Missing Persons · 1982 · drums by Terry Bozzio
Destination Unknown
From Spring Session M. Intermediate · Straight · pop
Tempo
121BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 120–150
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 91 and climbs to 121 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
New wave from the drummer who played "The Black Page" for Zappa: a driving, machine-tight eighth-note beat with the kick under the synth bass and fills that are busier than pop usually allows. Bozzio at his most disciplined.
Intermediate: Needs independence, a feel, or fills you have to learn.
Terry Bozzio
- Read the Terry Bozzio feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Terry Bozzio's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1982 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
Songs at about 121 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.
- Sussudio121
- Come As You Are120
- By the Way123
- Enter Sandman123
- Lithium123
- Moneytalks123