Álbum Powerage de AC/DC - Canciones
Powerage
1978 | 
Estilo(s) | Hard Rock,Heavy Metal
Sello | Albert Productions
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Reseña
"Powerage" es el quinto álbum de estudio en la discografía de AC/DC y fue lanzado internacionalmente el 5 de mayo de 1978 bajo el sello Atlantic. Fue el primer álbum de la banda australiana que incluyó a Cliff Williams en el bajo, y también fue el primer álbum de AC/DC en no tener una canción principal. "Powerage" fue relanzado en 2003 como parte de la serie AC/DC Remasters.
Después del inicio de una gira europea de 12 conciertos como teloneros de Black Sabbath en abril de 1977, el bajista Mark Evans fue despedido de AC/DC un mes más tarde, a petición de los hermanos Young y fue sustituido por el inglés Cliff Williams, quien anteriormente había tocado con Home and Bandit. Tras pasar unas audiciones en las que también mostró cualidades para los coros, fue contratado por la banda.
Con este cambio en la formación, la banda realizó una gira por Estados Unidos (la primera en el continente americano), en una gira en la que tocaron en Nueva York y Los Ángeles, entre otras ciudades. En diciembre de ese mismo año tocaron ante una reducida audiencia frente a la sede de los estudios en Atlantic Recording Studios de Nueva York, una actuación que fue retransmitida en vivo por la emisora Radio WIOQ de Filadelfia y presentado por Ed Sciaky.
Tras esta promoción, la banda regresó a los estudios de grabación para preparar un nuevo trabajo, el que sería su quinto álbum, titulado "Powerage". El álbum se estrenó con el sencillo "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation", lanzado en junio de 1978 y la primera pista de su nuevo álbum. La cara B para Australia de este sencillo fue "Cold Hearted Man", aunque en Europa y Japón la canción seleccionada para esta cara B fue "Sin City".
Listado de canciones del álbum Powerage
- Rock 'n' Roll Damnation 3:35
- Down Payment BluesVer letra 6:20
[X]letra de Down Payment Blues
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 champagne
Suzy baby all at sea
Say she want to come again
Feeling like a paper cup
Floating down a storm drain
Got myself a sailing boat
But I can't afford a drop of rain
[Chorus] - Gimme a BulletVer letra 3:00
[X]letra de Gimme a Bullet
She had the word
Had the way
The way of letting me know
She knew the game
Called the play
Oh she hit me low
She said, "Now you go your way
I'll go mine
And that's a start"
Doctor, doctor
Ain't no cure
For the pain in my heart
[Chorus]
Gimme a bullet to bite on
Something to chew
Gimme a bullet to bite on
And I'll make believe
I'll make believe it's you
Don't need no drink
Don't need no drug
Don't need no sympathy
Sooner or later
Send me a bill
For what she's doing to me
Operator
Long distance lips
On the telephone
Come tomorrow
Come to grips
With me all alone
[Chorus]
Bullet to bite on - Riff RaffVer letra 5:14
[X]letra de Riff Raff
See it on television every day
Hear it on the radio
It ain't humid but it sure is hot
Down in Mexico
Boss man tryin' to tell me
Beginnin' of the end
Sayin' it'll bend me
Too late my friend
Riff raff
It's good for a laugh
Riff raff
Laugh yourself in half
Now I'm the kind of guy that keeps his big mouth shut
It don't bother me
Somebody kickin' me when I'm up
Leaves me in misery
I never shot nobody
Don't even carry a gun
I ain't doin' nothin' wrong
I'm just havin' fun
Riff raff
It's good for a laugh
Riff raff
Laugh yourself in half - Sin CityVer letra 4:40
[X]letra de Sin City
Diamonds, and dust
Poor man last, rich man first
Lamborghinis, caviar
Dry martini, Shangi-La
I've got a burnin' feelin'
Deep inside of me
It's yearnin'
But I'm gonna set it free
I'm goin' in
To Sin City
I'm gonna win
In Sin City
Where the lights are bright
Do the town tonight
I'm gonna win
In Sin City
Oh, let me roll you baby!
Ladders and snakes
Ladders give, snakes take
Rich man poor man
Beggar man, thief
Ain't got a hope in hell
That's my belief
Fingers Freddie, Diamond Jim
They're gettin' ready
Look out! I'm comin' in!
So spin that wheel, cut that pack
And roll those loaded dice
Bring on the dancing girls
And put the champagne on ice
I'm goin' in
To Sin City
I'm gonna win
In Sin City
Where the lights are bright
Do the town tonight
I'm goin' in
To Sin City - What's Next to the Moon 3:15
- Gone Shootin' 4:05
- Up to My Neck in YouVer letra 4:58
[X]letra de Up to My Neck in You
Well I've been up to my neck in trouble
Up to my neck in strife
Up to my neck in misery
For most of my life, I've been a fool
And you know what a fool can do
I'm telling you
You came along when I needed you
Now I'm up,
I'm up to my neck in you
And I've been up to my neck in pleasure
Up to my neck in pain
I've been up to my neck on the railroad track
Waitin' for the train
To cruise on through
Baby my time was due, oh it's way overdue
You came along and pulled me through
Now I'm up
Up to my neck in you
Don't it feel good
I've been up to my neck in whiskey
I've been up to my neck in wine
I've been up to my neck in wishin'
That this neck wasn't mine
I'm a loser, that ain't lost it
Baby you were too good, too good to be true
What you done no one else could do
Now I'm up
I'm up to my neck in you
It feels good
Yeah you came along when I needed you
I'm up to my neck in you - Kicked in the TeethVer letra 3:45
[X]letra de Kicked in the Teeth
Two faced woman with the two faced lies
I hope your two faced living made you satisfied
Tell me baby I was your only one
While you've been running around town with every mother's son
Told your story about the women like you
Told your story about the things you do
I used to think that you were sugar and spice
I should've listened to my mother's advice
[Chorus]
Kicked in the teeth again
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win
Kicked in the teeth again
Ain't this misery ever gonna end?
And I've been kicked in the teeth
Kicked in the teeth again
Two faced woman, such a crying shame
Don't know nothing, you're all the same
You run around, hope you had your fun
You never know who's gonna win till the race been run
[Chorus]
2 Comentarios de los usuarios
- juan: este trabajo de la epoca de bon scott.está a la altura de su predecesor,quizas sea su trabajo menos conocido en su primera etapa,pero tiene 3 clasicos ,que tocan en sus concierto.
- Luis: Un gran disco, lástima que todas las canciones de ese album son olvidadas y no son de las mas tocadas en sus conciertos. sin duda es de los trabajos más infravalorados de la banda
Después del inicio de una gira europea de 12 conciertos como teloneros de Black Sabbath en abril de 1977, el bajista Mark Evans fue despedido de AC/DC un mes más tarde, a petición de los hermanos Young y fue sustituido por el inglés Cliff Williams, quien anteriormente había tocado con Home and Bandit. Tras pasar unas audiciones en las que también mostró cualidades para los coros, fue contratado por la banda.
Con este cambio en la formación, la banda realizó una gira por Estados Unidos (la primera en el continente americano), en una gira en la que tocaron en Nueva York y Los Ángeles, entre otras ciudades. En diciembre de ese mismo año tocaron ante una reducida audiencia frente a la sede de los estudios en Atlantic Recording Studios de Nueva York, una actuación que fue retransmitida en vivo por la emisora Radio WIOQ de Filadelfia y presentado por Ed Sciaky.
Tras esta promoción, la banda regresó a los estudios de grabación para preparar un nuevo trabajo, el que sería su quinto álbum, titulado "Powerage". El álbum se estrenó con el sencillo "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation", lanzado en junio de 1978 y la primera pista de su nuevo álbum. La cara B para Australia de este sencillo fue "Cold Hearted Man", aunque en Europa y Japón la canción seleccionada para esta cara B fue "Sin City".
[X]
I know that it's evilletra de Down Payment Blues
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 champagne
Suzy baby all at sea
Say she want to come again
Feeling like a paper cup
Floating down a storm drain
Got myself a sailing boat
But I can't afford a drop of rain
[Chorus]
[X]
She had the wordletra de Gimme a Bullet
Had the way
The way of letting me know
She knew the game
Called the play
Oh she hit me low
She said, "Now you go your way
I'll go mine
And that's a start"
Doctor, doctor
Ain't no cure
For the pain in my heart
[Chorus]
Gimme a bullet to bite on
Something to chew
Gimme a bullet to bite on
And I'll make believe
I'll make believe it's you
Don't need no drink
Don't need no drug
Don't need no sympathy
Sooner or later
Send me a bill
For what she's doing to me
Operator
Long distance lips
On the telephone
Come tomorrow
Come to grips
With me all alone
[Chorus]
Bullet to bite on
[X]
See it on television every dayletra de Riff Raff
Hear it on the radio
It ain't humid but it sure is hot
Down in Mexico
Boss man tryin' to tell me
Beginnin' of the end
Sayin' it'll bend me
Too late my friend
Riff raff
It's good for a laugh
Riff raff
Laugh yourself in half
Now I'm the kind of guy that keeps his big mouth shut
It don't bother me
Somebody kickin' me when I'm up
Leaves me in misery
I never shot nobody
Don't even carry a gun
I ain't doin' nothin' wrong
I'm just havin' fun
Riff raff
It's good for a laugh
Riff raff
Laugh yourself in half
[X]
Diamonds, and dustletra de Sin City
Poor man last, rich man first
Lamborghinis, caviar
Dry martini, Shangi-La
I've got a burnin' feelin'
Deep inside of me
It's yearnin'
But I'm gonna set it free
I'm goin' in
To Sin City
I'm gonna win
In Sin City
Where the lights are bright
Do the town tonight
I'm gonna win
In Sin City
Oh, let me roll you baby!
Ladders and snakes
Ladders give, snakes take
Rich man poor man
Beggar man, thief
Ain't got a hope in hell
That's my belief
Fingers Freddie, Diamond Jim
They're gettin' ready
Look out! I'm comin' in!
So spin that wheel, cut that pack
And roll those loaded dice
Bring on the dancing girls
And put the champagne on ice
I'm goin' in
To Sin City
I'm gonna win
In Sin City
Where the lights are bright
Do the town tonight
I'm goin' in
To Sin City
[X]
Well I've been up to my neck in trouble letra de Up to My Neck in You
Up to my neck in strife
Up to my neck in misery
For most of my life, I've been a fool
And you know what a fool can do
I'm telling you
You came along when I needed you
Now I'm up,
I'm up to my neck in you
And I've been up to my neck in pleasure
Up to my neck in pain
I've been up to my neck on the railroad track
Waitin' for the train
To cruise on through
Baby my time was due, oh it's way overdue
You came along and pulled me through
Now I'm up
Up to my neck in you
Don't it feel good
I've been up to my neck in whiskey
I've been up to my neck in wine
I've been up to my neck in wishin'
That this neck wasn't mine
I'm a loser, that ain't lost it
Baby you were too good, too good to be true
What you done no one else could do
Now I'm up
I'm up to my neck in you
It feels good
Yeah you came along when I needed you
I'm up to my neck in you
[X]
Two faced woman with the two faced liesletra de Kicked in the Teeth
I hope your two faced living made you satisfied
Tell me baby I was your only one
While you've been running around town with every mother's son
Told your story about the women like you
Told your story about the things you do
I used to think that you were sugar and spice
I should've listened to my mother's advice
[Chorus]
Kicked in the teeth again
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win
Kicked in the teeth again
Ain't this misery ever gonna end?
And I've been kicked in the teeth
Kicked in the teeth again
Two faced woman, such a crying shame
Don't know nothing, you're all the same
You run around, hope you had your fun
You never know who's gonna win till the race been run
[Chorus]