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AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Sony Music Distribution
Released: 2001.12.04
Time:
 47:06
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): George Young
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.acdc.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2010
Price in €: 2,00





 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Stiff Upper Lip (Young/Young) - 3:34
[2] Meltdown (Young/Young) - 3:41
[3] House of Jazz (Young/Young) - 3:56
[4] Hold Me Back (Young/Young) - 3:59
[5] Safe in New York City (Young/Young) - 3:59
[6] Can't Stand Still (Young/Young) - 3:41
[7] Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll (Young/Young) - 4:02
[8] Satellite Blues (Young/Young) - 3:46
[9] Damned (Young/Young) - 3:52
[10] Come and Get It (Young/Young) - 4:02
[11] All Screwed Up (Young/Young) - 4:36
[12] Give It Up (Young/Young) - 3:55

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Brian Johnson - Vocals
Phil Rudd - Drums, Snare Drums
Cliff Williams - Bass Guitar
Angus Young - Composer, Guitar, Songwriter
Malcolm Young - Composer, Guitar, Rhytm Guitar, Songwriter

Geoff Banks - Equipment Technician
Richard Jones - Equipment Technician

George Young - Producer
Mike Fraser - Engineer, Mixing
Dean Maher - Assistant Engineer
George Marino - Mastering
Noel Rafferty - Pre-Production Engineer

Alli - Art Direction
Eric Altenburger - Digital Restoration, Retouching
George Chin - Photography
Dean Karr - Photography
Bob King - Photography
Jeffrey Mayer - Photography
Martin Philbey - Photography
Alan Di Perna - Liner Notes

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2000 CD Liberty 5256672
2000 CS EastWest 62494
2000 CD EastWest 62494
2000 LP Elektra 7559624941
2000 CD Elektra 7559670412
2003 LP EastWest 7559624941
2004 CD Sony Music Distribution 6642
2005 CD Sony Music Distribution 5173852

With STIFF UPPER LIP, AC/DC continued down the same road of consistency driven by Angus Young's workmanlike riffing and Brian Johnson's raspy yowl. As it had done for the two decades leading up to this release, the Australian quintet ignored outside musical trends. AC/DC charts its own straight-and-narrow course with equal parts swagger ("House of Jazz"), grinding defiance ("Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll"), and smoldering menace ("Meltdown"). As is the band's wont, AC/DC seasons the set with a handful of tried-and-true hard-rock anthems, including the call-and-response "Satellite Blues" and the crackling tomcat-anthem title track. Not surprisingly, quite a bit of sexual innuendo bubbles up throughout STIFF UPPER LIP, particularly on "Come and Get It" and "Give It Up." Ever the rock & roll traditionalists, AC/DC even includes an indictment of all things politically correct, "Damned."

Recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada.



Rolling Stone (3/30/00, p.65) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[It] is everything we've come to expect from the band and absolutely nothing more. A wonderfully juvenile set of leering rawk....old-school all the way; this is the classic BACK IN BLACK lineup bashing out minimalist arena rock..."
Q (1/01, p.90) - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".
Q (5/00, p.107) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Skullbusting riffs behind a cloth-capped...screecher....It's business as usual, but what a mighty business it is."
CMJ (3/20/00, p.34) - "...keeps up with the blues rock tradition on which [they've] built [their] massive reputation. For those about to rock, Brian Johnson, the Young Brothers, and Cliff and Phil salute you once again..."
Melody Maker (3/21/00, p.47) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The song remains the same....You know the tunes will be basic, bashed out with a shinbone in the midst of a terrifying boozing session, and the vocals are sure to screech an endearing mixture of bravdo and innuendo....Listen and worship..."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/00, p.91) - "...AC/DC are back in business; and business...is good....The overall impression is of a band deconstructing its music to its basic elements...and having a lot of fun putting it all back together."
NME (Magazine) (2/26/00, p.37) - 9 out of 10 - "...AC/DC are the greatest....The 'DC are elemental...[They] bring the rock. All you really need to know is that STIFF UPPER LIP is more of that good 'ol 'DC stuff....[The album] would be a 10 out of 10 if it had cannons on it..."



Stiff Upper Lip, AC/DC's 15th studio album, may not reach the heights of Back in Black or Highway to Hell, but it delivers strongly and satisfyingly. It's the record that the highly touted, Rick Rubin-produced Ballbreaker should have been: a simple, addictive, hard album, bursting with bold riffs and bolstered by a crunching, thrillingly visceral sound. Sure, there are absolutely no new ideas, but that's the point. AC/DC know their strengths and they embrace them. And why shouldn't they? Nobody writes a better riff than Malcolm and Angus Young; each song has a riff so catchy, it feels like you've heard it for years. Is there anything earth-shaking? Hardly, but it's largely terrific nonetheless, just because AC/DC are so good at what they do. It's simple music, to be sure, but it's unassumingly musical and, in a way rather smart. If making music like this was really that easy, why can't anybody else do it this well? Some bands are capable of knocking out one record like this -- one, maybe two. AC/DC do it nearly every time out. They've never really stretched, yet that's why they have one of the most reliable catalogs in rock & roll. When you put on one of their records, you know what you're in for, and they always deliver. With Stiff Upper Lip, they're not at classic status, but they're still top-notch. This may not be the first AC/DC record for a collection, but once you're into their scene, it's a fine place to be.

All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine



Like death and taxes, you can count on AC/DC. The Australian metal men, unlike the more daring likes of Metallica, have stuck with one virtually unchanged formula since 1973. While '90s albums such as Who Made Who and Razor's Edge are uneven at best, the five-years-coming Stiff Upper Lip marks a return to the group's Back in Black prime. Muscular, meaty, and powerful, Stiff Upper Lip boasts a dozen instantly hard and heavy classics full of macho bravado, double entendres, and, of course, Angus Young's trademark guitar. From the archetypal title track to the more portentous "House of Jazz" to the forceful, irresistible syncopation of "I Feel Safe in New York City," AC/DC are again at the top of their game.

Katherine Turman - Amazon.com



Wenn man sich auf eine Rockband felsenfest verlassen kann, dann auf AC/DC. Während die musikalischen Trends schneller kommen und gehen, als man eine Gitarrenseite wechseln kann, sind die Australier ihrem ureigenen Stil nun schon seit über 25 Jahren treu geblieben und liefern auch mit Stiff Upper Lip wieder genau das ab, was man von ihnen erwartet: fette Rock-Riffs, feinfühlige Blues-Licks, ebenso straighte wie swingende Beats und eingängige Ohrwurm-Melodien. Brian Johnson knarzt sich zwar nicht mehr ganz so kraftvoll durch die Songs, und mittlerweile favorisiert der Fünfer eher bluesiges Feeling-Gezocke als powernde Heavy-Riff-Orkane, doch wen stört´s, wenn das Ergebnis so überzeugend klingt wie kaum ein anderes AC/DC-Album seit Back In Black? Typische AC/DC-Hymnen wie "Stiff Upper Lip", "Can´t Stop Rock´n´Roll", "Damned" oder "House Of Jazz" wechseln sich ab mit filigran gestrickten Songs der Marke "Hold Me Back" oder "Can´t Stand Still", bei denen die Gitarrenbrüder Angus und Malcolm Young mal wieder eindrucksvoll demonstrieren, wer im Heavy-Rock-Sektor wirklich die Hosen anhat. In unnachahmlicher Manier verbinden sie rohes Gelärme mit technischem Anspruch und lassen AC/DC im Jahr 2000 so jung und quicklebendig wie eh und je klingen. Die sehr warme Produktion ihres älteren Bruders George setzt den zwölf Kompositionen dann das finale Sahnehäubchen auf, das Stiff Upper Lip endgültig zu einer Pflichtveranstaltung für alle Rotzrock-Freunde macht.

Michael Rensen - Amazon.de
  

 L y r i c s


Stiff Upper Lip

Well I was out on a drive, on a bit of a trip
lookin' for thrills, to get me some kicks
now i warn you ladies, I shoot from the hip
I was born with a stiff, a stiff upper lip

Like a dog in a howl, I bite everything
and I'm big and I'm drawl, and I'll ball your thing
I keep a stiff upper lip, and I shoot from the hip, yea
I keep a stiff upper lip, and I shoot... and I shoot... shoot from the hip

Well I'm workin' it out, and I've done everything
and I can't reform, can you feel that sting?
babe, I keep a stiff upper lip
and I shoot from the hip, yeah
I keep a stiff upper lip, and I shoot... and I shoot...
and I shoot, shoot, shoot, yeah... shoot from the hip (solo)

Well I'm out on the prowl, and I'll ball your thing
I've got the teeth that'll bite you, can you feel that sting?
babe I keep a stiff upper lip, and I shoot from the hip yea
I keep a stiff upper lip, and I shoot...shoot...shoot from the hip

I got a stiff upper lip, you better believe me
stiff upper lip, comin' down
stiff upper lip, comon' baby
stiff upper lip, yea, yea,
I got a stiff upper lip, stiff upper lip,
see my stiff upper lip, stiff upper lip, babe i got a stiff upper lip
stiff upper lip, stiff upper lip
and I shoot... and I shoot... and I shoot...shoot from the hip, yea.


Meltdown

I look at my watch to find out
the right time of the day
I look at her libido
hey hey hey
Gotta get up and climb her
to roll her on the hay
Makin' her sweat, temperature rise
All through the day
Now here it's gettin hot hot hot
I said man it's gettin' hot hot hot
It's getting hotter
and hotter
Man it's getting hot hot
getting hot around here
It's a meltdown
it's a meltdown

I got a feeling it in my bones
I been rackin' my brains out
All night long
Stokin' up the fire
take it right up to the wire
Burnin' on and on
burnin' on

Man it's gettin hot, hot, hot
I said man it's getting hot, hot, hot
it's getting hotter
getting hotter
man it's getting hot, hot
getting hot around here
yeah heh
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown
?????
man it's gettin' hot, hot, hot
I said man it's getting hot, hot, hot
it's getting hotter
getting hotter
and hotter
and hotter
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown
gonna burn
it's a meltdown
I said gonna burn
it's a meltdown
meltdown
meltdown
it's a meltdown
it's a meltdown


House Of Jazz

Humdinger
Bell ringer
got a nasty stinger
To slow you down
Mud slinger
gold digger
who fought the finger (?)
do you tell (?)
Diggin in the ????
on the tv show
lightning burnin'
in the middle of the road
Are you coming in?
Are you coming in?
I said
come in to the house of
come in to the house of
come in to the house of jazz
come in to the house of
come in to the house of
come in to the house of jazz
yes
pole stripper
big tipper
gotta slap and tickler
to make you crawl
spinning the bottle
on the tv show
turnin', fightin'
???????
Are you comin' in?
are you comin' in?
I said
come into the house of
come into the house of
come into the house of jazz
come into the house of
come into the house of
come into the house of jazz
are you comin' in?
comin' in
well are you comin' in?
are you comin' in?
I said
come into the house of
come into the house of
come into the house of jazz
come into the house of
come into the house of
come into the house of jazz
yeah
are you comin' in?
???? you comin' in?
I said
in to the house of jazz
come into the house of
come into the house of
come into the house of jazz
the house of jazz


Hold Me Back

I got a big fat Cadillac built for you
I got a heart that'll blow the avenue
Got a hot dog kickin' all bend my thing
Got a sugar lookin' woman
with a bald headed man
Give me five-o here boy,
that's what I'll do
Got a big fat momma
who can hold a tune
Gotta slip that bone in
Hard and Mean
A honky tonk woman got the best of me

Can't hold me back
Can't hold me back
Can't hold me back
You'll get a heart attack
Can't hold me back

Got a honky tonk big ball hit to thrill
I got a sugar boot money baby
that'll kill
A honky tonk 15 golden mile
Gotta bald headed woman
loaded in the town
You can get me to the ball man
drivin' in
And don't balk the kill
call in the 'ville
You gotta map the wrong town
hit the road
You got the whole bop a movin'
on down the road

Can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You'll get a heart attack
Can't hold me back

You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You'll get a heart attack
Can't hold me back

Yeah

You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You can't hold me back
You'll get a heart attack
Can't hold me back (hold me back)
Can't hold me back (hold me back)
You can't hold me back (hold me back)
Can't hold me back (hold me back)
You can't hold me back (hold me back)
Can't hold me back (hold me back)
You can't hold me back (hold me back)
You can't hold me back


Safe In New York City

Hello baby gimme your hand
Check out the high spots the lay of the land
You don´t need a rocket or a big limousine
Come on over baby and I´ll make you obscene

Need a little lovin' in a big limousine
Oooh, come on over baby and I'll make you obscene
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
All over the city and all of the dives
Don't mess with this place, it'll eat you alive
Got a lip smackin' honey to suck off the jam
I'm on top of the world ma, ready to slam
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
Runnin' all over like a jumpin' bean
Take a look at that thing in the tight assed jeans
Comin' your way, now, you might be in luck
Don't you fret boys, she's ready to buck
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
I feel safe in New York City
Let it rain in
New York
New York
New York
I feel safe in a cage in New York City
Throw away the key


Can't Stand Still

Wooo
When I see a pretty woman
You know it give me a thrill
And she's tailor made to order
You know I can't stand still
And you won't need a doctor
'cause it'll cure all ills
And when I hear there's a party
You know it gives me a chill
it gets me rockin and a rollin
And I can't stand still
from morning 'til midnight
You know I can't stand still
You know I can't stand still
I can't stand still
You know I can't stand still
I can't stand still
from morning 'til midnight
You know I can't stand still
ooh yeah
Well when I got a sippin' honey(?) [get to see the honey]
You know I drinkin' my fill
and I remember ???? [wandering out of order]
You know I can't stand still
from morning 'til midnight
You know I can't stand still
oh yeah
You know I can't stand still
I can't stand still
I can't stand still
You know I can't stand still
from morning 'til midnight
You know I can't stand still
You know I can't stand still
I can't stand still
baby I can't stand still
I just can't stand still
from morning 'til midnight
You know I can't
You know I can't stand still
(thank you lads, thank you lads, thank you)


Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll

??? yeah
oh yeah yeah
yeah
Don't you give me no line
Better run if you can
Just like a thorn in my side
So don't give me no
Don't you give me no
Don't you give me no
Don't you give me no
lies
you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
Don't you play me no jive
A bit of fun on my side
Too much clap make you blind
So don't give me no
don't you give me no
don't you give me no
don't you give me no
lies
you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
ah ah ah
ah ah ah
ah ah ah
ah
yeah
oh yeah
I said you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
listen everybody say
ah ah ah
ah ah ah

you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll
I said you can't stop rock n roll
you can't stop rock n roll


Satellite Blues

She make the place a jumpin'
The way she move around
She like a romp and rollin'
That when she get it out
And when she start a rockin'
She bring me to the boil
She like to give it up some

new satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues

I'll bet you're clear for watchin'
yeah, yeah she's running hot
she got the set for pumpin'
she gonna take the lot
the way she get the puddin'
she's gettin set to bowl
I like to chew it up some

new satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
yeah
yeah
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues

can't get nothing on the dial
the frickin' thing's gone wild
all I get is the god damned news
new satellite blues
yeah

new satellite blues
new satellite blues
yeah
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
I got the satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
new satellite blues
this ain't nothing but a load of crap
you can stick it through yuor bones

oh yeah
I got the new satellite blues
yeah


Dammed

Don't smoke, don't fight, don't light no cigarettes
Or else you'll wind up in the can
no jokes, don't write, sit tight, don't fool around
you are a guest of Uncle Sam
stand up, look right, don't slouch and stand at ease
and know no sex above the knees
When I snap, you jump into the master plan
I'll be damned
well, I'll be damned
I'll be damned
If I drink or smoke
Damned, if I steal your jokes
I'll be damned
If I go for broke
damned if I do
damned if I don't
Don't talk, don't fool, don't try to mess around
I'll make a monkey out of you
you sign your name right on the dotted line, boy
I'll be damned
I'll be damned
if I drink or smoke
damned
If I steal your joke
I'll be damned
if I go for broke
damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't
come on
I'll be damned
if I drink or smoke
damned
if I steal your joke
I'll be damned
if I go for broke
I'm damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't
I'll be damned
if I drink or smoke
damned
if I steal your joke
I'll be damned
If I go for broke
I'm damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't
I'll be damned
I'll be damned
I'll be damned
I'll be damned
I'll be damned
I'll be damned


Come And Get It

Pickin' up the sleeze in my car
Hell no distance too far
Burnin down the road in the night
Don't you scold me or I'll bite
These are the finer things in life
don't think you live in paradise
I get my filly wrapped in red
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
suckin up the juice in the bar
downin' lonely shooters so far
checkin out the girls, what a sight
if you're gonna blow me, do it right
these are the finer things in life
don't think you live in paradise
I get my fillie wrapped in red
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
yeah
come and get it
(come and get it)
(yeah)
said if you want it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
yeah
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it
I said if you want it
come and get it
if you want it
come and get it
if you want it
if you want it
if you want it
come and get it
come and get it right here


All Screwed Up

get ready
you think you're kind of tough
you're walking down the road
when you want any more
your girlfriend's ???????????
things got tough
and you strut your stuff
and I want your ?????
and you're out of luck
yes you are
it's all screwed up
all screwed up
it's all screwed up
all screwed up
if you want to kick some butt
????????
and when you can't take no more
then she pushed you out the door
when things go hot
like a dog gone mad
she can pack some punch
and you're out to lunch
black and white
it's all screwed up
all screwed up
it's all screwed up
all screwed up
it's all screwed up
it's all screwed up
?????????
all screwed up
yeah yeah
yeah
it's all screwed up
all screwed up
??? all screwed up
all screwed up
it's all screwed up
yeah it is
all screwed up
all screwed up
all screwed up
yeah yeah yeah yeah
all screwed up
it's all screwed up
it's all screwed up
she can pack
??????some punch
but you're all out to lunch
all screwed up
it's all screwed up
it's all screwed up
yes it is
all screwed up
yeah
it's all screwed up
yeah


Give It Up

ooh yeah
well there'll be no words of fightin'
around here
'cause I have had ??????
cause it ain't clear
well it could be on a Monday
or it could even be a Sunday
so if you can't stand the distance
you better disappear
do I make myself clear?
I'm ready to rock
I'm gonna rip it
ready to rock
yeah I'm gonna stick it
give it up give it out
whip it up all about
stick it up, shout it loud
come on
give it up
give it up
give it up
give it up
oh yeah
well it's a big storm a howlin'
around here
And there be no one a sinnin
and no beer
I'm gonna aim to fire a rocket
there ain't no damn way to stop it
I got a sure fire bullet
to get you out of here
I said do I make myself clear?
I'm ready to rock
yeah I'm gonna whip it
ready to rock
yeah, I'm gonna stick it
give it up give it out
I said whip it up all about
you gotta stick it up, shout it loud
come on
give it up
give it up
give it up
give it up
I'm going crazy on ?????????
take your pick of anything you like
give it up
give it up
sittin' pretty, all ready to bite
she give it up I get a cream delight
give it up
give it up
give it up
give it up
give it up give it out
whip it up all about
you gotta stick it up, shout it loud
give it up all around
giving it up
give it up give it up
give it up
giving it up
whippin' it in and whippin it out
giving it up
stick it up, stick it out, stick it in
giving it up
give it up
all around
give it up
give it up
give it up
give it up
giving it up
sticking it out
giving it up
giving it up
come on
give it up
give it baby
do I make myself clear?

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