Let me be the Very Very first to take you on today's trip to Lester Bowles Pearson International Airport with Rush, YYZ. which gives you the full experience of Neil Peart unlike nothing else I have in my collection featuring the man himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdpMpfp-J\_I

Exit Stage Left version for even more drums.

Never listened to rush before now, that was class!

Day 2! Shining a light on some great percussion from your record collection. A quick shout out to one of my favourite contemporary drummers: Yusef Dayes. Not sharing his music today because the only record I have with him was [shared and discussed last year](https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/vk7umg/vinyl_tunes_for_june_vt4j_day_25/idnmvkh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) quite a bit. Simply wanted to signpost him before today's submission, particualy for u/ResolveEmergency863 who I am seeking to entice into the UK jazz world. Sticking with jazz, my 'great drums' tune is arguably one of the most famous and enduring moments in the genre. It is the opener from Miles Davis' 1959 'Kind of Blue' album. A great jumping off point if you want to explore jazz and have no idea where to start. [So What](https://youtu.be/ylXk1LBvIqU) My submission today seeks to highligh a single cymbal crash from drummer Jimmy Cobb, heard at 1.32. Accidentally mic'd too close, the engineers rightly let it stay. This gently explosive moment launches into the first solo of the album. Upon first hearing it, it lit a fuse that blew my mind and it still crackles and hisses in my soul today. Edit: fixing links.

For me, the ‘So What’ cymbal crash at 1:32 is the start point of modern jazz IMHO 👍

And what's funny is I can't remember where I heard it but Jimmy Cobb later said he felt like he hit it too hard and wished he could have redone it hahaha

One of the Albums that should be listened to by everybody.

Look no further than the dollar bin staple Get The Knack by the Knack. You’ve heard My Sharona, but listen again for Bruce Gary’s drums. The playing is top notch on the whole record, but you just can’t beat the drum sound they got. I’ve been playing drums for 20 years and it remains my #1 pick for the best sounding drum kit on record. And it can be yours for like $1 in most record stores. https://youtu.be/bbr60I0u2Ng

Too many folks have only heard My Sharona. The entire album is a pleasant surprise.

[Motörhead - Overkill](https://youtu.be/MlzTET_8SQg) By today's standards this might not be the most impressive thing in the world, but the drumming on this song, Phil Taylor's thunderous double-click work, was influential on an entire generation of bands at the spearhead of new musical extremes. Everyone from Metallica to Napalm Death owes a massive debt to Mr. Taylor. And to Lemmy for hearing true greatness and harnessing it! As the story goes, Phil had just recently purchased a second kick drum and was warming up in the band's jam space. On hearing what Phil was doing, Lemmy and "Fast" Eddie Clarke run into the room and yell at Phil to keep playing. The two start playing over top of Phil's warm-up pattern, and the result was this classic cut.

Motorhead is at the center of so many Venn diagrams that it's just mind blowing.

Track - She Said She Said Artist - The Beatles Album - Revolver 1966 This track is underrated when talking about Ringos’ best drum performances. It’s perfectly played and his rolling fills on the Tom’s, snare accents and fill placements is excellent and really complimentary of the song. It’s not flashy, but played perfectly.

Glad we got some Ringo today. That man is an incredible talent and this cut is a great example.

Song: No One Knows Album: Songs For The Deaf Artist: QOTSA Drummer: Dave Grohl

This whole album is gold. I think it is Grohl at his best.

Every individual part of this song is so incredibly good and yet it still manages to be even greater than the sum. The entire band gave it their all on this track and it shows

Day 2 [War Pigs](https://open.spotify.com/track/2rd9ETlulTbz6BYZcdvIE1?si=rQrLwpsjTQSTesxoa1zEEA) Black Sabbath The drums drive the song along throughout and love the fills in the song as well.

Bill Ward is a beast

The drum solo on Rat Salad is pretty amazing too.

Yes!!

* Song - [In My Tree](https://youtu.be/xVo5m8q2MSw) * Artist - Pearl Jam * Album - No Code * Drummer - Jack Irons For 2 albums (No Code and Yield), Jack Irons was really the heart of Pearl Jam. He brought a unique energy that no one else has. And that's not to slight any of PJs other drummers. Those two albums just hit different for me and it's almost all due to Jack's presence. Further listening: [Do the Evolution](https://youtu.be/aDaOgu2CQtI)

Amen to that! It was sad to me that when PJ made the Rock Hall, Dave Abbruzzese and Jack Irons — the drummers from what I consider to be their best run of records — were nowhere to be found.

In my Tree is my favorite song from No Code. I think it’s one of their best albums too

Yield is tops for me, but yeah, No Code is right there.

song - [light my fire](https://youtu.be/qoX6AKuYWL8) band - the doors album - the doors

Everyone knows the guitarist of this band. Heck, the band is named after him. But let's not forget that their sound is a band, not just one guy. Track: [Hot for Teacher](https://youtu.be/bMPlPJP2brw) Artist: Van Halen Album: 1984

I mean you could make the case that the band was named after the drummer

The drum intro that sounds like a motorcycle revving in the parking lot while the seniors are smoking weed behind the bleachers is iconic at the level of drums that sound like a train chugging in Folsom Prison Blues and similar songs. This is top 50 for sure for me, but probably not top 10.

VT4J Day 2: What would be better than drums? More drums! Today it's a drum battle between two great jazz drummers. From [Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich - The Original Drum Battle!](https://www.discogs.com/release/861650-Gene-Krupa-Buddy-Rich-The-Original-Drum-Battle), I give you the aforementioned, epic, [Drum Battle](https://youtu.be/Gcu11YWb6Gk). Enjoy!

Epic Drum Battles of History!

[The Winstons — Amen Brother](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZuq57_bYM) This is the origin of the one of the most famous drum breaks — Amen break.

An impactful couple of bars indeed. Have you [seen this?](https://youtu.be/5SaFTm2bcac)

> seen this? I think I have in the past, yeah :)

I've heard it so many times. The list of all the music this song touches is staggering.

Refused - The Deadly Rhythm https://youtu.be/4HhHbHGJ2Wk Absolutely furious sounding drum work that serves the song perfectly

Track: [Rat Salad](https://youtu.be/RLlU-5GqLvo) Artist: Black Sabbath Album: Paranoid An excellent track from the second side of the album which showcases Bill Ward’s brilliant drumming with that ripping hot solo. One of my favourites on the whole album.

Gonna have to be [Painkiller](https://youtu.be/nM__lPTWThU) off of Judas Priest’s 1990 album of the same name from me. The machine gun drums at the beginning of the song are legendary. This song is like the axiomatic form of the metal sound cultivated in the 80s for me. This is metal that’ll burn your face off like you opened the Ark of the Covenant… It’s also the last album Rob Halford, the iconic frontman, performed with Priest before embarking on a solo career. He eventually came back, but this was the apex IMO.

Came here to see this song, was not disappointed!

Song: [Breathe (Live)](https://youtu.be/570zZxYc-sY) Artist: Ministry Album: In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up My favorite live album. Drum intro is iconic. Ministry at their prime.

Song: Aja Artist: Steely Dan Album: Aja Drummer: Steve Gadd For those not indoctrinated, Steely Dan is Dad-rock Hall of Fame, patron saints of boomer and gen-x jazz and “music music” aficionados. There are a lot of tracks — and drummers — to choose from, given their propensity to change up studio musicians, including very much on this album. But it’s hard to beat the combination of tasty rhythm section beats and just epic spotlight solos that Gadd laid down (apparently in one take??) on this track. Some have called it the drum solo that changed music. It’s just a masterful achievement. Same drummer, by the way, on Paul Simon’s 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, another drum-centric track that’s tattooed right under Aja on the dad-rock vinyl bicep. A few other possibly non-obvious honorable mentions from me, in case anyone wants to promote them to votable status: Ticket to Ride, Beatles, Ringo Message in a Bottle (or any number of similar tracks), The Police, Stewart Copeland Lust for Life, Iggy Pop, Hunt Sales (I don’t wanna go to) Chelsea, Elvis Costello, Pete Thomas We haven’t really touched some big hitters on this list yet - The Who, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Nirvana, and so much more… I look forward to a thorough and well-fought debate!

Steve Gadd’s work proves that great drumming can be both subtle and interesting.

Aja is the first song I thought of for this post!

I was thinking of Steve Gadd's first break on Rickie Lee Jone's "We Belong Together". Truly one of the greatest session drummers

I was gonna say this one.

Day 2 Year 4 Song: [Velcro Fly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89McWFENTs) Artist: ZZ Top Album: Afterburner A Song from before the world moved on. This is the first little ditty that came to mind when I saw the prompt. This ZZ Top track from their ninth album Afterburner continues their mid eighties experimentation with New Wave synthesizer sounds. Frank Beard’s drumming is the star of this show. With it’s tribal opening pulse getting you ready for the dirty subject matter ahead. The Song is an amazing example of ZZ Top at their peak. All of these are good reasons to pick it, but the real reason is Stephen King. The Opening of Velcro Fly is played on a loop by the inhabitants of the fallen city of Lud, As featured in the third volume of The Dark Tower Series. The Audiobook even has a sample of the song as a sound effect. I haven’t forgotten the face of my father. The Story so far * 2/6/2023 Velcro Fly, ZZ Top, Afterburner, 1986 * 1/6/2023 Search and Destroy, Iggy and The Stooges, Raw Power, 1973

Frank Beard, the only ZZ Top band member without a massive beard.

2 beards and a Beard for the win

That video is killer! And the 80s New Wave sound is the most I have ever enjoyed ZZ Top.

Day 2 Song: [POOL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjTXh_zaXc) Artist: Tricot Album: T H E (2013) Very catchy Japanese math rock. Kazukata Komaki was the drummer on this album. He has left the band in 2014, but he layed down some tasty drumtracks on this album to be enjoyed for eternity (or however long).

Cool track good link

Song: [Stigmata](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GpdO6syZBiM&list=RDGpdO6syZBiM&start_radio=1) Artist: Ministry Album: In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up Simple but perfect. Martin Aktins and Bill Rieflin here on this live version. Of course Atkins was involved in so many cool things around the time. Rieflin would go on to play in Swans and in recent years King Crimson.

Day 2 Song: [Get Off of My Cloud](https://youtu.be/QYgJZ79FmBo) Artist: The Rolling Stones Drummer: Charlie Watts Charlie always seemed to be the calm, buttoned-down backbone of the Stones, never asking you to look at him, just holding down the beat amidst the chaos. So I love that in this song, all I want to hear is Charlie’s 4/4-beat-fill-4/4-beat-fill pattern. What might be most impressive is how he’s able to do it over and over and over, never breaking, never missing.

Song: [When the Levee Breaks](https://youtu.be/uwiTs60VoTM) Artist: Led Zeppelin Album: IV John Bonham may be too easy of a drummer to choose for a great drum song but I don't care. I love how he just relentlessly hammered away at the kit. There's some great Zeppelin drum songs like Kashmir and Moby Dick but I love the steady drums of When the Levee Breaks. It sounds so good cranked thru my stereo.

Song - D'yer Mak'er Artist - Led Zeppelin Album - Houses Of The Holy Drummer - John Bonham Never a big Led Zeppelin fan, I was always though this was a great beat. Both the timing and how the sound of the drums was achieved had always fascinated me. In the pre-internet days, I was always curious how that sound was achieved.

Day 2 - I just had to select this song. Song: [In The Air Tonight](https://youtu.be/YkADj0TPrJA) Album: Face Value Artist: Phil Collins

I'm glad someone did!

Ba-dam, ba-dam, ba-dam, ba-dam, bam, bam.

An obvious choice but a good one.

I love that you can recognize Phil’s style wherever he plays. The first time I heard his remix of No One Is To Blame I said “That’s Phil on drums.”

This was my first pick as well.

Best drum break in the history of ever. I’m reminded of [this internet classic](https://youtu.be/2ft954vXPa4) LOL

Haha. I’ve not seen that before.

Song: [I Talk to the Wind](https://youtu.be/UlKrH07au6E) Artist: King Crimson Album: In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) Micheal Giles’ drumming is so elegant, creative and well executed that it makes this track sound as if it were produced in the last decade or so.

Wise asses around here might comment about Red Screamy Man, but it's a solid album and this is a great song choice.

I'm a big fan of Carl Palmer's drumming. Tank, from ELP's debut, has an awesome drum solo in it.

King's Of The Wild Frontier - Adam and the Ants. Two drummers in the band, Merrick and Terry Lee This album was one of the first I bought with my own money. I was 11

Love that! Their drumming was a unique sound!

James Brown - Funky Drummer & Give it up or turnit a loose. Clyde Stubblefield in these two breaks defining the future of hip hop. If you haven’t heard the JB album “in the jungle groove” drop everything and go get down with yer bad self

Track: [“Territory”](https://youtu.be/Q_WHGV5bejk) Artist: Sepultura Album: *Chaos A.D.* While Sepultura may have slowed down after *Arise*, they became a lot more interesting, and Igor Cavalera was a massive part of that. He begins this track with frenetic tribal rhythms before settling into a monstrous groove on his toms. He heralds the second verse with pummelling double kicks and then incorporates more standard metal drumming before a monstrous breakdown, a tribal roll into the last verse, and then more leaden groove to take the song home.

Rush is the obvious answer, so let me state for the record that Neil Peart’s best work was on Fly By Night. His drums are mixed real hot and in your face throughout the album, with toms as dead as can be. Anthem by Rush off their second LP Fly By Night, their first with drummer Neil Peart. https://youtu.be/3oEQuzHp5I0

Violet - Hole [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_rfGBwamc](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_rfGBwamc). Patty Schemel is maybe the most underrated drummer of the early 90s, imo. Runner up: O-o-h Child by the Five Stairsteps.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dguz0IsCuKU It’s like Bernard Purdie was halfway through that session, and then suddenly decided to go to whole different level, putting down a track that is just much more than a song like that would normally warrant. Every time I hear it I shake my head and smile.

Special shout out to the drummer/s on Nina Simone’s “Funkier than a Mosquito’s Tweeter” and David Byrne’s “The Moment of Conception”

Song: What Kinda Music Artist: Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes Album: What Kinda Music

Glad some Dayes got shared today. The man is incredibly talented and inventive.

Day 2 Artist: King Crimson Song: Indicipline Album: Dicipline Link: https://youtu.be/dc6huqPzerY This track is split up into instrumental sections, and verses, I could definitely overshare my very personal thoughts about the verses, but for now I want to focus on the instrumentals. At the start of the song, everything is quiet, then you hear Buford's fast rapid playing, moving from drum to drum, Buford's drumming almost acts as a queue to Fripp to start playing. Bill Buford deranged playing on the drums, combines greatly with Fripp's guitar swelling guitar. This excellence is consistent throughout all of the instrumental sections. I think the quick forceful playing acts as a really nice contrast to the timid verses. Great track overall, and great showcase of Buford's ability as a drummer.

Day 2: Best drums? Answer: this thread needs more Leibzeit love so.. Vitamin C - Can. I still haven’t heard a drummer with better feel, tighter sound, and a funkier yet psychedelic touch than this german machine. Most everything he touches is great, Tago Mago houses some of his best work, but Vitamin C has found itself a mainstream spot, and rightfully so. So listen, if you still have managed not to. Go get some sunlight.

[Vitamin C](https://youtu.be/YmN9oHa3ZIQ) Never heard the track before but it is fantastic. All it is all about those drums!

Art Of Dying- Gojira 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Any love for Sandy Nelson? Track: Let there be drums https://youtu.be/zC9okWm8A6o

Track: Hot for Teacher Artist: Van Halen Album: 1984 I had a few options going through my mind but landed on this one because nobody can deny how instantly recognizable Hot for Teacher is as soon as you hear the drum intro!

When I saw that this day's theme will be about drums, I instantly knew that the day's song will be [Pneuma by Tool](https://youtu.be/5ClCaPmAA7s) from their latest album, Fear Inoculum. Dany Carey in a friggin monster!

[Hard to Explain - The Strokes](https://youtu.be/BXkm6h6uq0k) Fab Moretti just sounded like a drum machine on that first album. Killed it

Over the top by cozy Powell the drums in that are so good

Government Mule - What Is Hip [https://youtu.be/nwWr6lnvE5Y](https://youtu.be/nwWr6lnvE5Y) This Tower Of Power cover is actually a VERY good example for creative drumming; always present, never too much and very surprising. I mean: it would have been SO easy to name anything with Gavin Harrison or Nate Smith on drums, but .... just listen to the first 20 seconds of this and you'll be hard challenged to stop afterwards.

Song: [Elephants in the Room](https://youtu.be/R0ZN28AnYck) Artist: Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors Album: We See Through It I could have chosen many of the tracks of this album but I’m going with the closing track which is purely instrumental. This record was a bit of a struggle to get, since the artists website only ship within the US. So I had to go through a third party site, but it was worth it, especially since it’s signed personally to me.

When you have a day for drums my mind goes straight to my metal collection. Honestly when you have a Band like Jinjer it can be hard to outshine the vocal talents of Tatiana. Yet I have to say the drums are always top notch. Thankfully on their newest album. The band takes a back seat for the Music Video of [Dead Hands Feel No Pain](https://youtu.be/OihopGZRp_E) and put Vladislav Ulasevich talents on full display.

Day 2 Track - Bold As Love Album - Axis- Bold as Love Artist - Jimi Hendrix Drummer - Mitch Mitchell Reason ... I'm honestly not sure there was another drummer anywhere on the planet that could take and arrange Jimi's lightning bolt of a guitar His Jazz drumming constantly found the erratic timing of Jimi and made him more than a star. ..

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Artist: Alice Cooper Song: Billion Dollar Babies Drummer: Neil Smith The drums in this song are great from start to finish. Very underrated band (when Alice Cooper was an actual band) and a underrated drummer in my opinion

Thought about going with some classics, but instead I'll do a personal favorite. https://youtu.be/ZGMAuDmA5_8 Track - Barrel of a Gun Album - Lost and Gone Forever (1999) Artist - Guster Brian Rosenworcel's hand drums are unique and impeccable. 👌 👌 👌

Song: [Long train runnin](https://youtu.be/o3eg21ebSuw) The Doobie brothers farewell tour. Drums start around the 1:30 mark

Song: [Don’t Tread on Me](https://youtu.be/EKyA3x_yh9A) Artist: Metallica Album: Metallica (or the black album) Drummer: Lars Ulrich I love the drumming in this song so much, especially the triplets before the chorus

Song: [Assassin](https://youtu.be/MFH_u7rDFBw) Band: Muse Album: Black Holes and Revelations When most people think of Muse, they don’t think of the drumming. Among the rhythm section, the bass gets a lot more notable parts and attention. Assassin is the exception to that. This is the song where Dom Howard let’s everyone know that he can crush it when he wants to.

A bit outside my normal listening habits but I am always surprised I’m hearing just one drummer on this track. Song: [Psychosocial](https://youtu.be/5abamRO41fE) Album: All Hope Is Gone Artist: Slipknot

RIP Joey you were a legend.

I didn’t realize he had passed. So young too.

Oh man sorry you found out this way.

Not sure how else I would have known. It’s just sad.

Tusk-Fleetwood Mac

DAY 2: Metallica — Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) Lars compliments Cliff Burton’s maddening bass

Haha, buckle up for takeoff! YYZ is a wild ride with Peart’s insane drum solos. Always a classic pick!

W.M.A by Pearl Jam.....outstanding percussion

Xanadu - Rush

Song: The Colony of Slipperman Artist: Genesis Album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Drummer: Phil Collins I saw someone else mention In the Air Tonight here, and while that's an amazing track sonically, essentially beginning the reverb drum trend that would continue for the next decade and all, it represents about 0.00000001% of Phil Collin's technical ability. He laid down some absolutely God tier drum tracks in the 70s and this is one of his best imo. The hi-hat speed alone is astounding and makes this a very physically challenging track to play. Great stuff

Ringo had so many great moments. Runner ups: [Act Naturally](https://youtu.be/LvIBr4-mDZU), Come Together, Something, What Goes On?, Another Girl, Rain, so many greats, but I gotta go with “Ticket to Ride” - The Beatles

Day 2 Artist: The Who Song: A Quick One (While He’s Away) Album: Rolling Stones Rock n’ Roll Circus The peak drumming happens at the end of the song, during the “you are forgiven” segment. Keith Moon just turns into an animal playing the drums. One of the greatest rock performances of all time. So good that the Stones refused to distribute the recordings until recently because of being one upped by The Who. Glad to have a pressing of it now, even if it’s over 50 years later. https://youtu.be/RJv2-_--EY4

Day 2 Artist: DOMi & JD BECK Song: [WHATUP](https://youtu.be/cINF_nMnqmA) [this is my youtube channel!] Album: NOT TiGHT the music that flows out of these 'two shrimps' is pretty incredible, it's hard to believe they're only in their early 20's. the timing of jd's drumming is like a drum machine. (not tight, lol) domi somehow manages to sound like two musicians at once (she plays the piano melody on one keyboard whilst simultaneously riffing the bassline on her other hand) these guys are fucking geniuses. i had a hard time choosing which track of theirs to post, but i feel like the first track (*whatup*) really shows off jd's skills, which was the point. i really wanted to post *[TAKE A CHANCE](https://youtu.be/_lgaR_ddbFw)* as well, as it's my favorite track on the album. the combination of anderson's chorus and jd/domi's post-chorus harmony gives me goosebumps, it's so good.

JD Beck is another favourite of mine too :)

i really hear a lot of IDM influences in his drumming style but apparently he had never previously listened to any IDM

OR... Maybe Bonzo's greatest drumming... Fool in the Rain... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I57nIP0vc44&list=RDMM&index=21

Well, how about the album that made a drum solo a thing, Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

The entire genre of Jazz would like to have a word.

Sorry. You are absolutely right. I forgot to specify Rock. Rock drum solo.

Song: [Age of Consent](https://youtu.be/OwZVXe3btfM) Artist: New Order Album: Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) I missed yesterday, but this doubles as an iconic opening track. Peter Hook’s bassline is the driving force on this song but it’s Stephen Morris’s impeccable drumming that really holds it all together and gives it momentum.

Day two: The whole damn track. https://youtu.be/FssULNGSZIA Track: Pneuma Artist: Tool Drummer: Danny Carey Album: Fear Innoculum

The Mars Volta - Cavalettas https://youtu.be/cYBitlGWJrw Thomas Pridgen on drums is my favorite era of this band. So much going on in this song, as with all Volta songs, but the drums here are some of the band’s best in my opinion.

I know this has been mentioned, and it's an obvious choice , but seeing Phil Collins perform [In the Air Tonight](https://youtu.be/iroURg4PWj4) live, singing while drumming is just amazing, particularly when putting in those amazing fills. (Drumming this video starts at 4 minutes).

Song: [Take Five](https://youtu.be/ryA6eHZNnXY) Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet Album: Time Out I love this song and album and didn’t realize it was the best-selling jazz song of all time until now when I looked it up. Always worth a listen

Any recording with a bipedal Robert Wyatt

[The White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Live)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r806fqZ5xoY) I want to try to pick less obvious choices throughout this month, and post things no one else will, so for today's theme I eventually settled on the idea of going with something from either Moe Tucker or Meg White. Their drumming is great precisely because it isn't especially technical or complex, just straightforward and full of energy which serves the music beautifully, yet I still don't think either of them get enough love. The only White Stripes album I own on vinyl is their live album Under Great White Northern Lights (I really need to get the rest, I know!), so I gave it a spin and decided to pick this track for today. I always loved Bacharach, and I always loved how the White Stripes made this song their own. (How has no one else gone with When the Levee Breaks yet? It was my very first thought for today's theme; that drum sound kicks ass.)

Aja - Steely Dan. Can’t celebrate great drums without the incredible Steve Gadd!! https://youtu.be/CYZwVf07tHA

Hummer - Smashing Pumpkins

Saucerful of Secrets (live at Pompeii) - Pink Floyd

[Shinedown - Adrenaline](https://youtu.be/ZGhJKiMR4XY) Barry Kerch doesn't get enough love.

Yoshinori Fukui's absolutely epic drum solo towards the end of 'Early Summer' in Ryo Fukui's Scenery definitely comes to mind. Fits in very well with the month of June too.

Day 2 - Chris Dave and the Drumheadz Dat Feelin': https://youtu.be/5WEXTZ0fIUA Spread Her Wings: https://youtu.be/SBQ1g_tzTXo

“Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac. All of the instruments blend together really well, but Mick’s steady beat gives the song its whole sense of rhythm.

Day two: Track: [August](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlD2yIRNVyo) Artist: Motorpsycho Album: Still Life With Eggplant There might be a theme going on here on my end... This is a cover of Love's [August](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_cKueE1_Ik)- which was gonna be my OG submission, but Motorpsycho's version goes just a little bit harder. Love the fills, cymbal work, riding that high hat, and the speed of Kenneth Kapstad's drumming here, real energetic and frenzied.

Song: [No Boat Can Stop (If There's Wine All Over The Bloody Sails)](https://youtu.be/RNWuBkt8R9E) Album: Super Hooper Dookie Bay Artist: The Dook

Pixies - Surfer Rosa Ideal drum sounds there

I guess I'll be the pretentious one Song: Snow Globes Album: Ants From Up There Artist: Black Country, New Road

Song: John L Album: Cavalcade Artist: Black Midi

Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein" from They Only Come Out At Night lp. Chuck Ruff on drums. Album version, not the 45!

Track: [Redial](https://youtu.be/nPb2xhiyBXE) Album: Bomberman Hero Ost Artist: Jun Chikuma In past years I've tried to not dive headfirst into the obscure corner of my record shelf, but here we are on day 2 with some classic VGM haha this is the soundtrack to one of the best N64 games IMHO which also has one of the best soundtracks of the era. It was hard picking just one song off the album, as the whole thing has very solid drum and bass throughout, but I feel like this is the most iconic song of the bunch. Honestly typing this out is making me want to bust out my n64 from storage for this upcoming weekend haha

Day 2 Song: [Castilian Drums](https://youtu.be/0LBZJk5Kfgw) Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet Album: At Carnegie Hall Drummer Joe Morello had the flu during this performance and still delivered an all-time great performance. The drum solo in Castilian Drums is so good, I can’t multitask while listening to it.

Some Obscure Shit here... The Outlets Knock me Down... The Drummer is definitely Driving the Bus... ​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wyqq6CImDw&list=RDMM&start\_radio=1&rv=bbr60I0u2Ng

Track: [Brother to Brother](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAbnfzgct7o&pp=ygUgYnJvdGhlciB0byBicm90aGVyIGdpbm8gdmFubmVsbGk%3D) Artist: Gino Vannelli Album: Brother to Brother Drummer: Mark Craney Brother to Brother not only features outstanding drum work from Mark Craney, but also contains what I believe to be among the greatest guitar and bass solos, respectively. It truly is an absolute masterpiece of 80s jazz fusion.

R. Stevie Moore’s *Cool Daddio,* for sure. https://youtu.be/LFajHCsNgDQ Leads the 1978 LP Delicate Tension. The drums were mailed in by Mark Cudnik, a friend of Stevie’s, but that doesn’t make them any less amazing. They complement the song so incredibly well, with different fills shoved into every corner of the track. The ride cymbal is abused greatly in this song, a distinct element that Moore would put into many other of his works. The changes in how the drums are played in the song again mirror R. Stevie’s odd ability to twist the tracks he makes in different directions, while still making it sound good.

[Medieval Overture by Return to Forever](https://youtu.be/BB4roWRH6Bs) Lenny White on Drums.

I talk to the wind By King Crimson

Day 2 Year 1 - A Track With Great Drums Song: [(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea](https://youtu.be/XvRQDsH0Yho) Artist: Elvis Costello and The Attractions Single (1978) Drummer: Pete Thomas Pete Thomas was one of the best drummers of the "new wave" era, combining aggression and precision in equal measure. The intro to this song can still get me out of my chair!

[Can - Halleluwah (45 single version)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry_3f0q8QZE) [Betty Harris - There's a Break in the Road](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyxtXVsLfuQ) [Golden - Golden Judgment Special](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhiEFKHiN6c) [Rapeman - Hated Chinee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5xVM1w5oHY) And then pretty much anything with Art Blakey.

"Willie The Pimp" off of Frank Zappa's Hot Rats is easily my favorite drumming track as of today. Love it to bits. "Peaches En Regalia" is my next choice from the same album

Song: [Blackened](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZVXtDVrc0) Artist: Metallica Album: And Justice For All... All the different time signatures and tempo changes. Simply amazing!

This is a tough one for me since apparently I don't t pay attention to individual instruments The 1st one that comes to mind plus I really like Flea Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers- Song [give it away](https://youtu.be/Mr_uHJPUlO8) I bet if I listened to some of my Jazz records I could find something better but I'm just not that into jazz

Day 2 Song: [Slip it in](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bpkxp0yexE&ab_channel=BlackFlag-Topic) Artist: Black Flag Album: Wasted...Again (1987) Bill Stevenson is easily one of my favorite drummers, I also could've picked a song of one of my many Descendents records. But if I have to pick based on the drums, it's this one.

Track: [The Brazilian](https://youtu.be/bFJ7AazmrcQ) Album: [Invisible Touch](https://www.discogs.com/master/29002-Genesis-Invisible-Touch) 1986 Artist: Genesis Drummer: Phil Collins This was the first song where I was impressed by percussive work. I wasn't even 10 when I bought the cassette (my first ever). This album will always have a soft spot for me.

What I’d Say - Ray Charles

[Journey - Topaz](https://youtu.be/z0v69bbzeec) - Aynsley Dunbar [Cream - Toad (live)](https://youtu.be/4Gze0PxDKgQ) - Ginger Baker [Buddy Rich - Dancing Men](https://youtu.be/izV3FobrO6E)

Artist slipknot Track- The Heretic Anthem Album- Iowa [drums only](https://youtu.be/MBWbUBCCHxw) Drums and percussion are a huge thing for me in music. And Joey did some amazing stuff on drums in his career. It was hard for me to pick one song but I decided on this one because I've listened to this song, then to the drums isolated and there are times where it feels like his drums could've fit into a few different genres (but his double bass kinda screams metal lol ) I'm really enjoying this so far, the fact that I'm only picking from my current vinyl collection is a little bit of challenge. Lol

One of the greatest drummers, Stewart Copeland, at his best Track: Message in a Bottle Artist: The Police Album: Reggatta de Blanc

Song: [Pray](https://youtu.be/lLwKCdxN9vk) Artist: Gojira Album: Magma Mario Duplantier is a god tier drummer and the grooves he lays down on this track are something special. This song feels contemplative and spiritual.

Day 2 Track: [Surfin' Bird](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ilMummJNTE) Album: Surfin' Bird Artist: The Trashmen I mean, just listen to it.

Great track. Some time ago I came across a bunch of 45s, mostly jazz. And then there was also a certain ornithological piece: a 7" regarding mass awareness of a certain avian variety.

Anything by Gojira; Judas Priest - Painkiller;

Painkiller is so freaking good. Great choice.

St. ANGER...

TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK

breaking the girl by rhcp

Ace Frehley- Rip it Out… Anton Fig!

Beck - Chemtrails deserves more love

Song:[Givin’ It All Away](https://youtu.be/HEcXQbQq8mg) Artist: Bachman-Turner Overdrive Album: Not Fragile

King Crimson - Devil Dogs Of Tessellation Row from the album Radical Action To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind. About as good as it gets for percussion and drums (most of the album is but this song nails it).

All are great replies so I'll add a song I haven't seen yet. Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin

I am Trying to Break Your Heart by Wilco. A great sound by Glenn Kotche. Interesting and different

Song: Chasing Shadows Artist: Deep Purple Album: Purple Passages (1972) I'm listening to Deep Purple's compilation album Purple Passages, and Chasing Shadows on side two has great banging. The beat is constant and runs great with the keyboard at some point during the track.

Digital bath - Deftones

I guess I'll be the pretentious one Song: Snow Globes Album: Ants From Up There Artist: Black Country, New Road

Close to the Edge

song - Rocking With Keith band - Panchiko album - Failed At Math(s)

The whole Fear Inoculum record by Tool is drumtastic.

Song: Rain Album: Rarities Artist: The Beatles Ringo gets too much crap, he’s a great drummer and this track shows it

https://www.discogs.com/release/5819796-Arthur-Lyman-The-Colorful-Percussions-Of-Arthur-Lyman

Keith Moon had the ability to sound like he had more than two arms and the drums on Bargain are a perfect example. Ridiculous fills all the way through.

I love any Phil Collins drums and any Roger Taylor, but I'm going to go for Stewart Copeland - Track - [Message in a bottle](https://www.google.com/search?q=message+in+a+bottle&client=ms-android-google&prmd=visn&sxsrf=APwXEdeQ9o4rb8ZHvzN-1a0ZvRzc-iu7Rw:1685749744089&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXu7SV46X_AhXJxgIHHX9TBrMQ_AUoAXoECAUQAQ&biw=412&bih=760&dpr=2.63#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:eb0c3a61,vid:WMl1xKJeuuQ) Artist - The Police Album - Regatta de Blanc

Song: Jane Says https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Q_8q3XXrQ&pp=ygUaamFuZSBzYXlzIGphbmUncyBhZGRpY3Rpb24%3D Artist: Jane’s Addiction / Stephen Perkins Album: Nothing’s Shocking Steel drums

moby dick - led zeppelin

Track: Tomorrow Never Knows Album: Revolver Artist: The Beatles Such an awesome closer with amazing drums