My Scientific AC/DC Research: Powerage

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 ‘Powerage’.

One drummer: Phil Rudd

“Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation” clocks in at 218 seconds.
72 total crashes
That’s an average crash every 3.0 seconds (CE _._ Sec) for an average of 20 crashes per minute (CPM).

“Down Payment Blues” 364 seconds.
62 total crashes
CE 5.9 Sec / 10.2 CPM

“Gimme A Bullet” 202 seconds.
36 total crashes
CE 5.6 Sec / 10.8 CPM

“Riff Raff” 312 seconds.
209 total crashes
CE 1.5 Sec / 40 CPM

“Sin City” 285 seconds
125 total crashes
CE 2.3 Sec / 26.1 CPM

“What’s Next To The Moon” 212 seconds
112 total crashes
CE 1.9 Sec / 31.6 CPM

“Gone Shootin’” 306 seconds
33 total crashes
CE 9.3 Sec / 6.5 CPM

“Up To My Neck In You” 253 seconds
85 total crashes
CE 3 Sec / 20 CPM

“Kicked In The Teeth” 243 seconds
100
CE 2.4 Sec / 25 CPM

The album runs a total time of 2,395 seconds with 834 crashes.
The album’s overall average reveals a CE 2.9 Sec / 20.9 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 – 10,181 seconds / 3,119 crashes / CE 3.3 Sec / 18.2 CPM

As you can see, drummer Phil Rudd’s gained .1 on the Crash Every Sec with a .6 CMP increase on this album. He’s gaining on the unknown drummer and Tony Currenti.

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