shredhead7
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Panzer917-30":e6arf0je said:Previous in this thread is a mention of the programmed drums on the Eye. There us a video(cant seen to find) of King addressing this issue. He says that the drums were all played on a E-kit and the sounds were triggered samples. The only drum machine used was during the writing stage, when they worked independently and he sent ideas to Andy.
I have listened to The Eye recently and I think KD is telling the truth. Easiest way for me to tell a drum machine part is to find passages that are unlikely or impossible for a human to play and I dont find much of that here.
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It's possible that it was played, and being 1990, it could have that sound. However, Pyromania is a drum machine, but most people don't or didn't know that. Crimson Glory Transcendence is a drum machine, but most don't know that. Judas Priest Ram it Down is a drum machine. I'm sure that there are a lot more. To me, the tell isn't the impossible passages, because all of those aforementioned records are tasteful, but not impossible including The Eye, but it's the high hat and cymbals. Everything starts with what I call the Bonham beat. Boom Cha Boom Cha, Boom Boom Cha, with a steady chi chi chi chi high hat. Sure, real drummers play a traditional back beat, but it's more prevalent when programming, and if you use an electric kit, you still use real cymbals, because those are easier to control (see Van Halen from 1984 onwards). Lastly, Snowy played on the Merciful fate record and has also played in Dream Evil, and while those are similar to The Eye, his style is a little more varied than the simple beats of The Eye.
I love King, I worshipped those early KD records in high school and whether he did or didn't use a drum machine, it doesn't change my love for those records. I'm looking forward to seeing this tour. I actually love that he brought his wife along to beef up the harmonies and high notes, it adds a layer to his live shows that he didn't have in the 80's and 90's.