Underplayed Gems

Live at Donington (1992)

Live at Donington poster
Original title
AC/DC: Live At Donington
Directed by
David Mallet
Genre
rock and roll, hard rock, musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 107 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a concert film of AC/DC performing at the 1991 Monsters of Rock festival in England. The band plays a two-hour set for a huge crowd with explosions, props, and multiple camera angles. You can watch the show from different band members' perspectives.

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What happens

Live at Donington is the DVD recording of the Australian rock band AC/DC‘s show at Donington Park on 17 August 1991, directed by David Mallet; it was the band's third Monsters of Rock festival. The two-hour show was performed before 72,500 spectators and included real cannons, the Hells Bell, an inflatable Rosie and two inflatable Anguses: one to the right of the stage, and one in the back of the stage during Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be. It was filmed in 35 mm Panavision and had 26 cameras that included one situated inside a helicopter. The DVD includes special features such as stereo and 5.1 surround sound, Iso-cam versions of certain songs for different band members, and audio commentary from Angus and Malcolm Young. Another option allows the viewer to focus on just one member for the length of a song. This option is available for Angus Young on "Thunderstruck", "Back in Black", and "Highway to Hell". The option is offered for Malcolm Young on "T.N.T.", Brian Johnson on "Whole Lotta Rosie" and Cliff Williams on "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". For unknown reasons, this option was not available for Chris Slade. One other feature is a full catalogue discography with audio interview of all international albums. Despite the commercial success of the DVD, many hardcore fans were disappointed that the audio was ‘fixed’ with various overdubs, resulting in many differences from the original audio, although the DVD officially released in Brazil used the original audio. The tracks from Live at Donington on AC/DC Live use the original audio. The audio was used for the Harmonix game AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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