![]() Ditching producer Mutt Lange, they decided to. Still adjusting to the loss of Bon Scott and the addition of new singer Brian Johnson, AC/DC sought a return to the harder edge sound of their early days. The final verdict on Flick of the Switch was frankly handed down by AC/DC fans, who barely saw fit to nudge the album towards platinum sales over many slow-selling years to come, thus falling well short of the multi-platinum thresholds established by its predecessors.įor AC/DC, a long spell in the relative, merely gold-certified wilderness would follow, interrupted by occasional spikes when they traded on old glories via the Who Made Who soundtrack/greatest hits combo.Ĭoincidentally, it was only when they finally reconciled themselves to working with outside, non-blood-relative producers again that the AC/DC ship was turned fully around, beginning with 1990's hit-laden The Razor's Edge. Hardcore fans will love this oft overlooked 1983 album that found AC/DC in midst of a major transition. But its songs sure don't measure up to Powerage. With Flick its as though the band pretended the previous three records with their slick Mutt Lange trappings didnt happen and were picking up where Powerage left off. ![]() Even more shocking was the sheer absence of energy in "Nervous Shakedown," "Badlands" and, most damning of all, "Rising Power," which, any way you slice it, has got to be the least rousing album opener of AC/DC's career.Īt the end of the day, the best thing one could say in Flick of the Switch's defense is that, aesthetically-speaking, its quasi-religious bid for simplicity makes it the Brian Johnson lineup's equivalent of Powerage. IMO Flick Of The Switch is the only Johnson-era album I could actually imagine Bon Scott singing on. Yes, brothers Angus and Malcolm Young still churned out a reliable batch of excellent riffs and solos on "This House is on Fire" and "Landslide," but nothing on par with recent triumphs, and other tracks like "Deep in the Hole" and "Brainshake" were virtually forgettable. Flick of the Switch Lyrics: Well theres a love goin down on mine / Suicidal voltage line / She sends signals out of distress / She devil, she evil / She. Unfortunately, not benefiting from a producer's helpful outside perspective also wound up stripping many of the songs of their top-shelf ideas, too, and it's telling that none of Flick of the Switch's tunes - save for the electrifying "Guns for Hire" and possibly the title track - have enjoyed much of an afterlife beyond the album's supporting tour. Flick Of The Switch Rmst DLX ed., Deluxe Edition Reissued, Remastered AC/DC Format: Audio CD 882 ratings 798 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns See all 4 formats and editions Audio CD 7.98 12 Used from 4.68 9 New from 7.98 Vinyl 23.99 5 Used from 19.98 13 New from 18.98 10 Collectible from 20. To that end, AC/DC spent less than a month recording 10 new songs, and later drove their point home with the help of a spartan, startlingly white cover art, featuring nothing but a pencil sketch of Angus Young preparing to flick that giant electric switch. ![]() Fatefully, after three albums working with studio perfectionist Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the group decided to produce Flick of the Switch themselves in a concerted effort to strip their songs of any lingering studio polish.
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