BONFIRE contains rare live tracks, alternate takes, and previously unreleased material as well as a digitally remastered version of the album BACK IN BLACK.
When Bon Scott died at the age of 33, many thought this was the end of AC/DC. The band rebounded by recruiting vocalist Brian Johnson (a Scott favorite) and releasing their best-selling album ever, BACK IN BLACK. BONFIRE is a five-disc tribute to the pugnacious and raspy-voiced Scott, overflowing with the bare-fisted riffs and ribald lyrics that were the trademark of his edition of the band. Recorded live at New York's Atlantic Studios, Disc 1 was originally a promotional-only release that's been bootlegged countless times over the years. All thriller, no filler, this recording overflows with plenty of classics ranging from the band's cheeky tribute to venereal disease ("The Clap") to the tale of an over-sexed Rubenesque female fan ("Whole Lotta Rosie.")
Discs Two and Three are an expanded version of the soundtrack to the 1980 concert film "Let There Be Rock." Recorded before a French audience, AC/DC's in-your-face performance transcended any cultural differences and the audience often sang along despite language barriers. Entitled VOLTS, Disc Four consists of work-in-process studio recordings of material such as "Touch Too Much" and "Get It Hot" with different lyrics than the finished versions. The inclusion of the slow blues of "Ride On" shows another side to AC/DC often lost among the lascivious offerings of "Beatin' Around The Bush" and "She's Got Balls." A re-mastered version of BACK IN BLACK completes this set marking the end of one era and the beginning of another.
01 Live wire 02 Problem child 03 High voltage 04 Hell ain't a bad place to be 05 Dog eat dog 06 The Jack 07 Whole lotta Rosie 08 Rocker
Disc 2
01 Live wire 02 Shot down in flames 03 Hell ain't a bad place to be 04 Sin city
05 Walk all over you 06 Bad boy boogie
Disc 3
01 The Jack 02 Highway to hell 03 Girls got the rythm 04 High voltage 05 Whole lotta Rosie 06 Rocker 07 T.N.T. 08 Let there be rock
Disc 4
01 Dirty eyes 02 Touch to much 03 If you want blood you got it 04 Back seat confidental 05 Get it hot 06 Sin city 07 She's got balls 08 School days 09 It's a long way to the top 10 Ride on
Disc 5
01 Hells bells 02 Shoot to thrill 03 What do you do for money 04 Givin the dog a bone 05 Let me put my love into you 06 Back in black 07 You shook me all night long 08 Have a drink on me 09 Shake a leg 10 Rock and roll ain't noise pollution