He's back! In what has become an annual tradition, the great session drummer Tris Imboden returns to the podcast, this time to walk Tom and John through a behind-the-scenes look at a typical session from the golden era. From before you even get the call, all the way through to collecting the Grammy, what goes into cutting the tracks that live on in memoriam forever?

Tune in this week to hear the general story, as well as specific memories Tris shares that may shed some new light on old classics we've known our entire lives!

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References and Related:

• ⁠⁠Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main⁠⁠
• ⁠John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)
  

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Picking up where they left off last week, John and Tom continue their microanalysis of the snare drum sound, specifically the advent, evolution and ultimate weaponization of the “gated” snare. What is gated reverb? How was it invented/discovered? Where did it all go so tragically wrong? Is it actually an art form to be embrace?

All of that and more, as Out of the Main goes Out of the Gate!

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References and Related:

• ⁠⁠Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main⁠⁠
• ⁠John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)

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• The Mainland: ⁠OutoftheMain.com⁠
• Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast⁠
• Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/outofthemain⁠
• YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain⁠
• Support the Podcast: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthemain⁠
  

Maybe it could be argued that we scrutinize some things TOO closely, but there is a strong case to be made that the sound of the snare drum in a mix is “the” defining characteristic of the overall song, in many ways.

To explore and demonstrate that theory in action, John and Tom take listeners on an expedition through time — from the proto-yacht era of the early 70s to the more synthetic sounds of the mid-80s — to see how technology, playing styles and music production in general evolve over the decades, with special emphasis on the snare. Climb aboard and join us on this journey to study “The Evolution of Snare Sounds.”

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References and Related:

• ⁠⁠Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main⁠⁠
• ⁠John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Intro/outro: Stock Music “We’re Here” composed by John H. Nixon (BMI)

Find and Follow:

• The Mainland: ⁠OutoftheMain.com⁠
• Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast⁠
• Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/outofthemain⁠
• YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@outofthemain⁠
• Support the Podcast: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outofthemain⁠