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Mike_In_KC
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I am learning "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac. I have never been a Fleetwood Mac fan but I love the drums in "Dreams". Anytime I learn a new song I try to read about the song to get an idea of what the artists, specifically the drummer, were thinking about when they made the song and if there are any "connection points" I can make with the song. I was reading about the making of "Dreams" and read this:
“We made an eight-bar loop of Mick's playing, which created this fantastic, deep hypnotic effect. It’s funny, but when people talk about the classic rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie and they point to this one song, I’m always amused that they’re talking about a drum loop.”
Is the drum loop they speak of the "main" beat of the song? If so why did they feel the need to create a loop? Maybe I don't know what a drum loop really is. Can anyone shed some insight into the drum loop for "Dreams" specifically and looping in general?
Thanks in advance -
Mike
“We made an eight-bar loop of Mick's playing, which created this fantastic, deep hypnotic effect. It’s funny, but when people talk about the classic rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie and they point to this one song, I’m always amused that they’re talking about a drum loop.”
Is the drum loop they speak of the "main" beat of the song? If so why did they feel the need to create a loop? Maybe I don't know what a drum loop really is. Can anyone shed some insight into the drum loop for "Dreams" specifically and looping in general?
Thanks in advance -
Mike