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Filmed coverage of legendary Australian rock band AC/DC's third headlining show at the "Monsters of Rock" festival in Castle Donington, UK.Filmed coverage of legendary Australian rock band AC/DC's third headlining show at the "Monsters of Rock" festival in Castle Donington, UK.Filmed coverage of legendary Australian rock band AC/DC's third headlining show at the "Monsters of Rock" festival in Castle Donington, UK.
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Comparisons can be dangerous, however in this case I think justified. Comparing this to No Bull 1996, this is far and away superior sound mixing and recording. As for the show itself, a brilliant reproduction of the band and for best results, viewed on large widescreen and LOUD 5.1 surround sound. Angus at the front of the stage keeps the audience spellbound with his own unique blend of riffs and lead breaks. Cliff and Malcolm add solid metal rock by just being there. Brian continues to pick up where Bon Scott left off and Chris Slade holds it all together on the skins. That's the closest to a live show without being there. Simply superb. Onya' Angus.
This is good snapshot of the band in that era, but definitely not the best example of ACDC live.
It's entertaining and the band still had plenty of energy, with Brian becoming more of a stage performer - later on of course he became even more comfortable up there.
Slade was a fine drummer but regularly played the songs too fast, spoiling the stomping feel somewhat.
On that tour Angus deviated strangely to a more distorted sound which was not typical of his previous sound. Subsequently the twin guitars are not quite the classic sound which you can hear on Youtube before or after this era.
Brian sounds great, even though his voice sounded quite churned up and ragged in that era, it suited the raw power of the music, and in reality it was his last tour as a real balls-out power singer, though he has certainly showed flashes of that here and there in each tour since. His best live work and quality of voice can be found in the 80s stuff - there's no shame in admitting that.
Overall it's great stuff, but the most representative Brian-eras are with Rudd on drums. It's a '7' by their standards but an '8' or '9' compared to what else is out there.
It's entertaining and the band still had plenty of energy, with Brian becoming more of a stage performer - later on of course he became even more comfortable up there.
Slade was a fine drummer but regularly played the songs too fast, spoiling the stomping feel somewhat.
On that tour Angus deviated strangely to a more distorted sound which was not typical of his previous sound. Subsequently the twin guitars are not quite the classic sound which you can hear on Youtube before or after this era.
Brian sounds great, even though his voice sounded quite churned up and ragged in that era, it suited the raw power of the music, and in reality it was his last tour as a real balls-out power singer, though he has certainly showed flashes of that here and there in each tour since. His best live work and quality of voice can be found in the 80s stuff - there's no shame in admitting that.
Overall it's great stuff, but the most representative Brian-eras are with Rudd on drums. It's a '7' by their standards but an '8' or '9' compared to what else is out there.
I've had the DVD for awhile and watched it several times on a 46" screen, and it was great.
Now, I have a 70" Sony and with the accompanying Bose system, it's as if I were at Donington.
The live version of "High Voltage" is one of the truly underrated hard rock songs of all time.
"Hells Bells," "Thunderstruck," "Highway to Hell" are awesome.
The movie shows how dynamic Brian Johnson's voice was in 1991.
Angus puts on a great show, and Chris Slade's drum work is as good as it gets. This should be a must for any AC DC fan.
Now, I have a 70" Sony and with the accompanying Bose system, it's as if I were at Donington.
The live version of "High Voltage" is one of the truly underrated hard rock songs of all time.
"Hells Bells," "Thunderstruck," "Highway to Hell" are awesome.
The movie shows how dynamic Brian Johnson's voice was in 1991.
Angus puts on a great show, and Chris Slade's drum work is as good as it gets. This should be a must for any AC DC fan.
This concer is probably one of the best to be released on DVD!
The sound quality is fantastic. Each song comes through with great clarity.
You get to see Angus run a full marathon from one side of the stage to the other. He kicks out a solo for each of the songs, His solo on Jalibreak is probably one of the best!
The set list is very good consisting of all their great songs.
SET LIST:
THUNDERSTRUCK
SHOOT TO THRILL
BACK IN BLACK
HELL AIN'T A BAD PLACE TO BE
HEATSEEKER
FIRE YOUR GUNS
JAILBREAK
THE JACK
DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP
MONEYTALKS
HELLS BELLS
HIGH VOLTAGE
WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE
YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG
T.N.T.
LET THERE BE ROCK
HIGHWAY TO HELL
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (WE SALUTE YOU)
I would strongly recommend this video to any AC/DC fan who does not have it. I would also recommend it for any new AC/DC fan who has just gotten into listening to the band.
The sound quality is fantastic. Each song comes through with great clarity.
You get to see Angus run a full marathon from one side of the stage to the other. He kicks out a solo for each of the songs, His solo on Jalibreak is probably one of the best!
The set list is very good consisting of all their great songs.
SET LIST:
THUNDERSTRUCK
SHOOT TO THRILL
BACK IN BLACK
HELL AIN'T A BAD PLACE TO BE
HEATSEEKER
FIRE YOUR GUNS
JAILBREAK
THE JACK
DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP
MONEYTALKS
HELLS BELLS
HIGH VOLTAGE
WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE
YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG
T.N.T.
LET THERE BE ROCK
HIGHWAY TO HELL
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (WE SALUTE YOU)
I would strongly recommend this video to any AC/DC fan who does not have it. I would also recommend it for any new AC/DC fan who has just gotten into listening to the band.
There weren't many well filmed gigs in the late 80s/early 90s, and this one does manage to capture a lot of the feeling of being there.
Did you know
- TriviaThe line-up on the day (Saturday 17th August, 1991) were The Black Crowes Queensrÿche Mötley Crüe Metallica and AC/DC.
- ConnectionsFeatured in AC/DC: Highway to Hell - Classic Album Under Review (2008)
Details
- Runtime
- 2h(120 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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