| Malcolm Young | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Malcolm Mitchell Young |
| Born | January 6, 1953 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock, Rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1973 - present |
| Label(s) | EMI, Epic, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | AC/DC |
| Website | www.acdcrocks.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| 1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird Gretsch MY1 Signature model |
|
Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6, 1953) is an Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Gretsch is a US Musical instrument manufacturer currently being distributed by Guitar company Fender and Drum craft company Gretsch is a US Musical instrument manufacturer currently being distributed by Guitar company Fender and Drum craft company Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. He has been with them since he founded the band in November 1973.
Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm has been described as the business and brains behind AC/DC. Angus McKinnon Young (born on 31 March 1955 is the lead guitarist songwriter and co-founder of the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. As the rhythm guitarist, he is responsible for the broad sweep of AC/DC's sound, and co-writer of the material who has developed many of the band's well-known riffs. But behind the scenes, his word is said to be 'law' on matters such as organising when and where the band go on tour, whether to make an album or film soundtrack, and when to meet the media. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.
Contents |
Biography
Before AC/DC
Malcolm Young's parents, William and Margaret, emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland to Sydney, Australia in 1963 with their children George, Margaret, Malcolm and Angus, leaving son Alex (who later went on to form the band Grapefruit) in the UK. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 George Redburn Young (born 6 November 1947 in Cranhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock Musician Angus McKinnon Young (born on 31 March 1955 is the lead guitarist songwriter and co-founder of the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. Alexander Young aka George Alexander (28 December 1938 Cranhill, East End Glasgow - 4 August 1997 was a Scottish guitarist and session musician Grapefruit was a London -based British band of the late 1960s. They eventually settled in the suburb of Burwood. Burwood is a Suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
George Young's rock group, The Easybeats, achieved many number 1 hits in Australia between 1965-1968 and achieved international success with Friday On My Mind. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Easybeats were a Rock and roll band from Australia. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and split at the end of 1969 Malcolm first played with a Newcastle, New South Wales band called 'The Velvet Underground' (not to be confused with the New York-based Velvet Underground). The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book [1] playing cover versions of T Rex and Rolling Stones songs. TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. His brother, Angus, began playing in another group called Kentuckee.
AC/DC
Malcolm and Angus founded AC/DC in November 1973, when Malcolm was 20 years old and Angus was 18. Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end They began national touring in 1974 with singer Dave Evans. David or Dave Evans may refer to Sir David Evans (RAF officer, Air Chief Marshal/Senior Commander in the Royal Air Force Dave Evans
AC/DC relocated to the UK in 1976 and began a heavy schedule of international touring and recording. After the death of singer Bon Scott in 1980 , they recorded their biggest selling album Back in Black with singer Brian Johnson. Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980 was an Australian rock musician most well-known for being the lead singer and Lyricist Back in Black is the 7th Studio album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released on 25 July 1980 Brian Johnson (born October 5 1947) is an English Singer and Songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian
Malcolm Young missed the band's 1988 tour because he was trying to overcome his own alcoholism. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions This was covered up however, and it was officially announced that he was tending to his sick son, which did have an element of truth to it. Malcolm eventually got over his drinking problem, and returned to the band. During Malcolm's absence, his nephew Stevie replaced him for a while. Stevie Young is the nephew of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young. It was reported that some fans could not tell Malcolm had been replaced, as Stevie bears a striking resemblance to Malcolm.
Malcolm married his wife O'Linda early on in his career and has had one daughter and a son with her. He spends most of the year living in the UK, returning to "Oncaparinga", his home in East Balmain, Sydney, nearly every Christmas. Balmain East is a small Suburb in the inner-west of Sydney Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
Malcolm Young is listed in Who's Who In Australia for 2004-2005.
Legacy and influence
Influenced by 1950s rock and roll, and blues-based rock guitarists of the 1960s and 1970s, Malcolm Young is regarded as a leading rock exponent of rhythm guitar. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble His economic playing, 'groove' and riff-based compositions have been highly influential on subsequent hard rock and heavy metal music acts. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock
Young is the subject of a song (and album) title by Australian punk rock band Frenzal Rhomb; "Forever Malcolm Young". Frenzal Rhomb is an Australian Punk rock band that formed in 1991, based in the city of Sydney. Forever Malcolm Young is the title of the 2006 Album from Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb.
Equipment
Young plays a 1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird guitar (originally red) given to him by Australian rock guitarist, Harry Vanda. Gretsch is a US Musical instrument manufacturer currently being distributed by Guitar company Fender and Drum craft company The guitar has the neck and middle pickups removed. For a short time, he placed socks in the pick-up cavity, to stop it from feeding back. Audio Feedback (also known as the Larsen effect after the Danish scientist Søren Larsen who first discovered its principles is a special kind of Feedback Prior to that he used a white piece of plastic to cover the pick-up cavities
During the Let There Be Rock era, he stripped the red paint off, down to the maple top. Let There Be Rock is the third international studio Album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released in June 1977 During the Powerage era, he again removed the plastic and stuffed socks in the pick-up cavities, and also changed the bridge from a stock Gretsch trapese tail-piece, to an all-in-one Badass bridge, and put a black piece of plastic over the cavity where the original tail-piece was. Powerage is the fifth studio Album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released in May 1978 A bridge is a device for supporting the strings on a Stringed instrument and transmitting the Vibration of those strings to some other structural component Badass is a trade name of Leo Quan a manufacturer of bridges for Guitars and basses. During the Highway To Hell era, he removed the socks. Highway to Hell is the sixth studio Album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released in July 1979 The guitar stayed like this until 1995, when, during the Ballbreaker tour, he replaced the Badass bridge with the original tailpiece, removed the pick-up ring that was held in the bridge pick-up. Ballbreaker is an album by the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1995 This is how the guitar has been since then. Malcolm uses old Gibson 12-56 pure nickel roundwound strings.
Malcolm also owned a 1959 Gretsch White Falcon that was used during the tours that supported the albums, Back In Black and For Those About To Rock (We Salute You). The Gretsch White Falcon is a visually distinctive guitar commercially introduced in 1955 by Gretsch. Back in Black is the 7th Studio album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released on 25 July 1980 For Those About to Rock (We Salute You is the eighth album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1981 But he said that after someone 'fixed' it, it lost the sound he liked it for, and thus got rid of it. It was sold at a rock star items website, a few years ago, along with one of Cliff Williams's MusicMan bass guitars. Cliff Williams (born December 14, 1949) is an English Bassist, best known for his membership in the Australian Hard rock Music Man is an American Guitar, and Bass guitar manufacturer
Angus and Malcolm Young both use Marshall amps. Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. The amps stacked behind Angus and Malcolm onstage are two 1959 SLP 100 watt heads (reissues to the original Super Lead Plexi). Each head powers four 4 x 12 cabinets. Malcolm also uses custom-made Wizard amps on tour. Malcolm's main amp since recording Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in 1976 is a slightly modified Marshall Superbass from the late 1960s or the early 1970s. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio Album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released in September 1976 On Ballbreaker, he used a Marshall JTM100 with KT66s and a high B+ voltage (625 volts). Ballbreaker is an album by the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1995 In a recent interview with Marshall Law, Malcolm mentions his two favourite amps - a superbass and old super amp (JTM100). He has also used some Tech 21 amps.
Malcolm got an endorsement deal with Gretsch to produce a signature model based on his original guitar. Gretsch now makes Malcolm Young signature model guitars, in single and dual pick-up configurations.
References
- ^ Walker, Clinton (2001). Highway to Hell: The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott, pp. 128-133. ISBN 1-891-24113-3.
External links
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic