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	• Backtracks (2CD+DVD) AC/DC Sony Legacy, 2009 average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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A great set! I love hearing Bon Scott songs that I HAVEN'T heard before! Even the Brian Johnson songs are unique! It's like getting a couple of "new" albums. A must for AC/DC fans!

Great for fans that want it all

This is a great collection of materials I'd not previously heard. I especially enjoyed the "behind the scenes" videos included on the DVD. A great addition to any rabid AC/DC fan's collection

Rarities that Rock

Backtracks. I've been an AC/DC fan for a long time. I've got just about everything they've released. All except for the majority of what's on the CDs in this box set. There are some songs here, like Fling Thing, that might seem pointless, but, you know what, who cares. There are some really great early songs on here--as well as some from the late the eighties. Examples: Cold Hearted Man (excellent early song that rocks all the way), Crabsody In Blue (awesome blues-based tune that'll have you grinning as it rocks your socks off), Borrowed Time, Down on the Borderline (I've run these two eighties rockers into the ground), Big Gun (if you've never heard it before, and you're a big AC/DC fan, this is a treat), and, finally, Cyberspace. Just a great song that closes out the first disc. The second disc is all supposedly rare live stuff--and maybe that's the case on CD, but, I think, some of it was on Plug Me In (of course, the video portion of it). The DVD included with this particular version of Backtracks contains the various music videos the band has done over the years. Over all, if anything, this set is worth it for the studio rarities disc. The DVD is just a nice added bonus.

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Great item for AC/DC lovers!

I bought this for my husband as a holiday gift and we BOTH ended up loving it! You can also buy this in larger 'backtrack' pack that includes a bunch of other fan stuff but this appears to be the best part of that pack INMO. Great live footage of AC/DC in their younger days with Bon Scott plus footage of their most recent tour. Enjoy!

Some cool curios from Down Under

This is the release without the guitar amplifier, though I would have wondered what it sounded like with my Stratocaster through it, since neither Angus nor Malcolm play one.

"Backtracks" is not a "greatest hits" album. AC/DC have steadfastly refused to do one. The closest you're going to get on that is "Who Made Who."

This is more of an odds 'n sods album, largely unreleased live material and studio material only released in Australia up until now. Most fans know that the Australian releases of the early albums are different to the ones released in the rest of the world (album art, track listing, etc.). This gives you some of those tracks.

Three stand out: "Crabsody In Blue" (you'll itch after listening to it; my wife said "ewww!"), "R.I.P." (Rock In Peace), a solid AC/DC Bon Scott era straight-ahead, no BS, Aussie hard rock 'n boogie, and "Love Song." I believe this one was written about Bon's then-wife, Jane, and has to be heard to be believed. Gentle, non-distorted guitar and Bon professing his love in an almost Beatle-esque fashion (or, to be more accurate, in the style of the elder Young brothers Aussie pop band, The Easybeats).

The CD with the live tracks are...well, if you've seen AC/DC live (I have), you'll know what to expect! Turn it LOUD! Brian Johnson really tears the paint off the walls with his renditions of songs both old and new.

The DVD is interesting mostly as a curio, but the addition of the video of "Highway To Hell" is almost disturbing, since Bon would be dead soon after.

And, as with AC/DC, don't take it too seriously. Quaff your favourite Aussie beverage (Fosters, XXXX, etc.), and, as I said, play it LOUD.

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Throughout their 35 years of recording, AC/DC has had several tracks that have appeared in a myriad of places besides their official studio albums. From singles to soundtracks to promo samplers, their stray songs have been sought after by fans and highly collectible. Now, for the first time, Backtracks collects 12 of the band?s studio rarities and 15 live rarities and presents them in full remastered form to take their place along side the rest of the band?s canon (pun intended?). Includes the highly sought-after ?Cold Hearted Man,? ?Rock In Peace? and ?Borrowed Time?. Also features ?Big Gun? ? never before on any AC/DC album!

The third disc brings the million-selling Family Jewels franchise up to date, covering 1993?s ?Big Gun? through 2009?s ?Anything Goes?. Also included are rare alternate videos for 4 songs as well as the promo clips for the LIVE album AND the previously unreleased ?Guns For Hire.?

Track Listing

CD1 [STUDIO RARITIES]
1. Stick Around: Released on Australian-only LP High Voltage
2. Love Song: Released on Australian-only LP High Voltage
3. Fling Thing: Released on Australian 7? single ?Jailbreak?
4. R.I.P. (Rock In Peace): Released on Australian-only LP Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
5. Carry Me Home: Released on Australian 7? single ?Dog Eat Dog?
6. Crabsody In Blue: Released on Australian LP Let There Be Rock
7. Cold Hearted Man: First released on Australian 7? single ?Rock ?N? Roll Damnation?
8. Snake Eye: Released on Australian 12? single ?Heatseeker?
9. Borrowed Time: First released on Australian 12? single ?That?s The Way I Wanna Rock ?N? Roll?
10. Down On The Borderline: Released on Australian ?Moneytalks? 7?, 12? and CD single
11. Big Gun: First released on World-Wide CD soundtrack ?Last Action Hero?
12. Cyberspace: First released on Australian CD single ?Safe In New York City?

CD 2 [LIVE RARITIES]
1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (live) (Sydney Festival, 30 Jan. 1977): Released on Australia-only promo compilation ?Long Live The Evolution?
2. Dog Eat Dog (live) (Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, 30 Apr. 1978): First released on Australian 7? single ?Whole Lotta Rosie?
3. Live Wire (live) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 2 Nov. 1979): First released on UK 7? single ?Touch Too Much?
4. Shot Down In Flames (live) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 2 Nov. 1979): First released on UK 7? single ?Touch Too Much?
5. Back In Black (live) (Capital Center, Landover MD, 21 Dec. 1981): First released on UK 12? single ?Let?s Get It Up?
6. T.N.T. (live) (Capital Center, Landover MD, 20 Dec. 1981): First released on UK 12? single ?Let?s Get It Up?
7. Let There Be Rock (live) (Capital Center, Landover MD, 21 Dec. 1981): First released on UK 12? single ?For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)?
8. Guns For Hire (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983): First released on UK 7? and 12? maxi single ?Who Made Who?
9. Rock And Roll Ain?t Noise Pollution (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983): First released on UK 12? single ?Nervous Shakedown?
10. This House Is On Fire (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983): First released on UK 12? single ?Nervous Shakedown?
11. You Shook Me All Night Long (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983): First released on UK 12? single ?You Shook Me All Night Long?
12. Jailbreak (live) (Dallas TX, 12 Oct. 1985): Released on UK and European 12? single ?Shake Your Foundations?
13. Highway To Hell (live) (Tushino Airfield, Moscow, 28 Sept. 1991): Released on French mini CD ?5 Titres Inedits En Concert?
14. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (live) (Tushino Airfield, Moscow, 28 Sept. 1991): First released on European CD single ?Big Gun?
15. Safe In New York City (live) (Phoenix AZ, 13 Sept. 2000): First released on US Promo CD single ?Safe In New York City?

DVD ?Family Jewels Disc Three? VIDEOS
Big Gun
Hard As A Rock
Hail Caesar
Cover You In Oil
Stiff Upper Lip
Satellite Blues
Safe In New York City
Rock N Roll Train
Anything Goes

BONUS VIDEOS
Jailbreak
It?s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ?N? Roll)
Highway To Hell
You Shook Me All Night Long
Guns For Hire
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (live)
Highway To Hell (live)

BONUS FEATURES
The Making Of Hard As A Rock
The Making Of Rock N Roll Train

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Tracks
Stick Around | Love Song | Fling Thing | R.I.P. (Rock In Peace) | Carry Me Home | Crabsody In Blue | Cold Hearted Man | Snake Eye | Borrowed Time | Down On The Borderline | Big Gun | Cyberspace | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (live) (Sydney Festival, 30 Jan. 1977) | Dog Eat Dog (live) (Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, 30 Apr. 1978) | Live Wire (live) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 2 Nov. 1979) | Shot Down In Flames (live) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 2 Nov. 1979) | Back In Black (live) (Capital Center, Landover MD, 21 Dec. 1981) | T.N.T. (live) (Capital Center, Landover MD, 20 Dec. 1981) | Let There Be Rock (live) (Capital Center, Landover MD, 21 Dec. 1981) | Guns For Hire (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983) | Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983) | This House Is On Fire (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983) | You Shook Me All Night Long (live) (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI, 18 Nov. 1983) | Jailbreak (live) (Dallas TX, 12 Oct. 1985) | Highway To Hell (live) (Tushino Airfield, Moscow, 28 Sept. 1991) | For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (live) (Tushino Airfield, Moscow, 28 Sept. 1991) | Safe In New York City (live) (Phoenix AZ, 13 Sept. 2000)

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