''Rage and Ruin'' is the fourteenth solo studio album by

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...

, released through

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on 27 August 2010. It would be his last album of original material until 2019's ''

My Criminal Record ''My Criminal Record'' is the 18th studio album by Australian musician Jimmy Barnes. The album was released on 31 May 2019. The album is Barnes' first solo album of primarily original material since 2010's ''Rage and Ruin''. It became Barnes's 1 ...

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Review

Jon O'Brien from

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said: "After tackling old-school R&B, country-roots, and Memphis soul on his previous three releases, Australian rock veteran Jimmy Barnes returns to more familiar territory on his 14th studio release, ''Rage and Ruin''. Produced by longtime collaborator

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, the back-to-basics affair sees the gravelly-voiced rocker battle his demons on 12 tracks inspired by a book of notes he wrote while struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. It isn't exactly pretty, but for fans of vintage Australian pub rock, ''Rage and Ruin'' ticks all the boxes."

Track listing

;CD/Digital download # "God or Money" (Jimmy Barnes and Mike Daly) – 3:52 # "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (Barnes/Daly) – 4:11 # "Letter from a Dead Heart" (Barnes/Daly) – 4:25 # "Stupid Heart" (Barnes/Daly) – 3:54 # "Adam Was Just a Man" (Barnes/Mark Simos) – 4:18 # "I've Seen It All (Rage and Ruin)" (Barnes/Simos) – 5:25 # "Can't Do It Again" (Barnes/Simos) – 4:28 # "Time Can Change" (Barnes/Daly) – 3:58 # "This Ain't the Day That I Die" (Barnes/Daly) – 3:22 # "Love Can Break the Hardest Heart" (Barnes/Simos) – 4:12 # "Turn It Around" (Barnes/Daly) – 3:19 # "Largs Pier Hotel" (Barnes/Simos) – 4:48 ;Deluxe edition bonus tracks #

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