Review by Gabriele (gtmetal@libero.it)

It was AWESOME! From intro sequence, through some rare concert stuff (Up to my neck...), to the grand finale of FTATR...well, I have been their "biggest fan" for more than 20 years, but this is the first time I actually saw them live...but even I thought I knew what to expect, boy did I get hundred times as much...Lately I read some fan comment to see them on this tour, since the guys are getting old and stuff, and who knows how much longer will they be able to do this...8u11$hi+! They looked like they could go on for another quarter of a century! When the gig was over, I did not believe that it went on for more than two hours (20 songs). Pure rock, sending even the youngest and "most promising" bands back to school!

The next morning, after 7 hours of driving back, I croaked to my boss (I lost my voice, now isnt that peculiar) that I got some powerful therapy...

Vladimir Tonic, Rijeka, Croatia lappino@hotmail.com

5 Thursdays July 2001 THE AC/DC TO OF THE ALPS

Rock, one night from capital

CLAUDIUS GIACCHINO For one night vital Turin of the rock. Of the large one rock, that hard, crude, violent that they give more than a quarter than century AC/DC plays in turn for the world. On the wave of the nth one world-tour, the mythical Australians are returned in eccoli Italy and king to Of the Alps tramutato for some hours from tempio of soccer to tempio of music hard, but hard seriously ché before " scolaretto " the Angus and its band on the immense theater box mounted to half field the Hardcore Swedes superstar and the Gotthard Swisses are climbs. Uni and the others have supplied to massaggiare to must the crowded orecchie to the ventiduemila fan around the long sopraelevata footbridge that give the theater box slanciava sin nearly the vetrata one of recinzione.

Here, in the ring to two sides of the passarella, " pasdaran " of the rock hard: on the spalti usually occupied Sunday from the Fighter juventini, the rest of the crowd of boys, thirties years, forty year periods recalled to Turin from the fascination that not tramonta never of the AC/DC. From the north and the Italy Center they have arrived: I manipulate, quite, from the Sardinia, all over Thirty, were children when they made the first encounter " auditory " with " scolaretto ". And, on purpose of " scolaretto ", in the exterminated heap of black Ts-shirt with the written AC/DC, they detached some look identical to what it has made of the leader of the Australians, a icona of the rock: therefore, here two young manen and a fan not more than first hair, in amphibians, short socks white men, green or red shorts to the ginocchio and giacchetta, casing white woman, necktie and berreto on obviously long hats. Perfect imitations of the Angus that over of they, the imbracciata guitar like a mitra, ran and jumped on one side to the other of the theater box. Nourished the colony of " Acidici-employee " foreign, French and Swiss that, here the true ones fan, s' was enjoyed (words they) the concert two weeks ago to Paris and will enjoy that one in program the next week to Basel. Between the " Acididipendenti ", " scolaretto " that you want for the age, the Anta old for a long time, you want for the physical likeness, to the income of Of the Alps it is exchanged for the idolo and it has faticato its in order to escape to perilous embraces. E' an architect Parisian, a veteran of the show of Angus and C. Ventiduemila watching: one small full city of zaini of cibarie and drinks, for the kiosks to the outside of the stage, not majestic transactions, the salvation of the wandering s' is called beer, the people of the rock ne consumes to reserviors. Not thrilling also the bandane and T-shirt, sale gadget, being the above-mentioned city already equipped also of these indispensable instruments for the enjoyment of the concert. And, the concert, has been huge, and for the scenografiche magic that for the received ability of the band to the 21.30 from a roar. " scolaretto " the Angus and the dinosauri have given to two hours of enthusiasm and collective frenzy. From the crowd an Australian flag and one English in homage to the singer are dulled, Brian Jonhson, Anglo-Saxon with italiche ancestries, a lot that in the classified segment to the vip was the relationship, joint for the occasion from Frascati. In post the concert, hugs and kisses with Brian who laughed: " we see again ourselves in autumn, like always, I come to take the wine, to Frascati is the better wine of the world ".

To midnight, in the buio illuminated from hundred of corna red (fed from minibatteries) worn from the fan, talks nonsense to it colored six guns and the fireworks have closed the show, the crowd have invocato and obtained the bis, then all to house, or better in travel towards house. Of of the rock, joints little hours before from Milan, are scappati in a hotel of the center, stamane via towards Basel where saturdays reply the legend of one band eternal if same.

Rock, una notte da capitale

CLAUDIO GIACCHINO Per una notte Torino capitale del rock. Del grande rock, quello duro, grezzo, violento che da più di un quarto di secolo gli AC/DC suonano in giro per il mondo. Sull’onda dell’ennesimo world-tour, i mitici australiani sono tornati in Italia ed eccoli re al Delle Alpi tramutato per alcune ore da tempio del calcio a tempio della musica hard, ma hard sul serio ché prima dello «scolaretto» Angus e la sua band sull’immenso palco montato a metà campo sono saliti gli svedesi Hardcore superstar e gli svizzeri Gotthard. Gli uni e gli altri hanno provveduto a massaggiare a dovere le orecchie ai ventiduemila fan accalcati attorno alla lunga passerella sopraelevata che dal palco si slanciava sin quasi alla vetrata di recinzione.

Qui, nel ring ai due lati della passarella, i «pasdaran» del rock duro: sugli spalti solitamente occupati la domenica dai Fighter juventini, il resto della folla di ragazzi, trentenni, quarantenni richiamati a Torino dal fascino che non tramonta mai degli AC/DC. Dal nord e dal Centro Italia sono arrivati: un manipolo, addirittura, dalla Sardegna, tutti over Trenta, erano ragazzini quando fecero il primo incontro «uditivo» con lo «scolaretto». E, a proposito di «scolaretto», nel mucchio sterminato di magliette nere con la scritta AC/DC, spiccavano alcuni look identici a quello che ha fatto del leader degli australiani, un’icona del rock: così, ecco due giovanotti e un fan non più di primo pelo, in anfibi, calzini corti bianchi, calzoncini al ginocchio e giacchetta verde o rossa, camicia bianca, cravatta e berreto sui capelli ovviamente lunghi. Imitazioni perfette dell’Angus che sopra di loro, la chitarra imbracciata come un mitra, correva e saltava da un lato all’altro del palco. Nutrita la colonia di «Acidici

-dipendenti» stranieri, per lo più francesi e svizzeri che, ecco i veri fan, s’erano goduto (parole loro) il concerto di due settimane fa a Parigi e si godranno quello in programma la prossima settimana a Basilea. Tra gli «Acididipendenti», uno «scolaretto» che vuoi per l’età, gli Anta superati da tempo, vuoi per la somiglianza fisica, all’ingresso del Delle Alpi è stato scambiato per l’idolo e ha faticato il suo per sfuggire a perigliosi abbracci. E’ un architetto parigino, un veterano degli show di Angus e C.

Ventiduemila spettatori: una piccola città di zaini pieni di cibarie e bevande, per i chioschi all’esterno dello stadio, affari non maestosi, la salvezza degli ambulanti s’è chiamata birra, il popolo del rock ne consuma a cisterne. Non esaltante anche la vendita di gadget, magliette e bandane, essendo la città summenzionata già dotata anche di questi indispensabili strumenti per il godimento del concerto. E, il concerto, è stato grandioso, e per le magie scenografiche che per l’abilità della band accolta alle 21,30 da un boato. Lo «scolaretto» Angus e i dinosauri hanno dato il la a due ore di entusiasmo e frenesia collettiva. Dalla folla sono spuntate una bandiera australiana e una inglese in omaggio al cantante, Brian Jonhson, anglosassone con ascendenze italiche, tanto che nello spicchio riservato ai vip c’era il parentado, giunto per l’occasione da Frascati. Nel post concerto, baci e abbracci con Brian che rideva: «Ci rivediamo in autunno, come sempre, vengo a prendere il vino, a Frascati c’è il vino migliore del mondo».

A mezzanotte, nel buio illuminato da centinaia di corna rosse (alimentate da minibatterie) indossate dai fan, gli spari colorati sei cannoni e i fuochi artificiali hanno chiuso lo show, la folla ha invocato e ottenuto i bis, poi tutti a casa, o meglio in viaggio verso casa. Gli dei del rock, giunti poche ore prima da Milano, sono scappati in un hotel del centro, stamane via verso Basilea dove sabato replicano la leggenda di una band eterna a se stessa

Source La Stampa www.lastampa.it

The AC/DC to Turin: the hard rock it is still active

FROM OUR ENVOY

TURIN - Ventimila to the stage Of the Alps di Torino (curve South, than ne would contain also trentamila) for the return live in Italy after six years of the AC/DC, unstoppable dinosauri Australian of the rock.

It is not all exausting, but it is however sudato succeeding for the band that it is between most long-lived of the history.

Elderly yes, but active. Indeed, grintosissimi. With a concert that exalts the rhythms and the heavy sounds of hard rock with one the amusing series of how many expectable special effects: lights blinding, fires of artifice towards the sky and true flames that are given off on the theater box, blank of gun for one driven in rain of bullets of colorful paper. And still: a gigantic inflatable blond doll, Botero style, in sexy-lingerie rose shocking that it appears to the unexpected one on the right of the theater box; the descent (must) of a bell an extra-large, marchiata with the name of the band, to whose battacchio, if and when it turns to it, one hangs to oscillate Brian Johnson, the singer from the vocal ropes passages on the cartavetrata one. Finally three maxi-screen, of which high statue is divided in two showing one nine meters of the chitarrista Angus Young, icona of the group, sputacchiante smoke and with the satanici eyes.

The towers of the cases of amplification are covered from a symbol evergreen of the AC/DC: the cappellino red fortified of corna and griffato with To di Angus. E' a perfectly constructed and organized concert, much not to leave spaces to the spontaneità and the improvisation. Tant' is: the impact is in any case strong, exciting, shattering. Angus Young, with those its perennial one look from scolaretto discolo in pantaloncini, casing, necktie and shoes from ginnastica, sgambetta as forsennato to the face of the 42 years: s' inerpica on the footbridge that the enormous theater box to the mixer connects and rooms to the sky over one footrest in plexiglass. On notes of " Bad boy unexpected boogie " also a striptease and, from incorreggibile monello, cove the shortses showing itself the boxer on whose back detaches the Italian flag. Malcolm Young, the fratellino of Peter Pan Angus, makes red-hot the ritmica guitar while Cliff Williams makes a hard job the bottom. The blows to the fulmicotone of the battery of Phil Rudd give the way to the show that hard beyond two hours:

it is begun with " Stiff Upper Lip ", that it gives the title to last dated album 2000. They follow one score of pieces, all to pogare. Least the brani from the last jobs of the band:

" Thunderstruck " from " The Razor' s Edge " and " Hard As To Rock " from " Ballbreaker ". The AC/DC know that the fan ' and beginning ' 80 go above all in deliquio for their giurassiche songs year-end 70, and please them with generosity. They fish above all to full hands from " Back In Black ": from " What Do You Do For Money Honey " to " You Shook Me All Night Long " to " Shoot To Thrill ". Wide visited also the album " Let There Be Rock ": from " Bad Boy Boogie " to " Whole Lotta Rosie ".

To perdersi within the sound hard and wild of the AC/DC there are three generations of fan: with 27 years of career and 17 all'.attivo album, the rocker Australian fascinates the 16enni like the ultraforty year periods. To Of the Alps, imposing the presence of policemen and financiers.

Gloria Pools

Stiff Upper Lip Tour Special