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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Cantiga 166 if you’re into medieval music.
Hit It and Quit It by Funkadelic
Have fun! Meshuggah - Clockworks
Bleed also has some nice drumming.
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
The Amen Break is like the Wilhelm Scream of music.
Billie Jean off the top off my head.
EDIT: Ghetto Life by Rick James as well.
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!
I’m a sucker for simple deep beats so Run to Me by Clarence Coffee Jr
Achilles’ Last Dtand by Led Zeppelin gets my vote.
Panic Station by Muse.
The groove is a banger and the structure gives a lot of room for improvisationShe’s Hearing Voices - Bloc Party
