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16 questions answered by Gavin Harrison


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On the "Arriving Somewhere" DVD during "Hatesong" towards the end - you seem to stick your finger in your mouth and then slide over the drumhead of one of your tom? 2473
How do you count "Trains"? Seems to be in 12/8 with snare in 2 and 4, but the guitar doesn't match. 1855
Can you detail the kick pattern at 11:17 in "Anesthetize"? It doesn't sound like straight 16ths or 32nds but it's also difficult to make out the exact pattern at that speed. 1540
Can you tell me where the illusion in Futile starts and how it works? 1432
What time signature is "Mother and Child Divided" in? 1129
During the song "Arriving Somewhere..." : At 8'50, what can we hear? Is it a drum machine, a sample, or something else? 1086
Are the guitars on "Sound of Muzak" played in the same way on the Arriving Somwehere DVD as on In Absentia? 826
How do you play the fill in "Slippin away part 2" around the 1:56 mark when you hit the snare and choke the cymbals? 803
During the first verse of "Way Out of Here", amongst other things, it sounds like you are playing on the rims of your toms; are you? 775
At the heavier bit on the end of Way out of here, I hear a lot going on in the drums. Some stuff on the toms, hihat, bassdrum, snare and lots of cymbals. Are the cymbals overdubs as I can hear more then 4 sounds at once? 717
I was wondering if you count the bridge section of "Halo" as 6/8+3/8+6/8+2/8 (snare bass) and hats playing accented quarters ? 698
in the "Arriving Somewhere" version of 'Halo' you start with a sweet fill on the 3 "AND" of the bar. Did you improvise that fill and just "feel" the time behind it or do you have a bunch of fills that are 11/8ths in length? 660
In "The Start of Something Beautiful" the verse is in 9/4 with a buildup of improv to a bridge section. Do you count, listen to the bass, or just know where you are? 634
May i ask how you do that high hat fill in the song Swerve (it is at about 1 minute 20 second)? 607
What time signature is your song "Swerve" in? 566
During the chorus of Futile are you doing 1/4 notes or 1/8 notes on the bell? 566