Really wasn't sure whether I wanted to write about this, but in the end I decided better done than not done: http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/michael-jackson-thriller.html
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Sunday, 15 December 2013 17:54 (ten years ago) link
Aha awesome! I'm glad you did, MC.
(Saves link to Pocket, brews another PG Tips).
― yes, i have seen the documentary (Jon Lewis), Sunday, 15 December 2013 18:07 (ten years ago) link
guys i just uploaded this for you cause its so dope yw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBQilmQhjI
― lag∞n, Sunday, 15 December 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
this is wayyyyyy better than the released version!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFWmSULkvXU
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Sunday, 11 May 2014 11:10 (ten years ago) link
you're right; that version is much better.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Sunday, 11 May 2014 11:19 (ten years ago) link
Are the drums on Billie Jean played by a human or a machine?
― calstars, Thursday, 1 October 2015 16:20 (eight years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_%22Ndugu%22_Chancler
― The Reverend, Friday, 2 October 2015 10:09 (eight years ago) link
thanks. the beat is so solid, I thought it was a machine. And the sound of that snare is great - instantly recognizable. so crisp.
― calstars, Friday, 2 October 2015 12:53 (eight years ago) link
Yes, for many years I also assumed that the drums were sequenced samples. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that a human being could play with such extraordinary precision.As to the sound of Chancler's kit, it's apparently down to a special wooden platform constructed in the studio by the engineer on the Thriller sessions, Bruce Swedien.
― Vast Halo, Friday, 2 October 2015 20:22 (eight years ago) link
No, those are definitely acoustic drums, just very well engineered, as you'd expect!
― Turrican, Friday, 2 October 2015 23:20 (eight years ago) link