The story behind that famous drum rift from In the Air Tonight is interesting. Total accident. And then electronics came into use and every other band under the sun did the same thing, only with electronic help. But Collins did it first, and all manually.
Yup, a co-worker is in the cover band in question and it seems Thorogood isn't shy about saying so.
On a side note from the side note: It can be pretty amazing what people were able to do with chalkboards, clipboards, stopwatches, and multiple hands on the controls (Dark Side of the Moon, I'm looking at you). Checking out some of the shows about classic albums can be a real eye opener.
That's what I mean. He was messing around heard something he liked and knew what to do with it. Much like I say with Dusturbed's cover of Sound of Silence ('Like it or dislike it, I'm sure David Draiman is doing with his voice exactly what he thinks it should be doing'), Collins has some supreme mastery in terms of composition and tonal output -- everything that is there is supposed to be there, and you can decide for yourself whether that's a good decision or not. It's a genuine masterpiece, even though I have a hard time listening to it anymore since it has been used and overused by every TV show trying to evoke a sense of foreboding, etc.
Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician and actor who is- among other things- a HUGE David Bowie fan. He did a few songs that made the final onscreen cut for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
