Powerage - AC/DC

By the release of their fifth album ‘Powerage,’ Australia-based, mostly-Scottish hard rock band AC/DC truly defined their famous sound for the first time, and produced the first of their classic albums that’s also perhaps the least well-known. The same old issues remain of the international versions being re-mixed and re-ordered, but for the first time both versions feature the same cover art: lead guitarist Angus Young being electrocuted (by alternating or direct current?) and fixing the buyer with a steely glare as if daring them to play this lethal record. Despite my better judgement, this band comes next on my A-Z of album reviews and I am forced to ...  Read the complete review

2003 Remaster. Tracks: 1. Rock n Roll Damnation 2. Down Payment Blues 3. Gimme A Bullet 4. Riff Raff 5. Sin City 6. What's Next To The Moon 7. Gone Shootin 8. Up To My Neck In You 9. Kicked In The Teeth Recorded in 1978 and featuring the original production team of Harry Vanda and George Young for the last time, 'Powerage' is possibly AC/DC's most consistent album of the Bon Scott era, alongside 'Highway To Hell'. The album featured new bass player Cliff Williams for the first time and he makes his presence felt on several tracks which go beyond the usual plonking along that you get from some rock ...  Read the complete review

AC/DC,is a band where what you see is what you get.Apart from the odd cannon or bell here is a band whose whole approach was all about their songs and their ability to perform them live,the pyrotechnics came from the solid backing of the rhythm section and the sheer exuberance of lead guitarist Angus Young(and was there ever a more energetic and iconic lead guitarist than Angus) and frontman Bon Scott,a frontman in the best traditions of rock and roll. 1977 saw the release of 'Let There Be Rock'.This album had several songs destined to become real AC/DC classics - 'Whole Lotta Rosie','Bad Boy Boogie' and of course 'Let There Be Rock' but was still ...  Read the complete review

I can't believe nobody has reviewed this album yet. Powerage is, possibly, the best album AC/DC have ever produced. The strange thing is that it is probably their least well known album from the Bon Scott years. I'm not entirely sure why that should be. The CD kicks off with the solid, catchy riffing of 'Rock n Roll Damnation'. This is followed up by the slow, brooding build up of 'Down Payment Blues' this is one of the greatest songs AC/DC have ever written, with some of Bon's wittiest lyrics. Although AC/DC are renowned for singing mostly about booze and sex, they certainly used to know a thing or two about financial ...  Read the complete review