Disco de AC/DC: “Plug Me In”

I agree with Brian on many of his points and I have a few things to say about this 3 DVD set..

I bought it today (3 DVD set) at Best Buy for $34.99. IF you bought a Audio CD Sampler they have avaiable of PLUG ME IN.. ONLY thru Best Buy for $1.99..you get a coupon with the CD worth $3.00 off the price of either DVD set. They are selling the 2 DVD set for $16.99. Both of these prices last until 10PM on October 20th.

As far as the quality of this set and the 3rd DVD...Here goes

The sequencing on this is dissapointing...AND for those of you have acquired AC/DC video material in the past (bootlegs)..you also know that most of these performances are not only out of sequence..but are also INCOMPLETE...like some songs were left off the DVD intentionaly.

This is quite evident in the Bon Scott material.

I have a great ROIO DVD (called LIVE WIRE...LIVE FROM EUROPE 1977-1978 from the Captain Video Label) of all three of the Bon Scott Concerts from the Rock Goes to College, Sight and Sound and the Apollo Glasgow Scotland..and they are all COMPLETE performances and I have to say actualy BETTER video quality than what's provided on this disc. The audio on this DVD is in sync with a Stereo mix and is outstanding..but songs are missing..and some of these songs that are missing are on the Family Jewels DVD set..i.e. RIFF RAFF from the Glasgow is the first song..with R& R Damnation is second and so on..

The 1983 Summit Houston TX concert is of excellent quality for its day..being shot on 3/4" videotape (Video geeks will know what this is) and the audio is a "live mix " from the video..not post produced in stereo or anything..just a basic 2 channel mono mix with the mix at the mercy of the FOH audio engineer. BUT as the other concerts on here..it is INCOMPLETE....the concert IS played in sequence for what was played on the Flick Of The Switch tour..but its missing the 5 last songs of the concert....after Hells Bells which is the last song on the disc..its missing Highway To Hell, Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock, T.N.T. & For Those About To Rock.

The interview stuff on the 3rd DVD is interesting, but IMO not really enough to buy the 3 DVD set.

The only reason to have the Bonus disc iS if you really want/love the Flick Of The switch tour for the Houston TX show. The poster (which is pretty cool...but), backstage passes, ticket stubs, etc..that are included in the 3 DVD set are all to me just a waste of time/material unless you are into that kinda memorabilia. Instead of the memorablila stuff..I myself would have rather had another DVD included with COMPLETE & in sequence concerts from the Fly On The Wall, Who Made Who, or Blow Up Your Video tours..which ARE in existance!

Well, being a long time AC/DC fanatic, I guess I am baised when it comes to releases like this. I own just about everything they have turned out. The quality and depth of this DVD set surprises even I. There are so many tracks, so many great never before seen interviews it is downright a crime to not get this as an AC/DC fan.

As much as I love Brian Johnson, watching Bon Scott tear it up on stage in front of a live crowd is incredible. My god, he was such an amazing frontman, the best there was. Ever. By all accounts he was a very approachable, likable guy. When he is singing, it seems like he is singing just for you; with a wink of his eye, a flash of his smile, he just flat out made it happen.

Let's not forget Angus who has more energy wrapped into his tiny frame than a nuclear explosion. I've seen them twice in concert, '96 and '01 respectively and I can say with authority how electrifying they are live. When they play live they sound better than they do on recordings. It is amazing.

When Brian steps into being, they are dialed up to infinity and have grinded it out again anad again for over two decades. I just can't say how much this DVD collection expresses how great this band really is. Hail, hail to the Kings of Rock!

I was eagerly awaiting this release. and it certainly didn't disapoint! As much as I liked "Family Jewels", I like this much better. Why? Well mainly because it's AC/DC live in front of an audience, which is what they do best. And also because it also covers the years from 1996 to 2003, which Family Jewels doesn't touch. I'm a fan of both Bon and Brian, and both have great showcases here. I particularly enjoy the old historical footage on disc 1 that shows AC/DC in some of their early club performances. It's easy to see how they built their legend in Australia (especially the black and white St Albans and the color Myers Music Bowl footage). And disc 2 shows how they've kept the legend going all the way to today. The extras on here are great too, encluding interviews and TV spots and promos over the years. Plus the portion of the 1983 Houston Summit show on disc 3 is a great mini-concert. So while there's no complete shows on here there's a good reason for that. It's a retrospective and they can get much more on the way it was done. Besides the 3 disc set is 7 hours long as it is and we all have full length AC/DC concert DVD's at home anyway. There's been a little complaining about sound quality on other reviews, but as it states on the package the clips were chosen here for historical reasons first and foremost and some of them we're lucky still exist at all. Trying to mix this for surround considering the varying sources these clips came from and varying quality would have been a huge undertaking. Early VHS and 3/4" video cameras had limited audio capabilty anyway, but nothing here is unlistenable. Besides if you're Joe Audio and have to have everything in 5.1 you probably have Donnington or Stiff Upper Lip anyway. No, instead enjoy this set as it was meant to be, a must have for any and all AC/DC fans as a testament to the greatest live rock and roll band ever! Enjoy

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.

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!!!