Powerage is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was the band's fourth internationally released studio album and the fifth to be released in Australia. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott. Powerage was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.
Background
After a 12-date European tour opening for Black Sabbath in April, bassist Mark Evans was fired from AC/DC on May 3, 1977. In the AC/DC memoir AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, former manager Michael Browning states, "I got a call one day from Malcolm and Angus. We were in London, I went to their apartment and they told me they wanted to get rid of Mark. Him and Angus didn't see eye to eye. They used to have a sort of tit-for-tat thing going, but nothing that I would have ever thought was going to be gig-threatening." According to Browning, the Young brothers were seriously considering Colin Pattenden of Manfred Mann fame until Browning, who feared Pattenden was too old and did not fit their image, pushed Englishman Cliff Williams, who had played with Home and Bandit. Williams, who could also sing background vocals, passed the audition and would go on to record on Powerage, although Evans insists that the album also has bass by him, as the Powerage songs started being done during the recording of his last album Let There Be Rock, and producer George Young while Williams was having trouble getting his work visa. In a 2011 interview with Joe Bosso that appears on MusicRadar, Evans reflected on his ousting from the group:
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Chorus:
And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation
Ma's own whipping boy
Rock 'n' roll damnation
Take a chance, while you still got the choice
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published: 07 Nov 2012
Gone Shootin'
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Gone Shootin' · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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published: 02 Jul 2015
Powerage - Girls from hell (Official Video)
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published: 13 Apr 2020
POWERAGE - Live at Bunker (Official Live Video)
00:00 The Ugly Side Of Night
01:20 Powerage
02:46 Don't Talk
04:40 Count Me Out
06:45 Grave Of A Thousand Flies
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published: 25 Jun 2019
AC/DC - Riff Raff (Official HD Video)
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[Chorus]
Riff raff
Oh, it's good for a laugh
Ha-ha-ha
Riff raff
Go on and laugh yourself in half
Smile a while
#ACDC #RiffRaff #Powerage #HD
published: 08 Mar 2013
Down Payment Blues
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Down Payment Blues · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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published: 02 Jul 2015
POWERAGE - Demo [ALLEMAGNE - 2017]
0:00 Intro
2:11 Shrapnel
3:05 Don't Talk
4:53 Can't Stand This World Sober
6:35 Count Me Out
8:44 Lightning Strikes
10:13 The Ugly Side Of Night
11:20 Open Your Mouth
published: 14 Dec 2017
AC/DC - Live in the USA (1978 Powerage tour !!!)
This stunning bootleg (pristine sound, indeed) was recorded in August 1978 in Boston on the US leg of their world tour and what can I say... These Aussies (from Scotland actually save for their drummer, Phil Rudd) were simply the best back then, no competition whatsoever. And as fate would have it, they were never to top that after Bon Scott passed away, even with singer extraordinaire Brian Johnson. So play it loud and hear for yourself how super mighty they were... unsurpassed to this day !!!
By the way, I already posted one of the tracks on this channel : "Gone shootin'"... quite an extraordinary version actually, so it won't damage your ears to give it a second listen :-)
Track Listing : 1. Intro/Angus solo 00:00 2. Live Wire 00:40 3. Problem child 06:29 4. Sin city 11:07 5. Gone Shoot...
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Chorus:
And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation
Ma's own whipping boy
Rock 'n' roll damnation
Take a chance, while you still got the choice
#ACDC #RockNRollDamnation #OfficialVideo
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Chorus:
And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation
Ma's own whipping boy
Rock 'n' roll damnation
Take a chance, while you still got the choice
#ACDC #RockNRollDamnation #OfficialVideo
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Gone Shootin' · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus You...
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Gone Shootin' · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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Gone Shootin' · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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00:00 The Ugly Side Of Night
01:20 Powerage
02:46 Don't Talk
04:40 Count Me Out
06:45 Grave Of A Thousand Flies
Recorded at Alphagoat Bunker Essen, Germany, 17...
00:00 The Ugly Side Of Night
01:20 Powerage
02:46 Don't Talk
04:40 Count Me Out
06:45 Grave Of A Thousand Flies
Recorded at Alphagoat Bunker Essen, Germany, 17/05/2019. http://goatinfluenced.com/bands.html
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00:00 The Ugly Side Of Night
01:20 Powerage
02:46 Don't Talk
04:40 Count Me Out
06:45 Grave Of A Thousand Flies
Recorded at Alphagoat Bunker Essen, Germany, 17/05/2019. http://goatinfluenced.com/bands.html
Listen and download our Debut LP 'INTROJEKTION' for free at
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Official music video for "Riff Raff" by AC/DC now in HD!
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[Chorus]
Riff raff
Oh, it's good for a laugh
Ha-ha-ha
Riff raff
Go on and laugh yourself in half
Smile a while
#ACDC #RiffRaff #Powerage #HD
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[Chorus]
Riff raff
Oh, it's good for a laugh
Ha-ha-ha
Riff raff
Go on and laugh yourself in half
Smile a while
#ACDC #RiffRaff #Powerage #HD
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Down Payment Blues · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angu...
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Down Payment Blues · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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Down Payment Blues · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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0:00 Intro
2:11 Shrapnel
3:05 Don't Talk
4:53 Can't Stand This World Sober
6:35 Count Me Out
8:44 Lightning Strikes
10:13 The Ugly Side ...
0:00 Intro
2:11 Shrapnel
3:05 Don't Talk
4:53 Can't Stand This World Sober
6:35 Count Me Out
8:44 Lightning Strikes
10:13 The Ugly Side Of Night
11:20 Open Your Mouth
0:00 Intro
2:11 Shrapnel
3:05 Don't Talk
4:53 Can't Stand This World Sober
6:35 Count Me Out
8:44 Lightning Strikes
10:13 The Ugly Side Of Night
11:20 Open Your Mouth
This stunning bootleg (pristine sound, indeed) was recorded in August 1978 in Boston on the US leg of their world tour and what can I say... These Aussies (from...
This stunning bootleg (pristine sound, indeed) was recorded in August 1978 in Boston on the US leg of their world tour and what can I say... These Aussies (from Scotland actually save for their drummer, Phil Rudd) were simply the best back then, no competition whatsoever. And as fate would have it, they were never to top that after Bon Scott passed away, even with singer extraordinaire Brian Johnson. So play it loud and hear for yourself how super mighty they were... unsurpassed to this day !!!
By the way, I already posted one of the tracks on this channel : "Gone shootin'"... quite an extraordinary version actually, so it won't damage your ears to give it a second listen :-)
Track Listing : 1. Intro/Angus solo 00:00 2. Live Wire 00:40 3. Problem child 06:29 4. Sin city 11:07 5. Gone Shootin' 16:55 6. Bad boy boogie 23:07 7. Rock'n'roll damnation 32:44 8.The jack 36:29 9. Dog eat dog 43:00 10. The rocker 46:57 11. Let there be rock 55:46
This stunning bootleg (pristine sound, indeed) was recorded in August 1978 in Boston on the US leg of their world tour and what can I say... These Aussies (from Scotland actually save for their drummer, Phil Rudd) were simply the best back then, no competition whatsoever. And as fate would have it, they were never to top that after Bon Scott passed away, even with singer extraordinaire Brian Johnson. So play it loud and hear for yourself how super mighty they were... unsurpassed to this day !!!
By the way, I already posted one of the tracks on this channel : "Gone shootin'"... quite an extraordinary version actually, so it won't damage your ears to give it a second listen :-)
Track Listing : 1. Intro/Angus solo 00:00 2. Live Wire 00:40 3. Problem child 06:29 4. Sin city 11:07 5. Gone Shootin' 16:55 6. Bad boy boogie 23:07 7. Rock'n'roll damnation 32:44 8.The jack 36:29 9. Dog eat dog 43:00 10. The rocker 46:57 11. Let there be rock 55:46
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Chorus:
And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation
Ma's own whipping boy
Rock 'n' roll damnation
Take a chance, while you still got the choice
#ACDC #RockNRollDamnation #OfficialVideo
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Gone Shootin' · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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00:00 The Ugly Side Of Night
01:20 Powerage
02:46 Don't Talk
04:40 Count Me Out
06:45 Grave Of A Thousand Flies
Recorded at Alphagoat Bunker Essen, Germany, 17/05/2019. http://goatinfluenced.com/bands.html
Listen and download our Debut LP 'INTROJEKTION' for free at
https://poweragehc.bandcamp.com/album/introjektion
DEMO 2017
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Physical copies at
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Contact us via https://poweragehc.bandcamp.com/
Official music video for "Riff Raff" by AC/DC now in HD!
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[Chorus]
Riff raff
Oh, it's good for a laugh
Ha-ha-ha
Riff raff
Go on and laugh yourself in half
Smile a while
#ACDC #RiffRaff #Powerage #HD
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Down Payment Blues · AC/DC
Powerage
℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Released on: 1978-05-05
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young
Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Bon Scott
Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Producer: Harry Vanda & George Young for Albert Productions
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0:00 Intro
2:11 Shrapnel
3:05 Don't Talk
4:53 Can't Stand This World Sober
6:35 Count Me Out
8:44 Lightning Strikes
10:13 The Ugly Side Of Night
11:20 Open Your Mouth
This stunning bootleg (pristine sound, indeed) was recorded in August 1978 in Boston on the US leg of their world tour and what can I say... These Aussies (from Scotland actually save for their drummer, Phil Rudd) were simply the best back then, no competition whatsoever. And as fate would have it, they were never to top that after Bon Scott passed away, even with singer extraordinaire Brian Johnson. So play it loud and hear for yourself how super mighty they were... unsurpassed to this day !!!
By the way, I already posted one of the tracks on this channel : "Gone shootin'"... quite an extraordinary version actually, so it won't damage your ears to give it a second listen :-)
Track Listing : 1. Intro/Angus solo 00:00 2. Live Wire 00:40 3. Problem child 06:29 4. Sin city 11:07 5. Gone Shootin' 16:55 6. Bad boy boogie 23:07 7. Rock'n'roll damnation 32:44 8.The jack 36:29 9. Dog eat dog 43:00 10. The rocker 46:57 11. Let there be rock 55:46
Powerage is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was the band's fourth internationally released studio album and the fifth to be released in Australia. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott. Powerage was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.
Background
After a 12-date European tour opening for Black Sabbath in April, bassist Mark Evans was fired from AC/DC on May 3, 1977. In the AC/DC memoir AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, former manager Michael Browning states, "I got a call one day from Malcolm and Angus. We were in London, I went to their apartment and they told me they wanted to get rid of Mark. Him and Angus didn't see eye to eye. They used to have a sort of tit-for-tat thing going, but nothing that I would have ever thought was going to be gig-threatening." According to Browning, the Young brothers were seriously considering Colin Pattenden of Manfred Mann fame until Browning, who feared Pattenden was too old and did not fit their image, pushed Englishman Cliff Williams, who had played with Home and Bandit. Williams, who could also sing background vocals, passed the audition and would go on to record on Powerage, although Evans insists that the album also has bass by him, as the Powerage songs started being done during the recording of his last album Let There Be Rock, and producer George Young while Williams was having trouble getting his work visa. In a 2011 interview with Joe Bosso that appears on MusicRadar, Evans reflected on his ousting from the group:
I know that it's evil I know that it's got to be I know I ain't doing much Doing nothing means a lot to me Living on a shoe string A fifty cent millionaire Open to charity Rock 'n' roller welfare Sitting in my Cadillac Listening to my radio Suzy baby get on in Tell me where she want to go I'm living in a nightmare She's looking like a wet dream I got myself a Cadillac But I can't afford the gasoline CHORUS: I've got holes in my shoes And I'm way overdue Down payment blues Get myself a steady job Some responsibility Can't even feed my cat On social security Hiding from the rent man Oh it makes me want to cry Sheriff knocking on my door Ain't it funny how the time flies Sitting on my sailing boat Sipping off my champaign Suzy baby all at sea [Suzy baby you're obscene] Say she want to come again Feeling like a paper cup [Floating | Blowing] down a storm drain Got myself a sailing boat But I can't afford the gasoline [...afford a drop of rain] But I can't afford to gather way [gather way - navigation - To attain headway. ] CHORUS