Flick Of The Switch [Remaster]

Performer: AC/DC
Engineer: Tony Platt
Producer: AC/DC; Malcolm Young; Angus Young; Cliff Williams; Phil Rudd; Brian Johnson
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. AC/DC: Brian Johnson (vocals); Angus Young, Malcolm Young (guitar); Cliff Williams (bass); Phil Rudd (drums). Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Originally released on Atlantic (80100). Includes liner notes by Brad Tolinski. This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. Personnel: Brian Johnson (vocals); Malcolm Young, Angus Young (guitar); Cliff Williams (bass guitar); Phil Rudd (drums). Audio Mixer: Tony Platt. Liner Note Author: Brad Tolinski. Recording information: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Photographers: Jeffrey Mayer; Lynn Goldsmith; William Hames; Mark Weiss; Lawrence Kirsch; Pierre Terrasson; Paul Natkin; Anastasia Pantsios; Claude Gassian. Unknown Contributor Role: AC/DC. Detractors have long called minimalist bands such as AC/DC, Bad Company and ZZ Top formulaic. By paring rock down to its most basic elements, these bands forged a musical terrain where anything less than mastery over the form would reveal gaping holes in the structure. Remember that there are no keyboards filling up space, or creating diversions on an AC/DC record. The point is, AC/DC's approach may not have varied an inch over the years and it may very well be a formula. It is also a highly effective one. FLICK OF THE SWITCH carries the spirit of the band's hard rock crunch with capable aplomb. Massive guitar riffs that could capsize a medium size boat, a stomping 4/4-rhythm section and Brian Johnson screeching like a banshee on the warpath. The album's highlights are the mid-tempo "Rising Power," and the bruising title track. When Johnson screams "With a flick of the switch she'll blow you sky high" on the latter, AC/DC proves itself still capable of explosive outbursts.

AC/DC is generally regarded as a titanic force in the world of heavy rock, occupying a sphere of seminal influence right alongside Kiss. These Australian guitar gods--led by Angus Young, an axe-wielding man-boy in a school uniform--churn out songs laced with sexual double entendre and heavy riffs. Since the mid-1970s, Angus and his brother, Malcolm, have survived a stormy band history, including the death of original singer/wildman Bon Scott, all the while bashing out their simplistic, yet highly addictive, brand of bluesy riff-rock.

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