Best moments on BI: The whole song RNR Train is an excellent piece of work. The verses, choruses and especially the outro is very good. The solo in Big Jack is a good one. Smash and Grab is another smashing gem with the best solo on the album. It just hits you in the face from the first chord. War Machine is the brutal track on the album with great dynamics and an excellent and fierce drum roll intro by Phil. Angus goes crazy with a unison bend guitar pattern in Decibel which gives some nice tension in that song. The slide work in Stormy May Day gives some really nice variation. She Likes Rock N' Roll has a great groove and swing in the verse and the chorus is really pounding. Money Made is another track with a really good groove, underlying repetitive guitar pattern and nice chorus. The chorus in Rock N' Roll Dream really hits thanks to a subtle but very effective and hard hitting groove pattern by Phil. Black Ice is an extremely cleverly crafted and ominous riff with a hell of a groove and some really good work by Phil.

Black Ice is a much better album on the whole than SUL, although SUL is a pretty good effort and more down to basics. Brian sounds much better on BI. Phil sounds much better and much more inspired, although I feel that the snare drum is almost too loud in the mix. You can hear Cliff better. I have some reservations with the guitar sound which is rather cold, hard edged and compressed like (there is a warmer, more natural guitar sound on SUL).

Wheels solo is a nice one.

Jem - what other tracks from the last, say, 4 albums would you also describe as "gonzoid"?

I'd say that Ballbreaker, Fire Your Guns, Meltdown, and Skies on Fire are all Gonzoid tracks from each album. But theres waay more than that.

BI is lacking in gonzoid shenanigans

Good question Ulster I'll have a run through the albums and work out the essential gonzoidal masterpieces....

Meanstreak - unison bend guitar pattern - tell me more.. which bit am I listening out for?

Gonzoid is when you can no longer control that feeling that been building and building and building and nothing is going to stop it from ripping the whole world apart in an orgy of insane joy, dribble and snot spray from orifices as you thrash your head and body around, injuries won't be noticed until the next day and then they will be borne as badges of honour. You know that moment when you are possessed, when you ARE Angus,  AC/DC are fucking ON, be that at home or in concert and time and space fall away and all that is left is that incredible power as you channel the universe through your instrument (air) or otherwise and spray the neighbourhood with your essential juices.......that is gonzoid my friend.

Listen to Shoot To Thrill after just the right amount of beer, alone in a dark room with the volume set to insanity ......

Jem - I thank you, sir... Great explanation. Now I know...

Just to add - BT is right: If Gonzoid is as described above, surely that makes Wheels the Anti-Gonzoid?

 I am the Prophet Of Gonzoid.   You must seek for your inner gonzo my children, cultivate him, cherish him, bring him to fulfilment and you too shall see the true gonzoid nature of Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeels. 

It's there in the first 8 seconds.  Heralded by six notes that say 'Oh I'm a-coming.'  Echoed by it's answering riff  'Bring it on brother!'   The Rudd kicks down for the door for you BAM!  And we're off. Allow the brothers inside, play both riffs simultaneously, switch from Chuck Berry to Malcolm Fecking Young, ride that twitching, writhing, ejaculating solo to the end.......it's totally gonzoid my friends.......totally gonzoid! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Pod knows :)

Spade?  Nice choice.....hockey sticks, tennis rackets but never a spade.....

I am a purist at heart as well :)

Legend ^