Tom Capasso Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I confess I don't have any "it shouldn't be there" examples that come to mind. I'll offer one "I can't believe they did that it's so cool" moment. I go way back to the late 80s - Michael Penn's first album. From the liner notes, the drums were programmed. It impressed me at the time, because back then I thought of drum programming as one "beat" (like on cheap keyboards that have a "rcok 1" and "rock 2" option). This is much more complex (though why they didn't use a drummer I have no idea). The song is This And That. At the end they repeat the refrain twice. In the second line of the second refrain, he says "I'll do this" and you hear a flourish of castanets. It is brilliant!! The "never fully respected" band ELO cracks me up every time i hear their early song Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle. It starts with a strong guitar riff that has rests in it. He plays it twice before the band comes in, except early in the second time the drummer hits the high-hat once in a rest. It's so incongruous it's hysterical - I couldn't handle hearing that song without it. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Things like that are cool as hell... like the part in the breakdown of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys are Back"--the three little hi-hat accents in there are kind of superfluous, but they're also totally iconic and memorable, too. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You're totally iconic and memorable, too. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Aww. Thanks. *a tear* \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 On the Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore right at the intro of "The Bell Has Tolled" I'll be damned if there isn't a dog barking. I have totally blocked out the rest of this thread. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinky P Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 In Hendrix's Hear my Train a'comin (acoustic) I swear I hear a door closing. Its in between the first verse and the "tears burnin me part" "there ain't no faux mojo" jcadmus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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