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This is a great set. If you're an AC/DC fan, particularly of Bon Scott, this is a must have. You get all the rare recordings, the "Live at the Atlantic Studios" was a much coveted bootleg and the yet to be released (in DVD anyway)soundtrack of the "Let There Be Rock" movie is a prime slice of live AC/DC with what many argue may be one of Rock's greatest frontmen. Yes, you also get "Back in Black," (but then again, what AC/DC fan doesn't have that album?). While "Back in Black" was a tribute to Bon, it can be argued that perhaps other things could have been included. To me, it can go either way. Better to have "Back in Black," than not I guess.

To me, the set's real problem is the book included. Yes, there's great photos and all, but my quibble is with the essay by Murray Engleheart (who is co-author of the definitive AC/DC biography, "AC/DC: Maximum Rock and Roll"). Mr. Engleheart knows the Bon Scott years incredibly well, but he doesn't discuss the tracks included in the set. Rather, he discusses the Bon Scott years in a general way. To me, that's an egregious oversight. If you're going to include all this rare and unheard music that AC/DC made with Bon, then you're obligated to discuss it in some detail. For instance, where did they unearth the tapes? What's the story with the "Let There Be Rock" movie? Those stories would have made for great reading as well as inform your basic AC/DC fan.

That quibble aside, it's a great set and a must have.

What is being lost in each and every review lauding this box set on to seventh heaven is what WASN'T included. Like most bands, the Bon-era AC/DC had a backlog of B-sides and demos that never got released in the digital age, and a whole lot of them are NOT here. The Volts disk makes absolutely no sense - after the first five demos, we get a live Sin City from the "Midnight Special" (but nothing else from that show), She's Got Balls from Bondi Lifesaver (and again, nothing else from that show), School Days, It's a Long Way to the Top, and Ride On. School Days actually makes sense; it never got released in the U.S, and only hardcore AC/DC fans possess the imported TNT, where it first appeared. But why are It's a Long Way and Ride On included on a box set of rare Bon Scott material?!? Not only had the former been available stateside for 21 years at the time of Bonfire's release (on High Voltage), but the latter had been available for years and years on TWO different albums: Dirty Deeds and Who Made Who.

This is just the beginning of Bonfire's wrongheadedness and idiocy. Many have carped about Back in Black's inclusion here, and they're absolutely right. Everyone on earth - even non-AC/DC fans - owns a copy of Back in Black in some format, whether it's 8-track, cassette, vinyl, or CD. Note to Eastwest records: WE DON'T NEED BACK IN BLACK ANYMORE. Most of us have owned it for over 20 years. Justifying it as part of this box by saying it's the band's tribute to Bon is asinine. It's a Brian Johnson record, period.

That an entire disk was wasted on an album that has sold a bazillion copies at this point is bewildering. There were plenty of rare Bon songs that should have been in this box; most are still only available on bootlegs. They are: Stick Around and Love Song (from the Aussie High Voltage), Rock in Peace (from the Aussie Dirty Deeds), Fling Thing (the B-side of Jailbreak), Crabsody in Blue (from the Aussie Let There Be Rock), Carry Me Home (B-side of Dog Eat Dog), and Cold Hearted Man (from the European Powerage).

Inserting the European Powerage as disk 5, with its different mix and the Cold Hearted Man song, would have made more sense than Back in Black. Hell, including the band's first single (with Dave Evans on vocals), Can I Sit Next to You Girl/Rockin' in the Parlour, would've made more sense than Back in Black. Not a Bon recording, I know, but neither is Back in Black, and many AC/DC fans aren't even aware this single exists.

And anyway, if you're going to put a Brian album in a Bon collection, why not include all the rare Brian tunes, like Snake Eyes, Borrowed Time, and Down on the Borderline? Face it fanboys and sycophants, Bonfire is a dud. The first three disks and the first half of Volts are essential, but the rest of the box is inexcusably lame.

The forth disc is the album 'Volts' the fifth disc is the album 'Back in Black' which Bon got to hear, but they were a week away from putting lyrics with it when he died.

I bought this set for my husband. He absolutely LOVED it! He got it out of the package immediately, the only thing that bummed him out was that he thought it was five DVD's and it turned out to be CD's. He is still happy with it though, but it would be great if they could make it a DVD set in the future. We would buy that, too.