But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.
From John Otto
I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.
I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I didn't have the groove exactly where I wanted it.
I'd take the syncopation and play swing, and then read the syncopation lines with my left hand.
Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that.
We knew we wanted to put a lot of melody into it - a lot more than what we did on our first album.
When the snares don't hit together, it's just the most awful thing to hear.
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