Ear Splitting

I’m going into the studio today. I’ll be on cymbal detail. The plan is to turn down the cymbals on two songs. Some of the cymbals are ear-splitting. It’s a small detail, but I’m just thinking about my audience. I don’t want anybody wearing headphones to lose their hearing with the sound of crashing cymbals. Maybe some day as a practical joke I’ll release a song that appears normal on every level, until, unexpectedly, a deafening cymbal crash descends upon the listener and jolts them from the doldrums of everyday living.

            I imagine somebody walking down the street with a cool look on their face, then suddenly stopping to yank off their headphones and saying, “damn!”