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What is a backbeat?

What is a backbeat? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
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A few nifty time changes really wouldn't go amiss and the relentless search for the funky backbeat often precludes the actual resolution of a hummable tune.
It's meant to be fun and danceable, and as long as the backbeat is steady, you're good to go.
The track features a sweet backbeat that sounds like music that would be played on Halloween, interestingly enough.
It's big, it's fast, it's loud, it's got a backbeat you can't move with a juggernaut and it's definitely not clever.
So I think when they're playing a backbeat, it's very authentic.
The band often seem shy of their own talents, content to hammer a sloppy backbeat under familiar-sounding changes.

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