Best drumming in a rock song EVER?

[Guaranteed]

Not gonna pretend to know enough choices to make a poll...

But my personal pick is "In My Time of Dying" by Led Zeppellin...craziest drumming I've ever heard. High-hat's going the whole time...

What's your pick?

On edit: That's JOHN freakin' BONHAM, by the way....listening to it right now, too.

[stevebreeze]

1. sorry but can't hold a candle to Who's "happy Jack"

[Guaranteed]

2. Keith's good, Keith's good...

Lemme go get my Happy Jack, I'll take a listen...

You gotta break out In My Time of Dying, though, K?

[Guaranteed]

14. Alright, that was really good...

Some very intense parts, but it's really Hawaiian...is it mean to say that it sounds like any Hawaiian could do it?

I mean, it's definitely awesome drumming...but I just don't think it's as good...

Great pick, though. :)

[stevebreeze]

58. to each his own

[Cooper]

3. Springsteen's "Candy's Room"

Mighty Max Weinberg on drums.

[tkmorris]

56. I understand what you're saying

The drums MADE that song, truly they did, but they weren't really all that great. I could have done the drum work on that and I suck.

[Joe Power]

61. I don't think so

Nothing personal, but if you do indeed suck, you can not play like the Mighty Max. He may be one of the most understated drummers in history, but he's also a force of nature. The guy takes a backseat to no one. He is just as adept at balls out rock as he is at big band swing. He'll play anything, and do it better than almost anyone.

[hippiechick]

4. Patrick Carney, The Black Keys: 'All Hands Against His Own'

... but that's just me.





:hippie:

[NightTrain]

5. The Surfaris, "Wipe Out."

The drum solo to end ALL drum solos, baby! :headbang:

[BBradley]

40. HA, that was the first solo I learned on drums. Crazy? I think not.

[montana_hazeleyes]

49. Wow NightTrain

When I saw this thread that immediately came to my mind. I could hear it .

I was going to post it thinking no one would think of it!

[Nitrogenica]

6. Tom Sawyer

Neil Peart influenced a generation.

[Guaranteed]

17. Oh hell yeah...

He's definitely on the list.

[MrSlayer]

7. Bonham was great but Lombardo kills.

Dave Lombardo that is. You must not have listened to any thrash or death metal if "In my time.." is the craziest you've ever heard. The guys in those bands are ridiculously phenomenal.

[Zomby Woof]

9. Title track to "Seasons In The Abyss"

Is my favorite Lombardo.

[DS1]

72. seconded

Crazy drumming

[Thurston Howell IV]

15. Lombardo is the most amazing drummer

Many times I'll listen to some of his work with Slayer and I'll let out an involuntary exclamatory laugh and shake of the head.

[chenGOD]

50. Although i'm a huge fan of Slayer....

and I have a lot of respect for Lombardo, you should know that recording for the studio albums probably imvolves a lot of quantization for those bands.
Keeps everything nice and tidy see....:)

but still Lombardo kills it big time. :)

[Guaranteed]

16. Definitely not my genre.

But I can imagine what you're talking about, though.

BTW, what makes In My Time great is the high-hat work.... I've never heard anything like it. It actually sounds kind of impossible.

[Midnight Rambler]

8. Mitch Mitchell on "Manic Depression"

I always thought he complemented Jimi nicely.

[NNadir]

10. I was going to say Mitch Mitchell on "Little Wing."

That guy was great! I guess though his career ended because he was totally in Hendrix's shadow.

[Thurston Howell IV]

11. Excellent work by Mitch

I've also always especially like Ginger Baker's drums on "White Room."

[Joe Power]

62. When I was a young punk...

...I made the decision to never learn a single Led Zeppelin song because everyone and their brother were trying to be John Bonham. I had nothing against Bonzo, in fact I was constantly amazed by his work, I just wanted to be different.

Instead I spend hour upon hour practicing to Hendrix and Cream. Baker and Mitchell did some incredible work.

[Guaranteed]

28. I never thought much of the drumming in that band.

He was good, but not noteworthy, IMO. I thought he messed up a lot.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

12. Jump Into The Fire

Harry Nilsson.

Not even MENTIONING the kick-ass bass riff therein.

[Zenlitened]

13. Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction...

... on 'Three Days.'

:headbang:

[Guaranteed]

18. YES.

YES.

LOVE THAT SONG.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

19. sandy nelson - teen beat '65

lol


or ginger baker - "do what you like" or "toad"

[Wilber_Stool]

31. I just downloaded a bunch a stuff

by Sandy Nelson. Brings back fond memories of my youth.
Aaaaah, bring back instrumentals.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

65. fond memories indeed, wilber

i didn't think anyone would remember him.

edit spelling

[JimmyJazz]

20. erm...anything by Keith Moon -- he may have been a

complete lunatic, but the man knew his way around a drum kit....

[Thurston Howell IV]

21. Question for Slayer fans

I only own "Reign in Blood," "Seasons in the Abyss," and "Divine Intervention."

What other Slayer album would you recommend?

[Zomby Woof]

24. "God Hates Us All"

Which incidentally, was released on 9/11/01.

Oh, and "South Of Heaven", a classic from the early 90's.

You have 2 of the 3 best with "Reign In Blood" and "Seasons...".

[Thurston Howell IV]

45. Thanks!

I have it in my amazon cart.

[gmoney]

22. Lipstick Vogue - Elvis Costello (feat. Pete Thomas on drums)

Or possibly Brand New Cadillac by the Clash (Topper Headon)

Rock'N'Roll by Led Zeppelin is no slouch, either. Ditto for Manic Depression and Jump into the Fire

[mr_hat]

23. Richie Hayward of Little Feat on

just about anything. I'll nominate "Rock 'n Roll Doctor" and "The Fan."

Also, Bill Bruford (also on just about anything).

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

25. Keith Moon on The Who's "Bell Boy"

That whole song...maybe it's not considered one of The Who's "greatest hits," but that ONE MOMENT when Daltrey sings "I don't suppose you would remember me, but I used to follow you back in '63" and Townshend SLAMS that fat, deadly chord and Moon is going berserk behind it...

Lots of other Who tracks, too many to mention, but Moon is my favorite rock drummer of all time.



:toast:

[Cooper]

26. Lars on "One" n/t

[Floogeldy]

27. BILL BRUFORD

I'll go with Close To The Edge or Siberian Khatru or maybe just about anything he did with King Crimson, by god.

[sendero]

75. I agree...

.... not only is Bruford a great "technical" drummer (for example he can keep several distinct rhythms going at once without breaking a sweat) but he also has a great feel, knows when to do something and when to lay back.

I'm going to give an Honorable Mention to Stewart Copeland, who is not as technically skilled but who has that creative ability that few percussionists seem to have.

[CO Liberal]

29. Steam - "Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye" (1969)

Especially the drum riff in the middle of the record.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

30. Violent Femmes - Black Girls

Especially live when 3 drummers go for up to 15 minutes.

[Wilber_Stool]

32. Kenney Jones

with faces and various Rod Stewart bands.

[Hailtothechimp]

33. When the Levee Breaks. Monumental.

Bonzo carries the song. A close second is whoever plays "wipeout"

[chookie]

34. Keith Moon

I still mourn him.



It's hard to choose his best, as he was always doing something utterly fascinating and unique, but consider this: listen to what he does in "Won't Get Fooled Again" -- as the song, towards the end, drifts into the soft and somewhat monotonous Moog trance music -- it's Keith's job to, in a few seconds, take it from there, to that incredible explosive climax with Roger roaring and Pete body slamming those hammer chords. He aces it. It's quite an achievement.

Keith's drum were ALWAYS out front in The Who.

I loved the man. Still miss him.

[Joe Power]

63. He was my hero as a drummer

I just couldn't play much of his stuff, unfortunately. It was way beyond my ability.

[Boswells_Johnson]

35. Ian Paice, in a live version of Lazy

Deep Purple swing harder than any rock group. Period.

[Emops]

36. I'm a huge Rush fan,

so I'm predisposed to anything Neil Peart.

But I'll say "The Gates of Delirium" by Yes. Alan White's finest.

[mitchum]

37. Bonham on "When The Levee Breaks" and Micky Waller (?) on...

"Every Picture Tells a Story"

[Swamp Rat]

52. "When the levee breaks, I'll have no place to stay..."

Last time I listened to that song I was sitting atop a Mississippi River levee during a hurricane. :headbang:

[mitchum]

67. Anytime I'm playing that ever popular "music I would want to be playing...

while I'm in combat" game, that song is always my choice. Brutal. Foreboding. Powerful.

[Bat Boy]

38. Put me in the Moon camp

"Ringo Starr kept the beat. Keith Moon played the drums."

I don't remember who said that, but I wish it had been me.

[BBradley]

39. Tool - Merkaba

It's some kind of psychedelic experience...

[Cornjob]

41. Lots of great drummers here... but don't forget Stuart Copeland

of the Police. He laid out some amazing beats in his heyday!

[RandomKoolzip]

46. Hey, I love your Gamera-themed name.

Hello!


("Thank you!")

[Cornjob]

57. Hello! Thank You!

I had to ditch my old name 'Torgo' when I changed ISP's.

Maybe someday we will all live in a world free of traffic accidents!

[Cornjob]

42. Another great drummer --- Graham Lear!

I saw him live originally with Gino Vannelli and later with Santana.

I have never heard any drumming better than Lear's work in Vannelli's 'Where am I Going'. Unbelievable... and I guess that's what Carlos thought when he offered Lear the Santana gig!

[bobthedrummer]

43. Bonham in "Traveling Riverside Blues" is great work by rock's greatest

drummer.

[jpgray]

44. Jaki Leibezeit in "Halleluwah"--he has to have some representation

:D

[RandomKoolzip]

47. Jaki's a good choice...here's some more:

(BTW: I used the "Halleluwah" beat as a sample in a Tranqs song!)



Pond: "Greyhounds". Drummer: I forget (oops).
Cheap Trick: "Speak Now or Forver Hold Your Peace" Drummer: Bun E. Carlos
Gary Glitter: "Rock and Roll part 2" Drummer: a cast of thousands
James Brown: live version of "Make it Funky" Drummers: Jabo Starks and Clyde Stubblefield
Rolling Stones: "Moonlight Mile": Charlie Watts
Government Issue: "Wishing". Drummer: Peter Moffett (rock's most underrated drummer)
Anything Bev Bevan or Geroge Hurley ever played on
Creedence: "travellin' Band"...Doug Clifford
Cheer-Accident: "Salad Days" Thymme Jones, drummer
Lotion: "Dear Sir/The New Timmy" Rob Youngberg
The dB's: "I'm in Love:" Will Rigby
Rod Stewart: "Every Picture Tells a Story" Mickey Waller
Pretty much everything Sly Dunbar ever played on.

Some other drummers I dig:

Steve Jordan
Ian Paice
Steven Drozd
Janet Weiss
Levon Helm
Bill Ward
Terry Chambers

[RandomKoolzip]

48. Jaki's a good choice...here's some more:

(BTW: I used the "Halleluwah" beat as a sample in a Tranqs song!)



Pond: "Greyhounds". Drummer: I forget (oops).
Cheap Trick: "Speak Now or Forver Hold Your Peace" Drummer: Bun E. Carlos
Gary Glitter: "Rock and Roll part 2" Drummer: a cast of thousands
James Brown: live version of "Make it Funky" Drummers: Jabo Starks and Clyde Stubblefield
Rolling Stones: "Moonlight Mile": Charlie Watts
Government Issue: "Wishing". Drummer: Peter Moffett (rock's most underrated drummer)
Anything Bev Bevan or Geroge Hurley ever played on
Creedence: "travellin' Band"...Doug Clifford
Cheer-Accident: "Salad Days" Thymme Jones, drummer
Lotion: "Dear Sir/The New Timmy" Rob Youngberg
The dB's: "I'm in Love:" Will Rigby

[chenGOD]

51. I like a lot of Primus's stuff.

Tim Alexander is a great drummer who's really tight and solid. His playing on "eleven" is fantastically good.

Mitch Mitchell is often overlooked. But he was an excellent drummer, and a perfect compliment for Jimi.

[TyeDye75]

53. Led Zeppelin... Achilles last stand.

[FlyByNight]

54. Don't forget Mr. Peart

I especially love La Villa Strangiato from Hemispheres. Amazing. My personal fave drummer. I'm a big Zep fan too.

Notables: the drummers for Shadows Fall, Mastodon (wow!) and SoaD. Good stuff.

[Elidor]

68. Gotta second Neil

And Alan White and Bruford are great, too. But I think my favorite drumming is by a drummer who's frankly not all that - Nick Mason of Pink Floyd - his intro to Time has always been my cue to beat the table with my hands. :)

[China_cat]

55. Mickey Hart, Planet Drum

[Joe Power]

59. Levon Helm - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

The drum and vocal tracks were done at the same time on a single take. The first one. It was supposed to be a throw-away track for the other musicians to use, but was perfect. I know most people are going to disagree with this choice, but a careful listen to the song just might change your mind. I remember when I first read about this in Modern Drummer a lot of years ago I said, "No way", so I put on the album and was blown away. Helm deserves much more credit than he gets when "greatest drummers" are discussed.

My second choice would be Bill Bruford's playing on King Crimson's "Neurotica." It completely boggles my mind everytime I hear it.

[Magrittes Pipe]

60. A few that spring to mind immediately:

Jaki Leibezeit, "Vitamin C"
Stephen Perkins, "Ted, Just Admit It"
Ringo Starr (terribly underrated drummer, never flashy but always competent), "Ticket to Ride"
Bim Thomas, "Gonna Write Me a Letter"
Greg Errico, "Underdog"
David Lovering, "Bone Machine"

[solinvictus]

64. "Kashmir" with John Bonham

[timtom]

66. I'm sure to get slammed for this....

Ringo Starr on "A Day in the Life"
(There was a rumor that it wasn't Ringo at all, but later sources reveal it was).

It was just so damn tasteful and interesting.

[regularguy]

69. Funny, I was gonna say the same song!

[Guaranteed]

76. That's cuz it's true.

:P

[Butterflies]

70. "Whole Lotta Love" - Zeppelin

the first one that came into my mind. I haven't heard it in years though.

[Skittles]

71. Michal Shrieve - is that his name?

excellent drummer, loved his Woodstock performance! :D

[eyepaddle]

73. Nobody's gonna mention

Carl Palmer?

I'm not sure I could point to a song (it's been awhile since I've listened to much ELP, but I sat right in front of him about eight rows back once upon a time and I must say, I was VERY impressed.

[jmowreader]

74. You mean, besides Peart on "The Spirit of Radio"?

And Peart on Red Sector A?

I vote for Roger Taylor on Queen's "Under Pressure."