Calling all dopers with musical trivia chops:
I remember reading about a song, possibly by Journey, where the engineers played the drum track backwards and added reverb. I believe they also added reverb in the forward direction, so the drums had reverb before and after the attack. Can anyone identify this song and/or confirm that it was a song by Journey?
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It’s a common studio technique going back to the Beatles and Joe Meek’s production.
I didn’t realize that. Can you give me examples? I’d like to hear what it sounds like. I’ve probably heard it a bunch and not realized that’s what I was hearing.
And of course I can’t think of a single example. The only thing I can think of off-hand is on the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Silverfuck,” the technique is done on Billy Corgan’s vocals on the “bang bang you’re dead/hole in your head” part in the middle.
I think the Journey song in question is “Don’t Stop Reverbin’.”
Somewhat related is the Beastie Boys’ backward beat in Paul Revere. Specific to the OP tho, I got nuthin.