Yawn
This so called "break" is a joke in the history of music. Ask Musicians. IT is kind of like when people who are talking... say "UM".
Big Deal.
My opinion is ... I don't care how boring the speaker is, the "Amen Break" is insignificant.
this is real music

Ah, I see... Judging what is and is not music now, are we? Interesting, especially given your example of real music.

But it's no longer available....

Very nice! I've heard music based off that break for years and years, and I always assumed it was imitative style, rather than actual use of a specific sample.

Yawn indeed: OK, we got it. It's a Rick roll. It's kind of your signature. Yeah, that's funny. Once. At most.

By the way, there's a reason why embedding of Rick Astley videos is disabled by Youtube.

Welcome to Plime.

Geez I almost upvoted my self on that post...

You truly are Plime's Historian. You had to reach way back for that one.

"Overprotection stifles the very forces it is supposed to nurture." How true. But try convincing RIAA executives.

Somewhere Keith Moon's soul is writhing. There was a time adrenaline and perspiration combined with god given talent into sheer magic. Listen to Quadrophenia, all of it. (No, really, listen to it!)

Signed,
(fuddy-duddy) magaphoto

It's the Wihelm Scream of music.

It was used in the Powerpuff Girls's intro as well.

Nice! I have'nt heard anyone use the term Wihelm scream in a long time, well done.

I read the title and thought to myself, "I bet it's Amen Break". And then I was expecting it to have been posted by Dr Strangelove, and was a bit surprised and impressed that DEP posted it.

I just got an idea: When I start homeschooling my kids, I should include the history of electronic music as part of the curriculum. :)

Ugh...That is so much sucrose that I now have diabetes. ;)

That was the FIRST thing that popped into my mind!

Me too! God that's sad.

Amen sister! :)