Sentence:  Sly and the Family Stone sound entirely futuristic – like everyone else they have malfunctioning gear, but they “hurry up and play to avoid hanging you up”. Bang! Straight into Sing a Simple Song. <WSD>Tight as a drum</WSD>. Everyday People, a No 1 hit just a few weeks earlier, is a festival high point. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Completely tight.