Friday, May 17, 2013

Dave's List of Most Increditastical Fantabulous Drumming Tracks

(Preface:  I played drums and percussion "professionally" for about fifteen years, many years ago.
 I don't play anymore - can't afford a new set - but I still tap the shit out of my steering wheel, lap,
dashboard, and anything that's not fast enough to run away - when there's a good tune on).

Most Fun-to-Play Drum Tracks:

Track Performer Band/Artist Album
Southbound Suarez John Bonham Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door
Cinema Alan White Yes 90125
Peaches En Regalia Vinnie Colaiuta Frank Zappa Tinsel Town Rebellion
Double Talkin' Jive Matt Sorum Guns n' Roses Use Your Illusion I
Doctor Feelgood Tommy Lee Motley Crue Doctor Feelgood
Dirty Little Thing Matt Sorum Velvet Revolver Contraband
Jessica Butch Trucks / Jaimo Johannsen The Allman Brothers Band Eat a Peach
Crime of the Century Bob Siebenberg Supertramp Crime of The Century
Trampled Under Foot John Bonham Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Greasy Kid Stuff Chris Frazier Steve Vai Passion and Warfare
I'd Love to Change The World Ric Lee Ten Years After A Space In Time

Most Fun-to-Play Percussion Tracks:

Track Performer Band/Artist Album
Oye Como Va? Michael Shrieve Santana Abraxas
Mind Ecology Zakir Hussein Shakti with John McLaughlin Natural Elements

Stinkiest, Drippiest Groove-Oriented

Track Performer Band/Artist Album
Never Alone Vinnie Colaiuta Jeff Beck Emotion and Commotion
The Animal Chris Frazier Steve Vai Passion and Warfare
Can't You Hear Me Knockin? Charlie Watts The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
Belief xx John Mayer Continuum

Trickiest to Learn

Track Performer Band/Artist Album
YYZ Neil Peart Rush Moving Pictures
Changes Alan White Yes 90125
Space Boogie Simon Philips Jeff Beck There And Back
Windows To The Soul Mike Mangini Steve Vai The Ultra Zone

Most Ass-Kicking, Balls-Through-the-Wall, Drum Snippets (intro or solo)

Track Performer Band/Artist Album
Pick Me, I'm Clean Vinnie Colaiuta Frank Zappa Tinsel Town Rebellion
Over The Mountain Tommy Aldridge Ozzy Diary Of A Madman
Hot For Teacher Alex Van Halen Van Halen 1984

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