Blow Up Your Video

by AC/DC

Overview

AC/DC remained a popular concert draw throughout the '80s, although such albums as Flick of the Switch and Fly on the Wall failed to replicate their mass U.S. commercial success of 1980-1981 (Back in Black, For Those About to Rock, a reissue of Dirty Deeds). But the successful soundtrack for Stephen King's lackluster movie Maximum Overdrive, titled Who Made Who, put AC/DC back on the right track commercially. Their first new studio album of all-new material in three years, 1988's Blow Up Your Video turned out to be their most successful album since 1981's For Those About To Rock, even though it was chock full of filler. The driving album opener, "Heatseeker," turned out to be a surprising Top Ten single in the U.K., while the anthemic "That's the Way I Want to Rock n' Roll" proved to be another highlight (video clips were filmed for both songs, as well). But from there on (with the exception of "Kissin' Dynamite" and "This Means War"), it gets pretty unfocused. The album is glutted with such throwaways as "Nick of Time," "Ruff Stuff," and "Two's Up" -- completely missing the point of what made such previous albums as Back in Black so great (they simply did not contain a weak moment). Blow Up Your Video also marked the return of AC/DC's early production team, Harry Vanda and George Young, who man the boards for the first time since 1978's If You Want Blood. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	09/27/2024
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0196588734212
Rank:	172991

Album Credits

Performance Credits

AC/DC   Primary Artist
Malcolm Young   Guitar
Cliff Williams   Bass
Angus Young   Guitar
Brian Johnson   Vocals
Simon Wright   Drums

Technical Credits

Malcolm Young   Composer
Harry Vanda   Producer
George Marino   Digital Remastering
Mike Fraser   Mastering Supervisor
Gered Mankowitz   Original Photography,Photography
Cliff Williams   Group Member
Angus Young   Composer
Al Quaglieri   Mastering Supervisor
George Young   Producer
Tom Swift   Engineer
Roy Cicala   Special Assistance
Brian Johnson   Composer,Composer
Simon Wright   Group Member
Neil Zlozower   Photography
Chuck Cavanaugh   Assistant Engineer
Pierre Terrasson   Photography
Alan Di Perna   Liner Notes
Eddie Malluk   Photography
Chuck Cavanagh   Assistant Engineer
Young   Composer
Jean Jacques Lemoine   Assistant Engineer
George Chin   Photography
George Bodnar   Photography,Original Photography
UE Nastasi   Digital Assembly