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.
Disc 1 - 1976/77 - Live From The Atlantic Studios
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 - 1977 - Let There Be Rock-The Movie, Live in Paris (Part 1)
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 - 1977 - Let There Be Rock - The Movie, Live In Paris (Part 2)
01 - The Jack
02 - Highway To Hell
03 - Girls Got Rhythm
04 - High Voltage
05 - Whole Lotta Rosie
06 - Rocker
07 - T.N.T.
08 - Let There Be Rock
Disc 4 - 1976/77 - Volts
01 - Dirty Eyes
02 - Touch Too Much
03 - If You Want Blood You Got It
04 - Back Seat Confidential
05 - Get It Hot
06 - Sin City
07 - She's Got Balls
08 - School Days
09 - It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)
10 - Ride On
Disc 5 - 1980 - Back In Black
01 - Hells Bells
02 - Shoot To Thrill
03 - What Do You Do For Money Honey
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
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 - 1977 - Let There Be Rock-The Movie, Live in Paris (Part 1)
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 - 1977 - Let There Be Rock - The Movie, Live In Paris (Part 2)
01 - The Jack
02 - Highway To Hell
03 - Girls Got Rhythm
04 - High Voltage
05 - Whole Lotta Rosie
06 - Rocker
07 - T.N.T.
08 - Let There Be Rock
Disc 4 - 1976/77 - Volts
01 - Dirty Eyes
02 - Touch Too Much
03 - If You Want Blood You Got It
04 - Back Seat Confidential
05 - Get It Hot
06 - Sin City
07 - She's Got Balls
08 - School Days
09 - It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)
10 - Ride On
Disc 5 - 1980 - Back In Black
01 - Hells Bells
02 - Shoot To Thrill
03 - What Do You Do For Money Honey
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
