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Popup-Box · 10-29-2005, 07:24 PM

It seems like the rhythm I've always thought of as 4/4 swing... may be shuffle rhythm. Or is it the exact same thing?

I hear great similarities between, let's say many of Stevie Ray Vaughan's music, and some of Rage Against the Machine. It's just that there is quite a difference in the approach. Maybe they use variations of the same idea, I'm not completely sure... I'll have to explore it further.

I just listened through several Rage Against the Machine songs, and I'm not sure if there is anything special after all. That said, a song like Guerilla Radio got a certain rhythm.

I think the best example of the rhythm I'm thinking about is to be heard in Steve Vai's The Animal. Especially notice how the hi-hat goes.

10-29-2005, 07:24 PM	#20
Popup-Box Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 622	It seems like the rhythm I've always thought of as 4/4 swing... may be shuffle rhythm. Or is it the exact same thing? I hear great similarities between, let's say many of Stevie Ray Vaughan's music, and some of Rage Against the Machine. It's just that there is quite a difference in the approach. Maybe they use variations of the same idea, I'm not completely sure... I'll have to explore it further. I just listened through several Rage Against the Machine songs, and I'm not sure if there is anything special after all. That said, a song like Guerilla Radio got a certain rhythm. I think the best example of the rhythm I'm thinking about is to be heard in Steve Vai's The Animal. Especially notice how the hi-hat goes.