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"T.N.T." is the second full-length studio album by Australian hard/heavy rock band AC/DC. The album was released on the 1st of December 1975 through Australian label Albert Productions. The album was recorded between April and July 1975 and and produced by George Young and Harry Vanda. The former is the older brother of guitarists Malcolm Young and Angus Young. "T.N.T." is the album where the "classic" AC/DC lineup was established. The Young brothers on guitars (Malcolm on backing vocals too), Bon Scott on lead vocals, Mark Evans on bass and backing vocals, and Phil Rudd on drums.
All tracks from "T.N.T.", except for "Rocker" and the Chuck Berry cover "School Days", would be featured on AC/DC´s 1976 international debut album High Voltage". "Rocker" would appear on the international version of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)" and "School Days" would resurface on the 1997 "Bonfire" box set. So to those who own the international version of High Voltage (1976)", "T.N.T." is a bit of a redundant release. That´s of course an opinion formed in retrospect, which I won´t hold againt the album...
...because what an album it is. Tracks like "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)", "Live Wire", High Voltage", "T.N.T.", and "The Jack" are some of the greatest and most memorable tracks in the band´s discography and it´s downright amazing how far AC/DC have come from the promising yet relatively humble beginnings of their Australian debut album High Voltage (February 1975)". This is after all less than a year down the line from the debut album, and AC/DC already show a maturation beyond what could normally be expected from such a young act. The performances on the album are powerful, passionate, and convincing. The instrumental part of the music is performed with power and an organic heavy and hard rocking groove, while Bon Scott leads the way with his raw nasal snarling vocals and lyrics about the hedonistic rock´n´roll life style.
"T.N.T." features a powerful, detailed and organic sounding production job, which suits the material perfectly. This is a high class sound production and it´s one of those sound productions which does what the best sound productions do...make the material shine. I think it´s understandable that "Rocker" and "School Days" were omitted from the international version of High Voltage (1976)", because they are the least interesting tracks on "T.N.T.", but the remaining tracks are high quality hard rock and a 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.