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| Live,
Dan Wolff,
15 January 2001 |
Rating: F4
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There must be a check list for every concert AC/DC have done over their 25 year career as very little has changed. Lead guitarist Angus Young still wears his school uniform while props including a huge bell in the middle of the arena, a blow up of an under dressed woman - Rosie and a number of canons are all in place. This isn't really a problem because if any of the traditions were missing the hardcore fan base would be up in arms. As an added extra we get a faux gold statue of Angus centre stage whose eyes light up and blows smoke. Spinal Tap eat your heart out.
AC/DC also know what the fans want when it comes to the music. Only three tracks are played from this years' Stiff Upper Lip album but six are drawn from the 20 year old classic Back In Black along with even older songs dating back to Roman Times. This is where Iron Maiden went wrong on their recent tour playing far too much new material. Songs such as Shoot To Thrill, Hells Bells and set opener Shook Me All Night Long were made to be played at arenas and sound as fresh as they did 20 years ago. For a man of his age Angus Young impressively runs around the vast stage like he might die if he stopped moving or playing the guitar. Yet another tradition is when he strips to his shorts and moons the crowd.There is a lot that could be said for a crowd of 12,000 men screaming for a man in his forties, wearing a school uniform, to pull his shorts down.
The second half of the two hour set is when the band really take off. Dirty Deeds, Who Lotta Rosie and set closer Let There Be Rock prove how they can still sell out arenas after all these years. The two song encore of TNT and For Those About To Rock just about finish the crowd off what with the intense volume. Just as your ears have stopped bleeding the six cannons at the top of the stage blast piros which mean most people will be using sign language for the next few days. The whole show may be more choreographed than a Steps concert and contain few surprises but this is exactly what everyone came for and the band more than delivered.
MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2000
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