Originally Posted by Professor Riffs

I was just rocking to a tune this morning, and I realized that the note which would become the root of the first chord of the chorus started about 2 beats before the chorus actually started, and sustained through into the chorus. Fairly in the background but totally crucial to the set-up for the chorus, which is a powerful chorus (Depeche Mode has those from time to time). I reckon that's a pretty cool tension/release device. It's little stuff like this that you can steal and make your own without sounding at all like the tune you got the idea from.