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AC/DC perfected the art of immaturity a long time ago, but now they provide a perfect example for carrying that immaturity into middle age and beyond. Granted, this show dates from 1996, so they aren’t quite geezers yet (late 30’s), but they sure ain’t kids either. That doesn’t stop these overgrown boys from reveling in sexual innuendos and schoolboy smartass behavior. As far as rock and roll is concerned, the posturing is sheer brilliance. So is the playing. For two hours, the band tears through hit after hit after hit, with a precision that is truly startling.
The title ‘No Bull” is a double entendre since the show is filmed in Madrid, but there really is no bull in the band’s presentation. It’s rebellious, snotty rock and roll the way it was meant to be – a great stage show, lots of pyrotechnics, and even an overweight blow-up doll that you’re never gonna see in the Macy’s parade (Imagine the talk show announcers sharing statistics like “Do you know that each breast weighs in at 198 pounds?” or Each of her chins requires two people to prop them up”). These guys rock like there’s no tomorrow. Angus puts on a show that defies any semblance of normal behavior, posturing like a schoolboy on steroids while playing with a manic perfection that almost contradicts his attitude. Every single guitar riff played by Angus and his brother Malcolm is stone cold perfection. Malcolm may be the less recognizable of the two brothers, but his rhythm guitar skills rival anybody’s, and the way he plays in tandem with Angus is simply unmatched. Since we’re talking about unmatched skills, how on Earth does Brian Johnson manage to scream so much, not for a song or two, or even a night or two, but for his entire career? I try to sing like that and I have a coughing fit after five seconds. I tell you, these guys are inhuman.
Personally, I’m not even that big a fan of heavy metal rock and roll, but it is flat our impossible to not love AC/DC. The concert footage is excellent as well, with lots of fast cuts that keep you involved in all the action without feeling disruptive. Two solid hours of mad riffage will keep you entertained, and wanting more when it’s over. Now THAT’S entertainment.
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