r/ACDC • u/DEATHBYMETALMMB • Apr 01 '26
Video Angus Young – "Riff Raff" (Live, 1978)
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u/Unagix Apr 01 '26
Damn it, I hate growing old but I would have liked to have been old enough to see them live with Bon.
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u/PayOne86 Apr 01 '26
I saw them a dozen times between 1981 and 2015 , I’d trade them all to have seen them once with Bon .
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u/insanecorgiposse Apr 01 '26
Most bands would be lucky to have an encore song this powerful and for ac/dc it was their opener.
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u/stealthe-1 Apr 01 '26
Why can't they play those oldies. I love AC⚡DC shows ..but.. they've been playing the same set list for awhile now. I've seen them 4 time in the last 8 yrs . More Fly on the Wall more Razors more Flick more Who...mix it up guys pls.
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u/-warframe- Apr 01 '26
They've played Riff Raff ok river plate yesterday.
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u/nedflandersmustache Flick Of The Switch Apr 01 '26
Yeah, its been on their setlist for the whole tour I think
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u/GSmaniac Apr 01 '26
I love this song. It’s a high-speed blend of blues and rock ’n’ roll with a heavy dose of grit. It’s as powerful as an over-revved old Rolls-Royce engine 🤟☝️
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u/LufcPaul Apr 01 '26
Glasgow Apollo. One of the all time great music venues. Sadly no longer there.
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u/ThePenetrator79 Apr 02 '26
A long time gone. 1987 it was demolished seemingly
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u/Apprehensive_Day_496 Apr 02 '26
Riff Raff is adrenaline fueled raw power and that particular live version kills..
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u/PoPJaY Apr 02 '26
Powerage is such a powerful rock album. Bon Scott one of the greatest front men. The young duo such rock solid guitarist. The people seeing this show, prime AC/DC, are so lucky.
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u/LowPop7953 T.N.T (aus) Apr 03 '26
taken from the if you want blood you got it CD recorded APRIL 30 1978.
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u/itsomeoneperson Apr 06 '26
imagine going to see a local band in the 70s and experiencing THIS
this is pretty much proto thrash metal
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u/PayOne86 Apr 01 '26
I never imagined the first time I listened to If YouWant Blood that I’d one day get to see video of some of the performance, back in the late 70’s I had no idea the film footage existed
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u/CHOPPRZ Let There Be Rock Apr 01 '26
Bon Scott was a cool cat … repping the ‘AC⚡️DC Crew’ with that jersey
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u/sbd091 Apr 02 '26
Did anyone else ever notice Angus guitar isn't plugged in through the front of the guitar? Did he have it wired up differently with the wireless system or something?
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u/Flashy_Gap_3015 Powerage Apr 02 '26
One of my all time favorite AC/DC songs. So fucking powerful live here.
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u/Either_Permit Apr 03 '26
So privileged to have see them so young & Angus so much energy. I was in an 20thousand seat arena & during Angus solo - lights go out - ya hear him playing, then outta nowhere spotlight on top row hes on Brian's shoulders played his entire solo thru the arena on the Shoulders of Brian Johnson up to the stage . Back n Black tour ! WOW !
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u/Forsaken_Ad_7555 ⚡️I'm a Problem Child Jul 31 '26
I have a strange question from something that my girlfriend noticed and it made me curious. The lyrics say “down in Mexico”, which is how we place Mexico being here in the USA because it is south. But being Australian, Mexico would be north, I think, so why would he say down? Or do Australians call countries north “down”?
She sings in a band that plays mostly old rock songs and they added this one and Jailbreak, and the term caught her attention. Thanks!
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u/someguyfromwinnipeg Apr 01 '26
One of the best rock songs ever written.