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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock 'n' Roll DamnationBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Down Payment BluesBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | Gimme a BulletBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Riff RaffBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 5 | Sin CityBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | What's Next to the MoonBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Gone Shootin'Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Up to My Neck in YouBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Kicked in the TeethBon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 278 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC/DC | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 3 | Brad Elterman | Photography |
| 4 | Mike Fraser | Mastering Supervisor |
| 5 | Ross Halfin | Photography |
| 6 | Jim Houghton | Cover Photo, Original Cover Photography, Original Photography, Photography |
| 7 | Janet Macoska | Photography |
| 8 | George Marino | Digital Remastering, Mastering, Remastering |
| 9 | Jeffrey Mayer | Photography |
| 10 | UE Nastasi | Digital Assembly |
| 11 | Paul Natkin | Photography |
| 12 | Mark Opitz | Engineer |
| 13 | Denis O'Regan | Photography |
| 14 | AJ Pontsios | Photography |
| 15 | Al Quaglieri | Mastering Supervisor |
| 16 | Phil Rudd | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 17 | Bon Scott | Composer, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 18 | Vanda | Producer |
| 19 | Harry Vanda | Producer |
| 20 | Ernie Welch | Liner Notes |
| 21 | Cliff Williams | Bass, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 22 | Angus Young | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Producer |
| 23 | George Young | Producer |
| 24 | Malcolm Young | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |