Album Review - AC/DC "Black Ice"

Here's my album review for AC/DC's latest album "Black Ice". This is the first AC/DC album that I've ever "owned", although you can't own a music album, only the physical media it's distributed on - and in the age of digital downloads you don't even get that.

As a prelude - I lived in Lima, Peru for three years. I was a bus ride away from the mysterious ancient city of Macchu Picchu, but I never got to see it. I was busy holding down the fort in an inner city ISKCON temple and restaurant, and trying to resuscitate a BBT that had gone into cardiac arrest.

At the time I took inspiration from H.H. BV Narayana Maharaja. Maharaja spent 7 years serving at a temple in Mathura. Every week he would have to take the train to a nearby city to do some business of the math. One stop before Mathura on the line was a famous place of pilgrimage, however Maharaja never visited it because he didn't have any service there.

That's why I've never been to see Maharaja, although he has visited Queensland practically every year since I've been here. I've always been occupied in my service maintaining some kind of program when he comes. That's also why I never visited Macchu Picchu while I was in Peru.

I remember sannyasis passing through Lima on their way to visit Macchu Picchu, and now I've seen Kurma's photos of his visit(s) there. If I could go back and do it again, would I go to Macchu Picchu? Not if I were the same person - but if it were me now, probably.

I'm not sure what happened, but I used to be a pure devotee - now I'm just struggling to be a human being.

I don't want to die with regrets. If I get the opportunity I'll go to visit Macchu Picchu. I'll take my son Prahlad back to Peru, where he was born, "para que conozca a su tierra". And while I'm here in Australia I'm going to check out some of the national monuments - AC/DC concert next year here I come.

In the meantime, here's my review of the first AC/DC album I've ever owned:

It's AC/DC. If you've ever heard AC/DC then 'nuff said.

Here's Param Satya's review:

"What is this? It sounds like Country & Western."

Favourite song: Rock N' Roll Dream