The tempo of the song and the lyrics don’t match up, and the track sounds chaotic. “Rocker” is an odd one because Scott sings like he’s out of breath. I couldn’t stop laughing at “Big Balls,” like seriously, how did people think these guys were devil worshippers? Scott sings sarcastically and puts on a show by bragging about having “the biggest balls of them all.” The dynamic Young brothers kick off the album with “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” and I like it a lot! I know, original, right? It’s got a great riff, Phil Rudd’s drums are kicking, Malcolm Young sings like he has a frog in his throat (thanks for pointing that out, Mike Ladano!), and I love the references to “T.N.T.” and “High Voltage.” Malcolm’s guitar tone is solid on “Love at First Feel,” and Scott sounds like he could woo any woman he wanted to. It also took away the spark from For Those About to Rock We Salute You because Dirty Deeds sold more copies than the previously mentioned, and AC/DC had to add songs from Dirty Deeds to their setlist for the respective tour. I can’t imagine how confusing that must’ve been for fans after listening to Back in Black (1980) with Johnson and then switching to Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap with Scott, especially since both vocalists sound entirely different. When they finally released Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, the band already introduced their new singer Brian Johnson to the world, and they were working on For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981). thought the album was too raw, Scott’s lyrics were hard to understand, and that AC/DC wouldn’t get much airplay on the U.S. I don’t understand why it took Atlantic, the band’s record label at the time, so long to release the dang album in the states. didn’t get it until 1981, a year after former vocalist Bon Scott passed away. While Australia and Europe enjoyed the album the year it was released, the U.S. The next album on the list is Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976). I reviewed High Voltage (1976) already, so if you haven’t already, go check it out! So I’m hoping to cover all of their albums by mid to late March. It is the third-highest selling AC/DC record behind the 22-times platinum Back in Black and the seven-times platinum Highway to Hell.My goal for the Spring semester is to finish reviewing all of AC/DC’s international studio album releases. The album has been certified six-times platinum in America for sales over six-million copies.
German band Accept wound up releasing a version of the song.ġ3. During the sessions for Dirty Deeds, the band wrote a song called “I’m A Rebel.” It was never released by AC/DC and is in their vaults. In the track “Ain’t No Fun (Waiting Round to be a Millionaire),” Bon says, “Hey Howard, how ya doing my next door neighbor? Get your f***ing jumbo jet off my airport!”ġ2. The album features one of just a few AC/DC songs that includes cursing. Bon has said that “Problem Child” is about Angus.ġ1. The track “Ride On” is about a guy who has made mistakes in a relationship because he drank too much.ġ0. Singer Bon Scott explained that the song “Squealer” is about a sexual encounter with a virgin.ĩ. They’re also the names of the first two albums the band put out in Australia.Ĩ. Among the dirty deeds done dirt cheap mentioned in the song are high voltage and TNT, the names of two tracks on AC/DC’s first album. There is a backing vocal on the song “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” that is just heavy breathing.ħ. An Illinois couple, whose phone number was 362-4368, sued Atlantic Records for $250,000 because they were getting hundreds of prank calls.Ħ. In “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” the number 36-24-36 is followed by the word “Hey,” which sounds a little like the number 8. In the 1960s, that was an actual phone number in Australia.ĥ. The title track invites listeners to call 36-24-36 if they’re having problems. One of the characters in it, Dishonest John, carried a business card that read “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. The term “dirty deeds done dirt cheap” is a reference to a cartoon called Beany and Cecil, which Angus watched as a kid. George Young, the older brother of guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, co-produced the album.ģ. However, Atlantic Records didn’t like the vocals and production on the effort so they originally rejected it, but wound up putting it out in America five years later.Ģ. The band began recording the album in early 1976 and put it out in their native Australia on September 20th. To mark the album’s 46th anniversary, here are 13 things you might not know about the record:ġ. On September 20th, 1976, AC/DC released their third album, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
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