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June 9, 2004

Toronto Rocks due for release on DVD on the June 29th 2004

On July 30 2003, close to half a million people gathered in Toronto for one of the most spectacular concerts of all time. It was the largest ticketed single day event in history, hosted by comedians Dan Aykroyd and Mike Bullard, featuring 14 acts including The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who and Justin Timberlake.

Track Listing:
The Flaming Lips: Race For The Prize / Do You Realise
Have Love Will Travel: Skybox Ballroom Pump / Dig Myself A Hole / Time Won't Let Me
The Isley Brothers: Who's That Lady / Shout
Justin Timberlake: Senorita
The Guess Who: American Woman / No Time
Rush: Limelight / Freewill / Spirit Of Radio
AC/DC: Back In Black / Thunderstruck
Rolling Stones: Start Me Up / Ruby Tuesday / Miss You (featuring Justin Timberlake) / Rock Me Baby (featuring AC/DC) / Satisfaction / Jumpin' Jack Flash

Available to order at
Amazon USA

Thanks to the Crabsody In Blue website!

February 29, 2004

Back in Black on DVD/CD "Dualdisc"

This "Dualdisc" is currently only available in Boston and Seattle. It has two sides: CD side which has the remastered version that everyone knows and a DVD site which is in high quality never before heard DVD audio. I haven't heard it yet but reviews of the sound quality are astounding. If you're not from either of the areas that carry this "Dualdisc", you can find them on E-bay and range in price from about $30-$40 (US) or more. For the full list of features check out the scanned above.

Thanks to the Rising Power website!

February 1, 2004

Brian says album definitely due in 2004

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson told Italy's Rock Hard magazine that the band will definitely come out with a new studio album in 2004 and that guitarist Angus Young has written "harder" riffs than the ones that appeared on their last studio CD, "Stiff Upper Lip". Johnson also said he will be handling lyrics this time around, which will mark the first time since 1988's "Blow Up Your Video" that Johnson will be penning lyrics for the band. He also said that a world tour will coincide with the release of the new album.

Thanks to the Rising Power website!

November 3, 2003

Hammersmith show details.

Here's the setlist:
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Back in Black
Stiff Upper Lip
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Thunderstruck
Rock N Roll Damnation
Hard As A Rock
The Jack
Hell Bells
If You Want Blood
TNT
You Shook Me All Night Long
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
- Encore -
Highway to Hell
For Those About To Rock
Brian Johnson played the show despite not feeling well and against doctors advice not to play. A few reviews and pictures can be found here: Crabsody in Blue

October 28, 2003

US Live at Donnington DVD update.

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The DVD is now available for preorder at Amazon.com for only $12.73 plus shipping!! Or at the Sony website but it's cheaper at Amazon. The release date is November 11.

September 3, 2003

More remasters from Epic!

(The following info is from the Crabsody in Blue website)
-A "Live at Donnington DVD is set for a November 11th release.

-The 1997 Bonfire Boxset will be remastered and repackaged for a September 9th release. You can preorder the boxset from any Amazon website.
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-They will also be releasing "a vinyl boxed set collecting all 15 albums in the Epic Re-issue series. The albums will also be available individually on remastered 180 gram vinyl."

August 2, 2003

New Album by the end of the year?

Taken from a Billboard.com article:
"AC/DC plans to have a new album finished 'by the end of the year,' guitarist Angus Young tells Billboard.com. 'I'd love to get it done and so would [guitarist/brother] Malcolm [Young]. And then once we do that, the whole [touring] ballgame goes on again.'"
The article also states that this will be the last album on the Electra record label.

June 14, 2003

AC/DC featured in August issue of Guitar One

Here's what Guitar One has to say:
Forever Young! AC/DC: 30 Years on the Highway to Hell PLUS! A Private Lesson With Angus and Malcolm On Newsstands Everywhere: June 24, 2003

Click here for the Guitar One website.

June 3, 2003

VH1 Ultimate Albums: Back in Black

Tune in Wed. June 4 10/9c PM
It's one of the best selling albums in history and arguably the finest hard rock album ever made. AC/DC’s Back In Black is a sonic manifesto of survival, minted just months after the tragic death of original frontman Bon Scott. Shattered, AC/DC’s surviving foursome forged on with a new singer, but at first few were betting on Back In Black. Undaunted, the boys took refuge in a tropical paradise and promptly made rock ‘n’ roll history. Ultimate Albums brings you the incredible story behind the making of this classic disc.
ON VH1.com:
· Video

- Brian Johnson on having money
- Angus Young on Mutt Lange

· Interviews

- Angus Young: If You Want Crabs (You’ve Got ‘Em)
- Brian Johnson: Breaking Training

· Photo Galleries

- Check out great pics of the Aussie boys in action.

· Games and much, much more

Log on to vh1.com at: http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/ultimate_albums/67291/episode.jhtml

May 15, 2003

3rd batch of remasters set for July 1st.

Amazon.com has the next batch of remasters set for July 1st, 2003. Blow up your video Flick of the Switch Fly on the Wall '74 Jailbreak If you want Blood

April 24, 2003

Official Re-issues due date is April 29!

From the Official AC/DC site:
Phase 2 of the Epic AC/DC Re-issues is coming April 29, 2003 with the following albums being re-released:
• Who Made Who
• Let There Be Rock
• The Razor's Edge
• For Those About To Rock We Salute You
• Powerage
Each album will contain EXCLUSIVE ConnecteD website access to further enhance the fan's experience with that specific album, is remastered from the original source tapes for optimum sound quality, & is packaged in deluxe digi-paks with newly designed booklets.

March 30, 2003

Amazon.com changes release date to April 29th.

Amazon.com has changed the release date for the new remasters to April 29, 2003. Still no word from Sony.

March 26, 2003

No remasters until April 22nd according to Amazon.com

Over at Amazon.com it lists the remasters that were to be due in March, listed as April 22nd. Still no release dates on the official AC/DC site.

March 13, 2003

Roseland Concert setlist

-Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
-Back in Black
-Stiff Upper Lip
-Gone Shootin
-Thunderstruck
-Rock And Roll Damnation
-What's Next To The Moon
-Hard As A Rock
-The Jack
-If You Want Blood
-Hells Bells
-Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
-Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
-Shoot To Thrill
-T.N.T.
-Highway To Hell
-Whole Lotta Rosie
-You Shook Me All Night Long
What's next to the Moon and Rock and Roll Damnation, If you Want Blood! What a setlist!! But where's For Those About to Rock?

Thanks to http://www.acdcpower.net for the setlist.

March 10, 2003

More info about the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Induction. (And other info.)

IN RECOGNITION FOR THEIR MOMENTOUS ACHIEVEMENTS, AC/DC WILL BE INDUCTED INTO AND ALSO PERFORM AT THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME CEREMONY ON MARCH 10! Aerosmith's Steven Tyler will induct AC/DC. The eighteenth annual ceremony will be held at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Other presenters include Elton John who will introduce Elvis Costello And The Attractions; No Doubt's Gwen Stefani who will induct the Police; Billy Joel who will induct the Righteous Brothers; and Neil Young and Paul Simon who will induct former Warner Bros. head Mo Ostin. The event will air on VH1 on March 16 at 9PM ET.
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All winners of the free AC/DC concert on March 11, 2003 has been notified by either phone or e-mail. Congrats to those 175 people who won.

February 18, 2003

New AC/DC information

First off AC/DC is going to perform a special concert at New York's Roseland Ballroom on March 11th. "The only way to get tickets to this show is to win them from select retail & radio promotions or WIN THEM FROM ACDCROCKS.COM!"
Second of all, the new official site is up here: http://www.acdcrocks.com This new site looks 200% better than Electra's.

Source: http://www.acdcpower.net

January 25, 2003

Some AC/DC Updates!

AC/DC Live At The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London '77 DVD has been released in Japan on January 22.
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The official website (Epic/Sony records" has been launched at www.acdcrocks.com
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Sydney Australia - Jan 20, 2003

Sydney's 'Sunday Sun-Herald' newspaper yesterday reported an unprecedented backflip by the U.S. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

It was proudly announced by the Hall of Fame on November 7, 2002 that all current members of seminal blues-rock outfit 'AC/DC' plus foundation members Mark Evans (bass) and Bon Scott (vocals) would be inducted in March 2003. It was revealed today by 'Sunday Sun-Herald' journalist Peter Holmes that in an unprecedented move the Hall of Fame has now retracted the nomination of Mark Evans.

Despite his work featured on four classic albums released by the band ('TNT', 'Dirty Deeds', 'Let there be Rock' and 'High Voltage' US release) that have amassed an amazing 30 million sales worldwide, Mark was offered no explanation for this astonishing turn around.

Suzan Evans, Executive Director of the Hall of Fame, stated just prior to Xmas that Mark's inclusion, and the fact that this was widely publicized by the Hall of Fame since early November, was 'an error'. Many requests for clarification of this statement and an explanation of the extraordinary actions by the Hall of Fame have met with no success.

The extreme embarrassment and personal hurt that this has caused Mark is obvious. We urge any admirers of the band to implore industry and media contacts to lobby the Hall of Fame in an attempt to have this situation rectified.

Further, anyone in direct contact with the band should make them aware of this erroneous decision. They should be encouraged to bring pressure to bare on the board of the Hall of Fame so that Mark's nomination can be reinstated and he can take his rightful position alongside Bon & the current members.

For further information or updates please feel free to contact:

Suzan Evans
Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
Ph: 212 484 1755
evanshof@aol.com

Roland McAdam
Constructive Ideas
0403 328 924
rolymc@iform.com.au

Source: http://www.acdcpower.net

January 22, 2003

New album update

Contrary to what had been announced previously the next studio album WILL NOT be released in March 2003. The band will meet in New York in March, for the first time since the end of the SUL tour, and talk about the new album. Then Angus, Malcolm & Brian will join London to rehearse the new songs. At this moment we can't say when the band will enter in studio and when the album will be released. In my opinion we will have to wait the end of the year to listen to new material. Brian was on the Mancow show last week from the Hard Rock in Orlando, and confirmed that the boys are meeting in London to pick the songs for the new album. Someone from Warner France told that the new album won't be released in France by Warner but by Sony, this information has been confirmed by someone at Sony France. I don't know the details of the deal and if it concerns Europe only. However that may be, Warner is selling the entire AC/DC catalog at half price in Europe (CDs between 5 and 8 euros).

Source: http://www.acdcpower.net

November 12, 2002

New DVD to be released by Feb 2003

From http://www.acdcpower.net:
A series of DVD called "Rock Masters" will be realised soon, one of the DVD of the series will be devoted to AC/DC and will contain the Live in London 1977 (Golders Green Hippodrome). This DVD will be available in the USA in February 2003 and in the UK/Europe later.
The DVD is available to pre-order at Amazon.com

November 12, 2002

Small Rumor on new album

From http://www.acdcpower.net:
Everyone from Melodicrock.com to SMNews to KLOS have claimed inside word on a new AC/DC album set to hit in March. Rumor is they are recording it in Bryan Adams Studios in Vancouver, Canada like they did with Stiff Upper Lip from 2000.

April 22, 2002

AC/DC Movie

From AC/DC Power Website:
SYDNEY (Variety) - AC/DC will be celebrated in "Thunderstruck," a comedy about five fans of the celebrated Aussie rock band. The opening scenes are set in Western Australia, in the shadow of AC/DC's 1991 Razor's Edge world tour. After a near-death experience, five friends in a band vow to bury whoever dies first next to the Fremantle grave of their idol, ex-AC/DC front man Bon Scott. The story resumes in modern day after the death of one of the men. The producers nabbed rights to three AC/DC tracks: "Thunderstruck," "TNT" and "It's A Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock'n'Roll)." The film, budgeted at about US$3 million, begins shooting in March. Sony Music has committed equity in return for soundtrack rights; it will encourage cameos by its artists and has promised to produce and publish a single by the so far uncast band. Darren Ashton will direct from a script he co-wrote with Shaun Angus Hall. Reuters/Variety (Thanks Kurt & Rob)

April 22, 2002

Live At Donington DVD

Buy the DVD

DVD Features:
• Interactive & animated menu
• Biographies

Audio:
• Dolby Digital 5.1
• Dolby Digital 2.0

Just released!

Live concert recorded at Monsters Of Rock Festival, August 1991.

SONGS:
1. Thunderstruck
2. Shoot To Thrill
3. Back In Black
4. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
5. Heatseeker
6. Fire Your Guns
7. Jailbreak
8. The Jack
9. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
10. Money Talks
11. Hells Bells
12. High Voltage
13. Whole Lotta Rosie
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Let There Be Rock
17. Highway To Hell
18. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

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