That's a VERY good call. Iconic groove and soooo tasty and appropriate. Totally different music but the same can be said for Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus
One thing about "Low Rider" is you have the drums, but you also have the guy who is playing the cowbell and timbales, so it's two percussionists, but absolutely "Low Rider" belongs way above some of the rather dull grooves in the bottom 10.
Jeff Buckley - Grace Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World Cream - White Room U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday Phil Collins - Take me Home The Doors - Break On Through to the Other Side Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave your Lover
Yeah, that and Fool in the Rain are such iconic grooves. A few of these drummers had similar situations…groundbreaking grooves that imspired others. In some ways, Levee is a precursor to many other grooves…but I wonder how much of that is due to the production decision to include a bit of delay in the drum mix.
I think Neil Peart's signature groove deserves a spot on this list. I'm talking about the one he used in YYZ, La Villa Strangiato and The Spirit of Radio, among others.
@@markpowell7395 Not to dismiss Morello's drumming on this one but Blue Rondo a la Turk is more of a piece in unison rather than the drum groove standing out in my opinion.
I never put it together that that was Phil Collins. But I just listened to it, and it is so clearly and uniquely Phil Collins. Reminds me a lot of his drums in "Why Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore"
@@cpking7 I love The Doors and he's my fave drummer. I spent so many hours playing to their stuff. He's got a style all his own and keeps things tight, simple and interesting.
There are so many Bonzo grooves that could be on this list : Black Dog is such a great groove against the odd melody. For Your Love, The Crunge, The Rover, Sick Again, Kashmir, and on and on and on. Basically every one. All Hail John Bonham.
When I saw this list, first thing that came to mind was “When The Levee Breaks” Seems citing variations of the Purdie Shuffle is overkill and just one of Purdie’s is enough? However the Porcaro and Bonham grooves are undeniable. “Fool In The Rain’s” groove does go beyond the Purdie groove for a moment
Sweetest taboo is the probably the best polyrythmic intro I've ever heard.. and it lasts for like 2 minutes into the verse and hook until it goes into the snare on the back beat for just a bit. That whole cd grooves way more than it deserves to and I love it
I wasn't thinking of Take 5 watching this video but now I'm baffled it's not on the list. A number of John Bonham grooves could be on the list but I guess the unwritten rule is just 1 groove per drummer.
Ginger Baker should have been in there - probably for “White Room” but really for a lot of stuff. Hugely influential as well. Larry Mullen Jnr with “Sunday Bloody Sunday” also. John Densmore had several pretty iconic grooves with the Doors. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” Great to see the Meters feature!!!!
Okay, I won’t deny that take five has an amazing groove, but I honestly say take five has a better drum solo in the groove itself. Because I feel like the groove is more defined by the piano. This is just my thoughts. Feel free to share yours.
We are of similar mind on this. Beelzebub by Bill Bruford is amazing as well as difficult. I think the groove by Mick Fleetwood in the song "Hypnotized" by Fleetwood Mack deserves an honorable mention.
A few that come to mind after seeing your list: 'Behind the Wall of Sleep' - Black Sabbath 'Suck My Kiss' - Red Hot Chilli Peppers 'Wicked Garden' - Stone Temple Pilots This one might not be that special, but I love jamming to it, 'State of Love and Trust' - Pearl Jam 'More Than a Feeling' - Boston Lastly, 'Trampled Under Foot' - Led Zeppelin
Here are some of my faves: "Come Together" - Ringo "Walking On the Moon" - Stewart Copeland "Watching the Detectives" - Pete Thomas "Roundabout" - Bill Bruford Zappa's "Muffin Man" - Terry Bozio "Walk Away" or "Sunday Bloody Sunday" - Larry Mullen Jr. "What Is Hip" - David Garibaldi
The grooves are all good, but Come Together gave me chills down my spine. I think the relative simplicity of it, while being still so recognisable, makes it great. Glory to Ringo.
A lot of great ones here. A few I was hoping to see. Sunday Bloody Sunday - Larry Mullen Jr., Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears, Turn it on again - Phil Collins/Genesis, Tom Sawyer - Neil Peart.
@@woocifer - Finally someone who uses 'base' in the right context! 😀 I so often notice "base guitar" or "base drum" in comments, even on actual bass-related channels! And I agree: Phil Collins had drummed some great stuff, too! 🙂
There is something hypnotizing about the drums in Cream's "White Room." I don't know if it qualifies as a groove, but those drums are just solid throughout. They may be quite simple, but man does it get me every time.
Just wrote that before reading your comment. The Amen Break is a break that spawned the Drum n Bass genre, all rap stuff in the 90’s… I mean forget about it
Yeah…i kept thinking, ok now here comes the Amen Break. That omission was probably the most surprising to me. Not sure how many drummers it inspired, but the sample probably ended up on a million tracks!
@@craigberry4051 I totally agree the Amen should have been here. Even if you arbitrarily leave electronic beat-makers out of the "people that were inspired", any drummer that plays DnB was influenced, like Jojo Mayer, Johnny Rabb, Louis Cole, etc.
"Sunday bloody sunday" (U2 - Larry Mullen) drum groove was very iconic and peculiar too, maybe it could be on the list. Another mention for a personal favourite: "Got to give it up" by Thin Lizzy, drummer is Brian Downey.
Let me add some of my Top Drum Grooves of all time: 1. SING SING SING - Gene Krupa 2. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths 3. Come Together - The Beatles 4. Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers 5. Freak on a leash - Korn 6. Live Forever - Oasis 7. Break on Through - The Doors 8. Around the fur/Passenger - Deftones 9. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 10. Introducing Place Players - Mew 11. Beautiful Disaster - 311 12. Bleed - Meshuggah 13. Are you in? - Incubus 14. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton 15. Epic - Faith No More 16. What would you say - Dave Matthews Band 17. Sympathy for the devil - The Rolling Stones 18. Harold of the Rocks - PRIMUS 19. Supersition - Stivie Wonder 20. Detroit Rock City - KISS
Great choice with Incubus' 'Are You In'! Radios here in NZ usually play a different version with the drums replaced by a drum machine, which to me is sacriligeous! The Beatles' 'Come Together' actually was included also in Rick's list, by the way! 🙂
Solid list - but I'd exclude stuff like Korn and Deftones. Great inclusion of Sunday Bloody Sunday. Incredibly iconic, instantly recognizable and very unique. For DMB, I'd swap out for Ants Marching.
1) Yuval Gabay w/Soul Coughing the song is Idiot Kings from Irresistible Bliss. 2) Omar Hakim, w/Sting, the song is Shadows in the Rain from the Blue Turtles. 3) Bernard Purdie again with Josie. 4) Vinnie C. again w/Sting Don't Know Nothin Bout Me from Ten Summoners Tales. 5) Steve Gadd - 50 ways. Nice clip Rick.
Would love to have seen "Go Your Own Way" with Mick Fleetwood's amazing groove that drives that song. He gets overlooked so much when drummer's come into play. Also, the second to none Ginger Baker on "White Room". LOVE that one! He's always so fierce but in control.
I've never seen any band play that song right. The way Mick's and Lindsey's different grooves mesh together is just WTF, and the mix doesn't exactly help.
@@cletusbeauregard1972 There are many FM cover bands that screw up the rhythm parts. I heard one on Spotify that made me ask my sister "Is Mick drunk AND half asleep?". Nope. A cover.
That story Ringo Starr told about John Lennon playing him a recording of a band and telling him I want you to play the drums like that and Ringo replied but John that’s two drummer and John responded don’t let that stop you.
"Superstition," "When the Levee Breaks," "White Room," Paul Revere and the Raiders' "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone," and gotta have something from Bill Ward. Probably "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep."
Double thumbs up for Mickey Dolenz' Stepping Stone". However, the original track was recorded with studio musicians. At 65 I grew up watching the Monkees and still watch them today.
Interesting that the Superstition groove was played by Jeff Beck at rehearsal. Stevie Wonder told Jeff to keep playing it and he jammed the keyboard riff and created the song on the spot
Another great drum groove I thought about: December, 1963 (Oh What a Night). Especially considering the drummer sings lead vocals on that song, love the groove.
We should acknowledge the In Bloom intro fill/groove is actually written by Nirvana's OG drummer, Chad Channing. Grohl even mentioned this on the band's Hall of Fame induction speech.
I was hoping to see some SG on this list. Cameron was easily the best drummer of the big Seattle bands, and he rarely gets recognized for it. Burden In My Hand has an enormous drum groove
There’s a definite “feel” to that one for sure. I loved the way they could switch the style so cleanly, but always come back to that opening groove and feel. Wish I was planning for tickets to their next tour…😑
...yeah, I think I know why Rick didn't add any Neil groves to the list.. and its fine, I like the list!... but I don't think Rush is known for this... Had Rick being a nerd like some of us, the list would have looked totally different, with many Neil, Bonham, and Moon entries... Neil being the Howard Roark of them all.
Stevie Wonder - Superstition, Led Zeppelin - Good Times, Bad Times (more iconic than Fool in the Rain), ZZ Top - La Grange, all songs that should be on the list. Also "What is Hip" by Tower of Power has one of the most iconic funk grooves ever. "Suck my Kiss" by RHCP is iconic
@@danbromley3663 for sure, no excuses has the slick hihat and the added complexity, I just remember doing the “wait a minute” and it was actually after hearing Don’t Stop Believing after a long break where I was like No Excuses is like this
Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker" and Stevie Wonder's "Superstition". They make such an incredible groovy pulse with such simple textures, it always blows my mind.
His work with Warren Zevon is tight. "NIghttime in the Switching Yard" for a hard-driving drumming. See also from the first Toto Album, "Hold the Line".
He played on an 1988 album by a Scottish band by the name of Love and Money. The album is called ''Strange Kind of Love'' and was produced n USA by Gary Katz who produced Steely Dan. It is a very fine record and they were touted to do great things but it never happened. But the drum sounds and playing on that record are both magnificent. The songs are straighforward and he just keeps it simple (well it sounds simple). Nevertheless, the drums are a real focal point of that album. I must've listened to it 100 times and marvelled at the assured playing before someone told me the original drummer went home and they flew Porcaro in for the whole album. It sounds so fresh and timeless even now. On the subject of groove the title track is worth a 5 mins of anyone's time. Axis of Love is great too.
I recently had to add Phil Gould to join Jeff in that distinction. I started playing in 86. At the time Something About You by Level 42 was on VH1. Just after I started drumming I'll Be Over You by Toto was on VH1. I was essentially raised on Ringo, Jeff and Phil.
You are great, your first 3 grooves, shuffle, are unique and your no 1 of Aja, one of the best album ever, deserved it, "home at last" and no 2 the late Bonham and no 3 the late Jeff Porcaro, always loved this shuffle. So a good choice Rick, Top 20 grooves.
literally multiple genres of electronic music have the Amen break to thank for providing the basic kernel of rhythm to be sampled & manipulated. I love it.
The only thing I can think of is "My Sharona' from The Knack is my number 1. Nothing quite hits like the bass and drums in that song. Not to mention the guitar parts being perfect.
Agreed. It was playing in a deli over the weekend where my family was eating. The entire table of six were involuntarily bobbing their heads to the groove.
@@davidpanzer1166 Yep! Its very iconic for the intro, I just feel like the groove of the whole thing (which to be fair is mainly the same as the intro lol) is very nice.
“Run to the Hills” by Iron Maiden, “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie, “Can’t Stop” by RHCP and “Pride (in the name of love)” by U2 are all grooves that have always stood out to me. Not sure if top 20 is fair but they’re honorable mentions in my book.
They did make a music video for this song. Keith was a mess and did look like the drunk he was at the time. He was in a sad state, but he COULD still be a drumming legend, it just took much greater effort, (and more takes), to get the desired result!
@@karlpenning1302 A 60s R&B thing. Listen to the intro of "Fortunate Son" and you'll hear the snare doing a lot more than keeping beat. Never saw any drummer master or even use the technique.
As a bass player, I love love love Bernie Purdie & Chuck Rainey's groove in "Home at Last". If you do a bass groove video Chuck needs to be on the top.
Early on when I was playing trumpet/percussion in a cover band back in the '70's I was so enamored by the groove in Aretha's Rock Steady I eventfully moved to the drums cause I sucked at the bass!!
@@Guitarista1992 @Graham Downey Jeff beck played the drum groove in a session with Stevie wonder which led to Wonder jamming with a beck and he wrote superstition and gave the the song to Jeff beck as a gift.
I think he was going for parts that other drummers incorporated into new songs. But then again, nobody put Vinnie’s seven days parts into anything new… 🤔
A few that were left off in my mind: In the Fusion world - Billy Cobham, Stratus. In Prog - Bill Bruford, Long Distance Runaround. Neal Peart - Tom Sawyer (or YYZ)
This has to be hardest list you’ve ever had to make in terms of what to leave out. HOWEVER… you really needed to include Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover.
I don't think I've ever heard that before. I'm going to have to check that out. Edit: I just checked it out. Good suggestion. That is definitely an interesting/cool piece of work.
I see a lot of great comments. And the first one that comes to mind is “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins. The other one that just makes me bob my head is “Yes I’m Changing” by Tame Impala. That whole record has fantastic grooves.
One of my favorite "groovers" is the first guy that comes to mind when somebody asks me about underrated drummers: Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy. The whole "Live and Dangerous" album is an entire library of tasteful, classic hard rock grooving.
Clive Bunkers groove in the 1969 Jethro Tull song, "Nothing Is Easy, " is very similar. Mitch Mitchell was a great and influential drummer in his time. He did some great work on the Hendrix tune,"Third Stone From The Sun, which appears on the same album as "Manic Depression."
@@FL8mileshigh1 I maintain that the Experience was the world's first fusion band, as much because of Mitchell as Hendrix -- Up From the Skies, Manic Depressions, Third Stone from the Sun, and If 6 was 9 all have heavy jazz influences.
Some are influential, but some are just awesome - Superstition Fly Like An Eagle Sultans of Swing Your Gold Teeth II (more Porcaro!) Lido Shuffle (more Porcaro doing Purdie!) Peg Funky Drummer God Make Me Funky (no Herbie, no Harvey, but still The Headhunters) Funk #49 and/or Walk Away Two Princes, or almost anything Aaron Comess did with the Spin Doctors La Grange
"Use Me" - James Gadson played the hi-hat with a left-right pendulum/sweeping motion (as opposed to 'tapping') which is what gave it that incredible swing (sorry I don't know the more technical names for what I described)
There are so many. Good Times Bad Times, Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, How Many More Times, Achilles Last Stand just from the top of my head. Edit: Forgot Kashmir.
Honorable mentions Prince 777-9311 Carlton Barret and his ONE DROP style with Bob Marley influenced generations. Cant tell the story of reggae without his sound.. Ton of songs to choose from there.
Off the top of my head, Omar Hakim's uptempo shuffle groove on Sting's 'Shadow's in the Rain' , Terry Bozzio's "Copeland-ish" less-is-more reggae groove on Jeff Beck's 'Behind the Veil', Bill Bruford's stiff, yet flowing 4/4 groove on Genesis' live 'Cinema Show' (Seconds Out) , Will Calhoun's funky groove on Living Colour's "Funny Vibe", and Phil Collins' slick 7/8 groove on 'Firth of Fifth' are but a few of my favs.
Some others I know are already mentioned, 50 ways, Superstition, and Billie Jean. Kudos to your drummer re-creating the sound, the feel, and esp pulling off Eulogy smoothly. That ain’t easy!
Do Top 20 Mistakes Left In The Mix!
That’s a damn good video idea. Hell yeah.
Immediately thought of "Woooman" with lots of reverb (in whole lotta love)
That’s actually a great idea.
Great idea!!!
Oh yeah
When thinking groove, one song comes to mind.
"Superstition"
Stevie Wonder
Becks, boegarts and appice version is way groovier in my opinion!
Read my mind
There you go, Mr. Beato!
Video: Best/grooviest songs of all time!
You said it.
@@brendenheil Definitely cool but Stevie made it immortal.
9:37 I was expecting When The Levee Breaks, it has coolest drum groove of all time
I always considered Mick Fleetwood’s drum groove on Go Your Own Way to be really inventive!
Gypsy is one I love. So precise.
Only one that comes to mind that you “missed” would be When the Levee Breaks. That groove is immense!
That, or Immigrant Song for a faster (arguably?) equally iconic Bonham groove
add Moby Dick, The Ocean, My Time of Dying, etc.........
Yeah I assumed that’d be number one, first thing that came to mind.
Good Time Bad Times also has a killer groove.
I think When the Levee Breaks was in his top intros (and the intro is the same).
I second that emotion!
I’m just stoked to hear that Rick has a dedicated video planned for the legendary SRV.
Amen
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OH MY OH MY OH MYYY... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
But I hope that turns off his chorus pedal when he does….
One of my favorite iconic drum grooves is the drum groove on The Sweetest Taboo by Sade!
Yes! I wouldn’t have thought of Sade but they could have had several songs on here
That's a VERY good call. Iconic groove and soooo tasty and appropriate. Totally different music but the same can be said for Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus
David Bowie’s “Fame” and War’s “Low Rider” are two other infectious grooves that come to mind!
One thing about "Low Rider" is you have the drums, but you also have the guy who is playing the cowbell and timbales, so it's two percussionists, but absolutely "Low Rider" belongs way above some of the rather dull grooves in the bottom 10.
yes yes yes and good fucking call...can i get a "the force " by Michael Jackson too
The Zep groove I was expecting was "When The Levee Breaks".
I love that one too. Recording it in a stairwell was a brilliant idea.
Immigrant Song for me.
It was on top 20 drum intros. And on the first place.
@@Buddythunder1 Heartbreaker has an incredible FUNK groove. So surprised that's not on here.
me too, i thought that was gonna be #1
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Cream - White Room
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Phil Collins - Take me Home
The Doors - Break On Through to the Other Side
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave your Lover
I was definitely expecting to see Sunday Bloody Sunday. But I'm also super biased and expect to see something by U2 in every top 10 list lol
Mick Fleetwood - Go your own way
Everybody Wants - one the best grooves ever that sounds so easy to play but is so hard to get right!
@@ffejneznarf Great tune.
I’m sure I’m late to the party here but “When The Levee Breaks” is the quintessential drum groove in my mind.
That’s the one I was waiting for. That’s got a groove a mile deep.
I was waiting either for that or fool in the rain, I guess one outta two ain’t bad....
Yeah. Big miss IMHO
It is classic. Unique, unforgettable, skull crushingly magnificent! PERFECTION!!!
My #1 pick as well!
Yeah, that and Fool in the Rain are such iconic grooves. A few of these drummers had similar situations…groundbreaking grooves that imspired others. In some ways, Levee is a precursor to many other grooves…but I wonder how much of that is due to the production decision to include a bit of delay in the drum mix.
I think Neil Peart's signature groove deserves a spot on this list. I'm talking about the one he used in YYZ, La Villa Strangiato and The Spirit of Radio, among others.
They are more compound time signatures than grooves
Also, Red Barchetta, in which, towards the end, he uses his same signature groove and so many cool other ones
Neil Peart is not known for his grooves. Peart drumming was technical and soulless. No feel to his playing.
Joe Morello on “take five” may be one of the best of all time and inspired many drummers.
I came here to mention Morello 🙂. Take Five is a classic but I have to show some love for Blue Rondo A La Turk.
@@markpowell7395 Not to dismiss Morello's drumming on this one but Blue Rondo a la Turk is more of a piece in unison rather than the drum groove standing out in my opinion.
@@trustnugget280 Yes, I can appreciate and agree with that. I just thought the 9/8 timing was worth a mention.
That was on my mind. Great stuff!!!!!
And not only that, Raggy Walts, Far More Blue, Bossanova USA, etc etc. one of my favorite drummers.
Phil Collins on drums in Frida’s “Something’s Going On”. The simple drum riff drives the song....Killer.
YES
Just checked it out. Yup 👍🏽
I never put it together that that was Phil Collins. But I just listened to it, and it is so clearly and uniquely Phil Collins. Reminds me a lot of his drums in "Why Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore"
John Densmore’s opening groove on the Door’s “Break on Through”!
Bossa nova brilliance!
I was waiting for that one too😄
Also Peace Frog
I LOVE the drums and guitar on 'Moonlight Drive'.
An amazing band. Aside from the Lizard King, one rock's greatest frontmen, the three musicians; Ray, John and Robbie are/were exceptionally talented.
"Use Me" is one of the best drum grooves of all time. That song really gives off a special vibe and has the perfect mix of genre.
"Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs. Drummer is, who else.. Jeff Porcaro
YES!
Yes. Double hi-hats on that one. One is an overdub.
Hell yeah
I love that song and that Toto drummer.I never knew that.
Nice call
John Densmores bossanova beat on 'Break On Through' is iconic
Agree. This song is a killer
LA Woman (song) has a killing groove too
Especially given how many iconic grooves he created, feels like one should have been on the list, and "Break" would be an excellent choice.
@@cpking7 I love The Doors and he's my fave drummer. I spent so many hours playing to their stuff. He's got a style all his own and keeps things tight, simple and interesting.
I’m so glad you picked “Fool In The Rain”, I think that is my personal favorite Led Zeppelin drum groove.
As a drummer, I agree
There are so many Bonzo grooves that could be on this list : Black Dog is such a great groove against the odd melody. For Your Love, The Crunge, The Rover, Sick Again, Kashmir, and on and on and on. Basically every one. All Hail John Bonham.
Bonzo triplets!!
Four Sticks.
Hammer of the gods!
@@ryanjones4150 Total amateur but finally, after breaking it down note by note and sticking with it for months, got that groove down. Felt amazing.
@@cvn6555
Yeah the ghost notes are a killer to get right.
The samba in the middle is also pretty hard.
When I saw this list, first thing that came to mind was “When The Levee Breaks”
Seems citing variations of the Purdie Shuffle is overkill and just one of Purdie’s is enough? However the Porcaro and Bonham grooves are undeniable. “Fool In The Rain’s” groove does go beyond the Purdie groove for a moment
For distinctive grooves that launch the song, I’d add:
“Take 5”
“Sweetest Taboo”
Sade! Man of culture.
Yes
Sweetest taboo is the probably the best polyrythmic intro I've ever heard.. and it lasts for like 2 minutes into the verse and hook until it goes into the snare on the back beat for just a bit. That whole cd grooves way more than it deserves to and I love it
I wasn't thinking of Take 5 watching this video but now I'm baffled it's not on the list. A number of John Bonham grooves could be on the list but I guess the unwritten rule is just 1 groove per drummer.
Sade has about a half dozen worthy of the list.
I love the drum groove in Paul Simon's "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover".
Ginger Baker should have been in there - probably for “White Room” but really for a lot of stuff. Hugely influential as well.
Larry Mullen Jnr with “Sunday Bloody Sunday” also.
John Densmore had several pretty iconic grooves with the Doors.
Stevie Wonder “Superstition”
Great to see the Meters feature!!!!
I was thinking "Break on Through" would be a good choice.
Ginger came to my mind too. His jazz roots put a unique spin on the blues/psychedelic rock Cream played.
He did emphasize "my PERSONAL top 20 drum grooves" though.
@@gaughin1 ..while suggesting we propose others in the comments 😉👍🏼
Ginger Baker is way too overlooked nowadays sadly. One of the greats.
A few of my favorites are Stevie Wonder's Superstition, Sade's Sweetest Taboo, and Dave Brubek's Take Five.
All fantastic picks. And I’m proud to say (as a prog metal guy) all three are on my iPhone.
I spend a lot of money on CDs.
Tom Sawyer
Okay, I won’t deny that take five has an amazing groove, but I honestly say take five has a better drum solo in the groove itself. Because I feel like the groove is more defined by the piano. This is just my thoughts. Feel free to share yours.
We are of similar mind on this. Beelzebub by Bill Bruford is amazing as well as difficult. I think the groove by Mick Fleetwood in the song "Hypnotized" by Fleetwood Mack deserves an honorable mention.
@@jameshicks7125 Alphonse Mouzon could also deserve an honorable mention. 🥁
The first groove that came to my mind was Ringo Starr's from Ticket To Ride
Cool beat and great sounding kit!
A few that come to mind after seeing your list:
'Behind the Wall of Sleep' - Black Sabbath
'Suck My Kiss' - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
'Wicked Garden' - Stone Temple Pilots
This one might not be that special, but I love jamming to it, 'State of Love and Trust' - Pearl Jam
'More Than a Feeling' - Boston
Lastly, 'Trampled Under Foot' - Led Zeppelin
the lack of Chad Smith in this video is disappointing
I'd also submit that "Soul to Squeeze" has a killer drum groove.
That Wall of Sleep groove blew me away the first time I heard that album. So killer!
Hand of doom too. Bill ward gets overlooked wrongly in my opinion
Most days "Trampled Under Foot" is my fav Zeppelin song.
Here are some of my faves:
"Come Together" - Ringo
"Walking On the Moon" - Stewart Copeland
"Watching the Detectives" - Pete Thomas
"Roundabout" - Bill Bruford
Zappa's "Muffin Man" - Terry Bozio
"Walk Away" or "Sunday Bloody Sunday" - Larry Mullen Jr.
"What Is Hip" - David Garibaldi
The grooves are all good, but Come Together gave me chills down my spine. I think the relative simplicity of it, while being still so recognisable, makes it great. Glory to Ringo.
gotta be played left handed to work proper though.
@@paulunwin4033 oooh...good point
IMO, Come Together is the most recognizable.
A lot of great ones here. A few I was hoping to see. Sunday Bloody Sunday - Larry Mullen Jr., Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears, Turn it on again - Phil Collins/Genesis, Tom Sawyer - Neil Peart.
'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' and also (I think?!) 'Bullet The Blue Sky' were included in the '20 Drum Intros' video, though 🙂
@@woocifer - Finally someone who uses 'base' in the right context! 😀 I so often notice "base guitar" or "base drum" in comments, even on actual bass-related channels! And I agree: Phil Collins had drummed some great stuff, too! 🙂
Where's "When the Levee Breaks"? John Bohnam is like a train pushing this song down the tracks..
You beat me to it.
I'd add: "Take the Money and Run," " She Said, She Said," "Billie Jean," and my number 1, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover." Great list, Rick.
Yes 50 ways!
‘Billie Jean’ came to kind too but maybe wrong genre. Don’t think I’ve heard him ever mention an MJ track.
I’ve always loved the drums on “Good Times, Bad Times”
those bass drum triplets from 1 pedal!
Epic!
Paul simon's songs are killer, Steve gadd's groove on Fifty ways to leave your lover is also pretty great
I honestly thought this one would be number 1.
Yeah, I was surprised not to see that one.
That groove is legendary and so much better than the one from "Late in the Evening"!
Was going to add 50 Ways, but you beat me to it. Great groove!
What about 'Radar Love' by Golden Earring?
I'd say that's a pretty iconic groove.
There is something hypnotizing about the drums in Cream's "White Room." I don't know if it qualifies as a groove, but those drums are just solid throughout. They may be quite simple, but man does it get me every time.
Ginger Baker got snubbed HARD, dude was so influential. RIP.
Yeah Ginger Baker for sure.
great, Purdie´s shuffle is the best! Love what Boham and Porcaro did too.
I was hoping to hear When the Levee Breaks or Tomorrow Never Knows
When the Levee Breaks is probably the most sampled drum recording of all time. Definitely deserved a top 5 spot.
You read my mind
@@ZiPolishHammer i was expecting it at 1
Tomorrow never knows is a great one
Definitely those.
Great list, but where's the *"Amen Break"* by drummer Gregory Coleman? This groove is so iconic that it actually spawned an entire genre of music!
I was thinking the same thing!!! I love listening to songs and trying to find that beat!!!
Just wrote that before reading your comment. The Amen Break is a break that spawned the Drum n Bass genre, all rap stuff in the 90’s… I mean forget about it
Yeah…i kept thinking, ok now here comes the Amen Break. That omission was probably the most surprising to me. Not sure how many drummers it inspired, but the sample probably ended up on a million tracks!
@@craigberry4051 I totally agree the Amen should have been here. Even if you arbitrarily leave electronic beat-makers out of the "people that were inspired", any drummer that plays DnB was influenced, like Jojo Mayer, Johnny Rabb, Louis Cole, etc.
Well that isn’t a beat that’s used for the whole song though. I’m not sure if it could technically be considered a drum groove by Beato’s standards
“Take Five” is definitely on my list!
Anything by Joe Morello deserves to be in this list!
So I'm not the only one that has posted about the lack of the Take 5.
I always thought that was a cute title and a cool song.
I vote for "Take 5"
There was only one song in 5/4 on this list and as Rick said, it was the only "odd-time" groove on the list.
Certainly a worthy contender.
"Sunday bloody sunday" (U2 - Larry Mullen) drum groove was very iconic and peculiar too, maybe it could be on the list.
Another mention for a personal favourite: "Got to give it up" by Thin Lizzy, drummer is Brian Downey.
"I don't care anymore" by Phil Collins. Great groove. Also "Mama" or "I know what I like" from Genesis.
The “Neil Peart” groove, like in Spirit of Radio and other Rush songs. Also Jesus Christ Pose from Sound Garden. Sick.
I totally agree! YYZ, La Villa so on
Available Light!
The Spirit of Radio/YYZ/Subdivisions groove. Absolutely.
You won't find an awful lot of Neil in Rick's videos. Some.....but not a lot.
The Spirit of Radio groove DRIVES that song so much, expected it to be on here. Cool list though love the genre variety.
I do not know how one could do this list without including "Sing, sing, sing" With Gene Krupa on Drums. :)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart. I just love the simple, but effective syncopation of the snare on the 8th and 16th bars.
Let me add some of my Top Drum Grooves of all time:
1. SING SING SING - Gene Krupa
2. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
3. Come Together - The Beatles
4. Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Freak on a leash - Korn
6. Live Forever - Oasis
7. Break on Through - The Doors
8. Around the fur/Passenger - Deftones
9. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
10. Introducing Place Players - Mew
11. Beautiful Disaster - 311
12. Bleed - Meshuggah
13. Are you in? - Incubus
14. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
15. Epic - Faith No More
16. What would you say - Dave Matthews Band
17. Sympathy for the devil - The Rolling Stones
18. Harold of the Rocks - PRIMUS
19. Supersition - Stivie Wonder
20. Detroit Rock City - KISS
Solid list!
Sing Sing Sing is a great call. Benny Goodman version for me but top choice!
I'd drop Korn for limp bizkit my generation
Great choice with Incubus' 'Are You In'! Radios here in NZ usually play a different version with the drums replaced by a drum machine, which to me is sacriligeous! The Beatles' 'Come Together' actually was included also in Rick's list, by the way! 🙂
Solid list - but I'd exclude stuff like Korn and Deftones. Great inclusion of Sunday Bloody Sunday. Incredibly iconic, instantly recognizable and very unique. For DMB, I'd swap out for Ants Marching.
For me, "funky drummer" it's more iconic than cold sweat. And should be on top 3
Anyhow really nice list!
I came to the comments to say this. Most iconic drum beat in all modern music.
I mentioned it before I saw your comment
Message In A Bottle groove is KILLER. Also love what Alan White did on John Lennon's Instant Karma.
Alan White is killer on the Big Generator album (as on most of the other stuff he did).
@@ArbeiterInnenliederhis groove on changes should be on the list
1) Yuval Gabay w/Soul Coughing the song is Idiot Kings from Irresistible Bliss. 2) Omar Hakim, w/Sting, the song is Shadows in the Rain from the Blue Turtles. 3) Bernard Purdie again with Josie. 4) Vinnie C. again w/Sting Don't Know Nothin Bout Me from Ten Summoners Tales. 5) Steve Gadd - 50 ways. Nice clip Rick.
Virtually any Yuval groove; he’s a master. Seeing him live with Soul Coughing at Wetlands in 1994 was a seminal experience.
The groove in Stevie Wonder’s Superstition is iconic.
@Jeff Schell Agreed, I came here to say exactly this!
PLayed by stevie ...
That drum groove is the song!
I was sure it would be in there!
Should be on the list. Stevie is an amazing drummer.
Would love to have seen "Go Your Own Way" with Mick Fleetwood's amazing groove that drives that song. He gets overlooked so much when drummer's come into play. Also, the second to none Ginger Baker on "White Room". LOVE that one! He's always so fierce but in control.
I've never seen any band play that song right. The way Mick's and Lindsey's different grooves mesh together is just WTF, and the mix doesn't exactly help.
@@cletusbeauregard1972 There are many FM cover bands that screw up the rhythm parts. I heard one on Spotify that made me ask my sister "Is Mick drunk AND half asleep?". Nope. A cover.
For iconic Fleetwood, check out "Hypnotized"...it's almost, uh, hypnotic! Also, Ginger Baker has a positively musical groove on "We're Going Wrong".
@@blucy10 Gotta say, your question did pose a realistic scenario, tho.
didnt think of that (FMac), Tusk was very groovy! gotta be some more Mick Fleetwood drum grooves!
Rick Marotta’s groove on Steely Dan’s Peg has been in my bones since I was a kid.
Alas, I watched the whole thing thinking, “it’s gotta be next!” Lol
“Waiting on the world to change” has a drum groove that is definitely over looked and it’s insanely groovy. Steve Jordan Is wild
That story Ringo Starr told about John Lennon playing him a recording of a band and telling him I want you to play the drums like that and Ringo replied but John that’s two drummer and John responded don’t let that stop you.
What song was it?
@@davidpanzer1166 don’t know.
@@alexbowman7582 would be interesting 😀
"Superstition," "When the Levee Breaks," "White Room," Paul Revere and the Raiders' "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone," and gotta have something from Bill Ward. Probably "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep."
White Room! yep
Double thumbs up for Mickey Dolenz' Stepping Stone". However, the original track was recorded with studio musicians. At 65 I grew up watching the Monkees and still watch them today.
Superstition, yes! Shouldn't have been, but I was surprised when I first read SW played drums on that track.
"Superstition" and "When the Levee Breaks are intros. "White Room" is definetly a great groove.
Interesting that the Superstition groove was played by Jeff Beck at rehearsal. Stevie Wonder told Jeff to keep playing it and he jammed the keyboard riff and created the song on the spot
Chester Thompson's amazing groove on Phil Collins' Take me Home should be included here.
Mitch Mitchell's loose jazzy feel is just what that group needed.
“Walking on the moon” guitar tone was perfect!
Another great drum groove I thought about: December, 1963 (Oh What a Night). Especially considering the drummer sings lead vocals on that song, love the groove.
I cannot listen to that song without my foot opening an imaginary hi-hat. It's physically impossible.
We should acknowledge the In Bloom intro fill/groove is actually written by Nirvana's OG drummer, Chad Channing. Grohl even mentioned this on the band's Hall of Fame induction speech.
And Grohl tells Pharrell he ripped his flam fills from funk: gap band, cameo
@@julesbeckman all our favorite musicians ripped off their ideas from somewhere, it's nothing new.
Matt Cameron “spoonman” the breakdown groove is sooo good!
I was hoping to see some SG on this list. Cameron was easily the best drummer of the big Seattle bands, and he rarely gets recognized for it. Burden In My Hand has an enormous drum groove
One of my favorite drummers! Definitely a big influence on my playing.
I was thinking Jesus Christ Pose could fit this list too.
Slow and powerful, one of a kind: Rush: Tom Sawyer
There’s a definite “feel” to that one for sure. I loved the way they could switch the style so cleanly, but always come back to that opening groove and feel. Wish I was planning for tickets to their next tour…😑
Yeah. Big Miss Rick
My first thought❗️
...yeah, I think I know why Rick didn't add any Neil groves to the list.. and its fine, I like the list!... but I don't think Rush is known for this... Had Rick being a nerd like some of us, the list would have looked totally different, with many Neil, Bonham, and Moon entries... Neil being the Howard Roark of them all.
@@brendonelton can't believe I'm even responding to you as this post wasn't even worth reading let alone responding to....
Steely Dan - Peg, Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks, Paul Simon - Fifty Ways
Hard agree on all three of those.
Rock n Roll by Led Zep is pretty iconic too
Great list bro!
And the Elton John Band- Nigel Olsson
@@ollcanoe The intro is just the Chuck Berry lick
Stevie Wonder - Superstition, Led Zeppelin - Good Times, Bad Times (more iconic than Fool in the Rain), ZZ Top - La Grange, all songs that should be on the list. Also "What is Hip" by Tower of Power has one of the most iconic funk grooves ever. "Suck my Kiss" by RHCP is iconic
Sean Kinneys drumming from Alice in Chains’ “No Excuses” is a fantastic grove.
I love Sean’s drumming, but I always thought No Excuses sounded pretty close to Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing. Check it out, you’ll see what I mean.
The hi-hat work in this song is great, nice melodic fills as well
I would toss Would? in there or What the Hell Have I
@@greythoundsounds9445 hey I see what you mean. Never noticed that before. I prefer the complexity of “no excuses” though. 👍🏼
@@danbromley3663 for sure, no excuses has the slick hihat and the added complexity, I just remember doing the “wait a minute” and it was actually after hearing Don’t Stop Believing after a long break where I was like No Excuses is like this
Love the list. I would add: When the Levee Breaks; Tom Sawyer; Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, and I’m sure a slew of others!
Yes to 50 ways. Massively improves the song.
When the Levee Breaks was the first song that came to mind when I saw the title of the list.
Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker" and Stevie Wonder's "Superstition". They make such an incredible groovy pulse with such simple textures, it always blows my mind.
You read my mind.
Jeff Porcaro was the epitome of 'Groove'...21 years of a session career solidifies Jeff as my #1 all time for groove.
His work with Warren Zevon is tight.
"NIghttime in the Switching Yard" for a hard-driving drumming. See also from the first Toto Album, "Hold the Line".
@@bruceinoz8002 ALSO, 'Calling Elvis' (Dire Straits). 'I DON'T Hear You' (Boz) contains a wicked fill!!!
He played on an 1988 album by a Scottish band by the name of Love and Money. The album is called ''Strange Kind of Love'' and was produced n USA by Gary Katz who produced Steely Dan. It is a very fine record and they were touted to do great things but it never happened. But the drum sounds and playing on that record are both magnificent. The songs are straighforward and he just keeps it simple (well it sounds simple). Nevertheless, the drums are a real focal point of that album. I must've listened to it 100 times and marvelled at the assured playing before someone told me the original drummer went home and they flew Porcaro in for the whole album. It sounds so fresh and timeless even now. On the subject of groove the title track is worth a 5 mins of anyone's time. Axis of Love is great too.
I recently had to add Phil Gould to join Jeff in that distinction.
I started playing in 86. At the time Something About You by Level 42 was on VH1. Just after I started drumming I'll Be Over You by Toto was on VH1.
I was essentially raised on Ringo, Jeff and Phil.
Would have had to include “Bullet The Blue Sky” by U2
I remember that song being included in other video ("drum intros" maybe)
I was thinking Sunday, Bloody Sunday would be on the list, but Bullet would've been a great choice too
He talked very highly about the drums in I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For as well during what makes this song great
@@mikeboldt1146 Sunday I would call a better intro, but I think “Bullet” has a better “groove”. At least how I would define a groove
The drum groove on “up on cripple creek” is great!
YES! Such a fun song.
Oh yeah!
I love The Band!
I second that thought, undeniably a great groove
Levon!
Already predicting it: Fool in the Rain will be in the list. Maybe.
If it's not this video is wrong. Same with Rosanna.
Rosanna was my next prediction. So I was right with both lol
@@pedrochevez2090 yeah, and the Purdy shuffle is what they're based on so I knew that would be in it.
yup thought it was going to be number 1
Nailed it
You are great, your first 3 grooves, shuffle, are unique and your no 1 of Aja, one of the best album ever, deserved it, "home at last" and no 2 the late Bonham and no 3 the late Jeff Porcaro, always loved this shuffle. So a good choice Rick, Top 20 grooves.
Only groove I can think of that may have been “missed” would be the Amen Break. Solid list, though!
Amen.
literally multiple genres of electronic music have the Amen break to thank for providing the basic kernel of rhythm to be sampled & manipulated. I love it.
Yeah I was surprised to not see Amen on the list. Great list tho Rick!
The only thing I can think of is "My Sharona' from The Knack is my number 1. Nothing quite hits like the bass and drums in that song. Not to mention the guitar parts being perfect.
Hate that song but love that beat.
Agreed. It was playing in a deli over the weekend where my family was eating. The entire table of six were involuntarily bobbing their heads to the groove.
It’s on Rick’s top drum intros
@@davidpanzer1166 Yep! Its very iconic for the intro, I just feel like the groove of the whole thing (which to be fair is mainly the same as the intro lol) is very nice.
“Run to the Hills” by Iron Maiden, “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie, “Can’t Stop” by RHCP and “Pride (in the name of love)” by U2 are all grooves that have always stood out to me. Not sure if top 20 is fair but they’re honorable mentions in my book.
I actually really like Bullet the Blue Sky or Sunday Bloody Sunday more as far as U2 grooves go........Plus the intro to SBS is SICK!
Bill Withers, Use Me Up had my head moving. What a grove!!
“Who are you” by the who with Keith moon, that’s gotta be on a drumming video
Lll
They did make a music video for this song. Keith was a mess and did look like the drunk he was at the time. He was in a sad state, but he COULD still be a drumming legend, it just took much greater effort, (and more takes), to get the desired result!
@@karlpenning1302 A 60s R&B thing. Listen to the intro of "Fortunate Son" and you'll hear the snare doing a lot more than keeping beat. Never saw any drummer master or even use the technique.
So glad you had Mitch Mitchell’s in your list. Such an amazing drummer.
"little miss lover" has such an iconic drum groove. I would rank this #1 of all Mitchell grooves
Spot on. As I was watching I thought to myself "manic depression", maybe?
Stoked to see it included.
So true
As a bass player, I love love love Bernie Purdie & Chuck Rainey's groove in "Home at Last". If you do a bass groove video Chuck needs to be on the top.
Early on when I was playing trumpet/percussion in a cover band back in the '70's I was so enamored by the groove in Aretha's Rock Steady I eventfully moved to the drums cause I sucked at the bass!!
Without a doubt.
Awesome top 20! I've always loved the groove in The Screaming Trees 'Nearly Lost You'.
I was so sure Superstition was going to be on here.😂
Same. And credit would've had to go to Jeff Beck.
That slushy hi hat!
@@guitarforudude actually, it was played by Wonder
@@guitarforudude It was played by Stevie Wonder!
@@Guitarista1992 @Graham Downey Jeff beck played the drum groove in a session with Stevie wonder which led to Wonder jamming with a beck and he wrote superstition and gave the the song to Jeff beck as a gift.
Lots of cool stuff here. Shocked there wasn’t Neil peart, particularly Tom sawyer
I think he was going for parts that other drummers incorporated into new songs. But then again, nobody put Vinnie’s seven days parts into anything new… 🤔
Animate, Far cry, The spirit of radio, and many more to choose from.
well, tom sawyer changes the groove in every bar, so I think it not suits in this list
Rick’s drummer just didn’t want to haul his xylophone and tubular bells into the studio 🙂
Probably because Peart's style is more centered around complex fills rather than consistent but distinctive grooves
A few that were left off in my mind: In the Fusion world - Billy Cobham, Stratus. In Prog - Bill Bruford, Long Distance Runaround. Neal Peart - Tom Sawyer (or YYZ)
Stratus was included on the best drum fills video but I agree, that groove is killer... Cobham and co give us all a lesson on that record.
What about vital transformation
Glad you mentioned Cold Shot. Double Trouble was such a good band, and Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, and Reese Wynans deserve a lot of credit
I've always loved Ringo's groove on 'Strawberry Fields Forever,' particularly the 2:32 mark 'til the end.
This has to be hardest list you’ve ever had to make in terms of what to leave out. HOWEVER… you really needed to include Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover.
Another great Steve Gadd track!
I don't think I've ever heard that before. I'm going to have to check that out.
Edit: I just checked it out. Good suggestion. That is definitely an interesting/cool piece of work.
Steve Gadd is awesome
@@aking8477 there's nothing like it
I see a lot of great comments. And the first one that comes to mind is “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins. The other one that just makes me bob my head is “Yes I’m Changing” by Tame Impala. That whole record has fantastic grooves.
One of my favorite "groovers" is the first guy that comes to mind when somebody asks me about underrated drummers: Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy. The whole "Live and Dangerous" album is an entire library of tasteful, classic hard rock grooving.
His drum fills in Bad Reputation, nothing but stupendous!!!!
"Jphnny The Fox" has a massive groove. Actually Brian Downey had a million of 'em
Someone appreciates Manic Depression as much as I do! That beat is so unique for a verse.
I love that is it is in a waltz time signature
Clive Bunkers groove in the 1969 Jethro Tull song, "Nothing Is Easy, " is very similar. Mitch Mitchell was a great and influential drummer in his time. He did some great work on the Hendrix tune,"Third Stone From The Sun, which appears on the same album as "Manic Depression."
@@FL8mileshigh1 I maintain that the Experience was the world's first fusion band, as much because of Mitchell as Hendrix -- Up From the Skies, Manic Depressions, Third Stone from the Sun, and If 6 was 9 all have heavy jazz influences.
Some are influential, but some are just awesome -
Superstition
Fly Like An Eagle
Sultans of Swing
Your Gold Teeth II (more Porcaro!)
Lido Shuffle (more Porcaro doing Purdie!)
Peg
Funky Drummer
God Make Me Funky (no Herbie, no Harvey, but still The Headhunters)
Funk #49 and/or Walk Away
Two Princes, or almost anything Aaron Comess did with the Spin Doctors
La Grange
Love them all
Jesus Christ Pose anyone ??? That Matt Cameron groove is straight Fire.
Matt Cameron has so many great grooves, such a creative and solid drummer.
Absolutely!
@@movimentodoscacos My Matt pick would be No Attention. When he cuts the tempo in half...fuck!!!!! 😲
I always enjoy Rick's brilliant and illuminating presentations! Think Keith Moon deserved an entry in this list though!
"Use Me" - James Gadson played the hi-hat with a left-right pendulum/sweeping motion (as opposed to 'tapping') which is what gave it that incredible swing (sorry I don't know the more technical names for what I described)
This was the first song that came to mind when I saw this video title.
that what ringo does
When it comes to Led Zeppelin, I think the groove in "The Ocean" is beyond iconic.
There are so many. Good Times Bad Times, Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, How Many More Times, Achilles Last Stand just from the top of my head.
Edit: Forgot Kashmir.
Definitely!
When I read "Top 20 Drum Grooves", a half-dozen Led Zeppelin grooves went through my head at once.
+1 on The Ocean
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Honorable mentions
Prince 777-9311
Carlton Barret and his ONE DROP style with Bob Marley influenced generations. Cant tell the story of reggae without his sound.. Ton of songs to choose from there.
Was gonna say this💯💯
Off the top of my head, Omar Hakim's uptempo shuffle groove on Sting's 'Shadow's in the Rain' , Terry Bozzio's "Copeland-ish" less-is-more reggae groove on Jeff Beck's 'Behind the Veil', Bill Bruford's stiff, yet flowing 4/4 groove on Genesis' live 'Cinema Show' (Seconds Out) , Will Calhoun's funky groove on Living Colour's "Funny Vibe", and Phil Collins' slick 7/8 groove on 'Firth of Fifth' are but a few of my favs.
“Fire” by Hendrix has a GREAT groove
When he said Mitch Mitchell, I was sure it was going to be Fire, although Manic Depression is a bop too
Almost anything from Gavin Harrison could be in here. "Bonnie the cat" and "Sound of Muzak" from porcupine tree are the first that comes to mind.
Even though it's not "groovy", I really open Rick has seen Gavin's live performance of Anaesthetize
Definitely Sound of Muzak
Came here in support of Gavin.
Sound of Muzak belongs for sure.
Sound of Muzak.
Late In the Evening has an incredible groove, and is a great song overall.
Some others I know are already mentioned, 50 ways, Superstition, and Billie Jean.
Kudos to your drummer re-creating the sound, the feel, and esp pulling off Eulogy smoothly. That ain’t easy!
Here's one that inspired me to take drum lessons: "Beg To Differ" by Prong. Also, surprised Peart's groove on "Tom Sawyer" didn't make the list.
Ted Parsons is incredible. His playing on Prong’s “Prove You Wrong” is brutal.