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Tonight’s featured artists although known for being ear splitting in concert when they head into the studio at least one member preferred quietness and it gave them a very distinctive sound. Think you can guess the band or founding member who liked it quiet??

This story comes from the Guardian about a very unsung hero of AC/DC founding brother  and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young. The magazine highlights how Malcolm Young understood that a great riff does not need 427 components to make it great, that what it really needs is clarity. That meant stripping riffs down rather than building them up, and it also meant understanding volume. Given how loud AC/DC can be in concert – ear-ringingly, sternum-snakingly loud – it might be surprising to learn that, in the studio at least, Malcolm Young favored quietness: he played with his amps turned down, but with the mics extremely close. That’s why, on the great AC/DC albums, you hear not just the chords of the riffs, but their very texture, their burnished, rounded sound. It’s why AC/DC are immediately recognizable, whether or not you know the song.

Here is tonight's feature song.