Springsteen opens Perth Arena show with "Highway To Hell" cover...

[Miles Archer]

Bruce Springsteen knows just how to endear himself to an Australian audience. He kicked off his show at the Perth Arena on a thrilling note Friday night, opening the set with a cover of native sons AC/DC's 1979 hit, "Highway To Hell."

The song choice served as a fitting tribute to late AC/DC singer Bon Scott, who grew up near Perth and died in 1980, leaving Highway to Hell as his final album with the band. The cover came to a head with a four-way guitar face-off between Springsteen, Nils Lofgren, Steven Van Zandt and Tom Morello.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/bruce-springsteen-thrills-australian-fans-with-highway-to-hell-cover-20140209

[flying rabbit]

1. Go Bruce

Way to throw around a little respect.

[Archae]

2. BLASPHEMY!!!

Springsteen managed to mumble his way through one of Bon Scott's finest.

Then again, Springsteen only has two modes of singing: Mumble mumble mumble and the sound you'd hear if you kicked a water buffalo in the nuts.

[lame54]

3. mmmm...

[progressoid]

4. I thought Max was going to retire?

[MH1]

5. He has one of the greatest jobs in the world.

It's gonna be tough to cut the cord.

I love to watch Max because he is so focused and obviously having a blast. Of course that is true for the entire band.

[progressoid]

6. No kidding. Great job.

I was confusing retirement with recovery. He had heart surgery a few years ago.

In February 2010, Weinberg underwent a twelve-hour open heart valve repair surgery to correct a condition he had known about and had been monitoring since the mid-1980s.[5][88] His recovery took place over three to five months, and Weinberg kept news about the operation private until an interview eight months later.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weinberg