Advantages: A solid album of approachable, high-energy hard rock. Disadvantages: Nothing too innovative or spectacular, but that's sort of the point.
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 ... ...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 enter.
In truth, it's not that devastating, but once the album gets going there's a great energy that drives the whole thing along to its conclusion at forty minutes. The band is no longer simply playing sped-up rock 'n' roll, but continuing to define its own sound based on the other 70s hard rock acts, ...
Frankingsteins 26.05.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Powerage [Digipak] [Remastered] - AC/DC
Advantages: Rock and Roll Damnation Disadvantages: Gimme a Bullet
This is a good CD and one that I enjoy. Contains great songs and my favourites on this CD - such as Rock and Roll Damnation, Riff Raff, Sin City, Whats Next To The Moon and Kicked In The Teeth. This isn't my favourite AC/DC album but its still an enjoyable rocking album. When I first listened to this I thought it was poor but the more I listened to it the more I enjoyed it and loved some of the songs. The songs I menitioned above are in my top play ...
Alan-RMFB 06.03.2008
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AC/DC's fourth album is the lull after the triumph ofLet There Be Rockand before the ... more
mighty peaks ofIf You Want Blood You've Got ItandHighway To Hell.Poweragecontains all the familiar AC/DC trademarks: Bon Scott's rather less than Yeatsian lyrical visi...
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