Does Mike normally record with a click track?
MP: I prefer using a click track in the studio, although I would never use one on stage. In the studio, it’s a real comfortable thing to have, because it allow me to concentrate on the performance and not think so much about the time. The problem with click tracks and our music is that we play a lot of odd time signatures and changing meters, so you have to be careful with what type of click you use. A quarter-note click played over several changing 8th-note based meters will make things more confusing. In general, I always use some type of 8th-note click, which will work for most of the odd meters we play.
