Godfather', from their 1973 album, 'Quadrophenia':

And at number 2: Alice Cooper with, 'School's Out' from his 1972 album of the same name:

And last but certainly not least, at number 1: Led Zeppelin with, 'Kashmir' from their 1975 album, 'Physical Graffiti':

There are a lot more great songs from this era, but I thought that I would highlight these because these songs really are some truly classic rock songs!

AC/DC: T.N.T. (1976) - Song Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

When I was a kid, one of the things I used to hear about and kind of watch on TV is the concept that the older people get, the more they complain about young people and the music that they listen to... Well I have to be honest, I don't know if this is true or not, because I grew up with people who mostly listened to the type of music that most older people complained about anyway!

As a matter of fact, my best friend got me in to listening to, 'Metallica', his parents helped get me in to Megadeth, and my mom got me interested in listening to, AC/DC... And one of the first songs that I listened to that I found that I really enjoyed is: T.N.T. from their 1976 album of the same name!

AC/DC doing, 'T.N.T.' live!

Written by Angus & Malcom Young, with Bon Scott, and produced in 1975, this classic song has been enjoyed by audiences all over the world for generations now... It can be heard in all sorts of media, and has been for many years, including on TV in such shows as, 'That 70's Show', on the soundtrack for the video game, 'Tony Hawk's: Pro Skater 4', and that is just a couple of examples!

In the end, AC/DC are true masters, and it definitely shows in this song, and if you haven't heard it yet, then I do recommend doing so, it is more then well worth it... I thought so, and if you like this type of music, then I think you might as well!