The Contrarians Panel: Dark Horse Album #19 - AC/DC Flick of the Switch
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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The crew aims to tackle the dark horse AC/DC album Flick of the Switch!
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It's a great album, you have to be an AC/DC fan to really appreciate it, it didn't have the flashy hit songs, it was a ballsy, bluesy, hard rock album. The formula doesn't change much with those guys but that's why I love them, they always got my foot tapping. 9/10 for me, my second favorite Brian Johnson album, behind Back in Black.
Agree❤️🙏🇸🇪
I love "Flick of the Switch". It is far better than "For Those About to Rock" in my opinion. I give it a 9.5 out of 10.
Agree. I gave it an 8, but "For Those About To Rock" is one of my least favorite of the pre-90s albums. I'd give that one a 3/10, and that's all for the title song. The rest felt like outtakes from "Back In Black" to me.
Agree, thank you🙏❤️🇸🇪
Since "For those about to rock" is one of the best singles they ever produced, it carries a lot of weight.
Although an Australian band, AC/DC were never visually influenced by the biggest Australian influence on the 80's aesthetics: "Mad Max 2". Billy Idol, Kiss, Motley Crue, everybody was doing post-apocalypse videos by 1982/1983, not AC/DC. No wonder they named an album "Blow Up Your Video".
If you're a fan 🤚.....you know this album very well, because, ya know, ya listened to it and realized it's brilliant. They had to rush it, but artist often do their best work when you squeeze 'em. The great ones do, anyway.
Flick Of The Switch is and has been my favorite Brian Johnson era album.
I think Nick was on-point ... OVERLOAD! (At least that was my experience.) After HTH, BIB and FTATR, I needed a break. Years down the road I appreciate and love it.
Thank goodness the Young brothers had the smarts to cut Mutt Lange loose. The world did not need an AC/DC Hysteria!
"The world did not need an AC/DC Hysteria!" - So on the money!!
@@RawBoganthat wouldn't happen. They cant sing
Flick is EPIC, its clean raw, dark and handsome❤️
Excellent discussion, professional and heartfelt at the same time… will listen to this album with different ears! Cheers!
I’d heard that Flick Of The Switch had been coming out around the time of a very important doctor appointment ( to clear my return to go back to Junior High after my second bout of ulcers), and my mom let me buy the album after the appointment. And, as far as AC/DC being Heavy Metal, even Angus Young says that they were never Heavy Metal, but more Rock And Roll.
And the singles were:
Guns For Hire
Flick Of The Switch
Nervous Shakedown
Ac/dc was on fire in this period..I love flick give it 8 out of 10.. like for those about to rock a tick better ..underrated gem on this is brain shake!
31:03 "I do not understand why Back In Black sold double diamond."
Much like I do not understand your strange statement.
31:07
"But is it one of the best album ever released in the rock genre?"
Yes, it sure is. If not the absolute best.
10 phenomenal tracks, none of which would get a lower rating than 4.5/5.
It has one of the greatest vocal performances ever on a rock album.
It has some of the greatest guitar riffs ever in any genre.
It's tough to come up with stronger singles than this album has.
Every instrument is performed to perfection with a lot of edge.
The production is spectacular.
I could go on and on.
Great show guys. I’m with Martin on this album. A 9/10 for sure. Raw, great and extremely underrated. Their last great album, although all the albums since are good or average.
As Martin knows when we had him on my show , flick of the swtich is quite underrated but I do agree that this is the album that AC/DC fans love because it’s not played to death
I'm giving it an "8", which is in line with the panel's rating. I do think Jamie's criticisms are all totally spot on, but I'm ranking it higher because of it's banger production. It sounds just like the Mutt albums; really their last great production/sound, so for that I'm giving it a higher ranking although the songwriting/riffs really are not up to their standard up to that point.
An easy 9 out of 10 for me.great songs and a near perfect album.didn’t recognise the album Jamie described 🤷♂️but we are all different aren’t we.
Great episode, gentlemen. Loved the discussion, and the actual analysis that you put into it. Wonderful memories of this album.
I'm a 7/10 on this. It's a solid album, as is FTATR, but just ;lacks classic cuts, although Guns For Hire is a gem. It kind of came and went when I was younger. I come in at Highway to hell and worked backwards then forwards so it was al of of DC at the time!
9 out of 10. I was huge fan since 1979...but when this was released I didnt purchase it. I was more into Maiden, Thrash, etc. I didnt hear it until 1985 when a friend let me borrow the cassette and i was BLOWN AWAY , full of great songs, crunchy riffs. One of my favorite AC DC from Brian era.
Flick is my favorite AC/DC album; enjoyed your discussion points picking apart this album! If Fly on the Wall could have had Flick’s stripped down production without the vocal reverb effects, that could have been an awesome album 1-2 punch for me.
Flick Of The Switch is either my second or third favorite AC/DC album. Love it (or like it a lot). 8/10
"Badlands" is my favorite song on it.
The best album with Brian Johnson!
Agree🙏❤️🇸🇪
Picked this album up recently on CD at a record fair for a few euro...been years since I'd listened to it....it stands up well, I think it's a unique album in their catalogue, different sound production, an enjoyable album with some great riffs and songs.
Great album but I'm an AC/DC diehard. I will say that when I was a kid people didn't like that album so I took their word that it wasn't that great and didnt check it out for a long time. Now I think it really holds up to being a classic AC/DC record! Just not as played to death as BIB. As far as AC/DC being old hat in the 80's cause they were not photogenic Glamsters. Well they stuck to their guns and grinded it out and there is something to say for that, right? They had a massive resurgence in the 90's and I think it's probably a different conversation in other countries as far as all the albums after BIB being classics or not.
There are only two things I like about this album. Side A and Side B. I’d give it a 9/10 and it is nearly as good as Back in Black in my mind and may overtake it someday. I love the sparse rehearsal type music videos and they fit the songs perfectly. My favorite tracks are Rising Power, Flick of the Switch, Nervous Shakedown, Guns for Hire, Bedlam in Belgium, and Badlands. Badlands almost has a Deep Purple Blackmore/Lord combo riff and includes a little more unique solo from Angus. A heavy, back-to-basics album.
9 out of 10 stars. Really not a bad song on here as far as what you get from the band’s formula.
For me, the best 1 cent value I got with my Columbia House membership back in the day.
Not sure I would call the second best Brian Johnson era AC/DC record a Dark Horse, but I do understand why some would.
9/10. I think it all depends on where you come in with bands as well. This was my first AC/DC album and I really wasn't that familiar with them. I remember the "For Those..." video and HATED that song. This album just clicked with me at the time(I bought Born Again this year too). Funnily enough, the video for "Flick" is what got me to get this cassette and into AC/DC. So I have all the Bon Scott albums and then my Brian Johnson era starts with "Flick" and ends with "Who Made Who"... I don't have "Fly" anymore and don't like any albums after that. "Flick" is my favorite Brian Johnson era album. Production never bothered me.
This and Fore those...takes it all to another level I think, then nothing happend until ”black ice”❤️
I will start by saying I am an AC/DC fan...not a casual listener as a couple of guests appear to be. With that I concur with those whom regard this as the best Johnson era. It certainly is my fav Brian Johnson release. 9/10! Similarly to Martin, (my theme reflects my vocalist preference obviously) it's Powerage #1, Highway to Hell #2, Dirty Deeds #3, Let There Be Rock #4, High Voltage #5, then Flick @ #6, Back #7, and then ...About To Rock #8 and the remainder I can't rank. Great video guys! 🤘⚡️🎶🤘
Every AC/DC song does sound the same, thank goodness.
The guy at 26:00 makes a really great point that I never thought off.
Definitely my favorite Brian Johnson era album 9/10
Great album and much better than For those about to rock!
Your either an acdc fan or you aint . I saw them twice in concert & both times they jammed there buts off & i loved there shows . Flick of the switch 👍🏼👍🏼. Dont guess theres any of there cd’s that i didnt like
Great show!!!
Flick of the switch is definitely a dark horse album. I The mentioned over saturated 3 albums being released, probably gave radio and label promotion nervous shakedown fits how to promote it these records. 7.5 rating. Cheers!
Excellent point with MTV and videos ! Another great discussion ! I'm on Team Laszlo here with AC/DC !
"Flick of the Switch" is definitely my favorite Brian Johnson album. Then again, not much of the AC/DC catalog appeals to me after "Fly on the Wall." I pretty much loathe songs that classic rock radio has played to death, hence my love for his album. There isn't a track that my local classic rock radio station would dare play off this album.
The song Flick of the switch is catchy enough to have been at least a minor hit. Had they made a proper music video to it it would have greatly increased its chances. Sadly they wouldn't embrace the form until the next album. Nervous Shakedown however just isn't the sort of song that radio would ever play on high rotation. I like it but it's not a song for the masses.
The best Album with Brian Johnson is Back in Black
I prefer 'For Those About to Rock' over 'Flick of the Switch,' to be honest! But the latter is still my third favorite AC/DC album of all time! Do I get sick of their choruses repeating the song title over and over again? Yes, but I still love the band!
Bought this day one or more like my MOM bought it for me I was 14. Anyway this album blows the doors off everything.
3 or 4 rating (also my favourite tracks, funnily enough). I feel if someone wanted to know why bands hire producers, you could direct them to this album.
Continued the trend of AC/DC albums which are half good, half average started with for those about to rock. Best album until the razors edge. First half of switch much better than second half haha. House is on fire probably the best song here for me. 7/10 rating.
AC/DC's Exile on Main Street
L'album le plus heavy des australiens. Crisse de bon disque.
Flick of the switch is the AC/DC last good album...8/10.😃👍
IMO, Flick of the Switch is a much stronger album that For Those About to Rock. FOTS should have been the follow up to BIB. it's always been my stance that FTATR sold well simply on the momentum from BIB but it was such a boring album that fans began finding their hard rock (and heavy metal) fixes elsewhere. I give Flick an 8 out of 10.
I like "Flick Of The Switch," but it has flaws. I would give it a 7, maybe 7.5. I'm glad the band decided to make a "stripped-down" record without Mutt Lange, but I think the problem is: you can't make a "Powerage" sounding record with '80s equipment and technology. The drums suffer the most; they have an odd, clanky-clunky sound with a sort of muted-treble effect, sounds like they recorded the album in an aluminum shed. Also - I think the reason this album had no hits was because (hate to say it), the songwriting is just not there. Almost all of the panelists commented on the repetitive nature of the chorus on each song; Brian Johnson just screams the title of the song over and over again. I also think the band picked the wrong time to do a "stripped-down" record. I think Mutt Lange did the right thing with AC/DC - he gave them a big, powerful yet accessible sound, but didn't overproduce them like he did with Def Leppard. The MTV side-discussion is also very interesting. It was about this time that Quiet Riot and Twisted Sister became HUGE because of MTV. But I remember my friends did not like the videos for "Flick" and (I think?) Rising Power. "It's just them standing there playing the songs." Not the flashy, cool or scripted kind of thing that caught the attention of kids. Despite these criticisms, I think "Flick" is an enjoyable and strong record. I'd love to see you guys do a discussion of "Fly On The Wall." Now THAT'S a drinking album!
10 out of 10. Great FN album
the remix of this is way better, its on youtube.
in my top 10…maybe too 5
This album was a massive disappointment to me when it came out , didn’t like it then and don’t like it now . Obviously loved BIB and thought For those about to rock was a very worthy follow up . Flick of the switch to me demonstrated that the song writing had dried up and never really recovered apart from two or three songs per album . Personally I think Bon was a flawed genius and once he’d passed and remnants of what he’d written were used up and then it was pretty much done
Guns For Hire is a killer track. Mutt Lange ruined FTATR and he had to go!
Reed you are insane, Back in Black is one of the best albums of all time, That's why it is at 50 million copies and counting, people buy what they love.
People buying things isn't a criterium, lot's of people buy Mc Donald stuff even though it's crap, the fact that a lot of people like mc do doesn't make it one of the greatest foods one can eat. That being said, BIB is pretty awesome!
@@aquabot yes but this is not MICY DEES, this is an album we're talking about and again one of the biggest of all time, people love the older stuff,like this one, and many like the stuff that came after but , let's be real if we did a deep dive into this catalog-most love the earlier stuff and this album would rank at the top or near the top as opposed to any album that came after back in black or say For those about to rock.
You cant compare affordable, unhealthy food to recreational purchases like an album. It’s not even comparable to people who buy all movies in the set of a series, because even if it sucks, i have to own it. I would say a lot of interest was because Bon died and they wanted to here the new guy. It also just happened to have a couple killer tracks on it.
Hardcore AC/DC fan here. For me, I have mixed feelings about Flick. It's the first album where everything really starts to sound the same. Yet, this is the last album where the band is firing on all cylinders. Brian sounds great. And it is unrelenting for it's 30+ minutes. Even on the slower tracks. Future albums would have higher highs, but also lower lows.
I would give it a 7/10. There are future albums I like better, mostly due to having a handful of more stellar tracks, but it is an album where I only skip one song. What song is that? Guns For Hire. To me, this is one of the worst songs they have ever done. The riff is uninspired and it seems they are just trying to carry that For Those About To Rock gun theme on.
Crappy cover, solid album
FTATR is the only BJ album I can listen to. Don't know why it gets any hate. FOTS is at best a 4.5. I never listen to it and I generally hate the BJ era.
I think if they had AXL writing and singing on the latest album it would have been a much more interesting record. AXL could have come up with some great AC/DC songs.
Blow up your video was the worst AC/DC album. IMO
Disagree, just played it again recently, they definitely have worse albums
I have a lot of AC/DC records and CDs but I've never heard this album or ever purchased a copy , fresh ears, thank you again Gentlemen 👋
Great show!!!
Flick of the switch is definitely a dark horse album. I The mentioned over saturated 3 albums being released, probably gave radio and label promotion nervous shakedown fits how to promote it these records. 7.5 rating. Cheers!