Funny I kept waiting for a Bill Bruford lick only to be disappointed but looked at the remarks and it's filled with Bruford requests. Heart of the Sunrise does it for me and his dance with Chris Squire in that song can bring tears to my eyes.
Stewart Copeland has probably the most recognizable snare sound ("Spirits in the Material World") as well as the most recognizable hi-hat sound (on Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain.") in the business.
"Don't You Forget About Me" from Simple Minds. In the pocket, simple , but powerful fills, and a HUGE drum sound. My favorite drum fill of all time is the last one before the ending chorus (la la la la's) The sound is timeless, not dated!
I agree, though DYFAM is definitive because of it's lightness. It is huge, but it is light and doesn't come down on you hard. Now "Alive and Kicking", that shows some Mel Gaynor goodness. Deep kick, bright fills, just well crafted work. And just like Brad said below, he knows how to tune his drums.
Sparks was great too. Moon the loone was all over his kit. Well like Kieth Moon on a JD bottle.:) who are you and getting in tune were two of my favorites.
My favourite drum sound is on the Made in Japan album from Deep Purple. Ian Paice used big shells and tuned them up. It sounds increadibly warm, but at the same time very powerful.
I do think Neil Peart had some great sounding drum sounds. Some muted snares can be solid, like Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. Thought it would be on this list. One of my personal favorites: Steven Morris from Joy Division and Martin Hannett just wreaking havoc with the production and sound.
Gavin Harrison could use a little love. clean sound, snappy snare and perfectly placed ghost notes. Anesthetize or Bonny the Cat would be the songs i would pick.
mlk mac there were so many its hard to choose, but this may be the most criminal omission. manic depression was gorilla warfare on the drums....he brought everything he could bring to that song....one more hit would have been too much....and so fitting to the "manic" title....a masterpiece!
I am listening to Quadrophenia right now. You have to do a episode on Keith Moon. I never saw him live. I wish I had. I saw John Bonham live... Moon was AWESOME...I still re-visit his incredible work...They are my 2 favorite drummers in my lifetime !!
Keith Moon famously played on Premier drums - which at the time had 3 ply shells with birch re inforcement rings At the time, it was the trend to play them with resonant head and hoop removed - so it was a single head drum. Most of the British rock drummers from this era wanted American made Ludwigs and after the Beetles appeared on Ed Sulivan , Ludwig sales tripled . So the quality control of Premiers was actually better than Ludwigs . .
Two Princess from Spin Doctors, one of my favorite drum tracks. The moment the intro started, you know the drummer lands it on the money. Amazing drum sounds you should give him some love. Cheers
That has to be the epic comments of all commentary. Made my face crack, I was laughing out loud. "D minor, which is the saddest of all keys...". Amplified to 11, "Lick My Lovepump" was.
There has got be something worth mentioning performed by Neil Peart, Terry John Bozzio, and Alex Van Halen. Thank you for doing the various editions of your "Top 20" series.
Digital Bath is exactly what I had in my head the entire time. Bass and drums from that song are stuck in my brain in a way that I can not put into words. The Deftones are great but they're really specific to me. I didn't use to consider drum sounds very much at all until just now but that and the horrible snare on St. Anger instantly jumped into my mind.
Deftones has the perfect drum sound. The snare is crisp and the bass drums sound authentic. You don't find many modern metal bands with a great sounding set like Abe Cunningham's
Agreed. Any rock drum SOUNDS list that doesn't include Deftones' Abe Cunningham just ain't right. That snare drum sound on My Own Summer alone has sent hundreds of drummers on a quest for that sound.
As someone from the US, we DEF got into Ginger Baker lol. Strictly from my experience, he's always been heralded as one of the innovator's of seamlessly meshing genre's together. Nothing but respect here
None of the drummers in this video...except maybe Copeland...could eat Baker's dust, not to mention his longevity. Hands down Billy Cobham is the best drummer I've ever heard live, and Clem Burke is number two. Michael Schrieve for playing live on acid.
There are almost too many great drum sounds to list, but one notable example I think of immediately is Tim Alexander's work on Sailing the Seas of Cheese; especially Tommy the Cat. It's totally unique and it sounds fantastic.
Or they could have swapped Whole Lotta Love for any other Zeppelin song. (When The Levee Breaks for example). But then the video would have been Top 20 Led Zeppelin Drum Sounds.
One of my favorite drum sounds and tracks of all time is “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds, especially that amazing fill coming out of the interlude/bridge into the final choruses. Tight, toneful and unorthodox in rock!
Wow thank you for saying this. I'm 28 and have been playing for 15ish years and I've never heard any of my other musician buddies mention this one. I always thought this and you're the first person I've seen think the same.
A personal favorite of mine and a snare sound that I find so captivating with his fills on the record - Michael Giles on King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King (1969).
Some suggestions: Frizzle Fry, John the Fisherman or Spegetti Western - Primus (Tim Alexander) Pet - A Perfect Circle (Josh Freese) Midlife Crisis - Faith No More (Mike Bordin)
An often overlooked one: Scott Rockenfield of Queensryche. The pop and crack of his snare, his pocket, his choice of reverb, and written parts are always a standout for me.
I have mentioned this in other drum videos by Rick and Animate is never mentioned. I think Rick needs to give it a listen because it would easily make every list he has. The song is a good Rush song, but the professor shines on it just like he does in Bravado.
Neil Peart - YYZ Keith Moon - Anything from Who's Next Levon Helm - King Harvest Dave Lombardo - Criminally Insane Igor Cavalera - Territory Jaimoe Jonathan Moffett
jgfunk Yessir. He’s the greatest drummer of all time. It doesn’t matter how good your technique is - you can play the exact same groove as him, but you just won’t sound as good as him. He was to drumming, what Jimi Hendrix was to guitar... What Elvis Presley was to singing and what Bob Dylan was to writing .... You simply cannot be better than him.
I have to admit, I've never once in my life thought to myself, "That's one of the greatest snare sounds I ever heard". I wish I could 'hear' music like you guys.
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) has one of the best drum sounds of the 80s imo and that fill from the bridge to the last chorus is unbelievably powerful
I'm a long-time drummer who studied with great teachers and attended M.I. One of my all-time favorite grooves is "Your Eyes" with Manu Katche on the drums.
Have to say Neil Peart's sound from Moving Pictures is definitely missing from this list. Toss up between Limelight, Red Barchetta and Tom Sawyer for his best drum sound.
Steve Howe praised that snare sound in an interview just a few years ago. Funny they would pick a drummer so mushy sounding after Bruford left. I do love Alan White, but he does have a mushy sound that, surprisingly, works fine with Yes.
@@johnsluggett1822 that was as fair as anyone I've ever heard. White was solid on tempo. Jon Anderson loved his tempo. And his ability not to change things. Played the same way everytime!
@@nbt3663 It didn't hurt that White had a photographic music memory that he had to have to replace Bruford on tour with barely, how much, two days to learn the YES material. I'd freak out if I had to do that today even knowing the material as I do for 45 years. Monumental feat.
I’m sorry but Neil’s drum sounds from Rush’s Moving Pictures sounded and still does sound incredible. I still remember when “Tom Sawyer” first came out - it was in a class by itself.
@@twogruden9943 Because drum SOUND isn't about the drummer as much as it's about the producer, the engineer, and the mixer. You're talking about great drummers. That's not what this video is about.
Bruford/UK - In The Dead Of Night Chester Thompson/Zappa - Cosmic Debris Terry Bozzio/Jeff Beck - Big Block Harvey Mason/Headhunters - Chameleon Steve Smith/Vital Information - Snap Out Of It!
chester thompson is so overlooked on so many different levels, his drum sound being one of them. I must say his work on "One size fits all" is my favorite. Inca roads will forever be the jam of my life.
I also appreciate Chester Thompson, but the drummer on the album version of Cosmik Debris was Ralph Humphrey (who's also criminally underrecognized, BTW); are you referring to a live version of the song?
Bill Bruford on Roundabout ? Neil Peart on Subdivisions ? Alan White on Owner of A Lonely Heart (or anything from 90125) ? Prairie Prince on The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (XTC Skylarking)
Bill Bruford commented that that signature sound can't be reproduced due to the circumstances behind the recording. It was the only song recorded in London instead of NY, and they got there early in the morning. Unlike the States, (at least at the time) there are no music stores/rental places open at 1am - so they found a snare, a kick and three 16" crash cymbals in the studio in a closet so they made a hi-hat out of two 16"s and then the iconic "solo" was made out of something you can find at 1 am in London - milk bottles (which they stole off of people porches and then filled with varying amounts of water)
Kanadian Khaos Kween I thought that’s what this was going to be. Roger Taylor from Queen said that nobody could ever play like Bonham and he was better than everybody. Rogers a pretty damn good drummer and a singing drummer at that but he said Bonham was the best!
Kanadian Khaos Kween yea, that's the dream! But I think he said LedZep is one of the blockiest blockers...which is BULLCHIT...why anyone would punish anyone for PRAISING them.....BULLCHIT !
YASSSS! Phil Collins made it because he is one of my favorite drummers and amongst singing drummers he and Roger Taylor are my favorites. Queen was camp and put on this huge performance but they all played well together and like any musical marriage, lol, it’s not about one musical instrument or voice overshadowing anybody else. It’s all about the blending of the musical instruments and the voices. The first time I heard Phil Collins in the heat of the night I was in love❤️
For sure. Roger Taylor of Queen is without a doubt one of the absolute best rock drummers of all time. His live tympani solos were quite something to behold.
Stewart Copeland for BIG TIME by Peter Gabriel Mel Gaynor for Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds Neal Peart for Tom Sawyer by Rush Bev Bevan for Fire on High by ELO Gilson Lavis for Hourglass by Squeeze Keith Moon for Bargain by The Who
As much as I love Tomorrow Never Knows, I actually think The End has one of the best drum parts I've ever heard. I'm not sure how Ringo originally recorded it, but Phil Collins recorded it for George Martin's Beatles cover album in the 90s. In order to get the solo right, he played on 3 drum sets & put the 3 together in the recording.
Hot for Teacher drum intro is amazing. So is Neil Peart on Tom sawyer. I was a little disappointed. Maybe they're just overplayed, but both gave me goosebumps the first time I heard them. Come to think of it, they still give me goosebumps!
@@RedVynil Anyone can play Rush's Tom Sawyer, but that doesn't mean that they play it correctly. What makes it great is the extremely complex drumming throughout the song that you clearly missed.
17:10 Glad to see the Kings X Dogman love! That album was on constant rotation for me in the 90s. So many great grooves, harmonies, the vocals, badass production, and that chunky guitar tone!
You got that right. Danny and Michael Shrieve of Santana are two of the most under-rated drummers. Michael, using basically a "Starter Kit" makes Neil Peart and his gazillion Drums & Cymbals sound like a toddler banging on pots & pans. Maybe in the future people will realize the size of the kit does NOT equate to talent.
I love your vids Rick! Great list of drum sounds and commentary. As a drummer, I recall a buzz in the 80’s about Tony Thompson’s drum sound on Power Station’s album especially “Some Like it Hot”. There was no internet to search on how it was achieved so we had to wait many years. Meanwhile, many were trying to recreate that drum sound. (Like on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” Madonna’s “Like A Virgin,” Robert Palmer’s “Addicted To Love,” the list goes on).Years later in a Modern Drummer interviewed Tony revealed a simple recipe: brand-new Yamaha Recording Custom kit (which he played on for many years after) in a very live, brick, recording studio in London called Mason Rouge. (He also hit the drums very hard!) RIP Tony! That sound will live on. And thanks again Rick!
Neil Peart on 2112 and YYZ, Mike Portnoy on Metropolis Pt. 1, Nicko McBrain on Where Eagles Dare, Ian Paice on Burn, Bill Ward on Symptom Of The Universe, Lars Ulrich on Sad But True, Simon Phillips on Judas Priest's Dissident Aggressor and Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest.
Kylie McInnes Idk, MP has too many kits and they all sound amazing for the genre of album. His metal kits are so punchy and just sound incredible. I think MP himself is the sound lol
Are you talking about the studio version of Metropolis Part 1 from Images and Words? The snare sound on that album doesn't seem to have many fans, and I don't even think Portnoy himself liked it (based on something he said in his Anthology drum transcription book).
Ya know, for the amazing talent of Peart, the sound of the drums never impressed me. I understand the mixing of his kit to fit the music but things like his kick just seemed flat and thin to me.
Good call Bill. Super-cool and as you say, iconic. Back in the day, I watched an instructional VHS video with Steve Gadd where he breaks down ''50 ways..." and talks about how a lot of his inspiration for it came from the ever-present paradiddle exercises he drilled in his time in high school!...
Deftones - Digital Bath ooooh there it is! Faith No More - Digging the Grave or Ashes to Ashes Battles - Atlas album Quicksand - Slip Album Intronaut - Direction of Last Things album Russian Circles - Geneva album I'm such a 90s boy...
One of my favorite understated groves is the drums (Kenny Jones) on Eminence Front by The Who. Surprised no Kieth Moon on your list. So many drummers so little time...
Totally agree. I remember in school when I bought my first album, The Joshua Tree, and looking at the sleeve photos thinking "man, the drummer Adam Clayton (lol) looks cool. I'm going to learn to play the drums".
And speaking of Bill Bruford, I'd have to vote King Crimson's "One More Red Nightmare", not just because the performance is stellar, but the production of those drum sounds is otherworldly - it never gets old to me.
According to Bruford himself, there's nothing special to his snare sound, except that he tuned it fairly high so it could be heard back when people didn't have PA systems.
I think Jon Theodore And Thomas Pridgens drum parts with The Mars Volta should be on any list like this. BUT its not my video :) Loved the vid either way, these are all incredible sounds. Very glad you included deftones at the end there.
Golden Earring has some of my favorite drum parts and honestly their drummer Caesar Zuiderwijik is probably one of the greatest drummer nobody talks about. Criminally under appreciated. Listen to Twilight Zone at some point or honestly so many other records by them.
@@AntonXul George Kooeymans, Gerry Rinutsen, and Barry Hay are all amazing and some of the best but Cesar Zuiderwijik is just on another level to be honest.
@@TheVanillaQueen Sadly, as you possibly know, Golden Earring have disbanded due to George Kooymans suffering from the debilitating disease ALS, which means he can no longer control his muscles, so can no longer play. Such a shame; in 2022 the band - at least for George and Rinus - would have been going for an amazing 60 years.
@@wayneblanchard97 I'm aware yeah. I was heartbroken. They're still my favorite band and I hadn't seen them live yet. They would've been the only group from that era I could've seen during my lifetime as their classic lineup. It was also super depressing as they said they'd keep going until one of them fell over and died, but they can't even do that now.
Ringo’s Ludwig drum set had such a staple sound. Arguably any of their songs could’ve made the cut…the sound and mixing in a lot of their records, especially in the revolver/1966 era, was so timeless.
The weight of that groove is incredible. So good they just keep throwing down on E and D for minutes with no real changeup until they just pause for a measure or two on E and just jump right back in. And the track just rules.
But they date very quickly,perfect drum sounds seem to date more,I prefer a drummer like Barriemore Barlow’s drum tones on Heavy Horses,they still sound great today.
@@Jellybeantiger Thing is, everytime you see Gavin live, his drums are tuned differently, as he tunes them according to how the room makes them sound. His snare "secrets" boils down to using small diameter snares (usually 12") tuned low.
I'm surprised Simon Philips is not mentioned. He played for The Who, Tears for Fears, Joe Satriani, and so many other bands, his career raised up when he joined Toto He's not only a fantastic and versatile drummer, but above all he's a sound engineer, and he knows how to record his drums, for sure !
Bill Bruford on Roundabout is a major highlight for drumming tone, feel, dynamics...
Funny I kept waiting for a Bill Bruford lick only to be disappointed but looked at the remarks and it's filled with Bruford requests. Heart of the Sunrise does it for me and his dance with Chris Squire in that song can bring tears to my eyes.
siskokidd all his stuff on “Red” with King Crimson is incredible too.
Heart of the Sunrise. Nuff Said.
@@sapinva correction... most any early yes with Bruford. No disrespect for Alan White but Bruford was insane.
Heart of the sunrise is Bruford at his finest...IMO
Nick Mason’s roto-toms in Pink Floyd’s “Time”
He doesnt really like mentioning or using Pink Floyd stuff because they block his vids.
As Nick said, the roto-toms solo was one of the reasons that DSOTM became one of the biggest selling albums of all time.
I agree. Listen loud with phones - a life changing experience! - Not heard anything like it since.
@@khaaqshy Strange. I have reacted to ALL of their work and never had a block. Is it because his channel makes money??
Bill Ward was one of my favourites, with a unique style.
Watching Rick and Rhett bob their heads together is just so wonderful. Two guitar players just loving drum sounds. Great stuff.
Stewart Copeland has probably the most recognizable snare sound ("Spirits in the Material World") as well as the most recognizable hi-hat sound (on Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain.") in the business.
Red Rain!
It's telling that Gabriel only used Stu's hi-hat to me, and left the drum sounds to Jerry Marotta.
Dave Roth yes mate!
John Bonham snare
Dave Roth ...if you guys get a chance to check out the “Classic Albums: “So” documentary, please do. It’s one of my favorite documentaries out there.
"Don't You Forget About Me" from Simple Minds. In the pocket, simple , but powerful fills, and a HUGE drum sound. My favorite drum fill of all time is the last one before the ending chorus (la la la la's) The sound is timeless, not dated!
Mel Gaynor...great drummer!!
Add the entire "Once Upon a Time" album for an absolutely HUGE sounding drum kit. The 80s was the great drummer's decade, to be sure!
I agree, though DYFAM is definitive because of it's lightness. It is huge, but it is light and doesn't come down on you hard.
Now "Alive and Kicking", that shows some Mel Gaynor goodness. Deep kick, bright fills, just well crafted work. And just like Brad said below, he knows how to tune his drums.
Agree.
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Keith Moon's drum sounds are my absolute favorite. Bargain, The Real Me, Amazing Journey, & Baba O'Riley are just *chef kissing fingers*
Oh, yessss!!!!
Sparks was great too. Moon the loone was all over his kit. Well like Kieth Moon on a JD bottle.:) who are you and getting in tune were two of my favorites.
Long Live Rock is my favorite Keith Moon performance. Just killing it on this song.
definitely 'Bargain'!!
yeppers
Bargain is incredible drumming I agree . Keith moon is incomparable, always on uppers which is hard to maintain
My favourite drum sound is on the Made in Japan album from Deep Purple. Ian Paice used big shells and tuned them up. It sounds increadibly warm, but at the same time very powerful.
For a Bonham example I'd have maybe went with Fool in the Rain
Me three!
Sounds a lot like perdy. That's why, I would guess.
His version of the halftime shuffle is pure genius. The song is also polyrhythmic. The song is much more intricate and complicated than it appears.
I think his drumming on Thank You is absolutely brilliant.
Although it is awesome, they are talking about the sound not so much the beat or feel
I do think Neil Peart had some great sounding drum sounds.
Some muted snares can be solid, like Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. Thought it would be on this list.
One of my personal favorites: Steven Morris from Joy Division and Martin Hannett just wreaking havoc with the production and sound.
Gavin Harrison could use a little love. clean sound, snappy snare and perfectly placed ghost notes. Anesthetize or Bonny the Cat would be the songs i would pick.
Fear of a Blank Planet, Trains, Blackest Eyes. He HAD to be in this list. Best sounding drummer of the past 20 years.
I'd add that his recent work with The Pineapple Thief is worth listening to.
the sound of muzak...
Tip of the cap on that one. Gavin Harrison is a connoisseur.
Or Futile.
I love Bernard Purdie so much. He is such a great drummer, but also he just oozes joy when he's playing. He never fails to cheer me up.
Mitch Mitchell on "Manic Depression" always loved that groove.
yes really could be ten upto 1980. mitch mitchel, roger tayler, and another ten from then on
mlk mac there were so many its hard to choose, but this may be the most criminal omission. manic depression was gorilla warfare on the drums....he brought everything he could bring to that song....one more hit would have been too much....and so fitting to the "manic" title....a masterpiece!
@@jeffclark2675- 3/4 time no less!
the sound, though ...
Sounds good to me👍
I am listening to Quadrophenia right now. You have to do a episode on Keith Moon.
I never saw him live. I wish I had. I saw John Bonham live... Moon was AWESOME...I still re-visit his incredible work...They are my 2 favorite drummers in my lifetime !!
I loved Keith Moon, but I don't think one can compare him to Bonham who was in a league of his own.
Keith Moon famously played on Premier drums - which at the time had 3 ply shells with birch re inforcement rings
At the time, it was the trend to play them with resonant head and hoop removed - so it was a single head drum.
Most of the British rock drummers from this era wanted American made Ludwigs
and after the Beetles appeared on Ed Sulivan , Ludwig sales tripled .
So the quality control of Premiers was actually better than Ludwigs .
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I saw his son Jason Bonham years ago. Honestly i think he is as good as his father.
Herbie Hancock "Headhunters", Harvey Mason - drums
Mason always has such a tight and crispy sound, whether it's George Benson's Breezin' or Hiroshi Fukumura's Hunt Up Wind.
Two Princess from Spin Doctors, one of my favorite drum tracks. The moment the intro started, you know the drummer lands it on the money. Amazing drum sounds you should give him some love. Cheers
Brady Snare on that track
He can really play, there is a you tube video with him and others doing James Brown stuff and Arron was just killing it.
One of my favorite kick drum sounds is "Cult of Personality" by Living Color....... Love that BOOM!!!
yes! also the hi hat makes the groove really heavy, its so headbangable
Aw hellllllls yes!
That band is The Sickness
By that I mean, supercool. Incredible band
I just to take a moment to honor the 18 (or so) 'Spın̈al Tap' drummers who made the ultimate sacrifice for us all!
RIP Stumpy Joe. You filled a much needed void.
HAHahahaha! GREAT comment, made my day bud!
That has to be the epic comments of all commentary. Made my face crack, I was laughing out loud. "D minor, which is the saddest of all keys...". Amplified to 11, "Lick My Lovepump" was.
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Joe Mama Besser ruled them all.
My only contribution here would be Neil Peart on Moving Pictures, with how crisp that album sounded.
I love the organization. Your studio looks great
There has got be something worth mentioning performed by Neil Peart, Terry John Bozzio, and Alex Van Halen. Thank you for doing the various editions of your "Top 20" series.
As a drummer i’m super happy this exists
One of my favorite drum sounds has to be The drums on The album Paranoid by Black Sabbath. It might be a little dated but they sound so good!
I think Gavin Harrison really deserves a spot in the second part of this video. He has a really signature sound and his drumming's unique as well!
yap yap yap, in love with their camera.....come on guys, lets hear bad brains, Randy Rhoads, something heavy
The Breakdown in the middle of "Jack And Diane " always had me on the edge of my seat. Love the videos Rick.
I used to tune my drums to sound as close as possible to Neil Peart's set on moving pictures...just love the kick drum sound on that album.
Digital Bath is exactly what I had in my head the entire time. Bass and drums from that song are stuck in my brain in a way that I can not put into words. The Deftones are great but they're really specific to me. I didn't use to consider drum sounds very much at all until just now but that and the horrible snare on St. Anger instantly jumped into my mind.
A fantastic band, continuing to evolve.
Deftones has the perfect drum sound. The snare is crisp and the bass drums sound authentic. You don't find many modern metal bands with a great sounding set like Abe Cunningham's
Agreed. Any rock drum SOUNDS list that doesn't include Deftones' Abe Cunningham just ain't right. That snare drum sound on My Own Summer alone has sent hundreds of drummers on a quest for that sound.
The intro to that song alone is so sick
I love the drums on Crosstown Traffic by Jimi Hendrix. The groove in the verses is amazing.
His drummer was awesome. I cant remeber his name. After Jimmy's passing he kept playing. I just cant remeber his name
@@Rubysorianoperez24Mitch Mitchell
Bit of a shame the US and current generation never got into Ginger Baker. What he did with Cream was was ground breaking in its day.
Saw Cream on visit to NY (I’m from UK) at Madison Sq Gardens - magical
As someone from the US, we DEF got into Ginger Baker lol. Strictly from my experience, he's always been heralded as one of the innovator's of seamlessly meshing genre's together. Nothing but respect here
None of the drummers in this video...except maybe Copeland...could eat Baker's dust, not to mention his longevity. Hands down Billy Cobham is the best drummer I've ever heard live, and Clem Burke is number two. Michael Schrieve for playing live on acid.
John Bonhams drumming in Dyer Maker. Not one of my favorite Zep songs, but Bonzo more than makes up for it. Incredible playing, fills, live sound!
“D’yer Maker” is definitely boss but I think “Fool In The Rain” is my favorite from Bonzo. Hard to beat “When the Levee Breaks” as well.
In my Time of Dying Bonzo is incredible
I've always had a soft spot for the drum part in Rush's La Villa Strangiato.
Me too
You re far from alone there.
There are almost too many great drum sounds to list, but one notable example I think of immediately is Tim Alexander's work on Sailing the Seas of Cheese; especially Tommy the Cat. It's totally unique and it sounds fantastic.
I'm in love with the drums on Green naugahyde
"We would have just been doing Zeppelin the whole video"
Would be ok for me
DO IT!!
Right on!
Yea! Besides "When the levee breaks", you can take a special look at "Fool in the rain" or "D'yer Mak'er", and the other 100 songs ;-)
Me too, I wore outLed Zep II 8 track!!!
Or they could have swapped Whole Lotta Love for any other Zeppelin song. (When The Levee Breaks for example). But then the video would have been Top 20 Led Zeppelin Drum Sounds.
I love Ginger Baker with Cream kicking it on Deserted City's of the Heart and Those were the Days
yeah!#! both awesome!! mr baker was from another dimension .. reality ... world
One of my favorite drum sounds and tracks of all time is “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds, especially that amazing fill coming out of the interlude/bridge into the final choruses. Tight, toneful and unorthodox in rock!
,someone somewhere in summertime, up on a catwalk,??????????
Hell yes!
I agree 👍
Wow thank you for saying this. I'm 28 and have been playing for 15ish years and I've never heard any of my other musician buddies mention this one. I always thought this and you're the first person I've seen think the same.
Agreed
No Neil Peart or Carl Palmer‽ At least you mentioned Stewart Copeland and Phil Collins.
Yeah - Moving Pictures was a pretty iconic drum sound
ELP - good call
Yogscast Seagull Damn right. “The Barbarian” from elp first album is awesome
Mick Fleetwood’s drums on Dreams is one of the best drum sounds ever recorded. Of course the song itself is a stellar production.
A personal favorite of mine and a snare sound that I find so captivating with his fills on the record - Michael Giles on King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King (1969).
Some suggestions:
Frizzle Fry, John the Fisherman or Spegetti Western - Primus (Tim Alexander)
Pet - A Perfect Circle (Josh Freese)
Midlife Crisis - Faith No More (Mike Bordin)
Yeah, was hoping to see some Tim Alexander.
Tim is not ringy enough :D
@@ShpiraLTD Bahahahaha!
Midlife Crisis is great. Also check out The Noose - A Perfect Circle.
Bordin is such an underrated drummer
YES!! "Black Hole Sun" I've always marveled at how huge and amazing those drums sounded.
An often overlooked one: Scott Rockenfield of Queensryche. The pop and crack of his snare, his pocket, his choice of reverb, and written parts are always a standout for me.
Emerson Lake & Palmer, Carl Palmer on "Fanfare for the Common Man". The on-the-fly retuning of the timpani. Should not have been skipped.
Amen!!
'Animate': RUSH Counterparts Album : the air seems to rush by your ears because of the compression on Neil's cymbals. Wow.
I have mentioned this in other drum videos by Rick and Animate is never mentioned. I think Rick needs to give it a listen because it would easily make every list he has. The song is a good Rush song, but the professor shines on it just like he does in Bravado.
How about the ride symbol on “Cold Fire”
Damn...I forgot about that. I have to agree.
Neil Peart - YYZ
Keith Moon - Anything from Who's Next
Levon Helm - King Harvest
Dave Lombardo - Criminally Insane
Igor Cavalera - Territory
Jaimoe
Jonathan Moffett
Levon is such an amazing drummist.
No question Keith Moon killed it on Who's Next...every song.
Levon ...
One of my heroes. Well done my friend.
No Bonham = no list
jgfunk Yessir.
He’s the greatest drummer of all time.
It doesn’t matter how good your technique is - you can play the exact same groove as him, but you just won’t sound as good as him.
He was to drumming, what Jimi Hendrix was to guitar... What Elvis Presley was to singing and what Bob Dylan was to writing ....
You simply cannot be better than him.
I have to admit, I've never once in my life thought to myself, "That's one of the greatest snare sounds I ever heard". I wish I could 'hear' music like you guys.
Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins on Geek USA. Incredible track, terrific groove. Produced by Butch Vig.
yeah man, Jimmy Chamberlin is so underrated...the groove is unreal
Try Try Try by Pumpkins for me is great
Intro to Quiet is one of my alltime favorite fills. Amazing.
@@zenstain his fills are amazing
Agree with you 100%.
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) has one of the best drum sounds of the 80s imo and that fill from the bridge to the last chorus is unbelievably powerful
Love that fill. It makes the song. Huge sound.
I love that one! The drums just carry that song.
I consider it to be the greatest fill ever.
These guys don't seem to care much for 80's drumming or sounds.
I like the "dead" 70s drum sounds. The snare on Fleetwood Mac's Dreams is dreamy and triggers my ASMR!
Also love the drum sound on ABBA - Arrival, similar vibe.
I'm a long-time drummer who studied with great teachers and attended M.I. One of my all-time favorite grooves is "Your Eyes" with Manu Katche on the drums.
Have to say Neil Peart's sound from Moving Pictures is definitely missing from this list. Toss up between Limelight, Red Barchetta and Tom Sawyer for his best drum sound.
All of Side 1.
Rush's The Weapon, La Villa Strangiato, and Natural Science are very underrated.
Erik Marcum Peart has never had a good drum sound
Gotta have Bill Bruford's snare in any list like this.
Steve Howe praised that snare sound in an interview just a few years ago. Funny they would pick a drummer so mushy sounding after Bruford left. I do love Alan White, but he does have a mushy sound that, surprisingly, works fine with Yes.
@@johnsluggett1822 that was as fair as anyone I've ever heard. White was solid on tempo. Jon Anderson loved his tempo. And his ability not to change things. Played the same way everytime!
@@nbt3663 It didn't hurt that White had a photographic music memory that he had to have to replace Bruford on tour with barely, how much, two days to learn the YES material. I'd freak out if I had to do that today even knowing the material as I do for 45 years. Monumental feat.
Clyde Stubblefield’s work with James Brown.
How can you not find a Van Halen song to add to this list? One of the most iconic snare sounds of all time!
Agreed. "Mean Street" comes to mind.
That snare sound is unmistakeable
I’m sorry but Neil’s drum sounds from Rush’s Moving Pictures sounded and still does sound incredible. I still remember when “Tom Sawyer” first came out - it was in a class by itself.
Docmansound Music the Camera Eye is my favorite for drums on that lp. It’s like the holy grail for my drummer and I when we’re recording
It’s all about La Villa Strangiato dude. Those are his best fills period.
But Rush never worked with Brendan O'Brien, so...
Yeah, I don't get how Neil Peart is left off this.
@@twogruden9943 Because drum SOUND isn't about the drummer as much as it's about the producer, the engineer, and the mixer. You're talking about great drummers. That's not what this video is about.
Bruford/UK - In The Dead Of Night
Chester Thompson/Zappa - Cosmic Debris
Terry Bozzio/Jeff Beck - Big Block
Harvey Mason/Headhunters - Chameleon
Steve Smith/Vital Information - Snap Out Of It!
chester thompson is so overlooked on so many different levels, his drum sound being one of them. I must say his work on "One size fits all" is my favorite. Inca roads will forever be the jam of my life.
when I need inspiration I listen to that UK Album. Because of that drum sound,
I also appreciate Chester Thompson, but the drummer on the album version of Cosmik Debris was Ralph Humphrey (who's also criminally underrecognized, BTW); are you referring to a live version of the song?
@@AndrewCentanniBotanist You're right! I'm probably thinking of something off Roxy and Elsewhere.
Paul Humphey was no slouch either. (Hot Rats; Son of Mr. Green Genes & The Gumbo variations).
Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, & Keith Moon.
Moony on Won't Get Fooled Again.
The Bonham sound was so unique and heavy, like he was using sledgehammers! Bonham and Alex Van Halen had the most unique sounding drums ever.
Bonham was the Groovemaster 😎
Alex has a hum-RINGer of a snare 😎
Totally! I would add Bill Brufford too
dave grohl, mario duplantier, tomas haake, eloy casagrande !
Ginger Baker, Stewart Copeland and Keith Moon had pretty unique drumming sounds.
The intro to Rainbow Stargazer, and definitely something from Deep Purple... Burn for example!
Or highway star..... of course that should be it's own Rick's "what makes this song great" video. :)
That’s why they gotta do 20 more!
ownlife Totally. You picked the two best examples. You Fool No One could go on that list.
"Space Truckin;" wasn't too bad either.
Jimmy Chamberlain on Gish and Keith Moon Who's Next. Also, Andy Sturmer on Jellyfish Spilt Milk.
WeAreThey Chamberlin is highly underrated.
man Jimmy's snare on Gish is the nicest drum I've ever heard!! those snare fills on 'Tristessa' for example
Bill Bruford on Roundabout ? Neil Peart on Subdivisions ? Alan White on Owner of A Lonely Heart (or anything from 90125) ? Prairie Prince on The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (XTC Skylarking)
Yes - Hold on, Our Song, & Cinema 8-)
Bill Bruford commented that that signature sound can't be reproduced due to the circumstances behind the recording. It was the only song recorded in London instead of NY, and they got there early in the morning. Unlike the States, (at least at the time) there are no music stores/rental places open at 1am - so they found a snare, a kick and three 16" crash cymbals in the studio in a closet so they made a hi-hat out of two 16"s and then the iconic "solo" was made out of something you can find at 1 am in London - milk bottles (which they stole off of people porches and then filled with varying amounts of water)
Keith Moon on Bargain
Subdivisions is not even in the top 50 for Neil's drum tracks, anything on Moving Pictures is the peak.
Or Alan White on Instant Karma
I really love Jimmy Chamberlin's drum sound on the first few Smashing Pumpkins albums. Particularly Siamese Dream.
Geek Party USA
@@canucks2017 Yes! Geek USA was exactly the song I had in mind. That high-pitched ringy snare. And such incredible drumming.
Zeitgeist too!
You can do a whole zeppelin episode. I won't stop you
Kanadian Khaos Kween I thought that’s what this was going to be. Roger Taylor from Queen said that nobody could ever play like Bonham and he was better than everybody. Rogers a pretty damn good drummer and a singing drummer at that but he said Bonham was the best!
Yes do it !! Plllleeeeeaaaasssseeeee
Kanadian Khaos Kween yea, that's the dream! But I think he said LedZep is one of the blockiest blockers...which is BULLCHIT...why anyone would punish anyone for PRAISING them.....BULLCHIT !
cough then mention that Karen Carpenter was voted best drummer one yearnover John Bonham
@@skyblazeeterno Someone had a bone to pick, no doubt!
Whole Lotta Love + Immigrant Song + Fool in the Rain + When the Levee Breaks + Ramble On + Rock n Roll = My all time favorite six pack of drums
YASSSS! Phil Collins made it because he is one of my favorite drummers and amongst singing drummers he and Roger Taylor are my favorites. Queen was camp and put on this huge performance but they all played well together and like any musical marriage, lol, it’s not about one musical instrument or voice overshadowing anybody else. It’s all about the blending of the musical instruments and the voices. The first time I heard Phil Collins in the heat of the night I was in love❤️
For sure. Roger Taylor of Queen is without a doubt one of the absolute best rock drummers of all time. His live tympani solos were quite something to behold.
Best drum sounds without St Anger?
I am disappointed.
this but unironically
Ehh, I was gonna say the same thing.
awful drum sound lol
god that snare made my ears bleed
@@tfwnoyandere this but definitely ironically
Stewart Copeland for BIG TIME by Peter Gabriel
Mel Gaynor for Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds
Neal Peart for Tom Sawyer by Rush
Bev Bevan for Fire on High by ELO
Gilson Lavis for Hourglass by Squeeze
Keith Moon for Bargain by The Who
As much as I love Tomorrow Never Knows, I actually think The End has one of the best drum parts I've ever heard. I'm not sure how Ringo originally recorded it, but Phil Collins recorded it for George Martin's Beatles cover album in the 90s. In order to get the solo right, he played on 3 drum sets & put the 3 together in the recording.
Yep, Ringo kicked arse in “The End”. Great stuff.
If y'all are talking about the drum solo before the guitar solos, that was played by Paul, not Ringo.
Hot for Teacher drum intro is amazing. So is Neil Peart on Tom sawyer. I was a little disappointed. Maybe they're just overplayed, but both gave me goosebumps the first time I heard them. Come to think of it, they still give me goosebumps!
What's so great about Tom Sawyer?? I know of little girls that can play it!!
@@RedVynil Anyone can play Rush's Tom Sawyer, but that doesn't mean that they play it correctly. What makes it great is the extremely complex drumming throughout the song that you clearly missed.
17:10 Glad to see the Kings X Dogman love! That album was on constant rotation for me in the 90s. So many great grooves, harmonies, the vocals, badass production, and that chunky guitar tone!
man for me its gotta be dave grohls drumming on the songs for the deaf album. man thats a killer drum sound
yesss
Yeeeeesss
Danny Seraphine, legendary founding drummer of Chicago. His playing on Make Me Smile is legendary!
You got that right. Danny and Michael Shrieve of Santana are two of the most under-rated drummers. Michael, using basically a "Starter Kit" makes Neil Peart and his gazillion Drums & Cymbals sound like a toddler banging on pots & pans. Maybe in the future people will realize the size of the kit does NOT equate to talent.
Absolutely!! In fact all of Side II of Chicago II, Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (MMS through Now More Than Ever) is a true masterpiece.
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi by Radiohead has great drum sound.
But that drummer is not a 'drummer'... (he's an artist)...
Great album. ‘Reckoner’ is also very distinctive from the very start.
I love your vids Rick! Great list of drum sounds and commentary. As a drummer, I recall a buzz in the 80’s about Tony Thompson’s drum sound on Power Station’s album especially “Some Like it Hot”. There was no internet to search on how it was achieved so we had to wait many years. Meanwhile, many were trying to recreate that drum sound. (Like on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” Madonna’s “Like A Virgin,” Robert Palmer’s “Addicted To Love,” the list goes on).Years later in a Modern Drummer interviewed Tony revealed a simple recipe: brand-new Yamaha Recording Custom kit (which he played on for many years after) in a very live, brick, recording studio in London called Mason Rouge. (He also hit the drums very hard!) RIP Tony! That sound will live on. And thanks again Rick!
So glad you included "Bullet The Blue Sky"..........Larry Mullen Jr. is Brilliant!
Neil Peart on 2112 and YYZ, Mike Portnoy on Metropolis Pt. 1, Nicko McBrain on Where Eagles Dare, Ian Paice on Burn, Bill Ward on Symptom Of The Universe, Lars Ulrich on Sad But True, Simon Phillips on Judas Priest's Dissident Aggressor and Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest.
Kylie McInnes Idk, MP has too many kits and they all sound amazing for the genre of album. His metal kits are so punchy and just sound incredible. I think MP himself is the sound lol
Definitely
Are you talking about the studio version of Metropolis Part 1 from Images and Words? The snare sound on that album doesn't seem to have many fans, and I don't even think Portnoy himself liked it (based on something he said in his Anthology drum transcription book).
Ya know, for the amazing talent of Peart, the sound of the drums never impressed me. I understand the mixing of his kit to fit the music but things like his kick just seemed flat and thin to me.
Ian Paice on "You Fool No One" - great sound, complex rhythm, great execution!
Steve Gadd on 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover...iconic
yes yes and yes greatest beat of all time!^^^^^^^^^^
Good call Bill. Super-cool and as you say, iconic. Back in the day, I watched an instructional VHS video with Steve Gadd where he breaks down ''50 ways..." and talks about how a lot of his inspiration for it came from the ever-present paradiddle exercises he drilled in his time in high school!...
Check out his sound and groove on Eric Gale's Ginseng Woman
It's a good day whenever I see Stewart Copeland getting some love.
Indeed. Dude needs more love imho
Glad to see "Pretty" Purdie get some recognition. Man is a legend.
Gavin Harrison - Anesthetize off of Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree
Deftones - Digital Bath ooooh there it is!
Faith No More - Digging the Grave or Ashes to Ashes
Battles - Atlas album
Quicksand - Slip Album
Intronaut - Direction of Last Things album
Russian Circles - Geneva album
I'm such a 90s boy...
Alan Cage is a beast of drum tone.
One of my favorite understated groves is the drums (Kenny Jones) on Eminence Front by The Who. Surprised no Kieth Moon on your list. So many drummers so little time...
Neil Peart?! Tom Sawyer, Chemistry, Digital Man just to name a few!
Finally! U2 and Larry Mullen Jr credit! Great choice.....”Bullet the Blue Sky” amazing rhythm section and such an iconic drum beat.
Totally agree. I remember in school when I bought my first album, The Joshua Tree, and looking at the sleeve photos thinking "man, the drummer Adam Clayton (lol) looks cool. I'm going to learn to play the drums".
Or i threw a brick...
Deep song, never tired
I love the way he uses the hi-hat (a) on pretty much everything he does (b) on this track in particular.
absolutely love the drum beat!!! it reminds me of “when the levee breaks” too, both incredible!
Rick, love your channel man. Mitch Mitchell on Manic Depression blew my head off and would be top 20 if I had to do a list.
Listen to hey Joe. Mitch is one of my favorite
John Stanier on "Betty" from Helmet had some great kick and snare sounds.
Do another 20, 10 Bonham, 10 Neil Peart
Dale Martell and baker
Ginger for sure
30,10 peart 10 bonham and 10 Keith moon
And speaking of Bill Bruford, I'd have to vote King Crimson's "One More Red Nightmare", not just because the performance is stellar, but the production of those drum sounds is otherworldly - it never gets old to me.
According to Bruford himself, there's nothing special to his snare sound, except that he tuned it fairly high so it could be heard back when people didn't have PA systems.
Rhett shull looks like a character on Nintendo Wii.
Wow that's. That's really accurate. I love his channel but now I'm just gonna see he has a miiface
Zack Groce lol when they nod heads, now you’re making me think of Mario Kart when they’re waiting to race.
His picks in this video are baffling too.
SandalwoodBros Not really. These are great picks!
Hahahahaha
It made me so happy you added the Deftones Digital Bath. Thank you sir for your amazing content.
I think Jon Theodore And Thomas Pridgens drum parts with The Mars Volta should be on any list like this. BUT its not my video :) Loved the vid either way, these are all incredible sounds. Very glad you included deftones at the end there.
Was just about to say this. I prefer Jons parts on the first two but it's fine wines really!
Golden Earring has some of my favorite drum parts and honestly their drummer Caesar Zuiderwijik is probably one of the greatest drummer nobody talks about. Criminally under appreciated. Listen to Twilight Zone at some point or honestly so many other records by them.
Yes, definitely. I had to look up who drums for Golden Earring, because I was so impressed by how he played. Loved his sound.
@@AntonXul George Kooeymans, Gerry Rinutsen, and Barry Hay are all amazing and some of the best but Cesar Zuiderwijik is just on another level to be honest.
@@TheVanillaQueen Sadly, as you possibly know, Golden Earring have disbanded due to George Kooymans suffering from the debilitating disease ALS, which means he can no longer control his muscles, so can no longer play. Such a shame; in 2022 the band - at least for George and Rinus - would have been going for an amazing 60 years.
@@wayneblanchard97 I'm aware yeah. I was heartbroken. They're still my favorite band and I hadn't seen them live yet. They would've been the only group from that era I could've seen during my lifetime as their classic lineup.
It was also super depressing as they said they'd keep going until one of them fell over and died, but they can't even do that now.
What other Golden Earring songs do you love for the drumming (besides Radar Love and Twilight Zone)?
Carl Palmer of ELP had more than a few great drum sounds in his career. I agree, Neil Peart, incredible sounds!
Thank you! That was my complaint as well.
How can they not have Ringo Starr from songs like “Rain” and “She Said She Said”? Great sound overall and fantastic, frenetic playing and feel.
Ringo’s Ludwig drum set had such a staple sound. Arguably any of their songs could’ve made the cut…the sound and mixing in a lot of their records, especially in the revolver/1966 era, was so timeless.
Glad to hear Rick talk about U2.
One of my favorite bands for sure.
What was that U2 song called?
Bullet The Blue Sky
The weight of that groove is incredible. So good they just keep throwing down on E and D for minutes with no real changeup until they just pause for a measure or two on E and just jump right back in. And the track just rules.
Imo Bill Bruford’s snare sound is instantly recognisable.
He once stated that if he had a nickle for everytime someone asked him about his snare sound he would be rich.
Heart of the Sunrise...'nuff said...
The Bill Bruford "Bonk"
Hell yes. Especially how he worked it in with Squires his frequency bass playing.
Best Neil Peart drum sound was on "Animate".
Kevin Shirley engineered it.
Yep. Crisp and powerful.
My favourite U2 drum sound was on Achtung Baby, the song So Cruel. The track sound is so intimate yet the kick & snare really slow pumps.
Yes!! The first time I heard that song all I could think was "that man is on his horse."
"Top Greatest Drum Sounds of All Time", and Neil Peart not in the list...sad. Farewell to The King....
That's 2 lists he robbed of Rushes amazing sounds
@Rosida Andriyana Neil Peart was one of the greatest rock drummers ever .
Agree, it's an abomination to exclude Neil Peart. He was #3 in Modern Drummer Magazine's 50 best drummers of all time. SMH
I didn't notice Ginger Bruce in this list. Shame.
@@wilfbentley6738 Baker*
How about Neil Peart from Rush.
gavin harrison has incredible sounding drums
mike hoogeveen The snare ghost notes on “Sleep Together”
But they date very quickly,perfect drum sounds seem to date more,I prefer a drummer like Barriemore Barlow’s drum tones on Heavy Horses,they still sound great today.
@@Jellybeantiger Thing is, everytime you see Gavin live, his drums are tuned differently, as he tunes them according to how the room makes them sound. His snare "secrets" boils down to using small diameter snares (usually 12") tuned low.
Gavin Harrison is my new favorite drummer. His work with Porcupine Tree and The Pineapple Thief is excellent.
Harrison is amazing.
I'm surprised Simon Philips is not mentioned.
He played for The Who, Tears for Fears, Joe Satriani, and so many other bands, his career raised up when he joined Toto
He's not only a fantastic and versatile drummer, but above all he's a sound engineer, and he knows how to record his drums, for sure !