thanks, the part below sort of gets at what i've been asking you. i'm not trying to give you or the band a hard time, just understand who is doing what--it is after all a band, not a production outfit (radiohead managed to be both though on kid a and amnesiac.. not all members played on all songs, the music didn't sound like a "rock band" etc.). i was pleased to read the description of how this song was recorded and can definitely understand why you'd pick that beat.

you don't have to answer it if you don't want to, but i have been asking you about the creative fulfillment you are or are not getting playing material written and (demo) recorded for the roots/black thought. i'm not baiting you at all, i'm just interested, but who knows, maybe the answer will cause someone else to throw it back at you.


>all i can say about the outside demos we got from people was
>"we have to have some shit that we can replay or resample
>and most importantly rock live when onstage.
>
>second we heard scott's "don't say..." track it felt like
>shit we could fuck with. drums are still crispy with my
>signature claps (only complaint is dre's engineer compressed
>the shit outta the claps and the percussion)---and for those
>who been at roots shows as of late....y'all know mal been
>looking for an excuse to throw the fender rhodes away.---we
>aint getting rid of it just yet (rhodes to us is what linn
>drums are to prince)---
>
>we just miced that song in a way that aint usual for us.
>
>but the same instruments that made "section" (the first time
>we sampled my drums) are the same that made "ital" and the
>same that made "without a doubt" ----are the same that made
>this record. but there are more options (pro tools is
>something that i just learned how to master as of late and
>the plug ins are a mother!!!---so there are many an option
>that we can go now.)