Most Intense Song to Drum

aleceiffel · Unread post by **aleceiffel** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:06 pm

now, i don't play the drums, but i play the air drums a lot. good exercise and a -great- stress reliever. and i have a rule that if i can't even air drum a song, with no drumsticks in my hands, then damn but that's some crazy drumming.

despite playing the guitar, i've always felt that the drums really drive a band, and i really hate boring drummers. i mean, just think of what the dave matthews band would be without carter. or imagine what pink floyd could have been if they had had a really good drummer!

so anyways, what's your take on the most intense, most unrelenting song to try to drum? excluding songs with drum solos, cause that's too obvious an answer. just songs where the drums really truly lead the music and make the song X times better in the process.

for my pick, i'm going with Jethro Tull - Cold Wind to Valhalla. you drumming guys should really check this one out and try to learn it. and if you can, then seriously, instead of posting on here, you should be earning hundreds of dollars a day doing studio work with famous musicians.

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:09 pm

Never heard that song before Im trying to download it

Songs for me, coming as a drummer, that are centered by the drums are:

Save Me - Tea Party (Guitar is played with a violin bow, but the drums underlying the song is innovative complex and just plain fierce)

Drive In, Drive Out - Carter wails, what can I say

Rosanna - Toto (the most "complex simple beat" in my words, great beat backing up the song)

Tom Sawyer - Rush (probably one of my favorite drum songs, great to play, amazing driving fills)

Sunday Morning - No Doubt (Adrian Young is a very underrated drummer, some great simple ideas that lift this song up IMO)

First To Giveth - Queens of the Stone Age (Dave Grohl lays out a fantastic beat during the chorus using the toms with both hands while keeping the crash on 1/4 notes)

Jeery Was a Racecar Driver - Primus (double kicks really pound this song, great other beats, not too complex though)

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon (Steve Gadd creates a soft but great beat for the song)

Story of 100 aisles - Our Lady Peace (Jeremy Taggert was on my favorite drummers back in OLP's prime, pounds them in this tune, with great accents during the quieter verses)

Stalemate - Limp Bizkit (great intro then beat layed by John Otto, does it for me in this song, another underrated drummer who knows his shit)

Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies (actually the bongos that I love in this tune)

Police (Stewart Copeland), Blink-182 (Travis Barker), Alien Ant Farm (Mike Cosgrove), and early Limp Bizkit have some consistantly great drumming which makes some of the songs what they are IMO

Sorry I went off on this post....great thread

aleceiffel · Unread post by **aleceiffel** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:52 pm

carter29 wrote:Never heard that song before Im trying to download it

Songs for me, coming as a drummer, that are centered by the drums are:

Save Me - Tea Party (Guitar is played with a violin bow, but the drums underlying the song is innovative complex and just plain fierce)

Drive In, Drive Out - Carter wails, what can I say

Rosanna - Toto (the most "complex simple beat" in my words, great beat backing up the song)

Tom Sawyer - Rush (probably one of my favorite drum songs, great to play, amazing driving fills)

Sunday Morning - No Doubt (Adrian Young is a very underrated drummer, some great simple ideas that lift this song up IMO)

First To Giveth - Queens of the Stone Age (Dave Grohl lays out a fantastic beat during the chorus using the toms with both hands while keeping the crash on 1/4 notes)

Jeery Was a Racecar Driver - Primus (double kicks really pound this song, great other beats, not too complex though)

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon (Steve Gadd creates a soft but great beat for the song)

Story of 100 aisles - Our Lady Peace (Jeremy Taggert was on my favorite drummers back in OLP's prime, pounds them in this tune, with great accents during the quieter verses)

Stalemate - Limp Bizkit (great intro then beat layed by John Otto, does it for me in this song, another underrated drummer who knows his shit)

Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies (actually the bongos that I love in this tune)

Police (Stewart Copeland), Blink-182 (Travis Barker), Alien Ant Farm (Mike Cosgrove), and early Limp Bizkit have some consistantly great drumming which makes some of the songs what they are IMO

Sorry I went off on this post....great thread

sweet... someone else who knows of the tea party. yeah, save me's a great tune, in fact that entire album is great, and is a big inspiring factor to my guitar playing - especially my diversions into alternate tunings. have you heard their song Mantra? it's off of the interzone mantras, and has similar drumming.

drive in, drive out... but of course

i love rush and that's one of my favourites as well, i still need to learn that one... especially the keyboard part that's in 7. i've always liked Peart's solo, it's much more... musical than most.

dave grohl's drumming on that QOTSA album really impressed me because i'm so NOT a fan of his drumming in nirvana. i mean, seriously, there is a huge difference between PLAYING the drums and HITTING the drums. i'm only really familiar with their radio songs off that album - great drumming in no one knows as well.

primus was great when herb was in the band, and kind of went downhill after he left, in my opinion. frizzle fry was always one of my favourite primus drum tunes. that, and is it luck?

i really dug our lady peace's first two albums, not so much their later work. taggart seemed to mellow out a bit too much after that. story of 100 aisles is also one of my favourites, wicked guitar riff too.

haven't heard those other songs, i'll look in to them.

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:25 pm

aleceiffel wrote: sweet... someone else who knows of the tea party. yeah, save me's a great tune, in fact that entire album is great, and is a big inspiring factor to my guitar playing - especially my diversions into alternate tunings. have you heard their song Mantra? it's off of the interzone mantras, and has similar drumming.

drive in, drive out... but of course

i love rush and that's one of my favourites as well, i still need to learn that one... especially the keyboard part that's in 7. i've always liked Peart's solo, it's much more... musical than most.

dave grohl's drumming on that QOTSA album really impressed me because i'm so NOT a fan of his drumming in nirvana. i mean, seriously, there is a huge difference between PLAYING the drums and HITTING the drums. i'm only really familiar with their radio songs off that album - great drumming in no one knows as well.

primus was great when herb was in the band, and kind of went downhill after he left, in my opinion. frizzle fry was always one of my favourite primus drum tunes. that, and is it luck?

i really dug our lady peace's first two albums, not so much their later work. taggart seemed to mellow out a bit too much after that. story of 100 aisles is also one of my favourites, wicked guitar riff too.

haven't heard those other songs, i'll look in to them.

Totally agree with these points.

Yeah, I find the best drum songs arent always right in fromnt of you, you have to look deep because they typically aren't radio songs.

Everlong (Foo Fighters) as well as lots of Taylor Hawkins drumming is solid rock drumming with great energy.

Mudvayne and Slipknot's drummers have crazy skill too. I am not a huge fan of the death metal but listen closely to hear some great licks and timing.

Are you planning on starting to play the drums?

i like food · Unread post by **i like food** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:56 pm

DANNNEYYYYYYY CAREY BABYYY...theres a kid i play with in my church who plays just like him

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:51 am

i like food wrote:DANNNEYYYYYYY CAREY BABYYY...theres a kid i play with in my church who plays just like him

I forgot about him, good call. This kid must be amazing if he can play like danny carey :shock:

John Blackwell can show some great intensity also.

i like food · Unread post by **i like food** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:35 pm

if you want to hear him his bands website is rootsofrebellion.com...just if you want

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:25 pm

i like food wrote:if you want to hear him his bands website is rootsofrebellion.com...just if you want

checkin er out

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:31 pm

carter29 wrote:
i like food wrote:if you want to hear him his bands website is rootsofrebellion.com...just if you want
checkin er out

haha Wasn't quite expecting that type of music for some reason because the fact that you play with him in church stuck in my head lol
Lots of tool influence i would say

aleceiffel · Unread post by **aleceiffel** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:15 pm

carter29 wrote: Totally agree with these points.

Yeah, I find the best drum songs arent always right in fromnt of you, you have to look deep because they typically aren't radio songs.

Everlong (Foo Fighters) as well as lots of Taylor Hawkins drumming is solid rock drumming with great energy.

Mudvayne and Slipknot's drummers have crazy skill too. I am not a huge fan of the death metal but listen closely to hear some great licks and timing.

Are you planning on starting to play the drums?

don't know about slipknot (call me superficial... but i saw a picture of them once) but yeah mudvayne is the perfect example of a band where i can really dig the rhythm section, but the singer and lead guitarist just piss me off.

i'm not really planning on starting the drums, i've played them before since my brother drums and whenever i get the urge (not really that often) i can do so. i'm pretty content with my set of airdrums. they're ludwigs!

and of course, danny carey is teh r0x0r

pearl jam's second drummer too. why did stone ever fire him? idioth... check out W.M.A. off of VS. now there is some serious endurance drumming.

i like food · Unread post by **i like food** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:30 pm

NEIL PEART - ONE LITTLE VICTORY is the fo shizzle

i played that with the church band too

neil is freakin amazing

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:14 pm

I was watching a few clips of Halloween today and the jam outro has awesome drums beats

bassman462 · Unread post by **bassman462** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:17 pm

carter29 wrote: Sunday Morning - No Doubt (Adrian Young is a very underrated drummer, some great simple ideas that lift this song up IMO)

also a great bass song i like that intro

Beauford33 · Unread post by **Beauford33** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:35 am

Anything Art Blakey. That guy is fucking amazing. Im really goping back thourhm my albums of his and he just makes everyone else just go to waste. Him and Tony Williams. But when I play these tunes...I got to go all out. If you've ever heard these guys, they just rip through. Art just beats the crap out of his set. I have to work harder when I play these tunes then for any tune named. These two guys are just amazing. IMO, better then any of the drummer previously mentioned. Just amazing.

ryanjasonake · Unread post by **ryanjasonake** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 7:44 pm

Any RUSH song (neil peart) He Freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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