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Gibson_Man, on october 31, 2007
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Sound: As always, the sound of AC/DC is roaring with guitars and drums. On this DVD set you can hear, and see, first hand how this great band became the way it is today through their early career shows. The best part about the DVD is the old shows AC/DC did. All of these are great and there are even some you wouldn't expect. On “High Voltage”, Bon is all decked out in nice pants, shirt, coat and shoes. When have we ever seen that in Bon! He's always known for wearing practically nothing! From there, you can follow AC/DC on their glorious trip from 1975 to 1979. Throughout those years we witness the growing talent each member obtains as the show goes on. // 10
Content: What captured my attention the most was seeing black and white footage of AC/DC and a high school talent show way back in the day. Angus doesn't even have his schoolboy uniform on. He's wearing a striped T-shirt he usually wears when not "in school". On "It's A Long Way To The Top", I was in awe at how classic AC/DC was. Bon has on a Superman shirt, Angus is dancing like a mad man, and Malcolm is wearing some early clothes he even wore when Dave Evans was in the band. From there on out, the rawness continues with scenes from "Rock Goes To College", "Sight And Sound", and a showing of AC/DC's first TV appearance in Europe, playing "Live Wire". The interviews on here are neat, seeing the band all together. The one I like best is the one with just Bon Scott. He tells a lot about the band and their early tours in America. It's cool. // 10
Production Quality: The footage on here is great, most of it is clear. The only poorly produced clips are those of the high school talent show and early performances of "Baby, Please Don't Go". Otherwise, it's perfect. The people who put this set together really took a lot of time to put together the film and it's contents. The weirdest thing abou the production is the main menu. The beginning is a little corny though. It starts off saying "Please insert coin". Dull. Then the main menu is set up like an arcade game. what does that have to do with AC/DC? // 9
Impression: This DVD set is perfect for any AC/DC fan. It out does Family Jewels and Live At Donington. Before each song, the DVD tells you the song, year, and place. I like that, but it says AC/DC in a way a bootleg would do it. Also, it has animations of Angus doing the duckwalk across the screen. Weird. This is a great DVD set, don't get me wrong. But the main menu takes away the sense of AC/DC and their rawness. // 9
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