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Chuck Berry Chuck Berry Is On Top

Let’s go back to the source first. Released in 1959, this album contains the classics Johnny B Goode, Maybellene and Roll Over Beethoven. It’s not too hard to imagine a generation of young players hearing this and seeing things differently forever afterwards. With a backing band featuring Willie Dixon on bass and Bo Diddley on guitar, this album has been likened to a greatest hits package.

AC/DC Highway To Hell

There’s a pretty straight timeline linking Chuck’s rhythmic doublestop hooks and Angus Young’s solos on this album. Angus has never played down the influence Chuck’s performance style had on him. His opening phrases on the solos of Highway To Hell, as well as Girls Got Rhythm and Touch Too Much also showcase his deep affection for Berry’s playing.

Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bollocks…

Steve Jones’s raw, visceral soloing style borrows Berry’s licks more than once. A supercharged rock ’n’ roll feeling pervades this album – you can’t help feeling it’s a modern equivalent to the way Chuck’s music and lyrics must have been perceived when unleashed on the public for the first time! Check out God Save The Queen and Holidays In The Sun to hear more.