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| Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | 
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| Artist: Ac/dc
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
Buy Used: £3.47
You Save: £6.52 (65%)
New (49) from £4.22
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 1736
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
EAN: 5099751076025
ASIN: B00008AJL4
Release Date: March 3, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | | • | Love At First Feel | | • | Big Balls | | • | Rocker | | • | Problem Child | | • | There's Gonna Be Some Rockin' | | • | Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire) | | • | Ride On | | • | Squealer |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
While Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap sounds like every other AC/DC album, it is distinguished by a lyrical puerility spectacular even by Bon Scott's standards. Two tracks--"Love At First Feel" and "Squealer"--are ruminations on the morality of sex with schoolgirls. "Big Balls", ostensibly a narrative from the perspective of an aristocrat socialite, is actually a somewhat laboured excuse for the band to chant, "We've got big balls." This juvenile posturing was, to a large degree, AC/DC winding up their burgeoning foreign audience by playing to stereotypical expectations of Australians. On Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, however, AC/DC try too hard. Only on "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire)" is Scott's laconic wit deployed to real effect: the sheer glee in the line "Get your fuckin' jumbo jet off my airport!" is almost worth the purchase price on its own. --Andrew Mueller
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 erratic August 20, 2008
I have to say I'm somewhat puzzled at the glowing reviews posted by other Amazon customers.
I agree that Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap does contain some excellent songs; primarily Problem Child, Ride On, The Chuck Berryesque There's Gonna Be Some Rocking, The 50's rock n roll sounding Rocker and the hugely underrated Ain't No Fun Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire.
The title track, whilst not their best is amusing, with the usual Bon Scott innuendos.
However the remaining 3 are just plain infantile. Big Balls - funny the first time, but quite frankly wears thin shortly after. I don't listen to rock to be reminded of 12 year old schoolboys chanting and giggling in the playground
Love At First Feel and Squealer are in the same ilk and if it wasn't for the so called "humorous" words, it is doubtful if they would ever see the light of day. The music itself on these 3 songs is well below average.
So:-
5 excellent songs
1 average songs
3 very poor songs.
Certainly the worst album of the Scott era.
 NOT the REAL Aussie version! February 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Please Don't get me wrong...The rating is not for the album...its because I ordered this thinking that it would be the genuine Aussie version with different track listing to the UK version - but received an Australian import of the regular DDDDC readily available in the UK with entirely different artwork to that shown above - so buyers beware - YOU WILL NOT GET THE REAL AUSSIE VERSION!!!!
 Mighty Fine October 1, 2007
Sometimes, this album appears to be sadly under rated by many fans & I'm not sure why. It may be that at times the smutty humour apparent in some of the work, gets a bit too "Carry On"- don't let that adversely influence you, this is a fine record & knocks spots off most of the competition.
Classics still abound on this album. "Rocker" & "Problem Child" are arguably the stand out tracks on this record but "Aint No Fun" is a very well put together rock n roll song & as already mentioned, for those who enjoyed the bawdy side of the "Bon Scott" AC/DC, you can revel in the tracks "Big Balls" & "Love At First Feel".
A really very enjoyable slice of rock & roll history by a fine band.
AC/DC at their best August 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is quintessential AC/DC; simple pounding guitars, raspy vocals and clever lyrics. Dirty Deeds is a snapshot of AC/DC's best work with Bon Scott and it's a wonderful album.
The guitars in this album provide us with some of AC/DC's catchiest tunes. Songs like "Rocker" will stick in your head for days. It amazes me how a band can make such a great song off of what is actually a very very simple guitar riff.
Lyrically, this is some of AC/DC's greatest work. The title track sets the tone of the album, with its story about a guy offering various "dirty deeds" all for "dirt cheap" prices. Songs like "Big Balls" (a self-explanatory title) are just plain hilarious and show Bon Scott at his best as a songwriter; basing the entire song on one big innuendo. I've listened to the song hundreds of times and I still laugh out loud every time I hear it.
All in all, this is quintessential AC/DC. This is how their unique sound evolved and grew into their bigger albums. In a nutshell, it's a classic.
Kerrrunch! July 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When you first put this CD in your player, the volume of the opening chord will (if your stereo is loud enough) make the windows rattle. The Bon Scott era albums are all classics in their own right. It is just a matter of taste as to which one is the best.
For me, its between this and 'Powerage'. I lean towards this one as it contains the brilliant 'Ain't no fun waitin' 'round to be a Millionaire'. A song which sums up life as it would've been for the band after a few years of touring, boozing and whatever else.
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