TessaPersoons (August 21, 2008 at 10:20 am)

dear mr maxpounder, i must say i love this video, not only is it a nice history of the amen break with nice examples of the usage, the conclusion at the end is very right-on and hard 'news' for everybody who tries to bring some innovation into music. Forget the negative comments, when so much knowledge is being given, people feel a bit numb and are eagerly waitin to tell their own story. long live the amen break; after ten years of listenin to him, still lovin it!

dust4ngel (August 7, 2008 at 4:52 pm)

man, this bloke is making a compelling argument about intellectual property law, meanwhile mad haters are trying to demonstrate their scene cred? embrace the politics yall - sampling is great and the suits are trying to fuck up a great tradition, not of the amen break in particular but sampling in general.

agent139 (July 18, 2008 at 7:00 am)

you are buying the rights to the recording, not the "rhythm" (e.g. if you went and played the drum parts yourself for all the metallica songs in existence for your metal band, Lars could not sue you. much as i'm sure he'd like to. :p)

agent139 (July 18, 2008 at 6:59 am)

no, you really can't. all recordings (that specific recording) are copyright, and you can copyright the lyrics, but an actual rhythm? no. or chord progression? no. i've done a fair amount of research into copyright law- many murky gray areas to be sure but this one is crystal clear.

barriobajaj (June 26, 2008 at 8:25 am)

This break beat is a rip off of Tommy Roe's song Sweet Pea. Check it out and post what you think. This song came out in '65. This was four years before The Winstons' Amen Brother which is just a ripoff medley of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions.

switch667 (June 18, 2008 at 7:07 pm)

Having been a Dj since 1988 I was there from the start of dance music, I thought Mantronix King of the Beats was a brilliant use of sampling. Then came Hardcore & Jungle/ Drum & Bass. At that point (about 93/94) I had become sick to death of the Amen Break & became a Gabber Dj, I mean come on.. 'can't you sample something else?' I dont mind it as a backbeat but for the main Drumbeat??........

switch667 (June 18, 2008 at 7:06 pm)

All the Amen break says to me now about a track is how unoriginal and sheeplike the artist is, just like all the others, Baaaaaah!!! People are too scared to experiment and try new things and be different. The Drum & Bass/Jungle scene needs wake up and notice this or they will still be dancing to it in 2018 what a sickening thought!!!

poopr1221 (May 25, 2008 at 4:27 pm)

I use amen all the time. Amen and Lyn Collins. Breakcore is my thing, and breakcore uses it CONSTANTLY.

wingtipvortex (May 5, 2008 at 6:13 pm)

Settle down.....

vegunited06 (April 29, 2008 at 7:13 pm)

there's more jungle tunes in the word using lyn collins think break than there are with amen brother. FUCKING FACT.