jamesg1213
Me too. Loved the 1920's little girl shouting 'play ball'. Trying to emulate their guitar sound on a track atm and struggling...

I reckon the problem you're having is something to do with what you've explained to me on a few occasions before mate (see, I do take notice!), in as much as these types of crunchy saturated guitar tones are not really as overdriven/distorted as one might imagine.
 
Would I be right in assuming that 'sweet' sound is less to do with how much the amp is being driven and more to do with how loud/cranked the power amp stage is?
 
I've had the same trouble getting close to the Rossi/Parfitt Quo tone, and even more of a problem getting Joe Strummer's rhythm tone. The amps they all use aren't particularly known for high levels of distortion - Quo use a mixture of Vox AC30's and Marshall JCM 800's, with a boost pedal if required; Strummer kept it really simple and plugged his Tele straight into a Fender Twin Reverb (and later a Music Man HD-212 150W). I remember reading somewhere that Joe played unbelievably loud in the studio to get that rhythm sound.
 
So there you are James. Warn the sheep, horses and any stray haggis that have wandered onto the estate and dial the volume up to 9.726539
 
 
 
 
 
 

I like AC/DC more than ever for some strange reason.  I totally didn't appreciate what I called "Neanderthal" rock back in the day but it was Malcolm's rhythm guitar playing that won me over.

I think the new track remains true to the spirit of the band.  It rocks and that's what you expect an AC/DC song to do.

I've also been digging them a lot more than I used to. For years, I've discarded them for doing the same album for 40 years, but oddly enough, in today's world, AC/DC is like a bit of fresh air.
 
It sort of hit me a few years back when my wife and I were driving and the radio started playing For Those About to Rock. I'd heard that song dozens of times, but that time I really got goosebumps. 
 
Overall I tend to prefer the Bon Scott era though - album-wise, it's easier for me to put on Highway to Hell or Let There be Rock and enjoy the whole thing than with the later stuff. But there's some incredible music on a lot of those later records.

I think Back In Black was the first rock album that really blew me away as a kid and sparked my interest in playing guitar. I can't remember how old I was but it must have been pretty young because I remember feeling quite peckish at the lyric "Let me cut your cake with my knife."
 
I love Angus Young's solos on that record and can still play them back in my head to this day. 

Rain
Know what? I think I like Johnson's voice better on this than before. Not sure about the song though.
 
As for the video...

Well the video doesn't load for me. Maybe YT is having issues :(
 

 
 
I wonder if they'll ever release a 'Best Of' or 'Anthology' album? They must be the biggest band to have never released such a compilation. Even the Iron Man soundtrack album, although it has a lot of there better know tracks on it, can't really be thought of as such.
 
For me, the closest thing is the excellent AC/DC Live - not only does it contain some excellent tracks, but the mix/production is absolutely exquisite.
 

 
 
Obviously it's far from complete as the original recordings were made in 1990/91, but I think it's a fair representation of their output up until that point.

bhusisho
 
Well the video doesn't load for me. Maybe YT is having issues :(

Try this link Jeanne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT8e7i0ccLQ

I guess they couldn't pick just a few as "The Best of..."

SteveStrummerUK

Rain
Know what? I think I like Johnson's voice better on this than before. Not sure about the song though.

That struck me too Krist, he sounds like he's actually singing rather than loudly growling through a smoker's cough

That was the first thing that struck me about this track too Steve...

I must have played this track three or four times since I first saw your link, now that doesn't happen too often nowadays, There is something about a quality new 'old skool' track that has a special appeal whatever the genre.

I'm glad to see a 2:50 song! I'm getting tired of 6 minute songs and 75 minute albums. Theres a lot of cd's out there that would be a lot better if they would edit a little. Take the Last Eagles cd for an example. These days practically everything would have been a double album in the past.