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AC/DC Live (1992)

Where the lyrics of AC/DC Live take you, and where it was really made.

The album's spoken intro names Dublin, but the intro was taken from a Belfast show, and the Dublin line was a genuine mistake.

Key places

Sin City recorded at the NEC, Birmingham (1991)

Recording site National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham — The performance used for Sin City was recorded at the NEC in Birmingham on 23 April 1991. The album's listed Dublin venue is not where this recording was made. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Donington performance behind Shoot to Thrill's opening (1992)

Recording site Donington Park — The audience sound and guitar feedback at the start of Shoot to Thrill come from the Donington performance where Thunderstruck was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dublin Point Theatre, listed for Sin City (1991)

Live show Point Theatre — Sin City appears to be performed at the Point Theatre in Dublin on 26 April 1991. The intro's Dublin mention is a mistake, since the intro is taken from Belfast. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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King's Hall, Belfast: source of the album intro (1991)

Live show King's Hall, Belfast — The album intro is taken from the performance at King's Hall in Belfast on 27 April 1991. Johnson's mention of Dublin in that intro is a genuine mistake. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• AC/DC Live: second live album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC
• Released October 1992
• Two versions: a single-CD edition and a double album
• The double album, 2 CD Collector's Edition, was released on LP and CD
• Collector's Edition came out a month after the single-disc version
• Packaged in a slipcased two-disc "book" shaped like old CD longboxes
• Collector's Edition included an AC/DC dollar note called "Angus Bucks"
• A feature-length live video, AC/DC: Live at Donington, was released at the same time
• Both editions were re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series

Background

• Lineup: Brian Johnson (lead vocals), Angus Young (lead guitar), Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), Cliff Williams (bass), Chris Slade (drums)
• Tracks come from 1991 shows at the NEC in Birmingham, King's Hall in Belfast, the Point Theatre in Dublin and Donington

Recording

• "Sin City" appears to be performed at the Point Theatre in Dublin on 26 April 1991
• The performance itself was recorded at the NEC in Birmingham on 23 April 1991
• The album intro is taken from the King's Hall performance in Belfast on 27 April 1991
• Johnson's mention of Dublin in the intro is a genuine mistake
• The audience sound and guitar feedback at the start of "Shoot to Thrill" come from the Donington performance where "Thunderstruck" was recorded
• "Moneytalks" and "Are You Ready" were excluded from the vinyl set

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.
• The band name comes from the AC/DC symbol on the adapter of their sister Margaret's sewing machine.
• Their music has been described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, though the band calls itself simply a rock and roll band.
• Their early sound was rooted in Australian pub rock.

Members

• Angus Young (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar) were the founding core of the band until Malcolm retired in 2014.
• Bon Scott was lead vocalist until his death in February 1980.
• Brian Johnson became lead vocalist in 1980.
• Phil Rudd, Cliff Williams and Stevie Young have also played key roles.

Career

• Their 1980 album Back in Black became one of the best-selling albums of all time.
• The band has sold an estimated 200 million records worldwide.
• They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic's Barry Weber writes that live albums are often cheaply made, rushed recordings that only show a band's decline
• Weber says AC/DC Live shows the band still capable of pulling off a great live show
• Weber says this ranks among the best live Rock 'N' Roll albums of the '90s
• Classic Rock calls the album a triumphant refutation of anyone who still claims DC died with Bon
• Classic Rock says Brian Johnson is in fine voice and good humour throughout
• Classic Rock says the live setting gives Angus room to stretch out a bit
• The album was released alongside the Live at Donington video, and both editions were later re-released in 2003 in the AC/DC Remasters series

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" was the B-side of the "Highway to Hell" (live) single and was later included on the deluxe edition of Backtracks in 2009
• The intro's "We've got a song for you, Dublin" is from the Belfast performance; at the real Dublin show Johnson said "OK Dublin, we've got a song especially for you"
• The Collector's Edition included the "Angus Bucks" dollar note
• "Moneytalks" and "Are You Ready" were excluded from the vinyl set
• The "Sin City" performance is listed at the Point Theatre in Dublin, but the recording itself was made at the NEC in Birmingham

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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