n.

A decisive or critical test, as of worth or quality.

[From the testing of gold in nitric acid.]

• Genre: Electronica
• Active: '90s
• Representative Album: "Drop"

Biography

Blending rock, funk, and techno, Acid Test were signed by Sire in 1993 for their debut album, Drop. Lucy Di Santo is the vocalist and bassist; Steve Fall plays guitar. Keyboardist Atom Percy, drummer Jim Alty, and DJ Mike Harland round out the Canadian band. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Similar Artists:

Pure, The Soup Dragons, Jesus Jones, Happy Mondays, EMF

Performed Songs By:

Steve Fall

The most severe test of reliability. Since gold resists acids that corrode other metals, the acid test was used for metals purporting to be gold. See Quick Ratio.

A decisive trial to determine worth or quality, as in Exposure to brilliant sunlight is the acid test for showing this fabric won't fade. Alluding to a 19th-century chemical test for distinguishing gold from other metals, this term was used figuratively by the early 1900s.

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