Fast self-portrait: old fan (since 1977 ... ouch), and having seen AC / DC with Bon '79. I expected a "pretense" disk, like the Stones for 25 years: Friendly, comfortable as old slippers, full of cliches and some Planplan. I was wrong all along the line! Yet the single, delightful but almost caricatural so he resumed their old recipes, had reinforced my fears. The second piece posted online before the release ("War Machine") it made me prick up my ears (and beat foot) like a bass line intro starting a crescendo, that's reminiscent of the "Live wire "of yesteryear. But then the album ... after a few days, for me it's simple: it is the best since Back in black, without the slightest doubt. While remaining faithful to their style on many songs (not necessarily the best, but the two aforementioned and Big Jack - which nevertheless offers a change of tone "bold" for the chorus), the Young bros have finally decided to leave a little talk their roots and past and present influences. As a result, we are left with a title (future single?) "Anything goes" that could have been written by Springsteen and is beautifully sung by Brian transfigured Rod Stewart when he was still the aggressiveness! We meet ZZTop the turning of "Decibel" means of Led Zeppelin and Pink Tattoo echoes from Angus slid his slide on "Stormy May Day". Old heart fans Attention: there's even a ballad - finally, "ballad" ... not exaggerating, she muscle quickly, but allows Brian (in Olympic form so He never sang! it's much more than before voice module instead of staying stuck in a waltzing zip - in fact, on this basis, one can not help thinking ... Bon Respect) us to play bluesy as ever. . The album ends with the best title that Led Zeppelin was NOT written since her separation: "Black ice", the title track. A rhythm zeppelinien as hell, like singing, a devilish riff, an intensity that is growing throughout the piece, which is tinged with Angus Page (means the best of both giants!) And, shock of shock .. . Phil and Cliff who drop out, one haunted by the ghost of Bonham, the other by that of Pastorius .. no, I'm joking here, but you hear some nice bass lines that bounce incessantly the end of this beautiful drive. And we must speak sound: it's simple, we forget that there's a producer, which in the case of an AC drive / DC is the best compliment: the group is before we (or our head helmet) there is one meter of Angus and Brian. And bonus, this CD sounds wonderfully car. In short, unexpected as I respect, they are on the pleasure and in so doing they increase tenfold ours. It's back with a bang, a Roman triumph, the return on a vacated throne. Well done boys!
