On Face Plausibility
By One need not investigate the methods used in this study to know that they’re flawed:
Our results suggest that having participants listen to songs by AC/DC in which Brian Johnson served as vocalist results in participants realizing more efficient outcomes. Thus, in terms of a singer’s ability to implement efficient behavioral outcomes among listeners, our results suggest that Brian Johnson was a better vocalist than Bon Scott.
One brilliant single (You Shook Me) aside, I can categorically state that only a 24-carat ignoramus would prefer Brian Johnson to Bon Scott. Highway to Hell, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, TNT, Whole Lotta Rosie, Ride On, and It’s a Long Way to the Top are all better than the rest of the best than the Johnson years have to offer. And seriously, how can someone even debate the genius of a vocalist whose official causes of death were “acute alcohol poisoning” and “death by misadventure”?