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AC/DC
Australia's minimalist, Hard Rock answer to the over-inflated character of 70s Stadium Rock and Art Rock, AC/DC formed in 1973 with brothers Malcolm and Angus Young handling guitar duties. Stripping back their sound to the Rock and Roll basics, and eschewing the glam stylings and theatrics favored by some Hard Rock acts, the brothers left a wide-open space for the larynx-ripping vocal stylings of Bon Scott. The spare but heavy quality of what they created is reminiscent of Free's infectious "All Right Now," a song that managed to be lean, rocking, and ready for the pop charts without ever sacrificing its power. After...