Powertrippin'

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Powertrippin'
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Studio album by
The Almighty
Released5 April 1993
Recorded1993 at Ridge Farm Studios, Capel, Surrey, England; Demoed 1992 at Sawmills Studios, Golant, Cornwall, England [1]
Genre Hard rock, grunge, heavy metal
Length58:27
Label Polydor
Producer Mark Dodson
The Almighty chronology
Soul Destruction
(1991)		Powertrippin'
(1993)		 Crank
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Powertrippin' is the third studio album by Scottish rock band The Almighty. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Polydor Records and was the band's final studio album for that label. It was the band's first album to feature guitarist Pete Friesen, who replaced founding guitarist Tantrum. Friesen contributed to the songwriting and was a major part of the new sound presented on this album, introducing a heavier, riff-based grunge sound compared to the punk leanings of earlier efforts. The subject of the cover art is taken from the artwork ''Jet Age Man by Ralph Morse, which featured on the cover of Life magazine in December 1954. [4]

Contents

Three singles were released from the album in multiple formats in 1993. "Addiction" (CD, 12" vinyl), "Out of Season" (2-CD, 7" vinyl & 12" vinyl) and "Over the Edge" (CD, cassette, 12" & 7" vinyl). The album was re-released in the United Kingdom and later in Japan with a bonus disc which contained a live show from August 22, 1992 at Donington Park. An EP that was released in Japan only includes four live track from the band's 1993 European tour supporting Iron Maiden. The EP, called "Liveblood", also has two studio tracks, "Fuckin' Up" a Neil Young cover and "In a Rut" a cover of the Ruts song. These studio tracks were put out on the "Out of Season" singles.

Track listing

All lyrics by Ricky Warwick except as indicated. All music by Warwick and Pete Friesen except tracks 3 & 4 (Warwick), 8 (Warwick, Floyd London & Stump Munroe) and 10 (Friesen, London) [1]

  1. "Addiction" – 5:40
  2. "Possession" – 4:27
  3. "Over the Edge" (Warwick, Del James) – 4:36
  4. "Jesus Loves You... But I Don't" – 6:01
  5. "Sick and Wired" – 4:48
  6. "Powertrippin'" – 2:50
  7. "Takin' Hold" – 5:15
  8. "Out of Season" – 5:35
  9. "Lifeblood" – 5:27
  10. "Instinct" (Warwick, James) – 5:16
  11. "Meathook" – 4:40
  12. "Eye to Eye" (Warwick, Friesen) – 4:01

Bonus disc: Live from Donington '92

  1. "Crucify" – 4:57
  2. "Full Force Lovin' Machine" – 3:41
  3. "Love Religion" – 5:06
  4. "Addiction" – 6:21
  5. "Sin Against the Light" – 5:00
  6. "Free N' Easy" – 5:12
  7. "Wild and Wonderful" – 7:35

B-Sides

  1. "Soul Destruction (1989 Demo)" – 5:49
  2. "Blind" (Warwick, Friesen) – 6:40
  3. "In a Rut"
  4. "Insomnia"
  5. "Wild & Wonderful (Demo)"
  6. "Free 'n' Easy (Demo)"
  7. "Fuckin' Up" – 4:33
  8. "Keep On Rockin' in the Free World" – 4:40
    • Neil Young cover

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [1]

The Almighty

Additional musicians

Production

Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Powertrippin' liner notes (CD). The Almighty. Polydor. 1993. 519 226-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "The Almighty — Powertrippin'". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Jones, Alan (10 April 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. p. 9. ISSN   0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023– via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ "LIFE Photo Collection -Jet Age Man". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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