Drum Solos

[EgonSpengler]

John Bonham. Drummer for Led Zepplin.

I haven't listened to it yet, but I feel like 17 minutes is going to be more than I need. A 17-minute song of any kind has to be something special. "The Poet and the Pendulum" by Nightwish is 14 minutes long, and that has, like, different acts. It's like seeing a play. Another 3 minutes, it might need an intermission. (I recommend the YouTube vid of the live 2015 performance at Wembley, if you're into symphonic metal. I don't think there's a big drum solo in it, though, so it's not something I'll post here.)

 

[Moriarte]

Bonham is great!

Michael Shrieve is my favourite.

It's not just the skills of a drummer.

It's being 19 years of age.

In front of a crowd of 500,000 people.

While being relatively unknown (and becoming living legends after coming out at Woodstock).

Also, it's about being free (and probably high as a kite). Yeah, more than probably.

Rare chemistry, if you know what I mean.

Enjoy.

The solo is 3:40 -- 5:40, but watch the whole thing. Musicians were there for each other that day.

 

[Cutlass]

I haven't listened to it yet, but I feel like 17 minutes is going to be more than I need. A 17-minute song of any kind has to be something special. "The Poet and the Pendulum" by Nightwish is 14 minutes long, and that has, like, different acts. It's like seeing a play. Another 3 minutes, it might need an intermission. (I recommend the YouTube vid of the live 2015 performance at Wembley, if you're into symphonic metal. I don't think there's a big drum solo in it, though, so it's not something I'll post here.)

One thing about Bonham, it's not that he was a great drummer, and innovative in what he could do. But also, a big part of it was the dynamic of the band. Most band wouldn't just walk off the stage for 17 minutes and let one member do his thing. It says a lot about the band that they would.


I'm trying to remember, and I think it was KISS, that I saw in concert where most of the band walked off so that the drummer could solo.

 

[Cutlass]

 

[JollyRoger]

Jesus Christ, no mention of the Little Drummer Boy?

 

[Cutlass]

Jesus Christ, no mention of the Little Drummer Boy?

We're talking about good drum solos.

 

[Comrade Ceasefire]

Two early entries for history nerds.
1. Gene Krupa from the mid 1930's was very influential.

Gene Krupa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

2. The 2nd side of the 1968 album by Iron Butterfly is In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, a 17 minute song with a 2 1/2 minute drum solo.

Neither are my favourites, but worth knowing, just for the street cred.

The other examples in this thread are boring.

 

[Cutlass]