AC/DC
AC/DC, ‘If You Want Blood You’ve Got It’, 1978. Back in 1978, BBC TV had a series called ‘Rock Comes to College’ that showed rock gigs from UK colleges. Hence the name. Well done Marketing Department. One week my brother and I sat down to watch the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. But, Alex had died that week. We tuned in to see who the replacement was. It was AC/DC live in Colchester. Kinnel! What we saw was a rampaging animal of a live beast, like a faster, angrier Status Quo with the Boogie Meter set to 11.
Apart from anything else it was the first time we’d seen modern guitar technology. Angus Young, dressed as a schoolboy, was carried around the venue on Bon Scott’s shoulders, playing his guitar, wireless. And we could still hear it! Howd he do dat?! Reader, I bought the album.
This is a live album recorded at the famed Glasgow Apollo. If they don’t like you in Glasgow, they let you know it. This crowd absolutely adore the band. You can hear screams, stomping, clapping, cheering, singing all the way through. The band, although from Australia, all had Scottish roots, so it was like a homecoming for them too. If you like AC/DC, you’ll know why it’s good. If you don’t, fair enough. If you just don’t know, seek this out. It’s a tight, explosive set of songs drenched in Seventies denim, sweat and beer. Unpretentious, heads down, no nonsense mindless boogie. With a capital ’B’. Angus Young’s Gibson SG axe shredding is a wonder to hear. Things were grim back then. This was joyous release. As the band sing; ‘Let there be rock!’ Great cover too.
AC/DC
AC/DC, ‘If You Want Blood You’ve Got It’, 1978. Back in 1978, BBC TV had a series called ‘Rock Comes to College’ that showed rock gigs from UK colleges. Hence the name. Well done Marketing Department. One week my brother and I sat down to watch the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. But, Alex had died that week. We tuned in to see who the replacement was. It was AC/DC live in Colchester. Kinnel! What we saw was a rampaging animal of a live beast, like a faster, angrier Status Quo with the Boogie Meter set to 11.
Apart from anything else it was the first time we’d seen modern guitar technology. Angus Young, dressed as a schoolboy, was carried around the venue on Bon Scott’s shoulders, playing his guitar, wireless. And we could still hear it! Howd he do dat?! Reader, I bought the album.
This is a live album recorded at the famed Glasgow Apollo. If they don’t like you in Glasgow, they let you know it. This crowd absolutely adore the band. You can hear screams, stomping, clapping, cheering, singing all the way through. The band, although from Australia, all had Scottish roots, so it was like a homecoming for them too. If you like AC/DC, you’ll know why it’s good. If you don’t, fair enough. If you just don’t know, seek this out. It’s a tight, explosive set of songs drenched in Seventies denim, sweat and beer. Unpretentious, heads down, no nonsense mindless boogie. With a capital ’B’. Angus Young’s Gibson SG axe shredding is a wonder to hear. Things were grim back then. This was joyous release. As the band sing; ‘Let there be rock!’ Great cover too.