AC/DC have always been adamant about making good hard rock, and this dedication to one sound has led to dips in performance.

After their US label snubbed Dirty Deeds Done Cheap, AC/DC headed back into the studio with pent-up frustration to spare and a big point to prove. Their anger found glorious, if not outright ...

Rubin was focusing on the arrangements—or, in AC/DC’s case, lack thereof. “Highway to Hell is probably the most natural-sounding rock record ... I was excited working there, famous studio ...