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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[–] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
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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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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    "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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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Victorious is a trans woman anthem honestly. Listened to it a lot early in my transition.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    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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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

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

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    Achilles' Last Dtand by Led Zeppelin gets my vote.

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    She’s Hearing Voices - Bloc Party

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    Microphone Fiend by Eric B. & Rakim

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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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  • "Driving with the top down" Tony Stark's first flight with the Mark 2. I found a metal cover on Youtube.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    DatA - Skywriter, for sure

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    Lemon Demon - My Trains [Youtube]

    (I don't know much about drums but this song just sounds really good)

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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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    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaljXUiCaE

    Basically anything by Run the Jewels.

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    Sounds like a melody by A life divided

    https://youtu.be/1p6y9-PRM1k

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I'm a sucker for simple deep beats so Run to Me by Clarence Coffee Jr

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    if just one obscure one, that doesn't deserve to be this obscure: KCLR-future funk chant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sk75tWiEo8

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Panic Station by Muse.
    The groove is a banger and the structure gives a lot of room for improvisation

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  • I like Phat Planet by Leftfield

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    The only songs I like without a killer beat are the songs done acapella so there literally is no beat.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Hum - The Scientists

    it's where I got my username

    keep this benzine ring around your finger, and think of me when everything you wanted starts to end

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    Refused - "The Deadly Rhythm" https://youtu.be/bJJlo_6YMIc

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    Anything clowncore.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Cantiga 166 if you're into medieval music.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Idk, I've been listening to reggae, ska, ska punk

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