Editing Highway to Hell (section)

==Recording==
With "Mutt" Lange in place as producer, recording commenced at the [[Roundhouse Recording Studios]] in [[Chalk Farm]], north London on 24 March 1979,{{sfn|Bonomo|2010|p=39}} and ended on 14 April.{{sfn|Bonomo|2010|p=67}} Clinton Walker described this process in his book ''Highway to Hell''. The band had spent about three months at Roundhouse Studio, constantly working on the album. They worked for fifteen hours a day, usually for days on end, working on and reworking the songs within the album. This process was a culture shock to the band, who had grown used to spending about three weeks or so on an album, not the exhausting three-month period they spent on Highway to Hell.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} In spite of this, Lange's process was appreciated by the band, who had a similarly solid work ethic, themselves. Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young later went on to describe Lange's contributions to the band in an article in ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' by Sylvie Simmons. Lange was able to refine the tracks for the band, ensuring that sound, guitar, drums, and even vocals were up to par with both his and the band's expectations.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} Tour manager Ian Jeffery, who was present during recordings, recalled the many changes Lange had put the band through, such as during a particular recording session that led to an argument between Bon Scott and Lange. Lange had advised Scott to control his breathing during the recording of "If You Want Blood," leading Scott to demand that he do the technique himself. Lange was able to do it without complication, much to the shock of those in the room. Soon after, the band became receptive to Lange's instruction.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Mick Wall |date=2013-11-06 |title=AC/DC: The Making Of Highway To Hell |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/ac-dc-the-making-of-highway-to-hell |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref>

In ''AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll'', Arnaud Durieux writes that Lange, a trained singer, showed Scott how to breathe so he could be a technically better singer on songs like "[[Touch Too Much]]" and would join in on background vocals himself, having to stand on the other side of the studio because his own voice was so distinctive. The melodic backing vocals were a new element to the band's sound, but the polish Lange added did not detract from the band's characteristic crunch, thereby satisfying both the band and Atlantic Records at the same time.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

Lange also taught Angus some useful lessons, instructing him to play his solos while sitting next to the producer. Jeffrey recalled an instance where he sat down with the lead guitarist to show him how he wanted him to play. While Angus initially reacted with hostility, he sat down with Lange, who instructed him by pointing toward notes on the fretboard. These notes turned out to be the solo from "Highway to Hell." Moments like these stood out as significant to the band. Lange didn't ask them to do the impossible, nor tell them their past process was incorrect. He heightened their process further, shaping the album into what it came to be.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}