Angus Young Describes AC/DC's Signature Style: 'We Want That Big Sound' [LISTEN]

Few bands have created and maintained a musical style for 40 years like AC/DC. The Australian rockers -- Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd -- took the signature sound established with former lead singer, Bon Scott, and expanded on it with albums like Back in Black, For Those About to Rock We Salute You and Black Ice. Angus spoke with Rock FM recently about the band's brand of lean hard rock, Blabbermouth reports.

"We always try to get new songs. That's what AC/DC has always been about. You can listen to what we do and you can go, 'Well, it's AC/DC, but it's a new song.' So that's what we've always tried to achieve. So we've always got that style. That's how we sound: with the two guitars and the bass and the drums and Brian. It's that format. And we aim for that. When you get that basic [sound] right, especially even when we record, that's the sound we're after; we want that big sound."

The group dropped Rock or Bust, its 15th international release, last month. A listen to the lead single, "Play Ball," or to the title track further proves Young's above point.

The iconic axeman also told The Pulse of Radio that his older brother, George, who produced some of the band's earlier work, summed up AC/DC's sound the best.

"He always said, 'You're just a guitar band. The guitars are so dominant in what you do,'" he said. "And he always thought it was a big plus factor, 'cause the guitars were just so strong."

While the group still features a two-guitar attack, the second position is no longer held by Malcolm. The longtime rhythm guitarist left the band last year after being diagnosed with dementia. His nephew, Stevie Young, took over.

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