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THE GREATEST FRONTMAN EVER

Sound 8 Packaging 10 Performance 9 Video 9
Label
Apolcalypse Sound AS 22/23
Source
Various Promo Clips, TV Appearances, Broadcast/Pro-shot Concert Footage
Format
2DVD, NTSC Region Free
Running time
81:00/101:50
Sound / source
Various Broadcast, Soundboard, Linear PCM Audio
Packaging
Deluxe 4-Panel Digipack Cover
Features
Interactive Menu, Scene Selection
Video / source
Various Pro-shot or Broadcast
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Track list

DVD 1:  The Clips  1. Can I Sit Next To You Girl, 2. High Voltage, 3. Jailbreak, 4. It's A Long Way To The Top, 5. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, 6. Let There Be Rock, 7. Highway To Hell, 8. Shot Down In Flames, 9. Touch Too Much, 10. If You Want Blood, 11. Walk All Over You  TV Appearances  1. Baby Please Don't Go, 2. Jailbreak, 3. Baby Please Don't Go ("Countdown" Australian TV 1975)  4. Jailbreak ("So It Goes" Australian TV 1976) 5. Sin City ("Midnight Special" US TV 1978), 6. Touch Too Much (Top Of The Pops, UK TV, February 7, 1980)

DVD 2:  The Concerts  1. Highway To Hell, 2. Bad Boy Boogie, 3. The Jack, 4. Rocker, 5. Whole Lotta Rosie  (LIve In Arnheim, Holland, July 13, 1979)  1. Riff Raff, 2. Rock N' Roll Damnation, 3. Dog Eat Dog, 4. Bad Boy Boogie, 5. Let There Be Rock, 6. Rocker (Live In Glasgow, Scotland, Apollo Theater, April 30, 1978)  1. Let There Be Rock, 2. Problem Child, 3. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be, 4. Whole Lotta Rosie, 5. Bad Boy Boogie, 6. Rocker, 7. T.N.T. (Live In London, UK, Golders Green Hippodrome, October 27, 1977)

The review

At last, Apocalypse Sound got it right! If you are looking for a definitive video document from the Bon Scott era, look no further. This double DVD set is outstanding in nearly every aspect. Some how, AS has been able to track down near master quality tapes for every episode presented in this set. To supplement the effort, the sequencing or chapters are well thought out. Sure, the videos are presented in chronological order but, AS took the project a step further to make this DVD title comprehensive. Aside from a couple of typos on the back cover art, a blurry "Baby Please Don't Go" TV appearance, and an edited "Touch Too Much" Top Of The Pops segment...there is simply nothing to gripe about. What makes this such an essential title to AC/DC fans is that we get all of this stellar material in one of the most beautiful DVD Digipacks. Truly one of the best represented pieces of Bon Scott era AC/DC. The "greatest" frontman ever?...sure, we can go with that. Especially for this genre. Um, highly recommended. Let's hope Apocalypse Sound uses this standard with all future projects.

 

 

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