UbiquitousBubba
There's a huge difference between just playing the chords and playing a part. In my opinion, AC/DC always stood out with simple, but intelligent compositions. Were they easy to play? Sure, they were. Were the hooks simple? You bet they were. That's what made them great. Could every garage band in the world hear themselves playing an AC/DC cover? Absolutely. Talk about great marketing... What made them stand out was what they didn't play. Want the rhythm guitar hook to stand out? Keep the drums simple and let the bass stay out of the way. Want the lead to cut through the mix? Compose some breathing room. Instead of hitting everyone with a constant wall of sound, plan the attack, build the song, and hit the emotional high point at just the right moment.
 
Most importantly, make the hook so easy to remember, people will still look like fools playing air guitar to it 30 years later. And when they play air guitar to Back in Black, they always play the rhythm guitar part. 'Nuff said.

And the 2014 award for "Most Rhetorical Questions Per Square Inch in a Forum Post" goes tooooo.....................
 
 
 
 
 
 But everything you say is correct UB

So true UB!!!
 
I always thought that Malcom's rhythm was the "hook" for their success.........(just a treat for any lead gutiarist with a need to solo ).

I'd like to thank the members of the Academy, my fellow nominees, and people whose names I can't remember at the moment. You know who you are. 

So here's a first.
 
I went to see "Let there B/DC" again on Saturday.  This is one of the two bands I posted a few days ago. (Yes, the Saturday mix)
 
This time they were playing in our local small rock club Rock Haven.  When I say small.. there is no stage. The bands set up next to the girls toilets...
 
Anyway, they launched into Riff Raff for the opener.  ok, when I say "launched", I mean Angus played the first three chords of the intro and broke a string    there then followed a 5 minute blues jam while Angus disappeared into the girls toilets to replace it.  (the string)  (No, it was NOT his G string)
 
Back on "stage" and they start again, Riff Raff,  but without Angus.  I could see he was playing, and when "Malc" was quiet I could hear him, but he was too quiet!!
 
What?  A lead guitar that's too quiet?  Yeah, I was shocked as well.  In that place your ears normally bleed because the acoustics are so bad and most guitarists are so deaf they just turn up and up...
 
I told him between songs that he could do with going up a bit...  He recognised me from last month and turned his amp up.