Rock Music Trivia
How did Fall Out Boy Get their Name?
Curious about how Fall Out Boy got their name? Discover the spontaneous moment that led to this iconic band name.
Sam
February 16, 2025
The debut studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, High Voltage was originally released in February 1975 but only in Australia with 8 tracks.
ACDC High Voltage was very much the sound of a young band developing it’s sound. In fact, much of this album showcases a glam rock influence that the band would soon discard in favour of the louder hard rock sound. What is evident is the foundation for the band’s songwriting structures that develop into the classic rock anthems we know.
Before AC/DC rocked the world with Back in Black, before stadiums echoed with “Thunderstruck,” they were just a bunch of Aussie punks cranking out raw, beer-soaked rock ‘n’ roll. And High Voltage—the OG from 1975, not the polished-up international release—was where it all started.
Recorded in just 10 days, this album was the Young brothers, Bon Scott, and the gang throwing down a no-frills mix of blues, pub rock, and pure energy. It wasn’t made for critics or execs—it was made for the guys in the back of the bar who wanted something loud, raw, and real.
A mix of blues, bravado, and enough wattage to shake up your speakers:
Side One
1. “Baby, Please Don’t Go”
2. “She’s Got Balls”
3. “Little Lover”
4. “Stick Around”
Side Two
1. “Soul Stripper”
2. “You Ain’t Got a Hold on Me”
3. “Love Song”
4. “Show Business”
Tracks like “Baby, Please Don’t Go” took a blues classic and injected it with jet fuel, while “She’s Got Balls”—AC/DC’s first-ever song—showed Bon Scott’s signature mix of humor and swagger. “Show Business” ripped into the phoniness of the music industry (ironic, considering they later took over that very industry), and “Stick Around” was a rare moment of playful charm before the band fully embraced its bad-boy reputation.
It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t polished. But it was AC/DC at their most unfiltered, before record labels told them to clean it up for the rest of the world. If you want to hear the band in its wild, reckless, beer-soaked infancy, High Voltage (1975) is the album to crank up.
Again, don’t confuse it with the international release of High Voltage (1976)—which tears just as hard! FYI: The only overlap? “She’s Got Balls” and “Little Lover.”
No frills. No gimmicks. Just loud, sweaty, barroom rock ‘n’ roll—the way it was meant to be. ⚡
Crank it up—today marks High Voltage’s 49th anniversary! Time flies when you’re rocking this hard. I remember it like yesterday when I listened to this album on cassette tape at my middle school friend’s garage.
Rock on,
Sam 🤘
P.S. The only album that allows me to make many electrifying puns…Did you feel the shock? 😛⚡
High Voltage was produced by George Young (Angus and Malcolms older brother) at Albert Studios in Sydney, Australia in November 1974. Proud elder sibling George actually played bass on many tracks on this album but his name doesn’t pop anywhere.
Curious about how Fall Out Boy got their name? Discover the spontaneous moment that led to this iconic band name.
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