AC/DC: Plug Me In (3 disc Limited Edition) (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)OK, just pop in disc 1, look at the hilarious arcade computer game menu, and you know it's gonna be fun. Because AC/DC was and is always in for a bit of fun. Have a good time, while rockin' out. Judged from the content on this boxset, that is very obvious. Select "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" and you just can't not bang your head a little bit to the electrifying sound, which, on this track, sounds absolutely brilliant, beautifully remastered for this release. The really old clips before that sound a bit muffled, probably because of age. Further on the sound is varying between spectacular and a bit cranky.
I understand that the restoration people only can do so much, but I'm very satisfied with their clean-up work.
At last, with this release, we get to see Bon Scott's funny stage persona in full, making funny faces and winking at the cameras. In "Rocker" you can't stop laughing when Angus goes into the frozen (from shock?) audience and gets in their hair. More jokes from the band as they cut off Pete Drummond's intro speech on camera, and just kick off with "Problem Child".
The selection of songs is very good, although I suspect that some fans will miss their personal favorites.
Rounding out disc 1 are some cool vintage interview clips with the band and one long interview with a very laid back Bon Scott.
Disc 2 contains live material with singer Brian Johnson. As there are several live dvd releases out there featuring Brian, most fans are familiar with Brian's showmanship. It's nice to see some of his most early footage with the band, from 1981, including some interview clips, where he admitted that he didn't realise what he was in for or how big the band already had become.
Especially cool is the VH-1 clip where we see the band in a very small studio space as opposed to the large stages we have seen them up until now, but with a good sense of being a tight unit and comfortable with each other and just enjoying playing rock n' roll together. Rehearsal footage made during the soundcheck for this session is presented as a bonus, also very cool. We see Angus playing with a cigarette in his mouth and just jamming along. The sound starts out a bit crap, because it's a soundcheck, but later on we get to hear the instruments getting into the mix and Brian's dancing along.
The other cool extra on this disc is live footage taken from the Rolling Stones 40 Licks tour, where AC/DC probably shared the bill on that day in 2003.
Angus and Malcolm join the Stones on stage to play "Rock Me Baby", an old B.B. King blues track. Keith and Ron Wood and Angus doing his usual funny thing, just a pleasure to watch. You can tell by the look on all of their faces that The Stones and the Young brothers really had some fun there.
Disc 3 contains first of all some tracks that have been cut from disc 1 and 2. Why not put it there in the first place? I don't know. Maybe to ensure picture and sound quality with a high bitrate on those discs. Maybe to give the fans some extra stuff for buying the Collector's Edition. Among the highlights is a clip with band rehearsal footage from 1983, where we see the band playing facing each other, a set up anyone who's playing in a band will recognise. Great stuff.
Also featuring on this disc is a big part of a concert filmed in 1983 in Houston, with 9 songs in a row. A bit of a shame that they didn't put the entire gig on here.
All in all, I had a great time going through all this stuff, and I'm very pleased that live material from the Bon Scott era has been made available. I still can't believe the energy Angus has when I see him play (I myself saw AC/DC play in 1988 and 2000). The way he moves like he's on full tilt and bangs his head, as if he's the greatest fan of the band, and then play so effortlessly, amazing. Especially the old stuff is great where he looks just like a kid (and probably was).
Apart from the great dvd's you get a nice booklet, and some facsimiles from old concert tickets and backstage passes, and a concert poster from 1979.
A spectacular set for a great price. Highly recommended! And Amazon, please, don't list this as a Rolling Stones release, they're on 1 bloody track for pete's sake. This is AC/DC, man.

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Witness every stage of the world's most electrifying rock band!Plug Me In - the new 3DVD Collector's Edition set contains over 7 hours of rare and unreleased LIVE video from AC/DC.DVD 1 goes all the way back to 1975 and original singer Bon Scott with the band's first appearance on TV, quickly followed by two never-before-seen performances from the 1976 show at Sydney's St. Alban's High School.Also on DVD 1 are live clips from Melbourne, London, Glasgow, Holland, and Munich - including the very first public performance of the song "Highway To Hell"!DVD 2 picks up in Tokyo, with Brian Johnson at the mic.Tearing through new songs and old, the band clearly doesn't miss a beat and goes on straight through 2003 - performing with childhood heroes The Rolling Stones.Also included are rare interviews, tour promo films and alternate live versions.DVD 3 is a 2 hour collection called "Between The Cracks" - stuff too good to leave out!Included are both Bon and Brian eras, featuring the never-before-seen 1983 show from the Houston Summit.Total Running Time: approx. 7 hours DVD 1(1975-1979) High Voltage [King Of Pop Awards, Australia, October 1975] It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock `N' Roll) [Bandstand, Australia, February 1976] School Days [St. Albans High School, Australia, March 1976] T.N.T. [St. Albans High School, Australia, March 1976] Live Wire [Super Pop/Rollin' Bolan, London, July 1976] Can I Sit Next To You Girl [Super Pop/Rollin' Bolan, London, July 1976] Baby Please Don't Go [Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, December 1976] Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be [Sight & Sound In Concert, London, October 1977] Rocker [Sight & Sound In Concert, London, October 1977] Rock 'N' Roll Damnation [Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, April 1978] Dog Eat Dog [Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, April 1978] Let There Be Rock [Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, April 1978] Problem Child [Rock Goes To College, Colchester, October 1978] Sin City [Rock Goes To College, Colchester, October 1978] Bad Boy Boogie [Rock Goes To College, Colchester, October 1978] Highway To Hell [Countdown, Arnhem, August 1979] The Jack [Countdown, Arnhem, August 1979] Whole Lotta Rosie [Countdown, Arnhem, August 1979]Bonus Features Interview at Sydney airport, April 1976 Interview in Covent Garden, London, July 1976 Baby Please Don't Go [Szene 77, Munich, September 1976] Problem Child [Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, December 1976] Interview/Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Promo film for Melbourne Radio, December 1976] Bon Scott Interview [Countdown, Australia, November 1977] Rock 'N' Roll Damnation [Top Of The Pops, London, June 1978] Live and Interview [Australian Music To The World, Atlanta GA, August 1978] Live Super 8 Bootleg Film [Théatre De Verdure, Nice, December 1979] DVD 2 (1981-2003) Shot Down In Flames [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981] What Do You Do For Money Honey [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981] You Shook Me All Night Long [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981] T.N.T./Let There Be Rock [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981] Back In Black [Capital Center, Landover MD, December 1981] T.N.T. [Capital Center, Landover MD, December 1981] Shoot To Thrill [The Summit, Houston TX, October 1983] Guns For Hire [Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, November 1983] Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, November 1983] Flick Of The Switch [Capital Center, Landover MD, December 1983] Bedlam In Belgium [Capital Center, Landover MD, December 1983] Back In Black [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991] Highway To Hell [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991] Whole Lotta Rosie [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991] For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991] Gone Shootin' [VH1 Studios, London, July 1996] Hail Caesar [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996] Ballbreaker [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996] Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996] Hard As A Rock [Stade De France, Paris, June 2001] Hells Bells [Stade De France, Paris, June 2001] Ride On [Stade De France, Paris, June 2001] Stiff Upper Lip [Circus Krone, Munich, June 2003] Thunderstruck [Circus Krone, Munich, June 2003] If You Want Blood (You've Got It) [Downsview Park Toronto Rocks, July 2003] The Jack [Downsview Park Toronto Rocks, July 2003] You Shook Me All Night Long [Downsview Park Toronto Rocks, July 2003] Bonus Features Beavis and Butt-Head "Ballbreaker Tour" intro film, 1996 Hells Bells - Interview and Live [Countdown, Brussels, January 1981] Interview [Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington Park, August 1984] Gone Shootin' [Rehearsal, VH1 Studios, London, July 1996] Rock Me Baby (The Rolling Stones with Angus and Malcolm Young) [Festwiese, Leipzig, June 2003] DVD 3 ("Between The Cracks") She's Got Balls [St. Albans High School, Australia, March 1976] It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) [St. Albans High School, Australia, March 1976] Let There Be Rock [Sight & Sound In Concert, London, October 1977] Bad Boy Boogie [Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, April 1978] Girls Got Rhythm [Top Pop, Holland, November 1979] Guns For Hire [Band rehearsals, Los Angeles, October 1983] This House Is On Fire [Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, November 1983] Highway To Hell [RDS, Dublin, June 1996] Girl's Got Rhythm [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996] Let There Be Rock [Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, October 2000] Angus Statue Intro [Stiff Upper Lip Tour Film, June 2001] AC/DC Live at Houston Summit, October 1983: Guns For Hire Shoot To Thrill Sin City This House Is On Fire Back In Black Bad Boy Boogie Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution Flick Of The Switch Hells Bells

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