Best drum intros

[hamerhead]

Little surprised 'Jamie's Cryin' didn't make the list before now.

[RobB]

1 hour ago, hamerhead said:

Little surprised 'Jamie's Cryin' didn't make the list before now.

OP was, "best drum intros." Worked for Tone Loc, though...

[bry4321]

Thought of two more

 Back in Black (not kidding)

 Don’t Bring Me Down (not sure if that technically counts)

[tbonesullivan]

What? No BIG BOTTOM by Spinal Tap?

[stobro]

 

[bry4321]

20 hours ago, tbonesullivan said:

What? No BIG BOTTOM by Spinal Tap?

I just rewatched this and was shocked to see that the song starts with (bass?) drums and not bass guitars. 

[Zork]

Simple but good for this song. 

 

[tbonesullivan]

4 hours ago, bry4321 said:

I just rewatched this and was shocked to see that the song starts with (bass?) drums and not bass guitars. 

It's a great intro. Sadly the drummer from the movie and subsequent albums/tours passed away a few years ago, but by all accounts lived a great life. Never knew that Ric Parnell's father was Jack Parnell, a jazz drummer who was also the actual Musical Director for the entire original run of The Muppet Show, which was shot in the UK.

[mudshark]

 

[stobro]

 

[specialk]

Steve Gadd:

 

[stobro]

A couple in 5/4 time:

 

 

[hamerican gigolo]

Only the Good Die Young: Liberty DeVito

Birthday: Ringo or Paul, depends on who you ask... 😉

 

 

[chptrk_2007]

Already mentioned, but I'll throw them out again:  ROCK CANDY / MONTROSE,  BILLION DOLLAR BABIES / ALICE COOPER

Iconic Songs, Iconic Bands, Iconic Opening Drums...............enough said 

 

[tbonesullivan]

Skin O' My Teeth by Megadeth is pretty good. It used to be used a lot on the Howard Stern show.
 

Along a similar line, Painkiller by Priest
 

 

[specialk]

 

[veatch]

 

 

[stedge]

Birthday (Beatles)

sorry if already posted 

 

simple. Classic. Brief. 

[Hamer_SS_guy]

The great Cozy Powell

[Biz Prof]

On 1/10/2025 at 2:30 PM, veatch said:

 

 

 

 

[RobB]

22 minutes ago, Biz Prof said:

Too bad Lee Kerslake never made a video breaking down his drumming on this track. Aldridge is certainly no slouch, though!

[Biz Prof]

8 minutes ago, RobB said:

Too bad Lee Kerslake never made a video breaking down his drumming on this track. Aldridge is certainly no slouch, though!

Tommy pays homage to Kerslake in that video, which is totally appropriate.  Quite honestly, John Osbourne was, by far, the weakest link in the original ensemble that included Rhoads, Dailey, and Kerslake.

[Biz Prof]

ETA: In fact, one could objectively state he was the weak link in every ensemble of which he was a part.

[Brooks]

 

 

 

[alantig]