It is a very difficult thing to say that any particular AC/DC album is their "best." They have so much high quality material. But suffice to say the Stiff Upper Lip delivers the hard-rocking' goods on every track, just like Highway to Hell, Back in Black, and High Voltage. It suffers from none of the muddy production problems that plagued their post-Mutt Lange albums, in fact it sounds better than any of their albums, in terms of production, except the remastered Back in Black. AC/DC's previous two albums (Razor's Edge & Ballbreaker), to me anyways, signifigantly improved over the majority of mid-late 80's material (Fly on the Wall, Blow Up Your Video), but SUL absolutely demolishes The Razor's Edge and Ballbreaker in terms of power, riffage, and Brian fixed-up vocals sound better than he has in a long, long time. Every song has that indefinable "timeless" rock sound that pours out from a lot of their late 70's material. Each song has you wondering "How can they not release this as a single?" Songs alternate between Back In Black evil rock (Safe in New York City, House of Jazz, Damned(my fav) and Powerage-style funky blues licks (Meltdown, Hold Me Back, Can't Stand Still). You absolutely cannot go wrong with record. Easily on par with your favorite AC/DC album, and easily better than the rest.

"You can't stop rock and roll," barks Brian Johnson on track number 7 off "Stiff Upper Lip." Apparently, you can't stop AC/DC either. In the thirty-odd years these guys have been around, they've bypassed every known musical trend (classic rock, disco, punk, new wave, techno, and elctronica) while leaving their sound virtually unchanged. And why should they bother? If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and on their umpteenth album, they've given more of the same head-banging rock to please old and new fans alike. Produced by George Young (the elder brother of guitarists Angus and Malcolm), we get killer guitar riffs, catchy choruses, and enough double-entendres to make Austin Powers proud. These guys have clearly aged and have somewhat mellowed a bit since the glory days of "Back in Black," but the energy is undeniably present. "Safe in New York City," "Hold Me Back," and "House of Jazz" deliver the goods as only AC/DC can deliver them. The album lacks one straight up classic in the vein of "You Shook Me All Night Long," "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" or "TNT," but even so, "Stiff Upper Lip" is a very solid record from "the thunder from down under."

This album starts out strong and "Boom!" it's over before you know-it.The rhythm and power-chords melt very closely to "Back In Black."You have your classic-AC/DC "swinging" songs; "Hold Me Back","Can't Stand Still" the title track, a speed-burner that starts heavy and builds-pace like a runaway freighttrain between your eyes("Safe In New York City")"Groove-tunes:"MeltDown, House of Jazz", and some "fun-gloom" on "DAMNED". About 4-songs are slow, and HEAVY blues-guitar based;Pounding with that timeless rhythm and Angus throwin'-in some "lightning-bolt-riffs." You have basic Pump-you-up-anthems like "Give It Up" and "Come and Get It"(complete with the return of Malcolm Young's "Dirty Deeds" 'evil-troll' growl in "Come and Get It.") If you have ever liked AC/DC get this, If you sort of like AC/DC, get this, and if you don't like them LISTEN TO THIS! There best since "Back In Black." So, if you are TIRED of this "whiny-rhythmless-'rock' bands, THIS IS THE CURE.POWER AND RHYTHM:PERFECTLY-MESHED TOGETHER.

I read in a magazine recently that rock music is dead. I also read in another magazine that Korn is the future of rock. Well, as long as AC/DC is around, neither of those statements are true! Stiff Upper Lip is a great album; better than The Razor's Edge, and better than Who Made Who. In fact, it ranks up there with Highway To Hell and Back In Black as one of their best ever! As Angus Young said in a recent interview in Toronto, what we need is some of that good old, toe-tapping rock'n'roll, and that's what we get, and it still sounds just as good as it did when High Voltage came out back in 1973.

PS. AC/DC will be around long after the Backstreet Boys lose their looks and their fans, and long after rap music finally dies (which will hopefully be soon! ) If you agree with me, tell me that my review was helpful by clicking YES!

First off, this is a Great Album, uh I mean CD. (can we still say album?)

Second, if you've been waiting 20 years for something like Back in Black again, this is it. If you've been waiting for some old style Bon Scott AC/DC, this is it. Somehow the guys have managed to superbly repackage the entire AC/DC sound. The feel definately grabs you by the 'short hairs' and follows with several shots of feel-good power, something todays bands should take note of!

Another great thing about it is, it has some songs you can sing along with, and others your left saying "what did he say?" What the heck, you can just make up your own words to fill in!

Give it several listens and slowly it evolves more to a Back in Black feel than the Bon Scott days, true AC/DC thru and thru however. (With a dash of Flick of the Switch thrown in)

Since they really only put out 2 new CD's in the 90's I for one, am glad the boys are back and on track, then again with AC/DC there's only one!

This only proves for AC/DC, it's a long TIME at the TOP, if you wanna rock an roll!

Thanks Guys!