Cynic - Veil of Maya (ReFocus)

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  • Featuring footage from the upcoming Cynic Focus documentary
    Editing and direction by Jeremy Light
    Produced by Paul Masvidal and Jason Gobel
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    A Classic Reimagined: Celebrating 30 years of Focus with ReFocus
    Mixed by Warren Riker
    Mastered by Eric Koondel

ความคิดเห็น • 368

  • @antoniorignanese3798
    @antoniorignanese3798 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    3:09 Chuck Schuldiner ❤

  • @bryanrobbins9263
    @bryanrobbins9263 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The album Focus has been my favorite of all time. But I regret of never get to meet both Seans...their sounds of musicianship will always be in my heart & will never be forgotten. Cynic 4 Life.

  • @DefamedRice
    @DefamedRice ปีที่แล้ว +382

    Really a once in a century album

    • @Juan-yq3fb
      @Juan-yq3fb ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This album is magic

    • @Niarfor
      @Niarfor ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's truly a masterpiece and I don't use that term lightly.

    • @666Havers
      @666Havers ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i was totally confused when it came out hey as i was into death and thrash metal but after several listens i was like wow this is something special. still the greatest thing ever.

    • @robertcapozziello2309
      @robertcapozziello2309 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what I said in 1992
      Saw em live also, but that had some girl on vocals.

    • @robertcapozziello2309
      @robertcapozziello2309 ปีที่แล้ว

      They had some random girl on vocals circa 1992!

  • @jenricgonzales
    @jenricgonzales ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Thank you so much for this. Sean Malone & Sean Reinert will never be forgotten. 🙏

    • @antoinesecret
      @antoinesecret ปีที่แล้ว +30

      and chuck who appears briefly

    • @zeusm11
      @zeusm11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Probably the best metal rhythm section ever, maybe only behind Ward and Butler.

    • @TheCyberMantis
      @TheCyberMantis ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@antoinesecret Yeah, Chuck at 3:09.

    • @Thrasher_Abbatoir
      @Thrasher_Abbatoir ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome footage from the 90s. They are really ahead in metal genre at this time. World class musicianship. Max respect❤

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen! 🙏🙌

  • @chuck1991
    @chuck1991 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I love the little clips of Chuck and the guys from Atheist hanging out. That’s one of the things I love about the Florida scene in the early 90’s; the bands were all just hanging out.

    • @Steimin
      @Steimin หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I work in a music store in NJ. Had a shredder in his 50's come in who was in that scene during its hayday. We talked for a while about Florida in the late 80's - early 90's. He said it was craziness. Everyone was just trying to have a band that did something, anything at all. He said basically anyone with a pulse was getting signed left and right. However, the scene was still relatively small. You could go to any show and find what is in essence the big four of OSDM all there, whether they were playing or just hanging out. Lots of cool stories from what was seemingly one of the coolest scenes ever. It burned hot and fast, that's for sure!

  • @individual_thought_pattern3288
    @individual_thought_pattern3288 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Rip Sean Reinert, Sean Malone, and Chuck. This is a great vid btw.

  • @Thrasher_Abbatoir
    @Thrasher_Abbatoir ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The jazz drumming oriented is unbelievable. And the guitarwork like this back in 90s is mind blowing. These guys are really genius back then. Hail Cynic!

  • @jason1888
    @jason1888 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Kings of their craft. Focus is a timeless album. 30 years and it's still listens like a new release.

    • @condorsmurphly
      @condorsmurphly ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I found it the other day and was surprised with the age

    • @CynHicks
      @CynHicks ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@condorsmurphlyI love hearing this! I'm one of the older dudes that discovered the tape right after release and I can still remember it clearly. It was so alien. For the first moments I honestly didn't know what I was hearing though I knew it was musical. Then I Focused in 😉 and was able to follow the symmetry. It gave me some instant chills. Hair standing up on my neck .. endorphin release .. ect... instant all-time favorite.
      They were so ahead of their time. There are few of these moments in musical history and Cynic owns one of them.

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CynHicks I feel like I had a very similar reaction. It felt alien, otherworldly, but the symmetry, the counterpoint, the progressive harmonic concepts, it all made sense intuitively to my ears, but I still couldn't comprehend it. I kept listening, and re-listening, because while it felt alien, it still fascinated me, and drew me in. It kept rewarding me with every subsequent listen. The deeper I listened, the more it revealed itself to me. Now when I listen, it still feels alien, but it also feels equally inspired by the Divine, unquestionably.

    • @CynHicks
      @CynHicks 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dpclerks09 ..to be clear my first listen was of a tape in my friends car and he hit play from where he randomly left off before. It was in "the middle" of a song. 🤯

  • @magnusbnordh9624
    @magnusbnordh9624 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So the Documentary is coming
    Liking that. !
    When is it coming aprox ?

  • @zoophagous_must_be_destroyed
    @zoophagous_must_be_destroyed ปีที่แล้ว +25

    To this day I can’t find a single album that sounds like Focus! So unique and creative with such innovative and progressive ideas!

  • @BucketWheel
    @BucketWheel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Whomever edited this video, I must give great props to. The timing of each individual live clip to the audio with how fast they cycle must of been a great endeavor. Cheers to Cynic!

  • @RolodexEnigma
    @RolodexEnigma ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So ahead of its time even now. These guys were living in the future.

  • @MassinissaDallaCosta
    @MassinissaDallaCosta ปีที่แล้ว +22

    03:09 Chuck!!! ❤❤❤

  • @deanturner7630
    @deanturner7630 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This remix and remaster is INSANE.

    • @nellsonstout7001
      @nellsonstout7001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I gave this a chance but this sucks. Whoever did Human in like 2012 should’ve done this instead

  • @ar156
    @ar156 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Documentary and remixed album incoming? 😮

  • @dannywylde2881
    @dannywylde2881 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    3:09 rip legend

  • @KeremcanBuyuktaskin
    @KeremcanBuyuktaskin ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So ahead of its time. I wish metal community was more open minded to appreciate those guys. I read that they even had bottles thrown at them during concerts, and I can imagine how discouraging those incidents can be.

  • @nickfarrow4788
    @nickfarrow4788 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I can clearly remember when for the first time i discovered Focus: the amazing chords, the lyrics, the elegance. All merged in a musical vision that is Art in its purest form. Thank you Cynic: i love you.

  • @The_Absurdistt
    @The_Absurdistt หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I saw Cynic in 94' in Berkeley Ca. It was a surreal experience.. They were all still kids/young adults but musically mature beyond thier ages and the times.

  • @Grindgodgrind
    @Grindgodgrind 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It was awesome to finally catch this again in London this week. Hearing Focus in its entirety made my week!

  • @dpclerks09
    @dpclerks09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Cynic is a band composed entirely of Master Musicians.
    Their music is transformative and healing on a deeply Spiritual level. They changed my life forever, and I will be forever grateful for that.
    Rest in Peace Sean Reinert and Sean Malone 🙏
    Godspeed Paul! 💗🌎

  • @theycallmeboyapollo
    @theycallmeboyapollo 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man this album changed everything for me. How I listen to music, approach spirituality and travel through life. Thank you Cynic! Rip Sean Reinert and Sean Malone. 🙏

  • @TheRealDannAlexander
    @TheRealDannAlexander ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I’m thankful to have shared a few emails with Sean M. in the late 90’s. One of the all-time greats of my instrument. His solo in “Textures” was perfect.

  • @TheMrChugger
    @TheMrChugger ปีที่แล้ว +91

    This album is timeless, if it were released today, it would still be ahead of its time. Hearing new iterations of it just furthers that even more.

    • @DruNature
      @DruNature ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Very true, along with Atheist and Death the Florida scene back in the day seemed INSANE!

  • @BUTCHER709
    @BUTCHER709 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of best death metal albums of all times. This album with "Human" and "Individual Thought Patterns" by Death change death metal world.

  • @SuperStrik9
    @SuperStrik9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm incredibly excited about the upcoming Cynic Focus documentary. So rad!

  • @Yendorion
    @Yendorion ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm one whose carried Focus around since the 90's, imagine my joy getting this 30th anniversary remaster, a true masterpiece of an album!

  • @ShredworthyDave
    @ShredworthyDave 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Such a masterpiece of an album top to bottom.
    Timeless music that can never be replicated

  • @Yash96ification
    @Yash96ification ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We needed this, I'm in tears honestly, bringing back alot of memories. Because of the Jazz style of music & overall how amazing your lyrics are, even my mum loves you. I especially love Sein Reinert RIP.

  • @09mrhardabs
    @09mrhardabs ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Very nicely put together. Legends. RIP to the Seans and Chuck.

  • @microsoftpain
    @microsoftpain ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Happy to see Chuck show up (briefly) at 3:09

  • @ianm1462
    @ianm1462 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Had no clue this was in the works - Focus has been a big part of my life for near 20 years now. Will be watching!

  • @СемёнСемёнов-ы1ь
    @СемёнСемёнов-ы1ь ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Was, is and will be one of the examples of pure transcendence and piwer of audial visionary in music.
    THIS is a true music of our multiverse!
    Good and joyful journey to Sean and Sean, thank you for your legacy, you left on this planet!

  • @samuelgl3733
    @samuelgl3733 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This video is a homage not only for Sean Malone and Sean Reinert, but also for the underground metal community of those years, years that I never lived because I'm young but that feel nostalgic anyway. From the band t-shirts, pubs and small but warm stages to the appearence of gone friends, this video is like going back in time to the old-school death metal days.
    I love Cynic and I'm grateful to them for so many reasons. RIP Sean Reinert and Sean Malone.

  • @dantanadingo
    @dantanadingo ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's wild looking behind them and seeing CRATE stacks. I never dreamed that they played those.

  • @burzenheim
    @burzenheim ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My Favourite band ever

  • @grigoriraspoutine9298
    @grigoriraspoutine9298 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The remaster i didn't knew i needed...

  • @metalheadcommunity
    @metalheadcommunity ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's been a long time since listening to such rich music with nostalgic memories from the late 80s together with Death vibes. Thank you, I couldn't ask for more, now I have an ocean to explore. And also (very important), massive respect for Mr. Masvidal who were rocking these mind blowing melodies at that time while most of us were in diapers!

  • @sanjivharikumar
    @sanjivharikumar ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Woah, I remember Jason talking about making a Focus documentary several years ago, but now seeing it come to light? I am so excited and cannot wait for this.

  • @abangela
    @abangela 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One has to have dozens of re-incarantions to create such a spiritual experience, at such a young age. Blessed souls

  • @RandyRanis
    @RandyRanis ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It was great!
    Love you guys! I live you all

  • @ishmaelperez5618
    @ishmaelperez5618 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I was alone in my room watching this, all excited, smiling, pointing on everyone, surprised... but this thing gone wild when Chuck appear! Thank you for this.

    • @Mutabor1981
      @Mutabor1981 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same) it even hurt. Realising that these great guys are gone now -sean, sean and chuck

  • @crrodriguez
    @crrodriguez ปีที่แล้ว +90

    One of the most epic drum parts in Metal 's history..

  • @jason_108
    @jason_108 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I remember when this hit the shelves. Legendary album with incredible talent all the way around

  • @TonyTeegarden
    @TonyTeegarden ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This brings back so many memories...

  • @bruth6138
    @bruth6138 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome. Neat that you got some quick shots of Chuck, Kelly, Rand, Scotty, some of the other clowns :) Great stuff!

  • @XxVulcanexX
    @XxVulcanexX ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So Beautiful!!!!

  • @starlust.x
    @starlust.x ปีที่แล้ว +17

    this song makes me proud to be named Maya

  • @FranciscBartalis
    @FranciscBartalis ปีที่แล้ว +11

    is that Schuldiner at 3:09 ?!

  • @thetruegome8461
    @thetruegome8461 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    great vid, cant wait for documentary and full album

  • @dpclerks09
    @dpclerks09 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Happy Birthday, Beautiful Master Sean Reinert! 🙏

  • @crestfallen821
    @crestfallen821 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a lovely invitation to get back to this gem of an album!

  • @tristanyoungquist7121
    @tristanyoungquist7121 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:16 lol. Time capsule. Love this ❤️

  • @OiBruvInnit
    @OiBruvInnit ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love this band

  • @TheMoorBand
    @TheMoorBand ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Speechless, the remix sounds incredible. And thank you for sharing these memories with us (the footage during the solo is epic!). Thank you also for being part of our musical life and being an inspiration also outside of music, for 30 years.

  • @philipfasciana3150
    @philipfasciana3150 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cool video for sure!!!!

  • @Diogene_Ventuno
    @Diogene_Ventuno 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    So young ,and so much talent...I'm envious 🙄

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Be inspired, instead! Create your own "Focus"!

  • @panzadura
    @panzadura ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Tremendo.

  • @wildmanfisher
    @wildmanfisher ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This hits just as deep as it did when it first came out. Look at those guys! The youth, the ninetees, the prowess on their instruments. Thank you so much for Focus. Rest in peace, Sean Reinert and Sean Malone.

  • @xxbioklismxx1850
    @xxbioklismxx1850 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I first heard this as a early teen, still amazing 20 years later!

  • @richmanrush
    @richmanrush ปีที่แล้ว +57

    My morning started with goosebumps and by the end of this video tears. Boy are the two Sean's missed in the music world but this album forever lives on in the memory of many. Can't wait for the documentary.

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Also we see a glimpse of our Lord Chuck 😢

  • @Minimonster_Z
    @Minimonster_Z ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You were way ahead of the times. Masterpiece!

  • @manuelburac9474
    @manuelburac9474 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this particular album made me elevate my being to another level.
    This album makes me feel many feelings, mostly good and comforting.
    thank you paul and jason for continuing to give me hope and strength.
    Freedom and reason shrine through.

  • @madnote43
    @madnote43 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The fact that half of Cynic is no longer with us does not make the world a better place.

  • @kurtangusofficial
    @kurtangusofficial ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you Cynic. You've helped make me the musician I am today.
    PS- Also thank you Paul, for keeping things going.

  • @solothurn666
    @solothurn666 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    unbelievable!! great quality of footage. can't believe it's been 30 years already...

  • @blankie7
    @blankie7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    tears, wow just wow, so perfect

  • @cebuk4060
    @cebuk4060 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🤩🤩🤩 Thank you so much for amazing memories, Sean Malone and Sean Reinert forever 😪😪😪😪 Refocus LP preordered today 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍

  • @timphelan2873
    @timphelan2873 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ok, so that got me choked up.

  • @ThisCreepingLife
    @ThisCreepingLife ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So much joy in this footage, I'm in tears, thanks for everything you gave us, this is a celebration of life and inmortality

  • @juansecar2
    @juansecar2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    May the Seans rest in peace and jam together foreva!

  • @danosoprano5853
    @danosoprano5853 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Theses guys are just on another level

  • @aeugmk2
    @aeugmk2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This band is a monumental milestone in just how out there you can get, but still retain the supreme death metal that leaves dents in your face!

  • @TaraSwingley
    @TaraSwingley 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! Man, I miss this soooo much! ❤

  • @xplanet2112
    @xplanet2112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just can’t get past how good this album was/is/and will be forever more. Those who get it, are in awe of this magnificent timeless work. Long may it continue to influence.

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amen!

  • @ericglinsboeckel3715
    @ericglinsboeckel3715 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sean Malone was such an incredible bass player. I am thankful for have known him and for him instilling some of his knowledge in me.

  • @v12kid
    @v12kid ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Sounds as fresh as when I first heard it 30 years ago. I miss our fellow travelers who left us but it was nice to see them in the video. Even caught a Chuck sighting too.

  • @sleepalaska
    @sleepalaska ปีที่แล้ว +2

    rip sean malone and sean reinert. thank you for everything

  • @AncientEvil80
    @AncientEvil80 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please Please Please Paul-Ahhh (😉), include as much footage as you can in the documentary. I'd pay big bucks to own it. And so would tons of people. For the Sean's, forever deeply missed. 🙏

    • @AncientEvil80
      @AncientEvil80 ปีที่แล้ว

      “Follow the yellow brick road”.. 🤣🤣 Santiago gave me the backstage footage he had back in the days of the first Aghora. Must still have it somewhere.. 🤔 But seeing this just brings back all the good memories and meeting SeanR in Miami for the photo shoot and speaking to SeanM on the phone for half an hour.. miss them 😢😩

  • @ItsAllAboutGuitar
    @ItsAllAboutGuitar ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I met Sean Malone at a guitar festival around 1996. I was wearing the Cynic Focus shirt and he said "Nice shirt" to me and I noticed it was him and started chatting. He told me that Jason Gobel was working in a tile factory and I said "That's such a waste of talent". He asked if I had a demo and sadly I was unprepared.

    • @benharbak
      @benharbak ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jason is active again. He just took a different path, but it seems like he's playing music.

  • @16adam
    @16adam 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    one of my favourite albums by my favourite drummer RIP Sean

  • @MattoCinema
    @MattoCinema ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy shit! The new mix is fantastic!

  • @spitefulwar
    @spitefulwar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    4:00 that legendary Morrisound couch...

  • @ti_ego
    @ti_ego ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awww the old times. Love all of you, guys. Thanks for all.

  • @jonborrmann3124
    @jonborrmann3124 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Sean's will never be forgotten..
    Great remix.. 👍🤘🤘

  • @nyla3979
    @nyla3979 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So much life in this video! Love you!!!

  • @samarkin399
    @samarkin399 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    R.I.P Sean and Sean
    We remember you
    Hail Cynic!

  • @artemioka
    @artemioka ปีที่แล้ว +8

    greatest of all time!
    Одно из самых лучших вступлений к лонгплеям, первые минуты данной открывающей композиции!
    1:01 мелодия стоит как рингтон на смартфоне, сопровождает все звонки. Очень забавно, когда в твоём окружении у всех стандартные рингтоны или что-то очень популярное. А у тебя то, что никто не знает )

  • @PhillipCalvin627
    @PhillipCalvin627 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a tremendous album. Great to see all this footage, thanks guys.

  • @angelfer82
    @angelfer82 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, beautiful footage!!!

  • @alexmarek5410
    @alexmarek5410 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sounding great, the genius is still there, can't wait for the full album release

  • @amphetanine8573
    @amphetanine8573 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Focus is a life changing album. It's the only album that I didn't get at first, but didn't want to give up on either. It took me around 10 listens before I could understand and fell in love with this music. Thanks, Cynic, RIP Reinert and Malone

    • @CynHicks
      @CynHicks ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a similar experience. A friend wanted me to check it out. This was 93sh so it was fresh. I sat in his car and he started the tape. It was in the middle of some song, I remember it being this one actually. It only took me maybe 20 to 30 seconds to Focus in on it but at first it was like alien noise. Craziest thing really. As soon as I wrapped my head around what I was hearing I got that endorphin release, hair standing up, tingling in the spine ect ... instant all time favorite for me.
      It may take 30 more years for it to be properly appreciated but I'm convinced that some generation is going to come along and make this album a mainstream classic.

  • @alexderlago
    @alexderlago ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was a treat. Thank you Cynic.

  • @supreethkurthukoti9851
    @supreethkurthukoti9851 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love it! Waiting for the documentary.

  • @mortesanta1656
    @mortesanta1656 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Forever loved

  • @paulsund11
    @paulsund11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a simple man. I see a new post from Cynic, I click.

  • @starseedCAPH
    @starseedCAPH ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ❤thank for You Words and Your Work, Paul 🎉

  • @javiergaliciavalencia8231
    @javiergaliciavalencia8231 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    No estoy llorando, me entró una basurita a los ojos ❤🙏

    • @Gabriel-pz9ct
      @Gabriel-pz9ct ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Está lloviendo, hermano

    • @mojonxd5590
      @mojonxd5590 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      estoy llorando en esta tribuna

    • @picolitax
      @picolitax ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me sumo al llanto

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Gabriel-pz9ct Esta es una hermosa manera de expresar un sentimiento que muchos sienten. Esta es Gracia. Gracias hermano.

  • @Stef_KaosDesign
    @Stef_KaosDesign ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such a masterpiece beyond the universe..

  • @MalahkAngel
    @MalahkAngel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Focus is the album that broadened my horizons in terms of what metal could be. When I discovered it I was knee deep into bands like Necrophagist, Dying Fetus, and similarly "brutal" tech death that--don't get me wrong--is great but I always felt was missing *something*. Turns out what it was missing was the atmosphere Focus is absolutely drenched in. Practically overnight after listening to this album I became a giant prog dork and have never looked back.

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't forget the SONGWRITING.
      Cynic stand head and shoulders above their peers and the bands they've influenced due in large part to their focus on the craft of songwriting/composition. This is a criminally overlooked aspect.