And they were set to play at the same event: an “international freedom festival” to celebrate democracy’s recent victory over the State Committee on the State of Emergency in the failed August Putsch. In September 1991, Moscow music fans were preparing for the most improbable concert of their lives: The Rolling Stones, U2, Bob Dylan, the Eurythmics, and Peter Gabriel among other world-class musicians would soon perform in the capital (Moskovsky Komsomolets and Kommersant listed 11 artists). Journalist Alexander Morsin gathered accounts from the festival’s organizers and headliners and tracked down what was written abroad about the event in its glorious aftermath. There were also violent clashes between the public, the police, and even the military, which was summoned from neighboring areas to maintain order. The event attracted a crowd of more than 500,000 people, making it the largest rock concert in the history of both the USSR and the Russian Federation. AC/DC, Metallica, the Black Crowes, and Pantera all performed, while the metal band Electro Shock Therapy represented the Soviet Union. On September 28, 1991, the Tushino Airfield in Moscow hosted the Monsters of Rock international music festival. One of the best Rock concerts caught on film this is one every Rock fan should view and one that should immediately see a DVD/Blu-ray release.Remembering Russia’s biggest-ever rock festivalįeaturing Metallica’s all-time greatest performance Viewing it now I no longer torture my neck and my room but the sheer dynamism and influence of these powerful songs remain and it brings me back to that great time when life was much better and Rock was everything. I remember seeing this in VHS back in the day drove me to headbang and scale my room like a lunatic showing the power the music had on my then teenage head. Excellent camera work and good sound add icing to the cake and interspersed with the performances are interviews with the band members and the audience as they react to being a part of one of the most violent and decisive eras in world history. Capping off the momentuous event is battle-hardened veterans AC/DC where they belt out their high decibel Hard Rock in glorious energy and power with matching inflatable dolls and fireworks to end the historic show in a moving and stirring grand finale. Metallica was in the zone as they proved they were the best Metal band of the time with their flawless performances of their classics where power and beauty coalesce in perfection. Nevertheless the boys were pros as they added a soulful retro slant to the proceedings. The organizer fell of the boat when it was decided The Black Crowes were to perform as their Southern-fried boogie is way out of place in the lineup and they sure slowed down the show. follows and while predictably no match for their Western counterparts they ably play some fine solid Hard Rock. Kicking things off is Pantera hitting their stride as they began their ascent to being Metal Gods with the "Cowboys from Hell" era as they unleash their headbanging assault never letting up throughout. Thrilling, entertaining and with over an hour of great music, "For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow" documented when history and music converged resulting in one unforgettable triumph of musical artistry and the human spirit. With over a million people estimated to be in attendance, the largest in history, the concert lived up to its promise. In 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed some of Rock's greatest bands performed a one of a kind gig to commemorate the historical event.
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