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Flick of the Switch
Rock · 1983 · 10 tracks

Flick of the Switch

AC/DC

Stripped of all studio polish and reverb. A raw, bone-dry collection of high-voltage riffs recorded with the intensity of a live basement rehearsal.

August 15, 1983 · Professional Communication

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A stubborn, unpolished, and fiercely raw display of hard rock fundamentals.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Rising Power
3:44
02
This House Is on Fire
3:24
03
Flick of the Switch
3:15
04
Nervous Shakedown
4:28
05
Landslide
3:59
06
Guns for Hire
3:25
07
Deep in the Hole
3:21
08
Bedlam in Belgium
3:53
09
Badlands
3:39
10
Brain Shake
4:01
Moments Worth Listening For
The title track's opening riff which feels like a literal electrical surge through a cheap amplifier.
The frantic, almost punk-rock tempo of Landslide that pushes the band's rhythmic precision to its limit.
The heavy, dragging groove of Nervous Shakedown where the drums sound like they are being hit with sledgehammers.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Flick of the Switch sound next to the rest of AC/DC's catalogue?

Love Romantic+2.3σ

The writing leans far further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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