50 Killer Drum Tracks You Should Listen To
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The 50th Article from MakeDrumWork.com
This post is a huge milestone so I really wanted to make it special for you.
I decided to collect 50 of the best songs for drumming.
I'll be honest: I got stuck pretty quick.
But instead of giving up, I asked people who are smarter than me for help.
So what follows are the suggestions of my cool, clever, beautiful friends on Twitter and Facebook. With a few of my own thrown in as well.
Enjoy!
Sylviaweeeee
1. Creep - Radiohead
2. This Love - Maroon 5
TroisNyxEtienne
3. Sanctuary - Utada Hikaru
Ignacio
DrumLessonsBB10
5. Rosanna - Toto
blairfrazer
6. Moby Dick - Led Zepplin
xoorox
7. Roxanne - The Police
8. Funky Drummer - James Brown
9. Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
10. Soul Vaccination - Tower of Power
11. Vital Transformation - Mahavishnu Orchestra
12. Jazz Crimes - Joshua Redman
13. Monster Mash - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
stuheez
14. Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
Col
15. Arise - Sepultura
immortalliam
16. The Prayer - Bloc Party
beatsworking
17. No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
18. Where Eagles Dare - Iron Maiden
19. Assassin - Muse
20. My Generation - The Who
21. Back In Black - AC/DC
22. Tom Sawyer - Rush
23. Deadwing - Porcupine Tree
Andrew
24. In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Bel
25. Ticks and Leeches - Tool
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26. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
27. Aja - Steely Dan
28. October Road - James Taylor
Inkysmudge
29. Lyric - Zwan
30. Voices - Dream Theatre
31. My Hero - Foo Fighters
Alexander's Suggestions
32. Amen, Brother - The Winstons
33. Don't Stop Believing - Journey
34. Apache - Incredible Bongo Band
35. Miss You - Blink 182
36. Supersonic - Oasis
37. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
38. Beat It - Michael Jackson
39. Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti
40. The Model - Kraftwerk
41. The Message - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
42. Cissy Strut - The Meters
43. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
44. Rockstar - Nickelback
45. Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix
46. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
47. She Loves You - The Beatles
48. Show me what You Got - Jay-Z
49. Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
50. Mars, Bringer of War - Gustav Holst
What do you reckon? Do you think this is a good list? Maybe there are tracks that need to be added to it? Or tracks taken out of it?
Leave your thoughts and wisdom in the comments.
Alex
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February 5th, 2010 - 10:00
Ah Cissy Strut… how could I have forgotten about that
..partly down to the heavy compression on that hihat that it such a good groove on that record.
Mars god of war?
February 5th, 2010 - 13:36
Ben,
For me it’s the syncopation on the hihat that really makes this track. It sounds so fresh even though it was recorded in 1969!
“Mars” is one of my favourite pieces of music. I love the phrasing, the atmosphere, the tension… Not exactly a “drumming” song but hey it took me 4 hours to find all these tracks and check the links so I was just trying to keep it fun for me!
February 5th, 2010 - 11:24
What a selection! Gonna have to go listen to some of those tracks!
February 5th, 2010 - 13:44
Liam,
Hope you enjoy ‘em. If you find any other gems let me know
February 5th, 2010 - 19:18
Wait a minute : All Shook Up is on the list ^_^’ Suhweet.
As for Sanctuary, that was one of the first songs I tried to follow ever since the release of Kingdom Hearts II in 2006.
February 7th, 2010 - 10:29
troisnyx*
Sanctuary is a really cool track, thanks for pointing it out. Really vibrant and lots of textures.
As well as “All Shook Up” being one of my favourite songs, I love the way the brushes on the snare sort of “melt” into the song (does that make sense?
) And the single hand clap on 2 and 4 is so simple but sounds great! In a time of slick production I really appreciate these simple arrangements. Nothing made today sounds quite like it.
Alex
February 7th, 2010 - 18:55
Nice selection!
If you get the chance check these bad boys out…
Blink 182 - Feeling this
Green Day - Basketcase
Lostprophets - Everday Combat
Alexisonfire- Midnight Regulations
Angels and Airwaves - Valkyrie Missile
Slipknot - People = Shit
Boxcar Racer - All systems go
Some inspiring drumming in those songs
February 9th, 2010 - 06:28
Thanks Blaine,
I know a few of these very well, awesome drumming! I will have to check the rest out. Anyone got any more recommendations?
Alex
June 17th, 2010 - 14:26
Tool and Dream Theater should NEVER share a list with The White Stripes…That is just wrong.