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Rating: I'm back with a review of the band that I might know best... and I want to return with an unusual album, a record released in a few worldwide copies, being a recording for King Biscuit; and to think that I found it among the special offers section in my trusted store!! The audio is perfect, like the entire album: I'm talking about the great AC/DC, captured in their best period, right after the release of "Highway To Hell". Following the album, which immediately went platinum, the five embarked on a massive promotional tour across the United States. The record was recorded at the gigantic Capital Centre in Landover during one of the many stops of that tour. Before I begin, let me tell you that it's an album full of surprises I never expected...!
It starts with the roar of the crowd and with Angus kicking off "Live Wire", a great track from their debut album, fast but powerful. The audience gets warmed up, and Bon introduces the new gem, "Shot Down In Flames" performed in this record perfectly, kudos to the whole band, really! The third track on the setlist is a little return to the past, the always well-received "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be", from that Let There Be Rock, which is still an unreachable masterpiece today. The track features an unusual bass solo by Cliff Williams, and it's precisely this solo that introduces the first surprise of the album: unusual for that tour, the five guys play "Kicked In The Teeth!" a great track from the underrated Powerage; in this version, Angus extends his solo, turning the track into a gem. We continue our journey with the fantastic "Sin City", which live, in my opinion, has more energy than the studio version. At number six, there is "Bad Boy Boogie" in a hallucinated quarter-hour version, where Angus performs his classic striptease, mesmerizing the audience. The first part of the show concludes like this and what can I say... awesome!!
Our journey resumes with the second CD, where Bon sings "The Jack", asking the audience to help with the vocals and simulating with Angus what, a few years earlier, Gillan did with Blackmore, the voice and guitar duel! Another gem is "Highway To Hell", which is greeted with a roar, although here it has a more laid-back version than usual, with Bon mumbling the lyrics. My slight disappointment disappears when the second surprise of the album (and not the last..!!) begins, the legendary "Dog Eat Dog", one of the band's gems that, in my opinion, has been too overshadowed.
After the famous "High Voltage" where once again the audience sings along with Bon, it's time for "Whole Lotta Rosie", a classic piece where the singer narrates his escapades with an evidently oversized woman; these are anyway tracks performed with millimetric precision! And then the band leaves the entire stage to Angus who further extends a version of "Rocker", embellishing it with his magical solos..............!
Ladies and gentlemen, how to close this amazing show? Well, in my opinion, there was no better way than this: in this concert, AC/DC perhaps dust off their very first classic ever, I'm talking about "It's A Long Way To The Top!" an extraordinary track rarely performed on this tour, but what energy, what power!! A frightening execution, which leaves space at the end of the show with the ultimate classic, the rock anthem, "Let There Be Rock", at the end of an indescribable show.......................!!
I want to conclude by recommending this gem to you, even downloading it from the internet, for one simple reason: I believe it is one of the few concerts where the repertoire of this band varies 360 degrees, from the first album to the latest and recent "Highway To Hell" (for that time obviously..!!) Do it, you won't regret it!!
BYEEEEEE!!
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