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    So I always see the topic of favorite drummers but never favorite drum beat. Just wondering, of all the songs you've heard in your life, what is your favorite drum beat? What's the one song that, when you hear the drum part, you say to yourself "this is why I play the drums!"

    For me, I can't get enough of "The Collector" by Nine Inch Nails. I always attempt this song when behind my kit (still not good enough to nail it 100%) and I get so into it that by the end I'm just beating the Hell out of my drums and cymbals. LOL! I also find that whenever I am tapping on everything around me (you know, the old annoying drummer habit) it typically turns into some variation of this beat.

    For those of you that have never heard it:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXmVH7PoEhU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXmVH7PoEhU[/ame]

    I'm really interested to hear from everyone else. Include audio/video in your post if possible. Maybe we'll get a nice little collection of cool drum beats all in one thread.

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    I know its not a complicated one, but I've always loved this groove.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIyPrMdRabM"]YouTube- Ratt-Lay It Down (Official Music Video)[/ame]

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    Classic, always a fav--

    When the Levee Breaks, Led Zep

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbJQT2eDseA"]YouTube- when the levee breaks/led zeppelin[/ame]
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    Man, I don't know...probably something by 311.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tadman View Post
    Classic, always a fav--

    When the Levee Breaks, Led Zep

    YouTube- when the levee breaks/led zeppelin
    +1 I love playing that one

    bonham's halftime shuffle in 'fool in the rain' is a favorite of mine. Still can't play it... Haha

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    Too many to list, but off the top of my head...

    Sweetest Taboo by Sade ranks pretty high.

    Subdivisions by Rush

    March of the Pigs by NIN

    Cult of Personality (live versions) and In Another Life by Living Colour

    Two Step by DMB

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    Geesh, there are so many rock, country, en what not. Then the personal touches, sips, slurs, accents, fills, that make them really fun...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tadman View Post
    Classic, always a fav--

    When the Levee Breaks, Led Zep

    YouTube- when the levee breaks/led zeppelin
    +2 that was a sweet beat

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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZOs1A"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZOs1A[/ame]

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7DFsBcVMDA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7DFsBcVMDA[/ame]

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGQUAkz-Gb0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGQUAkz-Gb0[/ame]
    Last edited by xsabers; 04-10-2010 at 01:26 AM.

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    i really like "the collector" beat but even more i like "only" which is track 8 on the same album [WITH TEETH].

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    Maybe not my all time favorite, but this is a beat that really took me away from my comfort zone. Although it's simple now, I always got a feeling from this song that's like no other. Love it love it love it.
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKOngTfTMs0"]YouTube- No Quarter[/ame]
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    Im gonna say
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPYLIy3FWpk"]YouTube- Muse- Stockholm Syndrome[/ame]

    Theres just something behind that main beat that makes me go crazy every time i play it.Its just so energetic that its awesome
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    I have a whole dang lot of fun playing Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin. Really fun song, especially with a double bass.
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    "Funky Drummer"- James Brown[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G9UV3kNoIQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G9UV3kNoIQ[/ame]

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    I never heard that james brown song before but +1 for that.

    For me its a split between Toxicity by SOAD and Give it Away RHCP

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWSxELGNShk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWSxELGNShk[/ame]

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    Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WkJ-ZB--G0"]YouTube- Motley Crue-Dr Feelgood[/ame]


    RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MzW2Eim8Xk"]YouTube- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik[/ame]

    Death Cab For Cutie - Meet Me On The Equinox

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-yycFgfY-U"]YouTube- Meet me on the Equinox - Death Cab for Cutie[/ame]

    Paramore - Misery Business

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCyGvGEtOwc"]YouTube- Paramore - Misery Business [OFFICIAL VIDEO][/ame]

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    Hoo boy.

    - The verse to Breaking Benjamin's "So Cold"
    - The bass pedal onslaught in Behemoth's "Ov Fire and the Void"
    - The beginning to Trivium's "Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr"
    - All of Machine Head's "Davidian"

    Just for starters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tlabrie View Post
    "Funky Drummer"- James Brownhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G9UV3kNoIQ
    +1 for that! In addition to my earlier post, then, have had the beats in Soldier of Love (Sade) in my mind for a while. Yes, in jeopardy of overplay, but like the way she mixed the edrums and acoustic drums. See vid re same:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIkWUJ48rNY&feature=related"]YouTube- Sade Performs "Soldier of Love" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2010-02-16) [Part 6/7][/ame]
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    Quote Originally Posted by dave0549jv View Post
    +1 I love playing that one

    bonham's halftime shuffle in 'fool in the rain' is a favorite of mine. Still can't play it... Haha
    The drum sound for Levee was recorded in a church, hence the huge resonance on the snare and bass drum. Great to play but remember the accents on the hi hats, very important and makes the groove stand out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tlabrie View Post
    "Funky Drummer"- James Brownhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G9UV3kNoIQ

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    Zeppelin:

    Fool in the Rain

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2015S3A-lg"]YouTube- Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain[/ame]

    Battles:

    Race : In

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUSY77UI-J4"]YouTube- The Battles - Race In[/ame]

    Radiohead:

    Morning Bell

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAwGWptsOls"]YouTube- 9. Morning Bell[/ame]


    I'll sure I'll think of others later =)

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    Battles:

    Ddiamondd:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbWYan5EK0U&feature=related"]YouTube- Battles- Ddiamondd[/ame]
    Last edited by Exotic Matter; 04-15-2010 at 09:38 AM.

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    One of my all time favorite drum beats that always makes me crank the volume up and salivate is Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'." The beat that Steve Smith laid down on that track is what made it a hit. In my younger days though, it would have definately been Zep's "When the Levee Breaks".


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    first ones that come to mind are the Intro/chorus beat on Vietnow by Rage against the machine:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ckcsFZx-xA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ckcsFZx-xA[/ame]

    The classic Bonham triplet roll at 4:55 of Dazed and Confuzed:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaPEOdefOq0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaPEOdefOq0&feature=related[/ame]

    and:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bldkr1CZzD4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bldkr1CZzD4[/ame]

    To name a few!

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    i just love this beat

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssCKEPqSJt8&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssCKEPqSJt8&NR=1[/ame]

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