Stiff Upper Lip＜完全生産限定盤/Gold Vinyl＞

AC/DC 活動50周年記念アナログ盤(ゴールド・ヴァイナル)
2000年発売 14枚目のオリジナル・アルバム『Stiff Upper Lip』

2000年にリリースされたこのアルバムで、バンドは、単独プロデュースを担当したアンガスとマルコムの兄ジョージ・ヤングと10年以上ぶりに再会を果たした。ジャケットにはアンガス・ヤングの銅像が描かれており、このアルバムを携えたツアーでは、約12mの高さのレプリカが登場した。本作リリース後の2001年、ファンの念願かなって約19年ぶりの日本公演が実現することになる。「スティッフ・アッパー・リップ」「ホールド・ミー・バック」「セイフ・イン・ニューヨーク・シティ」等本作も変わらぬ姿でロックンロールを聴かせてくれる。
バンドの活動50周年を記念したアナログ盤(ゴールド・ヴァイナル)で発売。

Stiff Upper Lip, AC/DC's 15th studio album, may not reach the heights of Back in Black or Highway to Hell, but it delivers strongly and satisfyingly. It's the record that the highly touted, Rick Rubin-produced Ballbreaker should have been: a simple, addictive, hard album, bursting with bold riffs and bolstered by a crunching, thrillingly visceral sound. Sure, there are absolutely no new ideas, but that's the point. AC/DC know their strengths and they embrace them. And why shouldn't they? Nobody writes a better riff than Malcolm and Angus Young; each song has a riff so catchy, it feels like you've heard it for years. Is there anything earth-shaking? Hardly, but it's largely terrific nonetheless, just because AC/DC are so good at what they do. It's simple music, to be sure, but it's unassumingly musical and, in a way rather smart. If making music like this was really that easy, why can't anybody else do it this well? Some bands are capable of knocking out one record like this -- one, maybe two. AC/DC do it nearly every time out. They've never really stretched, yet that's why they have one of the most reliable catalogs in rock & roll. When you put on one of their records, you know what you're in for, and they always deliver. With Stiff Upper Lip, they're not at classic status, but they're still top-notch. This may not be the first AC/DC record for a collection, but once you're into their scene, it's a fine place to be. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine