My AC/DC Scientific Research: Let There Be Rock

I’ve started my scientific research into the hard rock music of AC/DC. It is my theory that AC/DC is the most crash cymbal intensive rock band of all time. This is a long-held theory of mine and I truly believe that my research findings will prove my theory correct.

Cymbal crashes on the high-hat cymbals and “ride” cymbals will not count.

Once my findings are complete, I will present them to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Now I present the findings for the album ‘Let There Be Rock’

One drummer: Phil Rudd

“Go Down” clocks in at 331 seconds.
79 total crashes
That’s an average crash every 4.2 seconds (CE _._ Sec) for an average of 14.3 crashes per minute (CPM).

“Dog Eat Dog” 215 seconds.
58 total crashes
CE 3.7 Sec / 16.2 CPM

“Let There Be Rock” 366 seconds.
114 total crashes
CE 3.2 Sec / 18.8 CPM

“Bad Boy Boogie” 268 seconds.
67 total crashes
CE 4 Sec / 15 CPM

“Problem Child” 325 seconds (also on the album ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’)
222 total crashes
CE 1.5 Sec / 40 CPM
(This version is :25 shorter and to prove my count, the averages for both songs came out with the same totals)

“Overdose” 369 seconds
94 total crashes
CE 3.9 Sec / 15.4 CPM

“Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be” 254 seconds
108 total crashes
CE 2.4 Sec / 25 CPM

“Whole Lotta Rosie” 334 seconds
131 total crashes
CE 2.5 Sec / 24 CPM

The album runs a total time of 2,462 seconds with 873 crashes.
The album’s overall average reveals a CE 2.8 Sec / 21.4 CPM

The Drummer cymbal crash breakdown up to this point:
Tony Currenti – 596 seconds / 191 crashes / CE 3.1 Sec / 19.4 CPM
Unknown Drummer – 286 seconds / 71 crashes / CE 2.9 Sec / 20.7 CPM
Peter Clack – 300 seconds / 55 crashes / CE 5.5 Sec / 10.9 CPM
Phil Rudd – 7,786 seconds / 2,285 crashes / CE 3.4 Sec / 17.6 CPM

As you can see, drummer Phil Rudd’s gained .4 on the Crash Every Sec with a 1.7 CMP increase on this album. He’s gaining on the unknown drummer and Tony Currenti.

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