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Last night's show was absolutely fantastic!!! One attends an AC/DC show, they flick their switch and you have rock & roll the way it was intended to be EVERY TIME!!! They never disappoint and like I said to many of my friends before the show: Friday night in the summer… outdoors… AC/DC… Does it get any better?
The “Black Ice” tour starts off with a video depicting Angus as a devil riding a train that is apparently out of control (you think?) with lots of pretty women all over the place. As the animation continues, Angus has to make a decision to jump off the train and as he does: BOOM!!! AC/DC explodes onto the stage with “Rock and Roll Train.” After playing “Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be” they laced into “Back in Black.” In a word- “Wow”- the folks on the floor (and everywhere else) went wild as both Brian and Angus took turns walking down the runway. The mood was at a fever pitch. They are on their game again.
Then of course the incomparable-“Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”. Angus did his best Chuck Berry impression on “Shot Down in Flames.”as he lifted that front leg and hopped across the stage- I was out of my mind on how friggin’ good he was. The hits just kept coming with “Thunderstruck.” Then one of my personal favorite songs of the night performed was the title track of their latest album- “Black Ice.”
The blues continued with the ever popular “The Jack”- I don’t care how many times I hear this song- I friggin’ love it. It was performed to perfection as Angus had a much bigger stage to present his “strip-tease” and show his AC/DC underwear to the frantic crowd. I can’t get enough of the bass and guitar groove on this song-they should have made this song go 10 minutes or more. (The original recording). A huge bell then drops from high above the stage. Brian takes the rope and swings on it crashing into both sides as the “bonging” has the rabid audience foaming at the mouth.
They squeezed in another classic into the set with the fantastic “Dog Eat Dog” from their “Let There Be Rock” album. This drove all the “old school” fans of AC/DC fans out of their mind as they were running for a space to dance, sing and head-bang. The older brethren really respect the way that Brian pays homage the tunes of Mr. Bon Scott. I think Mr. Johnson put all of his soul and emotion into this one as I would say he enjoyed this song the most. At this point of the show, Angus is completely saturated in sweat.
I could go on and on and on................................
The band came out for their two encores with “Highway to Hell” being the first. I don’t have to tell you- you know already. Then it was the one and only “For Those About to Rock.” After the song, there was a fire work display that was spectacular and unfortunately that was the signal that everyone’s summer night was coming to an end.
Thanks again Angus, Brian, Malcolm, Phil and Cliff. (And of course you too Bon, as you are always there in spirit). I bow to the masters.
Set List:
1. Rock and Roll Train
2. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place To Be
3. Back in Black
4. Big Jack
5. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
6. Shot Down in Flames
7. Thunderstruck
8. Black Ice
9. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot to Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. Anything Goes
15. You Shook Me All Night Long
16. TNT
17. Whole Lotta Rosie
18. Let There Be Rock
Guitar solo
19. Highway to Hell (Encore)
20. For Those About to Rock (Encore)
I made the decision to see the show from the front which was a HUGE mistake. By the time I worked my way backstage after the show, the boys had bailed. I was devastated but had no one to blame but myself.......................stupid sh*t!!
