Backtracks
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80
The live material shows the band in their element, even if the limitations of Johnson's voice are exposed, flawless performances of "Hells Bells" and "Live Wire" explaining why they're still one of the most thrilling live acts.
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1y
70
It's a set designed for the kind of diehard who would purchase a box set housed in a working amplifier, but its pleasures aren't limited to the dedicated, particularly when it comes to early AC/DC.
13y
60
If you find it impressive how AC/DC have spun three chords into a 30-year career, then you'll enjoy what they can do with a boxset: Backtracks comes with three CDs, two DVDs, all packaged inside a recession-friendly amplifier.
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1y
50
Overall, Backtracks is not quite the treasure trove that fans might have been craving all these years, and it might have been a better idea to offer complete remastered CDs of AC/DC’s first four Australian albums instead of the single-CD mishmash.
13y
40
It would be hard to argue that the set is worth its price (for true fans, the deluxe version comes in a working amp!), but even the most cynical could find a lot of value in downloading the first seven songs of Disc One from the digital music distributor of their choice.
1y
40
Nor will any but the most dedicated fan have any need for the live cuts, given the extraordinary amount of live AC/DC material already available.
1y
DEEP DIVE LEFTOVER SERIES: TAKING CARE OF SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS BEFORE STARTING A NEW MARATHON (SONGS FROM PAST SERIES THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE MAIN CATALOG, NO DEMOS/COVERS/COLLABS/HOLIDAY SONGS/LIVE STUFF!)
AC/DC - PT. 3 - FLING THING, CARRY ME HOME, SNAKE EYE, BORROWED TIME, DOWN ON THE BORDERLINE, BIG GUN, CYBERSPACE
The first song here is just a rock cover of a traditional Scottish song and it is fine for what it is. You can tell they recorded that shit for the hell of it, ... read more
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Track List
- Stick Around
- Love Song
- Fling Thing
- R. I. P. (Rock In Peace)
- Carry Me Home
- Crabsody In Blue
- Cold Hearted Man
- Snake Eyes
- Borrowed Time
- Down On The Borderline
- Big Gun
- Cyberspace
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Live Sydney Festival, 30 Jan 1977]
- Dog Eat Dog [Live Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, 30 Apr 1978]
- Live Wire [Live Hammersmith Odeon, London, 2 Nov 1979]
- Shot Down In Flames [Live Hammersmith Odeon, London, 2 Nov 1979]
- Back In Black [Live Capital Center, Landover MD, 21 Dec 1981]
- T. N. T. [Live Capital Center, Landover MD, 21 Dec 1981]
- Let There Be Rock [Live Capital Center, Landover MD, 21 Dec 1981]
- Guns For Hire [Live Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov 1983]
- Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution [Live Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov 1983]
- This House Is On Fire [Live Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov 1983]
- You Shook Me All Night Long [Live Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov 1983]
- Jailbreak [Live Dallas TX, 12 Oct 1985]
- Highway To Hell [Live Tushino Airfield, Moscow, 28 Sep 1991]
- For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) [Live Tushino Airfield, Moscow, 28 Sep 1991]
- Safe In New York City [Live Phoenix AZ, 13 Sep 2000]
