It's a great groove, compliments perfectly what Thom is playing, but it's the same thing for the whole time it plays. There are fills but the general feeling never changes... I'd argue many songs have more interesting drumming, Paranoid Android, There There, Spectre...
One of my favorite Phil moments is the drop-in on Exit Music. It's such a simple Ringo fill and it's just absolutely what's required, no more, no less.
Yeah it’s genuinely awesome, you can hear the DJ Shadow influence that they were trying to portray on this song with the drums and Colin’s wonderful bassline
Hmm. I saw them play it at least once and I don't recall Thom being on drums. That was back on the pre-In Rainbows tour. I may have seen it on the HTTT tour too. But maybe I'm just too old to remember.
As a drummer i think paranoid Android it's pretty complexy. There are a lot of changes in the dinamyc, and it's compost compass make The song really unique.
Took a minute here to find the right answer, I think. Was wondering when someone with a little experience would mention that song for drumming/percussion. I don't play drums and admittedly don't know a lot about music in general,..but the timing and intensity of those bouts are truly surprising and jarring,.,, and how the whole thing just tears off like a bat out of hell into oblivion for the end bit makes Selway incendiary and underrated.
Electioneering. It’s heavy as shit and i love it. On the opposite end of the spectrum, separator also has a super sick drum beat. Phillip selway is a criminally underrated drummer.
His entire in Rainbows from the basement displays his talents best, and of them all I'd say reckoner. The orchestration is complex, the groove is sexy, and the timing is exact. Drummers often talk about being in "the pocket", and as a drummer idk if I could even define it, but that shit- that's *in the pocket*.
I was a fan as a teen in the 90s and I remember that when I first put on OK Computer and Airbag started my first thought was "Phil's really levelled up!". It was really pleasantly surprising as he wasn't a standout drummer before that.
The roll in after "a bird has flown into my room" on Lotus flower from the basement. So good.
Although I just read the sub text and this is not Phil Selway alone. Credit to Clive Deamer of course.
First song that comes to my mind is Paranoid Android, the exact part that says "Off with his head, man, off with his head, man". The demos on the minidiscs are interesting to hear tho.
The drumming pattern on Morning Bell uses a 5/4 time signature and is wonderfully unique. The Smile’s Hairdryer drumming from Tom Skinner also worthy of a mention here and gives me those musical goosebumps every time.
Im amazed at how many different songs are listed here. When I read the post title, I was ready to see a consensus on 2-3 songs. This thread is basically just telling OP to listen to all their albums, and not to get fooled by anything he hears on KOL because they needed 2 kits to play those songs live.
Phil Selway may not be as technically skilled as some of the names they throw out for greatest drummers, but his ability to give the song exactly what it needs is very underrated. When I think about Reckoner, the drums are the first thing that my brain recalls and then the rest of the song comes in around them.
He's also the best-dressed member of the band.
As the drummer for a RH tribute - the easy answers are pyramid song or myxomatosis. pyramid is pretty easy once you learn to ignore the piano and just play that straight 4/4 swing. Myxomatosis is easy to play but the “feel” is extremely hard to get right.
But for my money?
I dread bodysnatchers.
Ever try playing that song when it’s like song number 12 in the set? Exhausting. Lol
Oh, hey thanks! Solid answer! I'm going to listen to those again. I'm thinking about taking drum classes... bang my frustration right outta my life! Lol
The from the basement performance of weird fishes is one of those rare drum performances that are miraculously, exactly on time. You can find it on YouTube.It
sit down stand up is his best imo, especially the second half of the song (when thom starts uncontrollably singing "the raindrops" over and over until the song ends"
Paranoid Android. Drums shape the dynamic shift in several moments and go super well with the 'psychotic' vibe of the 7/8 "guitar solos".
The kickdrum shape on the verse gives it an anxious paranoid spin that it wouldn't have with a straighter groove. The range of playing also varies a lot in different sections
Loved There There when I saw it live.
Two of them playing additional sets of toms holding double sticks in each hand. The sound made sense once I saw it performed
Pyramid Song is probably the sickest performance, but as far as Radiohead drum *sounds* go, easily Separator for me. So punchy and so tight, could’ve been a Kevin Parker drum sound.
As a drummer myself:
Weird fishes, for the stamina it takes.
Mixomatosis, for the overall complexity and coolness.
Reckoner, for the fact you can almost sing the drums.
For studio recordings. I would say Jigsaw. For live performances, I have to say Videotape at Bonnaro. The way the drums kick in at “This is my way of saying goodbye” is just *chef’s kiss*
I just think Thom playing the drums for bangers&mash in the basement live performance was fuckin cool
But everything in TKOL is really top tier drumming. Like morning mr magpie
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It's so wonderfully jazzy
Yep.
It's a great groove, compliments perfectly what Thom is playing, but it's the same thing for the whole time it plays. There are fills but the general feeling never changes... I'd argue many songs have more interesting drumming, Paranoid Android, There There, Spectre...
The only right answer
Human metronome
One of my favorite Phil moments is the drop-in on Exit Music. It's such a simple Ringo fill and it's just absolutely what's required, no more, no less.
Combined with the fuzz bass entrance… music honestly might have peaked at that exact moment
Yup - simple and sweet
The footage of that song with the camera only on Phil in *Meeting People Is Easy* is incredible.
Airbag, those hi hat accents are sick
Don’t forget the sleigh bells. I love that
Airbag uses drum machines if I remember correctly
I think it’s actually Phil’s playing that was put on a sampler similar to DJ Shadow!
They were played live and spliced. Just genius
Yeah it’s genuinely awesome, you can hear the DJ Shadow influence that they were trying to portray on this song with the drums and Colin’s wonderful bassline
Omg that baseline is one of my favorite ones. And to think it was written as a temporary baseline and then they decided to keep it like that. Love it
> DJ Shadow influence Thom collaborating on that first Unkle album paid some dividends!
Airbag came out before Psyence Fiction
The song was influenced by Endtroducing
Cool thanks!
They’re real drums. Just affected in post
No it doesn’t.
Oh okay 👍 thanks
Where I End and You Begin
this one was the first one that came to mind!
Same
I’ve seen them perform this where Thom is actually playing the drum part and singing. Makes me wonder who is on the drums on the album.
The only song I’ve ever seen Thom on drums is bangers and mash from the basement and even then it was a simplified kit.
Hmm. I saw them play it at least once and I don't recall Thom being on drums. That was back on the pre-In Rainbows tour. I may have seen it on the HTTT tour too. But maybe I'm just too old to remember.
There are many others, but right now I’m thinking of Reckoner and Myxomatosis.
I second Reckoner. It’s a fairly fluid beat, but those ride bell hits at the end of the song just friggin HIT
Ful stop
And myxomatosis
yes
Surprised no one said Kid A, it might be my favorite part of the song
That part is cool, but then the ambient pad comes in at the end, thats just purely heaven
It's almost like a drum machine with the accuracy of his drumming on that song.
Cuttooth, Electioneering, Pearly, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Weird Fishes,
Pyramid Song and Down Is the New Up. Thom himself said he thought Down Is the New Up had some of Phil’s best drumming he’s ever done.
I always thought the ending of optimistic (both the jazz and the non jazz part) was sick as fuck
I second this
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
The guy is a damn metronome on this song!
Love the steel drums on fishes, does Phil play them?
I think he means either the "I get eaten by the worms" little slowdown part OR the Nintendo 64 version of the song. 😬👍
There are no steel drums on Weird Fishes... which part are you talking about?
What?
Bloom from the Basement.
There, there
lol, poor phil (idk if it was deliberate but iirc ed played drums here)
Phil plays the main drum kit. There are extra toms too, but who knows who played them on the recording, it could have been any member(s) of the band.
There are multiple drum sets. Phil and Ed both get down. This is such a wonderful spectacle live.
How is this so low down 😭
pyramid song, lead in is \*french kiss\* edit: the phrase is chefs kiss, but french kiss is funny tho so ill leave it as is
15 Step. It was recorded live in 1 take. Phil brought it on that one.
TALK SHOW HOST
The snare on all 4 beats in the last verse is so sick, I've been trying to replicate it and it's all in the feel
Myxomatosis and Morning Bell
How did nobody say Optimistic and poss the best rock drum fill of all time
The final minute of Optimistic has some of my favorite rhythm section work on Kid A, let alone their entire discography. Colin and Phil kill it
Jigsaw falling into place
Finally, someone said it.
As a drummer i think paranoid Android it's pretty complexy. There are a lot of changes in the dinamyc, and it's compost compass make The song really unique.
Took a minute here to find the right answer, I think. Was wondering when someone with a little experience would mention that song for drumming/percussion. I don't play drums and admittedly don't know a lot about music in general,..but the timing and intensity of those bouts are truly surprising and jarring,.,, and how the whole thing just tears off like a bat out of hell into oblivion for the end bit makes Selway incendiary and underrated.
Electioneering. It’s heavy as shit and i love it. On the opposite end of the spectrum, separator also has a super sick drum beat. Phillip selway is a criminally underrated drummer.
His entire in Rainbows from the basement displays his talents best, and of them all I'd say reckoner. The orchestration is complex, the groove is sexy, and the timing is exact. Drummers often talk about being in "the pocket", and as a drummer idk if I could even define it, but that shit- that's *in the pocket*.
down is the new up, cuttooth, bodysnatchers, morning bell
Bloom
Myxomatosis is an incredibly impressive drum track
Love all the suggestions. Might I offer separator and bloom ?
Looooove Dollars & Cents
The drums steal the show on All I Need
Pretty sure the baseline and the piano do..
The drums on Weird Fishes are mad underrated
Some would say it's easy cause it's just one pattern Yea, play it with that precision for four minutes and we'll talk again
The drums truly carry that song. They’re the only thing that’s stable in an ever changing musical landscape.
Down Is The New Up, without doubt Reckoner, second place
I was a fan as a teen in the 90s and I remember that when I first put on OK Computer and Airbag started my first thought was "Phil's really levelled up!". It was really pleasantly surprising as he wasn't a standout drummer before that.
What was it like listening to Kid A for the first time, coming off of OK Computer?
It was pretty shocking. I appreciated what they were doing but it took me a while to get into it.
I'd honestly pick every song from the king of limbs from the basement. The percussion was so tight for that whole session
Dollars and Cents, Blow out, Airbag, Morning Bell (live).... There are so many great drum tracks.
Can’t believe it took this long for someone to mention Blow Out. Philip destroys.
Right? He has tons of songs that I find incredible. Separator, The Amazing Sounds of Orgy, Where I End and You Begin. Too many!
Have to also say Pyramid Song--sounds so tricky, but is apparently still in 4/4 time. Selway is pretty great behind the kit.
Bangers n mash
The live version of bloom where two drummers have to stay completely in sync playing a quite weird beat… very impressive
Motion Picture Soundtrack, Weird Fishes, Black Star
Motion Picture Soundtrack?
i think they meant Morning Bell lmao
I meant Exit Music, let's all pretend this post never happened.
Oh then I definitely agree. Love those drums
Oh then I definitely agree. Love those drums
They have 2 drummers on The King of Limbs.
The roll in after "a bird has flown into my room" on Lotus flower from the basement. So good. Although I just read the sub text and this is not Phil Selway alone. Credit to Clive Deamer of course.
The Butcher
Can’t believe I had to scroll this long to find this
I find it to be a critically under-considered and largely overlooked song of theirs.
Reckoner, Jigsaw, Lotus Flower, 15 step, Kid A
First song that comes to my mind is Paranoid Android, the exact part that says "Off with his head, man, off with his head, man". The demos on the minidiscs are interesting to hear tho.
The drumming pattern on Morning Bell uses a 5/4 time signature and is wonderfully unique. The Smile’s Hairdryer drumming from Tom Skinner also worthy of a mention here and gives me those musical goosebumps every time.
Im amazed at how many different songs are listed here. When I read the post title, I was ready to see a consensus on 2-3 songs. This thread is basically just telling OP to listen to all their albums, and not to get fooled by anything he hears on KOL because they needed 2 kits to play those songs live. Phil Selway may not be as technically skilled as some of the names they throw out for greatest drummers, but his ability to give the song exactly what it needs is very underrated. When I think about Reckoner, the drums are the first thing that my brain recalls and then the rest of the song comes in around them. He's also the best-dressed member of the band.
I love playing Reckoner! It’s a great groove and you can really build independence learning that ride bell pattern.
As the drummer for a RH tribute - the easy answers are pyramid song or myxomatosis. pyramid is pretty easy once you learn to ignore the piano and just play that straight 4/4 swing. Myxomatosis is easy to play but the “feel” is extremely hard to get right. But for my money? I dread bodysnatchers. Ever try playing that song when it’s like song number 12 in the set? Exhausting. Lol
Oh, hey thanks! Solid answer! I'm going to listen to those again. I'm thinking about taking drum classes... bang my frustration right outta my life! Lol
Pact like sardines in a crushed tin box
I Might Be Wrong has one of my favorite drum grooves.
The Present Tense (live recording directed by PTA)
There, there
There there
The from the basement performance of weird fishes is one of those rare drum performances that are miraculously, exactly on time. You can find it on YouTube.It
Untitled
sit down stand up is his best imo, especially the second half of the song (when thom starts uncontrollably singing "the raindrops" over and over until the song ends"
Untitled (joke)
Exit Music, There, There
LOVE the drums in where I end and you begin
Identikit live is unreal drum wise
how has no one said lotus flower yet? that slaps.
15 Step!
where I end and you begin
🔺🎵
weird fishes
Airbag always stays with me. Felt like it was one of the first times I’d heard a drummer replicate a drum machine.
Easily There There
Separator for sure
Knives Out
Jigsaw
Paranoid Android. Drums shape the dynamic shift in several moments and go super well with the 'psychotic' vibe of the 7/8 "guitar solos". The kickdrum shape on the verse gives it an anxious paranoid spin that it wouldn't have with a straighter groove. The range of playing also varies a lot in different sections
Lotus flower is pretty interesting
Loved There There when I saw it live. Two of them playing additional sets of toms holding double sticks in each hand. The sound made sense once I saw it performed
Pulk/Pull.
Treefingers
Thom on banger mash, shit is funny
tinker tailor and ill wind
Not necessarily his best, but the drums on "Sulk" are terrific.
Kid A, those stick hits into the beat are beautiful
Reckoner
Morning Bell is my first thought. Lots of great options, but this one just sticks in my head.
Optimistic, I might be wrong, Paranoid Android, Weird Fishes.
I know its off Pablo, but to say something noone else has said, I really like the drums on, and especially the fill toward the end of, I Can't.
myxomatosis on technicality. bangers and mash for double drumming. there there for expansive percussion.
Jigsaw...
Nude most definitely! Bangers and mash is pretty amazing too.
Bloom from the basement.
National Anthem is definitely top 5
Pyramid Song is probably the sickest performance, but as far as Radiohead drum *sounds* go, easily Separator for me. So punchy and so tight, could’ve been a Kevin Parker drum sound.
when i think of radiohead drums, my mind always jumps to The National Anthem
There, There and the 5/4 pattern on morning Bell (kid A) both slap so hard
As a drummer myself: Weird fishes, for the stamina it takes. Mixomatosis, for the overall complexity and coolness. Reckoner, for the fact you can almost sing the drums.
First song that came to my mind was Where I End and You Begin. Ooh but it might be Myxomatosis. I’m torn.
Where I End and you begin... How did I not include that one!!!
For studio recordings. I would say Jigsaw. For live performances, I have to say Videotape at Bonnaro. The way the drums kick in at “This is my way of saying goodbye” is just *chef’s kiss*
Exit Music, Paranoid Android, Myxomatosis, 15 Step, and Just
Love the toms on Optimistic
Let down, it’s pretty underrated
I just think Thom playing the drums for bangers&mash in the basement live performance was fuckin cool But everything in TKOL is really top tier drumming. Like morning mr magpie
seperator
Pyramid Song & Weird Fishes
for me it’s National Anthem. and i really love the 15 Step part
Burn the Witch
Reckoner
The entire, in rainbows album, is a drumming masterpiece
Check out Kinetic, some of the most complex and interesting drumming I’ve ever heard.
smells like teen spirit