The fourth pillar (of alternative rock)

I have always adhered to the belief that current alternative rock music evolved from three predecessors: The Ramones, The Beastie Boys, and The Dead Kennedys.

So, I've consistently envisioned these three pillars as the foundation on which all current music of that sort has been built. However, this morning, I remembered a fourth - AC/DC. I was actually aiming for a very nice recording of "Die Fledermaus", but my finger slipped, and I accidentally clicked on "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (they are right next to each other on the list). Now, I would never claim that AC/DC can hold up to The Beastie Boys in terms of jokes, or TDK in terms of social consciousness, but I think that they were extremely seminal in expanding the public's palette for such junk. Can you imagine what it was like to be one of those people who were distracted from that mundane and subdued finger-snapping pop rock of the 70s long enough to witness, first hand, the sound equivalent of World War Three that was Back in Black? Who wouldn't sacrifice their right ear drum for that?

Now, before you start writing your angry letters of protest about The Beatles, and Ray Charles, and Tupac, I want to emphasize that I am talking about a very specific genre of alternative rock. We can talk about Pop and R&B and Hip-Hop at another time, if you'd like.

Also, I realize that the British have been doing incredibly cool stuff long before anyone in this country even realized that such sounds could come out of an ordinary electric guitar, so I don't need a refresher course on music history complete with a Motorhead soundtrack, thanks very much.