Product Description

The hard rock world got a close-up view of the power of AC/DC with the band's first live offering, IF YOU WANT BLOOD, YOU'VE GOT IT. Although the Australian rockers had three prior studio releases of undeniable crunch under their belt, it was this live document that captured the band in all its' chomping power chord glory. Distilling the blues and rock 'n' roll down to its barest structures of guitar/bass/drums leaves little room for error. Without heavy production techniques, keyboards, tape loops (or even an effect pedal, for that matter), the band takes to the stage with only bare-knuckle riffs and a floor shaking 4/4 beat.
And shake the floor they did. Many of the tunes included here are became early live classics for the band. Certainly, "The Jack", a gleeful tale of sexually transmitted disease and "Whole Lotta Rosie",another heart-warming romp about a...uh...large female fan were concert staples during the band's formative years for good reason. Led by Angus Young's gargantuan guitar, these songs are trademark boogie stoppers full of adolescent lust and a hedonistic sweat that is entirely guilt free.

Track Listing

1. Riff Raff
2. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
3. Bad Boy Boogie
4. Jack
5. Problem Child
6. Whole Lotta Rosie
7. Rock 'n' Roll Damnation
8. High Voltage
9. Let There Be Rock
10. Rocker

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #596 in Music
• Released on: 2003-07-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Live, Original recording remastered

Amazon.co.uk Review
The duelling guitars of the Young brothers, here still combined with the superlatively demonic tones of original singer Bon Scott, have never been so well showcased as on this live album from their Powerage tour. Masters of the killer riff, AC/DC were at this stage still in full command of the tongue-in-cheek Australian energy that served them so well. With Angus Young's crackling lead guitar fluently tearing up every solo spot he gets with exuberant panache and Bon Scott exuding equal helpings of leering menace and outsider humour, the result is a superlatively potent brew. Above all, their music has a real sense of dynamics, space and pace--essential for any such music to be truly effective. All of this album is essential listening, but in particular don't miss "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be", "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "Problem Child". --James Swift

Customer Reviews

Awesome!
This is the definitive AC/DC live album. They are in peak form here from the rock steady rhythm of Phil Rudd, Cliff Williams and the sometimes overlooked Malcolm Young, to the controlled blitz of Angus Young's lead guitar, and headed by the inimitable Bon Scott who cements his place as the worlds greatest rock frontman with an unbelieveable vocal demonstration full of power, energy and passion. Only a few months later Scott would leave this world, a victim of his own excesses but catch him here in all his glory, long gone but never forgotten.

Classic
The only thing that needs to be said about this album is BUY IT, it's the best live album ever. Simple as.

The Definitive Live Rock Music Album
A truly 'rocking' live album with classic tracks, given the remastered treatment to maximise the experience.

If you, like me, heard this album on release you will appreciate the sound clean-up it has been given and revel in the masterful rhythm, lyrics and guitar/drums work.

The pulsating energy of the performance from AC/DC is unrivalled and makes listening to this live performance a fantastic experience.

I know of no better live album, albeit that a few others do equal it eg Jethro Tull-'Bursting Out'.

Buy this album and experience the true meaning of Rock !