ALBUM REVIEW: AC/DC "Power Up"

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  • @mitchellmahurin3465
    @mitchellmahurin3465 3 роки тому +10

    I really enjoyed Through The Mists of Time. The opening beat is very different for them.

  • @cruzmalibu4361
    @cruzmalibu4361 3 роки тому +22

    I love that every ACDC song has the same universal message...."spread em"...😳

  • @seanfroelich4528
    @seanfroelich4528 3 роки тому +34

    Not only does it feel like a gift to have new AC/DC tracks in the 2020s, but during the biggest global pandemic of a lifetime!

  • @paulgalligan1916
    @paulgalligan1916 3 роки тому +20

    This ones for malcom 🤘🏻⚡🤘🏻

  • @garrettfriend4772
    @garrettfriend4772 3 роки тому +7

    He forgot to say check out the song though the mist of time awesome song ! Might be the best song on the album and it is something different...

  • @ssm445
    @ssm445 3 роки тому +23

    "It's not music for the head". I beg to differ. There's plenty of head banging.

  • @garyjoyce2160
    @garyjoyce2160 3 роки тому +15

    I’ve played it 8x already . Brian JOHNSON @ 73 yrs old , does tremendous on this, obviously just my opinion. Very good album. For 2020, I like it a lot ! 👍💯

    • @blackinblue11
      @blackinblue11 3 роки тому +1

      With you there, buddy, he is unbelievable..

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +2

      Exactly what we needed in 2020!

    • @highcurrent1125
      @highcurrent1125 3 роки тому +2

      Dude....brians voice sounds awesome!

    • @jasonpatterson2985
      @jasonpatterson2985 3 роки тому +1

      Old guy still rocking on what a great career

  • @sean95m
    @sean95m 3 роки тому +37

    Witches Spell is one of the best tracks off the record. Listen to it again.

    • @richardb8220
      @richardb8220 3 роки тому +1

      Totally agree

    • @El_Krani
      @El_Krani 3 роки тому +1

      I fucking agree

    • @LukaCekovic
      @LukaCekovic 3 роки тому +2

      it is THE best track of the album and of the past decade in this genre. there is a total of 6 absolute bangers on the album, that i had to include into my rock playlists. rejection, realize, shot in the dark, kick you when you are down, witchs spell and demon fire. they all could have been on back in black. this album is at least a 8/10, with 10/10 being an album with only bangers.

    • @sean95m
      @sean95m 3 роки тому +1

      @@LukaCekovic Wild Reputation has that Powerage groove that I love. No Man's Land and Money Shot are gems in my opinion.

    • @LukaCekovic
      @LukaCekovic 3 роки тому

      @@sean95m true, these songs are also great! this album itself is a pure gem.. incredible how they delivered again.

  • @guitarzan5328
    @guitarzan5328 3 роки тому +11

    😲 7 out of 10?! You have _got_ to be KIDDING me... okay, maybe some of the songs are nothing new but come on. It's AC/DC! At least a *9* would have been acceptable! 🤦‍♂️

    • @skudlugs
      @skudlugs 3 роки тому +1

      2 id give it

    • @guitarzan5328
      @guitarzan5328 3 роки тому

      @@skudlugs And yet, 5 people agree with me.

  • @johnkrolczyk2241
    @johnkrolczyk2241 3 роки тому +11

    How could they elevate their sound when it's already on the mountaintop?

  • @MightyTimYoung
    @MightyTimYoung 3 роки тому +3

    I did not hear him mention Through The Mists of Time! Such an amazing song!!

  • @leonardocaprisi1123
    @leonardocaprisi1123 3 роки тому +60

    Really a masterpiece album. This album is a KILLER. THROUGH THE MISTS OF TIME is a monster song!

    • @malpractice5904
      @malpractice5904 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah man. Masterpiece is right. This thing kicks ass. So impressed.

    • @nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251
      @nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 3 роки тому

      It's a pop song

    • @Zbgaming23
      @Zbgaming23 3 роки тому +1

      @@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 no it’s all about malcom

    • @nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251
      @nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 3 роки тому +1

      @psycho'si carter you haven't a clue mate, this album would turn bon in his grave, this is crap but then you probably just heard them after the iron man films so I am wasting my time talking to you.

    • @nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251
      @nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251 3 роки тому

      @@Zbgaming23 yeah that's right, he wrote a song about himself 🤣🤣🤣

  • @esteeb67
    @esteeb67 3 роки тому +40

    People need to stop comparing every record to Back In Black and those before it. This is a fun listen. Not a disappointment and sure it's no classic, but we should all be glad these guys are still making music at their age and still doing it this well.
    And, since Bon died, lyrics were never their strongpoint. Sometimes I cringe. Sometimes I don't. I didn't that much this time round.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +2

      Well said!

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 роки тому +7

      I disagree...I think it's the best album they've done in many years and it's destined to be a classic.

    • @esteeb67
      @esteeb67 3 роки тому +2

      @@eyellgeteven9928 Time will tell.

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 роки тому +2

      @@esteeb67 Yep.

    • @johnkolonich1077
      @johnkolonich1077 3 роки тому

      THANK YOU, YES!!!!!!!!

  • @eriklauritzen6898
    @eriklauritzen6898 3 роки тому +22

    I like this one. My fave since The Razor's edge. This has a real Flick Of The Switch vibe to it. Not gonna cure cancer, but I dig it.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +3

      It may not cure cancer, but it does ease some of the 2020 pain.

    • @eriklauritzen6898
      @eriklauritzen6898 3 роки тому +1

      @@TrackXTrack for sure.

  • @ShivoyPandita
    @ShivoyPandita 3 роки тому +3

    That was a great review!! As a hardcore AC/DC fan, I agree with everything you said. Bone crunching no-nonsense hard rock is what they have delivered again. Even on my deathbed decades later if they release a record, I know they’ll not disappoint me. That’s why I got their tattoo!!
    Kick you when you’re down is BADASS and would have kicked the roof off any stadium in the 80s! My favourite song from the album.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      A kick ass rock album that 2020 desperately needed!

  • @enriquemarquez5862
    @enriquemarquez5862 3 роки тому +5

    ACDC rules, their album is superb and I love through the mists of time!

    • @comic-boy2819
      @comic-boy2819 3 роки тому

      100% agree. Its an awesome song same as shot in the dark

  • @kevindudley9617
    @kevindudley9617 3 роки тому +7

    I rate "Power Up" an 8 out of 10. I think that it is stronger release than "Rock or Bust" which I gave a 6 out of 10. I actually feel it is their best release since 1990's "The Razor's Edge".

    • @sickoftheleftwingscum
      @sickoftheleftwingscum 3 роки тому +1

      Black Ice is by far the best album since The Razors Edge it's a shame this one isn't ! 😕

  • @Scoutmann1975
    @Scoutmann1975 3 роки тому +3

    Through the Mists of Time is badass!

  • @donalddodds9471
    @donalddodds9471 3 роки тому +2

    I cannot believe how well Brian sounds on the album and he is almost 74 years old. The Album is fantastic and in my opinion a remarkable comeback for AC/DC given the events of the past few years.. AC/DC saved 2020 and I think Malcolm and Bon for that matter would be immensely Proud....

  • @Fitchy-ke3wz
    @Fitchy-ke3wz Рік тому +1

    Tell you now, listening to this album in the gym gave me a better pump than bench

  • @ratramone100
    @ratramone100 3 роки тому +2

    Excellent review 👊

  • @kolchak3578
    @kolchak3578 3 роки тому +5

    Love this album! Lyrics served up with the usual wink, and Brian’s voice sounds great on this one. This album is loaded with memorable riffs I crave to hear again. Just what I want from an AC⚡️DC album. I can’t recommend it more. 👍

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +3

      Just what 2020 needed!

    • @lisascarrott6142
      @lisascarrott6142 3 роки тому

      Excellent album I love it no bad song on their at all through a mist of time my fav

  • @celestelongway7315
    @celestelongway7315 3 роки тому +1

    1st time here. Great Channel, dude!

  • @tolgagas
    @tolgagas 3 роки тому

    what a great review this was ! Also you missed "through the mists of time". Whats your opinion on that ?

  • @LFV22MIA
    @LFV22MIA 3 роки тому +1

    Great to have a new album in this horrendous 2020. Got it yesterday!!!

  • @ptorx1036
    @ptorx1036 3 роки тому +1

    On rotation, thanks to AC/DC in my life!

  • @42yearoldboy5
    @42yearoldboy5 3 роки тому +1

    Very well done! I’d say mists of time is a little unexpected

  • @braintwang
    @braintwang 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks, Kyle. Good review. I think the new album is great, the best of their last few or more. I definitely expect some lazy songwriting with ACDC and some same old same old as far as song structure, lyrical content, and even guitar riffs, but like you said they're doing what they do best. You didn't mention Mists Of Time. I'm guessing you found it unimpressive. I really like it. I think it sounds different, especially the chord change at the end of each verse (when he sings "ladies" the first time in the line "and the painted ladies") going into the chorus. Admittedly, I haven't listened closely to all the lyrics of the album yet. I've only listened to it twice so far, but really enjoy it. Thanks for the detailed, thoughtful review. You really put a lot into this.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      I was in the minority with Mists of Time. It didn't do much for me, but a LOT of people have commented on it being a favorite on the album. In repeated listens, I've warmed up to it but I still don't love it.

  • @GoNorthDesign
    @GoNorthDesign 3 роки тому +1

    SUBSCRIBED and greetings from Atlantic Canada! Your voice and delivery remind me of an old radio host from Maine.
    If you think of it, turn off the auto-focus on future vids, your camera keeps refocusing in and out and it’s distracting.
    Great breakdown of the album. RE: the song “Rejection” I tend to think it’s vaguely about a certain group of people that have been in the news a lot lately for treating women very poorly.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Thanks! Unfortunately, I can't disable the autofocus on the camera. It annoys me too. I'm hoping to get a new camera in 2021.

  • @renzokukenleneyoyo522
    @renzokukenleneyoyo522 3 роки тому +1

    Great review... Brian is 73... two men down... I'll take it! Cheers from Costa Rica
    I am now looking to the new TSP album after that nice single Ramona

  • @Kansasnative
    @Kansasnative 3 роки тому +2

    My head is bobbin ' throughout the album --My favorite tracks are "Kick you When You're Down; "Demon Fire"; and "Code Red". Glad that they are back!! Hopefully, not for the last time! Amazing, that there are no songs with "Rock" in the title

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      No Rock in the titles, but there is ROCK all over the album!

  • @NEMRAC2024
    @NEMRAC2024 3 роки тому +4

    I really love this album

  • @jacko717
    @jacko717 3 роки тому +4

    "Kick You When You're Down" instant classic 🎸🥇
    Brian owns this album, it's up there with BiB in the post-Bon era🤘🏻🔥

  • @troidl90
    @troidl90 3 роки тому +6

    Sick album. Much fresher and memorable than the tracks off black ice or rock or bust. Those sounded like dad granny rock. Power up sounds fresh , heavy and catchy. Like it should be

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      Definitely a strong effort!

    • @martinwilliams2556
      @martinwilliams2556 3 роки тому

      Sick as in good I assume. How is sick good? Shit english.

  • @LeroyKinkade
    @LeroyKinkade 3 роки тому +2

    Good album, It sort of carries on Black Ice which is a fantastic album. Demons Fire is just killer.

  • @loringbush3319
    @loringbush3319 3 роки тому +9

    I give this new ACDC Pwr Up album a perfect 10 out of ten!

  • @puddleglumsmusiccollection9151
    @puddleglumsmusiccollection9151 3 роки тому +23

    Trying to intellectually dissect a AC/DC album is kind of entertaining 😆

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +4

      IKR? I actually thought about that before I did this review. It is even possible to approach an ACDC album the same way I’ve approached, say, Elvis Costello or Bruce Springsteen? No, it isn’t. But I tried to be fair and review the album in the context of what ACDC is and what their music aspires to be. And in that regard, I think they made a pretty strong album!

    • @shaneturch2334
      @shaneturch2334 3 роки тому +6

      @@TrackXTrack they made a really strong album. Now, there’s a lot of casual fans who would agree with your assessment; however, all the die hard fans that I know rate it at least 8.5/10 if not higher. And yes, at this stage in their career we give them a bit of leeway. Find me another 73 year old rock vocalist that can do what Brian does. You can’t! And to have the boys back in one of the worst years in history; well, that’s fucking priceless!

  • @rushmore3927
    @rushmore3927 3 роки тому +3

    The album rocks and has far more soul and pureness than most others released anymore. No autotune, no ProTools, and no session musicians.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Very true

    • @stevemurrell6167
      @stevemurrell6167 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly right. We have many new artists "being true to themselves", their modern mantra, then manipulating everything in the studio....and then we have AC/DC, actually being true to themselves and their music. Just a band of true musicians, unadulterated......keeping it real. Legends!

    • @dougsmith2658
      @dougsmith2658 3 роки тому

      Brian's voice got some studio help

  • @BlitzBobby104
    @BlitzBobby104 3 роки тому +2

    Not to mention through the most of time is shocking. As Brian explained its about them living in the 80s with the highs and lows. Through death of Bon to great albums to departure of phil to Mal going to rehab. 80s these guys went through it all. Great song. A great album. Johnson sounds better than a long time with hearing fixed

  • @stevemurrell6167
    @stevemurrell6167 3 роки тому +2

    Good review.....I'd score the album an 8 but I agree with most of your points.....it is a great return and what the world needed.

  • @spacealienjesus709
    @spacealienjesus709 3 роки тому +1

    I have missed your reviews..youtune was not alerting me when you uploaded..
    I love this new AC/DC album
    How many CD's do you have ? And where did you get those red shelves?

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Welcome back! I have around 5000 CDs, I think. The shelves are actually all white, but the middle column shelves have the edges lined with red tape.

  • @troidl90
    @troidl90 3 роки тому +4

    My ranking : all wonderful tracks but this is my ranking:
    12 systems down
    11 whichs spell
    10 code red
    9 wild reputation
    8 Shot in the dark
    7 realise
    6 demon fire
    5 rejection
    4 no mans land
    3 through the mists of time
    2 money shot
    1 kick you when you're down
    Better than stiff upper lip, black ice and rock or bust

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Nice rundown!

    • @CarlosGuzman-vi9xw
      @CarlosGuzman-vi9xw 3 роки тому +1

      great ranking, though I’d put Shot in the Dark & Realize higher up imo

  • @embryon1111
    @embryon1111 3 роки тому +2

    Excellent!!! That's quite a good, honest review. Have to totally agree with the 7/10. For me, I enjoy Mists of Time as the best tune on the album. Couple of songs there are very 'flicky switchy' which isn't a bad thing. Not a master piece album, but a very solid album. We have to be honest. And, just maybe I might get to see them live before I die after all! :o)

  • @cuntox8358
    @cuntox8358 3 роки тому +1

    Best Album they have done in 30 yrs +

  • @steel_horse7570
    @steel_horse7570 3 роки тому +5

    You have to credit AC/DC they have never followed trends. They stuck to what they know.
    Glam came - AC/DC Released Rock Music. Next up, Grunge - AC/DC released Rock Music. Nu Metal, funk metal, thrash metal - you name it AC/DC didn't care and released Rock Music. OK its not ground breaking but you know what you get with this album. Just pure Rock with no sappy ballads. Love it. Through The Mists Of Time is my favorite

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      Well stated.

    • @krisskriss1223
      @krisskriss1223 3 роки тому

      Not totally. Flyon the wall and blow up was more influenced by glam scene i guess. But yes they never turn progressive boring bullshit or rap talking stuff !

  • @Hatemoth
    @Hatemoth 3 роки тому +2

    I thought the riffs were really strong throughout and yeah I listened to it all the way through a few times and never get compelled to skip an track.
    Mists of time is my favorite.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      I don't skip anything either. Fun from start to finish!

  • @coolbluelights
    @coolbluelights 3 роки тому +5

    "Rejection" uses the same chords as "Shot down in flames". i'm not sure who came up with those chords but i'm betting it was a nod to Malcom

    • @colico14
      @colico14 3 роки тому

      "Ain't it a shame....to be shot down in flames..."

  • @shanewright2772
    @shanewright2772 3 роки тому +7

    God Bless the Good Ship AC/DC and all who sail on her! My only nugatory complaint (and I by no means have an audiophile set up able to make me 100% authoritative on this) but the sound of the album just seems to lack a little "heft" to it, which is odd for a Brendan O'Brien job.
    Lyrics don't bother me - as someone who came up listening to a lot of jazz, I tend not to pay much attention to lyrics - they're not there for what the voice says, they are there for how they make the voice sound. Fortunately, the voice sounds pretty good here!

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      I’m not super critical about lyrics most of the time, but they are still part of the equation for evaluating any album. Still, that’s sort of my point when I say AC/DC isn’t “high art.” We shouldn’t expect deep thoughts in their lyrics. But I do wish they’d tried a little harder to be more clever and less cliche or obvious. They’re at their “best” when they lean into the innuendo, but if every song was like that it would get tiresome.

    • @shanewright2772
      @shanewright2772 3 роки тому +1

      @@TrackXTrack Fair points well made - just for argument's sake I'd counter that they weren't high concept rather than not high art. High art can reach down pretty low - I figure ACDC are a bit like the Benny Hills of Rock and Roll - outwardly, it's all very one dimensional but much like Hill, when you actually go and look at the timing, the mechanics and the underlying commentary of their humour/music, there's a deep and ancient and venerable tradition being mined. What we understand these days as ACDC is what someone 90 years ago was meant to understand when they heard Blind Willie McTell sing "Statesboro Blues" or Bo Carter sing "A Banana in Your Fruit Basket" or some 200 years ago in any number of saucy songs from the Childe or Round Indices. If Art lies in the search for the essential truth behind a gesture - then ACDC (and Benny Hill) ar pretty accomplished artists, I'd say :-)

    • @ronwilliams1094
      @ronwilliams1094 3 роки тому +2

      I hear ya' on the "heft". I believe it's not so much Brendon O'Brien's production rather than the guitar sound AC/DC has procured over the last few albums. Definitely more clarity in the tone but the 'Oomph' is all but gone. They don't sound like the gritty guitars of the 'For Those About To Rock' era. I miss those overdriven Marshall tones they blessed us with throughout the earlier years. :(

    • @stephenmcdonald338
      @stephenmcdonald338 3 роки тому

      I love Brians voice of course, but Bon told stories in his songs like no other and thats what also made ACDC besides the Young brothers. If they stuck with Dave Evans they would've been flops. If they started with Brian they would've failed also in my opinion. Bon was a poet and also a great singer to boot...and that made ACDC who they were and still are. BIB was lyrically the best Brian has done but am I right to say that it is a question to this day how much of the songs on BIB Brian actually penned. I love Power Up btw and they will always be the greatest rock band in history.

  • @salcaradonna2698
    @salcaradonna2698 3 роки тому +7

    I feel Demon Fire is the best song on the new album. There are a few others but the other songs are not that good.

  • @neilmustow368
    @neilmustow368 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome Power Up album

  • @johnkolonich1077
    @johnkolonich1077 3 роки тому +2

    "Enjoy in the moment" and "probably forget in the end"..........seriously dude? Name ONE AC/DC masterpiece that was forgotten in the end? Just one! And as far as enjoy in the moment? I enjoy it every time it comes on!

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      You have literally proven my point.

  • @TheRollingStoness
    @TheRollingStoness 3 роки тому +1

    Except Back in Black, i dont know which AC DC song belongs to which album, but i love all Albums.. Love their same style, there is something magic about their style.

  • @thepanman2024
    @thepanman2024 Рік тому +1

    Definitely better than rock or bust, I did enjoy the three first tracks tho. PWR/UP definitely delivered. There's some songs I skip of course but I do enjoy all of them at least. I absolutely love shot in the dark.

  • @marcus_starr
    @marcus_starr 3 роки тому +1

    Every songs is strong on this album. Play LOUD. Enjoy.

  • @JokesOnU
    @JokesOnU 3 роки тому

    When did Iowa public access tv start reviewing albums?

  • @davidnissim589
    @davidnissim589 3 роки тому +1

    I'll give this album a 9/10. It may not stack up against some of their other records (for obvious reasons), but it's fun, it's loud, it's straightforward - everything that AC/DC likes to be.

  • @rolandofgilead43
    @rolandofgilead43 3 роки тому +2

    honestly it's their best album in YEARS man. i really dunno what my favorite album of theirs is cause i don't know their albums that well i have all of them on my ipod though and i haven't put this one on it yet but i fully plan too. Brian Johnson hasn't sounded this good shit since maybe Razor's Edge all the way back in (1990) the reason is really simple he's not touring but his voice had 2 years of rest so he was fine in form here. they did use Malcom's lyrics and did you see they recently said they have enough material for more albums.
    they explained how Malcom's Notes were incredible and in detail as well. so my guess they will continue to use songs he wrote or co-wrote etc..
    why not ya know? i haven't listed to it all yet but so far i love it

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Good point about his voice getting a rest! That may have helped a lot!

    • @rolandofgilead43
      @rolandofgilead43 3 роки тому

      @@TrackXTrack stiff upper lip though a great album he sounds horrible on and the one later he sounded better cause they weren't touring as much

  • @brisiplays3899
    @brisiplays3899 3 роки тому +2

    7 out of 10? Dude, listen to the album again! They poured their hearts, and souls into the album. Your grading scale needs tuning!

  • @shawnwerre6022
    @shawnwerre6022 3 роки тому +1

    I've listened to the album several times. I've been a fan for 40 years. I give it a nine out of ten. There's only a couple songs I don't care for but overall it's a great great album. They sound as good as they ever did. It's great to have the old line up back. Of course Malcolm is not there but Stevie does a great job. This was worth the wait and lived up to all the hype. And as far as comparing it to their previous few albums, I'd have to say I did like Stiff Upper Lip and I like Rock or Bust but Black Ice was a bit of a disappointment. That album was a bit too long with a lot of throw away songs on it.

  • @JohnThomasii
    @JohnThomasii 3 роки тому +1

    Well done. I haven't heard the entire album yet. My wife is getting me the one from Amazon that has a LOT of bells and whistles with it as a gift. If oyu care to do so, I would like your take on this year's Super Bowl entertainment, The Weeknd. While he's out of my wheelhouse, I didn't think he was an act who could fill a stadium or had a ton of hits as a co worker of mine told me. I think he'll probably had a diverse group of older, better known artists of a few other genres to join him. All genres except for rock more than likely.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      I may not be a fan of The Weeknd, but I think he's probably a good choice for the halftime show. He's one of the biggest current acts around, and may help make the Super Bowl feel a little "younger" for a change. Obviously, I'd rather see a rock act with more of a legacy, but I'm not sure who that would be that they have not used in the past already.

    • @JohnThomasii
      @JohnThomasii 3 роки тому +1

      @@TrackXTrack ​ @Track X Track I think you're right. I just think in this culture of all inclusive anyone and everything, rock isn't included. I see your point about the NFL trying something that would give them more bang for their buck. I think it was a missed opportunity not to invite someone like AC/DC since they have a new album and it would be the only recent opportunity to see the band live. Thanks again. YOU ROCK!

  • @sergeiivanov9589
    @sergeiivanov9589 3 роки тому +6

    Code red is one hell of a track. My fav on the album

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you dig it!

    • @Zbgaming23
      @Zbgaming23 3 роки тому +1

      Code red or kick you when your down

    • @lisascarrott6142
      @lisascarrott6142 3 роки тому +1

      Mine is through a mist of time I want this as a single and witch's spell

    • @ratso1963mikel
      @ratso1963mikel 3 роки тому

      @@Zbgaming23 yes with demon fire and no man's land rounding out my current top 4 about 10 listens in.

  • @thecrimsonknight4756
    @thecrimsonknight4756 3 роки тому +1

    I've been following AC/DC since the 70's. When they released Back In Black, I thought every track was great. Since they have had other albums with great songs on them, but not until now. Pwr Up is in my opinion their best all around album since Back In Black.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      I've heard a lot of people say that about this album. Definitely becoming a fan favorite!

  • @aaronenergy8164
    @aaronenergy8164 3 роки тому +5

    This album is right up there with Back in Black

  • @licksnkicks1166
    @licksnkicks1166 3 роки тому +2

    I absolutely love ACDC! They are the best classic rock band ever! 🇨🇦🤘💕🎸

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Legends!

    • @licksnkicks1166
      @licksnkicks1166 3 роки тому +1

      @@TrackXTrack there is no better band then AC⚡️DC! I love Eddie too but I can’t talk about him. I am still too emotional over his demise! Rip Eddie! 🇨🇦🤘⚡️❤️🎸

  • @magerch1
    @magerch1 3 роки тому +1

    Good review aside from mentioning an organization which I absolutely detest and a culture related to utter mindlessness. In my opinion, it's easily their best LP since "For Those About To Rock." Razor"s Edge was very good in its own right but I feel there is more passion and anthems with that classic AC/DC stamp & swagger here from start to finish. I give an extra point to the unbelievable production and engineering work which I feel really elevated the feel and sound of PWR/UP. 8/10.

  • @paddypoolfc3579
    @paddypoolfc3579 3 роки тому +4

    I'll give you my two pence worth. I was born in 73 and discovered acdc about 84. My first purchase was back in black. Unfortunately that was so good it made anything else pale in significance. Now! Here my gripe. I went back through their albums as a teenager and discovered an amazing rock band that I have remained loyal to till this day, hence this comment.
    My problem isn't the tunes they write. It's the production. Early stuff had that cool, hard, guttural edge to their sound. After back in black ths whole thing seemed over produced. Maybe a casualty of the whole MTV thing. Look at say zz top for instance. What I'm trying to say is that acdc are a live band. They're whole thing is built on the live show. Some of their album tracks translated to the live show and some didn't. I'd just like to feel that element of less refinement to the album. A bit more raw, ballsy and bluesy. It's what I love about them. Hope I explained that the way it was in my head. 🤘

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      I get what you're saying. It makes sense. Probably a matter of preference, though. I tend to like a more "produced" sound, perhaps because my background is in studio production.

  • @jeffreyfoj9800
    @jeffreyfoj9800 3 роки тому +1

    I was waiting to rip this cat but I agree with everything he said. I love the album and it's pure ACDC. Like many of the commenters said, its something great in a shitty year. Thanks ACDC. Fair review. I don't see how anyone could disagree.

  • @niishnob74
    @niishnob74 3 роки тому

    THIS GUY IS MY 8TH GRADE TREACHER DOING HIS BEST TO BE COOL. WELL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER. # LET AC DC BE AC DC

  • @user-mn8ff5pt3v
    @user-mn8ff5pt3v 3 роки тому +2

    "There's nothing patently new or unexpected"
    Sorry but I have to disagree. If you listen carefully you'll find there's certainly something new in this album. In my opinion, Rejection is quite different from the normal AC/DC style. Also don't forget Through the Mist of Time, which is really emotional and nostalgic, brings tears to your eyes, quite rare as an AC/DC song.

  • @jasonpatterson2985
    @jasonpatterson2985 3 роки тому +1

    Love the new album its a kick ass like normal

  • @kayfimt7769
    @kayfimt7769 3 роки тому +3

    I don’t know if you’d ever do a rap review, but have you ever given Aesop Rock a try? He has a new record out called Spirit World Field Guide, very different stuff.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      Rap is usually not my thing, but I will give Aesop Rock a try if I have a chance.

    • @skrem23
      @skrem23 3 роки тому +1

      @psycho'si carter Not all of us have 'one dimensional' musical tastes. The new Aesop Rock is fantastic, by the way.

  • @drewjeers815
    @drewjeers815 3 роки тому +1

    The song Rejection is a bit more open to interpretation IMO.
    They were a band that were (and still somewhat are) typically panned by mainstream music critics. And without caving to their criticisms just crawled right over them and dominate the rock scene as long as they're around. I kinda hear them sticking that metaphor for life in someone's face.

  • @dougsmith2658
    @dougsmith2658 3 роки тому +2

    Witches spell is fantastic

  • @gabeacquavella2421
    @gabeacquavella2421 3 роки тому +2

    10 out of 10

  • @MusicLover-ko1mq
    @MusicLover-ko1mq 3 роки тому +6

    It’s a great album

  • @MrCamarokid83
    @MrCamarokid83 3 роки тому +1

    Realize and shot in the dark are the best songs.

  • @jenniferhaar7934
    @jenniferhaar7934 3 роки тому +1

    Couldnt agree more! It only works because it is them....nothing wrong with that

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Yes! This is what ACDC does best!

  • @Countravendark
    @Countravendark 2 роки тому

    I love the album but the package of the cd sucks, it was damaged so quickly that I ditched it and made a jewelcase version of it!

  • @gabrielmoreno9455
    @gabrielmoreno9455 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for your review. I disagree though, AC/DC is sound for the brain and the heart too. I think they are vastly underrated, many times only the fun aspect is praised, but I think their quality surpass this, this is a really good and tight band with precises riifs with great feeling. It ia simple music, but not bad music by any means. I enjoyed Power Up a lot and the album is growing with every audition.

  • @jimtoms7591
    @jimtoms7591 3 роки тому +1

    I love Power Up. I like every AC/DC album, but Power Up is quite a bit stronger than Rock Or Bust. "Realize" is awesome.

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому +1

      It's a strong return for ACDC!

  • @davidcarney1827
    @davidcarney1827 3 роки тому +2

    A very good album. Its definitely a party album

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      I agree

    • @davidcarney1827
      @davidcarney1827 3 роки тому

      Dennis De Youngs new album is very good. Sounds like a continuation of Paradise Theater

  • @timbecile7006
    @timbecile7006 2 роки тому +1

    I don't think there's a bad song on it. The lyrics of Rejection are a bit... questionable, but overall the album is a 9.5/10 for me

  • @bbtb785
    @bbtb785 3 роки тому +3

    Demon Fire!!! Finally, a song that perfectly encapsulates "The Road Virus Heads North" - a short story by Stephen King.

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 роки тому +2

      My fav on the album...kicks ass start to finish.

    • @Gratefulman1965
      @Gratefulman1965 3 роки тому +2

      Just so happens Mr. King is a big AC⚡️DC fan as well. So it goes well together.

    • @bbtb785
      @bbtb785 3 роки тому +1

      @@Gratefulman1965 I did not know that. Thanks for the fun fact.

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 роки тому +1

      @@bbtb785 Watch "Maximum Overdrive." It's kind of a dumb movie, but worth watching and it's chock FULL of AC/DC music! Fun fact: Stephen King calls it his "moron movie."

    • @bbtb785
      @bbtb785 3 роки тому +2

      @@eyellgeteven9928 I've seen it. Fun fact: Maximum Overdrive is the only movie King directed.

  • @piperorapixie
    @piperorapixie 3 роки тому

    rejection is about colonisation, no?
    could also have been that Malcolm became psychic and predicted thrumps reaction

  • @acardiac5983
    @acardiac5983 3 роки тому

    His cadence sounds like Roger Ebert.

  • @Nephilim-81
    @Nephilim-81 3 роки тому +1

    It is formulaic but it works!!! :)
    Solid hard rock. This album does not suck at all.

  • @scotttrapani5667
    @scotttrapani5667 3 роки тому

    And Demon Fire and Code Red are some of the BEST Brian Johnson AC/DC songs ever.

  • @BUFFAJOEZ
    @BUFFAJOEZ 3 роки тому +1

    I have to disagree Mr. Money Shot is probably the best song on the album. I do like the entire album and, glad that they are back!

  • @pearcefitzpatrickodonovan480
    @pearcefitzpatrickodonovan480 3 роки тому +1

    Who would of thought they had more in em

  • @CitizenSoldier500
    @CitizenSoldier500 3 роки тому

    it went to #1 too by the way

  • @binoj1967
    @binoj1967 3 роки тому +1

    Agree with your analysis.... to me it’s the overall production of the music that stands out. As a drummer with an ear towards bass and percussion I couldn’t be happier. “Formulaic” but “normal” and “predictable” in this era of chaos and bullshit is like interacting with an old friend I really liked.

  • @krisskriss1223
    @krisskriss1223 3 роки тому +1

    Im not agree with you. Rock is not only a male stuff! Many girl on show and great bands with girls. Anyway good review, and yew acdc IS acdc ! By the way, is this vinyl or cd behind you?

    • @TrackXTrack
      @TrackXTrack  3 роки тому

      Those are about 5000 CDs behind me. I don't do vinyl. Nothing against vinyl, just not my thing.

    • @krisskriss1223
      @krisskriss1223 3 роки тому +1

      @@TrackXTrack 5000? I thought my 350 cds was a good collection 😂

  • @ozzydoop1473
    @ozzydoop1473 3 роки тому +2

    7 is way too low a rating & especially when you claim it’s the ultimate 2020 party album : I mean come on these guys are in their 70s & the material is simply outstanding so I think 8.5 to 9.0 is way more accurate : this album is non comparable to anything else they’ve released. It’ is it’s own entity IMO : the more you listen to it the more it grows on you like being powered up in the truest rock sense of the finest rock n roll music ever produced by one of the, if not the, most matured & solid band in the world. So yeah, I disagree with your review however respectfully given your meticulous conclusion.

    • @guitarzan5328
      @guitarzan5328 3 роки тому +1

      @Ozzy Doop Thank you, I literally just said this earlier! Couldn't agree more. I have already listened to "Power Up" a handful of times now and it gets better every listen. #1 in 22 countries can't be wrong. 🤘

  • @dvvaughn564
    @dvvaughn564 3 роки тому

    money shot is not sexual at all, its about paying to get a shot to save your life.
    [Verse 1]
    Feeling the rock n' roll mood
    Gonna make you feel good
    Might be a little dangerous
    I believe, I believe
    You will see, it could be
    Contagious
    [Chorus]
    Doctor, what's the antidote?
    Lady, try the money shot
    Doctor, what's the antidote?
    Lady, just try the money shot
    (Best taken when hot)
    [Verse 2]
    I got a good prescription
    For the state of your condition
    You gotta take it three times a day
    Or as much, or as much as you may
    That's my diagnosis
    [Chorus]
    Doctor, what's the antidote?
    Lady, try the money shot
    Doctor, what's the antidote?
    Lady, try the money shot
    [Bridge]
    Try the money shot
    Hey
    [Solo]
    [Verse 3]
    Now, take this down
    Gonna send you on your way
    'Cause I bеlieve I've solvеd your case
    I'll give you your relief
    [Chorus]
    Doctor, what's the antidote?
    Lady, try the money shot
    Doctor, what's the antidote?
    Lady, try the money shot
    We got a good cure for what ails ya
    It won't fail ya
    Try the money shot
    Doctor, show me the antidote
    I'd try the money shot
    I'd try the money shot

  • @mudbuttjones
    @mudbuttjones 3 роки тому +2

    Great album AC⚡DC are back on top

  • @Nazman06
    @Nazman06 3 роки тому +1

    It all sounds like AC/DC

  • @kraftwerk974
    @kraftwerk974 3 роки тому

    This band reached their peak between 1979 and 1981. The LPs since then are very useless. But who cares, we all love them.🤘🤘🤘

  • @ebbanjenkins5960
    @ebbanjenkins5960 3 роки тому +1

    This is AC/DC doing what it does best in the best way it's done for YEARS..I disagree this is one of their very best albums with great Blues infused riffs..frankly if you criticise AC-DC for not being WOKE enough or Progressive rock enough then ya miss the point..they are the antidote to way too many pretentious "rock" bands which have morbid self indulgent lyrics bland apologetic guitar tone whiny sounding posh kids moaning about existential angst and lost loves..in other words pretentious sentimental bollocks masquerading as rock because it has electric guitar and a couple reedy watered down "punky riffs"..if you want deep thought read a book of History Philosophy or poetry..Rock n roll if it's not primal is electric Jazz with bad cliched poetry played by pretentious art students

  • @hoopfreak20001
    @hoopfreak20001 3 роки тому +3

    Lame review. Power Up is bad ass. Easily jumps to top 5 of Brian Johnson records.

  • @josephfarr2988
    @josephfarr2988 3 роки тому +1

    It can't be worse than Rock or Bust... Roseanne Barr singing Gospel is better than Rock or Bust