Chris McCormick wrote:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_break> is an
absolute classic which
you can hear everywhere. Once you know it well it starts to jump out at
you in advertisements and all kinds of music, but I digress.
There's a cool video you can find at
video.google.com. Just search for
'amen break' it's about 20 minutes long. Some guy has written an essay
on the amen break and has made a video with examples and things... It's
pretty educational.
Michael