I like Phat Planet by Leftfield
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For a drum jam-along? Here's my suggestions for some fairly drum-focused songs.
Shobaleader One - Squarepusher Theme
Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets (drums kick in at about 2 mins)
Flamingosis - Brunch at the Bodega
Local H - "Cha" Said the Kitty
You have good taste
Thanks, your suggestion was also choice!
For a metal waltz, try Cheval by Igorrr
For jazzy pop with an upfront floor tom, try Humanised by Sola Rosa
For messy disjointed verses and flowing choruses, try Giant by Bear Hands
For a shuffle-y groove with some slightly unusual snare patterns, try Home Away From Home by Cut Chemist - nothing too wild here, but it sounds like it’d be fun to play
For setting up random stuff like dustbin lids as percussion, try Sick Kids by Fjorka
For being kept on your toes by something with several distinct sections, including an unusual shuffle, tru Walking Headz by STUFF. The full stop is part of the band name
For rhythmic patterns not common in Western music, try Gnawa Beat by Bab L’ Bluz
For noisy punk with lots of fills, try Bakuro Book by Otoboke Beaver
For laid-back funk with some unusual percussion, try 3 On E by Vulfpeck
For if you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if bossa nova and drum & bass had a baby, try Drum ‘N’ Bossa by Carbuncle
For fun swing-y jazz try Forgotten Places by Alif Tree
And, just for funsies, why not pit yourself against the most sampled song in history? Amen Brother by The Winstons - you know the drum sample (1.26, for anybody who wants to skip to it to see if they’ve heard it - spoiler: you have), but the tune itself is also a banger with a fun drum part
The Amen Break is like the Wilhelm Scream of music.
The Futurama theme song is another surprisingly good use of it. It's kind of like if Fat Boy Slim had written Amen Brother.
- Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Really anything from Physical Graffiti or by John Bonham.
- Caravan - Buddy Rich
- The Blues Walk - Max Roach & Clifford Brown
- Tom Sawyer - Rush. Or really anything else with Neil Peart.
- John the Fisherman - Primus. They won't be the same since Tim "Herb" Alexander left the band, but I'm sure he has his reasons.(also: Hamburger Train, Over the Electric Grapevine, Tommy the Cat, Mr. Knowitall, Harold of the Rocks)
- Discipline - King Crimson (also: Thela Hun Ginjeet and most of the rest of the album, which seems to mostly treat the guitar as a percussion instrument more than most.)
Sorry if these are cliche.
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"The Real Me" by The Who.
Entwistle's bass playing is so fucking solid, and Keith Moon's drumming is insane.
The Real Me” by The Who
She’s Hearing Voices - Bloc Party
Here's what I came up with out of my song sifting. I was going to place them in order as to how hard they might be to play... then I realized that wouldn't matter, as it's different for everyone. Ha. Enjoy.
Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Bring Me The Horizon - The House of Wolves
Victorious is a trans woman anthem honestly. Listened to it a lot early in my transition.
It's a suitable song for a lot of people. Since becoming an uncle, I tend to think of my niece when I listen to it. (Which reminds me... I should text her.)
Yeah, sorry, I didn't mean to say it was exclusively. It's just really powerful for all women ☺️
Damn, Rabbit Junk reference in the wild. First time ever for me.
if just one obscure one, that doesn't deserve to be this obscure: KCLR-future funk chant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sk75tWiEo8
If you're looking for going to the gym/getting stuff done:
Diplo - Big Lost
Aesop Rock - Getaway Car
MF DOOM/Dangermouse - Crosshairs
Ratatat - Nostrand
DJ Shadow - Blood on the Motorway
Squarepusher - Central Line
I fuckin love aesop, got two of his albums on vinyl (impossible kid and spirit world field guide). Defs added to the list
Dangerdoom's Crosshairs is an excellent choice. Also nice to see another Squarepusher fan.
Club Soda (Bangalter from Daft Punk):
what are you talking about daft punk is those 2 robot guys they don't have human names they're robots
Not a particularly cool band these days, and not well-known outside the UK, but Madness have a great rhythm section.
Or maybe “had”… their newer stuff is pretty unbearable to me…
But songs like Our House and Wings Of A Dove would be great to play along to on drums. If you happen to like the music, which you might not!
Look up bad ass wolf shirt most of their stuff is high hats cymbols and synths.
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing At My House
The Walkmen - We’ve Been Had
I wish I played the drums so I could play along with these. Enjoy!
Avatar - Smells Like a Freakshow
This one flew under my radar until a couple days ago - little more repetitive than I usually like, but the beat do be killer.
Edit - actually now that I think of it, Avatar has pretty aggressive beats across the board - might want to dig through their other stuff too.
- Enough by Disturbed
- Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes.
- Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
- Hootsforce by Gloryhammer
- Mine Mine Mine by Wind Rose
- Four To Six by Math The Band
Lemon Demon - My Trains [Youtube]
(I don't know much about drums but this song just sounds really good)
DatA - Skywriter, for sure
"Driving with the top down" Tony Stark's first flight with the Mark 2. I found a metal cover on Youtube.
Panic Station by Muse.
The groove is a banger and the structure gives a lot of room for improvisation
Billie Jean off the top off my head.
EDIT: Ghetto Life by Rick James as well.
I have a few pieces from the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure soundtrack that I think could be great to drum along to:
Stand Proud: https://youtu.be/oAzNQKbncxA
End of the World: https://youtu.be/xP6iYISIocw
Josuke's Theme: https://youtu.be/pqDqIMUo2OU
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Microphone Fiend by Eric B. & Rakim
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