AC/DC - WHY THEY MAKE YOU MOVE
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2018
- In this episode we explore why AC/DC makes you move your body. Song analysis and cover versions.
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"No worries, I'll just make my own tracks. And I'll play the instruments. And I'll mix 'em. Then I'll do a killer in-depth talk about them. All in a day's work."
He still got demonetized. 😔
He's like Prince in that regard
And edit it
And still there's people who take the time to come here to dislike the video :/
I had to do and mix all the tracks for a the pretender (foo fighters) cover for school and it took a week, rick can knock one out in a day
My brother had "Highway to Hell" played at his wedding ... turned out to be more appropriate that we all thought.
Bluebuthappy182 Ha ha!
If true, he kind of deserved it. That's fairly unaware.
Haha
HaHa, just hope he learned from it.
Hahaha
Rick doesn't get enough credit for what he does, creating an ACDC song from scratch in it's entirety just so he can dissect it and tell us what makes it amazing, thank you
So true!
Exactly. I grew up listening to these guys (I’m in my 20’s) and I can pretty much hear each Angus Young or Malcolm Young riff and know what song it is right off the bat. I wish I could play guitar, I always wanted to learn the guitar but people around me tell me I can’t because I am autistic (very mild form) and I am a female. I’m not gonna let that stop me.
@@YourFellowRNRSisterFan98 dude who says you cant??? go rip it.
He has 3 milllion subscribers for essentially talking about music, umm i think he gets enough credit.
I've always said this, if you're a musician and you think ACDC is easy and simple, try covering them.
Graham Black that up beat lick in the main riff of back in Black just kills me timing wise
@@Me37368 dude! Me too. I think I finally got it though. What a PITA. And that riff towards the end of the song with the fast vibrato for every note? Genius. Tackling the solo now.
Same with the Beatles
Yep, and to actually capture the energy and feel of one of their tunes and play it is a challenge.
RIP Malcolm
Becoming a one man AC/DC to make one video - that's dedication and one of the many reasons Rick is the best one UA-cam by some distance.
I humble myself b4 thee...
Rick is amazing
now when I get a compliment I'm just gonna say "well I'm no rick beato"
By the proverbial country mile.
You should send him some money for his time.
Way to go Rick. If you can’t use them, become them.
Yeah!
Agreed!
Yes Rick. Wonderful teacher @RickBeato, I have this thing that bother's
me. I love a wide variety of music including everything you and others
say about AC/DC. However, I get bored by them. I love all the
individual parts of what they do as well as how it fits together but if I
hear more than 2 songs in a row by them I'm just done. One time I was
on the beach with friends and someone was blasting their greatest hits
from across the small bay and on about song five I said "Their stuff all
sounds he same" My friend said "But it's all great!" He was right but I
can't eat steak for every meal.
Road Runner That’s why there are other bands :)
This is a fantastic example of their songs. :) @@RickBeato
*UA-cam strikes AC/DC songs*
Rick: "Fine, I'll do it myself!"
You took every video of my channel!
*I don't even know you.*
Right? I love it!
And he did it damned well too.
How do reaction videos get away with it....they play the whole clip ??
@@daver7867 Do they pay for music licenses?
Rick Beato - Guitar
Rick Beato - Bass
Rick Beato - Drums
The best band
You forgot:
Rick Beato - Recording
Rick Beato - Producer
Rick Beato - Mixing
xD
This man isn't just a one-man band. He's a one-man industry!
@@UltromanTheTacoman OH DON'T forget the SEGEBORN BROS, they would come in a CLOSE 2nd!
Qazd I do like Frog Leap studios too. Leo is awesome
@@UltromanTheTacoman Don't forget Rick Beato - Roadie, mic'ing up the drum kit at the start ;-)
@@UltromanTheTacoman Also Rick beato - analysis and breakdown
Shame these labels are being so heavy handed when Rick's videos are clearly for educational purposes.
Phil Donald and it’s free publicity for them, too! I remember on the late 90’s show Freaks & Geeks, the producers wanted to use “Back In Black” and the AC/DC people wanted something like $100,000 to use it! Ridiculous!
You think Rick's doing these for free??
They are seriously doing a disservice by blocking access to a deeper understanding of their artists
@@SDFitz That's not the point, dummy.
@@marksea64 its exactly the point, stupid. I appreciate Rick's work too but when you monetize your channel like he's doing with copyrighted material then the owner has the right to ask for compensation or to ask you to stop. Thems the rules, like it or not.
One thing my brother pointed out to me about 30 years ago was that Australian late seventies and early eighties pub rock songs that really swing (from ACDC, The Angels, Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil, Rose Tattoo, Divinyls etc) would often have even hard emphasis on all four beats (whereas successful US rock tunes would emphasise the 2 and 4 more eg Van Halen Jump or Panama or many G&R songs). A lot of Australian rock was hard on all four beats. I can't over emphasise this because there is plenty of overlap, but I think it is rooted in the primitive nature of the pub rock scene. I know there's plenty of four-to-the-floor music in the US, (or even in UK - Pink Floyd Run) but in Australia it took on a greater significance. If this doesn't make sense, maybe talking about the pub rock thing would help give context to the ACDC approach to rhythm. ACDC played over a hundred recorded Australian pub gigs a year, every year from 1973 to 1977 (probably many more unrecorded) . The main thing about pub rock in Australia was that if you didn't make the audience feel the music, make them really feel it, the audience would hurt you, literally and you'd be lucky to get paid or to get out without injury. Likewise, any extra notes or beats that showed pretence would bring a similar response. Perhaps that's why Malcolm went for the school uniform and Bon Scott for the gaudy theatre so they could hide behind the idea they were taking the piss, sending themselves up. Showing off does not go down well, so Australians tend to take the piss to get attention (I know, we are weird). Pink Floyd or Guns & Roses, Cream, Led Zeppelin much as they are respected and loved here, would not have created their sound here in the 1970's or 80's. Heavy Metal and prog rock likewise. A band had to be heavy and hard, with nothing unnecessary in their sound, but also had to to swing it, if they wanted to win their audience over and be asked to came back. If the audience couldn't drink, stomp, holler along or make out to it, the band would be eating beer cans in seconds flat. The irony was that if you were good, the audience wouldn't let you off the stage until you'd played your whole set and all extra songs twice and were literally bleeding. Playing the final gig in a very minor pub band called Who Cares in 1990 (the best known song was called 'Drunk'), I had the gaff tape on my hands wear through after four hours or more, and Pete Gare on guitar was unplugging, when a girl in a lace dress grabbed my hair and hollered "Play another song or I'll break your F...N arm". So that was the pub rock scene. The stage smelled of beer, smoke and the sourness of puke. The band had a job to do - make it loud, make it swing but keep it simple. It's not unique to pub rock, but probably very characteristic of it, and ACDC took it to the Nth degree and in that found their own great sound.
Rich, thanks for this great comment. Now pub culture in Sydney is dead, even before the corona.
great comment....very true too
Brilliant analysis mate..IMHO the best rock bands hone themselves in rowdy pubs as they have to match and inspire simultaneously the most critical and disinhibited audiences they get PRIMAL and get right down to the nitty gritty
@@ebbanjenkins5960 This! "they have to match and inspire simultaneously the most critical and disinhibited audiences they get PRIMAL and get right down to the nitty gritty" Pub rock created music around a a mob - the songs were tested and introduced (sometimes created through jamming) in that environment, without prior radio play. ACDC (also Midnight Oil and Cold Chisel) gigged for years before seeing a recording studio. These days an aspiring musician has essentially a multitrack studio on their phone and on their home computer, creating music in bedrooms (since Beck) and releasing it on alternative channels, without a single live performance (not a criticism). The listeners hear songs on Spotify, UA-cam Red etc, or on radio stations like JJJ in Australia (college radio in the US?). I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that at all; it just is a completely different way of making music, eh. Live performances are now at festivals and the audience know all the words and yell along for a band that may be performing live for only the third or fourth time! Tech means the new system is here for a long while and pub rock is unique in time, to that particular seventies to eighties period when amps, guitars and drums were (only just) affordable, social upheaval made audiences look for release, when driving after a beer hadn't become an issue, and listeners could not freely find great music in any other way but to go to the pub or turn on the (often mediocre) radio.. I guess we were pretty privileged to see it.
@@DaliborPetras True. The real killer might have been the approach to real estate. The inner cities became office block and apartment waste lands dotted by night club districts, and then there was the lock out (it seemed to be a blunt instrument for people's safety).
It's Phil Rudd. No matter how simple his style is, it just instantly makes you MOVE when you hear it. It's a very instinctive thing, I think. He just knows what to do. It's crude, simple and subtle but irreplacable. One of the greatest drummers.
Caverman Phil delays the crash slightly from the kick to give more weight. He really has a deep heavy rock laid back pocket. The video at River Plate is good to watch for Phil’s style. Of course Malcolm on rhythm and Cliff’s bass playing make all this tension and feel possible. Without doubt one of the best rhythm sections the world has ever seen. Absolutely rock solid time and consistent feel. Incredible tension and release.
@@jeremyhughes6485 the breakdown of shoot to thrill has some of the best tension-release dynamics ever recorded which remain unparalelled to this day. The simple shifts in drumbeats and slowly rising intensity of guitars leading to the final, soaring explosion -- it's fucking irreplicable man!
@@thebetbetunderground9548 Many have tried, but no one can replicate the change from the open riffing back down to the bombproof right hands behind Brian's lyrics. When Malc says keep it tight, you fucking keep it tight. How they find room to groove in there is the genius.
Jeremy Hughes They don’t call him the human metronome for nothing. I like Rudd better then Slade.
Ditto Steven Adler...
So excited these guys are back with a new album!
Can't wait
i just hpe they will do a tour with the new album
The highway to hell is paved with chord progressions.
YEAAHH!!
That ship has sailed.
Recreating the track! This is a whole new level of cool!
Yep - Kudos on the guitar tones Rick!
3:11 - 3:34 sounds killer!! Put that in your pipe and smoke it blockers!
@@experimetalfan8851 it's actually not a legal loophole really. It's still copyright infringement.
However, every song recording has two copyrights. The one that gets blocked most commonly is the right in the sound recording (which a record label basically always owned in the "good old days")
The other copyright is in the composition itself. I.e. any score or tab you may have written down. It's not always as common for a label to own that right as well and is not really searched in the UA-cam algorithm to find offending content.
(This is also ignoring any fair use defense claims someone might make)
Merry Christmas Rick, Dylan, Lennon, Layla, friends and subscribers! Have a good one. :-)
@@manny75586 That's correct. And the reason composition copyright doesn't get prosecuted is because it's the songwriters themselves who own it. And they don't care if you are paying homage to them. In fact they usually like someone praising their work online, because it re-ignites interest in their work! How many people watched this and then searched "AC/DC" afterwards?
The problem is (and always has been) the record labels.
So many elements that makes AC DC sound so great, but cannot overlook Phil's drum style. It's a got a swing. That's why Malcolm asked him to come back to the band, that element was missing and was vital.
Yup. It's just not the same without it. Not even close.
The drums were different on Blow Up Your Video, but it wasn't just the "feel" of the playing, it was also the sound, the production, they obviously have a very different mic set -up/mixing/engineering what have, the production is just different. Still love that album, one of my favourites.
I didn't miss Phil on The Razor's Edge, there was so much else going on and Chris Slade brought other things with him.
But, you can always tell when it's Phil playing. His timing is never quite where you think it is, he's always just that little bit behind what you expect and it definitely makes tracks like Highway or Girl's Got Rhythm. He can both power everything along and somehow be slightly behind it all at the same time.
And he’s back again. I seen them with Chris Slade on drums , he’s not a bad drummer at all but I just really wanna see the whole gang (unfortunately we can’t see Malcolm for obvious reasons) I wish I did when he was alive. But I hope I’ll get to see them with Brian and the rest of them.
Malcolm said Phil’s has very consistent timing like a metronome too
@@YourFellowRNRSisterFan98 Slade was in a different league. Rudd could never replicate the Donnington show
A this is why Phil Rudd is a legend. That beat is lagging ever so slightly on every track he's playing on.
Not lagging - playing behind the beat.
Rick even has the kit set up "Phil Proper"...slightly rotated left.....
Its funny how so many people joke about Phil Rudds drumming, he doesn't play complicated things, but where it sits amongst the guitar riffs is very hard to replicate!!
He, (like Malc, Cliff, (& Dale earlier) served the SONG!)
Same with poor Ringo. The guy is a fantastic musician because he always served the music instead of his own ego. Knowing when to play what is more important than being able to play 64th notes at 480BPM
@@Stratocaster42 True!
Too right mate. Always thought that the rhythm section of AC/DC (Phil, Cliff and Mal) are the cement that binds it all together setting it up for Angus to work his magic over the top and bring on that distinct AC/DC Sound. In the words of Keef (Richards), “I’ve always admired their tightness”
@@alexleinhardt4062 Keith would know!
That's the subtle genius of Malcolm Young. It seems simple but you dig into it and you just nod your head in admiration at how clever and catchy it is.
Brilliant video.
I remember Angus describing AC/DC’s sound as The Who meets Chuck Berry. Perfectly sums up their groove.
I'd guess Free/Paul Kossoff was a major influence as well.
@Erdnase23
- Good point friend, my take is The Who meets Keith Richards & co - peace bro ; )
@@michaelh1832 They sound similar but I highly doubt it
And there’s always the Duck Walk.
Even after watching this video, I have no idea what an upbeat or a downbeat is.
But AC/DC ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nod your head with the music. When your head goes up, it's an upbeat, when it goes down, it's a downbeat...generally speaking.
@@fellow026 what a great way of explaining that! I've never heard that before.
@@fellow026
I was going to say tap your foot, but this works every bit as well.
So downbeat upbeat , downbeat upbeat , downbeat upbeat , downbeat upbeat. ?
@@minggnim Yes. one AND two AND three AND four. AND = up beat, numbers = down beat.
Amazing how the simplicity of pretty much the same drumming style, singing about, partying, drinking, women, and being bad boys for it, major chords with pentatonic solos every time can be so kickass with a greatest hits list that would be the size of 4 albums of music could exist. Their style never changed yet never sounds dated. They are the epitome of the definition of what rock and roll sounds like yet I have trouble describing them to people unaware of them or mentioning bands similar to them. They are a rock standard and an anomaly at the same time. They will always be on my music rotation as a listener and a guitar player no matter how sophisticated I may become.
great comment 👍
One of my 18-year-old music students didn't know much about rock so I suggested AC/DC (among others). He said they were too heavy and described the Highway To Hell artwork as "shocking." Kids today, eh? Seriously missing out!
Who doesn’t know AC/DC? Even people who don’t listen too much rock still know some of AC/DC songs.
how do you live without knowing about rock? ok, i learned about ac/dc in my teens, but i still had a hell of a grasp on ccr, the rolling stones, srv, hendrix, and mc5 by then. what do people who don't listen to rock listen to? jazz? country? hip hop? i'm honestly curious, it seems to me that rock is everywhere, and if not rock at least the blues. exception to classical, but everyone should get into classical once their ear is mature enough. rock is the cheeseburger of music. everybody likes cheeseburgers.
@@eddyguizonde401: What's worse, he's not my only teenage student that knows nothing of rock/distorted guitars. I had another teenage boy describe Blink 182 & Sum 41 as heavy. This generation has really gone backwards in what shocks them - it should be that the parents are shocked by what the kids are doing, not the other way round! Also, the youth of today don't seem to have been exposed to distorted guitars on the radio and whatnot as much the older generation. I can't really think of many world dominating rock bands that formed post-2000. It's all beeps & beatz made on a DAW these days!
Interesting. My experience is kind of the opposite. I was a kid in the 70s when AC/DC was a real "bad boys" band (at least, they had that reputation and they thrived on it). These days it's music my kids (my 10 and 7 year-old) listen to.
Was he OFFENDED??? Fu**in' SNOWFLAKES!!!
You're a wonderful teacher Mr. Beato!
Yep he is👍
Malcolm was the arranger but when they were playing he was the rythm guitarist. and Malcolm and Angus worked so well off each other. and Phil of course was the time keeper. and when you put it all together they made a sound that makes people move. its ingenious.
Phil Rudd, the most underestimated drummer ever. Also known as the "Human Metronome"
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Aside from the composition and musicianship of the Back In Black album, the production quality is just absolutely amazing. Even compared to many more recent recordings of any artist and genre, it is still a superior production sound.
Agree totally. Some of the best rock guitar sounds commited to tape. The atmosphere of the whole recording is tangible - you can almost smell the heat off those dusty old Marshalls :)
It depends what you mean by 'superior.' For me the band sounded way better on Powerage. More spontaneous, more organic, less 'produced.' Less commercial as well though! Mutt Lange was a huge part of AC/DC's world domination.
@@halodust1304 In my view, superior by relying on the production techniques that results in a sound that is bold and rich while maintaining the rawness of the instruments. Much of the hard rock/metal of that era sounds like it was recorded in a tool shed, very treble-y and dry. Judas Priest or early thrash for example.
@@halodust1304 Powerage is one of my fave AC/DC albums. I love the raw, out of control, guitar sounds and Bon's lyrics on records like Let There Be Rock but The Mutt Lange records (Back in Black and For Those About to Rock in particular) have a very tight grown up sound (for a guy in school shorts and blazer!)
YES!! One of the most brilliantly produced albums of all time. Back in Black marked the new era in the AC/DC signature sound. Absolute Mutt genius.
Hey rick could you do a video on why creedence were so successful and how they pieced their songs together
None of the members of Ccr ever overplayed, they only ever played what was needed and I think that’s one reason why they are so good. Most musicians will listen to em and just call it all simple but it doesn’t have to be complicated to be good.
Indeed
Creedence where popular, creedence where good, but successful? Well theres a whole very awful tale about that :( Lets just say Dont do what creedence did. Read your contracts, kids! (See also: Stone Roses)
Richard - agreed. I think this is true of so many great bands. Leave some space between the notes, every hole doesn’t have to be filled.
We covered lots of CCR they detuned before detuning was a thing...they also did some killer covers...Suzy Q, Heard it through the grapvine, I put a spell on you...John Fogerty was incerdibly anal about his production , drove brother nuts...but man he could write those hooks even in his solo career.
Best rock band ever. Bon Scott and Freddie Mercury were the two best front men ever to grace the stage. I remember buying if you want blood, the live album as a 13 year old and trying to learn every riff. AC/DC will still sound good in another 50 years.
Also, an interesting thing is in the bass lines . Cliff Williams didn't always play the root note to Malcolm's rhythm which creates a great amount of tension. eg Back in black third chord is an Amajor but cliff plays the c sharp. makes it sound really cool. love the vid and the channeL Rick.
I’m a drummer who’s been playing for 25 years. The first rock band I fell in love with and learned to play was AC/DC. Over the years I grew to love all of the “great drummer bands.” Led Zeppelin, Rush, The Police, Frank Zappa, etc. But my love for AC/DC has never diminished. Their stuff seems simple compared to those other bands, but the combination of the rock solid drums and bass with those legendary guitar riffs locking right in feels so great. A classic band.
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What a great excuse to spend the whole day playing ACDC :D
Malcolm was an atomic clock of a rhythm player. Unshakable precision.
Back in the 80s I purchased Back in Black and George Winston’s Winter Into Spring at the same time. The guy at the checkout counter looked at me like l had lobsters hanging out of my ears. One of the greatest things about watching your videos is that you teach us how and why things work. In this case the drum downbeat vs. guitar upbeat and bass pedal relationship creating ACDCs signature hard-driving sound . For a song writer, this is gold. Thank you Rick for opening our minds. Excellent.
Jordon love George Winston and AC/DC. It’s almost like we just like good music lol.
AC/DC and George Winston....would love to see this become the next Bill McClintock mashup.
dude...it as Winter for me! love this comment...
Never been into genres. Always liked AC/DC, Winston, Irish tenor John McDermott, bandleader Andre Rieu... whatever moves me in the moment. Speaking of lobster-hanging ears check out German Oom-paw band The Heimatdamisch doing a cover of GNR's "Sweet Child of Mine."
I cannot say enough how much i love this channel. Entertaining, funny, and super educational. And today you did AC/DC!! It's like christmas without all the crappy music.
My dad was a huge AC/DC fan. I was five when I first remember hearing them. Nothing like that sound. They have definitely been the biggest influence in my own playing. Eventhough I play a lot of music, they were the reason I wanted to play guitar.
What people don’t appreciate about AC/DC is that even non-rock fans know & love their songs. No other band has managed this.
CCR: “Hold my beer.”
It's really amazing when you see that, for the purpose of teaching you music theory, Rick got through all the process of playing every instrument, recording them, mixing and mastering the song, just to recreate it with the same catchy aesthetic - and then teach you. ♥
Or just realizing how much work goes into micing a drum kit.
Now you know why all the ACDC clones never got anywhere but ACDC are legends.
Rick, you are the KING, sir! You should put out the next AC/DC album. I saw them in concert in Atlanta at the Omni for the For Those About to Rock tour, and it was a fantastic show. about half way through, Angus got on Brian and Malcolm's shoulders and he jammed like there would be NO TOMORROW while they carried him through the audience on the floor center stage, came RIGHT BY ME. It was beyond spectacular. Fantastic. And you duplicate their sound exceedingly well!
Mutt Lange is a freaking genius. People attach him so much to Def Leppard it's easy to forget he also produced Back in Black, Highway to Hell, Foreigner's 4, The Cars' Heartbeat City, and all of Shania Twain's records until they split up. Lange, Phil Spector, Quincy Jones, and George Martin are your Mt. Rushmore of music producers. I'd also accept arguments for Bruce Fairbairn, for his engineering work alone, but his production catalog is quite impressive as well.
It's quite a bigger list actually.
Sunday morning coffee with Rick. Back in black (with 1 sugar)!
Amazing!!! I loved how you recreated the track and I loved seeing all the shots, especially the part showing you set up!!!
The copyright police appreciate seeing it too. The last thing they want to do is cause anyone trouble by being overly-aggressive jerks. /s
Phill Rudd my favorite drummer I love his simple style
Rick, please inform youtube they have a problem - it seems like the thumbs up button is only letting me give you one thumbs up. I'm pretty sure that a video this cool is supposed to allow me to give you at least ten thumbs up.
My friends and I in college used to say that Phil Rudd was the greatest drummer of all time. We sort of said it joking around but in somewhat of a serious way too. I always thought he was sort of playing behind the beat but your explanation of the rhythm is really helpful. So many people mess it up when they try to play their songs.
Kudos on putting together all the parts with such great quality and for so many songs! Thank you.
Thta's why AC/DC is my favourite band of all times. They got me started on the guitar, they taught me so much. I'm more than ten years into my guitar journey, and still find out things about them that I had never noticed. AC/DC for life
Thank you Malcolm Young. The world is out of sync without you.
The man had the greatest right hand in rock n roll
No offense to the rest of the band but this video illustrates what a great guitar player Malcolm Young was.
Ringing from the future to say how right you are. It only gets worse.
JJ touches on something important at 9:19. One of the "normal" rock polyrhythms is 16th notes counted 333322. Like Who Do You Love, by Bo Diddley. Notice that this is what the brothers Young do at the end of the chorus of Back In Black, but for the *rest* of the chorus they are messing with us! It's 233332...offset from the bar by an 8th note. It's almost like they come back to the normal one at the end to let us know that they were perfectly aware they were messing with us. This is a great example of how rock & roll is about rhythmic counterpoint.
I've played AC/DC cover tunes in live bands for 30+ years and they ALWAYS get people out of their seats and on the dance floor.. one of the best rock bands ever!
The remix of Back In Black that plays while you set up the drums is awesome! I've also noticed that Bryan Adams does a lot of the same thing with his guitar/drum/bass rhythms. Sometimes musically you'd hardly know it wasn't AC/DC if you listened as only instrumentals in some of his more Rock oriented songs. Well, maybe it's a Mutt Lange thing actually since he produced most all of Bryan Adam's songs and all the AC/DC songs you mentioned...
Mutt probably brought it over.
Mutt only produced two Bryan Adams albums, Waking Up The Neighbors and 18 'til I Die. Those two definitely had that connection to the AC/DC sound. Cuts Like a Knife and Reckless
were Bob Clearmountain productions for the most part, with some Bryan Adams input, and had a little different feel.
@@larrycanepa that makes sense. Those are the two albums of Bryan's that I listen to the most. Also, on songs like "Photograph" that Mutt produced for Def Leppard there is a lot of these similar "AC/DC type elements".
@@DavidDiMuzio yes, I was thinking that Def Leppard seems to have a lot of the same characteristics as well from Mutt. He found what worked and kept using it.
Say what you want about Bryan Adams but that guy had some amazing recorded guitar tones, at least on the early stuff.
way to go. everyone should rember Malcolm as one of the greatest rock'n roll composers of all times - so highly underrated!
He understood rock'n'roll.
SO right Armin. He brought real rock 'n roll to kids like me who had never heard of Chuck Berry but then went on to appreciate Chuck, Little Richard and Bill Haley. Malcolm was the reincarnation of these guys in the 70s and 80s. Never to be forgotten.
Cliff must be one of the most underrated bassists ever. You keep hearing Rick reference pedal tones. That’s Cliff!!! Dude knows what he’s doin’!! My God, This is the perfect band!!!
Every time you pick up an instrument I'm floored my dude... You are such a good instrumentalist. You probably threw these together (all things considered) and they sound as good as the originals.
I was born in 81 so my music identity really starts in the 90s. That being said, AD\DC is such a *huge* influence. It's really simple but it sets this standard that never leaves me.
Hey I was born in 81. Honestly, AC\DC wasn't always one of my favorites, I pulled my influence from more to the likes of Pink Floyd or The Doors, but they're undeniable in their greatness!!!
Great to see you doing a video on our favourite Sons from Australia 🇦🇺! Over here we call them “ACCA DACCA”!
AC/DCs music is like a boxing match. Its just left and right hooks (down an up beats) all the way, just straight up throwing punches.
The fairly straight meter and high energy makes it great for workouts as well, gets the blood pumping.
AC/DC proves how (apparent) simplicity has its place in music, not every band has to be Dream Theatre or King Crimson :D
AC/DC played at my high school in the 70s, beat that 👈😂🤣😆😭
Bon Scott was the lead singer in. Band called Fraternity at my high school dance...
I first saw Akker Dakker in Adelaide at the Adelaide Festival theatre supporting Lou Reed before anyone had heard of them before Bon Scott joined and they were as good then as they ever were....
What school?
Gavin McInnes Blackwood High Schools
School
That's the best sounding BASS on UA-cam.
Ok finally some ACDC ✊👍
Also the interplay between Malcolm's Gretsch and Angus' SG is signature for them.
@ianh Yeah, it's so satisfying. I can't get enough of those G, A and D open chords.
The coolest thing about Highway to Hell is the drum fill into the second verse. Simple but amazingly effective
Songs that hit on the upbeat are always lively and feel more exciting and active. That's why I think AC/DC is the best purely rock & roll band ever.
Rick, you've really outdone yourself here! I could watch the "AC/DC create then discuss" videos for hours and hours! Thanks!
Phill Rudd always served the song! Great drum sound and guitar sounds you got Rick!
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Worth mentioning is how left field "Back In Black" was in 80/81, still a hit!
And after the death of Bon Scott. How could they possibly go on without the lead singer?
how what? left field? what does that mean? (I am German, so not a native speaker of English...)
Rainer Dietwerner he means unexpected, different from mainstream.
@@rainerdietwerner5048 "out of left field" basically means that it came from out of nowhere, and was really unexpected.
@@albertorivera7937 ah, ok...thx...!
Great mix. Nice and clean.
I find that in many ACDC tunes, the use of major chords also contributes to a positive vibe. It elevates us. Listeners are able to pick up the riffs within a seconds and feel the mood without having to hear a lyric.
Making basic songs great is an art.
MAjor chords and the use of mixolydian in the vocal melodies.
Major chords?? I'm not hearing them. 95% of AC/DC's chords are basic root/5th/octave power chord with no major or minor tonality. In fact if anything is implied it is minor keys with many vocal melodies containing a constant minor 3rd over the guitar chord. 3 straight off the top of my head - Rocker, Bad Boy Boogie and Let There Be Rock. Major chords are just too 'nice' for AC/DC! In fact the only ones I can think of straight away are at the beginning of Big Balls. (Their worst song!) Oh and major and minor in Love Song. But that one's a complete stylistic one-off for them!
@@halodust1304 maybe I'm misunderstanding but shook me all night long fire example, according to the music I'm seeing online is major chords on the chorus. Obviously they use a lot of power chords as well. My musical knowledge isn't on par with pros. Even on this song I'm hearing an a major and a g major in the way in referring too. No?
Yeah, you're right@@Churd84538 Taking a bit more time to think it through, there's quite a few major chords in their songs! Still more power chords than major or minor though...
Just pinch a leaf or two. Your comment is right on it! Very well put,Pheno.
loving your intuition on these videos...speaking straight to the musician
Great episode, I can appreciate how long this must have taken to make, thank you! Would love to see more like this if you have the time! Great stuff!
Awesome! My favorite Beato video yet!
You obviously put a ton of effort into this, and I think it is well worth it. There is a lot of quality information for listeners, musicians, and aspiring producers as well.
Rick, just discovered your channel and have been binge watching all weekend. I am not a musician but love music and you, my friend, rock it!
Really enjoying your channel Rick!! Learning so much!
The groove that AC/DC got was something I couldn't fully understand or appreciate until I became a seasoned musician. Now I revel in it. I will just pull up back in black or highway to hell and just play the Malcom parts and just groove and LOVE it. This is the act of a real band hooking up in a way that is extremely rare and musically advanced.
Gotta love the way you bypassed the UA-cam Bots. Great video showing WHY AC/DC Rocks.
I love the say you break down the beats, measures, tones and riffs. It is so instructive. Thank you.
Rick, I love any video you do. Thanks for diving into the theory of why the songs we love are so good!
EXCELLENT! Very cool way of discussing AC/DC. You mentioned discussing the vocal part, can't wait! Thanks!!
Great way to start a Sunday morning. Thank you.
Thanks Rick, love this video well done!
You are putting so much energy into these videos really appreciate it🌸
Rick, your videos have rekindled my passion for music. Thank you, sir.
If Rick Beato speaks highly about an artist/groups musicianship, you know it means something of value...RB get's us almost in the mix on the day, truly behind-the-scene brilliance...🎸🎵🎼🎶
love this deconstruction. The rhythm's the thing, as always.
Talk about dedication! Love this episode
I love the way this great guy breaks everything down, and explains in detail every beat and riff. Plus he is a very talented all round multi musician, who plays bass rhythm lead drums all equally as well.
Rick, it's genius to make your own tracks. You tackle the copyright/blocking while taking us into the fine details of the music we love as you re-create it. It's a helluva lot of work but it's Fantastic! Thank you.
You need to do more of this type of recreating the tracks. I always learn a lot watching your videos. Thanks Rick.
Rick, your videos are so incredibly well done.
Finally some AC/DC! Love ur in depth videos, keep up the great work man! :)
Great breakdown, Rick! Malcolm rocked! RIP as you Rock us out of here......
this song will always make me happy. Driving with my buddy in HS in his 78 Berlinetta and blasting AC/DC.
Rick, thanks so much man. You bring to life and teach us things about the music we've been listening to for years, things that I've not heard or picked up on in the songs and the music. Thanks so much for the education it's worth more to me than you know. You inspire me to listen better and to play more thoughtfully.
Amazing how You give detailed technical explanation of Something that Angus and Malcolm played only by Instinct . Great video
You just nailed the track ! Wow !
Great video rick! Love the explanation about the counter rhythms. Straight beat And syncopated. Love it love it!
Rick, I love the way you break down the songs by instrument and explain the beats and timing signatures. Awesome stuff man! So enjoy your channel!
I'm really grateful someone with your Talent & Skills, has taken to sharing it with us. While immersed in the reasons that I love ac/dc. I stepped back a moment to appreciate the entire delivery. It's amazing that you not only play (everything) beautifully, you go and tie it up with a bow in the editing room. These videos are the best YT has to offer. Thank You!
Wonderful Sunday morning programming Beato... 🎼👑
Another great video. Thanks Rick!
I've been waiting for this video since the day I subscribed to your channel, Rick :) Great musical analysis as usual!