AC/DC - Family Jewels
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Movie Reviews of AC/DC - Family Jewels
Movie Review: Excellent Collection: Not the Definitive Set
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a Superb collection of Bon Scott Period Songs, and of Brian Johnson period Songs. The audio on both discs is superb beyond belief; if you have a 5.1 sound system, you will definitely want to blast this set, and it sounds crystal clear.
The Booklet is great, and the discs are layed in a case that does not hurt either disc, and is easy to remove and replace.
About the only things on the discs I feel like commenting on are Disc 1's , LONG WAY TO THE TOP, which is a great song with Melbourne, Australia as a backdrop ( so you can see what a rat-hole it is .. Great view of Trams, which have been superceded by dangerous models ). On disc 2, WHO MADE WHO has lots of duplicate Angus's... except that you can see that they look more like Weird Al Yankovic in Angus's Stage clothes rather than Angus Clones Per se.
Okay, there is one Singer that was around before Bon... and a Video of that song does exist; If I recall correctly, Bon did a superior version of the song later. So the statement that BABY PLEASE DON'T GO is some sort of Breakthrough song for the Band is not especially true...and the song is,in the video version, as I had understood it at the time, a knock at the host of the TV show they appeared on at the time.
Anyways, this is a Great collection, hopefully more will surface.
Movie Review: Are you ready for a good time?!
Summary: 5 Stars
After picking up this DVD this weekend, I have come to realize that Bon Scott is sorely missed today by me. I never had the chance to see him and AC/DC live, but all singers need to take a look at his performance on this DVD. The way he stands and sings, Bon had the posture down. While the footage is kinda choppy, the sound is great on a surround sound system. The first disc is all Bon from the early beginnings. "Baby Please Don't Go" shows the world that AC/DC, even in the early days, could rock the crowd.
The 2nd disc is from the Brian Johnson era. Most people only know AC/DC from Back in Black. If you are a fan, its important to know the band from both versions. Most people don't like the "Fly on the Wall" videos, but it was a product of the times. I remember watching the old VHS version and the album is not up to par with Back in Black or For those about to Rock, but its still required listening. The two clips from the latter album, Let's Get it Up and For those about to rock are good, but I can remember seeing a live clip for Put the Finger on You which is not here. Also a clip of Guns For Hire is not on there either. Other clips didn't make it on there from the Johnson days. Oh well, now if they just release Let there Be Rock on widescreen DVD, my collection will be complete.
Movie Review: This absolutely rocks!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've never been an AC/DC fan. My 6 and 8 year old boys sort of tripped over the band in a book store listening to clips. They are playing drums and guitar and I've been playing drums for many years. I new a little of this band. They have always seemed to respond to heavier bands so I included Back in Black with a stack of discs they took over to the listening stations. They seemed to really get off on this band and so I bought them two CDs. In an effort to continue to feed their interest I bought this DVD without knowing much about the band.
Wow! The live clips are extraorinary! This is a great representation of a great rock and roll band. It's great to see the progression of the material over the years. These guys had chops that just got better and better. My kids don't want to watch anything else. This was a score because it has gotten my boys watching live performances and will clear the way for me to show them a lot more material.
Yes there are a number of lip sinked videos but so what. There is so much material here you can always skip the clips you don't like. I find the video performances to be great period pieces from the early days of the music video concept.
I loved this!!
Movie Review: It ain't humid but it sure is hot!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some things never change and some things never should. Both of these apply to ACDC who never compromised on the hard rockin' founding principles of the band. Angus once said "We've written the same song 100 different times". Fans would want it no other way.
Disc one includes all of the Bon Scott years with some extremely rare videos, promos(live performance with the studio track layed over the live video) and 'real' live performances of all the hits. Worth the price of this set just to see Bon, Angus and the boys performing Long Way to the Top with all of their sound equiptment on the back of a flatbed truck tooling thru a crowded business district, accompanied by Bon and three other guys wearing kilts, all four of 'em playing on bagpipes!! Priceless. Long live Bon Scott.
Disc two is mainly MTV Videos with maybe three or four live performances and promos but still worthwile for some rarely seen vidoeos.
Don't hesitate to purchase this. 100 years from now people will still be listening to ACDC. They are among the top five most influential groups of all time and the 'meat and potatoes' of rock n roll music. Oy!!
Movie Review: GREAT DVD FROM AN EVEN GREATER BAND!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
As it says on the back cover, seeing AC/DC on television has always been a rare occurence. But this DVD is the greatest music collection in DVD format that i have ever seen. First of all, my particular favorite disc in this 2 disc set is disc 2, the dvd that captures the Brian Johnson era. The best videos on the disc are "Who Made Who," "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Thunderstruck." "Moneytalks" is pretty good too. There is also a live performance of "For Those About to Rock." The only thing that would have made the disc better is if they included the 1995 footage of "Hard as a Rock," "Cover You in Oil," and 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip." The DVD was released in 2005, so i don't see why the producers of this dvd didn't include those videos. What i liked about disc one is that
most of the videos, (ex: "Dirty Deeds..." and "High Voltage") are live performances. The best video is the band performing (in a parade) "It's a Long Way to the Top if You Wanna Rock and Roll." I like disc two better because i like Brian Johnson over Bon Scott, but either way this DVD is worth every penny. BUY IT!