OFFBEAT BRILLIANCE

The first time someone clapped on 1 and 3, the band considered it a personal attack.

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In much popular music, the backbeat emphasises beats 2 and 4 rather than 1 and 3. Clapping on other beats is a stylistic choice, and the personal attack story is a joke.

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