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Cowbell
A clanky metal block you cannot miss in a mix.
1 · Hear it
Listen twice: once alone, once with the band. The second one is how you'll actually hear it in songs.
2 · What it actually is
A hollow metal bell with no clapper, struck with a stick.
Its job
Cuts through everything and holds a repeating pattern.
Listen for
Dry, hollow clank with two clashing pitches inside it.
You've heard it in: Salsa, 70s funk, and famously in disco-rock.