Editing AC/DC (section)

===1983–1990: Line-up changes and commercial decline===
[[File:Ac-dcphil-rudd.jpg|thumb|alt=Rudd, aged 42, mostly obscured by his kit. He smokes a cigarette, has shoulder-length hair and wears a dark T-shirt. He has a tattoo on his upper left arm, right arm obscured.|[[Phil Rudd]] performing in Seattle in 1996]]

Instead of Lange, their ninth&nbsp;studio album, ''[[Flick of the Switch]]'' (1983), was produced by the group's members themselves.{{sfn|Elliott|2018|pp=158, 167}} It was a return to the rawness and simplicity of their early albums, but received mixed reviews and was considered underdeveloped and unmemorable;<ref name="flickof">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/r86 | title = AC/DC – ''Flick of the Switch'' | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | first1 = Steve | last1 = Huey | access-date = 2 August 2008 | archive-date = 13 November 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101113060852/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r86 | url-status = live }}</ref> one critic stated that they "had made the same album nine times".<ref name="JTHjd">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/acdc/albums/album/174854/review/5945613/flick_of_the_switch | title = AC/DC: ''Flick of the Switch'' | access-date = 2 August 2008 |last1=Fricke |first1=David |author-link1=David Fricke | date = 27 October 1987 | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618141735/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/acdc/albums/album/174854/review/5945613/flick_of_the_switch| archive-date=18 June 2008 | url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Flick of the Switch'' eventually reached number&nbsp;four on the UK charts,<ref name="OCC" /> and the top&nbsp;five in Australia,{{sfn|Kent|1993|p=11}} and Finland.<ref name="FIN">{{cite web |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=9 |title=Finnish Albums |website=[[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]] |page=9 |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=fi }}</ref> AC/DC had minor success with the single "[[Guns for Hire]]", reaching number&nbsp;84 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Hot 100">{{Cite magazine |title=AC/DC Chart History (''Billboard'' Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ac-dc/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> Rudd has had long-term drug and alcohol addictions.<ref name="Bremner">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804041348/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/phil-rudd-warned-he-ll-go-to-jail-if-drinks-or-takes-drugs-during-home-detention-q00603.html |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/phil-rudd-warned-he-ll-go-to-jail-if-drinks-or-takes-drugs-during-home-detention-q00603.html |title=Phil Rudd Warned He'll Go to Jail if He Drinks or Takes Drugs During Home Detention |first=Nicole |last=Bremner |website=OneNewsNow |date=9 July 2015 |access-date=27 December 2023 |archive-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref> His friendship with Malcolm had deteriorated and eventually escalated into a physical confrontation, after which Rudd was fired partway through the ''Flick of the Switch'' sessions in mid-1983.<ref name="AutoJ4-9">{{Cite web |last1=Lifton |first1=Dave |date=19 July 2015 |title=Bad Boy Boogie: A Phil Rudd Timeline |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/phil-rudd-ac-dc-timeline/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731010151/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/phil-rudd-ac-dc-timeline/ |archive-date=31 July 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[Townsquare Media|Ultimate Classic Rock]] |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> Rudd was replaced by ex-[[A II Z]] drummer [[Simon Wright (musician)|Simon Wright]] in July 1983, after they held over 700&nbsp;auditions in the US and UK.{{sfn|Engleheart|Durieux|2006|p=368}} [[Simon Kirke]] and [[Paul Thompson (musician)|Paul Thompson]] were two&nbsp;drummers who auditioned.{{sfn|Engleheart|Durieux|2006|p=367}}

The band's tenth&nbsp;studio album, ''[[Fly on the Wall (AC/DC album)|Fly on the Wall]]'', produced by the Young brothers in 1985,<ref name="Holmgren" /> was also regarded as uninspired and directionless.<ref name="AqoRk">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/r88 | title = AC/DC – ''Fly on the Wall'' | publisher = [[AllMusic]] |first1=Steve |last1=Huey | access-date = 2 August 2008 | archive-date = 4 September 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230904105530/https://www.allmusic.com/album/fly-on-the-wall-mw0000192737 | url-status = live }}</ref> A concept music video of [[Fly on the Wall (video)|the same name]] featured the band at a bar, playing five of the album's ten&nbsp;songs.<ref name="AutoJ4-10">{{Cite web |last1=McPadden |first1=Mike |date=28 June 2015 |title=AC/DC's ''Fly on the Wall'' Turns 30: Rock Out with 30 Album Facts |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/lel4zp/acdc-fly-on-the-wall-30-album-facts |publisher=[[VH1]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904113738/https://www.vh1.com/news/lel4zp/acdc-fly-on-the-wall-30-album-facts |archive-date=4 September 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> In 1986, the group returned to the top&nbsp;20 on singles charts with the made-for-radio "[[Who Made Who (song)|Who Made Who]]", reaching number&nbsp;nine in Australia and number&nbsp;16 in the UK.{{sfn|Elliott|2018|p=164}} The associated album ''[[Who Made Who]]'' is the soundtrack to [[Stephen King]]'s film ''[[Maximum Overdrive]]'';<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |url = https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/acdc-reissues2.shtml |title = Epic Records AC/DC Re-issues: Second Wave |access-date = 2 August 2008 |first1=Christopher |last1=Michael |date = 30 June 2003 |work = [[PopMatters]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080414132334/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/acdc-reissues2.shtml |archive-date = 14 April 2008 |url-status = dead}}</ref> it brought together older hits, such as "You Shook Me All Night Long", with a few new songs – the title track and two&nbsp;instrumentals, "D.T." and "Chase the Ace".<ref name="AutoJ4-11">{{Cite web |last1=Wiederhorn |first1=Jon |date=24 May 2023 |title=37 Years Ago: AC/DC Release ''Who Made Who'' |url=https://loudwire.com/acdc-who-made-who-anniversary/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608021438/https://loudwire.com/acdc-who-made-who-anniversary/ |archive-date=8 June 2023 |url-status=live |website=[[Loudwire]] |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Stevie Young with ACDC Tacoma WA Feb 2 2016.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|alt=Stevie, 59 years old, shown in full left profile. Strums guitar while at microphone on a stand. He wears black T-shirt, dark blue pants and grey-blue runners.|[[Stevie Young]] (''pictured in 2016'') joined as a touring rhythm guitarist in 1988, then joined as a permanent member in 2014.]]
In February 1988, both AC/DC and Vanda & Young were inducted into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]]'s inaugural [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Middleton">{{cite news |first1=Karen |last1=Middleton |author-link1=Karen Middleton (journalist) |date=3 March 1988 |title=Good Times – Music Awards: A Scratch on the Records |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101980224 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=62 |issue=19,142 |access-date=28 September 2023 |page=23 |via=[[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref> The group's eleventh&nbsp;studio album, ''[[Blow Up Your Video]]'', released in 1988, was recorded at [[Studio Miraval]] in [[Le Val, Var|Le Val]], France, with Vanda & Young as producers.<ref name="Holmgren" />{{sfn|Elliott|2018|p=169}} The group recorded nineteen&nbsp;songs, choosing ten for the final release; though the album was later criticised for containing excessive "[[filler (media)|filler]]",<ref name="blowup">{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Prato |title=AC/DC – ''Blow Up Your Video'' |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r90 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904105022/https://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-up-your-video-mw0000198970 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> it was a commercial success: ''Blow Up Your Video'' reached number&nbsp;two on the UK charts and Australia, AC/DC's highest position since ''Back in Black'' in 1980.{{sfn|Kent|1993|p=11}}<ref name="OCC" /> It provided an Australian top-five and UK top-twenty single, "[[Heatseeker (song)|Heatseeker]]", and "[[That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll]]".{{sfn|Kent|1993|p=11}}<ref name="OCC" />

[[File:Malcolm Young at ACDC Monster of Rock Tour.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=Malcolm, aged 37, plays his guitar with both hands, while singing into a microphone on a stand. His over shoulder-length hair partly obscures his face.|Malcolm performing for the "[[Thunderstruck (song)|Thunderstruck]]" music video in 1990]]
The [[Blow Up Your Video World Tour]] began in February 1988 in [[Perth]], Australia. In April, following live appearances across Europe, Malcolm announced that he was taking time off from the North American legs of the tour, principally to deal with his alcoholism. Angus and Malcolm's nephew, [[Stevie Young]], temporarily replaced Malcolm on guitar.<ref name="McFarlane" /> In 1989, Wright left the group to work on British heavy metal band [[Dio (band)|Dio]]'s fifth&nbsp;studio album, ''[[Lock Up the Wolves]]'' (1990); he was replaced by drummer [[Chris Slade]], who has played with ex-[[Thin Lizzy]] guitarist [[Gary Moore]], before joining.<ref name="McFarlane" /><ref name="Holmgren" /> Johnson was unavailable for several months while finalising his divorce, so the Young brothers wrote all the songs for the next album, a practice they continued for all subsequent releases through ''[[Power Up (album)|Power Up]]'' in 2020.{{sfn|Elliott|2018|p=173}}