My theory: Eddie was using Alex to mimic the key clicks that accompanied older keyboards. For ex., early Hammond organs clicked this way, and though it was a defect, some musicians liked the sound and later organs included a feature to replicate it. (/2) http://www.dairiki.org/HammondWiki/KeyClickinstrument …
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Less likely, but more interesting: Eddie—a classically trained musician who named his son Wolfgang—was trying to create an exaggerated version of the click that harpsichords made, due to the wood jacks that moved inside of them. If either of those theories is right,... (3/)
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...I love that Eddie (with Alex’s help) went so far out of his way to reproduce an outdated sound to give his very modern, very slick synth-based power ballad some extra texture. Thank you for coming to my Ed talk.
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I’ve heard that song hundreds of times and never noticed that
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I always liked that intro and now I know why. The clicks made it very unique.
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the eddie/michael harmonies dont get nearly enough credit. "special plans!"
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I never particularly cared for that song, but I did realize on Tuesday morning where Alex got his characteristic time-keeping on the crash symbol: the Dave Clark Five. I heard one of their songs on XM that day and said, “That’s it. Alex loved that band. Same technique!"
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Another example of Eddie having great pop sensibility. So much. Ether than a stereo typical power ballad.
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