Rock In Review

Airbourne - Runnin’ Wild
Roadrunner Records (U.S.)/EMI Records (Australia)

* * * * 1/2
4 1/2 Stars

Got Rock ‘n’ Roll? Australia does, and Airbourne’s album Runnin’ Wild proves it! The only way to accurately compare Airbourne to any other band I’ve heard, I have to say that they are AC/DC in the 21st century! The similarities between the two bands is uncanny, right down to Joel O’Keeffe’s vocals that sound like a mix between Bon Scott and Brian Johnson, both AC/DC vocalists. Musically, Joel and co-guitarist David Roads, bassist Justin Street, and drummer Ryan O’Keeffe sound very similar to the musical stylings of AC/DC, but they have song titles that resemble those of Mötley Crüe. Lyrically, the songs from Runnin’ Wild could go either way in resembling Mötley Crüe or AC/DC with the content of cheap booze, cheaper women, and livin’ for Rock ‘n’ Roll! Honestly, I think Runnin’ Wild is a great album, and it’s a good break from the “norm” of what’s being produced in today’s music industry. As far as the individual tracks on the album go, my favorites are “Stand Up For Rock ‘N’ Roll” and the three singles from the album, “Diamond in the Rough”, “Runnin’ Wild” (title track), and “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast”. Overall, all of the songs consist of pure, fist pumping, head bobbing, Rock ‘n’ Roll throughout the whole album and I, for one, am glad to see it back in the music scene.

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