Pretty cool!

The internet has changed things forever. So, different business models apply and artists have to be more canny in order to make money: we all have to do things differently now. Trying to turn things back is laughable. Turn things back to when? To the 1910s/20s/30s/40s when artists didn't receive any...

Rafael Dolinski wrote:I really like rimshots, not only on the snare but on toms also.

Actually, that's something that I think people don't do enough of. Rim shots on toms can sound great. I think there's a James Taylor track (Mexico?) where the drummer does that and it makes the track.

Personally, I think rim-shots are overused these days, especially when it comes to pop music. On recordings with acoustic guitar etc, you often hear drummers cracking away in the distance. So much of it lacks dynamics as a result.