Backtracks - AC/DC
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  • Summary: The box set includes rare singles, live tracks from 1977-2000, and a music video DVD.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
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  1. Billboard.com
    90
    It's good, dirty fun.
  2. Q Magazine
    80
    The live material shows the band in their element, even if the limitations of Johnson's voice are exposed, flawless performances of "Hells Bells" and "Live Wire" explaining why they're still one of the most thrilling live acts. [Jan 2010, p.131]
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  3. PopMatters
    60
    Overall, Backtracks is not quite the treasure trove that fans might have been craving all these years, and it might have been a better idea to offer complete remastered CDs of AC/DC’s first four Australian albums instead of the single-CD mishmash, or even dig a little deeper into the live/studio vaults. That said, in spite of some bumps along the way, it’s still a very fun seven or eight hour trip.
  4. Uncut
    60
    If you find it impressive how AC/DC have spun three chords into a 30-year career, then you'll enjoy what they can do with a boxset: Backtracks comes with three CDs, two DVDs, all packaged inside a recession-friendly amplifier. [Jan 2010, p. 103]
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