The Rolling Stones may have made rock 'n' roll dirty, but AC/DC took the music to an all new level of uncleanliness.
In 1977, two years after AC/DC's debut album "High Voltage" and on the heels of their third full-length album "Let There Be Rock," the true bad boys of rock 'n' roll played an unforgettable concert at London's Golders Green Hippodrome.
Caught on film by the British Broadcasting Company, the concert originally aired as part of the BBC's "Sight & Sound" series.
After years of searching for bootlegs of this vintage concert, fans of the "Thunder from Downunder" can finally purchase the concert on DVD format.
Released last week, "Rockmasters - AC/DC" features five songs from the original concert during the hay day of the band and prior to the alcohol-related death of frontman Bon Scott in 1980.
The DVD opens up with lead guitarist Angus Young darting across the stage in his traditional school boy outfit with his Gibson SG in hand.
The camera then focuses on a hairy, sweaty Scott as the show begins with "Let There Be Rock."
Giving the camera a sexy wink, Scott busts his moves out on stage, passionately and energetically giving the audience his all.
"Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" explodes into the small, old venue as Angus Young's head keeps banging throughout the entire show to the rhythm of his power chords.
In the background - as always - is AC/DC's backbone, made up of Malcolm Young, guitarist and brother of Angus; drummer Phil Rudd and then-new bassist Cliff Williams.
The show's next song is a personal favorite of most AC/DC fans. "Whole Lotta Rosie" was written about a Tasmanian woman with measurements of 42-39-56 who forced herself on Scott after a concert.
The concert really picks up during "Rocker" when Angus Young hops off the stage and boogies with his bad boy self and his guitar in the middle of a very confused audience.
Standing on top of a balcony playing the solo to the song, Angus Young appears very young indeed. Half naked, he runs back into the audience - practically throwing himself on a female concertgoer - only to be given a dirty look by the male accompanying her.
The concert ends in the best way it possibly can - with "T.N.T."
By this time, Scott's denim vest has been removed, revealing his amply tattooed skinny body as he belts out "See me ride out of the sunset on your color TV screen/Out for all that I can get if you know what I mean/Women to the left of me/And women to the right/Ain't got no gun/Ain't got no knife/But don't you start no fight."
The release of the concert comes after the band signed a highly anticipated, multi-album deal with Epic Records.
The band also is in the process of releasing remastered versions of 16 of its original albums.
The band's last studio album, 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip" preceded its most recent U.S. tour as well. But with the new record contract, fans can expect both a new studio album and a tour this year.
