For Those About To Rock MOSCOW RUSSIA 1991 ( VHS Rip )
PANTERA, SKID ROW, METALLICA, AC/DC
*** GOOD QUALITY ***
Synopsis:
AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera and E.S.T. made metal
history when they performed at the very first open-air rock festival to
be held in the former Soviet Union. Captured on film, For Those About
To Rock… We Salute You: Monsters in Moscow presents a concert feature
signalling the arrival of a new political order, demanded by the people
and heralded in by the sounds of some of the biggest names in rock
music.
In September 1991, only a few days after an attempted military coup
failed to restore Communism to the newly democratic Russia and its
affiliated nations, over 500.000 rock music fans converged in Moscow to
enjoy the very first open-air rock concert.
The evening kicked off with Pantera taking to the stage. Phil
Anselmo did his very best to get the crowd going, but it seemed that
the fans required little encouragement and obviously years of living in
rock denial sent some into overdrive. Russian band E.S.T was next up,
but the evening really took shape with the arrival of The Black Crowes.
A phenomenal performance from Metal Gods Metallica is another
high-point of this concert. Old school classics Enter Sandman, Creeping
Death and Fade To Black deliver an eardrum battering and by the time
the legendary AC/DC take centre stage, the evening has already cemented
its place in rock history.
“For Those About To Rock…We Salute You: Monsters in Moscow” also
offers a look at the efforts of the Russian Army to try and postpone
the concert, as well as the violent behavior of some of the soldiers
assigned to act as security.
One of the baddest rock concert ever. I can’t say more…it’s breathless.
