Family Jewels (DVD)

By AC/DC

 

The Music

 

            I’ll say right out that “Family Jewels” is a must own DVD spanning the illustrious history of AC/DC.  It’s a must own for any AC/DC fan out there.  At first I was leery about purchasing this DVD because I thought all the songs listed on the back would be shortened clips of the songs.  It turns out that all of the clips go on for the duration of the actual song.  The obvious cutting and pasting of studio audio into the live performance videos does ruin the experience sometimes, but this was about the only gripe I had with the DVD.  You definitely get your money’s worth with the 15 dollar asking price and the huge variety of songs from the early days with Bon Scott to the latter days of Brian Johnson.  These tracks have a wholesome mix of live video and music videos making for one helluva satisfying experience.  Some great songs include: Back in Black, Hells Bells, Highway to Hell and my personal favorite, Touch Too Much.  I really can’t forget to mention Angus Young, the lifeblood of AC/DC.  His unbelievable ability to play a mean guitar while banging his head, running around and jumping onto speakers makes him one of the greatest guitarists ever to have graced the stage.  You get plenty of “Angus” clips throughout the DVD so you’ll see what I’m talking about.  You could say that Angus Young leads the way in AC/DC’s devotion to the mantra of “seeing” rock n’ roll and definitely puts the band over the top. 

 

Track Listing

(I’ll greenlight my recommendations, goldlight my favorite and redlight the ones I despise)

 

DVD 1

 

1.       Baby Please Don’t Go

 

2.       Show Business

 

3.       High Voltage

 

4.       It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll)

 

5.       T.N.T.

 

6.       Jailbreak

 

7.       Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

 

8.       Dog Eat Dog

 

9.       Let There Be Rock

 

10.   Rock N’ Roll Damnation

 

11.   Sin City

 

12.   Riff Raff

 

13.   Fling Thing/Rocker

 

14.   Whole Lotta Rosie

 

15.   Shot Down In Flames

 

16.   Walk All Over You

 

17.   Touch Too Much

 

18.   If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)

 

19.   Girls Got Rhythm

 

20.   Highway To Hell

 

DVD 2

 

1.       Hells Bells

 

2.       Back In Black

 

3.       What You Do For Money Honey

 

4.       Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

 

5.       Let’s Get It Up

 

6.       For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

 

7.       Flick Of The Switch

 

8.       Nervous Shakedown

 

9.       Fly On The Wall

 

10.   Danger

 

11.   Sink The Pink

 

12.   Stand Up

 

13.   Shake Your Foundations

 

14.   Who Made Who

 

15.   You Shook Me All Night Long

 

16.   Heatseeker

 

17.   That’s The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll

 

18.   Thunderstruck

 

19.   Moneytalks

 

20.   Are You Ready

 

 

Presentation and Extras

 

            The 2 disc DVD set comes packaged in a shiny, silver flip-out case with a bonus booklet tucked inside.  The booklet itself functions as a look into the history of AC/DC and also as a tribute to Bon Scott.  You’ll also find some great color photos of live performances as well as a full list of songs.  The signature theme of AC/DC becomes clear when you notice the “big metal balls” on the front cover of the package.  This alludes to my disappointment in the fact that they couldn’t include the song: “Big Balls” as an extra.  Even the audio by itself would be worth it being that the song is freaking hilarious.  I definitely recommend it for download.  I honestly hope you enjoy this DVD set and learn to love AC/DC as much as I have.  This DVD itself moved them up on my list about 2 places and introduced me to a slew of early AC/DC songs.  The only other thing I can think to say is: “LET THERE BE ROCK!!!”

 

Score

 

8.9/10