AC/DC - No Bull: The Directors Cut [DVD] [2008]

AC/DC have released a number of great concert videos over the years and out of all of them, I think No Bull: The Directors Cut has to be my favourite. People will always gravitate towards the old Donington show (which is great) or the more recent, Live At River Plate. But by comparison, not only does it have some rarities from the Hard As a Rock album, the band are still highly energetic and are extremely well rehearsed. The latter especially sounds quite sluggish by comparison to this one, no surprise considering the time gap between the two and the problems the band were facing at the time.When I talk of rarities, I'm talking about fantastic tracks like Hail Caeser, Ballbreaker and Boogie Man. These tracks sound fantastic here and making it a crying shame the band don't play them anymore. The set is of course rounded off with more well known tracks like the opener, Back In Black, Thunderstruck, Shoot to Thrill and Whole Lotta Rosie. It's twenty tracks in total, sitting at two hours in length.The actual quality of this bluray release is pretty good. The surround sound track is very well done. It gives a nice bit of separation to the guitars and keeps the rhythm section firmly in the middle. It's great having your head between the two Young brothers guitars as they crank out such a performance. It's a huge improvement on the likes of River Plate which for whatever reason, it focused on having the crowd in the back channels instead of providing us with some juicy guitars. I hate it when bands do that and thankfully, you won't find that horrid trend here. The music is up front in every speaker, as it should be.The visual quality is rather nice. Being filmed on 16mm, it's never going to look as crystal clear as other concerts. There's a good bit of grain at times but it has still been cleaned up rather well for the high definition format. The actual direction of the film is great. It doesn't solely focus on Angus and Brian, unlike River Plate. We see all the band members in all their glory with a lot of close ups and plenty of wide shots of the stage. There's no intense cuts and no added visual effects. It's very well done and is a lot easier on the eye than a lot of more modern concert films.I'll go out with having an unpopular opinion that No Bull: The Directors Cut is the perfect concert film for AC/DC fans. It is a little on the expensive side but fans will appreciate it despite that. It's the only one that balances a quality director, high production standards with a great performance. Donington has a hyperactive Chris Slade (who never fit the band), Stiff Upper Lip Live (which IS great) never made it to bluray and River Plate is sluggish with terrible sound. Check it out, you won't regret it.

The band are incredibly tight during this performance. From the moment they walk out on stage and they break straight into opener Back In Black, you know they mean business. No messing around here! If you love Ballbreaker era, you're gonna love this gig.The venue really suits the band, an intimate bull fighting Coliseum. Doesn't get much better than this!

As a former roadie for AC/DC on the Back in Black tour in the UK anything AC/DC do is a must have for me and this is as good as it get's,it stand's up alongside any of the other dvd's,just add it to your collection and enjoy.

A very good music DVD and is a very good watch and nobody would be disapointed if they bought it the track listing is great but the editing isn't as good as on the other AC/DC dvd's if I was to choose between them Live at river plate is probably the best one.

Acdc as always never fail to impress me with their musical talent especially angus young with his guitar skills. A great dvd to add to your collection as an acdc fan.And blueray hd makes it even better to enjoy even more.

Arrived well ahead of due date and in excellent condition. Plays great and you can't tell that it's usedWell pleased !Jeff Price

And i love this band anywayso its a no brainer and i purchased it brand spanking new so no dramas with it being faulty or scratched from some secondhand merchant that you get on amazon nowadays,buy direct from amazon and you cant go wrong

A good insight into how the band got started and how they were at the beginning and how they got started in the music biz. My favourite tracks are "I Want You" and "Calling Dr. Love".

’96年のアルバム“BALLBREAKER”のリリースに伴うツアーの、スペインでのライブ。先に言っておきますが、ブルーレイとはいえマスターは当時のままなので画質は期待しない方がいいです。会場は普段闘牛場だそうだが、牛は一頭も居ない(笑)かわりに、人、人、人、もの凄い数！自分たちの創り出したものを見に、聴きに、あれだけの人数が集まってくれる。どんな気分だろうか。想像もつかないな。自身が不在時の曲THUNDERSTRUCKをフィルがどう叩くか、それと個人的にはめっちゃ好きだけどライブではほとんど披露されないGIRLS GOT RHYTHM。この二曲が続けて聴けたのは嬉しかった。赤いドラムがとても似合うフィル。カッコエエな。それにしてもフィル、走らない👍アンガスのサービス精神はいつもどおり。LET THERE BE ROCKでの演出は会場にいた人はかなり楽しめたはず。面白かった。曲が長いのもいつもどおり(笑)お馴染みの定番曲と、リリースされたばかりのアルバムからも結構な数が演奏されています。いいバランス。ライブが始まってしまえば気にならなくなるとはいえ、本音はやはりリマスター画質を期待したいところ。さあ、次はリバープレートだ！

Un grandissimo concerto degli Ac/Dc in uno strepitoso periodo della loro carriera ! La tracklist non si discute brani fantastici, trascinanti al massimo ! Certo le immagini nonostante il riversaggio in HD risentono dei 21 anni ke hanno ma in conpenso si puo' guardare tranquillamente ! Buon audio in dolby trueHD con ottima divisione degli strumenti sui 5 diffisori del mio impianto con buonissimi effetti dalle casse surround . Consiglio pero' di alzare il volume del sub , bassi in origine un po' scarsi ! Un applauso infine al venditore Vecosell: arrivato 2gg dopo averlo ordinato.Lo cercavo da tempo questo bluray e l'ho trovato ad un prezzo da dvd !!!!! Cosa chiedere di piu'??? Let there be rock !!!!!!!

good concert

Même si la qualité vidéo est d'époque, le son quant à lui est vraiment très bien travaillé 24bits/94Khz en Stéréo ou 5.1 hyper détaillé.J'avais sa version DVD, et vraiment rien à voir... Un pied intégral !!!

AC/DC for under 3 bucks what more could you want, there isn't much you could ask for besides the band in your place playing for you.