AC/DC — Let There Be Rock: Live at Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA (1981)

AC/DC performing live at Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA on December 20th and 21st of 1981 during the For Those About To Rock tour.

Although full concert recording exists, these promos are the ones that are in exquisit shape. They were broadcast by RAGE in the 80's. This version features full recording of Let There Be Rock, that was cut on Backtracks.

Brian Johnson – lead vocals
Angus Young – lead guitar
Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
Phil Rudd – drums, percussion
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[kukelhupf]

Phil is having the time of his life back there.
The absolute unit.

[alisonmidgley]

Phil going mental on the drums and Angus going mental on guitar is just beyond amazing

[patro]

phil was absolutely possessed. what a drummer.

[barbudo]

Angus with 26 years of age was a unleashed Beast on Stage.. unbelievable..

[rapman]

I watched an interview with Malcolm where he said when the band is firing on all cylinders and everyone is in the groove there is ABSOLUTELY nothing in the world that compares!!
I don’t know how many people in this comment head have ever played in a band but it’s extremely hard to get 5 different people to work together and all be on the exact same wavelength for a whole song, let alone a whole set.
I can pretty much guarantee you this is the type of performance Malcolm was speaking of.
These guys are in the zone, in the groove & on the same stratospheric level.

[simonbeaumont]

Phil at his incredible best - the fitness required to belt the skins like this for the whole song is epic, as is the rest of this magnificent live rock song. Never be another

[themadnessofcrum]

And that is how you drum to Let There Be Rock, Mr. Phil Rudd at his best, no cheating, playing it straight down the line, having a right ball to himself, magnificent.

[simonbeaumont]

Phil 'Metronome' Rudd smashing the skins with the other two in the rythmn section are magnificent as they always were. Angus is in a league of his own - no athletes perform like he has for 50 years now. Love it!

[frankmesiti]

Wish ACDC would release a dvd of this entire concert, in their absolute prime with Brian as singer. By the time they released the Donington 1991 video, Brian's voice was shot and there was no Phil. Nothing against Chris Slade who is a fantastic drummer, but the songs sound so much better in their original style with Phil on drums. This is Brian era ACDC at it's absolute best.

[polkadotcat]

There is only one Angus Young. He’s not like any other guitar player. He can’t be compared. He is his own thing.

[frankmesiti]

Best Brian era version of this song. Phil Rudd is amazing keeping that tempo throughout, not missing a beat.

[markbailey]

No words can adequately describe the ENERGY and POWER of this performance. No wonder no band in their right minds would WANT to follow this...

[multiplefandoms]

Brian Johnson was full of energy during the early to mid 80s.

[MPacheco]

This is AC/DC at the height of their powers.

[philippeperiault]

The best version with Brian Johnson.😮😅

[Tiberius_Productions]

No other guitarist can dare say they put more effort into putting on a legenday show than Angus Young! Sure, he may not be the most technical guitarist on the planet, but he put his entire body and soul into every note he played for 50 years and that is beyond what most guitarists have ever done in their careers. He put it all out there every night and made sure every audience member got their money's worth! The guy is a living legend!

[frankmesiti]

Nothing beats the original but this is the best ever version of this song with Brian. Phil is awesome here and Brian's voice is great.

[altorres]

Brian Johnson was the best replacement after Bon Scott died, Bon would of been so proud that they continued and make some kick ass Rock N Roll 🤘🏻

[NeoTesla]

Phill went crazy on the drums at that time. Such a legend

[dethman]

In my next life I will be reborn as the snare drum from Phil Rudd during "Let there be Rock" live!