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A piece of rock history from the last two decades. The extraordinary testimony of one of the most famous ACDC concerts; but above all, an incredibly incendiary performance that once again proves the greatest live rock band of all time. Could I miss the opportunity to write a review about it?
After a decade marked by the historic (and in some ways ominous) change of frontman, AC/DC were not exactly in their prime. Albums like "Flick Of The Switch", "Fly On The Wall", and "Blow Up Your Video" showed a clear and undeniable decline both in popularity - after they had become the undisputed number 1 rock band in the world following the Highway BIB duo - and especially in inspiration.
The old glories seemed distant, even though the band never disappointed live. Malcolm even felt forced to temporarily leave the band to detox from alcohol, evidently terrified also by the ever-present specter of Bon. But with the start of the new decade came a turning point: first the album "The Razor's Edge" - for me, the best of the Johnson era, after BIB of course - then the massive tour that followed, one of the most intense and important tours of their career.
That tour culminated in the famous and celebrated live album of '92. But on stage, 2 dates above all, one more historic than the other: in Moscow, in front of over a million people; and at the Monsters of Rock in Donington, for the third time (setting the absolute record for participation, even further improved recently at the end of the Black Ice tour).
Talking about an AC/DC performance, you always risk saying what's been said before. But, on the other hand, how can one not be struck every time by the rhythmic fury of the trio Cliff Williams- Malcolm- Chris Slade (an excellent drummer, an old acquaintance of the band, enlisted just for one album and one tour before the return of the prodigal son Rudd to replace Simon Wright, who joined Dio) and by the endless solos of the always wild Angus - not to mention the always spectacular show offered by the same little guy, an unparalleled entertainer of the adoring audience. Even the always criticized B Johnson offers an excellent performance, despite his pre-concert tension. A thrilling setlist - with all the group's classics with the 70s pieces always favored - the setting for great occasions and the general excellent state of form do the rest.
August 17, 1991. It begins with a famous "Thunderstruck" (a piece that never really drove me crazy) - to continue with, among many, the immense "Jailbreak", with the much-awaited hilarious strip by Angus. The long duo "High Voltage" "Whole Lotta Rosie" and especially the very long "Let There Be Rock"; to conclude as always with the anthem "For Those About To Rock", to bid farewell to all the true rock lovers.
A wonderful performance, however, Malcolm was not thrilled, defining the band's performance - like those in past festivals - as not exceptional. Despite this, it remains about 2 hours of a historic concert, to testify - even if there would really be no need - that AC/DC is not just those of the, still unrivaled, Bon Scott era. That tour was, in some ways, the ultimate consecration into the pantheon of legends. After a tough decade, that back-to-back Donington/Moscow event ultimately enshrined the Australians as legends.
In reality, this is just one of the thousands of shows offered over a career of more than 35 years; because it might be true that over all these decades their formula - both live and for albums - has never changed, but how AC/DC performs their formula, no one else does!
AC/DC remains without any reasonable doubt the greatest rock band of all time, with all due respect to the others, of course. Watch this DVD to believe it.
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Thunderstruck (05:29)
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow (Thunder)
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow (Thunder)
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow (Thunder)
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow (Thunder)
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow (Thunder)
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow (Thunder)
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow (Thunder)
(Thunder)
(Thunder)
(Thunder)
I was caught
In the middle of a railroad track (Thunder)
Looked around
And I knew there was no turning back (Thunder)
My mind raced
And I thought, what could I do (Thunder)
And I knew
There was no help, no help from you (Thunder)
Sound of the drums
Beatin' in my heart
The thunder of guns
Tore me apart
You've been thunderstruck
Went down the highway
Broke the limit, we hit the town
Went through to Texas, yeah, Texas
And we had some fun
We met some girls
Some dancers who gave a good time
Broke all the rules, played all the fools
Yeah, yeah, they, they, they blew our minds
And I was shakin' at the knees
Could I come again please?
Yeah, the ladies were too kind
You've been thunderstruck
Thunderstruck
Yeah yeah yeah, thunderstruck
Ooh, thunderstruck
Yeah
Now we're shaking at the knees
Could I come again please?
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck
Yeah yeah yeah, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, yeah yeah yeah
Said yeah, it's alright
We're doing fine
Yeah, it's alright
We're doing fine, so fine
Thunderstruck, yeah yeah yeah
Tunderstruck, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck
Whoa baby baby, thunderstruck
You've been thunderstruck (Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow)
Thunderstruck (Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow)
Thunderstruck (Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow)
Thunderstruck (Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow)
You've been thunderstruck
02 Shoot to Thrill (05:23)
All you women who want a man of the street
But you don't know which way you wanna turn
Just keep a coming and put your hand out to me
Cause I'm the one who's gonna make you burn
I'm gonna take you down
Down, down, down
So don't you fool around
I'm gonna pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills, yeah
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will, yeah
I'm like evil, I get under your skin
Just like a bomb that's ready to blow
Cause I'm illegal, I got everything
That all you women might need to know
I'm gonna take you down
Yeah, down, down, down
So don't you fool around
I'm gonna pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will
Cause I shoot to thrill and I'm ready to kill
I can't get enough, I can't get my fill
I shoot to thrill, play to kill
Yeah, pull the trigger
Pull it, pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Oh
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women, with too many pills
I said, shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will
Cause I shoot to thrill, and I'm ready to kill
And I can't get enough, and I can't get my thrill
Cause I shoot to thrill, play it again
Yeah
Shoot you down
Yeah
I'm gonna get you to the bottom and shoot you
I'm gonna shoot you
Oh hoo yeah yeah yeah
I'm gonna shoot you down yeah yeah
I'm gonna get you down
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Shoot you, shoot you, shoot you, shoot you down
Shoot you, shoot you, shoot you down
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooooooh
I'm gonna shoot to thrill
Play to kill, shoot to thrill
03 Back in Black (04:17)
Back in black
I hit the sack
I've been too long, I'm glad to be back
Yes I'm let loose
From the noose
That's kept me hanging around
I keep looking at the sky
'Cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the hearse 'cause I'll never die
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Usin' every one of them and running wild
'Cause I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well, I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Back in the back
Of a Cadillac
Number one with a bullet and my power pack
Yes, I'm in a bang
With a gang
They've got to catch me if they want me to hang
'Cause I'm back on the track
And I'm beatin' the flak
Nobody's gonna get me on another rap
So look at me now
'Cause I'm just makin' my way
Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well, I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well, I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Well I'm back (I'm back)
Back (I'm back)
Back (I'm back)
Back (I'm back)
Back (I'm back)
Back
Back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Outta sight
05 Heatseeker (03:33)
Gettin' ready to rock, gettin' ready to roll
Gonna turn up the heat, gonna fire up the coal
I gotta that motor turnin'
I gotta keep that engine clean
I gotta keep those tyres burnin'
I've got the best you've ever seen
Cos I'm a heatseeker, chargin' up the sky
Heatseeker, and I, don't need no life preserver
Don't need no one to hose me down
To hose me down
Getting ready to break, get ready to go
Get your shoes off an' shake, get your head down and blow
Ya gotta keep that woman firin'
You gotta keep that circuit clean
You gotta make her sound the siren
You gotta hear that lady scream
Cos I'm a heatseeker, burnin' up the town
Heatseeker, I don't, I don't need no life preserver
Don't need no one to hose me down
To hose me down, here it comes
Heatseeker
Wanna see you get up, see the whites of your eyes
I'm a heatseeker
I'm gonna measure you, gonna try you for size
I'm a heatseeker
Ya gotta keep that motor turnin'
Ya gotta keep that engine clean
Ya gotta keep those tyres burnin'
I got the best you've ever seen
I'm a heatseeker
I don't need no life preserver
Don't need no one to hose me down
I'm a heatseeker, I'm a heatseeker, heatseeker
Out on the street feel the heat
06 Fire Your Guns (03:09)
Wild beast, I'll make ya mine
Taste ya kiss, sweet lips divine
She got moves, drips of sweat
She got eyes of blue, body curves
Legs that'll break your nerves
Chorus:
(Fire) when she's goin' down
(Fire) then she make you drown
(Fire) then she blow you round
Yeah, you want some fun?
Fire your guns (4x)
That lady bites hard style
Drips of sex, eyes are wild
She got moves, long long legs
She got eyes of blue, body curves
And legs that'll shake the earth
Chorus
Chorus again with "Fire Your Guns" 6 more times
07 Jailbreak (19:23)
There was a friend of mine on murder
And the judge's gavel fell
Jury found him guilty
Gave him sixteen years in hell
He said I ain't spending my life here
I ain't living alone
Ain't breaking no rocks on the chain gang
I'm breakin' out and headin' home
Gonna make a jailbreak
And I'm lookin' towards the sky
I'm gonna make a jailbreak
Oh, how I wish that I could fly
All in the name of liberty
All in the name of liberty
Got to be free
Jailbreak, let me out of here
Jailbreak, sixteen years
Jailbreak, had more than I can take
Jailbreak, yeah
He said he'd seen his lady being fooled with
By another man
She was down and he was up
He had a gun in his hand
Bullets started flying everywhere
And people started to scream
Big man lying on the ground
With a hole in his body
Where his life had been
But it was
All in the name of liberty
All in the name of liberty
I got to be free
Jailbreak, jailbreak
I got to break out
Out of here
Heartbeats they were racin'
Freedom he was chasin'
Spotlights, sirens, rifles firing
But he made it out
With a bullet in his back
Jailbreak, jailbreak
Jailbreak, jailbreak
Jailbreak, jailbreak
Jailbreak, jailbreak
Jailbreak, jailbreak
08 The Jack (06:38)
She gave me the Queen
She gave me the King
She was wheelin' and dealin'
Just doin' her thing
She was holdin' a pair
But I had to try
Her Deuce was wild
But my Ace was high
But how was I to know
That she'd been dealt with before
Said she'd never had a Full House
But I should have known
From the tattoo on her left leg
And the garter on her right
She'd have the card to bring me down
If she played it right
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack
She's got the Jack
Poker face was her name
Poker face was her nature
Poker straight was her game
If she knew she could get you
She play'd 'em fast
And she play'd 'em hard
She could close her eyes
And feel every card
But how was I to know
That she'd been shuffled before
Said she'd never had a Royal Flush
But I should have known
That all the cards were comin'
From the bottom of the pack
And if I'd known what she was dealin' out
I'd have dealt it back
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, And who knows what else?
She's got the Jack, yeah, yeah
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, Ooh, was a bad deal, Jack
She gave me the Jack hey
She's got the Jack, She's got the Jack, She's got the Jack
Ooh, can't ya tell?
She's got the Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack
She's got the Jack, She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, She's got the Jack
You Never know! She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, and it hurts!
She's got the Jack
She's got the Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack
She's got the Jack
AAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Oooooh!
09 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (04:40)
If you're havin' trouble with the high school head
He's givin' you the blues
You wanna graduate but not in his bed
Here's what you gotta do
Pick up the phone, I'm always home
Call me any time
Just ring 36 24 36 hey
I lead a life of crime
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
You got problems in your life of love
You got a broken heart
He's double dealin' with your best friend
That's when the teardrops start fella
Pick up the phone, I'm here alone
Or make a social call
Come right in, forget 'bout him
We'll have ourselves a ball hey
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
Yeahhh
If you got a lady and you want her gone
But you ain't got the guts
She keeps naggin' at you night and day
Enough to drive you nuts
Pick up the phone, leave her alone
It's time you made a stand
For a fee, I'm happy to be
Your back door man hey
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap) yeah
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT
(Done dirt cheap)
Neck ties, contracts, high voltage
(Done dirt cheap)
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds
...
Done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds, dirty deeds, dirty deeds,
Done dirt cheap, yeah
10 Moneytalks (03:58)
Tailored suits, chauffeured cars
Fine hotels and big cigars
Up for grabs, all for a price
Where the red hot girls keep on dancin' through the night
The claim is on you
The sights are on me
So what do you do?
That's guaranteed
Hey little girl, you want it all
The furs, the diamonds, the painting on the wall
Come on, come on, love me for the money
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
Come on, come on, love me for the money
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
A French maid, foreign chef
A big house with king size bed
You had enough, you ship 'em out
The dollar's up, down, you better buy the pound
The claim is on you
The sights are on me
So what do you do?
That's guaranteed
Hey little girl, you break the laws
You hustle, you deal, you steal from us all
Come on, come on, love me for the money (Money talks)
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk (Money talks)
Come on, come on, love me for the money (Money talks)
Come, come on, listen to the money talk
Money talks, yeah, yeah
Money talks, B.S. walks
Money talks, come on, come on
Come on, come on, love me for the money (Money talks)
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk (Money talks)
Come on, come on, love me for the money (Money talks)
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
Come on, come on, love me for the money (Money talks)
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk (Money talks)
Come on, come on, love me for the money (Money talks)
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
Money talks
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