https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k1TMhUxEgY
Switching from Joan Armatrading's unpredictable piano rhythms and soft washes of guitar to Jon Oliva's unpredictable piano rhythms and Chris Caffery's soft washes of guitar, we transition smoothly from jazz-pop to heavy metal.
I sometimes explain my musical tastes to myself (rightly or wrongly) as a logical consequence of my growing-up environment.