November 18, 20178 yr Apparently, Mr. Young suffered from Dementia. AC/DC Legend Malcolm Young Dead At 64 | 1
November 18, 20178 yr Though AC/DC's Angus, and either of their vocalists got most of the attention, Malcolm's steady power chord presence is what ultimately drew me to the band, and has kept me coming back all these years. Without his contribution IMO there is no AC/DC, not to mention just how cool he looked standing there pounding out all that sound on his monster Gretsch electric with no attempt to steal the spotlight. He didn't need to...his guitar did all the talking. Honestly his riffs were a complete game changer for me the first time I heard them at the age of 15. All of the sudden I began starving for that sound, and much to the chagrin of my father, I bolted directly to my room everyday after school in ritual to jam out on some AC/DC. No matter what music I've ever enjoyed throughout my life, I'll never forget what excitement listening to them brought me at that fun, but awkward age of my life. The Highway to Hell album was Heaven to my ears. R.I.P Malcolm, and thanks for being such an instrumental part of my Rock n' Roll childhood while being the force behind arguably the most quintessential Rock n' Roll band of all time. :ylsuper:
November 18, 20178 yr Though AC/DC's Angus, and either of their vocalists got most of the attention, Malcolm's steady power chord presence is what ultimately drew me to the band, and has kept me coming back all these years. Without his contribution IMO there is no AC/DC, not to mention just how cool he looked standing there pounding out all that sound on his monster Gretsch electric with no attempt to steal the spotlight. He didn't need to...his guitar did all the talking. Honestly his riffs were a complete game changer for me the first time I heard them at the age of 15. All of the sudden I began starving for that sound, and much to the chagrin of my father, I bolted directly to my room everyday after school in ritual to jam out on some AC/DC. No matter what music I've ever enjoyed throughout my life, I'll never forget what excitement listening to them brought me at that fun, but awkward age of my life. The Highway to Hell album was Heaven to my ears. R.I.P Malcolm, and thanks for being such an instrumental part of my Rock n' Roll childhood while being the force behind arguably the most quintessential Rock n' Roll band of all time. :ylsuper: I see what you did there. Nicely done.
November 18, 20178 yr ........he was also responsible for writing the lyrics to just about all the songs. Hopefully, "hell ain't a bad place to be".
November 19, 20178 yr ........he was also responsible for writing the lyrics to just about all the songs. Hopefully, "hell ain't a bad place to be". He should have been smarter about who sang his songs after Bon Scott died. I said it.
November 19, 20178 yr Nice writeup in Rolling Stone Magazine... Remembering AC/DC's Malcolm Young, Band's Rock Mastermind - Rolling Stone
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