Airbourne No Guts, No Glory When Airbourne stormed onto the circuit a few years ago with “Running Wild,” it was a straight, brutal throwback to AC/DC and Rose Tattoo with a bit of sharper edge. The album was arguably better than some of AC/DC’s recent efforts (sans “Ballbreaker” which was and is insanely underrated), and certainly had the energy and tenacity of a “Let There Be Rock” or “Assault and Battery.” Unfortunately, “No Guts, No Glory” is the inevitable sophomore slump. Like so many bands before them Airbourne honed its sound and material for the first record, while the second sounds a lot less memorable and stock. As the old saying goes, you have have your whole life to write your first album. You usually have a limited time to write the second. Airbourne is fond of saying they sound more like ’Tattoo than ’DC, but frankly what’s the difference? Rose Tattoo is a rip off of AC/DC, right down to the producers on some of the records, and Airbourne, especially their new effort sounds increasingly like mid-80s AC/DC than anything. It’s not bad. Just not outstanding. Much like a “Flick of the Switch,” or “Blow Up Your Video.” “Raise the Flag,” “Blonde, Bad and Beautiful,” and “Get Busy Livin” all sound like they’re in the same key and could morph into one another at any point. It’s fist-pumping anthems, and it’s done pretty well. Just not as well as they did it before. Or as well as AC/DC or Rose Tattoo have done it so many times. 6.5/10 – B.J. Lisko