Runnin Wild

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Customer reviews

review by: gary20312 date: 2008-08-02 rating:
Solid hard rock effort
Ok having just listened to this album for the first time today I must say that this band whilst not bad just fall short of greatness. Obvious comparisons are going to be made betweeen them and AC/DC and they certainly make enough racket and the riffs and huge choruses are all included in this album.

The only problem being though is that although a few of the songs such as Running Wild and Too Much Too Young Too Fast are certainly great and what prompted me to buy this album the rest of the tracks here are only ok but nothing essential.

So why 4 stars I here you ask? Well, too be honest this band have great potential and as the rock world at the moment needs a good-time hard rock band this is well worth taking a look but if only to fill the gap between the next AC/DC album. Fine effort but not essential.

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review by: date: 2008-07-29 rating:
Inspired by the rock Gods AC/DC!
I first heard Airbourne on a magazine sample CD. The song was Black Jack. It was okay, nothing to get excited about. But it grew on me and I checked out the title track and loved it.

Comparisons with their fellow countrymen AC/DC are inevitable, and the fact that they play in a similar style means that it's almost unavoidable. AC/DC are my favourite band so Airbourne had a lot live up to.

But this album just rocks! The opening track Stand up for Rock and Roll kicks the CD off nicely. However, Airbourne really hit top gear with the rip-roaring Runnin' Wild, then into the overdrive for Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast and then warp drive with Diamond in the Rough. And the good riffs and hooks just keep coming with What's Eating You and Heartbreaker and the aforementioned Black Jack.

There are a couple of songs that let it down. But overall it's good old fashioned rock music. And I think that the kids of today may just be ready to get back to the roots of rock and have fun again.

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review by: date: 2008-07-21 rating:
AC/DC wannabies
No disguising the fact that the main influence for these guys are AC/DC - but by crikey they make a good job of it! Excellent, short, sweet rock'n'roll songs that Angus and crew would be proud of - in fact Airbourne are in danger of out-AC/DCing AC/DC !!! Buy this, turn up the volume, get your head down and boogy !!!

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review by: date: 2008-07-03 rating:
It's not a 5 star album........
but it is a really enjoyable album. Unashameably influenced by AC/DC, if you also like The Offspring and WASP (The band 'We Are Sex Perverts' and not the KKK) then you will like this. The main fault lies in that it sounds like a album of singles, and therefore does not quite gell. One tip - start the album at track 3 (which is the first single), and continue playing through 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1 until you finish on track 2. The album just sounds better - trust me!


review by: campaign for real music date: 2008-07-02 rating:
High Voltage!
I wonder if Airbourne take to the stage in schoolboy uniforms? Because, seriously, that's how I picture them.

As you may have gathered by my opening line and perhaps by reading the rest of the reviews on amazon, this album is so similar to AC/DC it goes beyond "influence". However, this is no cheap rip-off, this is probably the best AC/DC album Angus and the boys never made. To be honest, it really doesn't matter how derivative they are or whether they are imitating AC/DC, what really matters is that they have made an absolutely fantastic heavy rock album packed full of head nodding riffs, blisteringly raw vocals, brilliant bluesy solos and enough hooks to open a fishing tackle store.

For any long-standing AC/DC fan who may be irked by 'Runnin' Wild': If it helps, pretend that you're playing a new AC/DC album and then you'll just plain enjoy it instead of being riled that Airbourne have stolen their musical identity hook, line and sinker. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery as they say, so try to be flattered instead of annoyed and, for rock's sake, just enjoy the music, it's awesome.

No highlights, no low points, just a storming album from the time you press play until the time you prise the earphones from your ringing ears after 'Hellfire'. Get it, enjoy it, don't take it too seriously. You'll love it.

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