How often is a drum break the centre of attraction? Rather, hiding in the shadows. But central to the whole.
Only a few other songs have sleeper gems like the Amen break.
The fantastic break in “Instant Karma!” I found it on an odd John Lennon collection, Shaved Fish.
Marmalade, “Cousin Norman.” I sit waiting just for the drum fill.
“Rain,” the Beatles. What happens when Lefty meets Righty. The exquisite, understated uniqueness of Ringo rings out.
Led Zeppelin powering up in “Fool in the Rain.”
I am sure many would say they are not the Amen break. But for me they do the same thing. I want to go back to them. Hear them, again and again. To some people they are imperceptible. To me they are everything.
A treat.
Coda. “Rain,” like “Instant Karma!”, first reached an album on an odd collection. For “Rain” it was the unusual Hey Jude, in 1970. Hiding in the shadows.