Calm Like A Bomb Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I've been a member on this forum for over 3 years now despite what my joint date says and on numerous occassions ive noticed that this particular album gets a lot of bashing. Fellow AC/DC fans say it's their worst album, it's poor and so on and so forth but i was just wondering why? I mean i have all of AC/DC's albums and i love them all but Fly On The Wall isn't a bad album in my opinion. It's got some killer tracks such as Fly On The Wall, Shake Your Foundations, Danger, Sink The Pink and Stand Up. I was just hoping someone could shed some light on why this particular AC/DC album is disliked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKKDARK Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 There are not hit songs, it needs strong singles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Like A Bomb Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 (edited) Yeah i agree there arn't really any hit singles on the album but besides that it's a pretty great rock album full of rawness and great riffs. Edited March 24, 2008 by Calm Like A Bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Great album. Me being a diehard AC/DC fan, I rank it over Who Made Who, Blow Up Your Video, and The Razor's Edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottRose Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Worst AC/DC album, no doubt. No killer songs, the album sounds flat and uninspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Poor songwriting, nothing really exciting besides the title track, Shake Your Foundations and Sink The Pink. Plus, it sounds like shit, it sorta has that tinny sound. That being said the other one that gets bashed a lot, Flick Of The Switch is probably in my top 5 AC/DC albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIFF-RAFF Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 love the albumcan't really say any album is their worst if most sound the samehaven't listened to it in a long time, i think it's time i didi think that if any AC/DC album should get any bashing it should be Ballbreaker, even tho i love them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 It sounds like Brian was singing inside Oscar The Grouch's trash can several rooms away from the microphone when this album was recorded. That's the biggest reason. Sink the Pink is a fucking GREAT song, though.And BallBreaker rocks, whoever said anything against that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 There are not hit songs, it needs strong singles.No it doesn't - Powerage only had one strong single, "Sin City", and is regarded by many to be AC/DC's best album. Hit songs equate to jack shit in terms of quality.It's just a poor album by AC/DC's standards... Brian's voice was shot, production was shoddy and it all sounds a little lethargic and tossed together to me. With the exception of a few solid tracks, it's mostly filler. Flick was far stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Star Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 There are not hit songs, it needs strong singles.No it doesn't - Powerage only had one strong single, "Sin City", and is regarded by many to be AC/DC's best album. Hit songs equate to jack shit in terms of quality.It's just a poor album by AC/DC's standards... Brian's voice was shot, production was shoddy and it all sounds a little lethargic and tossed together to me. With the exception of a few solid tracks, it's mostly filler. Flick was far stronger.agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCGNR Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I agree . I mean we're not talking about a huge variation in sound from any ACDC album to the next anywaysIt's all good baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getizzyback Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 This was the follow up album to Flick Of The Switch, so I think expectations werevery high at this point.I mean Back In Black, For Those About To Rock, andFlick were all Brian had before it's release.If you look at the albums after years later, I THINK Fly On The Wall is betterthan Blow Up Your Video and Stiff Upper Lip by a mile, it sits about the sameas Ballbreaker, and it doesn't quite have the spark of The Razor's Edge, whichIMO has been the biggest surprise of the group thus far.Razor's really got peopleexcited about the group again, after a little burn out in the late 80s. I hope theycome out with another like album next to fire up their guns again as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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