Ep 34: AC/DC-Highway to Hell vs Back in Black

On what may be the best episode we have ever recorded, we try to do the impossible by trying to decide which of these two classic AC/DC albums is better. Jeff thinks Highway to Hell is better and Slip thinks Back in Black wins. But talk about a “Sophie’s Choice”! Really we both still go back and forth on this. In fact, we even tried to use artificial intelligence to solve this conundrum, but the technology just isn’t there yet. At any rate, it’s still a great episode because not only are these albums amazing but they tell a compelling story full of tragedy and redemption. We go pretty deep here and along the way, we learn…. Why a Wikipedia section tells you all you need to know about the character of Bon Scott Why Brian Johnson started wearing that goofy cap What Angus Young really used to fuel his frenetic stage antics What broccoli and a dog’s sack have to do with the band What famous new wave band jammed with AC/DC during the recording of Back in Black The impact of the Young family on a swinging sultan…. Check us out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/culturalfutures/) for links and additional content related to this and other episodes as well as clues to upcoming shows or write to us at [email protected] All audio clips are used under the "Fair Use" Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act in 1976; Allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All rights and credit go directly to its rightful owners. No copyright infringement intended.