best drum solo or recording?

[Jocko Homo]

You are not paying attention

The clue is at the top of this page.

Jocko

 

[Nednai]

Kentucky Headhunters

Fred Young kicks much butt and he does his solo w/o sticks.

 

[fdegrove]

I AM NOW.

Hi,

You are not paying attention

Dig out your copies of "Freak Out!" or "Absolutely Free".

Both albums are by "The Mothers of Invention"

Ciao,

 

[whiteSE]

The best solo I heard is Thomas Lang (austria) in John Wetton's Tokyo Live double CD...incredible stuff...

Billy Cobham has plenty all over the place,.,,,Neil Pert is a bit predictable and doesnt have on ounce of Jazz in him,,,,he even got depressed that he couldnt play better in his Buddy Rich tribute CD...

For finesse,,,Bill Bruford does it for me.

 

[zardoz]

Gerry Garcia

Wailing on his wall of drums at Copps Colleseum in Hamilton Ontario. Sadly the last Gratefull Dead concert it was my pleasure to attend. Near the bands end they advised against drug use...when asked about this turn by a reporter..."why the change? you used to promote drug use!?" Gerry's answer? "we didn't promote it...we cellibrated it!"

We lost one of the best musicians ever IMHO with his passing.

zardoz

 

[Brett]

Re: Gerry Garcia

We lost one of the best musicians ever IMHO with his passing.

Agreed.

 

[faustian bargin]

jerry garcia was a great guitarist, no doubt.

however, perhaps you are thinking of mickey hart, the drummer? he's still alive and drumming.

a jerry garcia drum solo would be interesting, indeed. dunno if he ever did one, though.

/andrew - thinks the dead were pretty cool.

 

[zardoz]

It was a few years back to be sure..but I'd swear it was Gerry workin the drums at the end of the show. Maybe the deadline has a few members that were straight enough to remember the concert.

zardoz

 

[Baddstuff]

Drum solos

I have always loved the drum solo John Guerin did on the 'Tom Cat' album with the L.A. Express way back in 1974, on the track 'Mondo'. Remains one of the best solos I have heard. His hands are great but I love the way he incorporated his bass drum into the solo, brilliant! He recently passed away, which is sad, he was a good one!

Also, I love the solo Cobham did on 'One Word' from 'Birds of Fire'. I love that marching band feel he laid down.

www.electriceyes.us

 

[Illusus]

My favourites are Led Zeppelin's Bonham, Tool's Danny Carey and Slayer's Dave Lombardo. It's not just how technical these guys can get that grabs me, it's how they mesh with their band they augment every lyric, guitar and bass note. It always blows me away how Lombardo can play a fill evrey 5s in each song but it never comes off as cheesy. Another thing that amazes me is how all of these guys add subtle complexity to passages that other drummers would leave simple, instead of boom ba ba boom it's boom paba ba baBoom...the cat left scat
I also love the japanese KODO...amazing, especially on my bl horns, soooo dynamic.

 

[leadbelly]

My favourites are Led Zeppelin's Bonham, Tool's Danny Carey and Slayer's Dave Lombardo. It's not just how technical these guys can get that grabs me, it's how they mesh with their band they augment every lyric, guitar and bass note.

I think a perfect example of that is "Moby Dick" from the The Song Remains the Same soundtrack, which deserves mention in this thread.

 

[jeh]

i'm suprised nobody mentioned inna-gadda-da-vida

 

[fcel]

Has anybody mention Joe Morello's drum solo from the track "Take Five" from The Dave Bruebeck Quartet "Time out" CD? It's not heavy metal but I like it.

 

[chris ma]

I like this recording very much.

The Butcher

 

[PeteMcK]

Jon Hiseman

from Colliseum,
I'm copying all my 70s reel to reel tapes to CD at the moment,
and came across his drum solo called 'time machine'
....a very competent live solo & doesn't get boring as so many can

I think my fave drummer is Jack deJohnette though...
Pete McK

 

[Eaglesbush]

I don't know about best .. but one of the most enjoyable drum solos I've heard is from a Jack Teagarden LP "Portrait of Mr T"
Track "Big noise from Winnetka"
I think it maybe Cosey Cole who does the honours but I maybe wrong

 

[rick57]

In My Time of Dying, Physical Graffiti – that’s gotta be the one

Does it get any more dynamic, extended (track 11+ mins), complementary with the rest of the band, and powerful? I don't think so.


Man where are my horn speakers?

 

[rick57]

Butterlies are phased

Earlier: inna-gadda-da-vida

Nice use of phasing

 

[Eaglesbush]

Knew I would be ... the drummer was Ronnie Greb

 

[Brian Clark]

I must put my hand up for

Mr Roy Haynes!

More than 50 years of exciting, inventive jazz drumming in a unique style unmatched by anyone else. My first ear-opener was "Thelonious Monk in Action at the Five Spot". The times I sat, a pimply youth, at my kit and tried to cover his moves on that solo on "Rhythmaning".....
Oh man!
Love that guy

Brian.