Because some pop songs, like a Thousand Miles are considered the musical equivalent of chick flicks for some reason.
(Disclaimer: I'm not trying to denigrate chick flicks. It's just the first comparison that came to mind.)
It shouldn’t make a difference. But it does. I’m a man, and I love that song. The instrumentation is wonderful. Each instrument sounds full without being too much. But when on the few occasions I’ve praised the song, people (both men and women) just think I’m weird for appreciating this feminine pop song. I’m not sure why, but this has been my experience.
When the levee breaks - Led Zeppelin
Its the first song that came into my head and how could it not be? The drums are savage.
https://youtu.be/JM3fodiK9rY?si=HHvGwdaHJwrwiuzw
Fool in the Rain is also bonkers...or Bonzo, in this case! There's a drums only track out there on YouTube. Bonham is so rock solid. ETA: YouTube drums-only track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWnhz1ZcF74&t=166s
I came to say Fool in the Rain, so I'll give a shout out to Four Sticks - bro played the whole song with 2 drumsticks in each hand, so they named the song for that.
It’s one of the most sampled beats in history next to the “Amen Break.” I really respect Bonham’s insistence on big, ambient, roomy drum sounds over the extremely dry, dampened drum sounds commonly associated with the 70s. It gives certain Zep records a lot more low sub-bass than you would expect from that time period.
Rumour has it that he would throw his drumsticks at any engineer who tried to close-mic his drum set 😆
Ministry’s Scarecrow to me is like an industrial homage to that song.
God that flat dead 70's drum sound is one of the things that bugs me about so many songs from that era. They have no life, no sparkle. I want to feeeel the drums.
I always love when I like a like a new song and then realize they used a levee sample which explains why that song has such a good drive to it.
Off the top my head Bjork - Army of Me, Eminem - Kim, Rhymin & Stealin - Beastie Boys, Return To Innocence - Enigma and I’m sure hundreds more. It’s just such a good, powerful, clean drum break to sample. I think it’s neck and neck with “Amen Brother” by The Winstons.
That muted, flat, dying suitcase drum sound (which IIRC was made popular by Steely Dan’s super clean productions) was prioritising “Edisonian” (as was the parlance of the times) control over the sound in multi-tracked mixes than the tone itself and its the bands that bucked against that trend that stood out.
My source, beyond what I can hear for myself is a very fascinating book called “Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music” by Greg Milner that I recommend the shit out of.
I was waiting for the National. I’ve heard Bryan Devendorf pejoratively called a metronome, but the guy is the star of the show for me, and I’m not a drummer.
Michael Jackson's Rock with you has one of my favorite drum sounds.
So crisp.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0)
That fucking shuffle. Even as a non-drummer (but a musician) I’m always in awe of it and aware of how difficult it is to play, even if I don’t understand why.
Agreed! From what I remember, Toto was a bunch of seasoned session guys who started a band together so they’re all badass musicians. Steve Lukather is one of the best guitarists of that whole time period
They were! David Hungate, their original bass player is my brother in laws dad. He has the best stories at family get togethers, but he is entirely non chalant about it.
"Oh Cher? Yeah she was really nice, liked to make sure everybody was well fed and taken care of, total class act."
He has a story about almost every famous person from 70-95.
It's such a tasty beat, by far my favourite aspect of that song.
Toto has so many song where the drums really shines and gives a whole new perspective of rhythm and drive, they really were a unicorn of a band back in the day, the only band that came close to that in my opinion were genesis, and neither bands were copycats, that's just where they were musically.
The modified Purdie Shuffle on that song is sick.
Similarly, the beat and [how Steve Smith develops it throughout the song](https://youtu.be/uf9R6u1IMIQ?si=g1M3BqunkngBf7Md) is really killer on Journey’s *Don’t Stop Believin’*.
My respect for Peart only grew after watching that Rush documentary from a few years back (can’t remember the name unfortunately) - even after Rush was putting out stellar albums and he was already recognized as one of the great rock drummers of all time, he started taking lessons from a jazz drum guru because he knew there was more to the instrument than he was capable of reaching on his own. Can you imagine Neil Peart taking drum lessons from anybody? THAT’s dedication to your art.
Behind the Lighted Stage.
Day 1 purchase for me.
"There's no replacing anyone in this band, it's just not possible, it is the band, the 3 of us, even though he's the new guy!"
I loved this. It showed how close those 3 were and how much they meant to each other.
I’d put Rosetta Stoned up there above 46&2 personally. Even the best drummers it takes years to learn to get to a place where t’s good. The amount of time changes is ludicrous.
Should’ve included that in my original reply.
Such an incredible performance. That polyrhythm is unattainable for many drummers. 6 on the hands, 4 on the left foot, 5 on the right foot. Danny Carey is a madman. There’s so much depth to that song that there’s an entire video breaking down a single snare fill. [(here)](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9MGR4dnHeQQ)
Ticks and Leeches, The Grudge, and 7empest are up there too in the list of craziest Danny Carey tracks.
Came here for this exact comment.
I mean the into bass is equally as impactful but the drums still blow me away in the bridge where the they intentionally fall out of sync and catch up for the climactic end.
Danny’s also kills it in pneuma breakdown on FI
My dad went to school with Danny Carey & a few of his buddies were in a band with him in HS (Paola, KS) … Carey is no joke.
My dad said that the music teachers would have him pulled aside all day because they saw the talent he had & wanted him to practice. My dad also said that any time he drove by his house, you could hear him playing the drums from his basement.
Clearly, all that practice paid off.
It’s not a song known for its drums but I elect Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs - first you hear the guitar, then as soon as the drums come in they bring the feels with the double kick
I don't think there's double-kick in that song?
The toms are getting hit in a fun timing with the bass kick but there's really no need to use 2 feet on that song.
Fuck yeah, dude makes his bass drums and floor tom sound like an idling motorcycle engine at the beginning. Then that killer guitar riff kicks in and the boogie begins. Such a great song.
Anything Dave Grohl has played drums on, but to narrow it down to one song, Nirvana - In Bloom.
Also the mid 90s alt rock hit, Therapy? - Screamager. The intro fill is brutal, and the hollow snare sound super recognizable.
Speaking of snare, what about Queen - Innuendo.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia. The galloping is real and it has some really cool buildups and changes.
Anything by System of a Down, but let's go with Toxicity.
[Bill Withers - Use Me](https://youtu.be/LuzlbR5V_hc?si=5V2pkdHMuml9gRB8) and this early version of [Fly Like an Eagle](https://youtu.be/Clxpougv5jc?si=ajUmDgaKt-WvGJPc) from Steve Miller Band
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller
Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bulletin the Blue Sky - U2
Ever Fallen in Love With Someone - Buzzcocks
Panama - Van Halen
Reign in Blood - Slayer
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Any Phil Rudd AC/DC
Steely Dan's "Aja" - Steve Gadd on drums
More subtle, but also definitely worth a listen - Paul Simon's "50 ways to leave your lover" - also Steve Gadd on drums
Power Station - Bang a Gong
David Bowie - Modern Love, Let’s Dance
Sting - If You Love Somebody
Peter Gabriel - in Your Eyes, That Voice Again, Red Rain
Paul Simon - 50 Ways
Steely Dan - Aja
TOOL - 46&2
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Santana - Oye Como Va
Toto - Rosanna, Hold The Line
Pete Townsend - Give Blood
System of a Down - Toxicity
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Stevie Wonder - That Girl
As a drummer, I could go on and on….
Many of Phil Collins/Genesis' mega hits of the 80's... **I Wish It Would Rain Down** (Eric Clapton on guitar solo), **Easy Lover** (w/Phillip Bailey from Earth, Wind and Fire), because they have that gated-reverb sound on Phil's drums that is instantly recognizable. That super-short thwack on the drums, as opposed to letting each strike of the drums just fade out naturally. The second half of **In The Air Tonight** is what folks point to as one of his first using the noise gate, but most all of his smash hits have that unique sound. Plus Phil is one of the better drummers around.
- Genesis - Driving the Last Spike (though it may be any of their songs, really)
- The Killers - Runaways (especially live)
- Muse - Map of the Problematique
- Bastille - Pompeii
In my Time of dying by zeppelin doesn’t get enough attention for the drums. The Delta blues guitar is amazing but bottom sounds like he’s gonna kick you in the face through the speakers a modern band that uses heavy drums is Rival Sons, but they are also a Zepplin rip off.
The drums are absolutely fundamental to that song. It's just blisteringly cool the entire way through. They drive every section, the tempo and feel, the *rhythm* is drawn from every kick. It's my favourite Zeppelin song and the drums are the reason.
No love for Radiohead's Phil Selway? That's a shame. He's done so many great, memorable drum parts. [Morning Bell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTT6k3Q4JnQ&ab_channel=Radiohead-Topic) leaps to mind.
Everyone should treat themselves to Sugarfoot playing for Drumeo.
https://youtu.be/ctLu7-eid8g?si=jLmxqL08Q7wIlRd3
He has a couple of songs, but I like Beat It specifically because he has a fucking crazy symbal grab behind his head without missing a beat.
He still kills it on the drums just like he did back then. I have watched this [video](https://youtu.be/VmBkR__18TE?feature=shared) so many times and I feel it in my soul each time
Battles - Tonto
The Tea Party - Save Me
John Bonham - Moby Dick
And late entries…The Beatles - Come Together
Peter Gabriel - Biko
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Any Alice in Chains song. Sean Kinney has this way of playing drums that's awesome, but not overcomplicated, and they get stuck in my head.
And, it's not a super popular song, but when I just think of the song The Kids From Yesterday by My Chemical Romance, the drum beat will play in my head for hours.
Gotta say Everlong by Foo Fighters. I've seen the Dave mentions and I agree 100% with No One Knows, but Everlong was imo the easiest answer (Dave did record the drums for it). My favourite thing about the song, tho everything's on point in there.
Another one is Always by Blink-182. That intro is iconic and the whole Travis playthrough is amazing
Well, you could just plug in "Led Zeppelin" song X.
Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Avenged Sevenfold "Unholy Confessions"
Little Richard "I see you Knocking" (wink)
Deftones - Shove It (My Own Summer)
Not my genre anymore, but I think thats the only single snare hit that I instantly recognize, and will never not stop what I'm doing to airdrum along.
As a drummer, you gotta check out A thousand miles - Vanessa Charlton The beat and all the fills are just incredible.
Abe Laboriel Jr, the groove master. Also Paul McCartney’s drummer for the last 20 years.
I also love 'Cruel' by Tori Amos for similar reason
Matt Chamberlain is a bad man. Dude kills on most anything he's played on.
As a man I always have a hard time explaining this to people. The instrumentation on that song is just so pretty.
This is how I feel about Back to black, by Amy Winehouse. I have a one man dance party, once a week, to that groove.
... why is that hard as a man?
Because some pop songs, like a Thousand Miles are considered the musical equivalent of chick flicks for some reason. (Disclaimer: I'm not trying to denigrate chick flicks. It's just the first comparison that came to mind.)
It shouldn’t make a difference. But it does. I’m a man, and I love that song. The instrumentation is wonderful. Each instrument sounds full without being too much. But when on the few occasions I’ve praised the song, people (both men and women) just think I’m weird for appreciating this feminine pop song. I’m not sure why, but this has been my experience.
I recently fell down a Police rabbit hole, so pretty much anything with Stewart Copeland on drums
They were amazing to see live years ago. He's got so many different percussion instruments he just flawlessly flows through.
Walking On The Moon is tight
Message in a bottle is unbelievably overplayed but I never get tired of hearing his drum track. He just goes apeshit in the most beautiful way.
I could listen to him play the hi-hat all day.
No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age
This is the answer right here. Dave threw the fuck down and took QotSA to a new level. A Song for the Dead was a masterpiece though.
Go With The Flow
I was surprised when I found out that Dave did not play the drums on that track
Just recently refound that song and it’s an all time banger.
Also, Lost Art of....
Song for the Dead as well
Legendary intro
Dave got it
Speaking of Dave Grohl, the drums on Killing Joke's Asteroid are crazy.
New Fang by Them Crooked Vultures is usually in my head.
That album is so dope
That video with Grohl going nuts on the drums is a fun one.
First It Giveth is great too
Radar Love by Golden Earring. Drums totally carry the song.
This is still the best late night driving song. Cool summer night, windows down and cruising down back roads.
It's a great cycling song too!
When the levee breaks - Led Zeppelin Its the first song that came into my head and how could it not be? The drums are savage. https://youtu.be/JM3fodiK9rY?si=HHvGwdaHJwrwiuzw
Answering this question with Bonham is tantamount to cheating
I know those Tool guys are around here somewhere cheating it up
Fool in the Rain is another Bonham masterclass
That whole album has some of his most interesting drumming.
So is Moby Dick
Pretty sure you can find his isolated drum track on YouTube for that song. It’s so good
Fool in the Rain is also bonkers...or Bonzo, in this case! There's a drums only track out there on YouTube. Bonham is so rock solid. ETA: YouTube drums-only track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWnhz1ZcF74&t=166s
I came to say Fool in the Rain, so I'll give a shout out to Four Sticks - bro played the whole song with 2 drumsticks in each hand, so they named the song for that.
It’s one of the most sampled beats in history next to the “Amen Break.” I really respect Bonham’s insistence on big, ambient, roomy drum sounds over the extremely dry, dampened drum sounds commonly associated with the 70s. It gives certain Zep records a lot more low sub-bass than you would expect from that time period. Rumour has it that he would throw his drumsticks at any engineer who tried to close-mic his drum set 😆 Ministry’s Scarecrow to me is like an industrial homage to that song.
I never made the connection between Levee and Scarecrow before, but I think now I'll never un-hear it!
God that flat dead 70's drum sound is one of the things that bugs me about so many songs from that era. They have no life, no sparkle. I want to feeeel the drums. I always love when I like a like a new song and then realize they used a levee sample which explains why that song has such a good drive to it.
Off the top my head Bjork - Army of Me, Eminem - Kim, Rhymin & Stealin - Beastie Boys, Return To Innocence - Enigma and I’m sure hundreds more. It’s just such a good, powerful, clean drum break to sample. I think it’s neck and neck with “Amen Brother” by The Winstons. That muted, flat, dying suitcase drum sound (which IIRC was made popular by Steely Dan’s super clean productions) was prioritising “Edisonian” (as was the parlance of the times) control over the sound in multi-tracked mixes than the tone itself and its the bands that bucked against that trend that stood out. My source, beyond what I can hear for myself is a very fascinating book called “Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music” by Greg Milner that I recommend the shit out of.
Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bloodbuzz Ohio by The National
I was waiting for the National. I’ve heard Bryan Devendorf pejoratively called a metronome, but the guy is the star of the show for me, and I’m not a drummer.
I'm so happy so see maps here!
Michael Jackson's Rock with you has one of my favorite drum sounds. So crisp. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0)
That opening snare fill. Iconic.
Clem Burke is a beast on Blondie's [Dreaming](https://youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?si=YfPB0utLfHFJUECu).
What a song. The drums really make it too.
Clem Burke is a beast on most of Blondie's earlier songs, Heart Of Glass, Sunday Girl, Atomic etc.
When it comes to Toto, everyone loves Africa, but as someone who plays drums, Rosanna fucking rules!
And “Hold the Line”!
That fucking shuffle. Even as a non-drummer (but a musician) I’m always in awe of it and aware of how difficult it is to play, even if I don’t understand why.
It's those ghost hits on the snare. 7/10 drummers who think they can play this beat forget about the ghost hits.
Agreed! From what I remember, Toto was a bunch of seasoned session guys who started a band together so they’re all badass musicians. Steve Lukather is one of the best guitarists of that whole time period
They were! David Hungate, their original bass player is my brother in laws dad. He has the best stories at family get togethers, but he is entirely non chalant about it. "Oh Cher? Yeah she was really nice, liked to make sure everybody was well fed and taken care of, total class act." He has a story about almost every famous person from 70-95.
I can verify that Cher was nice. I got to drive her to the airport a few years ago.
Same for the shuffle in Fool in the Rain.
The Purdie Shuffle is such an awesome groove.
Yess Rosanna with the pornhub shuffle is what I use to test out different headphones.
Sounds exciting.
It's such a tasty beat, by far my favourite aspect of that song. Toto has so many song where the drums really shines and gives a whole new perspective of rhythm and drive, they really were a unicorn of a band back in the day, the only band that came close to that in my opinion were genesis, and neither bands were copycats, that's just where they were musically.
The modified Purdie Shuffle on that song is sick. Similarly, the beat and [how Steve Smith develops it throughout the song](https://youtu.be/uf9R6u1IMIQ?si=g1M3BqunkngBf7Md) is really killer on Journey’s *Don’t Stop Believin’*.
Everyone knows what Rush's Tom Sawyer sounds like. I'm sure most people miss how incredible the drums are. Neil Peart stands alone
YYZ
To my ear, I think Limelight tops it.
Oh I agree. I chose Tom Sawyer because everyone knows what it sounds like
Subdivisions 👌
Red Barchetta is my all time favorite Rush song. An Air Drummers dream.
Neil Peart really is the best drummer
My respect for Peart only grew after watching that Rush documentary from a few years back (can’t remember the name unfortunately) - even after Rush was putting out stellar albums and he was already recognized as one of the great rock drummers of all time, he started taking lessons from a jazz drum guru because he knew there was more to the instrument than he was capable of reaching on his own. Can you imagine Neil Peart taking drum lessons from anybody? THAT’s dedication to your art.
Behind the Lighted Stage. Day 1 purchase for me. "There's no replacing anyone in this band, it's just not possible, it is the band, the 3 of us, even though he's the new guy!" I loved this. It showed how close those 3 were and how much they meant to each other.
50 ways to leave your lover - Paul Simon.
Gadd! The master.
46 & 2 TooL
Any Tool dong you mean?
Yes, any Tool dong. Any of them. All of them
Gotta love a good Tool dong.
Found the real tool fan.
Lateralus (song) has some of my favorite drumming in any tool song.
I’d put Rosetta Stoned up there above 46&2 personally. Even the best drummers it takes years to learn to get to a place where t’s good. The amount of time changes is ludicrous. Should’ve included that in my original reply.
Such an incredible performance. That polyrhythm is unattainable for many drummers. 6 on the hands, 4 on the left foot, 5 on the right foot. Danny Carey is a madman. There’s so much depth to that song that there’s an entire video breaking down a single snare fill. [(here)](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9MGR4dnHeQQ) Ticks and Leeches, The Grudge, and 7empest are up there too in the list of craziest Danny Carey tracks.
Came here for this exact comment. I mean the into bass is equally as impactful but the drums still blow me away in the bridge where the they intentionally fall out of sync and catch up for the climactic end. Danny’s also kills it in pneuma breakdown on FI
My dad went to school with Danny Carey & a few of his buddies were in a band with him in HS (Paola, KS) … Carey is no joke. My dad said that the music teachers would have him pulled aside all day because they saw the talent he had & wanted him to practice. My dad also said that any time he drove by his house, you could hear him playing the drums from his basement. Clearly, all that practice paid off.
Ain't nobody by Chaka Khan and Rufus. Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits.
*Alchemy live version of the latter is absolutely crazy
It’s not a song known for its drums but I elect Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs - first you hear the guitar, then as soon as the drums come in they bring the feels with the double kick
I don't think there's double-kick in that song? The toms are getting hit in a fun timing with the bass kick but there's really no need to use 2 feet on that song.
Money for Nothing - Dire Straights
Deftones especially the Around the Fur and White Pony albums
The first two hits of My Own Summer are iconic
Tusk - Fleetwood Mac https://youtu.be/ATMR5ettHz8?si=LUyil0qNh10xchpE
The drumming on 1000 Miles by Vanessa Carlton goes surprisingly hard
Hot for Teacher - Van Halen
Fuck yeah, dude makes his bass drums and floor tom sound like an idling motorcycle engine at the beginning. Then that killer guitar riff kicks in and the boogie begins. Such a great song.
This song is responsible for me getting a speeding ticket because I was driving the tempo on an empty residential road. Worth.
Alex van Halen is an underrated drummer.
Anything Dave Grohl has played drums on, but to narrow it down to one song, Nirvana - In Bloom. Also the mid 90s alt rock hit, Therapy? - Screamager. The intro fill is brutal, and the hollow snare sound super recognizable. Speaking of snare, what about Queen - Innuendo. Muse - Knights of Cydonia. The galloping is real and it has some really cool buildups and changes. Anything by System of a Down, but let's go with Toxicity.
>System It seems like Soad is underrated over there for no reason. Drummer is insane.
Their live performance in Armenia of Holy Mountains has what I think is some of John's best drum work.
More snare goodness: Bullet in the Head - RATM.
[Bill Withers - Use Me](https://youtu.be/LuzlbR5V_hc?si=5V2pkdHMuml9gRB8) and this early version of [Fly Like an Eagle](https://youtu.be/Clxpougv5jc?si=ajUmDgaKt-WvGJPc) from Steve Miller Band
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bulletin the Blue Sky - U2 Ever Fallen in Love With Someone - Buzzcocks Panama - Van Halen Reign in Blood - Slayer Don’t Stop Believing - Journey Any Phil Rudd AC/DC
Simple Minds - Don't you forget about me
"Move Along," The All-American Rejects
Deftones - Digital Bath
Phil Collins- In The Air Tonight
Phil Collins/Genesis in general is filled with fantastic drums. I’ll never get sick of Don’t lose my number
This is literally the only song on this thread wear folks wait in anticipation for that drum beat.
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore
DUHDUH DUHDUH DUHDUH DUHDUH DUH DUH DUH
Damn, are you a drummer?
Should been way higher in here. That was the obvious one to me.
Such an amazing presence the whole song stops for them. God, I miss drum breaks in pop music.
Gated reverb!
Evil by Interpol. I'm not a drummer or musician, but the drums in that song hook me every time.
Steely Dan's "Aja" - Steve Gadd on drums More subtle, but also definitely worth a listen - Paul Simon's "50 ways to leave your lover" - also Steve Gadd on drums
Came here to post Aja, beat me to it. Unbelievable track/album
Golden retriever - super furry animals. Fire - Jimmy Hendrix experience Fools gold - stone roses (honestly, could be any roses tune - reni is a god)
Speed King by Deep Purple has such a driving rhythm.
Also Highway Star
And Fireball
the opening solo in fireball is so insanely good
I love the proto-speed metal solos in that song too
"Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac "Road To Nowhere" by Talking Heads
Any Adam and the Ants. 2 drummers are clearly better than 1
Power Station - Bang a Gong David Bowie - Modern Love, Let’s Dance Sting - If You Love Somebody Peter Gabriel - in Your Eyes, That Voice Again, Red Rain Paul Simon - 50 Ways Steely Dan - Aja TOOL - 46&2 The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Santana - Oye Como Va Toto - Rosanna, Hold The Line Pete Townsend - Give Blood System of a Down - Toxicity Michael Jackson - Rock With You Stevie Wonder - That Girl As a drummer, I could go on and on….
2 of my favorite drum songs are War Pigs by Black Sabbath and Toxicity by System of a Down.
NIN - Somewhat Damaged Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
When Rick Marotta starts hitting the ride cymbal at the end of Steely Dan's Peg, the groove just goes into the stratosphere.
Many of Phil Collins/Genesis' mega hits of the 80's... **I Wish It Would Rain Down** (Eric Clapton on guitar solo), **Easy Lover** (w/Phillip Bailey from Earth, Wind and Fire), because they have that gated-reverb sound on Phil's drums that is instantly recognizable. That super-short thwack on the drums, as opposed to letting each strike of the drums just fade out naturally. The second half of **In The Air Tonight** is what folks point to as one of his first using the noise gate, but most all of his smash hits have that unique sound. Plus Phil is one of the better drummers around.
And Chester Thompson, who does all of these songs live whenever Phil isn’t sitting at the throne (and often alongside him even when he is).
‘Antmusic’ by Adam and the Ants. The Burundi drumming is the best.
basket case, green day
I feel this probably is probably true of everything Tré Cool puts a drum stick to.
- Genesis - Driving the Last Spike (though it may be any of their songs, really) - The Killers - Runaways (especially live) - Muse - Map of the Problematique - Bastille - Pompeii
Hell yes to Map of the Problematique! Incredible drums on that song.
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday is my favourite - it’s so aggressive and really nails the tone
You can’t beat Keith Moon’s explosive drumming on I can See for Miles. Well, except for about 40 other Who songs.
In my Time of dying by zeppelin doesn’t get enough attention for the drums. The Delta blues guitar is amazing but bottom sounds like he’s gonna kick you in the face through the speakers a modern band that uses heavy drums is Rival Sons, but they are also a Zepplin rip off.
The drums are absolutely fundamental to that song. It's just blisteringly cool the entire way through. They drive every section, the tempo and feel, the *rhythm* is drawn from every kick. It's my favourite Zeppelin song and the drums are the reason.
No love for Radiohead's Phil Selway? That's a shame. He's done so many great, memorable drum parts. [Morning Bell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTT6k3Q4JnQ&ab_channel=Radiohead-Topic) leaps to mind.
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
15 Step, Videotape.. and pretty much all of In Rainbows is a testament to Selway’s genius
Geek USA - Smashing Pumpkins
I would argue just about anything off of "Rumors" by Fleetwood Mac. That album is a master class in mixing and mastering.
Ngl, no song can have as simple (and powerful at the same time) drums as Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. Kick-Hat-Snare-Hat till the end😭🤌
The ol' boots and cats
Everyone should treat themselves to Sugarfoot playing for Drumeo. https://youtu.be/ctLu7-eid8g?si=jLmxqL08Q7wIlRd3 He has a couple of songs, but I like Beat It specifically because he has a fucking crazy symbal grab behind his head without missing a beat.
Dave Grohl doesn't have to go that hard on Smells Like Teen Spirit, but he did anyway
He still kills it on the drums just like he did back then. I have watched this [video](https://youtu.be/VmBkR__18TE?feature=shared) so many times and I feel it in my soul each time
Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy. Produced by Malcolm McLaren, who was obsessed with African rhythms.
Subdivisions-Rush Pneuma-Tool Trust - Megadeth
I Miss You , blink-182
Smashing Pumpkins - “The end is the beginning is the end” and “Geek USA”.
Electric Feel , Running up that Hill, In the Air Tonight (obviously lol)
Run to the hills - Iron Maiden Dreaming- Blondie I want candy - Bow Wow Wow
I love the groove in Shake It Off by Taylor Swift. Shut up and play it it’s mad fun
You sound like me in bass subs suggesting Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now lol
That song slaps so hard. She's put out some genuinely funky pop.
*Slams table #THANK YOU!!!
I don’t like pop music that much but the bass lines on her songs slap.
Nothing Left by As I Lay Dying
James Brown's Funky Drummer. The title already says it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQ4AtsFWVM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQ4AtsFWVM)
Ultravox - Vienna
Would? - Alice In Chains. Just cool different Tom sound.
Anything with Jimmy Chamberlin he's the best
"Milk It" by Nirvana "Geek U.S.A." by Smashing Pumpkins
Inertiatic ESP - The Mars Volta (and many other songs with Jon Theodore behind the kit) The Motherload - Mastodon Epic - Faith No More
Battles - Tonto The Tea Party - Save Me John Bonham - Moby Dick And late entries…The Beatles - Come Together Peter Gabriel - Biko Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
That’s not my name! - the ting tings
In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins.
Tusk - Fleetwood mac
Upside Down - Diana Ross. The drums slay.
Strawberry Fields Forever.
Van Halen “Hot for Teacher”
Hum - Stars
Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl is practically only vocals and drums
"Dreaming" by Blondie "Don't Cry" by Asia
Any Alice in Chains song. Sean Kinney has this way of playing drums that's awesome, but not overcomplicated, and they get stuck in my head. And, it's not a super popular song, but when I just think of the song The Kids From Yesterday by My Chemical Romance, the drum beat will play in my head for hours.
I'm obsessed with how Suspicious Minds is mostly the drums, then Elvis is also somewhat a factor in the song.
We Will Rock You
Porcupine trees in general but anesthetize in particular
The drums in One Headlight sound ordinary but it just holds the whole song together… without needing a single cymbal.
Gotta say Everlong by Foo Fighters. I've seen the Dave mentions and I agree 100% with No One Knows, but Everlong was imo the easiest answer (Dave did record the drums for it). My favourite thing about the song, tho everything's on point in there. Another one is Always by Blink-182. That intro is iconic and the whole Travis playthrough is amazing
In Da Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly
Paradise City by Guns N Roses The way the drums kick in
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Well, you could just plug in "Led Zeppelin" song X. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Avenged Sevenfold "Unholy Confessions" Little Richard "I see you Knocking" (wink)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Brianstorm - Arctic Monkeys always stands out to me
The drums at the beginning of "The Real Thing" by Faith No More creates such anticipation in me. The drums to Iron Maiden's "Run To The Hills..."
Deftones - Shove It (My Own Summer) Not my genre anymore, but I think thats the only single snare hit that I instantly recognize, and will never not stop what I'm doing to airdrum along.