Fly on the Wall (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Fly on the Wall
Type = Studio album
Artist = AC/DC


Released = 28 June 1985
Recorded = November 1984–February 1985, Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre = Hard rock, heavy metalcite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifixq95ld6e~T0 |title=Fly on the Wall > Overview |author=Steve Huey |publisher=All Media Guide |accessdate=2007-06-09]
Length = 40:20
Label = Albert Productions, Atlantic Records
Producer = Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifixq95ld6e~T1 link]
*"Blender" Rating|1|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2403 link]
* "Rolling Stone" (unfavorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/acdc/albums/album/174862/review/5946880/fly_on_the_wall link]
Last album = "'74 Jailbreak"
(1984)
This album = "Fly on the Wall"
(1985)
Next album = "Who Made Who"
(1986)
Misc =

"Fly on the Wall" is the tenth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, originally released on 28 June 1985. The band's second and last self-produced album, it was also the first AC/DC album not to include drummer Phil Rudd, who was replaced by Simon Wright. Like their previous album, "Flick of the Switch", Angus and Malcolm Young chose to produce in order to capture the rawness and simplicity of their early works [cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xtduak4k5m3m |title=Flick of the Switch > Overview |author=Steve Huey |publisher=All Media Guide |accessdate=2008-06-15] in a time when pop-oriented glam metal became popular.

The album was not well received by critics and only sold one million copies upon its release, as opposed to the success of their previous albums, "Back in Black" and "For Those About to Rock We Salute You". [Statistics compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America] The singles "Shake Your Foundations" and "Sink the Pink", however, are chosen as standouts from the album,cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifixq95ld6e~T0 |title=Fly on the Wall > Overview |author=Steve Huey |publisher=All Media Guide |accessdate=2007-06-09] [cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2403 |title=AC/DC : Fly on the Wall Review on Blender |author=Carlo Twist |publisher=Alpha Media Group Inc. |accessdate=2008-06-15] [cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifixq95ld6e |title=Who Made Who > Overview |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=All Media Guide |accessdate=2008-06-15] and both songs were included in the band's soundtrack to Stephen King's film "Maximum Overdrive" titled "Who Made Who". A video featuring the band performing five of the album's songs was also released in the summer of 1985.The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.

Video

A video of AC/DC performing five songs from the album was released in the summer of 1985. The video, also titled "Fly on the Wall", features the band playing the songs "Fly on the Wall", "Danger", "Sink the Pink", "Stand Up", and "Shake Your Foundations", in that order, at a small bar in New York City. At the bar, a photographer attempts to sneak in so he can take photographs of the band, and as the band performs, new characters are introduced during each song. The cartoon fly depicted on the album cover is also featured within the video.

Track listing

All songs written by Malcolm Young, Angus Young, and Brian Johnson.
#"Fly on the Wall" – 3:43
#"Shake Your Foundations" – 4:10
#"First Blood" – 3:40
#"Danger" – 4:22
#"Sink the Pink" – 4:14
#"Playing With Girls" – 3:44
#"Stand Up" – 3:53
#"Hell or High Water" – 4:31
#"Back in Business" – 4:22
#"Send for the Man" – 3:26

Chart positions

Album

ingles

Personnel

*Angus Young – lead guitar
*Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar
*Cliff Williams – bass guitar
*Brian Johnson – vocals
*Simon Wright – drums

Production

*Produced by Angus and Malcolm Young
*Mark Dearnley – engineer
*Bob Defrin – art director
*Todd Schorr – cover illustration

References

External links

* [http://www.acdcrocks.com/flyonthewall.html Lyrics] on AC/DC's official website