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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More Grohl meastiness…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s88r_q7oufE
DOUBLE GROHL MEASTINESS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-8H3gE9dUo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewFBuYHldeY
Doubleshot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGu6v2OjW8s
While technically this is just Brie Larson singing over Metric song I still like to think this is Clash at Deamonhead with Lynette and her cybernetic arm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jMruFHTwrY
Mostly just wanted an excuse to post Brie Larson
No excuse needed.
Reed Mullin reallllllly likes his ride cymbal for keeping time during the chorus. I wish more drummers would do that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhGWYupx3ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSqp-W1pWoU
Why, yes. Yes, I do. Thanks for asking.(Not you Armed)
This feels obligatory, too, if only for the joke. Why is Ginger Baker like coffee?
They both suck without Cream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt51rITH3EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf53Pg2AkdY
Damn song has gotten me so many tickets driving up I-40 from Winston-Salem to Hickory.
“Ok, we got your kit set up.”
“Set the crash cymbal higher.”
“Ok” (moves it up three inches)
“Higher, dammit.”
“Ok” (moves it up another four inches)
“Fine, get outta here I’ll do it myself.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG8fugqFn9Q
Other times you just want your drummer to blow shit up real good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF2VMlTDX-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aQRq9hhekA
Can’t have Bill Ward’s awesomeness without Rat Salad!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GUltDT6U-M
I mean, I was going to do War Pigs, but I think I did three versions of it last week
If I threw up Hawkins, I gotta throw up Grohl (karen carpenter).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sqL8dVIG2k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dAupFHH7mE
Darren King is the best drummer I have ever seen perform live.
During the first song of their set, his headphones kept sliding off, so he ran backstage and came back with a roll of duct tape and secured those things around the circumference of his head about 3 times. And that was probably the least crazy thing he did during the show.
He learned the drums for this song BACKWARDS in order to make one of my favorite music videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XVWR-5fiG0
Melody from Josie and the Pussy Cats… check and mate!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEdWvYA0icg
That’s awesome, LOL.
BRUFORD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WO_dS7ti64
Yes! (pun intended)
No Drums and Space?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNqXhRbnIkE
Can’t believe he’s stayed on the board this long….
Or maybe I missed it earlier. Tough shit, LOL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvgD9nfxKsc
Gotta double that one tho.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tq-UsaRchI
And yes, I did miss SOS’ By Tor.
Nice pick.
This whole post could be Rush songs.
Yup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBJO3Zj-Sv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxovVQvmJZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhD4PD75zY
One of the greatest metal drum tracks ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86URGgqONvA
Bill Berry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlaOQ8SSeBE
Love or hate U2, Larry Mullen Jr. is also underappreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU9fLP2QscI
There are many enjoyable elements of the drums.
Pace for one.
This track is just a couple of minutes long but motherfucker gets AFTER the drums from the get go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHiYw1mjrmQ
The closest to Keith Moon I’ve heard: The Hives – Patrolling Days
https://youtube.com/watch?v=JanefBLU5MM
One more from Copeland…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTMbNKrznJE
I dunno why, but I always forget about Copeland. Love him, but my brain has a block on remembering him for some reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYAarUjMELc
And don’t give me that look. You knew he was coming. So to speak.
No more Tre Cool from me, I promise. But do feel free to double, triple or whatever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH0mb_Vbq7g
One of the first songs I learned on drums when I got decent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8dh9gDzmz8
Can’t be showcasing Tre without my favorite set of fills and solos he does on Burnout.
Barkeep, we’ll have a TRIPLE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJ6TPUG1Tk
I remember learning to play this and just being impressed by Jimmy Chamberlin’s creativity. Though not his substance issues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KE9lvU810
I would think any stats guy would be impressed by his substance consumption numbers.
His WAR* is off the charts.
*Wastedness And Relapses
I’m not aware of Jon Fishman being particularly highly regarded as a drummer, but the center section in the most famous version of Harry Hood is among my favorite drumming bits of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM2uLVuEeo4
If you aren’t aware, Hendrix got a ton of shit for having a white rhythm section and at one point created a different trio called “Band of Gypsys.” Buddy Miles fucking wails on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJw_XqvsSIs
Remember that time Keith Moon made one lucky fan’s dream of being pulled out of the crowd to sit in with his favorite band come true?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WimImKK4lkA
Sure was nice of him to drink that much!
No Mitch Mitchell yet? Blasphemy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJL3etZycH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Ysy-FxVA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQGmaWYC4OE
DOUBLE IT UP with a drum part I have a soft spot for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buadfz2qcbY
Taylor Hawkins is underappreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvGFQkeYf9w
Agreed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT3WhBBoxpU
TRIPLE Foo?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y
As long he doesn’t sing, we are cool. He is a terrible singer.
For shits and gigs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uBOtQOO70Y
Fucking love this guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2y9lFqOn6A
Stewart Copeland is a wizard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amL5ELxn4tg
Lionel Hampton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KME0TMnhF6M
John mother fuckin’ Stainer!
The reformation of Helmet without him is one of this century’s greatest crimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfByeHFw8NU
DOUBLE SHAAAWWWWTTTTTT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWwhdINdMs8
I DROPPED MY PENCIL – GIMME SOMETHIN TO WRITE ON MAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0
Oh, and you all do need to see this.
(shut up bfc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCcbrTwSP84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UESx4eELSEU
No, YOU shut up
I don’t wanna hear no hihat 16th note bullshit.
She’s hot. Give her some slack.
LMAO
Gene Krupa-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbgwADLFPM
Here’s a song *about* percussion! (Bells are percussion, right?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUMRuUrz1Rk
Love that band
Gonna not go apeshit here, besides I got some stuff to do. But I don’t think this one will be an obvious choice to anyone so I’ll drop this deuce, hehehehe….and I’ll be back later….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4OhIU-PmB8
You can triple play that shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUVGD8IARGE
You’re joking yes? Tim is incredible.
Only meant he likely wasn’t one which would go off the board early.
Thus minimizing my dickstepping tendencies.
Suck it, Whiplash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANTTBvIXmI
[is triggered]
– Drew Brees
?w=1000
Neil Peart calls the big one By-Tor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UU62UcP_BA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhdBW_siCFg
Just posting some of my favorite old (dead) guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54uhjDErU-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPYvRFKBX_g
Sorry not sorry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJh9W3Gcpmo
Buddy was an asshole. Talented, but a complete fucktard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVe-rZBcm4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwIPiw4_Ba8
So many options for Bonham, but I’m a huge fan of this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ioOxQ76dA
And some folks allege this song rips it off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MA0m1K2jW4
Yeah, maybe, but good shit is good shit.