A Shot in the Dark Beats a Walk in the Park

A Shot in the Dark Beats a Walk in the Park

Only four PAX this morning for what is hopefully the last chilly gloom of the season.  As a group we decided that today’s musical selection would be to listen to and review AC/DC’s new album Power Up.  There would have been five of us, but at 5:28 am I received a text from Voodoo saying that he was wrapping up some work for a client in Ireland and wouldn’t be able to make it.  I assume this mystery client was Bono, Pierce Brosnan, or Conor Macgregor since those are the only notable Irish people I can think of.  Maybe Sinead O’Connor, though I’m not certain she is still among the living and can’t be bothered to look it up.  Mighty Mite wondered aloud if this was a ruse to avoid any discussion of UVA basketball.  Later in the day I received another text from the Nant’an asking when the backblast would be posted.  The audacity.  Anyway, on to the day’s activities:

EMOM Sets of 10 rounds/6 reps of heavy swings

AMRAP Sets for 15 minutes of 10 merkins, 5 sumo high pulls/upright rows (there was some discussion on what the proper term is, but I like sumo high pull) and 2 clean & press each arm

Active Recovery set of 50 swings

Three sets of mixed grip heavy carries and deadlifts followed by some core work to round out a solid start to the week

Initial thoughts on the new AC/DC album is that fortunately is sounds like AC/DC.  It’s essentially blues grooves and driving rock beats played through heavily distorted guitars over a shuffle drum beat supplemented by sexually suggestive lyrics, catchy hooks, and numerous ways to use the word “rock”.  Personally, I don’t really want a band like AC/DC to grow as artists or exploring the proverbial studio space.  I want stripped down straight ahead rock and roll.  Anything more than four chords is jazz fusion.  In short, Power Up is superior to approximately 98% of the dreck released over the past twenty years.  Long live rock and roll, may it once again rise and stand at the forefront of popular music.