Ac/dc - Flick of The Switch (1983)

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Song list.
1. Rising Power
2. This House is on Fire
3. Flick of the Switch
4. Nervous Shakedown
5. Landslide
6. Guns For Hire
7. Deep in The Hole
8. Bedlam in Belgium
9. Badlands
10. Brain Shake

First change that would be between this and the previous album For Those About To Rock is Simon Wright replacing Phil Rudd on drums (only for the film clips as Rudd actually did the drum tracks before leaving). Second is this album was produced by the band themselves. What was the difference between this and the previous album?

I would say on this one they cranked it up a notch and also went much heavier on the mix. Nice variety in the name of different tempo songs. The slower but very catchy songs like Deep In The Hole, Rising Power, Nervous Shakedown. Turn the pace right up into songs like Landslide which is a major favourite of mine and Brain Shake. Other favourites for me like Bedlam in Belgium very hard hitting song. I think this album is the most under rated Ac/dc have put out by far. They really cranked out some awesome tunes here. Definitely an album worth checking out.

My favourite 3 songs.
Landslide


Brain Shake


Flick of the Switch


As stated I feel this is criminally under rated. An album that deserves more praise then it gets.
 

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Great, underrated album. I think this album will always be overshadowed by the 3 albums that came before it, one being Bon's last and the other two being Brian's first 2.

First time I saw AC/DC in concert was on this tour, so this album will always hold a place near and dear to my heart.

The first track is one I still love to crank up on occasion:

Rising Power
 

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Always a fun spin!! I've always liked FOTS! One of their best Brian Johnson albums.

Here's one of my favourite cuts...

Bedlam In Belgium

 

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^^ Love live versions of it too. I really wish they had played more from this on sets these days live.
 

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Song list.
1. Rising Power
2. This House is on Fire
3. Flick of the Switch
4. Nervous Shakedown
5. Landslide
6. Guns For Hire
7. Deep in The Hole
8. Bedlam in Belgium
9. Badlands
10. Brain Shake

First change that would be between this and the previous album For Those About To Rock is Simon Wright replacing Phil Rudd on drums. Second is this album was produced by the band themselves. What was the difference between this and the previous album?

I would say on this one they cranked it up a notch and also went much heavier on the mix. Nice variety in the name of different tempo songs. The slower but very catchy songs like Deep In The Hole, Rising Power, Nervous Shakedown. Turn the pace right up into songs like Landslide which is a major favourite of mine and Brain Shake. Other favourites for me like Bedlam in Belgium very hard hitting song. I think this album is the most under rated Ac/dc have put out by far. They really cranked out some awesome tunes here. Definitely an album worth checking out.

My favourite 3 songs.
Landslide


Brain Shake


Flick of the Switch


As stated I feel this is criminally under rated. An album that deserves more praise then it gets.

Good write up RR, very underrated album, I purchased this some time ago and love Brain Shake:)
 

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Excellent work Riff Raff, I'm a big fan of Flick of the Switch myself.

Stand out tracks for me would Guns For Hire and Bedlam in Belgium. I believe the latter was about an experience had by Bon in said country?
 

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I never stop giving this album a spin. This has songs that sit in my favourite songs of all time lists. Brain Shake, Landslide are two of those.
 

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thanks for the review RR :grinthumb

awesome album that just seems to get ignored or overlooked
 

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