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The 17 pages that link to Backbeat, each with the reason it gives.

• Rock musicRelated: The backbeat’s pulse makes much rock feel propulsive and danceable.

• Rock and rollRelated: The backbeat gives many rock-and-roll recordings their insistent dance pulse.

• Rhythm and bluesRelated: The emphatic backbeat gives much rhythm and blues its propulsive feel.

• SyncopationCompared with: A backbeat establishes a recurring accent pattern that syncopation can reinforce or disrupt.

• Swing musicRelated: Backbeat accents can reinforce the danceable pulse in swing arrangements.

• Soul musicRelated: The backbeat gives many soul recordings their propulsive, danceable groove.

• Country rockRelated: A strong backbeat gives many country rock songs their rock pulse.

• Folk rockRelated: The backbeat gives many folk-rock arrangements the forward drive of rock music.

• Four-on-the-floorRelated: A snare backbeat commonly contrasts with the kick’s even four-beat pulse.

• Clave (rhythm)Compared with: Clave’s asymmetric cycle differs from the recurring even-beat emphasis of a backbeat.

• Hard rockRelated: The heavy backbeat anchors hard rock’s driving pulse.

• Heavy metal musicRelated: The backbeat connects metal’s forceful drumming to broader rock traditions.

• Ringo StarrRelated: Starr’s steady backbeats anchor many Beatles songs.

• MerseybeatRelated: A firm backbeat gives many Merseybeat songs their danceable forward motion.

• Pop rockRelated: The backbeat gives many pop-rock songs their forward-driving rock pulse.

• Rock bandRelated: Drummers commonly use the backbeat to give rock songs their driving pulse.

• Hal BlaineRelated: Its strong pulse gave many of Blaine’s pop recordings their forward-driving feel.