View Larger Image

AC/DC - Family Jewels Actor: AC/DC Number of Items: 2 Format: Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Sony Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-03-29 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 71 Average rating: 4.5 "AMAZING!" This si the greatest dvd I've ever owned! This has most of the classics from Bon Scott, and lots of great stuff from Brian Johnson The only thing I would've liked to see is the Stiff Upper Lip video which was great where the band gets caught in a traffic jam and starts playing on top of cars Amazing DVD! "Great footage............but brutal sound" Finally Bon Scott fantastick.......but in mono? The video footage is awesome, but the sound is brutal. It's not in digital!! But Why? I WOULD HAVE GIVEN 5 STARS IF NOT FOR THE SOUND. "A Highvoltage DVD" I'm actually a little disappointed with this release. Sure, it does have some great footage I haven't seen before, but there are a few clips missing, I was really hoping the might have been hidden eggs on the discs but I've searched the disc's and there is nothing hidden. The DVD package is one of those cardboard foldout things, so by the time I got the rapping off it was already wrinkled and falling apart. But the shiny gloss looks cool, kind of like a mirror. It comes with a booklet with some brief words about AC/DC and where and when the tracks are from. On disc 1 there are 20 Bon clips, ranging from mimed studio clips to live performances. Some are not very good quality, the sound is screwed on a few of them, but you can't fix what old age has done to the print. There are a few Bon clips missing tho. - Dog Eat Dog (a different version) - Dirty Deeds (Studio version) - Let There Be Rock (Live Promo) - Highway To Hell (original clip) If they wanted to, they could have even thrown the "Can I sit next to you girl" video in with original singer Dave Evans. On Disc 2 there is all the Brian Johnson clips. Including the entire "Fly on the wall" video. Fly is without a doubt one of the most underrated albums of all time, but it's sad to say the Fly video clips are some of the stupidest of all time. Even the band will tell you they are dumb. But I was really looking forward to seeing the videos they did after the razors edge album. But that is as far as the Brian era goes. Missing. -You Shook Me All Night Long (original clip) - Rock Your Heart Out - Big Gun - Ball breaker - Cover You In Oil - Hard As A Rock - Hail Caesar - Stiff Upper Lip - Satellite Blues - Safe In New York City Where are those clips? There all owned by Sony, why weren't they included? Each disc runs for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, the missing clips would fit very easily with no hassles. There is also a discography on disc 2, but there is no commentary from the Young's like they did on the Donnington DVD. I really think this DVD could have been a lot better, but it's still good value for money, it's got most of the clips and the sound on 95% of the songs is good. Just a few of the early ones aren't very good. "Long live Bon Scott!" Disc two - very good, enough said. Let's face it, the biggest reason to get this DVD is Disc One to see the brilliant Bon Scott in all his glory. The greatest singer and frontman ever! I'm not here to knock Brian Johnson who is a straight up bloke, but it was Bon who had laid the seeds for AC/DC's explosion of success with Back in Black. Bon, who bust his ass touring relentlessly with the band in the late 70s. Bon, who gave us the greatest lyrics and the best songs. Bon, who brought out the best in Angus' guitar playing. AC/DC are still great, but they were never greater than when Bon was out front. The cheesiness of some of the earliest footage is precisely wheat makes it so endearing. Here was a band having great fun! That twinkle in Bon's eye is still shining bright through all those early classics! I can't give this DVD set anything less than 5 stars with so much Bon material on one disc, but where oh where, were the back stage/interviews with the band from the early days?!!! At the risk of infuriating Brian Johnson fans, let me say that there was and still is (in my opinion) only ever one man who should have replaced Bon Scott. Fellow Aussie, Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo. Brian's voice is totally shot at this point whereas Angry still sounds fantastic and what charisma he still has on stage! Don't know who I'm talking about, you young kids?! Well, let's put it this way, if you like hard rock n' roll drenched with blues then go pick up a copy of Rose Tattoo's first two CDs "Rock n Roll Outlaw" and "Assault and Battery" ...and you will see exactly what I'm talking about. I saw the Tatts reunited, now in their 50s, a few years ago and Angry looks and sounds just amazing. Angus and Malcolm should call Angry up and make a new album, the way Bon would have approved of! Better that than produce another surefire money-making but 'safe' album with Brian which will sell more on the basis of past glory than present. You can't fire Brian after all his years of service to the band, so how about a one-off album and tour "AC/DC featuring Angry Anderson" concept. Throw in a few classic Tatts songs into the live set list. It would be just fantastic! Angus and Malcolm - please??!! "Two Versions of Family Jewels????" DVD FEATURES (of the 2nd version of this DVD according to other websites that are selling Family Jewels) Region 1 Digi-Pack 2-Disc Set Additional Release Material: Alternate Video Versions - 1. IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP 2. JAILBREAK 3. HIGHWAY TO HELL 5. YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG 6. NERVOUS SHAKEDOWN Text/Photo Galleries: Discography Additional Products - 1. 12 Page Full-Color Booklet Tracks: Disc One (1975-1980): 1. Baby Please Don't Go 2. Show Business 3. High Voltage 4. It's A Long Way To The Top 5. T.N.T. 6. Jailbreak 7. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 8. Problem Child 9. Dog Eat Dog 10. Let There Be Rock 11. Rock N Roll Damnation 12. Sin City 13. Riff Raff 14. Rocker 15. Whole Lotta Rosie 16. Shot Down In Flames 17. Touch Too Much 18. If You Want Blood 19. Girls Got Rhythm 20. Highway To Hell Disc Two (1980-1993): 1. Hells Bells 2. Back In Black 3. Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution 4. Let's Get It Up 5. For Those About To Rock 6. Flick Of The Switch 7. Nervous Shakedown 8. Fly On The Wall 9. Danger 10. Sink The Pink 11. Stand Up 12. Shake Your Foundations 13. Who Made Who 14. You Shook Me All Night Long 15. Heatseeker 16. That's Why I Wanna Rock & Roll 17. Thunderstruck 18. Money Talks 19. Are You Ready 20. Big Gun This is a second version that includes Arnold Schwarzenegger in the "Big Guns" video. It also has extras that include alternate versions of: It's A Long Way To The Top, Jailbreak, Highway to Hell, You Shook Me All Night Long, and Nervous Shakedown. Also, this version does not include "What Do You Do For Money Honey". I don't know where it is being sold at but I think that they should have put Big Gun and the alternate versions on the DVDs that i think most of us have of Family Jewels.