For Those About to Rock We Salute You es un álbum de AC/DC, publicado en 1981. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)», «I Put the Finger on You», «Let's Get It Up» y «Inject the Venom».
Sobre el álbum
Tras el éxito estratosférico de "Back in Black", la discografía de AC/DC presentaba un desafío monumental: ¿cómo continuar después de un álbum perfecto? La respuesta fue "For Those About to Rock We Salute You", un disco que dobla la apuesta por el sonido grandilocuente y épico. De nuevo con Mutt Lange a los controles, la producción es aún más pulida y masiva, diseñada para llenar estadios.
La canción que da título al álbum es la pieza central y uno de los momentos más icónicos de su carrera. Inspirada en los gladiadores romanos, su construcción lenta y tensa culmina en un clímax explosivo con salvas de cañones reales. Por consiguiente, se convirtió en el cierre perfecto para sus conciertos durante décadas. Ciertamente, es una de las declaraciones de rock más grandiosas y exageradas jamás grabadas.
Aunque el resto del álbum no siempre alcanza la misma altura épica, contiene excelentes temas de hard rock. Por ejemplo, "I Put the Finger on You" y "Let's Get It Up" son canciones potentes con estribillos pegadizos. Sin embargo, algunos críticos sintieron que la producción de Lange, en esta ocasión, era demasiado perfecta, restando algo de la crudeza característica de AC/DC. Pese a esto, el álbum fue su primer número uno en Estados Unidos, consolidando su estatus como la banda de rock más grande del planeta en ese momento.
Listado de Canciones
- For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)5:44
Oh yeah, yeah! Oh, oh, oh! We roll tonight to the guitar bite Yeah yeah, oh! Stand up and be counted For what you are about to receive We are the dealers We'll give you everything you need Hail hail to the good times 'Cause rock has got the right of way We ain't no legend, ain't no cause We're just livin' for today For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you We rock at dawn on the front line Like a bolt right outta the blue The sky's a light with a guitar bite Heads will roll and rock tonight For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you, yes we do For those about to rock, we salute you Oh, salute! We're just a battery for hire with the guitar fire Ready and aimed at you Pick up your balls and load up your cannon For a twenty-one gun salute For those about to rock, (fire!) we salute you For those about to rock we salute you For those about to rock, (fire!) we salute you Oh! Fire! We salute you! We salute you, c'mon For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you Shoot, shoot! Shoot, shoot! For those who give For those who take For those on the line and those on the make We salute you, yeah We salute you We salute you We salute you Fire! - I Put the Finger on You3:26
Letra
I put the finger on you My hands all out of control I can't stop it getting down on you It's moving on it's own accord Yes, I've got fire in my finger tips Radiating onto you I can't control it Can't even hold it It's knocking on your door And you know what it's for I put the finger right on you I put the finger right on you You put your finger on me too Then I put the finger, I put the finger Yeah I put the finger, I put the finger I put the finger on you for sure It's the key to unlocking your door Don't you know? I've broken through your security My hands ain't tied no more You better watch out I can't control it Can't even hold it Sneaking up on your front door You can feel it on your ankle Feel it on your knee Feel it on your thigh Can you feel me? I put the finger right on you I put the finger right on you You put your finger on me too And I put the finger I put the finger Yeah I put the finger I put the finger on you I can't control it Can't even hold it Sneaking up on your front door You can feel it on your ankle Feel it on your knee Feel it on your thigh Can you feel me? Put it - right on you I'll do it if you want me to Can I put it? I put the finger on you - Let's Get It Up3:54
- Inject the Venom3:31
Letra
No mercy for the bad if they Want it No mercy for the bad if they Plead No mercy for the bad if they Need it No mercy from me Tell no truth and tell no Lies Cross your heart and hope to Die Never give what you can't Take back Scratch like a cat Inject your venom It'll be your last attack No mercy for the bad if they Want it No mercy for the bad if they Plead No mercy for the bad if they Need it V-E-N-O-M Got no heart, no - feel no Pain Take your soul and - leave a Stain Come choose your victim Take him by surprise Go in hard and get him Right between the eyes and [Chorus] Inject the venom Inject the venom Inject the venom Inject it all (Stick it in, stick it) [Chorus] - Snowballed3:23
Letra
Crashed out on the market, Out blood on the floor Busted man on show Bundled out of the City, out Of the door Thrown up against the wall Put out of the picture, axe About to fall Walk before you throw (cry?) Sinking to the bottom, Screaming for air The shark must get his share You can see it coming, miles And miles away Women, drink and money are Going to make you pay [Chorus] Snowballed, oh yeah Snowballed, they've done it Again Snowballed, makin' me pay Snowballed Howl of the wolf, sneer (snow??) in his eyes Waiting to take you by Surprise Eye of the needle, head of The pin Watch those teeth 'cause They're ready to bite You can see it coming, miles And miles away Women, drink and money are Going to make you pay [Chorus] Out of my mind One more time - Evil Walks4:24
Letra
Black shadow hangin' over your shoulder Black mark up against your name Your green eyes couldn't get any colder There's bad poison runnin' through your veins [Chorus] Evil walks behind you Evil sleeps beside you Evil talks arouse you Evil walks behind you Black widow weavin' evil notions Dark secrets bein' spun in your web Good men goin' down in your ocean They can't swim 'cause they're tied to your bed [Chorus] You just cry wolf I sometimes wonder where you park your broom Oh black widow C'mon weave your web Down in your ocean You got 'em tied to your bed With your dark, dark secrets And your green, green eyes You black widow [Chorus] Evil walks so bad - C.O.D.3:19
Letra
Call of a dog, cry of a bitch Cream of a dream is the cause of the itch Call of the doctor, cash on demand If you get enough rope, might even hang [Chorus] C.O.D. - care of the devil C.O.D. - the devil in me C.O.D. - care of the devil Care of the devil in me The curse of love is the cause of the pain The crime of the day is when you do it again Call of the doctor, cash on demand If you give them a finger, they'll take off your hand [Chorus] (Down to the devil with me) Call of the dove, cry of a bitch The sign of the sinner, the size of his itch [Chorus] I'm paying, paying, I'm paying C.O.D. Care of the devil, care of the devil in me It's the curse of love - Breaking the Rules4:23
Letra
Black sheep and a renegade Hot feet in the cool of the shade The street jungle and the tough childhoods Examinations done no good Got crow bars and hot wired cars Sneak thieves and cheap cigars No rebellion, not today I get my kicks in my own way, right OK Just keep on breaking the rules C'mon get ready to rule Just keep on breaking the rules C'mon get ready to rule Tough breaks in the neighborhood A hard case who's up to no good Living like trash, a society rash Ready to break and ready to dash A bad deal and a real rough ride Ain't doing time on the other side No rebellion, not today I get my kicks in my own way, right OK Just keep on breaking the rules C'mon get ready to rule Just keep on breaking the rules C'mon get ready to rule Tough breaks They got the regulation ties, regulation shoes Those regulation fools with their regulation rules Just keep on breaking the rules C'mon get ready to rule Just keep on breaking the rules C'mon get ready to rule Just keep on breaking the rules, breaking the rules Get ready You just keep on breaking the rules C'mon get ready, get ready, get ready Ready to rule Take off your ties and your regulation shoes You're nothing but a bunch of regulation fools, yeah And your damn regulation rules I'm gonna do things my own way, everyday, everyday, everyday In every way, I ain't gonna pay no attention to your rules - Night of the Long Knives3:26
Letra
Who your leader? Who your man? Who will help you fill your hand? Who's your friend and who's your foe? Who's your Judas? You don't know Night of the long knives, night of the long knives Night of the long knives, night of the long long knife Where's that saviour? Where's that light when you're prayin' for your life? Who's that fightin' back to back? Who's defendin' who's attack? Night of the long knives, night of the long knives Night of the long knives, night of the long long knife Night of the long knives Oh stab him in the back once It?s the night of the long knives, night of the long knives Night of the long knives It?s the night of the long long knife It?s the night of the, night of the Night of the long long knife - Spellbound4:30
Letra
Blinded by a bright beam Shattered by the windscreen Stunned by the whiplash I'm a victim of a bad crash I can do nothing right I never sleep at night Can't even start a fight My feet have left the ground Spinning round and round [Chorus] Spellbound, my world keeps a tumbling down Beaten by a blind man Wrong way up a dead end Screaming through a speed trap As I tear into a tail pipe I can do nothing right I never sleep at night Can't even start a fight My feet have left the ground Spinning round and round [Chorus] I'm slipping down I got my hands in the fire I'm sliding on an oil slick Blinded on a bad trip Yes and nothing's going to change it I can do nothing right Can't even sleep at night My feet have left the ground I'm spinning round and round [Chorus]