Backtracks
by AC/DC
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2009
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    70
    It's a set designed for the kind of diehard who would purchase a box set housed in a working amplifier, but its pleasures aren't limited to the dedicated, particularly when it comes to early AC/DC.
  2. Austin Chronicle
    89
    Where the smaller Backtracks offers a single live rarities compilation, the amplified heat fleshes it to two.
  3. The Boston Phoenix
    75
    CD2’s smoking live versions are where AC/DC defend their reputation as a well-oiled machine, as oiled up as the jugtastic fembots that permeate the music’s hyper-hetero fantasia. And the band’s testicle-laden metaphorical fodder is brought to life on the DVD’s music videos.
  5. Billboard.com
    90
    It's good, dirty fun.
  6. 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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