# Reverb in Both Directions: Journey song?

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**Created:** [May 6, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverb-in-both-directions-journey-song/355622 "2006-05-06T00:48:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverb-in-both-directions-journey-song/355622/1 "2006-05-06T00:48:43Z")

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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?

11811

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**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverb-in-both-directions-journey-song/355622/2 "2006-05-06T03:32:54Z")

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> [@11811](#):
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> Calling all dopers with musical trivia chops:
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> 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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> 11811

It’s a common studio technique going back to the Beatles and Joe Meek’s production.

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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverb-in-both-directions-journey-song/355622/3 "2006-05-06T11:02:19Z")

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> [@VCO3](#):
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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.

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**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverb-in-both-directions-journey-song/355622/4 "2006-05-06T17:48:13Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverb-in-both-directions-journey-song/355622/5 "2006-05-06T18:10:30Z")

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I think the Journey song in question is “Don’t Stop Reverbin’.”

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverb-in-both-directions-journey-song/355622/6 "2006-05-06T18:22:48Z")

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Somewhat related is the Beastie Boys’ backward beat in _Paul Revere_. Specific to the OP tho, I got nuthin.