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John Bonham

Led Zeppelin · Behind-the-beat groove, triplet feel and a room-shaking single kick

Bonham plays fractionally behind the beat with an almost lazy-sounding pocket, then explodes into triplet-based fills and blistering single-pedal footwork. The feel is huge, human and dynamic — quiet verses that detonate into massive choruses, all captured in a real room rather than close-miked and tight.

  • A behind-the-beat pocket that still drives the song forward
  • Triplet-based phrasing woven into grooves, fills and shuffles
  • Explosive single-kick footwork and enormous room dynamics

It's the way you interpret the space between the notes that counts.

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