Live at River Plate＜完全生産限定盤/Gold Vinyl＞

AC/DC 活動50周年記念アナログ盤(ゴールド・ヴァイナル)
2012年発売 アルゼンチン・ブエノスアイレスにて行われたライヴ・アルバム『Live At River Plate』

2012年発売。全世界28カ国108都市で500万人以上を動員した、ブラック・アイス・ツアーの2009年12月2日、4日、6日に行われた、アルゼンチン・ブエノスアイレスのリヴァー・プレート・スタジアム公演の中から選りすぐられた19曲を収録したライヴ・アルバム『Live At River Plate』。この公演はたった3日間で20万人を動員した、伝説的な公演で、人間が渦のようにうねる程の盛り上がりを見せた。バンドの活動50周年を記念したアナログ盤(ゴールド・ヴァイナル)で発売。

The great thing about AC/DC is that, when you lay your money down, you know exactly what you're gonna get: a heavy dose of heavy rock & roll. That's as true of their live albums as it is of their studio albums, and perhaps it might even be a little more so, as not only is the sound familiar but so are the songs. The 2012 set Live at River Plate -- available both in video and audio -- finds the Australian group hawking its new album, Black Ice, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2009. New songs, including the opener "Rock n Roll Train" and "Black Ice," are threaded between their warhorses, and they sound sturdy, as if AC/DC have always played these tunes. If Brian Johnson sounds a little worse for wear -- his growl is so gravelly it's sometimes impossible to discern distinct words -- the brothers Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd remain as solid as a boulder, so Live at River Plate winds up as a pretty good time. Perhaps it's not necessary but it is fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine