Good day to you! Due to time constraints, I wasn’t able to write up a sketch for today’s Request Line. That’s all right, that’s okay, I’ll write about the madcap adventures of the PRODUCER, CONNOR THE INTERN, DJ 3000, and WHATEVER CRAZY NUTBALL SHOWS UP AS A GUEST HOST some other day. In the meantime, today’s topic is one that’s been on the burner for a long time: Percussion. Load up the comments with songs that feature examples of your favorite drumming and other types of percussion. Songs about percussion are welcome too. I’ll get us started with an example of the work of one of the finest – and maddest – drummers the music world has ever seen: Keith Moon. Here here is showing off his signature rolls and fills (that’s a drumming thing, right?) on Tommy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RDWWcU7HT0
Pay close attention to the tempo changes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXkN3nJyWEA
The Avetts don’t always have percussion, as some of you probably know. And a few years ago abruptly made a switch re: their session/touring drummer due to “contention” among band members. Long sordid story…but it wasn’t his fault.
Jacob Edwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryy1FPFPc2Y
And I bring all of that above up in order to complete an odd double shot.
The Avett’s current drummer is Mike Marsh, formerly of Dashboard Confessional.
This is one of my favorite songs to play, and I still mostly can, even with fucked up arm/hand. Yay for slow pace and little technical difficulty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LndPQw0-lA
Always did like Butch Vig.
Plus this one is a good excuse to see Shirley with pink hair.
/loosens pants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSa_hbutFt0
And this just belongs here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH0EqSbb46o
Just follow along with the beat.
Try and keep up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oivPnSuDOcs
Here’s a young man named Dave Grohl, probably no relation.
By trade he sculpts statues out of stone and he’s also a blacksmith.
He beats these drums like they owe him money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShNBGIbo2H8
Jerry Marrota.
This song is ALL drum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzPC7M6lQuE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0i-qU9Rg5M
I’m apparently enough of a dick to post minimalism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doJk4yPwJDk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUzd9KyIDrM
Love this lazy, loping drum work in Tennessee Flat Top Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTFyaQ9ZlL0
A wee bit of the steel drum? Jane says yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anWmfN-dODs
David Byrne’s cover of “Don’t Fence Me In”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMvkNDuOuQ
I like the cut of your jib, Scotchy.
Don T brought this up before, but THIS GUY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQH8ZTgna3Q
SHOTS SHOTS!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30w8DyEJ__0
Didn’t see this one in the comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNP8tbDMZNE
this one is fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm9drIwmmU4