Underplayed Gems

For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow (1992)

For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow poster
Original title
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
Directed by
Wayne Isham
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film captures a free open-air rock concert at an airfield in Moscow in 1991, just after a failed coup. Bands like AC/DC and Metallica perform for hundreds of thousands of fans during the Soviet Union's breakup.

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What happens

For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow is a 1992 film featuring live performances by rock and heavy metal bands AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera, and E.S.T. in the Tushino Airfield in Moscow, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On September 28, 1991, only a month after the August Putsch failed, 500,000 (the figure stated in the notes of the original VHS and subsequent DVD release) rock and metal music fans converged in Moscow at Tushino Airfield for the first open-air rock concert, as part of the Monsters of Rock series. The concert was completely free, causing many people to flock to the concert. The versions of "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "The Jack" that AC/DC performed at this concert were released on two of AC/DC's live albums, AC/DC Live and AC/DC Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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