malcom was once asked in an interview in a guitar world magazine why he doesnt play any leads in ac dc and his response was awesome. he said there is nothing better when you get those nights when your just locked in perfect with the bass and drums and you let the groove of the song carry your performance. there is nothing better than that..............thats malcolm......
Ac/dc has one of the best, scratch that...the best rhythm section I've ever heard, couple that with one of the greatest lead guitar players and two of the best vocalists they are without a doubt my favorite rock band of all time. I was 12 when ACDC live double disc came out and got my first guitar around that age. I would crank that in my stereo and have my amp in between the speakers. Playing a long with Let There Be Rock, Sin City, Heatseeker, FTATR, High Voltage etc..made me appreciate this band. They are so tight it could be a studio recording with some live songs going 10 minutes plus. Malcolm was a machine. When I first started playing with a live band I already felt 2 steps ahead, so much that I got annoyed the rest of the band would be off ever so slightly but they couldn't hear it lol. I still to this day jam a long with ac/dc just as much or more than playing with others.
He has stated in other interviews when the band is really "cookin", there's nothing better, its better than sex. Now that is a man with a passion for music, and it is part of his soul.
This was Brian Johnson about a year after he stepped in to fill Bon Scott's shoes after his passing. Although no one could do what Bon did, Brian Johnson emerged as the powerhouse that we did not know that we needed. The FTATR album is one of the most underrated albums of all time. Check the B-side on that album, more specifically the song "Spellbound". One of my favorites.
Snowball is also amazing! Fantastic album! Back in Black,For those about to Rock,Flick of the switch,Ballbreaker etc. Brian has made some amazing albums with the boys!
Those three in the back, Malcolm, Cliff and Phil, are driving the bus. What a rhythm section! Without them, ACDC is not what it is, and I pray for Malcolm.
Never pray for Angus... He's every bit as crucial with his thunderous leads, and what would for those about to rock be like without the signature opening from Angus???
Brians Voice is fucking incredible!!! He must have vocal cords made of iron....he's still great and it boggles my mind how he does it still and has a voice left??? SMFH???
What about Phil Rudd? He can give a solid 4/4 metronome beat for hours nonstop! And the groove he adds is the icing on the cake. Doing that while smoking a cigarette while giving Angus that beat to go off of. Phil Rudd is a rock n roll machine!
@@x8nis RIGHT about Phil...the World's BEST Drummer (many Experts say this) was the Rolling Stone's Grandpa🤣...Fucking Hell...against Phil Rudd comes around Charlie Watts like a 👉SLEEPY PILLOW👈...Cheers Dude!!
Saw them in the late 80s, don't remember the year but King's X opened for them. Think it was the Blow Up Your Video tour around '88. Third row, floor in Phoenix at the Vet. You ain't lying about the decibel level. Loudest of the 50+ concerts I've been to by far. Was amazing.
Brian Lewis, my grandpa saw them with my dad back in 1982 at the DCU Center or Worcester Centrum, my grandpa still complains that he can't hear out of one ear. I mean granted they were incredibly loud but seriously.
best concert I saw was the same one - For Those About to Rock 1981 - I saw a lot of great concerts from Judas Priest, Van Halen, Def Leppard that same year but AC/DC KILLED IT!!!
Brian Lewis That's hilarious. My ears rang for 3 days after standing in the 8th row in front of a stack of EVH's amps at a Cincinnati show for the 5150 tour. What a show, but I was a little concerned about my hearing. Fortunately my hearing is good, but at night when I plant my head on the pilla and hear a quiet ring, I think of Eddie's high pitched sonic boom at the end of his 25 minute solo
@@GeneChang-vf3ps Thats how I feel, I saw the original tour for this ablum/song. They were actually louder the previous tour. It was insane.Couldnt hear the next day.
@@thunderbird8271 Bon for the complicated What's Next to the Moon lyrics. Brian for those about to Rock n Roll Train/Bus/Taxi/Wheelchair remember that Rock n Roll Aint Noise Pollution. Both for the hard hitting rock that is AC/DC. We can thank Bon's family for asking AC/DC to continue without Bon. And if you don't care for that explanation, Money Talks.
@@Frip36 it's still good 👍. But for me deep purple reunion tour. Rainbow tour . Triumph allied forces tour . Judas priest British steel tour. UFO live was awesome as well. Van Halen first time I seen them on their first album tour. Acdc for those about to rock tour was awesome as well. Wish I would have seen highway to hell tour.
@@jerrywoods4066 Where did you see Priest on the BS tour? Jealous. I never saw AC/DC. Big regret. No ballads or melodic crap. Just constant blasting. In my opinion a Triumph show cannot compare to an early AC/DC show like the one above. I'll let you slide on the other bands.
Incredible. I have seen them live but this has to be the grittiest, angriest, tightest version I have ever heard. You can tell a band is connecting when they don't even have to look at each other for improv-ed cues. This is pure gold.
Right on! I'm thankful someone else agrees! From the Angus intro till the end of the song...it's the thickest "humbucker thru Marshall" sound ever! Brian slays on this version. I agree...this is when they were their tightest. I'm 49...and yes, it WOULD be great to be 14 again!
another really great version of this song is live in tushino airfield, moscow 1991. Brian vocals were absolutely on point. the only thing is that it misses Rudd’s tight drumming, but Slade does a great job.
Well my son, let me explain. You see, this song and video came out in the early 80's when MTV was still in its infancy and VH1 didn't exist yet. Then, at some point in the future, another channel, the previously aforementioned VH1 came along and put together a collection of classic videos, slapped their logo in the corner and well....there you go. Those of us who are old enough know this video (and many others which may show up with a VH1 logo on them) is from MTV when it was still the great channel it was at the beginning.
I remember waiting all day to see this on mtv when I was 9 or 10 years old. I love how raw it is, the power of it. Brian Johnson was such a badass to me. I still love.
Big time. Re-watching this now I seem to remember the video (the copy that Mtv played in the 1980s at least!) having a kind of 'skip' in it right at the 4:00 mark the shot of Brian singing "...youuuu!" Haha
Concerts aren't presented like this any longer. This crushes all the whimpy/pussy rock of today...if we even want to call it rock. As a bass player, I'd like to recognize Rudd here. He's definitely in the pocket and makes this song what it is. I vividly remember this video in what seemed to be an hourly rotation on MTV back in the early 80's...and have not gotten tired of it since. It's just so freakin' awesome!!!
God I wish we could hear Brian’s voice better in the mix. He sounded absolutely legendary in ‘81, yet he’s so low in the mix here you can barely hear him. Hope one day we get this full show remixed and put out as a live album, I’d kill to hear Brian belt out those high notes again and Phil bang away in his prime with a proper mix!
Check out their box set 'Backtracks', it has a couple other tunes from this concert. (T.N.T/ Let There Be Rock) and Brians voice is up front and center in the mix. But this was a video, and sound quality on concert videos back then was hit or miss. It either sounded great or not good at all.
When I was 11, my brother bought this record for me for Christmas a few weeks after it came out at the end of November in 1981.But my parents made him wrap it up and put it under the tree and we had to wait until Christmas. But one day they left somewhere and we open it up, dropped the needle and turned it up as loud as it could go. After listening to the whole thing we re-wrapped and put it back under the tree. Good times.
I saw this show in Seattle, in December, either a week before or after this gig. They played 3 nights in the Seattle Center Coliseum. Remember when huge bands would play multiple nights in a row in a big city? Fucking amazing and mesmerising...I was 16 and this was my first real concert...on the floor, center-stage, about 25 feet back...just standing my ground and not being swept around by the occasional crowd surge...insane to see them so up close...it was and is surreal to this day. My baptism by fire into the world of rock concerts...and followed up by the exact same floor position and experience 2 months later by Judas Priest, Screaming For Vengeance tour. Beyond mindblowing.
I remember seeing this video when it first came on MTV. I was in my first year of college. It was the first AC/DC video I had ever seen. I had been a fan since Let there be rock came out in 77. Since this video I saw them 3 times throughout the 80’s and once in the early 90’s. Masters of the power cord for sure!!
Here They are in their prime..... Phil, Mal and Brian I miss them so much..... - Brian! You were a fucking beast!!! that high notes were easy for you!!! - Phil and Mal.... the timing and groove masters....
Hell Yeah ! 👍 AC/DC My Favorite Band of All Time, I wore out so many of their cassette tapes growing up, seen em live 5 times back from early 80' - BAD ASS ! These Guys ROCK !
Thanks for providing this. The moment I popped in this song on "Family Jewels", I knew that this wasn't the one I saw on "Headbangers Ball" back in the day. This one should've been included in the "bonus videos" on the DVD included with "Backtracks", along with "Put The Finger On You" and the black and white version of "Back And Black" from the same show, and the still-unreleased "Let Me Put My Love Into You".
Phil Rudd is just killing it back there on the skins. Great performance captured in Maryland. It was only two months later on February 22nd 1982 at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood that I was fortunate that my older brother asked me to go see them live. The band was so tight, so freaking loud, and possessed me with their energy that from that point on (two weeks before my 14th birthday) until today I stayed a huge fan of theirs. It caused me to purchase a guitar and learn how to play it properly. They are the ultimate timekeepers of the music industry. Period. As for that night at the Forum, the band in the video looked the same. Brian Johnson wore the same outfit, red bandanna around his neck, sweatband, cap and Harley Davidson shirt. Our seats were mid section behind the stage on Malcolm’s side. But honestly, due to their stage design, you could still see them in action. Angus running up and down the ramps on either side, cannons firing off, and the Hells Bell. You could still see Malcolm and Cliff whenever they would approach the microphone to sing backup. The best though was when Brian would go back behind the stage from the sides where the Hockey glass walls were and wave back at us all back there. Always polite and considerate that guy was throughout his career. He often took smoke breaks and getting something to drink in the process. I still have ringing in my ears 41 years later. A badge of honor that I will never regret.
ACDC definitely needs to release all of the Pro-Shot complete live shows in a DVD BLU-RAY Box Set, Especially the 1981 - 1986 Era. The LARGO, HOUSTON, DETROIT etc etc shows that they have in the vault. I wanna see it in Blu-ray remastered quality on my TV thru my stereo.
For those appreciate good music like this and long for a time when it was all about putting out quality music and not how big of a social media presence you have- I salute you.
Saw them at The Cow Palace in San Francisco on this tour. When the cannons went off during this song and at the end, my ears honestly didn't stop ringing for over a week. I wasn't expecting them to be so loud. Now 43 years later I can still say this was the loudest concert I've ever attended. 5:54
Young people can't imagine what it was like to see this band in 81. They were so fucking loud your ears would ring for days. This was before every band played through the PA system. They literally had marshal stacks 30 to 40 feet high with the amps to support them. They are still the loudest band I've ever seen and I've probably seen over 200 concerts the last 30+ years. Angus was one of the first guys to use wireless and he was a total spaz on stage, spinning around on his back on stage while doing solos. You used to be allowed to smoke in stadiums and you couldn't see the other side from all the cigarette and pot smoke. It was mostly pot to be honest. Modern concerts don't even compare to this era. Yes I'm old, but I saw good hard core rock concerts live that you can't see today.
It's true, this is the original clip, live (no playback, it's in full concert), with Phil Rudd on drums. Not the one in Vevo which is with Simon Wright on drums
I was 23 when I saw this original tour in 1981, I remember when the cannons mechanically extended from those overhead boxes and knew something great was about to happen.
I would love to see them go back to that setup instead of just having the 6 or 8 I have experienced this live with 6 guns but I want to experience it with a full 21 guns as the song says 21 gun salute
☺️☺️☺️ Vu . 26 12 23 à 08h54 . Comme sur le vinyle de l'époque ( la pochette dorée avec le canon en relief ) que mon grand frère avait ramené à la maison et que j'avais tant écouté !!! La même voix , le même son ... génial !!!
40 years ago and they are still rocking it out. It’s crazy. They really are doing it for the fans at this point. I hope we get to see them one more time.
I was at this show...Landover Maryland at the Capitol Center...I was 13 years old, wasn't as loud as Back in Black, but my ears rang for days after this show...!
james madison ok what the fuck?? since when do you know this person? how do you know they werent at this concert when they were 13? and even if they werent they like this so much that they posted saying that the were and youre probably just jealous because you werent there
![AC/DC- Put The Finger On You [Live in Landover, MD, Dec. 1981] (Pro Shot)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0S6bthC2AHM/mqdefault.jpg)
malcom was once asked in an interview in a guitar world magazine why he doesnt play any leads in ac dc and his response was awesome. he said there is nothing better when you get those nights when your just locked in perfect with the bass and drums and you let the groove of the song carry your performance. there is nothing better than that..............thats malcolm......
That's what a rhythm guitarist SHOULD say.
Ac/dc has one of the best, scratch that...the best rhythm section I've ever heard, couple that with one of the greatest lead guitar players and two of the best vocalists they are without a doubt my favorite rock band of all time. I was 12 when ACDC live double disc came out and got my first guitar around that age. I would crank that in my stereo and have my amp in between the speakers. Playing a long with Let There Be Rock, Sin City, Heatseeker, FTATR, High Voltage etc..made me appreciate this band. They are so tight it could be a studio recording with some live songs going 10 minutes plus. Malcolm was a machine. When I first started playing with a live band I already felt 2 steps ahead, so much that I got annoyed the rest of the band would be off ever so slightly but they couldn't hear it lol. I still to this day jam a long with ac/dc just as much or more than playing with others.
He has stated in other interviews when the band is really "cookin", there's nothing better, its better than sex. Now that is a man with a passion for music, and it is part of his soul.
Black Sabbath
So true.
Malcolm and Angus made many musicians out there become better than most around them.
And I'm so thankful for that.
Salute!
he was a blues man at heart I think
Saw this tour in Memphis, TN. When the cannons started going off, acoustical tiles started falling from the ceiling. It was awesome.
My dad was at that show and he said his ears rang for 3 days after 🤘
This was Brian Johnson about a year after he stepped in to fill Bon Scott's shoes after his passing. Although no one could do what Bon did, Brian Johnson emerged as the powerhouse that we did not know that we needed. The FTATR album is one of the most underrated albums of all time. Check the B-side on that album, more specifically the song "Spellbound". One of my favorites.
Agreed
Snowball is also amazing! Fantastic album! Back in Black,For those about to Rock,Flick of the switch,Ballbreaker etc. Brian has made some amazing albums with the boys!
EVIL WALKS !
Agreed!
And evil walks
Those three in the back, Malcolm, Cliff and Phil, are driving the bus. What a rhythm section! Without them, ACDC is not what it is, and I pray for Malcolm.
I saw them in Glasgow this year and trust me, they are just as good
no, they're no. Stevie is SOME-WHAT ok, but chris is just fucking pathetic. Phil Rudd IS THE MAN
@@ImperialRadioYT I appreciate and am grateful for everything that Phil, Simon and Chris have done
Never pray for Angus... He's every bit as crucial with his thunderous leads, and what would for those about to rock be like without the signature opening from Angus???
Love this comment. They are titans of rock and roll!
"We're just a battery for hire with guitar fire
Ready and aimed at you"
.....pure genius.
People diss Brian's lyrics but he had some excellent lines.
Mike utubesux Did he write those lyrics? I always assumed Angus and Malcolm came up with them...
@@humanbeing2420 Brian wrote the lyrics from BIB through BUYV (1988)
@@SoloDallasII Mal and Angus (as well as Mutt Lange) chipped in (even with Bon) too, but I think that was mostly song titles
Brian Johnson is a talented songwriter as well as a singer,love him❤❤❤❤
Brians Voice is fucking incredible!!! He must have vocal cords made of iron....he's still great and it boggles my mind how he does it still and has a voice left??? SMFH???
Angus is a machine. The fact that he can get all those notes while flipping his head around, and doing his skip dance is just amazing.
Yes, sir. I can barely chew gum while walking...
What about Phil Rudd? He can give a solid 4/4 metronome beat for hours nonstop! And the groove he adds is the icing on the cake. Doing that while smoking a cigarette while giving Angus that beat to go off of. Phil Rudd is a rock n roll machine!
@@x8nis RIGHT about Phil...the World's BEST Drummer (many Experts say this) was the Rolling Stone's Grandpa🤣...Fucking Hell...against Phil Rudd
comes around Charlie Watts like a 👉SLEEPY PILLOW👈...Cheers Dude!!
💯🤘🏽
I don’t think Angus is physically capable of standing still while playing
Saw them in DEETROIT Nov 1981 - loudest concert EVER - Cobo Hall
My ears rang for 3 days, I was 18 years old, f'n awesome
Saw them in the late 80s, don't remember the year but King's X opened for them. Think it was the Blow Up Your Video tour around '88. Third row, floor in Phoenix at the Vet. You ain't lying about the decibel level. Loudest of the 50+ concerts I've been to by far. Was amazing.
Brian Lewis, my grandpa saw them with my dad back in 1982 at the DCU Center or Worcester Centrum, my grandpa still complains that he can't hear out of one ear. I mean granted they were incredibly loud but seriously.
best concert I saw was the same one - For Those About to Rock 1981 - I saw a lot of great concerts from Judas Priest, Van Halen, Def Leppard that same year but AC/DC KILLED IT!!!
Brian Lewis
That's hilarious.
My ears rang for 3 days after standing in the 8th row in front of a stack of EVH's amps at a Cincinnati show for the 5150 tour.
What a show, but I was a little concerned about my hearing. Fortunately my hearing is good, but at night when I plant my head on the pilla and hear a quiet ring, I think of Eddie's high pitched sonic boom at the end of his 25 minute solo
What a show that was. Cobo Hall felt like it was gonna come down that night.
I was there. still have the ticket. my first concert.
I saw it at The Forum 1982. Life changing. Angus! Angus! Angus!
I was there too. It's the only concert I went to in my lifetime. I still love AC/DC.
Dude, you must be one of the luckiest guy on earth...
Very Cool Jon! “Keeper of the Flames”🔥
@@GeneChang-vf3ps Thats how I feel, I saw the original tour for this ablum/song. They were actually louder the previous tour. It was insane.Couldnt hear the next day.
That is my favorite AC/DC song.
Marissa McHugh mine too,seen them twice in the eighties....just amazing,I was a big Angus lover!!!!
Michelle davies did you see them in there rock or bust tour?
Same here. 🔥🔥
Hi
Spent many nights waiting for MTV to play this video.....Those times are LONG gone but the memories are here on UA-cam...Thank God!
U & me both🤘🏽
I remember those days Matt... Seems like a lifetime ago!!!
This is AC/DC for me. 70’s and first part of 80’s! Brians vocals was amaizing!
well the 70s was Bon scott but yea brian johnson i believe has better vocals and crushes it live
@@thunderbird8271 Bon for the complicated What's Next to the Moon lyrics. Brian for those about to Rock n Roll Train/Bus/Taxi/Wheelchair remember that Rock n Roll Aint Noise Pollution. Both for the hard hitting rock that is AC/DC. We can thank Bon's family for asking AC/DC to continue without Bon. And if you don't care for that explanation, Money Talks.
@@thunderbird8271 bon was alot better alot. But back in black was their best effort
@joebidin8511 no I'll check it out. But bon had the voice for acdc. And would have been just as good on back in black.
@joebidin8511 I definitely disagree with that
This is the real official video. I remember this on MTV constantly back in 82.
Phil Rudd is on fire here. Rock solid, groove and great sound. The whole band sounded tight and killer at this show.
THIS SONG JUST AINT THE SAME WITHOUT HIM
F***!!! All of them on fire!!! Rock'n'Roll!!!
I agree - amazing drums in this track - really setting the sound
I believe Phil inspired a lot of kids to pick up sticks with this video, me included!
@@sae7700 me too . him and lars... GOAT is travis barker IMO guys a fuckin machine back there
This is one of the greatest rock performances ever and it's like....no one knows or talks about it.
💯🤘🏽
It's not
@@jerrywoods4066 Tell me what one of your favorite concert performances is?
@@Frip36 it's still good 👍. But for me deep purple reunion tour. Rainbow tour . Triumph allied forces tour . Judas priest British steel tour. UFO live was awesome as well. Van Halen first time I seen them on their first album tour. Acdc for those about to rock tour was awesome as well. Wish I would have seen highway to hell tour.
@@jerrywoods4066 Where did you see Priest on the BS tour? Jealous. I never saw AC/DC. Big regret. No ballads or melodic crap. Just constant blasting.
In my opinion a Triumph show cannot compare to an early AC/DC show like the one above. I'll let you slide on the other bands.
Saw this tour at the Mets Stadium in Bloomington Minnesota. Can't believe it's been 43 years. And what's even crazier as AC/DC is still rocking
They are the kings of hard rock. What they did has been Mind blowing for 40+ years
Your a lucky guy 😥😥😥I’m jealous 😥😥😥😥😥
Incredible. I have seen them live but this has to be the grittiest, angriest, tightest version I have ever heard. You can tell a band is connecting when they don't even have to look at each other for improv-ed cues. This is pure gold.
can't agree more
Agree! Def the best live version of this song I have seen. This was before Rudd got kicked out the first time. Tight!
Right on! I'm thankful someone else agrees! From the Angus intro till the end of the song...it's the thickest "humbucker thru Marshall" sound ever! Brian slays on this version. I agree...this is when they were their tightest. I'm 49...and yes, it WOULD be great to be 14 again!
another really great version of this song is live in tushino airfield, moscow 1991. Brian vocals were absolutely on point. the only thing is that it misses Rudd’s tight drumming, but Slade does a great job.
Talent like this just doesn't exist any more. We Salute You!
Oh to be 14 again. When MTV was still about the "M."
+SPRPhilly Yeah now it's "N" tv
+james madison What could that mean, eh?
Think about it dumbass....
*cough* sarcasm *cough*
Well my son, let me explain. You see, this song and video came out in the early 80's when MTV was still in its infancy and VH1 didn't exist yet. Then, at some point in the future, another channel, the previously aforementioned VH1 came along and put together a collection of classic videos, slapped their logo in the corner and well....there you go. Those of us who are old enough know this video (and many others which may show up with a VH1 logo on them) is from MTV when it was still the great channel it was at the beginning.
I love how Malcolm and Cliff look almost exactly alike in this video.
Except that Cliff is 2' taller haha
@@allfornaught0 and cuter
This song is ingenious ... The chorus line, the arrangement with the cannons and this double speed ending part ... I was in awe when that came out
I'm still in awe!
yes man brian's voice in early 80's was amazing, imho the best rock voice of all time
Salute to all the rockers who still listen to real music! Rest in peace Bon and Mel the real deals.
I remember waiting all day to see this on mtv when I was 9 or 10 years old. I love how raw it is, the power of it. Brian Johnson was such a badass to me. I still love.
EXACTLY
Same here. I used to get goosebumps when the riff started blaring out of that crappy console TV.
@@TheDmonet dude. so me. hah.
HOURS!!!!!!!!... LOL... This one, Van Halen in Oakland, and Journey in Houston.
Big time. Re-watching this now I seem to remember the video (the copy that Mtv played in the 1980s at least!) having a kind of 'skip' in it right at the 4:00 mark the shot of Brian singing "...youuuu!" Haha
This video is so cool.I love how Cliff and Malcolm both backpeddle after their vocal parts, to let Brian and Angus have center stage!
Best version ever. God what a couple yrs
Concerts aren't presented like this any longer. This crushes all the whimpy/pussy rock of today...if we even want to call it rock.
As a bass player, I'd like to recognize Rudd here. He's definitely in the pocket and makes this song what it is.
I vividly remember this video in what seemed to be an hourly rotation on MTV back in the early 80's...and have not gotten tired of it since. It's just so freakin' awesome!!!
Wow i love this concert 🎵 Love Brian Johnson ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Love AC/DC❤❤❤❤ Legends 👍👍👍👍👍⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🧢🧢🧢🧢
Brian Johnson was just a demon.
💯 Out hey to get Satan !! 🔥
God I wish we could hear Brian’s voice better in the mix. He sounded absolutely legendary in ‘81, yet he’s so low in the mix here you can barely hear him. Hope one day we get this full show remixed and put out as a live album, I’d kill to hear Brian belt out those high notes again and Phil bang away in his prime with a proper mix!
Stop ya bitching Mr killjoy.. this is awesome period... We don't need criticism from a wannabe studio engineer
@MrGords78 for you 💩
Check out their box set 'Backtracks', it has a couple other tunes from this concert. (T.N.T/ Let There Be Rock) and Brians voice is up front and center in the mix. But this was a video, and sound quality on concert videos back then was hit or miss. It either sounded great or not good at all.
Brian holding that note at 4:03 is awesome!!
Mother f..... of a track. AC DC is straight out rock n roll. For me stones and dc are best rock bands ever.
We salute you Malcolm,WE SALUTE YOU!!!!!!!
I was there that night. What a show! One of the best I've seen.
When I was 11, my brother bought this record for me for Christmas a few weeks after it came out at the end of November in 1981.But my parents made him wrap it up and put it under the tree and we had to wait until Christmas. But one day they left somewhere and we open it up, dropped the needle and turned it up as loud as it could go. After listening to the whole thing we re-wrapped and put it back under the tree. Good times.
I saw this show in Seattle, in December, either a week before or after this gig. They played 3 nights in the Seattle Center Coliseum. Remember when huge bands would play multiple nights in a row in a big city? Fucking amazing and mesmerising...I was 16 and this was my first real concert...on the floor, center-stage, about 25 feet back...just standing my ground and not being swept around by the occasional crowd surge...insane to see them so up close...it was and is surreal to this day. My baptism by fire into the world of rock concerts...and followed up by the exact same floor position and experience 2 months later by Judas Priest, Screaming For Vengeance tour. Beyond mindblowing.
Best live version sounds just like the studio version AC/DC was in their prime
Awesome group - such a great maybe best pure guitar anywhere! Angus and Malcolm rule
Hands down one of the best damn Rock and Roll Anthems of all time! Every time I hear it, it raises the hair on my arms!
Yo old ass still has hair on their arms?
best version out there....pure ultimate classic hard rock
Their best song in my opinion. F@k%ing legends.
I remember watching this on MTV. I was an AC/DC fan and this made me more on a fan. This is a Rock n’ Roll anthem! One of my favorites from the band!
I remember seeing this video when it first came on MTV. I was in my first year of college. It was the first AC/DC video I had ever seen. I had been a fan since Let there be rock came out in 77. Since this video I saw them 3 times throughout the 80’s and once in the early 90’s. Masters of the power cord for sure!!
One of the greatest live recordings of anything ever.
Here They are in their prime..... Phil, Mal and Brian I miss them so much.....
- Brian! You were a fucking beast!!! that high notes were easy for you!!!
- Phil and Mal.... the timing and groove masters....
Brian will be back :)
Brians highs between 1980 and the Bell and Cannon Tour were alien like.
don't forget about cliff
I saw them in salt lake city in 1981. Loudest concert I have ever been to and I've been to a lot. No frills rock and roll.
I seen them in 1981 when I was 15 at the salt palace in salt lake city. My first concert ever. This video is amazing!
This is my favorite version. The screeching from Angus's guitar is just awesome. Loved when this came on MTV in the early 80's.
REAL FUCKING MUSIC
Yes! This is the video that MTV used to play in the early 1980s. Thank you!
My gma said she loves acdc and wishes them he best :) she was almost 100!!!
A Rock/Metal anthem right here! I remember seeing this one on MTV. Blown away! Loud, rough, no gimmicks! Legendary!
Hell Yeah ! 👍 AC/DC My Favorite Band of All Time, I wore out so many of their cassette tapes growing up, seen em live 5 times back from early 80' - BAD ASS ! These Guys ROCK !
His guitar sounds is so raw unbelievable still to this day
The best live band of all time at their absolute peak!
Gives me goose bumps to this day just like back in 1981... My 14 year old is just a huge AC/DC fan...so ironic :-)
Thanks for providing this. The moment I popped in this song on "Family Jewels", I knew that this wasn't the one I saw on "Headbangers Ball" back in the day. This one should've been included in the "bonus videos" on the DVD included with "Backtracks", along with "Put The Finger On You" and the black and white version of "Back And Black" from the same show, and the still-unreleased "Let Me Put My Love Into You".
+Tom Erdahl Agree 110%
Tom Erdahl and the original songs and video with Dave Evans
My goodness, these guys in their prime is like the Sistine Chapel of rock and roll.
Right?
Never forgot seeing this when this premiered on MTV. Amazing!!!
This is one KICK-ASS VIDEO!!!!
AC/DC is one BADASS Hard Rock Band!!!
Saw them at MSG on this tour. We had floor seats and I remember the cannon blasts. It was loud and it rocked!
Was a treat to see this on telly when it came on...very, very powerful and very, very influential!
start to finish all out power . Angus just lives it Such a great band.
Phil Rudd is just killing it back there on the skins.
Great performance captured in Maryland.
It was only two months later on February 22nd 1982 at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood that I was fortunate that my older brother asked me to go see them live.
The band was so tight, so freaking loud, and possessed me with their energy that from that point on (two weeks before my 14th birthday) until today I stayed a huge fan of theirs.
It caused me to purchase a guitar and learn how to play it properly.
They are the ultimate timekeepers of the music industry. Period.
As for that night at the Forum, the band in the video looked the same.
Brian Johnson wore the same outfit, red bandanna around his neck, sweatband, cap and Harley Davidson shirt. Our seats were mid section behind the stage on Malcolm’s side.
But honestly, due to their stage design, you could still see them in action.
Angus running up and down the ramps on either side, cannons firing off, and the Hells Bell.
You could still see Malcolm and Cliff whenever they would approach the microphone to sing backup.
The best though was when Brian would go back behind the stage from the sides where the Hockey glass walls were and wave back at us all back there. Always polite and considerate that guy was throughout his career. He often took smoke breaks and getting something to drink in the process.
I still have ringing in my ears 41 years later.
A badge of honor that I will never regret.
AC/DC is rock and roll. Holy shit this performance was firing on all cylinders.
I love it when Angus does his "Chuck Berry" move across the stage.
ACDC definitely needs to release all of the Pro-Shot complete live shows in a DVD BLU-RAY Box Set, Especially the 1981 - 1986 Era. The LARGO, HOUSTON, DETROIT etc etc shows that they have in the vault. I wanna see it in Blu-ray remastered quality on my TV thru my stereo.
I agree! Like ASAP
i agree. luckily the largo gig is available in youtube, not with the best quality, but its the whole show, unlike houston and detroit.
When I was 15 back in 1981 I saw doing the tour for this album in the old Spectrum in Philly . It was my first concert. Wow what an impact.
MY FAVORITE ALBUM!
This is a a monster truck of groove powering down the freeway pf rock n roll. AC/DC reign supreme 💥
For those appreciate good music like this and long for a time when it was all about putting out quality music and not how big of a social media presence you have- I salute you.
1982 chick, checking in! '82 being when I was a teen!
This is the one I remember as a kid from back in the 80s. This is pure gold.
this entire concert should be released if possible.
outstanding video doc.!
Man it sucks to live in this time. All the bands I like are at their end. Wish I was alive to see my music in its prime
Great performance! Very, very special performance!
F%^$#@ great....AC/DC in their prime...one of my favorite all-time Heavy Rock tunes ...listen to this forever - ageless
Man this is their best version of this song I love it 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
Yes this is the original video for this song. This video would come on like clockwork every morning on MTV right before school!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
There was nothing like going to a AC/DC concert in the early to mid 80s.
Saw them at The Cow Palace in San Francisco on this tour. When the cannons went off during this song and at the end, my ears honestly didn't stop ringing for over a week. I wasn't expecting them to be so loud. Now 43 years later I can still say this was the loudest concert I've ever attended. 5:54
Young people can't imagine what it was like to see this band in 81. They were so fucking loud your ears would ring for days. This was before every band played through the PA system. They literally had marshal stacks 30 to 40 feet high with the amps to support them. They are still the loudest band I've ever seen and I've probably seen over 200 concerts the last 30+ years. Angus was one of the first guys to use wireless and he was a total spaz on stage, spinning around on his back on stage while doing solos. You used to be allowed to smoke in stadiums and you couldn't see the other side from all the cigarette and pot smoke. It was mostly pot to be honest. Modern concerts don't even compare to this era. Yes I'm old, but I saw good hard core rock concerts live that you can't see today.
This is so good on so many levels. I saw them on this tour at the Nassau Coliseum.
All I can say totally awesome thanks do much brings me back to the ways thst should be !!!!!!!!
0:15 sounds so mean and nasty. Malcolm was a beast on guitar.
Was at this particular show on this night. Still remember this Great concert seeing them for my first time ever.
I love you acdc with all my heart... VERY STRONG BAND 😎💪😎💪
GOOD OLD YEARS!!! 🔝🍻💥🖤🤘
I found this record as a child in my grandparents' house, played it over and over again. Must have been left there by my mom from when she was young
It's true, this is the original clip, live (no playback, it's in full concert), with Phil Rudd on drums. Not the one in Vevo which is with Simon Wright on drums
I was 23 when I saw this original tour in 1981, I remember when the cannons mechanically extended from those overhead boxes and knew something great was about to happen.
I would love to see them go back to that setup instead of just having the 6 or 8 I have experienced this live with 6 guns but I want to experience it with a full 21 guns as the song says 21 gun salute
This is the most brutal and raw version of this masterpiece I've ever heard.
☺️☺️☺️ Vu . 26 12 23 à 08h54 . Comme sur le vinyle de l'époque ( la pochette dorée avec le canon en relief ) que mon grand frère avait ramené à la maison et que j'avais tant écouté !!! La même voix , le même son ... génial !!!
Saw them on this tour in Memphis TN and the cannon brought the ceiling tiles down no shit!
40 years ago and they are still rocking it out. It’s crazy. They really are doing it for the fans at this point. I hope we get to see them one more time.
Brian in his prime ... wow
Happy Birthday, Brian
They sound so great here.
Saw this show. It was the 2nd of 2 sold out nights at the Capital Centre just before Christmas 1981. Great show!!
Brilliant stuff! All excellent. Phill Rudd's drumming is so brilliant. Never speeds up. Just grooves all the way.
I was at this show...Landover Maryland at the Capitol Center...I was 13 years old, wasn't as loud as Back in Black, but my ears rang for days after this show...!
No you weren't you bullshitter
james madison ok what the fuck?? since when do you know this person? how do you know they werent at this concert when they were 13? and even if they werent they like this so much that they posted saying that the were and youre probably just jealous because you werent there