Powerage

by AC/DC

Overview

Powerage was a first in the sense that it debuted bassist Cliff Williams, but it really is more of a final curtain to the band's early years. It would be the last produced by Vanda & Young, the legendary Australian production team who also helmed hits by the Easybeats, and it was the last before AC/DC became superstars. As such, it's perhaps the most overlooked of their '70s records, also because, frankly, it is the most uneven of them. Not that it's a bad record -- far from it, actually. There are a few genuine classics here, most notably "Down Payment Blues" and "Up to My Neck in You," and there's a real appeal in how Bon Scott's gutter poems of excess are reaching a mythic level; there's a real sense that he truly does believe that rock & roll leads straight to hell on "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation." But overall, the record is just a bit too wobbly, one where the parts don't add up to a record as hard and addictive as before -- but there's still plenty worth hearing here.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2009
Label:	Sony Uk
UPC:	5099751076216
catalogNumber:	5107621
Rank:	22879

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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

AC/DC   Primary Artist
Bon Scott   Vocals
Phil Rudd   Drums
Cliff Williams   Bass
Angus Young   Guitar
Malcolm Young   Guitar

Technical Credits

Bon Scott   Composer
Mark Opitz   Engineer
Harry Vanda   Producer
Angus Young   Composer,Producer
Malcolm Young   Composer,Producer
Bob Defrin   Art Direction
Jim Houghton   Cover Photo,Original Cover Photography,Original Photography
Vanda   Producer
Ernie Welch   Liner Notes
George Young   Producer