Review: The Mighty AC/DC will always invoke images of monstrous stadia packed with tens if not hundreds of thousands of heads stomping about to power riffs, tight bass and highs. But these masters of heavy, boozy, gutsy, bloodied rock 'n' roll didn't start out on those main stages, and earned their crust doing the pub circuits during the mid-1970s. The point being, they also know their way around intimate spots, and even when supersized that masterful rapport, and the feeling the outfit are playing at you specifically, still radiates. 80s Radio Broadcasts, which comprises tracks recorded live on a major tour, is a case in point. Yes, it's loud, perhaps some of the loudest concert recordings these guys have ever done, but there's a raucousness to the cacophonies that's more wild barroom than Wembley.
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