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2.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing but coal, December 30, 2007
This review is from: Hell's Bells of Christmas: Holiday Tribute to Ac/D (Audio CD)
Could've been cool. Could've been great. But this Christmas album is something I hate.
First, the musicians involved -- none are listed in the liner notes or their website, and I can understand why, but Jim Curtiss at least had the gumption to take credit as project coordinator -- didn't give the music any oomph. Instead, they (identified covertly as Santa Claws & the Naughty but Nice Orchestra) took the familiar melodies of "You Shook Me All Night Long," "Back in Black," "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Highway to Hell," among others, and watered them down to something even elevators would be ashamed to play. Then, to give them that special Christmas cheer, they added sleigh bells in the background. Yep, that's it. That's the big secret behind this daring recording.
Whoop-de-flippin'-doo.
This album commits the ultimate musical sin of being dull and uninteresting. Perry Como rocks harder than this.
by Tom Knapp, Rambles.(net) editor
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