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there’s something reassuringly predictable about AC/DC, and about hard rock or heavy metal in general. Maybe if we can’t get consistency and straight talk from our political leaders, our banks or our bosses, we should at least be getting it from our music. Let’s be honest: AC/DC isn’t going to throw us a curve ball, change time signatures in the middle of a song, muddy up its chosen genre in the name of eclecticity or collaborate with a jazz singer for the sake of reaching a broader audience. In fact, despite all the rabble-rousing, posturing and fist-raising it tries to drum up, and despite its double-entendre-laden lyrics and thick riffage, AC/DC might be the least musically volatile band ever. AC/DC is safe; it will not break your heart. And who needs more heartbreak and disappointment in these difficult times? No one.
NPR: For Those About To Rock (via Jaime, who asks “But has anyone run a regression on economic indicators’ effect on people’s susceptibility to sleazy double entendres? Where’s the real scholarship here?” I demand graphs and charts!)
