“Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be”, live in Paris 1979
Bonfire, 1997
A lot of AC/DC’s fan base had grown up without having heard their Bon Scott era work. This boxset was a really well crafted, thought through tribute to Bonny.
It featured:
Disc 1: a great live performance that was originally broadcast live on the radio from Atlantic Studios in 1977. Bonny was at his best when you heard him live, with his distinctive wild-man charisma and howling mischievous tenor on full display.
Discs 2 and 3: the best of the set. AC/DC released a movie called “Let There Be Rock: the Movie - live in Paris”. It had a limited theatrical run. It was recorded in December of 1979. Bonny was dead 2 months later. To me, that movie is the definitive live footage of Bon Scott at the peak of his singing abilities and charisma. They were touring Europe for Highway to Hell. Mutt Lange had helped Bonny improve as singer while recording the album. It was Bonny singing the greatest hits of the band live, with all of their best elements on full display. The movie is on Amazon Prime. I will be posting videos from it, but you should watch the concert.
Disc 4: alternate versions, outtakes, and stuff previously unreleased in the US. It’s good stuff.
Disc 5: was a remastered edition of Back in Black. The implication being that this boxset explained the context of Back in Black.
Great retrospective boxset from the boys. If it was available on vinyl, I’d buy it.
Watch the concert film.
“Livewire”, their concert opening track.