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Awesome, Undertony.
I feel like this is like the thing where I said 'Subdivisions' was the 'greatest rock drumming ever' and deconstructed why, and you went back and listened to it.
Because I went back and listened to 'Once in a Lifetime' --a song I am by no means unfamiliar with, I've played plenty of Talking Heads at gigs, just not this one-- and I noticed something. The bass notes are almost always preceeded by a single tom note.
It's like the toms are being used for no other purpose than as part of the bass line.
And this is what you'e supposed to do with instruments. Use them on purpose.
Like, watch this video:
Gavin Harrison - When To Play Fills
"Ropert Fripp said to me ... I know where the 1 is ... you don't have to make it so obvious!"
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gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
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