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• Sin City Play Video
• Jailbreak Play Video
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• Shoot to Thrill Play Video
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• Let There Be Rock Play Video
• Hells Bells Play Video
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• For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) Play Video

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• Back in Black
• Hells Bells
• Shoot to Thrill
• You Shook Me All Night Long
• Fly on the Wall
• Shake Your Foundations
• Sink the Pink
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
• Let There Be Rock
• Whole Lotta Rosie
• For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
• Highway to Hell

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Fly on the Wall Tour

The Fly on the Wall Tour was a concert tour by Australian hard rock band AC/DC , in support of their tenth studio album Fly on the Wall , which was released on 28 June 1985.

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The tour was split into two legs, an American leg starting on 2 September 1985 in Binghamton, New York and a European leg ending on 16 February 1986 in Copenhagen , Denmark. The tour was marked by protests from some groups who claimed AC/DC's music was connected to the Night Stalker murders, [1] which resulted in the Costa Mesa show on the North American leg being cancelled, after another murder was reported by a man wearing a hat with the band's name on it. [2] Yngwie Malmsteen 's Rising Force was the opening act on this tour. [3]

Pete Bishop from the Pittsburgh Press who attended the Pittsburgh concert, opened his review with a headline, suggesting that the band could be losing their charge. He noted on the differences between the concert and the other in 1983, detailing that cannons were not fired before performing "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)", nor did Angus moon the audience or ride on a roadie's shoulders through the audience - as well as noting the low attendance of 7,065 fans compared to the 12,284 fans that attended in 1983. He also criticized the vocals of Johnson, who said couldn't hit the highest note on "You Shook Me All Night Long". However, Bishop praised the band, noting that they radiated fun - adding that the band looked like they were having a good time on stage. [4]

Jerry Spangler from the Deseret News , gave the Salt Lake City performance a positive review, opening that the band delivered a one-two punch alongside the opening act Yngwie Malmsteen. He praised Angus Young's performance, whom Spangler stated had delivered a first-class party-time rock show at ear-splitting decibels as the band performed new songs from the album Fly on the Wall . He noted on the audience who were dancing and cheering, stating that they were not disappointed - loving every minute of the energy-packed show. With the band starting off with a sizzling performance, Spangler also noted on the band milking the crowd for its worth, performing old and new songs to satisfy the metal-hungry crowd. [5]

• " Fly on the Wall "
• " Back in Black "
• " Shake Your Foundations "
• " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap "
• " You Shook Me All Night Long "
• " Sin City "
• "Jailbreak"
• " The Jack "
• " Shoot to Thrill "
• " Highway to Hell "
• " Sink the Pink "
• " Whole Lotta Rosie "
• " Let There Be Rock "
• " Hells Bells "
• " For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) "
• Angus Young – lead guitar
• Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Simon Wright – drums
• Brian Johnson – lead vocals

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• ↑ AC/DC The Case of the Night Stalker – Richard Ramirez Archived 3 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• ↑ Sutcliffe 2010 , pp.   136–137.
• ↑ Bishop, Pete (11 September 1985). "Could AC/DC be losing some of its charge?" . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press. p.   D7 . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
• ↑ Spangler, Jerry (24 October 1985). "Malmsteen, AC/DC deliver a one-two punch" . Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p.   12C . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
• 1 2 Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History - 1985/86 "Fly on the Wall" World Tour" . ac-dc.net . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
• 1 2 Masino 2015 .
• ↑ "About Town: Concerts" . The Windsor Star. 13 September 1985. p.   C4 . Retrieved 5 August 2022 . AC/DC and Yngwie Malmsteen, Thursday at Joe Louis
• ↑ "Calendar: Music/Dance" . Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. 18 October 1985. p.   W2 . Retrieved 5 August 2022 . AC/DC, Yngwie Malmsteen, Salt Palace. Oct 23, 8 p.m.
• ↑ "November: Calendar of Events - 5" . Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. 31 October 1985. p.   1C . Retrieved 5 August 2022 . AC/DC, the heavy metal band that got its name off the back of a vacuum cleaner, will appear in concert at 8 p.m. at the Lakeland Civic Center arena.
• ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol.   97, no.   38. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 September 1985. p.   52. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
• ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol.   97, no.   40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 October 1985. p.   39. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
• ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol.   97, no.   42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 October 1985. p.   62. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
• ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol.   97, no.   41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 October 1985. p.   53. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
• Sutcliffe, Phil (2010). AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock 'n' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History . Voyageur Press. ISBN   978-1-61060-341-6 .
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When AC/DC Moved Into the MTV Era With ‘Fly on the Wall’

AC/DC 's career was in a very curious place when they unveiled their ninth album, Fly on the Wall , on June 28, 1985.

On the one hand, they were one of Earth's absolute biggest concert attractions. AC/DC was fresh off a sold-out world tour in support of 1983's Flick of the Switch album, which had culminated in a pair of headline appearances before hundreds of thousands of people at the first Rock in Rio festival.

On the other hand, actual album sales and radio airplay were both in relative free-fall when compared to the dizzying figures achieved by previous juggernauts, Back in Black and For Those About to Rock . Then there was the ever-more important MTV, which remained a mystery that traditionalists Malcolm and Angus Young had yet to crack.

Measures to rectify this troublesome state of affairs were central to Fly on the Wall 's marketing campaign, which saw the group – including new drummer Simon Wright (who replaced veteran timekeeper  Phil Rudd  immediately after the Flick of the Switch sessions) mugging for the cameras on five stylized performances released on home video later that summer.

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Not surprisingly, Fly on the Wall, stuck to the band's tried-and-true recipe for blue-collar hard rock. But its songs were given just the slightest amount of extra polish by producers Angus and Malcolm to counteract the raw-as-sushi Flick of the Switch . Eventual singles like "Shake Your Foundations," "Danger" and "Sink the Pink" also boasted strong choruses and melodic hooks.

Deeper album cuts tended to rock a little harder but produced extremely mixed results, ranging from some of the most forgettable filler of the band's long and distinguished career (see the deplorable "Playing With Girls," "Stand Up" and "Hell or High Water") to the rather memorable title cut, the explosively vicious "First Blood," the simple but effective singalong of "Back in Business" and even the bluesy, grimy (but endearingly so) "Send for the Man."

These songs managed to boost AC/DC's radio presence somewhat (not to mention give them a few looks on MTV, finally) but they got just a lukewarm response from the band's fan base. To make matters worse, Fly on the Wall  was overshadowed by the arrest and trial of serial killer Richard Ramirez – which cast another negative spotlight in AC/DC's direction, in part because he shared a nickname in Night Prowler with a song from 1979's Highway to Hell LP.

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AC/DC’s 'Fly on the Wall' Turns 30: Rock Out With 30 Album Facts

AC/DC unleashed Fly on the Wall on June 28th, 1985. This collection of pumped-up, tricked-out, down-and-dirty blues-metal broadsides in keeping with their previous nine studio LPs, as well as the six they’ve released since then.

Fly on the Wall arrived smack in the middle of the ’80s, AC/DC’s biggest decade by far, and it landed as something of a misfire on immediate impact. Although the LP generated no pop hits or even any enduring classic rock radio staples, the album remains a crucial cannonball in the group’s arsenal. It’s also, with age, only garnered greater impact.

In honor of Fly on the Wall ’s 30th anniversary, here now are 30 facts about the album to enjoy as you crank it up again and air-guitar all Angus Young-like for the rest of the day.

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1. Fly on the Wall is the ninth studio album by AC/DC to be sold internationally. Their 1975 debut, the original version of High Voltage , came out commercially only in Australia.

2. Fly followed the 1984 release of ’74 Jailbreak, an EP composed of rarely-heard tracked culled largely from the first High Voltage sessions. The title single “Jailbreak” caught on as a fan favorite and remains in regular rock radio rotation.

3. Critics largely slammed Fly on the Wall upon its release. Mainstream rock writers circa 1985 despised heavy metal in general, and AC/DC in particular. Even those who didn’t hate the band mostly branded Fly as repetitive and lazy.

4. Rolling Stone wrote: “You'd never guess how sexist and politically incorrect all this is if you didn't read the lyric sheet, because you sure can't make out a single word coming out of the dentist's-drill glottis of Brian Johnson (except maybe the song titles, which tend to be repeated like mantras). Angus Young is also in great form, playing the dumbest, most irresistibly repetitive chords in the lexicon.” Now bear in mind: that’s what passed as a positive review!

5. One unexpected outlet that differed from most critics was, bizarrely, People magazine. The celebrity gossip weekly deemed Fly on the Wall the single greatest album of 1985 in its year-end issue. Really— People magazine!

6. For the most part, AC/DC fans actually agreed about Fly on the Wall with the bulk of our Self-Anointed Professional Tastemakers. After the multiplatinum triumphs of Back in Black and For Those About to Rock , Fly on the Wall repeated the number of 1983’s similarly non-beloved Flick of the Switch and sold “only” one million copies.

7. Fly on the Wall peaked at #32 on the Billboard albums chart.

8. Who Made Who followed Fly in 1986. Essentially a “best of” collection, the album served as a soundtrack LP for the cult horror favorite Maximum Overdrive , author Stephen King’s only effort to date as a movie director. Of the album's nine tracks, three are originals, the instrumentals “D.T” and “Chase the Ace,” as well as the absolutely killer title track, “Who Made Who.”

9. “Sink the Pink” and “Shake Your Foundations,” the two lead singles released from Fly on the Wall , also made the cut for inclusion on Who Made Who .

10. “Shake Your Foundations” was remixed for Who Made Who and shortened from 4:10 to 3:53.

11. AC/DC had high hopes for the single “Danger.” Alas, not only did the song stiff on vinyl, the band noticed audiences getting bored or taking bathroom breaks when they performed it in concert. Thus, it was dropped fairly quickly from their live set.

12. Fly on the Wall was also the title of a companion VHS release that featured AC/DC in a New York City barroom performing five songs from the album: “"Fly on the Wall", "Danger", "Sink the Pink", "Stand Up", and "Shake Your Foundations.”

13. The concept video depicts patrons at the bar, called the Crystal Ballroom, growing rowdier and dancing more fervently throughout the mini-concert. By the time AC/DC blasts out “Shake Your Foundations,” the entire place adheres to the song title and crumbles into rubble around the revelers. The band is left tearing it up on the New York waterfront with the lit-up World Trade Center towers looming behind them.

14. Aside from the group and the audience, the long-form video’s main star is the cartoon insect from the Fly on the Wall album cover. That little bugger buzzes all over the place throughout the action.

15. The isolated clips for both “Sink the Pink” and “Shake Your Foundations” were rotated on MTV as regular music videos.

16. AC/DC recorded Fly on the Wall at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland.

17. Other classics that hit tape at Mountain Studios include Jazz by Queen, Lodger by David Bowie, and Black and Blue by the Rolling Stones.

18. In January 1985, AC/DC took a break from making Fly on the Wall to headline the Tuesday and Saturday night shows at Brazil’s first Rock in Rio festival, where they played before more than 250,000 fans at each performance.

19. The Scorpions opened for AC/DC both nights at Rock in Rio. The Saturday bill also included Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake.

20. Whereas Flick of the Switch had been produced by all the band members, only brothers Angus and Malcolm Young oversaw the recording and engineering of Fly on the Wall .

21. For future releases, AC/DC worked with outside producers, including Bruce Fairbairn on their 1990 comeback The Razor’s Edge , Rick Rubin on 1995’s Ballbreaker , and Brendan O’Brien on their 2008 triumph, Black Ice .

22. AC/DC’s Fly on the Wall tour was split into two legs: one American and one European.

23. Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force opened for AC/DC on both legs of the tour.

24. After getting mixed up in the 1980s’ “Satanic Panic” the previous year due to teenage heavy metal fan turned killer Ricky Kasso wearing an AC/DC t-shirt, the group got even further bogged down when a psychotic sexual sadist murderer in California left behind an AC/DC baseball cap at the scene of a crime.

25. The media seized on the AC/DC connection to the slayings, which looked to be part of a pattern. News outlets nicknamed the killer “The Nightstalker” and pointed to AC/DC’s 1979 song “Night Prowler” as evidence of… something.

26. AC/DC has always maintained that the lyrics of “Night Prowler” deal with a young lothario sneaking into his girlfriend’s bedroom after her parents have gone to sleep.

27. Richard Ramirez, the sick piece of garbage responsible for the killings, was captured on August 30, 1985. He shortly thereafter carved a pentagram into his palm and interrupted his trial proceedings by yelling “Hail Satan!” Frightened fools looking to pin this on heavy metal floated rumors that “AC/DC” stood for “Anti-Christ, Devil’s Child” or “After Christ, Devil Comes.”

28. Quickest to act was the Parents’ Music Resource Center (PMRC), an anti-rock coven led by senator’s wife Tipper Gore. With congressional hearings looming for their proposal to label records, the PMRC came down hardest on AC/DC, mounting an encouraging protests against the group.

29. Due to fears of demon worship and human sacrifice, several venues canceled stops on AC/DC’s Fly on the Wall tour.

30. In time, the Satanic Panic subsided, AC/DC shook off its stink, and ever since then, the Gods of Thunder from Down Under have continued to reinvent themselves while, somehow, never changing the elementals of what makes them the most balls-out rock monsters to ever conquer the human senses.