“Barely playing three notes”: the guitarists Angus Young knew made “the greatest solos”Angus Young didn’t get into the music business to be subtle about his playing. Looking at any number of their records, nothing about their songs is about reinventing the wheel, and half of their greatest songs are usually the ones that stand out as some of the most rudimentary. For me, some of the greatest solos are by guys like Freddie and Albert King, and they’re barely playing three notes.” And you can hear that in the way that Angus plays a lot of his solos. It has everything to do with the person who’s actually playing the instrument, and when you listen to Angus playing, you’re hearing the roots of every single great rock and roll band that came before him.