My Scientific Research: Flick Of The Switch

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 ‘Flick Of The Switch’.

One drummer: Phil Rudd

“Rising Power” clocks in at 222 seconds.
107 total crashes
That’s an average crash every 2.1 seconds (CE _._ Sec) for an average of 28.6 crashes per minute (CPM).

“House Is On Fire” 203 seconds.
140 total crashes
CE 1.5 Sec / 40 CPM

“Flick Of The Switch” 194 seconds.
100 total crashes
CE 1.9 Sec / 31.6 CPM

“Nervous Shakedown” 267 seconds.
113 total crashes
CE 2.4 Sec / 25 CPM

“Landslide” 238 seconds
192 total crashes
CE 1.2 Sec / 50 CPM

“Guns For Hire” 205 seconds
117 total crashes
CE 1.8 Sec / 33.3 CPM

“Deep In The Hole” 200 seconds
153 total crashes
CE 1.3 Sec / 46.2 CPM

“Bedlam In Belgium” 232 seconds
106 total crashes
CE 2.2 Sec / 27.3 CPM

“Badlands” 219 seconds
68 total crashes
CE 3.2 Sec / 18.8 CPM

“Brain Shake” 249 seconds
150 total crashes
CE 1.7 Sec / 35.3 CPM

The album runs a total time of 2,229 seconds with 1,246 crashes.

The album’s overall average reveals a CE 1.8 Sec / 33.3 CPM

As you can see, this album ties ‘Back In Black’ with the highest amount of CPMs.

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 – 18,437 seconds / 6,834 crashes / CE 2.7 Sec / 22.2 CPM

With ‘Flick Of The Switch’, drummer Phil Rudd has surpassed all others! The most crashes per second along with crashes per minute!

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