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AC/DC : Plug Me In (2 DVD set)
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August 8, 2010 /
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Witness every stage of the world’s most electrifying rock band! Plug Me In – the new 2DVD set contains over 5 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. Total Running Time: approx. 5 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] There are lots of times watching the 50 or so tunes on Plug Me In that your jaw drops in amazement at AC/DC’s sheer energy and focus. No band has stayed as stable and focused on a singular form the way AC/DC has. They start here–in this largely chronological career omnibus–raw and nervy, caught on camera as early as 1975 on Australia’s King of Pop Awards. And they finish the set more than two decades later, with three more-polished tunes from Toronto in 2003, notably the Bon Scott classics, “If You Want Blood” and ‘The Jack.” Yes, much of the early video is grainy, with lo-fi audio to match. And the lighting is frequently dim, a result of old-school video being digitized; this is analog almost all the way, very little stinkin’ multi-angle digital tape here. It’s Angus Young’s irrepressible physicality–always rubber-necked and bent-kneed–that draws the eye persistently. Don’t lose sight of the band’s longtime leader, Angus’s older brother Malcolm. He chugs and riffs while the tunes run as singularly as a locomotive. “Problem Child,” “Live Wire,” “Whole Lotta Rosie,” all the early Bon Scott gems scream here, and so do Brian Johnson’s cornerstones, “Back in Black,” “Hell’s Bells,” and more. Halfway through disc 2, things get a touch artsy, and you get a sweet glimpse of the band in Moscow, just after the brief 1991 Russia coup. They’re just lads, after all, trying to understand a complex world. And rocking out. –Andrew Bartlett
Rating:  (out of 13 reviews)
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Review by Six for AC/DC : Plug Me In (2 DVD set)
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Being an absolutely HUGE AC/DC fan, this was quite a treat for myself… Family Jewels was so so… and I’ve had several concert videos on VHS, but this was just such a great release for the fans, probably since the Bonfire Box. Two DVD’s, one dedicated dedicated to each of the both phenomenal vocalists, being that I’m impartial to either singer (RIP Bon), Both DVD’s are just great to throw on, hook up the audio cables to the Hi-Fi and let’er rip… The audio and video quality are both great, spanning the decades of Rock, All you whiny audiophiles out there who have to have HD tv and dolby 5.1 and all that jazz need to suck it up and crank up the good ol’ fashioned VOLUME knob!!! Highly recommended purchase for fans!!
Review by oc9399 for AC/DC : Plug Me In (2 DVD set)
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As good as Family Jewels was, this reasonably-priced 2 DVD set contains tons more raw and rare concert footage and even includes some great interviews with the band as well. As usual, each of the discs are devoted to the Bon and Brian era respectively.
Of course, the band are cashing in on their glory days with these releases but they breathe new life into songs with never before seen material for the most part. So, it’s hardly just a nostalgia trip for fans like myself who know the albums by heart.
Recommended!
Review by Metal Fan for AC/DC : Plug Me In (2 DVD set)
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Columbia Records will release “Plug Me In” — the
ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live
performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the
world’s most electrifying rock and roll band — on
Tuesday, October 16.
The first AC/DC release since the band came to
Columbia Records earlier this year, the AC/DC “Plug Me
In” DVD collection brings together for the very first
time an astonishing five hours of definitive live
concert and television performances — many of them
previously unavailable — chronicling the ongoing
career (now in its fourth decade!) of a groundbreaking
rock and roll powerhouse whose music transcends the
test of time.
“AC/DC has delivered the most dynamic rock and roll
music in the world,” said Steve Barnett, Chairman,
Columbia Records. “Columbia is honored to be releasing
this definitive career-spanning retrospective
featuring many of AC/DC’s finest filmed performances. ”
Disc One of the AC/DC “Plug Me In” DVD collection
begins with a performance of “High Voltage” performed
in October 1975 on Australia’s “King of Pop” awards
show. The first disc of “Plug Me In” is devoted to the
band’s formative years (1975-1979) with the late Bon
Scott capturing the group in its full early glory with
more than 20 performances including rare
black-and-white video footage of the notorious St.
Albans High School concert on March 3, 1976; the very
first UK television appearance in July 1976; pristine
live full-color stereo concert performances from
Glasgow and Essex University in 1978; and three songs
– including the very first public performance of
“Highway To Hell” — from Netherlands television in
1979. Bonus material on Disc One includes a Bon Scott
interview from November 1977; extraordinary band
interviews from 1976; and four songs recorded live in
Nice on December 15, 1979, one of Bon Scott’s last
concerts with the band before his tragic death on
February 19, 1980.
Disc Two of the AC/DC “Plug Me In” DVD collection
covers the band’s second great epoch: the Brian
Johnson era which began with the release of “Back In
Black” in 1980 and continues to this day. In addition
to more than 20 performances drawn from three decades
of concerts around the world — including an extremely
rare Japanese television appearance from February
1981, blistering ’80s and ’90s sets from Detroit to
Moscow, incredible footage from 1996′s “Ballbreaker”
tour (including the “Beavis & Butthead” intro), and
21st century barnburners in Paris, Munich, and Toronto
– “Plug Me In” includes a fantastic array of bonus
material including the AC/DC Donnington interview on
the “Old Grey Whistle Test” (August 1984) and AC/DC’s
in-concert performance of “Rock Me Baby” with THE
ROLLING STONES.
A deluxe collector’s edition of “Plug Me In” –
containing a third DVD of 21 additional rare
performances spanning both the Bon Scott and Brian
Johnson eras as well as a treasure trove of facsimile
reproductions of authentic AC/DC memorabilia — will
also be available for a limited time beginning
Tuesday, October 16.
AC/DC “Plug Me In” track listing:
DVD 1 (2 hours 22 mins):
01. High Voltage (King Of Pop awards) – October 1975
(4:02)
02. It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’
Roll) (Bandstand) (4:41)
03. School Days (St Albans) – March 1976 (5:40)
04. TNT (St Albans) – March 1976 (4:46)
05. Live Wire (Rollin Bolan) – July 1976 (6:12)
06. Can I Sit Next To You Girl (Rollin Bolan) – July
1976 (4:14)
07. Baby Please Don’t Go (Melbourne) – December 1976
(11:49)
08. Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be (Sight & Sound) -
October 1977 (5:13)
09. Rocker (Sight and Sound) – October 1977 (8:10)
10. Rock ‘n Roll Damnation (Apollo) – April 1978
(3:44)
11. Dog Eat Dog (Apollo Glasgow) – April 1978 (4:26)
12. Let There Be Rock (Apollo) – April 1978 (8:27)
13. Problem Child (Rock Goes To College) – October
1978 (4:44)
14. Sin City (Rock Goes To College) – October 1978
(5:23)
15. Bad Boy Boogie (Rock Goes To College) -
October1978 (9:06)
16. Highway To Hell (Veronika) – July 1979 (4:12)
17. The Jack (Veronika) – July 1979 (5:19)
18. Whole Lotta Rosie (Veronika) – July 1979 (5:19)
DVD 1 Bonus Footage:
* Band Interview at Airport 1976 (2:16)
* Band Interview at Covent Garden (2:27)
* “Problem Child” – Melbourne (3:56)
* “Baby Please Don’t Go” (Germany, incomplete) (2:10)
* “Dirty Deeds” on Network Sounds (0:40)
* Bon Scott Interview (15:11)
* “Rock n’ Roll Damnation” – Top of the Pops (2:47)
* Australian Music to the World interview in Atlanta
(1:31)
* Nice Super 8 movie (3.34
AC/ DVD 2 (2 hours 30 minutes):
01. Shot Down In Flames (Tokyo) – February 1981 (3:27)
02. What Do You Do For The Money – (Tokyo) – February
1981 (2:38)
03. Shook Me All Night – February 1981 (4:55)
04. Let There Be Rock (Tokyo) – February 1981 (5:29)
05. Back In Black (Largo 81) – December 1981 (3:34)
06. TNT (Largo 81) (3:39)
07. Shoot To Thrill (Houston) – October 1983 (5:23)
08. Guns For Hire (Detroit) – November 1983 (5:24)
09. Dirty Deeds (Detroit) – November 1983 (4:12)
10. Flick Of The Switch (Largo 83) (3:27)
11. Bedlam In Belgium (Largo 83) (3:24)
12. Back In Black (USSR) – September 1991 (2:15)
13. Highway To Hell (USSR) – September 1991 (3:36)
14. Whole Lotta Rosie (USSR) – September 1991 (4:16)
15. For Those About To Rock (USSR) – September 1991
(6:52)
16. Gone Shooting (VH1 Session) – July 1996 (6:03)
17. Hail Caesar (Sydney Screen Mix) – 1996 Tour (5:43)
18. Ballbreaker (Sydney Screen Mix) – 1996 Tour (4:29)
19. Rock N Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution (Sydney Screen
Mix) – Tour 1996 (6:34)
20. Hard As a Rock (Stade De France) – June 2001
(5:02)
21. Hells Bells (Stade De France) – June 2001 (5:49)
22. Ride On (Stade De France) – June 2001 (6:27)
23. Stiff Upper Lip (Munich) – June 2003 (3:54)
24. Thunderstruck (Munich) – June 2003 (5:24)
25. If You Want Blood (Toronto) – July 2003 (5:35)
26. The Jack (Toronto) – July 2003 (9:50)
27. You Shook Me All Night (Toronto) – July 2003
(4:27)
DVD 2 Bonus Footage:
* Beavis and Butthead intro to Ballbreaker tour (1:16)
* “Hells Bells” in Brussells (3:40)
* Donnington BBC interview with Angus (1:03)
* Warmup for VH1 (4:20)
* “Rock Me Baby” – Jam with THE ROLLING STONES (6:43)
DVD 3 (Bonus DVD) (2 hours 7 minutes):
01. Girl’s Got Rhythm (Australian TV) – 1979 (3:30)
02. She’s Got Balls (St. Albans High School 76) (6:20)
03. Long Way To the Top (St Albans High School 76)
(7:08)
04. Let There Be Rock (BBC Sight & Sound 77) (5:57)
05. Bad Boy Boogie (Apollo Glasgow 78) (7:49)
06. House Is On Fire (Detroit 83) (3:06)
07. Guns For Hire (Band rehearsals 84) (3:50)
08. Boogey Man (Sydney 96) (10:49)
09. Girl’s Got Rhythm (Sydney 96) (4:08)
10. Highway to Hell (Dublin 1996) (7:01)
11. Let There Be Rock (Stuttgart 2000) (10:55)
12. Angus Statue Intro (Stiff Upper Lip Tour Film
2001) (1:26)
Live at Houston Summit 83 (Whole Concert segment runs
53 minutes):
01. Guns For Hire (5:31)
02. Shoot To Thrill (5:32)
03. Sin City (5:24)
04. House Is On Fire (3:58)
05. Back In Black (4:12)
06. Bad Boy Boogie (14:33)
07. Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution (5:07)
08. Flick Of The Switch (3:25)
09. Hells Bells (5:24)
The AC/DC “Plug Me In” DVD box set is both a Holy
Grail for aficionados of AC/DC as well as an ideal and
comprehensive introduction to the music and history of
a pioneering band that continues to define the
electrifying possibilities of rock and roll.
Formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus
and Malcolm Young (still the most formidable electric
guitar team in rock), AC/DC released its first album,
“High Voltage”, in 1975. The group has gone on to sell
nearly 70 million albums in the U.S. alone, making
AC/DC one of the five best-selling bands in American
music history. The “Back In Black” album has achieved
RIAA double diamond status, for sales in excess of 21
million copies in the United States, and is the U.S.’s
fifth largest-selling album ever.
AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 2003.
Review by William J. Irvin for AC/DC : Plug Me In (2 DVD set)
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This DVD is GREAT fun! If you are an AC/DC fan, this needs to be a part of your music library. I especially loved the old footage of a very young Bon Scott and Angus Young! The mind’s image of Bon Scott in a dress and pigtails is rather repulsive, but when you actually see it, it’s very funny.
I read the reviews below which panned this offering because it didn’t have Dolby sound. Well, I’m not a sound expert, so I can’t tell you whether it does or doesn’t have Dolby sound, but I can tell you that it sounds GREAT to ME. That’s all I care about! Besides, if you look at all the reviews that have been posted on Amazon by the others who have whined about the sound on this DVD, you will see that the vast majority of them are negative reviews. Seems like some people just enjoy looking for anything to complain about and when they find it, they have a field day.
I do understand that sound is much more important with music DVDs than regular movies (to me, anyway). I get that. The fact is, though, that unless you are a sound expert, or someone who can hear a pin drop 50 feet away, then this DVD sounds just fine. Great, in fact! I give it five stars. No, it’s not perfect, but then, nothing is. The five star rating is because I don’t know how to give it four-and-a-half. AC/DC fans, get this DVD today!!
Peace.
Review by Leslie Shanley-Minervini for AC/DC : Plug Me In (2 DVD set)
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As a huge Bon Scott fan I just love this DVD!!!
Put together extremely well it shows live footage, interviews and a scrapbook! Sadly at the end of the scrapbook you see the anouncement of
Bon’s Death! Bon was it when I was growing up in the seventies!
The ultimate Frontman in my book! The DVD continues with Brian whom I have a lot of Respect for. This DVD is a must have for any AC/DC Fan!!!