Album · 1990
The Razors Edge
by AC/DC
The Razors Edge is a 1990 hard rock album by AC/DC. It runs 12 tracks across 47 minutes on Columbia. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 113 ratings.
Hard Rock · Rock · Arena Rock
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- 4.0 /5
- 113 ratings
- 70 /100
- 7 critics
- 12
- Tracks
- 47 min
- Runtime
- 105 bpm
- Tempo
- D minor
- Key
Ratings
113 ratings · avg 4.0
Reviews
1 review
- 3.5
The Razors Edge gave AC/DC their second imperial moment: "Thunderstruck"'s pull-off riff became sports-arena DNA, and "Moneytalks" kept the boogie honest. Bruce Fairbairn's production adds early-90s gloss the band didn't need but wore well. Formula? Always. This is the formula firing at stadium scale again.
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Critics
7 publications
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- Mojo4/5
- Uncut7/10
- AllMusic3/5
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
- Rolling Stone2/5
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The Razors Edge is the 12th Australian and 11th international studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 24 September 1990 on Atco Records. It is the only studio album to feature drummer Chris Slade, and includes "Thunderstruck" and "Moneytalks," which are among AC/DC's most well-known tracks. The album reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 and #4 in the UK, a smash commercial success that returned the band to the popularity of its glory years of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The album has been certified 5x platinum (5 million copies sold) in the US, and was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. Malcolm Young, having completed his rehabilitation for alcoholism, once again played rhythm guitar and co-wrote (with his brother Angus) all the songs on the album.
In brief
- Is The Razors Edge good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Razors Edge 4.0/5 from 113 ratings.
- When was The Razors Edge released?
- The Razors Edge was released in 1990 on Columbia.
- How many tracks are on The Razors Edge?
- The Razors Edge has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 47 minutes.
- What genre is The Razors Edge?
- The Razors Edge is catalogued under Hard Rock, Rock, Arena Rock.
- What BPM is The Razors Edge?
- The Razors Edge runs at a median tempo of 105 BPM across its tracks, most often in D minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Razors Edge?
- Listeners of The Razors Edge also rate Use Your Illusion I by Guns N' Roses, Bohemian Rhapsody (the original soundtrack) by Queen, Dynasty by KISS.
- Who produced The Razors Edge?
- Bruce Fairbairn produced all 12 tracks on The Razors Edge.
Credits
- Produced by
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
- Played by
- Vocals by
- Brian Johnson
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