FLICK OF THE SWITCH failed to sell the way BACK IN BLACK or FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK did, and AC/DC quickly became yesterday's news. FOTS was a great album, and people are still discovering that today, but what about the album after that? FLY ON THE WALL may just be AC/DC's heaviest album (thanks to the most distorted guitar tones Angus & Malcolm ever used), and features two of their best songs ever in "Sink The Pink," and "Shake Your Foundations." But FOTW also features several other great songs; "Playing With Girls," "First Blood," and "Hell Or High Water." Some of the other songs, however, DO approach filler status, and the album is left with an uneven feel. If FOTW had two or three more killer songs it would rank up there as one of their best albums. As it is FOTW stands as a solid AC/DC album, and is better than most of the albums that followed.

By 1985, things were going downhill for AC/DC. Their popularity, along with their brand of hard rock, was slipping, replaced by legions of generic hair-metal acts. Their supply of original ideas was drying up, making all their albums sound roughly the same. Brian Johnson's voice was going, and Phil Rudd was gone.
In the face of all these obstacles, AC/DC carried on in a "business as usual" fashion and created one of the few(and better) true rock albums of the era. Angus and Malcolm turn out impressive guitar work as usual and the song quality is pretty much constantly good, with only "Danger" and "First Blood" being truly weak songs. Simon Wright's drumming is acceptable, but nowhere near the quality of Phil Rudd's. Brian's voice is beginning to go, but still remains relatively strong. Also against this album is the absolutely horrid production. With an actual producer this album may have turned out alot better than it did.
Overall this is certainly not the first AC/DC album anyone should get. Indeed, this ranks towards the lower end of their catologue, but even an average AC/DC album is about 75% of other rock music out there...pick this one up to round out your collection.

I am sorry to say anything bad about AC/DC (the best band...ever)but this is their worst album. The reason I gave it 1 star is for the one good on the record, "SHAKE YOUR FOUNDATIONS". It will never even remotely consider to even test Back In Black, The Razors Edge, or the Bon Scott years. Go buy something else...

unlike most peopel,i loved this cd the first time i listened to it [as brianjohnson sings in one of the song's ''SOME LIKE IT HOT,SOME LIKE IT QUITE NOT SO HOT''. it is also so underrated to, after backinblack and fore thous about to rock, this and who made who are the best 80's recording's.

After 1981's FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK, AC/DC began to run out of ideas at an alarming rate. They changed producer Mutt Lange, they fired Phil Rudd, every step was made to make thing better. But nothing happened. Brian Johnson's voice soon got worse compared to BACK IN BLACK standards, and new drummer Simon Wright could not fill the shoes of Phil Rudd. FLY ON THE WALL is one of the worst (if there is a bad AC/DC album!!) AC/DC albums ever, one that has not produced a standard for their live set nor got deep into fans' memories.