Percussion

[Wjames]

Hi,

I've had another thought about this and the 'snare' reference after reading it through again. I totally agree with you about the snare drum most closely resembling the sound of rain falling on a metal roof, I can hear it perfectly in my head the way that you intend it to be. The problem I see is the double meaning of the word 'snare', which I never thought about the first time I read it because I read it from a musicians point of view which I'm presuming is the same point of view you had when writing it. I don't know how many non musicians would read 'snare' and know that it was short for snare drum. Using the other meaning of 'snare' as a trap the line 'laid back snare' may take on an almost sinister kind of feel. 

However I'm only pointing this out because I'm not entirely sure how it would be read by someone who wasn't familiar with music terminology of instruments... Basically I am unable to read it as a non-musician and the point I've raised may be totally incorrect, but I thought I should raise it just in case. Hopefully a non-musician may say something and clear the matter up.

Cheers,
Mark

Good point, I assumed "percussion" would point people in the drums direction, but I don't know if it comes off.