AC/DC’s Malcolm Young: The Complete 1983 "Guitar Player" Interview

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @milanpolak
    @milanpolak Год назад +65

    Undoubtedly one of the best rhythm guitarists in rock history, but above all one of the best riff composers of all time.

    • @thekinarbo
      @thekinarbo Год назад

      I think Eddie Van Halen was a better rhythm guitarist.

    • @Kurtis11266
      @Kurtis11266 Год назад +11

      @@thekinarbo he said one of the best, you adding your opinion adds 0 value

    • @thekinarbo
      @thekinarbo Год назад

      @@Kurtis11266
      You opinion is less than zero. But thanks anyway.

    • @Kurtis11266
      @Kurtis11266 Год назад +5

      @@thekinarbo no need to be upset because your opinion doesnt matter on the internet buddy, chin up

    • @thekinarbo
      @thekinarbo Год назад

      @@Kurtis11266
      Thanks for helping me, not sure what I'd do without your words of wisdom.

  • @Gokizzmass
    @Gokizzmass Год назад +12

    This guy was the whole reason i started playing, as soon as i heard "long way to the top" back in '75, i was hooked. RIP

  • @jackelbrash3444
    @jackelbrash3444 Год назад +23

    THE greatest right hand in rock.
    And what a true gem of a man he was - so terribly missed .
    I still can't get used to the thought that we'll never have another Mal riff again. A true fan's heartache.

  • @tommeredith7462
    @tommeredith7462 Месяц назад +1

    Malcom was always a good interview.
    A remarkable talent and a real gentleman.
    His diagnosis was so unfortunate to his immediate family, his fan’s many friends.
    Angus was his biggest fan .
    RIP Malcom Young.

  • @Journey-of-1000-Miles
    @Journey-of-1000-Miles Год назад +51

    Malcolm Young is not the reason I began playing the electric guitar, he is the reason I continue to play the electric guitar! Rest in peace!

  • @TheFryingPanStudio
    @TheFryingPanStudio 9 месяцев назад +7

    It not hard to play, it's the way you play it. True person and musician, rare breed RIP

  • @erock9374
    @erock9374 11 месяцев назад +9

    The man is so pure. Knows himself and is a total original… and played the coolest guitar ever.

  • @slender_04f14
    @slender_04f14 9 месяцев назад +12

    Listen to the respect between the brothers in terms of their abilities. Incredible.

  • @ThomasQuigley-b1b
    @ThomasQuigley-b1b Год назад +16

    Met him once in the 90's. He is the cool older kid from down the street you want to hangout with...and will.

  • @brianwood7237
    @brianwood7237 Год назад +39

    The best right hand in the biz...trying to cop Malcolm's feel is a great lesson in rock n roll rhythm guitar

  • @masteryoda498
    @masteryoda498 6 месяцев назад +5

    In spite of all his well deserved success as a guitarist, The Late Malcolm Young (R.I.P), was a such a modest, humble man.
    Malcom and his immensely talented brother Angus, were the best guitar duo ever.

  • @furorz
    @furorz Год назад +21

    This is absolute gold. Thank you sir.
    The fact that Angus was 25 on the Flick of the Switch tour was particularly enlightening.

    • @kelway74
      @kelway74 Год назад +10

      That was a lie in fact! He was 28. They aimed to have him be younger than he was and the lie fizzled over the years until the accepted truth that he was born in 55.

    • @ballbreathtaker9773
      @ballbreathtaker9773 Год назад +5

      Yes, a big fat lie that the band perpetuated for years for image purposes - Angus the school boy had to be made younger than he actually was. They are pretty straight forward down to earth guys but obviously they don’t mind to lie in the name of the business. I think the same it is the case with some of their lyrics after Bon’s passing.

    • @furorz
      @furorz Год назад

      @@ballbreathtaker9773 That's dumb

    • @pattii55
      @pattii55 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@ballbreathtaker9773 Typo? Bon, not Bob?

  • @johnvandenheuvel6792
    @johnvandenheuvel6792 Год назад +16

    Malcolm Young is the most solid Guitar player I ever saw live and he can do it all. Believe me !!

  • @stoner36s
    @stoner36s Год назад +12

    Malcolm is and always was my musical idol. Bless this upload, the longest non-stopp Malcolm interview I ever heaard. I also remember when this album released so, even better.

  • @alex_luke
    @alex_luke Год назад +18

    THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! RIP Malcolm You legend

  • @richardfrantz8453
    @richardfrantz8453 Год назад +19

    God i was lucky to see the original acca dacca twice in two years. First time just after hivoltage (about 1975) was released in Oz & there was only about 40 50 people there in Traralgon country vic in the townhall. I was the only one up front of the stage and the older dudes stood way up the back acting cool or whatever, they were so loud and tight and i was just blown away. I didnt know anyone else that was as big of a fan as myself at the time.
    Then after tnt was released in oz about 12 months later i saw them again and they played to a full town hall of a few hundred people. Big difference in crowd size in 12 months. and they never stoped working even in the early days. Not bad for my first two rock concerts. Ive played guitar ever since so it really changed my life for the better. It blows my mind how big theyve become but im not surprised abit. Just all class

    • @jackelbrash3444
      @jackelbrash3444 Год назад +2

      THE hardest working rock band ever , it just blows my mind . The places they've played . ( The Radiators would have to come 2nd )
      I asked Mark once if there was one town hall or civic centre that they ever missed , & he said probably not !
      I remember when they were banned from Tamworth , cos Angus did his little strip. The mayor himself actually banned them from his town !
      And then the motel where they were staying , threw them out for rearranging the patio furniture ! Lol

    • @ray.shoesmith
      @ray.shoesmith 10 месяцев назад

      I saw them at the GV Hotel in Shepparton in 1977. Ears were still ringing 2 days later

  • @RavnerRavner
    @RavnerRavner 9 месяцев назад +16

    Meat and potatoes.....
    He was GIVEN his gretsch that he used for his entire career.
    Only uses marshall.
    No effects. No pedals.
    Fuckin legend.

  • @twister563
    @twister563 Год назад +11

    both he and angus sound so down to earth in my opnion

  • @awareaustralia2623
    @awareaustralia2623 10 месяцев назад +7

    Best Malcolm interview I've ever heard

  • @richardjansen3317
    @richardjansen3317 7 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you so much for putting this great interview online. Malcolm’s was the heart of the best rock ‘n roll band ever.

  • @kennethpiet2079
    @kennethpiet2079 3 месяца назад +2

    There will never be another Malcolm RIP

  • @bernardoafonsovicente
    @bernardoafonsovicente Год назад +10

    Amazing... Malcolm Young, the master of rhythm guitar.

  • @chrish5500
    @chrish5500 4 месяца назад +1

    The man was a genius on guitar and I miss him so much and the way he speaks is so natural and that’s what I love
    Rip Malcolm 👍

  • @leftypick4854
    @leftypick4854 Год назад +7

    RIP you fecking lil genius with that steady hand. We miss you.

  • @Hopefull60
    @Hopefull60 6 месяцев назад +4

    “We’d like to be around another 10 years or so.” Said in 1983. Yeah, you made it!

  • @94xjrgodown2
    @94xjrgodown2 Год назад +17

    This is wonderful! I've never heard Malcolm speak so freely Thanks Jas for putting this up. Very much appreciated!

  • @buska100
    @buska100 Год назад +11

    Really Awesome to hear this interview. Thanks for uploading. Cheers Mate

  • @johnpick8336
    @johnpick8336 Год назад +7

    Thank you for posting these vintage interviews .

  • @timmmax
    @timmmax Год назад +3

    Malcolm and EVH were always my favorite back in hight school ('78-'82) Their music was huge and they were so humble. Miss them both in a heartfelt way. Thanks for the memories, Mal.

  • @Diesel0807
    @Diesel0807 4 месяца назад +1

    Mal was a massive player... i really didnt understand how massive til iid listenned to them for decades, when Phil rejoined i found myself paying very close attention to that magic pocket mal cliff and phil had.. their time was perfect it swung hard... malcolms rythm playing was wmazing

  • @hungfao
    @hungfao Год назад +7

    Luv and miss you, Mal

  • @davidknoll5544
    @davidknoll5544 Год назад +5

    Thx Mal for all you’ve done. RIP bro🙏 AC⚡️DC forever

  • @chrisbaughman9860
    @chrisbaughman9860 9 месяцев назад +3

    Malcolm was one of the very few guitarists who modded there instruments themselves made the instrument there own by getting there hands dirty and doing the work themselves very rare now musicians send off there axes to have them modified but there's a sense of accomplishment when u do the work yourself. His playing his rhythm was never flat but with the impact of a buzzsaw. Was glad to hear that 1. He had gotten to use the gretsch prototype and not only liked it but asked for duplicates so he could use them on the tour. 2. I was glad to hear he had been buried with the original beast he had modded back in the day

  • @rustybeltway2373
    @rustybeltway2373 Год назад +11

    That crunch!

  • @pierrejohnaimebarelli
    @pierrejohnaimebarelli 8 месяцев назад +5

    A.lovely soul

  • @daynmarshall7262
    @daynmarshall7262 11 месяцев назад +4

    This is rare to see Malcolm in a interview awesome

  • @bonzey1171
    @bonzey1171 Год назад +4

    Thanks Jas, these have been really fun to listen to. You're a real sweetheart sharing all this

  • @HerFatherDidntLikeMe
    @HerFatherDidntLikeMe 6 месяцев назад

    I really enjoyed this interview. There's a great conversation flow to it.
    Like many kids born in the 1970s, AC/DC were a soundtrack to growing up. It's refreshing to hear how unaffected and level headed Malcolm sounds. By the time of that interview, in 1983, AC/DC were globally famous.

  • @deanweedon
    @deanweedon 11 месяцев назад +5

    The greatest rhythm guitarist ever lived!! ❤

  • @computarman
    @computarman Месяц назад

    He had 1 control on his guitar and it was volume and I imagine he kept it turned up to 11 at all times and Malcolms riffs are so addictive.

  • @arsenaultgilles4557
    @arsenaultgilles4557 Год назад +2

    Wonderful interview thanks for sharing. Nice to hear the voice from the man himself Malcolm Young.

  • @SimonRefaloGuitaristOfficial
    @SimonRefaloGuitaristOfficial Месяц назад

    Wow- this is great - I've never heard this interview !! Thanks for uploading

  • @Notamember8556
    @Notamember8556 Год назад +4

    What a character, thx Jas for actual recotding from 83. In 79-80 we were overjoyed as a coverband with back in black.
    Anything was easier than than to cover VH.

  • @gholmes4917
    @gholmes4917 2 месяца назад

    What a great interview. One of the best.

  • @WarrenAndrews-w5x
    @WarrenAndrews-w5x Месяц назад +1

    Fantastic!😎

  • @ArleneVonAllemann-ck4fn
    @ArleneVonAllemann-ck4fn Год назад +5

    Mal you were phenomenal. Love you to bits ❤️💕

  • @MichaelTaylor-t6b
    @MichaelTaylor-t6b Год назад +3

    Great interview. Thank you!

  • @icrawford40
    @icrawford40 Год назад +3

    Brilliant! Thank you for posting.

  • @dingelberryhandpump7834
    @dingelberryhandpump7834 11 месяцев назад +2

    My idol right there
    I picked up a guitar at age of 12
    And BUYV album just came out
    The first song I ever learnt to play was Heatseeker

  • @dtmania
    @dtmania 3 месяца назад

    Great interview!! Thanks for posting

  • @SoloDallas
    @SoloDallas Год назад +8

    Got to miss Mal.

  • @tebieku
    @tebieku Год назад +1

    Excellent interview

  • @mindeloman
    @mindeloman Год назад +16

    0:30 - If you already didn't know, the mention made to "Guitar George" in the Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing" is reference to George Young.

    • @mikewalsh7318
      @mikewalsh7318 Год назад +5

      I didn't know that and I'm respectfully skeptical.

    • @MYEVILTWIIN
      @MYEVILTWIIN Год назад +9

      They also mention Harry Vanda in the song too “Harry doesn’t mind if he makes the scene”

    • @CS-mo7xp
      @CS-mo7xp 9 месяцев назад

      I thought those were references to George Formby and Harry Styles

  • @CarmoLopes-x1t
    @CarmoLopes-x1t Год назад +3

    Amooooooo!Sem mesmo ter conhecido❤Que pena que morreu tão cedo 💯🎸🥰😘🤘👍💋👏⚡😀

  • @fredc5812
    @fredc5812 Год назад +1

    Thanks for teaching me Mal. Always think of you.

  • @paulhicks3595
    @paulhicks3595 23 дня назад

    Such a nice, humble guy. Perhaps growing up in a big loving family was his big advantage.

  • @radiomindchatter7994
    @radiomindchatter7994 Год назад +11

    Walk All Over You is one of the greatest riff tunes ever..

    • @perpetualmotion357
      @perpetualmotion357 Год назад +2

      The way it builds up in the intro with the drums and then smashes through with that incredible rhythm is one of the greatest moments they've ever put on tape.

  • @Winterstick549
    @Winterstick549 Год назад +13

    Malcolm's licks sound so easy, but they arent.

  • @kenedie4646
    @kenedie4646 Год назад +3

    Excellent, Jas! I think you interviewed Randy Rhoads. If so, could you put that interview up?

    • @TalkingGuitarJasObrecht
      @TalkingGuitarJasObrecht  Год назад +3

      I didn't have a chance to interview Randy, although I did write the Guitar Player cover story about him right after he'd died. A transcription of my interview with his mom, Delores Rhoads, is available in my online "Talking Guitar" magazine: jasobrecht.substack.com/p/randy-rhoads-the-delores-rhoads-interview

  • @sugarbone-cage8497
    @sugarbone-cage8497 2 месяца назад

    That is the first interview, I heard Malcolm told something about his rig. „I think it‘s called a Firebird“ 😅

  • @walacenogueiraobeid859
    @walacenogueiraobeid859 Год назад +2

    Malcom and Iommi, the riff kings!

  • @henrikduende
    @henrikduende 6 месяцев назад +1

    They have more recordings outside AcDc than they remember. Mal vi payed more solos than he seems to remember as well

  • @santoslhalper6116
    @santoslhalper6116 Год назад +5

    Mal was 30 here but did he just say Angus was 25?! In 1983?!

    • @ballbreathtaker9773
      @ballbreathtaker9773 Год назад +1

      Yes, a big fat lie that the band perpetuated for years for image purposes - Angus the school boy had to be made younger than he actually was. They are pretty straight forward down to earth guys but obviously they don’t mind to lie in the name of the business. I think the same it is the case with some of their lyrics after Bon’s passing.

    • @dupersuper6516
      @dupersuper6516 Год назад

      ​@@ballbreathtaker9773
      Stop copy pasting weirdo

  • @VultCult
    @VultCult 8 месяцев назад

    Great interview. I had the February 1984 edition of GP many years ago, but lost it.
    Question - he refers to a modified Marshall 200 watt amp in regards to what he used on stage for the Flick Of The Switch tour. Did he mean that he used a modified Marshall 2000 series head (with was I think between 200 and 250 watts) with the master volume channel disabled? If so, I am thinking then he was using the 1959 Plexi circuit, but at 200 watts instead of the normal 100.

  • @jamesbonin1277
    @jamesbonin1277 Месяц назад

    Thank you very much for posting.
    Does anyone know where the Angus interview is? Can’t seem to see it on the channel

  • @tutevermouth666
    @tutevermouth666 Год назад +4

    Wait he says “I’m 30 and angus is 25”… they are 2 years apart! What’s happening here??

    • @ballbreathtaker9773
      @ballbreathtaker9773 Год назад +1

      Yes, a big fat lie that the band perpetuated for years for image purposes - Angus the school boy had to be made younger than he actually was. They are pretty straight forward down to earth guys but obviously they don’t mind to lie in the name of the business. I think the same it is the case with some of their lyrics after Bon’s passing.

  • @furorz
    @furorz Год назад +4

    To save the people that are counting from counting, Mal says 'ya know' 73 tiimes

    • @matthewwigzell2119
      @matthewwigzell2119 Год назад +1

      The amount of "not really's" have gotta be up there too 😉

    • @jackelbrash3444
      @jackelbrash3444 Год назад +1

      Far easier to listen to than ' like ' as every 2nd word .

    • @furorz
      @furorz Год назад +2

      Agreed, MUCH easier

  • @thomasryan9426
    @thomasryan9426 8 месяцев назад +2

    Re Malcom playing solo, I could have sworn he played solo on solo Stevie Wright songs

  • @davidshaffer4664
    @davidshaffer4664 Год назад +4

    It would be hard to find a better rhythm guitar player in music

    • @thekinarbo
      @thekinarbo Год назад

      Van Halen was better.

    • @davidshaffer4664
      @davidshaffer4664 Год назад +3

      @@thekinarbo Van Halen was a lead and his son sucks

    • @thekinarbo
      @thekinarbo Год назад +1

      @@davidshaffer4664
      The band Van Halen was a 1-guitar band. Hello?

    • @davidshaffer4664
      @davidshaffer4664 Год назад +1

      @@thekinarbo Eddie Van Halen was The band

    • @thekinarbo
      @thekinarbo Год назад

      @@davidshaffer4664
      I'm pretty sure they had a bass player, drummer and lead singer. Eddie played both rhythm and lead. FYI.

  • @m.b.boyack2228
    @m.b.boyack2228 Год назад +4

    22:22 "...the kids are sort of listening, rather than getting into it we found..."

  • @MYEVILTWIIN
    @MYEVILTWIIN Год назад +1

    You can hear the Scottish accent creeping through at times

  • @tutevermouth666
    @tutevermouth666 Год назад +3

    His voice is lower due to the recording quality?…

    • @robinstahlbaum9813
      @robinstahlbaum9813 Год назад +2

      nope, how he sounded

    • @natebalcerak1659
      @natebalcerak1659 Год назад +2

      I've heard mal speak in several interviews, his voice never sounded so low in ANY of them except this one.

  • @therewillbeguitar8078
    @therewillbeguitar8078 Год назад +4

    I didn't realize that AC/DC was deliberately lying about Angus' age to keep up the schoolboy image for a while. I was so confused as to why Angus couldn't properly keep up with his age in the late 70s/early 80s. He was born in 1955, and was in fact 28 during this time. They did the same thing in 1980 and he claimed that he was 22.

    • @ballbreathtaker9773
      @ballbreathtaker9773 Год назад +1

      Exactly, a big fat lie that the band perpetuated for years for image purposes - Angus the school boy had to be made younger than he actually was. They are pretty straight forward down to earth guys but obviously they don’t mind to lie in the name of the business. I think the same it is the case with some of their lyrics after Bon’s passing.

    • @richardjansen3317
      @richardjansen3317 7 месяцев назад +1

      Agree and the were never straight forward about the death of Bon either. Don’t get me wrong. I love the music of AC/DC. But in all big acts there’s a Illuminati thing going on. Otherwise these bands wouldn’t have become that huge. That’s the sad truth. Once you see it, you can never unsee it anymore.

  • @geraldpatrick5552
    @geraldpatrick5552 Год назад

    😎 *promosm*

  • @tommcmahon3200
    @tommcmahon3200 7 месяцев назад

    Doesnt practice 🤯

  • @jakespeare3864
    @jakespeare3864 2 месяца назад

    30:02 "I've seen barns" - Malcolm Young