yeah, this century blows so hard. It's hard to tell where Malcolm ends and Angus starts because when Angus is playing on his own, he seems to have his sound set to play the piercing leads, but Malcolm does seem to have the wall of sound going on, in which case his sound is def huge.
I love playing all the rhythms to their songs. Their so fun to play. It makes you move around and headbang like Angus. It just happens. Even though Malcolm never went crazy like Angus.
@@rickmcgough8048 You will never see a rock band perform a live concert as good as this again, pretty simple to understand, but you managed to make it difficult for yourself...
This is AC/DC at their prime to me. Bon Scott was incredible. Angus and Malcolm going off. Phil pounding and Cliff carrying the bass lines....Its epic 70's hard rock at its peak!
@@timholtzclaw8930 Except that everything sounds pretty much the same. (And the fact that almost every song is in the same key doesn't help.) Don't get me wrong, the band is playing really well here. But the songs started getting better, with much more groove and a bluesier sound. They added space to their riffs--think Highway to Hell, Back in Black, Shook Me All Night Long--compared to this relentless, beat-you-over-the-head garage rock.
@@billkrebs4227 There's not really much to disagree with regarding my description of the songs. Most of the songs in this set are basically one-chord riffs in the same key. Just click randomly through the video; except for slight tempo changes, most of it sounds like the same song, and it doesn't take a genius to recognize that. But if you like this era better, knock yourself out.
My previously favorite under hour show was Queen at live Aid. Angus might quite be the finest guitarist/performer ever! This should have been If You Want Blood's release.
I saw them on on this tour 24th May at the Plymouth Metro, a relatively small club with a capacity of around 500. I was right at the front six feet from Angus most of the time. It remains to this day the best gig I have ever been to and I've been to a few. They were on top of their game and tight AF. I was 16 then, I'm 60 soon. The opening riff of Riff Raff was LOUD and I remember thinking it's gonna get way louder in a minute. It did. What an opener. Utterly phenomenal. It was so loud my clothes moved around on my body & my ears rang for a week. I'm sure it did some damage, bands just don't play that loud anymore. We got there early and helped the roadies set up - Angus popped in late afternoon for a soundcheck and quick noodle on his guitar then was driven off at speed in a tuned Ford Granada. It seems an age ago.
This sounds like a dream . The perfect era of AC/DC too . They were raging in 77 and 78 . Such a great story man .As a fan who was at this show , how was watching them explode with back in black and their evolution til or ? Have you followed each album after and how do you feel about the evolution?
We were spoilt growing up watching them in Australia. Always loved them in the Bon Scott era. Watching them 50 odd years later as I grow older, I can’t believe just how good they really were. The more I watch, the more I’m in awe.
blew my mind little American mind seeing them on The Midnight Special about this time and I've been a fan ever since (Bon era) Angus is great however Malcolm was an absolute RIPPER and may he rock in peace ✌️
God, this is just so, so good. Absolutely no holds barred, kicked in the teeth Rock and roll. So pure, so elemental, so direct and so urgent. Truly this band in their live prime. This is the real fucking deal, and simply can't be matched. As good as it gets.
Just watched this again. It has to be one of THE best gigs ever. They were on fire and so f*cking tight. What a lot of folks don’t realise is how hard that is to achieve. It’s not just heavy, it’s musically brilliant. The song arrangements are so clever. RIP Bon and Malcolm.
There have been many ACDC shows from the 77,78,79 Era release in the last 20 years. I love being able to play them and feel like I'm at the concert. Long live rock n roll❤
What people also don't realise is how essential Phil Rudd was. They sucked when he wasn't in the band and back to something like themselves when he returned. It's the drag... he hits ever so slightly behind Malcolm and Angus causing the guitar sound to sound even more driving than it already is. Awesome drummer.
"I tell you folks, it's harder than it looks" - genius. But I agree, young men these days, they don't know what they're missing. They've been neutered.
1978/79. Acdc was by a million miles, the best band on the planet. Even now, almost 42 years later, I'm thinking about "what might have been" with Bon at the helm. No disrespect to Brian, he came in and did an amazing job, but to me Bon WAS AC/DC. Ride on Bonny
I saw AC/DC twice - once with Bon, once with Brian. Hated Brian, he doesn't sing - just screams. The Bon show was a Xmas special at Birmingham Odeon, where they had two strippers!
Their live performances had a different type of energy, but during that time frame Van Halen was every bit AC/DC's equal as a live band. The two were without equal as live bands in 78/79.
The reality is that Bon was getting to the stage where AC/DC we’re getting to restrictive when he passed away. Had he lived he would probably have left within a couple of years and gone on to greater things. We should all thank Brian for keeping the band together using a live set that is predominately Bon Scott tunes
@@mifune9634 Totally agreed. Both bands carried the rock flame in the midst of disco and punk. And re-energised it as well. Most of the 80s hard rock bands had a little bit of AC/DC and Van Halen influence in their sound.
There will never be another AC/DC. As unapologetically straightforward of a rock band as has ever existed. No frills, no tricks, no gimmicks...what you see is what you get.
@@muzikdude1188 Gimmicks usually are superfluous. But the point is, did he/they get NOTICED MORE because he wore the school uniform? And the answer is undeniably, yes.
@@terri6854 Funny, I didn't see what they looked like until long after Back in Black so how they looked mattered not at all to me. It was their unique and fantastic sound that hooked me.
When I saw this Aerosmith tour at the Long Beach Arena in 1978, these boys came out without being listed on the billing and no one knew who they were because it was their first big tour as the opening act. I had floor seats and Angus was carried through the floor area crowd on a roadies shoulders, splashing sweat on us. They kicked serious ass and stole the show. When we left, I asked everyone "Who was that band?!" and no one knew. That night I heard a commercial on KMET about a new band from Australia with an album just out called Powerage. I recognized the music from the ad and realized that's who we just saw! Bon and Angus and the boys we're explosive on stage and that night was one my favorite memories to this day.
My brother Jacky who sadly passed away 4 years ago was at this concert he was 18 at the time and at the end of this video you can see him jumping up and down R.I.P. Jack
Im 62 now, and loved all types of music, i look back at ACDC this period, they had to be the greatest rock band on the planet, to me , they had the whole package, Brilliant..
In 1978 I was 13 years old and just beginning my rock journey, THIS band was one of the biggest influences on me and where I've gone since then. The first album I ever bought as a kid was Let There Be Rock - I still have it. I now sit here not far from where this was recorded in a venue that sadly no longer exists in my late 50's with fucking tears streaming down my face of pure joy at watching and hearing these gorgeous fucking lunatics once more in their prime.
Bro. I was there and i was only 15yo at the time. This video almost made me cry because of the powerful memory it triggered in me. That was one of about 4 or 5 shows i saw in a 10 day period at the Apollo. All big acts.
This is as good as it will ever get for rock music. There are so many marvelous rock bands that have come and have gone. But for me, no band had this perfect combination of raw power, talent, no-bullshit-song structure and flawless execution as AC/DC in the late 70s. I am not a fan of hyperbole the way it can be found in comment sections around RUclips, but this was the top of the top of the top of rock and roll coming together to form the perfect band: The best lead guitarist of a generation, a man born to be a rock and roll-singer - breathing and living the rock and roll lifestyle to the fullest with all his heart, the best bassist a rockband can wish for, the best rhythm guitarist a rockband can ever wish to have and a drummer that is as tight as it can get - forming the best, most song-serving and tightest rhythm section ever. And all of them come together to grace the world with this performance of a lifetime. AND it was captured on film!
Never got to see Bonn, but I've worked them a few times through the 90s-10s. Always a hell of a show, loud AF, and they always had a professional and cool road crew. I am fortunate to have seen the stuff from the other side of the stage...
There's something about Bon, he had that strut, that charisma, those lyrics and that voice, the way he came across, you can't take your eyes off him besides Angus of course. No disrespect to Brian of course. I would've loved to have seen them at this time but was only a kid. Jesus they were/are a powerhouse here, Powerage my favourite album it's a classic IMO. Fantastic footage.
And to think not long prior to this, he was a bearded, flute playing hippie in a band called Fraternity. There’s footage on RUclips of Bon and Fraternity. In that footage there’s no clue that he would become the bare chested, scream machine ACDC frontman, and become a legend in his own right. A great loss that’s for sure, and still felt today. Many rockers cite Bon as an influence and rightly so!!
I think Bon partied like a Rock Star every day. What you see is what you get. Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. Authentic. It doesn’t even cross your mind that he is fake. Born to be a Rock Star. That Twinkle in his eye, i bet he had some incredible women. Rest in Peace. You earned it !!!!
They got topped when Bon Scott got paralytic blind drunk & off his face on drugs & choked to death on his own vomit in the backseat of someone’s car. That horrific incident led the way for AC⚡️DC to come back bigger & better with the Back in Black album & Brian Johnson as their new front man. AC⚡️DC would never have achieved their worldwide success with Bon Scott. R.I.P. Bon Scott. LONG LIVE AC⚡️DC 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@@5Heth Back in Black WAS the path for main stream fans to all prior AC/DC recordings. Thus, opened Bons unique lyrics and Mals catchy riffs to all to enjoy.
The 'If you Want Blood' live LP 1978 was mostly this gig. The best version of Rocker ever - in the Rangers kit. Who knew? I am more than a little jealous of you guys who saw the Bonn Scott ACDC, I saw them first time at Donington '84.
I was at this gig, cost me £2 ! in the circle. We also went to Back in Black tour about four years later. We weren't to happy that Brian Johnson got the job, thought the guy from Nazareth Dan MacCafferty should have got it.Sounds much closer to Bon Scott's vocals. But changed our minds after the gig as it was fuckin brilliant. McCafferty should still have got the gig though imho
Totally agree, fore sure the best rock album if it comes to riffs. The power, energy and rythm in those songs are unmatched by any other band in my opinion.
For me the Powerage record is probably one of the greatest balls in your face rock n roll records of all time! Never gets old however many times I play it!
One of my favorite all time albums … both Keith Richards and Edward Van Halen named amount the best of all time … best record in they’re catalog. LOVE IT !
Was at this gig at the Apollo up in the gods.. 17 at the time and now 62...Memories just listening to and watching this video. AC/DC were pure power. RIP Bon and thanx
Yes this grand musical band AC/DC...I MUCH PREFER BON. AND LIVED TO LOVE EVEN BRIAN'S VOICE. AND MUST SAY THAT WHEN THEY COME BACK TO THE STATES 1.MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR 2 NIGHTS. WHERE ELSE THEY PICK ...INDY WOULD BE NICE WITH DOME OPEN.😮❤😊
Yes, he is like a steam locomotive at full speed in Let there be rock in particular. Absolutely unstoppable and very, very powerful. I love the sound mix in this video. It is intense, club-like and especially the rhythm section comes across as incredibly tight.
Ladies and gentlemen.... the best Goddamn Rock N Roll band and lineup to ever exist... We will never feel the power AC/DC brings from any other band. Sorry. And Bon Scott is hands down the ABSOLUTE BEST FRONTMAN OF ALL TIME... I mean how could anyone argue with that voice and charisma... just wow ✌🖤🤘
@My Email lol that's because only pussies wear anything with shoelaces all the time. My mans was mostly a boot guy ;-) they are good yes... actually idk where in the fuck you're getting Axle being even anywhere near the top 10 lol. Hes authentic I'll give you that. Generic as fuck though lol. And he acts like a HUGE pussy on stage too lol! Bon would literally probably woop his ass 😂 His lyrics are pretty elementary too so I guess I could see why "some folks" like him lol. But in terms of originality and influence Bon and Robert are hands down top 5. Axle realistically is more down there next to guys like Dio an the White Snake singer. Which Dio gets a bad rap sometimes but you got to think in a broad perspective. And ACDC in the 70s is by far the best straight up Rock N Roll band there ever was. Their albums and the production of them are light years better than anything Guns N Roses ever did that wasn't mainstream. Most everything they did was somewhat mainstream.. We're talking about super classic albums like Powerage that influenced guys like Axle and Slash lol... No comparison at all bro sorry.. Slash and Axle would probably say the same thing and you know it. You can't change facts.
@My Email what? Lol oh lord only douche bags use that word 😂 and it also doesn't make much sense the way you said it.. lol use the word in a better context next time you decide to be a tool ;-)
The sticky carpets. The red sequined wallpaper. The 12 foot high stage. The bouncing balcony. For the band the Apollo was a return to the lands of their fathers. The band always looked after their Scottish fans well, and this gig was legendary when I was a young fella.
@@mrc2662 My first gig was Split Enz at the QM, then Frank Zappa in the Apollo both in 1977. My dad got the tickets and thought he'd got a good deal on seats down the front! I saw Zappa, but the rest of the band was hidden by the 12 foot stage! Zappa came on stage and looked down at me in the pit and just snarled and shook his head. Great days.
@@periurban love it :). My memories there also include Manowar ‘fighting onstage’ with swords and furry nappies, Fish leading choruses of ‘Gizza bun’, Nikki Sixx looking effortlessly cool and pointing at me as the only one doing the devil horns in between songs (or so I’d like to think), Bon Jovi supporting Kiss (awesomely) and so much more. Used to go through to the Playhouse often too, and Barrowlands for Motörhead was an insane mix of metalheads and punks. Good times, great music.
I was 28 when I saw them in Wolverhampton, I am now 74 and have every tour programme since 1976 - family heirlooms ! ANGUS FOREVER YOUNG - may he never stop.
74 AND STILL ROCKIN BLESS YA DAVÉ I'M 65 AND AND STILL LOVE IN IT. J.TULL'S FAMIOUS WORDS NEVÉR TOO OLD TO ROCKIN ROLL BUT MUCH TOO OLD TO DIE. KEEP A ROCK-N HAPPY HOLIDÀYS🥳🎶🎶✌️🏈☮️👍🏻☃️
I was there that night and it’s only now, 40 years later i can now watch it on catch up . No RUclips in those days, I was even lucky enough to own a black and white telly but that’s was about it . Waited a long time for this .
I remember watching this in 1987 when RAGE first aired it. I was 13 and with 6 older brothers I'd been raised on this. It came on at about 1am and we cranked the volume to 11. I miss those days so much!
@@blacklight4460 Acdc was my favorite band at an early age, and then Rush became my favorite band for years, So glad I had the chance to see them live 5 times
This sounds like these stupid "Messi is better than Penaldo" or "CR7 eats Messi" internet fights 🤦🏽♂️ It doesn't help and doesn't bring us on a next level. There were so many groups/Artists, some of them brought a lot to Rock Music (Hendrix, EVH refreshing the old tapping technique, Dio, without digging deeper in the crates). I've seen lots of shows, many AC/DC concerts with Bon and with Brian (i didn't want to see them with axl) and I appreciated all of them and they all came with their different vibes. I dgaf if someone I don't know thinks Satriani is better than SRV... Same if he thinks Kpop is best music that has ever been played. Art is not a competition and you can enjoy Music without needing to make useless rankings. Let's just enjoy AC/DC's Music and Artists.
When I was a kid, I was working for Triumph as their special effects designer & operator, and it was during ‘78 tour of theirs they opened up for us in St. Louis. We didn’t know their music yet, but we DID know we didn’t stand a chance against them after the first song. I still love ‘em now, but with Bon, they were the BEST ever.
I was fortunate enough to be at this concert in Glasgow. It was actually the third time I'd seen them. The first time was at Glasgow University. That concert was shut down by the police after complaints about noise from the neighbours. I remember Bon Scott saying to the few dozen students "We'll be back." They certainly did come back as this concert proved. The band liked to play in Glasgow as they had close family members there.
The Young family lived on Startpoint St in the Cranhill area of Glasgow's East End. They emigrated to Australia in 1963 . Their older brother George Young was the lead singer with 60's band The Easybeats had a top 10 hit in 66 with " Friday on my Mind " . A great musical family.
My grannie lived in Startpoint street, the block next to the firemens, and there were no Young’s on i5. They stayed the other side of Cranhill park, on Skerryvore street.
George was guitarist and backinh singer Stevie Wright was the lead singer of the Easybeats. Georgecand Harry Vanda became legendary producers in Oz producing Many hit alboms for a lot of Aussie Artists but also produced, High Voltage ,TNT , Dirty Deeds, Let there be rock and Powerage
The secret to AC/DC is the open chords that just ring out so much and give the grit that they, and only they can give. They got great mileage from A-D-G-E Love these lads, saw them many times back in the Bonn days, only once with Brian during the Back in Black tour.
I saw them live after the release of "For those about to rock" in N.J. About a month later, I started my gig as a live rock radio DJ on WVRM in Hazlet, N.J. First song I played was For those about to rock! The phone lines lit up like it was Christmas!!
During their live shows in this era of the band’s history, it didn’t take Bon and Angus very long before they had complete control of the audience…amazing!
@@aussierhino8535 I've got that, but it's only 30 odd minutes. They will have played at least 90 minutes. I assume the whole gig was filmed? Maybe the rest of the footage is still out there somewhere?
I was in the audience for this gig. Amazing. It was the first time we had ever experienced radio mics, so we were mystified that Angus could crowd surf and keep playing. A defining moment for all us Apollo regulars, many thanks for posting.
I'm forever jealous. If I could have one last concert for the rest of my life, I would love to have seen AC/DC in a theater venue in 78 or 79. Born too late sadly.
I`ve played "air guitar" for some years now. That night at the Apollo was one of my best performances. I was so good, this guy called Angus Young came off stage into our box and `jammed` with me and my pals. 🎸🎸🎸😄
AC/DC was an opener at one time. People say they blew the headliners off the stage. Here is the undeniable proof. This is how you deliver and how you get it done. No frills. Just great songs and pure glorious power.
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! This is the essence of the greatest rock & roll band Australia has/will ever produce. The best 36 minutes of AC/DC you will ever see, folks.
Wow, I'm almost in tears, I was at this concert at the famous Glasgow Apollo back then. Just before Scotland's I'll fated trip to the World cup in Argentina.
😁 does anybody know if wee Shuggie McGlinchie made it back from Buenos Aires. 😆😆😆😆 FYI this is just a wee joke in ref to the many who apparently did not come back home from Argentina 1978.
'Powerage' = My absolute favorite AC/DC album, the sounds of the album, the timbre of the guitars are so real, so tasty, warm and crunchy clear (Malcolm) and cutting, piercing, slashing (Angus), if you close you're eye its' like being there in the studio w/ them.... the songs are kick ass Hard Boogie Blues Rock N Roll as good as it gets.
I with you. I had never seen the video they made for it until I came across it on RUclips a few years ago. ANd it was already 40 years old then. That was so well done. It became one of my favorite songs all of a sudden. it also made me go find out more about the early forming of the band and all that. I gained a much needed kick in the ass for discounting them with regard to their true talent and musical knowledge learning about Malcolm's rock steady rythym playing wherin Angus fed off that. And I can thank that "Let there be Rock" video with Bon Scott at the pulpit. Oh and Angus with the Halo on his head. Cute. I watch it ever few months now. I have always liked AC/DC. I place themeasily in the top 10 Rock n Roll Bands of All Time.
Angus is simply hypnotic..bloke is literally buzzing...never will there ever be another Angus...so tight on the guitar .his whole body involved in his performance...such a one off..that was one hell of a good gig
I saw them 43 years ago for the Highway to hell Tour in France, it was the most exciting show of my entire life as we can see here it's only rock n roll but I like it 🤟 Thank you to post this concert, the sound is just incredible and powerfull, Bon was the boss 💪
I’m 59, when I was 16 I was in a record shop buying albums second hand 😊, when I saw this crazy looking Powerage album,I brought it home and it was and still is one of my greatest albums I ever had. This band is the definition of rockanroll, love the bon days.it really don’t feel that long ago?.
@@alemgas Think it was the same guy who designed the Edinburgh Playhouse that did the Apollo. Great its still standing. Think it was basically the SECC that killed off the venue in the mid-80s along with it starting to crumble.
If You Want Blood You Got It,AC/DC at their dirtiest best before it all started to slow down.RIP Bon & Malcolm,sadly missed,never quite got over Bon's death,thanks for sharing
Greatest ever version of bad boy boogie, absolutely blows your face off every time…. One of the best bands of all time at the very top of their game. Incredible
I was 17 and won 6 tickets to see AC/DC at the Perth Entertainment Centre, Western Australia and it fantastic. Thanks for this video!!!! Brought back memories of a Aussie great band.
I would pay good money for the video and sound for this to be remastered and released. The energy, attitude and balls is absolutely unrivalled by anything I've seen in real life or on video. At their prime here!
Thank you for restoring and uploading this absolute masterpiece of a life show. The whole band is on fire here, particularly Bon and Angus! Nothing to say about Malc as he is as rock solid as he was every other gig with AC/DC. Best rhythm player there ever was. As a 25 year old there would be nothing better than going back to this night in 1978, 50 miles from where I grew up, with a few beers spending the night in that sweaty, smoke filled room listening and rocking out to the best version of AC/DC there was live and in the flesh. Very clique but I do wish I grew up in this era, with proper music, before the world became so soft, boring and self obsessed. I have tried to find them believe me but you just don’t get gigs or music like this anymore sadly.
John lennon was the best rhythm guitarist. People laugh when I say this until I show them isolated rhythm guitar from beatles early and mid period especially.
I love AC/DC. I'm 60yrs old and saw them 6 times in the early 80's, 3 different tours in New England. Driving my 6.6 Liter Trans Am (401 cubic") in Boston on the Highways, T-Roof's off, on gorgeous sunny days cruising for chicks on my Highway to Hell!!! LOL! AC/DC and Fast Cars were my fix back then;-)
when we look back at acdc 25-30 years from now we are going to begin to understand just how fucking great angus was. the young brothers are 2 of the most talented live guitars there have ever been.
Dynamite performance from the band and great energy from the crowd, must've been a hell of a good night! Hope you guys and girls who went along are still with us and doing all right.
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malcolm' s sound alone has more balls then the whole 21.Century
Definitely a great soundtrack.
Best comment ever !!
Heeeell yea 🎯
Agreed. Malcolm held down the foundation.
yeah, this century blows so hard. It's hard to tell where Malcolm ends and Angus starts because when Angus is playing on his own, he seems to have his sound set to play the piercing leads, but Malcolm does seem to have the wall of sound going on, in which case his sound is def huge.
I love playing all the rhythms to their songs. Their so fun to play.
It makes you move around and headbang like Angus. It just happens.
Even though Malcolm never went crazy like Angus.
The right band, the right time, the right place, the right music. Enjoy it, you will never see it again.
"you will never see it again." Can't speak for anyone else but I don't see music I hear it.
@@rickmcgough8048 you get the point
@@rickmcgough8048 Always one.
@@rickmcgough8048 You will never see a rock band perform a live concert as good as this again, pretty simple to understand, but you managed to make it difficult for yourself...
@@rickmcgough8048 Try ''feelin' it''. Better than either.
This is AC/DC at their prime to me. Bon Scott was incredible. Angus and Malcolm going off. Phil pounding and Cliff carrying the bass lines....Its epic 70's hard rock at its peak!
Yes
@@timholtzclaw8930 Except that everything sounds pretty much the same. (And the fact that almost every song is in the same key doesn't help.) Don't get me wrong, the band is playing really well here. But the songs started getting better, with much more groove and a bluesier sound. They added space to their riffs--think Highway to Hell, Back in Black, Shook Me All Night Long--compared to this relentless, beat-you-over-the-head garage rock.
@@fretbuzz59 Totally disagree but opinions are opinions.... I just know certain people like to act like they are geniuses
@@billkrebs4227 There's not really much to disagree with regarding my description of the songs. Most of the songs in this set are basically one-chord riffs in the same key. Just click randomly through the video; except for slight tempo changes, most of it sounds like the same song, and it doesn't take a genius to recognize that. But if you like this era better, knock yourself out.
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It doesnt get much better than this ...Epic.
Yes , yes , yes !!!!
My previously favorite under hour show was Queen at live Aid. Angus might quite be the finest guitarist/performer ever! This should have been If You Want Blood's release.
It don't.
yes!
Bon Scott, easily one of the top 3 frontmen in rock music.
And Alex harvey
was not is and only for a short time before his drug and alcohol habit whipped his ass
without doubt
Had this fucker gone on ? Number 1
It is truly amazing to see him 'live' like this. And Angus going wild too, wow!!
I saw them on on this tour 24th May at the Plymouth Metro, a relatively small club with a capacity of around 500. I was right at the front six feet from Angus most of the time. It remains to this day the best gig I have ever been to and I've been to a few. They were on top of their game and tight AF. I was 16 then, I'm 60 soon. The opening riff of Riff Raff was LOUD and I remember thinking it's gonna get way louder in a minute. It did. What an opener. Utterly phenomenal. It was so loud my clothes moved around on my body & my ears rang for a week. I'm sure it did some damage, bands just don't play that loud anymore. We got there early and helped the roadies set up - Angus popped in late afternoon for a soundcheck and quick noodle on his guitar then was driven off at speed in a tuned Ford Granada. It seems an age ago.
this comments are pure gold
Thank you for letting us know about that memorable evening!! I am envious.
Merry Christmas, and take good care!!
I am,
Peter Hunt
Bangor, Maine
U.S.A.
This sounds like a dream . The perfect era of AC/DC too . They were raging in 77 and 78 . Such a great story man .As a fan who was at this show , how was watching them explode with back in black and their evolution til or ? Have you followed each album after and how do you feel about the evolution?
I also saw them on that tour, May 8th 1978, Free Trade Hall Manchester. They ripped the fucking place up.
Nice story. 👌🏻
We were spoilt growing up watching them in Australia.
Always loved them in the Bon Scott era.
Watching them 50 odd years later as I grow older, I can’t believe just how good they really were.
The more I watch, the more I’m in awe.
Yes - I loved them then, but I REALLY appreciate how good they were now.
I have always loved AC/DC but just discovered another great Aussie band: Cold Chisel. Bit of a different style but still killer.
@@vagabond197979 yeah Chisel came from the same scene just a few years later
blew my mind little American mind seeing them on The Midnight Special about this time and I've been a fan ever since (Bon era) Angus is great however Malcolm was an absolute RIPPER and may he rock in peace ✌️
Yes it Awesome to see them live lucky growing up in Sydney seen from the start
God, this is just so, so good. Absolutely no holds barred, kicked in the teeth Rock and roll. So pure, so elemental, so direct and so urgent. Truly this band in their live prime. This is the real fucking deal, and simply can't be matched. As good as it gets.
Its near perfect ROCK n ROLL man
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Just watched this again. It has to be one of THE best gigs ever. They were on fire and so f*cking tight. What a lot of folks don’t realise is how hard that is to achieve. It’s not just heavy, it’s musically brilliant. The song arrangements are so clever. RIP Bon and Malcolm.
It's rare to see a concert that sounds exactly like the album... But this is one of those moments
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Or a concert that doesn't sound like the album.
Or actually a concert that is better than the album.@@mahamanahamana8884
There have been many ACDC shows from the 77,78,79 Era release in the last 20 years. I love being able to play them and feel like I'm at the concert. Long live rock n roll❤
What people also don't realise is how essential Phil Rudd was. They sucked when he wasn't in the band and back to something like themselves when he returned. It's the drag... he hits ever so slightly behind Malcolm and Angus causing the guitar sound to sound even more driving than it already is. Awesome drummer.
This should be archived and preserved forever. And when kids wanna know what rock and roll is, show them this. Fucking perfect.
100%
👏👏👏👏👏
they have a drummer. not perfect
Never seen Angus brag about his talent. Just did it
Intensity, energy, and power hang their heads in shame for lack of trying, AC/DC teaches the universe to quit pretending, step it up.
Awesome comment!!
"I tell you folks, it's harder than it looks" - genius. But I agree, young men these days, they don't know what they're missing. They've been neutered.
It REAL man
"If You Want Blood You've Got It" is one of the greatest live albums ever made.
Word 🔥
Word is BORN !!!!!!!!!!
Plus it was at the best venue ever - The much missed Apollo
that is true!!!
And the coolest album cover ever !!!!!
Now this, is AC/DC!
The only real rockers and rollers
This is exactly how rock should be played.It doesn’t get any better then this here!!
Fuck yeah brother.
Thanx. And: Right
Reminds me of my teen years in high school.
Best days..🎉
1978/79. Acdc was by a million miles, the best band on the planet. Even now, almost 42 years later, I'm thinking about "what might have been" with Bon at the helm. No disrespect to Brian, he came in and did an amazing job, but to me Bon WAS AC/DC. Ride on Bonny
I saw AC/DC twice - once with Bon, once with Brian. Hated Brian, he doesn't sing - just screams. The Bon show was a Xmas special at Birmingham Odeon, where they had two strippers!
They so remind of the good days in high school. I saw AC/DC in SF when 'Back in Black' first came out. Sure wish I would of seen Bon live.
Their live performances had a different type of energy, but during that time frame Van Halen was every bit AC/DC's equal as a live band. The two were without equal as live bands in 78/79.
The reality is that Bon was getting to the stage where AC/DC we’re getting to restrictive when he passed away.
Had he lived he would probably have left within a couple of years and gone on to greater things.
We should all thank Brian for keeping the band together using a live set that is predominately Bon Scott tunes
@@mifune9634 Totally agreed. Both bands carried the rock flame in the midst of disco and punk. And re-energised it as well. Most of the 80s hard rock bands had a little bit of AC/DC and Van Halen influence in their sound.
There will never be another AC/DC. As unapologetically straightforward of a rock band as has ever existed. No frills, no tricks, no gimmicks...what you see is what you get.
The school uniform is a gimmick
what you see is what you get....again and again.... and again.
@@terri6854 Not really. If Angus didn't wear that would you even notice?
@@muzikdude1188 Gimmicks usually are superfluous. But the point is, did he/they get NOTICED MORE because he wore the school uniform? And the answer is undeniably, yes.
@@terri6854 Funny, I didn't see what they looked like until long after Back in Black so how they looked mattered not at all to me. It was their unique and fantastic sound that hooked me.
Malcolm been sporting that same hair cut from the beginning to the end, god bless Malcolm and all the great music he gave us, thank you Malcolm.
Malcolm was the backbone of the band, there was and is no better....rip
Mal is a definite rock God
Remember his bleached, curly hair phase? ... I know I don't. :D
Same guitar to
@@vincentstephan6558wait wut? Seriously?! 😅
When I saw this Aerosmith tour at the Long Beach Arena in 1978, these boys came out without being listed on the billing and no one knew who they were because it was their first big tour as the opening act. I had floor seats and Angus was carried through the floor area crowd on a roadies shoulders, splashing sweat on us. They kicked serious ass and stole the show. When we left, I asked everyone "Who was that band?!" and no one knew. That night I heard a commercial on KMET about a new band from Australia with an album just out called Powerage. I recognized the music from the ad and realized that's who we just saw! Bon and Angus and the boys we're explosive on stage and that night was one my favorite memories to this day.
Echt der Wahnsinn das sie dabei waren. Ich würde alles geben um auch in diese Zeit zu kommen. Das wäre ein unvergesslicher Abend.
A great memory to cherish...🎉
saw this tour in dallas
I am 71 now and I still feel Young at heart. Bless you Lads.
LOL, the English never had a clue.
49 bro, I never got to see Bon live💀
Still have my ticket stub along with Bon’s autograph on an Embassy Regal packet!
No f**king way
Can beat that, sneaked in a 35 mm still got the prints
I was there to, must have been 16.. unfortunately can’t roll back time
Thats cool 😎
@HockeyRules I was similar 3 times ( 2 with Bon , then the Back in Black tour) at the Apollo, then around 2015 in Adelaide
My brother Jacky who sadly passed away 4 years ago was at this concert he was 18 at the time and at the end of this video you can see him jumping up and down R.I.P. Jack
@Bon Scott Had the song The Rocker played at his funeral
Exactly have saved the concert to my phone so I can watch it whenever I want
Lovely story Linda. My cousins Billy and John were there, I was a decade too young.
best way to remember him having a good time
Iam bloody jealous... of Jacky.. my he RIP..
Nobody can compete with the intense energy of Angus Young on guitar!!
He played like a possessed man, awesome!!!!
Always preferred Mal myself,engine room of band. Fantastic band
There was one. Mal
Three guys actually ..Malcolm, Cliff and Phil...
And Bon when Angus was riding his shoulders
Im 62 now, and loved all types of music, i look back at ACDC this period, they had to be the greatest rock band on the planet, to me , they had the whole package, Brilliant..
This version of "Let There Be Rock" is hauntingly great!. RIP Bon & Mal.
It sure is.
Ridiculously brilliant so fuckin heavy,best live song ever no contest eh?
@@CarlFrreeland fuckin' damn right 👊🍻
In 1978 I was 13 years old and just beginning my rock journey, THIS band was one of the biggest influences on me and where I've gone since then. The first album I ever bought as a kid was Let There Be Rock - I still have it. I now sit here not far from where this was recorded in a venue that sadly no longer exists in my late 50's with fucking tears streaming down my face of pure joy at watching and hearing these gorgeous fucking lunatics once more in their prime.
Bro. I was there and i was only 15yo at the time. This video almost made me cry because of the powerful memory it triggered in me. That was one of about 4 or 5 shows i saw in a 10 day period at the Apollo. All big acts.
I was 4
'65 BABY!!
AC/DC FOR LIFE!!
what an album to be your first. mine was wings greatest...
let there be rock is my #1 from the bon era.
Me too. The times are changing. Watch them in the float going down the street. Unique!
This is as good as it will ever get for rock music. There are so many marvelous rock bands that have come and have gone. But for me, no band had this perfect combination of raw power, talent, no-bullshit-song structure and flawless execution as AC/DC in the late 70s. I am not a fan of hyperbole the way it can be found in comment sections around RUclips, but this was the top of the top of the top of rock and roll coming together to form the perfect band: The best lead guitarist of a generation, a man born to be a rock and roll-singer - breathing and living the rock and roll lifestyle to the fullest with all his heart, the best bassist a rockband can wish for, the best rhythm guitarist a rockband can ever wish to have and a drummer that is as tight as it can get - forming the best, most song-serving and tightest rhythm section ever. And all of them come together to grace the world with this performance of a lifetime. AND it was captured on film!
Nailed it.
agree. so much better than anything i've heard on the following tour. bon's voice was just so commanding here. was beyond perfection.
Never got to see Bonn, but I've worked them a few times through the 90s-10s. Always a hell of a show, loud AF, and they always had a professional and cool road crew. I am fortunate to have seen the stuff from the other side of the stage...
Yes Rock!
" Let There Be Rock "
There's something about Bon, he had that strut, that charisma, those lyrics and that voice, the way he came across, you can't take your eyes off him besides Angus of course. No disrespect to Brian of course. I would've loved to have seen them at this time but was only a kid. Jesus they were/are a powerhouse here, Powerage my favourite album it's a classic IMO. Fantastic footage.
A lot of people say 'Powerage' is their favorite. I believe it is mine too. Or the 'Let There Be Rock' album. Classics. Big time.
And to think not long prior to this, he was a bearded, flute playing hippie in a band called Fraternity. There’s footage on RUclips of Bon and Fraternity. In that footage there’s no clue that he would become the bare chested, scream machine ACDC frontman, and become a legend in his own right. A great loss that’s for sure, and still felt today. Many rockers cite Bon as an influence and rightly so!!
Vale Bon.❤
I think Bon partied like a Rock Star every day. What you see is what you get. Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. Authentic. It doesn’t even cross your mind that he is fake. Born to be a Rock Star. That Twinkle in his eye, i bet he had some incredible women.
Rest in Peace. You earned it !!!!
Bon was F@#@ing dangerous but with a sly smile dangerous. You sure wouldn't want your daughters around him.
This recording is a flipping national treasure ❤🎉
I honestly believe these guys will never be topped
Never...........👊
try babymetal.
They got topped when Bon Scott got paralytic blind drunk & off his face on drugs & choked to death on his own vomit in the backseat of someone’s car.
That horrific incident led the way for AC⚡️DC to come back bigger & better with the Back in Black album & Brian Johnson as their new front man.
AC⚡️DC would never have achieved their worldwide success with Bon Scott.
R.I.P. Bon Scott. LONG LIVE AC⚡️DC 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@@5Heth Back in Black WAS the path for main stream fans to all prior AC/DC recordings. Thus, opened Bons unique lyrics and Mals catchy riffs to all to enjoy.
LED ZEPPELIN
This entire show needs to be released
It does
It was mostly
If you want blood album
If it is they will be showing that Rosie is not live and other tweaks to the recording.
The 'If you Want Blood' live LP 1978 was mostly this gig. The best version of Rocker ever - in the Rangers kit. Who knew? I am more than a little jealous of you guys who saw the Bonn Scott ACDC, I saw them first time at Donington '84.
i concur
I was at the Hammersmith Odeon show in London on this tour. They were incredible.
How old are you😁
@@andreasdistler2799 - 60. I was born in Ladbroke Grove in West London which is about 20 mins by train to the Hammersmith Odeon.
@@Samcon95 legend😎💪👍
@Aarron Lane -incredible. They were blisteringly loud but so on it. Bon was the Master. No flashy light show - just a full on sonic assault.
I was at this gig, cost me £2 ! in the circle.
We also went to Back in Black tour about four years later.
We weren't to happy that Brian Johnson got the job, thought the guy from Nazareth Dan MacCafferty should have got it.Sounds much closer to Bon Scott's vocals.
But changed our minds after the gig as it was fuckin brilliant.
McCafferty should still have got the gig though imho
That's AC/DC at their peak, after their in my opinion best album Powerage.
It's raw, it's powerful, it's rock!
Agreed. There is no filler on that album and their best "sound" on a studio album.
What a great album. My alltime favorite is gone shootin, it has such a great vibe!
It’s BOOGIE. Not heavy metal; R, and indeed BEEEEE, at volume…11. Come on, you know!
Totally agree, fore sure the best rock album if it comes to riffs. The power, energy and rythm in those songs are unmatched by any other band in my opinion.
4 me is the same the best albums are : power\let\highway ....and the others ( BON ERA )
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!! LOVE IT!!!!
For me the Powerage record is probably one of the greatest balls in your face rock n roll records of all time! Never gets old however many times I play it!
One of my favorite all time albums … both Keith Richards and Edward Van Halen named amount the best of all time … best record in they’re catalog. LOVE IT !
Was at this gig at the Apollo up in the gods.. 17 at the time and now 62...Memories just listening to and watching this video. AC/DC were pure power. RIP Bon and thanx
Ya jammy bastard lad, what a gig!
@@Goofy_The_Scot ..Yup!! jammy bastard indeed., mate...Great memory.👍👍
@@ian2mur jeez are your ears a ringing?
I was there on their highway to hell tour. I thought the upper floor was going to land on us! Fucking UNBELIEVABLE experience!!
Does this make me a REALLY jammy bastard ? I was in the box right beside Angus.
Whenever you're feeling down, watching this concert will lift your spirit high. Greatest live performance ever.
First thing in the morning..💯🎶
32:40 pause the video.
100% agree it's a must.
Yes this grand musical band AC/DC...I MUCH PREFER BON. AND LIVED TO LOVE EVEN BRIAN'S VOICE.
AND MUST SAY THAT WHEN THEY COME BACK TO THE STATES 1.MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR 2 NIGHTS. WHERE ELSE THEY PICK ...INDY WOULD BE NICE WITH DOME OPEN.😮❤😊
Phil Rudd is the king. His drumming here is just awesome.
Yes, he is like a steam locomotive at full speed in Let there be rock in particular. Absolutely unstoppable and very, very powerful. I love the sound mix in this video. It is intense, club-like and especially the rhythm section comes across as incredibly tight.
The original
I agree, completely underrated
Flawless timing, groove and power. What a machine. He deserves a lot more credit!
I call Phil 'Father Timing' because of how spot on he is with his style of playing.
Late 70s AC/DC is absolutely flawless! Firing on all cylinders !
32:40 pause the video.
This was in my opinion when AC/DC was at the peak of their performance.
Bon had so much stage presence. Unbelievable.
I was there 🙂
The Legendary Apollo - I still get goose bumps when I hear this set.
I saw Thin Lizzy at the Apollo the same year...
Happy days....
Haha me too...I'm 61 now. Wtf happened 😅
Ladies and gentlemen.... the best Goddamn Rock N Roll band and lineup to ever exist... We will never feel the power AC/DC brings from any other band. Sorry. And Bon Scott is hands down the ABSOLUTE BEST FRONTMAN OF ALL TIME... I mean how could anyone argue with that voice and charisma... just wow ✌🖤🤘
@My Email lol that's because only pussies wear anything with shoelaces all the time. My mans was mostly a boot guy ;-) they are good yes... actually idk where in the fuck you're getting Axle being even anywhere near the top 10 lol. Hes authentic I'll give you that. Generic as fuck though lol. And he acts like a HUGE pussy on stage too lol! Bon would literally probably woop his ass 😂 His lyrics are pretty elementary too so I guess I could see why "some folks" like him lol. But in terms of originality and influence Bon and Robert are hands down top 5. Axle realistically is more down there next to guys like Dio an the White Snake singer. Which Dio gets a bad rap sometimes but you got to think in a broad perspective. And ACDC in the 70s is by far the best straight up Rock N Roll band there ever was. Their albums and the production of them are light years better than anything Guns N Roses ever did that wasn't mainstream. Most everything they did was somewhat mainstream.. We're talking about super classic albums like Powerage that influenced guys like Axle and Slash lol... No comparison at all bro sorry.. Slash and Axle would probably say the same thing and you know it. You can't change facts.
@My Email what? Lol oh lord only douche bags use that word 😂 and it also doesn't make much sense the way you said it.. lol use the word in a better context next time you decide to be a tool ;-)
And as I said in a previous comment, this is the best Bon ever sounded. None of the studio LP's capture his fire like this one
He was just the BEST! No one impressed me like Bon Scott did!
Bon Scott at his best. The best Rock and Roll frontman of all time! Watch him own the stage.
The sticky carpets. The red sequined wallpaper. The 12 foot high stage. The bouncing balcony. For the band the Apollo was a return to the lands of their fathers. The band always looked after their Scottish fans well, and this gig was legendary when I was a young fella.
Admit. Is gold. And it holds value till it's gone. Thank you for that.
Agreed - my first gig was Maiden at the Apollo in ‘84. Awesome place.
@@mrc2662 My first gig was Split Enz at the QM, then Frank Zappa in the Apollo both in 1977. My dad got the tickets and thought he'd got a good deal on seats down the front! I saw Zappa, but the rest of the band was hidden by the 12 foot stage!
Zappa came on stage and looked down at me in the pit and just snarled and shook his head.
Great days.
@@periurban love it :). My memories there also include Manowar ‘fighting onstage’ with swords and furry nappies, Fish leading choruses of ‘Gizza bun’, Nikki Sixx looking effortlessly cool and pointing at me as the only one doing the devil horns in between songs (or so I’d like to think), Bon Jovi supporting Kiss (awesomely) and so much more. Used to go through to the Playhouse often too, and Barrowlands for Motörhead was an insane mix of metalheads and punks. Good times, great music.
@@iaincochrane8741 Toughest audience to get on side, but once they loved you it was all good.
I was 28 when I saw them in Wolverhampton, I am now 74 and have every tour programme since 1976 - family heirlooms ! ANGUS FOREVER YOUNG - may he never stop.
74 AND STILL ROCKIN BLESS YA DAVÉ I'M 65 AND AND STILL LOVE IN IT. J.TULL'S FAMIOUS WORDS NEVÉR TOO OLD TO ROCKIN ROLL BUT MUCH TOO OLD TO DIE. KEEP A ROCK-N HAPPY HOLIDÀYS🥳🎶🎶✌️🏈☮️👍🏻☃️
Dannnnnm …… Killer !!
I salute you sir! I'm 53 and a metalhead for life! Never will any band compare to AC/DC. Especially in this time frame...
@@davevon3334 yea rock on fuckyea and funky them all
ku/dos!
I was there that night and it’s only now, 40 years later i can now watch it on catch up . No RUclips in those days, I was even lucky enough to own a black and white telly but that’s was about it . Waited a long time for this .
Yea...RUclips is a goldmine for us old timers ✌
I remember watching this in 1987 when RAGE first aired it. I was 13 and with 6 older brothers I'd been raised on this. It came on at about 1am and we cranked the volume to 11. I miss those days so much!
This is the best band in the history of rock in their greatest year. Nothing else is even close.
Except for Rush with Hemispheres ruclips.net/video/t7kKFR_YCD0/видео.html
@@blacklight4460 Acdc was my favorite band at an early age, and then Rush became my favorite band for years, So glad I had the chance to see them live 5 times
@@kushking420 🤙
Damn right!
This sounds like these stupid "Messi is better than Penaldo" or "CR7 eats Messi" internet fights 🤦🏽♂️
It doesn't help and doesn't bring us on a next level.
There were so many groups/Artists, some of them brought a lot to Rock Music (Hendrix, EVH refreshing the old tapping technique, Dio, without digging deeper in the crates).
I've seen lots of shows, many AC/DC concerts with Bon and with Brian (i didn't want to see them with axl) and I appreciated all of them and they all came with their different vibes. I dgaf if someone I don't know thinks Satriani is better than SRV... Same if he thinks Kpop is best music that has ever been played. Art is not a competition and you can enjoy Music without needing to make useless rankings.
Let's just enjoy AC/DC's Music and Artists.
When I was a kid, I was working for Triumph as their special effects designer & operator, and it was during ‘78 tour of theirs they opened up for us in St. Louis. We didn’t know their music yet, but we DID know we didn’t stand a chance against them after the first song. I still love ‘em now, but with Bon, they were the BEST ever.
Triumph is still kick ass . Congratulations for being a part of the best of the best
That Is Awesome
I saw them open for UFO about same time in Peoria,Illinois.Left everyone stunned.
Damn that's like when I seen Ted Nugent open for Aerosmith - damn Ted blew it away Rock On
No one has or ever will rock like acdc
Riff-raff is simply face-melting.
I was fortunate enough to be at this concert in Glasgow. It was actually the third time I'd seen them. The first time was at Glasgow University. That concert was shut down by the police after complaints about noise from the neighbours. I remember Bon Scott saying to the few dozen students "We'll be back." They certainly did come back as this concert proved. The band liked to play in Glasgow as they had close family members there.
Must have been awesome, what a life memory!
Everyone who went there said it was the loudest gig they have ever been to is it the same to you?
Angus and Mal were born in Glasgow.
Fantastic performance and footage. Pinnacle Bon Scott AC/DC here.
I just wish Albert/Sony/epic would release the full show on dvd (which they do have)
The Young family lived on Startpoint St in the Cranhill area of Glasgow's East End. They emigrated to Australia in 1963 . Their older brother George Young was the lead singer with 60's band The Easybeats had a top 10 hit in 66 with " Friday on my Mind " . A great musical family.
My grannie lived in Startpoint street, the block next to the firemens, and there were no Young’s on i5. They stayed the other side of Cranhill park, on Skerryvore street.
George was guitarist and backinh singer Stevie Wright was the lead singer of the Easybeats.
Georgecand Harry Vanda became legendary producers in Oz producing
Many hit alboms for a lot of Aussie
Artists but also produced, High Voltage ,TNT , Dirty Deeds, Let there be rock and Powerage
Fine.
The secret to AC/DC is the open chords that just ring out so much and give the grit that they, and only they can give. They got great mileage from A-D-G-E
Love these lads, saw them many times back in the Bonn days, only once with Brian during the Back in Black tour.
I saw them live after the release of "For those about to rock" in N.J. About a month later, I started my gig as a live rock radio DJ on WVRM in Hazlet, N.J. First song I played was For those about to rock! The phone lines lit up like it was Christmas!!
Oh ya totally. I just love farting around with a E G D A or an A C G D run.
During their live shows in this era of the band’s history, it didn’t take Bon and Angus very long before they had complete control of the audience…amazing!
Benchmark for anyone after I heard this... and they did this week in, week out. A phenomenon. The best ever!
Best version of Rocker EVER!
Your a mind reader
EVER.........👊
That must be one their best ever concerts with Angus at his best,so glad it was captured on film...WOW 😮
Oh ,my how we don't understand how(all) made this happen.
I just wish someone would release the whole gig, it was filmed so must be out there somewhere.
I was at it! It was fecking insane!!!!
@@petedix2554yea
@@aussierhino8535 I've got that, but it's only 30 odd minutes. They will have played at least 90 minutes. I assume the whole gig was filmed? Maybe the rest of the footage is still out there somewhere?
I was in the audience for this gig. Amazing. It was the first time we had ever experienced radio mics, so we were mystified that Angus could crowd surf and keep playing. A defining moment for all us Apollo regulars, many thanks for posting.
I'm forever jealous. If I could have one last concert for the rest of my life, I would love to have seen AC/DC in a theater venue in 78 or 79. Born too late sadly.
Yeah I was watching just now thinking they must have had wireless. Bit risky to use back then, it wasnt solid tech at all.
@@Ukraineaissance2014They had theirs specially designed and built by an engineer. It wasn’t on “off the shelf” product
I`ve played "air guitar" for some years now. That night at the Apollo was one of my best performances. I was so good, this guy called Angus Young came off stage into our box and `jammed` with me and my pals. 🎸🎸🎸😄
AC/DC was an opener at one time. People say they blew the headliners off the stage. Here is the undeniable proof. This is how you deliver and how you get it done. No frills. Just great songs and pure glorious power.
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! This is the essence of the greatest rock & roll band Australia has/will ever produce.
The best 36 minutes of AC/DC you will ever see, folks.
Not just us Aussies but the world. They n them are just discovering Bon scott ,
Wow, I'm almost in tears, I was at this concert at the famous Glasgow Apollo back then. Just before Scotland's I'll fated trip to the World cup in Argentina.
So much for Ally’s Army. :( Still - that Gemmill goal, eh?
all our world cup attempts have been ill fated alan 🤦♂️ i loved the apollo, saw Queen there on 1st dec 1979 👑✊🇬🇧
Alan please no more mentions of Argentina 78. I m 61 now and that nightmare stills haunts me...
😁 does anybody know if wee Shuggie McGlinchie made it back from Buenos Aires. 😆😆😆😆
FYI this is just a wee joke in ref to the many who apparently did not come back home from Argentina 1978.
Remember it all to well Ian. The Tartan army trying to hire and or steal submarines to get there.
The best "Bad Boy Boogie" performance !
I was just in front of the building which used to be the Apollo. I have goosebumbs and listen to the unforgotten Bon Scott ❤❤❤❤
I was 13 y/o when I listened for the first time that live album. It never left me. They are so good. Then and now.
I’m 58 and didn’t listen to them in school
I started listening to them 5-8 years ago and haven’t stopped
Just straight forward, no nonsense R & R
'Powerage' = My absolute favorite AC/DC album, the sounds of the album, the timbre of the guitars are so real, so tasty, warm and crunchy clear (Malcolm) and cutting, piercing, slashing (Angus), if you close you're eye its' like being there in the studio w/ them.... the songs are kick ass Hard Boogie Blues Rock N Roll as good as it gets.
Let there be Rock is really just the perfect live song when they perform it... Unbeatable....
I with you. I had never seen the video they made for it until I came across it on RUclips a few years ago. ANd it was already 40 years old then. That was so well done. It became one of my favorite songs all of a sudden. it also made me go find out more about the early forming of the band and all that. I gained a much needed kick in the ass for discounting them with regard to their true talent and musical knowledge learning about Malcolm's rock steady rythym playing wherin Angus fed off that. And I can thank that "Let there be Rock" video with Bon Scott at the pulpit. Oh and Angus with the Halo on his head. Cute. I watch it ever few months now. I have always liked AC/DC. I place themeasily in the top 10 Rock n Roll Bands of All Time.
For me the song Let There Be Rock was AC/DC's heaviest tune, at least in my opinion. It was a great show i know as i was there as a 15yo. Now im 60.
Rocker is the best tune they produced. All time greatest song from any rocknroll band.
Angus is simply hypnotic..bloke is literally buzzing...never will there ever be another Angus...so tight on the guitar .his whole body involved in his performance...such a one off..that was one hell of a good gig
Awesome when they put the Scotland shirts on !!!!!
Best version of let there be rock
Absolutely brilliant. I saw them on the tour.Angus Young is an animal on stage you gotta love every bit of it. RIP Bon Scott
I saw them 43 years ago for the Highway to hell Tour in France, it was the most exciting show of my entire life as we can see here it's only rock n roll but I like it 🤟 Thank you to post this concert, the sound is just incredible and powerfull, Bon was the boss 💪
What a gig man✌
Greatest rock and roll band ever. And sprinkled with a lot of Bon Scott on top?!?! Sheeeeittt
Bon was/is the greatest front man of them all, absolutely electric.
I believe he is
I’m 59, when I was 16 I was in a record shop buying albums second hand 😊, when I saw this crazy looking Powerage album,I brought it home and it was and still is one of my greatest albums I ever had. This band is the definition of rockanroll, love the bon days.it really don’t feel that long ago?.
That’s my favourite AC/DC album. Eddie Van Halen loved ‘Downpayment Blues’. Keith Richards has cited the album as a favourite too.
me too he taken from us to young
Few venues could rival the stunning atmosphere of the Glasgow Apollo (RIP).
Absolutely
Absolutely David what a place for live music atmosphere was just electric ⚡️
Have to agree and I'm from Edinburgh 🤘
@@alemgas Think it was the same guy who designed the Edinburgh Playhouse that did the Apollo. Great its still standing. Think it was basically the SECC that killed off the venue in the mid-80s along with it starting to crumble.
NO place has ever rivalled the electric atmosphere and superb acoustics of the old Apollo, the greatest Glasgow venue bar none....
Saw them in Aberdeen the night before this show. I lost my music virginity that night. !3 years old.
I have seen about every live performance AC/DC has on YT, and they never missed a note. They sound better live than on their albums.
At their peak. Un-bloody-believably good.
Rock n' roll perfection!
Damn- this rocks like a monster. And Phil Rudd/ Cliff Williams keeping the groove like a freight train runnin wild, epic👊
please don't forget the Master of rythm guitar, the conductor of the band, the one and only Malcolm Young.
@@jonizefox Indeed....that rhythm section is locked so tight and makes what is probably the best band to ever exist....amazing!
@@thisisnotforalltosee1875 probably?
@@thisisnotforalltosee1875 no probably..... This line up missed icon status by mere months. ✌️
0:07 Riff Raff
5:26 Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation
9:04 Dog Eat Dog
13:32 Bad Boy Boogie
21:12 Let There Be Rock
30:50 Rocker
...Fling Thing, then Rocker...
You should fix the first time stamp
@@MrJohnnyDistortion did it now👍
@@eliasyaboooi7214
ATABOY!😀
Thank YOU very muche.👍🤝
Nobody brings you ROCK with a STYLE that reverbs in your head so hard you become each song that they play!!
These boyz knew how to rock!!!
woww, pure energy!!
If You Want Blood You Got It,AC/DC at their dirtiest best before it all started to slow down.RIP Bon & Malcolm,sadly missed,never quite got over Bon's death,thanks for sharing
Same
Greatest ever version of bad boy boogie, absolutely blows your face off every time…. One of the best bands of all time at the very top of their game. Incredible
100%. makes the studio version seem tame.
@@toddinthemiddleYeah and the studio version is just bad
Iam so bloody jealous of all of those who saw this tour live... OMG they were so young.. the ..Young brothers!!
I was 17 and won 6 tickets to see AC/DC at the Perth Entertainment Centre, Western Australia and it fantastic. Thanks for this video!!!! Brought back memories of a Aussie great band.
This is classic Acca Dacca head banging stuff I remember as a teenager in the wild rock and roll 70's, GO ANGUS 🎸
I would pay good money for the video and sound for this to be remastered and released. The energy, attitude and balls is absolutely unrivalled by anything I've seen in real life or on video. At their prime here!
@@ryandoespools *the whole show.
Watching this has put me in an amazing mood, great performance!!!🤘😈🤘
Me too brother. - was kinda down. Now I have a big smile.
Thank you for restoring and uploading this absolute masterpiece of a life show. The whole band is on fire here, particularly Bon and Angus! Nothing to say about Malc as he is as rock solid as he was every other gig with AC/DC. Best rhythm player there ever was.
As a 25 year old there would be nothing better than going back to this night in 1978, 50 miles from where I grew up, with a few beers spending the night in that sweaty, smoke filled room listening and rocking out to the best version of AC/DC there was live and in the flesh. Very clique but I do wish I grew up in this era, with proper music, before the world became so soft, boring and self obsessed. I have tried to find them believe me but you just don’t get gigs or music like this anymore sadly.
All due respect to AC/DC who inspired me to play guitar and Bon who absolutely rules, EVH is the greatest rhythm guitarist of all time
John lennon was the best rhythm guitarist. People laugh when I say this until I show them isolated rhythm guitar from beatles early and mid period especially.
Who plays the best guitar? Who fcukn cares? Boys were raisin the roof that night.
@@Ukraineaissance2014 Y no te olvides de BOB DIDDLEY saludos!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🤟🏻⚡
Been shown regularly on Rage for the last 3 decades in better quality. Must’ve been an exhaustive restoration process.
I love AC/DC. I'm 60yrs old and saw them 6 times in the early 80's, 3 different tours in New England. Driving my 6.6 Liter Trans Am (401 cubic") in Boston on the Highways, T-Roof's off, on gorgeous sunny days cruising for chicks on my Highway to Hell!!! LOL! AC/DC and Fast Cars were my fix back then;-)
The Centrum in Worcester?
@@rustybeltway2373 Yes, How Did You Know???
Hell yeah! That's what it's all about!
@@fredyoder5197 They Were The Best Times Of My Life;-) Now I'm 60 and Still Love AC/DC!
Now I'm living the "Down Payment Blues ". Got myself a Cadillac, but I can't afford the gasoline!" Ha,ha...
when we look back at acdc 25-30 years from now we are going to begin to understand just how fucking great angus was. the young brothers are 2 of the most talented live guitars there have ever been.
Let There Be Rock, first single I ever heard by AC/DC in 1978, I was 14, best heavy rock band ever and Glasgow Apollo, best venue ever
We were at the Victoria Hall Keighley west Yorkshire gig in 1978. 250 in attendance. Wow. Amazing. Cant find any footage 😔
Have never heard them sound better. What a performance.
62 years old now, and was in the front stalls that night.
Still got the ticket stub after all these years.
This is pure…this is live…this is music as it has to be🙏🏻🎸🎸
Dynamite performance from the band and great energy from the crowd, must've been a hell of a good night! Hope you guys and girls who went along are still with us and doing all right.