Electrifying New Album On 180g Vinyl LP!
2022 Grammy Award Nominee:
• Best Rock Performance: "Shot In The Dark"
• Best Rock Album: Power Up
Rolling Stone's The 50 Best Albums of 2020 - Rated 45/50!
Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums Of 2020 - Rated 44/50!
POWER UP is the long awaited new album from AC/DC, and the band's 17th studio album. For POWER UP, the band reunited with producer Brendan O'Brien who helmed the double-platinum Black Ice in 2008 and the gold Rock Or Bust in 2014. Charged up for the next decade, AC/DC cut twelve new tracks for the album, proudly maintaining their signature sound and all of its powerful hallmarks.
POWER UP was announced with the release of the album's first single, "Shot In The Dark", and features the lineup of Angus Young [lead guitar], Brian Johnson [lead vocals], Cliff Williams [bass guitar], Phil Rudd [drums], and Stevie Young [rhythm guitar] firing on all cylinders once again.
A rip roaring comeback
An all-guns-blazing, kick-em-in-the-guts rock juggernaut
When it comes to hard rock, nobody does it better. AC/DC have once again proven that they're masters of their craft. Not that they needed to, it's just inherent in the band to produce epic riffs and huge anthemic hooks, which Power Up has in abundance. Simply put, AC/DC went in and kicked out the proverbial jams, crafting their best album in years and igniting a spark of joy into the stark timeline that is 2020.
Aside from a few flourishes - the sleek riffing on opening track 'Realize,' a poignant Brian Johnson hook on 'Through the Mists of Time' - AC/DC's 17th studio LP traded in exactly the same swaggering, arena-ready hard rock that Angus Young and Co. perfected 40 years ago on Back in Black. As with that record, a death-defying triumph following the loss of original singer Bon Scott, this one showed that recent hardships including the passing of co-founder/mastermind Malcolm Young and Johnson's temporary exit due to hearing issues haven't left as much as a dent. Standout tracks like 'Shot in the Dark' and 'Witch's Spell' delivered that old AC/DC thrill - and drove home yet again that no other rock band has ever done more with less.
Features
- 180g Vinyl
- Produced by Brendan O'Brien
- Gatefold jacket
Musicians
| Angus Young | lead guitar |
|---|---|
| Brian Johnson | lead vocals |
| Cliff Williams | bass |
| Phil Rudd | drums |
| Stevie Young | rhythm guitar |
Selections
Side A:
- Realize
- Rejection
- Shot In The Dark
- Through The Mists Of Time
- Kick You When You're Down
- Witch's Spell
Side B:
- Demon Fire
- Wild Reputation
- No Man's Land
- Systems Down
- Money Shot
- Code Red
