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Old 06-17-2008, 03:52 AM   #57 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen
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Originally Posted by Seltzer View Post
Some people say Dailor overplays and that Mastodon songs are just drum solos, but I think it's part of their sound... it really gives it a dynamic feel.
Exactly! And ironically, it's often people who claim to be well-versed in prog and jazz etc who say those sorts of things! The idea behind Dailor's drumming is to create a sort of quasi (and sometimes genuine) tempoless feel to the music, as if to create a free jazz aesthetic. You either like it or you hate it, but slating it because it's "overplayed" TOTALLY misses the bleedin' point.

I think it's awesome how he'll almost like just go into this mad frenzy and hit every single thing in sight and still somehow find the pocket.
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