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AC/DC: Live at River Plate [Blu-ray]

5 star:		(47)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

ACDC is my favorite band so I had to go get this Blu-Ray today.

The Concert venue is Awesome and the emense crowd is all Jacked Up to say the least for this show.

Visually as well as the sound are very good for an outdoor show so big.

The use of multple cameras is nice to have,but if you have seen U2 360 then you know where I'm going with this.Every 3 or 4 seconds your wisked away to another shot of a band member,the group,the audience as a whole or section,or a tatoo on someone's arm of ACDC...etc (To the Editors of the disk.)Can you please stop long enough to take in the perspective of feeling your at the show as a person instead of a 100 cameras blinking. Way to many audience shots mixed into the show every few seconds.

Whoever edits these concerts and press's the button to cut to camera 2, back to camera 30, now to camera 16 thru the numders of cameras every 10 seconds or so,split screens,3 split screens. Come on,the guys that do this need to relax and lay off the coffee."It IS way Overdone!

Worse of all someone,the Band has to aprove this,seriously?

Anywho if you can overcome the camera symphony its a great show could of done some different songs this tour with the older stuff.Song set selection is similiar to No Bull and Donnington with 4 new songs off Black Ice mixed in.

Let There Be Rock "the Movie" I seen in Theatres long ago will make up for it with less camera vollying and the pre Johnson set list.

If you dont aprove of this kind of camera work in your concert DVDs let them know here,somewhere please.

Its borderline unprofessional!

2 Stars lost from cameraitis.

I was really looking forward to watching this dvd but the editing gave me a headache after the first five minutes. Can someone explain to me why each camera shot is only 3 to 4 seconds long? I wish I had waited to read the reviews before I wasted my money on this.

Can't understand. Well, maybe I do. If previous DVD releases with this catastrophic headache-inducing editing sold, why change it?

I went for this with high expectations that this did not follow the same trend of previous releases (not only by AC/DC, but by other bands as well). No such luck. Editing is atrocious, you can barely watch someone playing at all, the takes are all over the place, changing from second to second.

Gosh, it's so frustrating. You know the music is there (after all, you're listening to it!), the performance is there, but can simply NOT SEE IT!

Avoidable.

I have been an AC/DC fan since I was 8 years old. That is a lot of years now. (I'm 43)

I collect nearly everything I can concerning AC/DC. Yes, all album cover variants, etc. My wife loves me.

This video is very good. The crowd in Argentina is really what made it good.

The set list is pretty standard live stuff.

Shot down in flames, and dog eat dog are a nice change of pace, and harken back to the earlier Bon material. Well Dog Eat Dog is earlier Bon material. Shot down in flames is from Highway to Hell, which was Bon's last album with the band.

The band does a good job of chugging through the set list, and the crowd eats it up.

Interestingly, over the past few tours, Brian seems to be taking over a bit of the spotlight from Angus. This is understandable, considering their age, and the effort it takes to pull off the antics Angus does every night. Frankly, I like the balance, as Brian is a loveable ham, and does a solid job of engaging the crowd while not overdoing it.

Angus has really toned down the head bobbing and racing all over the stage. Still breaks out the Chuck Berry duck walk now and then, but his act is half of what is was when he was a younger man. Still kills it on the guitar!

I still feel that Live at Donington is their best live video in the Brian era. Granted, they were much younger, and the show had a bit more energy; which I guess is what struck me about this video. The lads are getting old, and it shows a bit. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't do what they do night after night on these gigantic tours they pull off. I guess it was a harsh dose of reality that myself and the band are getting old.

While I agree to a point with some of the reviews regarding the camera angles, I didn't find it too distracting. Especially when they would get a shot of some of the lovely ladies of Argentina in the crowd.

I enjoyed the DVD, and will forever love this band.

Fans casual or otherwise will want to add this to their collection.

I just picked up my copy today and the most impressive aspect of this disc is the SOUND......its incredible....My blu-ray player is hooked up to my home theater system via optical cable...I swear its just like they are in the room! The sound is RIGHT THERE...by far better than any of their other dvd/bluray releases....In "Ballbreaker" and "Stiff Upper Lip", the guitars sound somewhat "distant." Anyone who owns those will know what I mean...but not this show...I'm still somewhat partial to Live At Donnington but I definitely got more with this disc than I was expecting....HD makes all the difference in the world....I had to laugh when Brian Johnson said, "We don't speak Spanish very well but we play ROCK AND ROLL pretty good!".....FIVE STARS for sure..I wish I could give it more....put it on Dolby Digital Multi-channel and crank it up...it will take your breath!

the long anticipated DVD from AC/DC's "black ice" tour is finally here.....and yes, it (mostly) delivers.

visually, blu-ray owners will more than likely be impressed, especially when comparing it head-to-head with the "plaza de toros" or "donnington" blu-ray titles. owners of big-screen HDTVs will be just as impressed with the picture quality as the folks with typical screen sizes.

performance-wise, the boys still play with more urgency than bands half-their age. having said that, occasionally the tempos might feel a tad slightly restrained on some of the quicker numbers (like "whole lotta rosie")....but then again, it'd be asking alot for them to play like it's 1977 again.

crowd-wise, let's just say the band sure knows how to pick host cities for their official releases, that's for sure. i promise you, no one's gonna mistake this for a miley cyrus crowd.....

setlist-wise, casual fans oughta eat it up. it's one classic track after another, and it's certainly a testimony as to how much well-known material the band has in their arsenal. on the other hand, some diehards might grumble about the choice of songs. take out the four new songs from "black ice" (for some reason, "anything goes" isn't included....don't know if it wasn't played, or played but not included), and you pretty much have the same songs you'll find on their other live releases. the most "obscure" track is arguably "dog eat dog", but even that song appears on the "plaza" release. of course it's understandable to include "go to" tracks like "you shook me all night long", "for those about to rock", "highway to hell", etc.....but some of the other songs should've been swapped out for lesser-known numbers, even if it was just for this one show (ala the "stiff upper lip" DVD).

but the truth is, once you fire this up in your DVD player, the negatives will probably wash away & you'll be basking in the positives. pick this DVD up ASAP, then count down the days 'til the "let there be rock" DVD release....it's a good month to be an AC/DC fan.

First a quick word: After reading the other reviews about the camera madness, I was really reluctant to purchase this. I had it in my cart, deleted it, ordered it, tried to cancel, but didn't get to it in time. Bottom line, I am really glad that I bought it. The camera's in my opinion are not crazy. There are alot of point of view changes, double screens, sometimes triple split screens, but camera madness? I didn't feel that way at all. Once I got used to the POV changes, the concert flowed and I liked the tempo of the changes and face it, these guys move around, especially Angus. It's ACDC!

Now why I rated five stars. The picture is amazing playing through a ps3 on a new HDTV, I was truly happy with the picture quality, so amazingly bright and clear, and the sound, is also incredible, so clear in fact you can hear every nuance of Angus playing, even the occasional flubs (it happens to everyone once in a while!). All in all, this band is still great live, such high energy, such great songs. I thought the song choice was right on, this was in support of Black Ice, so why would they not play songs from it??? When you have a band with such a prolific career you are not going to satisfy everyone when a setlist is concerned. Also there were a few cute moments, the "strip tease" of Angus and the devil horns. As stated by other reviewers these fans are high energy and SO excited. Their jubilance was a great part of this show, they deserve a star all on their own!!! Where can I get a pair of those devil horns??

I nearly forgot to talk about the extra features, forgive me! The backstage features are : The Fan, The Roadie and the Guitar Tech and the Meat. And another featuring the animation they used on the big screens. I enjoy the sections on the fans, there are some pretty wild fans in Argentina! So many slept out there overnight in storms and rain to get the best seats they could. Music really does unite people all over the world I also love the backstage looks. They had a soccer game the night before the concert and had to work two overnight crewss to get the stadium ready for ACDC, this was a huge show and required alot of work. I love seeing the stage builds, preparation, the guys coming out and getting a look at everything as it goes up. You see all those shots here and hear from the roadies and the guitar techs. You get shots of the setlist, guitar setups, interviews with many different people associated with putting on the show, including the film producer who talks about selecting Argentina and the challenges of setting up filming. You get to see them filming. Some very cool extras I must say. I also loved the animation (pink floyd and ozzy use animation on big screens too and I dig it)

All in all the product deserves five stars, afterall, when it comes to blu-ray it's all about is it worth the money for the picture and sound, I haven't viewed the DVD but I would say YES.

One thought, they had a very cool long cat walk with an extra stage in the center, this was used only once by Angus, during an extended guitar solo/jam. Brian occasionally went about half way along the catwalk, but I wondered why they didn't utilize it more. Just a random ??

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. What a great band, I wish I had been there. Both ACDC and Argentina know how to rock.

Like most people who purchased "Live at River Plate", I am also an AC/DC fanatic. I have bought literally everything they have ever made over the years, and as far as Live DVD's go, this one is superior to the others.

My favorite DVD prior to this was "Live at Donnington". The crowd in England was electric and MASSIVE! They were on their "A" game. Oh, I'm a fan of the old Bon Scott Live DVD as well. I mean it's AC/DC we're talking about. What's not to love?

What puts this latest effort above the rest is, well, geez...I can't put my finger on it. The band sounds great. They are right on every song. The crowd is absolutely amazing. They are so fired up!!! They start Jumping at the first chord of "Rock and Roll Train" and just never stop. Obviously anyone can get nitpicky about what songs they chose to play and stuff like that, but man, this thing is filmed wonderfully and truly shows the raw unabated power that is AC/DC. No other band on the planet even comes close...not even in the same league.

If you're questioning buying this, just go on line and view the video for Rock and Roll Train or Dirty Deeds Live at River Plate. I guarentee you will scoop this up in seconds.

Trust me...get it. So much better than "No Bull" or anything else they've done in years. They wanted this one, and they nailed it!

I have Live at Donington on DVD, and had been considering upgrading it to Blu-Ray because it's just THAT good. Then, BOOM, the lads release this gem from their latest tour with an insane crowd in Argentina. So, I figured this would be my chance to "upgrade" AND get an updated concert. As several have pointed out, the set list of the "hits" is almost identical to Donington. The difference is that the older "fill-in" songs are largely replaced by new songs from Black Ice. Personally, I think Black Ice is a strong album, and since I have Donington, I appreciate the different songs.

Audio/visually, this Blu-Ray is a stunner. It was shot with over 20 high-def cameras, and the 5.1 sound is spectacular. The stage and that crazy crowd add to the visual and create great energy. I suspect that those who attended this concert were probably buzzing for days afterward. The bigger your TV, and the better your sound system, the more you will enjoy this concert. It MUST be played loud (duh).

OK, so great review. Why "only" 4 stars?? Well, I'm being a bit picky, but these guys are showing a few signs of their age. If this were the only AC DC concert video you ever saw, you'd think these guys were nuts the way they move around on the huge, elaborate stage. But, when you watch Donington (or earlier) concerts, you see just how crazy they used to be. Fact of life, they're just slowing down a tad. It has no impact on the music or my enjoyment watching the show, but long-time fans will notice.

Regardless of that little nit, I highly recommend this disc!

THE PROS:Looks and sounds great! And the performance was really good.Although im sure the vocals had to be slightly tweaked.

THE CONS:As another reviewer stated,way to many camera switches,split screens and audience shots.I want to see the band not some shirtless guy with his mug so up close in the camera that you can see his boogers.Disappointed in the filming of this.From now on im going to wait and read reviews on concert dvds before i purchase to make sure their not filmed this way.There's too many concert dvds out there like this and i hope it stops!Its sorta nauseating.

THE BOTTOM LINE:Get it to fill the gap in your collection if you have to but i would suggest just sticking to Live at Donnington or Plug Me In.Or better yet,save your money and put it on the great "Let there be rock" box set thats coming out.