What song has the best drum solo?

[splashpot]

Gimmie something good.

[diebitter]

Bad News - Warriors of Ghengis Khan

47 minute drum solo. It would have been longer, but those guys hate drum solos...

[miajag81]

Drum solos are lame.

[Duke]

in a gadda da vida

Certainly it's the longest.

~D

[young nut]

"Applied Science" by 311 - Sexton is da man

[cwsiggy]

uh - Clyde Stubblefield - Funky Drummer. One of the most sampled ever.

Also Neil Peart's solo on Rush's - YYZ

[RacersEdge]

the one I think of is the Hot For Teacher open

[BradleyT]

Moby Dick.

[theweatherman]

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Drum solos are lame.

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your lame.

[Chairman Wood]

I once went to an Allman Brothers concert and the guy lashed out into a 35 minute drum solo. I will never go to an Allman Brothers concert again. Drum solos are worthless and although I appreciate great drumming, there is never such a thing as a good drum solo. It just doesn't work.

[samjjones]

Drum solos and bass solos are boring.

[4_2_it]

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bass solos are boring.

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You obviously have never been to a Primus concert sir.

[Chairman Wood]

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Drum solos and bass solos are boring.

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Although, I do agree that bass solos often do go the way of the drum solo, I have heard a couple that weren't all bad. Most of the time, yes they do suck, but occasionally you do find a good one.

[MonkeeMan]

Add:

Toad - Cream

[stigmata]

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Drum solos are lame.

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True, but I did enjoy the drum solo in "Matmos - The Precise Temperature of Darkness". But then again, this track is only for people who like really friggin wierd avant-garde [censored]. The concept behind the track is that you have to put up with 10 minutes of really horrid violin noises, which eventually get killed by a pretty awesome big-bang style drum solo......

[Duke]

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I once went to an Allman Brothers concert and the guy lashed out into a 35 minute drum solo. I will never go to an Allman Brothers concert again. Drum solos are worthless and although I appreciate great drumming, there is never such a thing as a good drum solo. It just doesn't work.

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Not missing much without Duane.

~D

[TheWorstPlayer]

A friend told me of an old Santana concert where the drummer was so high he didn't notice that he had hit his hand on the rim of the drum and split it open. So he continued the drum solo with a large cut in his hand, spraying blood all over the stage and front rows of the audience. Now that is one hell of a drum solo.

[Shajen]

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Drum solos and bass solos are boring.

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I've always been partial to (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth off of Kill 'Em All.

[xadrez]

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uh - Clyde Stubblefield - Funky Drummer. One of the most sampled ever.

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This is more of a break than a solo. Greatest breaks can be a whole other thread in and of itself.

[Insert random Rush song]

[miajag81]

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Drum solos are lame.

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your lame.

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my lame what?

I play drums and I think most drum solos are pretty lame. Drum breaks are cool though because they are in the context of the song. Anything from Tool, Rush, Hendrix drummer was real good, Dave Weckl(insanely good jazz guy), Tony Williams and Buddy Rich are couple more kick ass jazz guys. All these players play technical parts within the framework of the song which is pretty impressive.

-Ernest

[mmbt0ne]

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Bad News - Warriors of Ghengis Khan

47 minute drum solo. It would have been longer, but those guys hate drum solos...

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One hour drum solo? You couldn't handle that [censored] on strong acid man.

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[garion888]

Listen to any Victor Wooten Bass solo and you will change your mind(about bass solos anyway). He has his own albums and he's also part of "Bela Fleck and the Flecktones"...

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Moby Dick

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This is clearly the right answer. Watch the version on this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008PX8P/102-1697656-6929737?v=glance&n=130&s=dvd&v=glance) DVD, ideally while not sober but it is the best regardless of your state of mind.

[Jeebus]

The drum solo during Achilles:Agony and Exstacy in 8 parts by ManOWar is pretty tight.

[wayabvpar]

No love for Keith Moon? The Who had several song with good drum solos- "Won't Get Fooled Again" leaps instantly to mind.

[freehat]

Beatles "The End", end of thread.

[Fishwhenican]

Todd Rundgren's Utopia, The RA album has a song called "Singring and the Glass Guitar" where John "Willie" Wilcox does a fun Drum Solo.

The solo itself on the album/CD is really probably only OK ( I am sure I have seen better drum solos at some of the Jazz shows I had been at) but it is interesting because it is intertwined with this silly story they are trying to tell with the song. It was also mixed pretty well which shouldn't be any surprise since it was produced by Todd.

Where it was really cool was in the live concert. They had this crazy water fountain setup all around him that was kind of like a mini Bellagio fountain sort of thing that was all synced to the drum solo. Probably had to be there to really appreciate it but it was cool at the time. The drum solo was also WAY longer during the concert.

[Raza]

Tool - Ticks and Leeches

Here's a fun one. (http://www.metacafe.com/item1173/tony_royster_jr_drum_solo_video)

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[Insert random Rush song]

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And Bonham at the end of 'Rock and Roll'.

[Brainwalter]

Buddy Rich - channel one suite (or west side story, or anything probably)

[Boris]

I can't believe there's only one vote for Moby Dick.

[Benal]

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Tool - Ticks and Leeches

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I second this even though there's no actual solo in the song.

[man]

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I can't believe there's only one vote for Moby Dick.

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now there're three.

[TomCollins]

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in a gadda da vida

Certainly it's the longest.

~D

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[TheHip41]

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Moby Dick.

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[diebitter]

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[Cyrus]

Any drum solo that's over three minutes is usually crap.

Here's a little drum solo track that none of you probably know :

Soft Machine, Vol.2, "10:30 Returns To Bedroom". Drummer is Robert Wyatt.

I've always hated drum solo's. At concerts i cheer when it's finished.

[vexvelour]

Moby Dick.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

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Moby Dick.

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the live version from the song remains the same.

[MonkeeMan]

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I've always hated drum solo's. At concerts i cheer when it's finished.

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[whiskeytown]

I remember some drum/percussion solos from Paul Simon's "Live in the Concert" around 1992 that totally stunned me -

but 5 percussionists/two drummers will usually do that.

RB

[whiskeytown]

I think so too, but when we do one the audience goes apeshit. I figure they're not getting freebird so they can get a drum solo.

RB

[hhughes]

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bass solos are boring.

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You obviously have never been to a Primus concert sir.

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Or for that matter, listened to any Stanley Clarke....

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bass solos are boring.

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You obviously have never been to a Primus concert sir.

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Or for that matter, listened to any Stanley Clarke....

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[TheMainEvent]

I know a lot of people are into this kind of stuff, and that's fine...but for me I go to concerts to actually listen to music, not to hear each band member individually prove how good they are at playing their instrument.

[ChipWrecked]

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Moby Dick.

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[HesseJam]

Thanks. The kid is fantastic. And it gets better the longer it takes.

[ChipWrecked]

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bass solos are boring.

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You obviously have never been to a Primus concert sir.

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Or for that matter, listened to any Stanley Clarke....

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Or Nathan East.