Great Drum Songs

I think the thing I like most about John Bonham is his groove, it's infectious, it's fucking magic. This song is one of the most recognizable drum songs not only because of its sound mighty sound (explained by Jimmy Page here) but because of its FEEL. For that reason I consider it the funnest drum beat to play of all time.

Like John Bonham, Stewart Copeland of The Police also had great groove, but what he played on "Walking on the Moon" is nothing like the grandiose ambiance of "When the Levee Breaks". What I really love about this song is how subtle and complex Stewart is with his drumming, giving so much life to the song.

Unfortunately kicked from Guns N' Roses in 1990 for drug use, Steven Adler was, in my opinion, GNR's best drummer by far for bringing a feel and groove to the band that couldn't be matched by those that followed him. "Rocket Queen" is one of my favorite Guns N' Roses tracks, going from a sexual rock song (the moans in this song actually came from recordings of Axl Rose fucking some girl) to a beautiful ballad about love and friendship. 

 

Here we fucking go, many people consider Neil Peart the greatest drummer of all time and "Tom Sawyer" is one of the reasons why. Neil said in Rush's documentary, Beyond the Lighted Stage, that he'll never get tired of playing this song. I can't play "Tom Sawyer" but let me tell you, I'll never get tired of listening to it.

 

Fuck that, HERE WE FUCKING GO. If you were to ask me for some great rock and roll drumming the first person I'd point you too would be none other than Keith Moon of The Who, and this would be the first song I'd show you. Nothing else needs to be said.

This I Love

Since the purpose of my blog is the archiving of an adventure, I will start at the beginning. Though I am not a complete beginner at drums and have been playing for about a year and a half, I'm going to layout some basic knowledge for others who have not started. I'm not an expert by any means, I'm just showing exactly what I used (and still do use) when I started. Before I begin I should make it perfectly clear that I am not trying to be any sort of instructor and I don't really plan on making many more posts like this one. But for those that want to go on a drum adventure of their own, here's some shit for you.


First off, take a gander at this video, it'll clear up a lot of things:

Here's a better look at the layout of a drum kit he was talking about.

That guy doesn't have anymore videos on drumming unfortunately, but here are some more resources I've used (I have no affiliation with any of these sites).

DRUMMERWORLD (awesome website with a discussion forum, store, videos, and a list of great drummers to read about)

Rock Drumming System (helpful articles on drum notation, techniques, beats, etc. and also links to many more websites)

So there you go, I recommend checking those places out if you want to learn yourself some drums. If anyone has more questions on drumming I'll be happy to answer them to the best of my knowledge, but most of my posts will not be instructional as I said earlier.

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Stewart Copeland of The Police once said that drums were a joke of an instrument that anyone could play, I've created this blog to prove him right. This will be done by archiving my rock and roll adventure of learning to play the drums, because if I can do it anyone on Earth can. Most of what I'll be posting will pertain to what I've learned but anything else music related (generally rock) that interests me will also be talked about.