Flick of the Switch

This album is under appreciated. It’s not as popular as albums like BACK IN BLACK, but it’s got that same volatile punch that I have come to love in each and every AC/DC album. THIS HOUSE IS ON FIRE has got to be the best song on this album. I’ve listened to that song so many times I can’t possibly keep count. I go running a lot and I jam out to this album 90% of the time. I didn’t buy it on iTunes. I got it as an actual CD from an entertainment store near my house. I’ve bought every single AC/DC album that’s been released. I’m not old enough to have been around in the 1980’s, but I appreciate the skills of AC/DC as much as anyone who was around back then. AC/DC has been a part of my life ever since I was old enough to appreciate music. I found the CD of BACK IN BLACK in my dad’s old CD collection years and years ago. I had to have only been like eight years old at the time. But that was old enough to understand the greatness of this earth shattering hard rock band and why they’re so timeless. The style of the song NERVOUS SHAKEDOWN defines hard rock in a nutshell with its heavy guitar riffs, pounding drums and searing vocals. Everything that makes a band great is contained courageously within this album that is sadly too often overlooked. We need to appreciate the boldness of this album with the same appreciation we show albums like BACK IN BLACK and RAZOR’S EDGE. I can’t praise AC/DC enough in a review like this. I could write a ten page statement of why AC/DC is so much better than the Beetles. Sure the Beetles are still being played, but AC/DC is as well. AC/DC has long outlasted the Beetles and AC/DC’s legacy will continue to scream out with the thundering guitar, pounding drums, and searing vocals that is: AC/DC. Long live hard rock!!!

Great first half and a not so memorable second half. I still give it four stars. Kind of an end of an era album. I like it a bunch!

It was ok

❤️

In 1980, when Bon Scott, AC/DC’s original singer, died after releasing 5 albums with the band, AC/DC held several auditions to find a new singer. Eventually, they settled on Brian Johnson, former Geordie singer. With him, the band released Back In Black, a huge success for the band, and is now the 2nd bestselling album ever, only behind Michel Jackson’s Thriller. 1 years later, they didn’t know what to do. They decided, eventually, to release, so they released For Those About To Rock, a successful album in its own, but never reached the sucsesss of its predecessor. They planned to release three albums throughout the 80s, and this one has to be the best of the 3. Very good vocals on this album, and I would say, some pretty good riffs. Nice job.

This album came out when pop had moved into the garbage time of synth drums and overproduction. True to form, AC/DC went back to basics and bucked the trends... and this terrific album was more or less lost. Do yourself a favor, crank up the volume and check it out.

True AC/DC fans will find Flick of the Switch songs stuck in their heads for the rest of their lives. I tried hard to dislike this album in my teens but alas the tracks just kept popping up in my head over and over until I gave in to this irresistible masterpiece. It SIZZLES. “Bedlam in Belgium” is simply brilliant. Back in Black and Highway to Hell were incredible and for the masses; Flick of the Switch and Powerage are for the most die-hard AC/DC fans.

In most of the songs, they just mailed it in. Really, can this album seriously be compared to "Back In Black"; "For Those About To Rock"; "Thunderstruck"; never mind a lot of the Bon Scott stuff. Really? "Deep In The Hole" is possibly the worst AC/DC song in history. Having said all of this, a human being's tastes is a funny thing. Some people out there believe strongly this is a great album, and that my review is idiotic. To each his own, I guess. But, if you want my opinion, you'd have more fun listening to Lawrence Welk with thumbtacks stuck up your toenails than this album.

Not their best but very good . Risen power , great tune

This while IMO this was sort of the start of AC/DCs commercial woes this album is a great raw approach to their sound with great tracks like the title track and house is on fire there are some tracks not as memorable like rising power