From: nobody@location.org.NOSPAM   
      
   "Frank"  wrote in message   
   news:bSPhd.12711$OD3.735737@news20.bellglobal.com...   
   > Last night, listening to Smile for the umpteenth time - I can't stop,   
   > it's soooooo good - it suddenly dawned on me that one of the reasons it   
   > sounds so innovative is that Brian totally omits the use of drums in   
   > many parts of the album.  And in many cases when he does use them,   
   > they're a momentary accent to what's going on musically, rather than the   
   > typical, constant, emphasis-on-the-third-beat backdrop that drives so   
   > much typical rock/pop music.   
   >   
   > To me it's a testament to how melodic and creative the music is, that   
   > it's riveting all on its own, without the need to add the forced   
   > excitement of a constant drum track.  An innovative sound for those of   
   > us who are new to Smile today, and no doubt a pretty gutsy move for a   
   > popular songwriter to make back in the sixties!   
      
   Yes, yes, yes.  I've posted about this a couple of times with no one   
   responding.   
   Paul McCartney in 1966 had his bass recorded on Paperback Writer with it   
   being   
   prominent in the mix, opening up new vistas for the expected sound of bass   
   guitars in   
   pop music.  And people have been stuck in this habit for a long time.   
   Bass and drums represent a rhythm section but may not always be so.   
   It is not enough to be melodic, it's the sound and noise intended and   
   produced that counts.   
   It's the sound of it.  Which is why digital reverb can give a lifeless sound   
   and be uninteresting   
   to the ears.  I could go on and on.   
      
   wj   
      
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