Spyke

What's a song you like with a killer beat?

I'm looking for suggestions for my drum jam-along playlist, so any song you love that has a good beat I'm open to. Whatcha got?

Edit: for clarification my plan is to add all these to a playlist and tomorrow my practice session is gonna just be jamming to that playlist. Load me up!

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  • 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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lemmy.world

I love watching the studio video of Tom Sawyer. The intensity of all of them when they record that, especially Peart.

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I think the originals of Limelight and Spirit of Radio were also filmed there (Le Studio, Morin Hts, Quebec).

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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.

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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

Slipknot - Before I Forget

Wolfmother - Victorious

Challenger Deep - immersive

Bring Me The Horizon - The House of Wolves

Nekrogoblikon - No One Survives

Dance With the Dead - Get Out

Rabbit Junk - Power

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lemmy.world

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

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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.

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fedia.io

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

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I fuckin love aesop, got two of his albums on vinyl (impossible kid and spirit world field guide). Defs added to the list

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Look up bad ass wolf shirt most of their stuff is high hats cymbols and synths.

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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!

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  • 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
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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!

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what are you talking about daft punk is those 2 robot guys they don't have human names they're robots

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