What is the best drum intro?
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What is the best drum intro?
10 Amazing Drum Intros
- 1: Run DMC ‘Walk This Way’
- 2: The Smiths ‘The Queen Is Dead’
- 3: The Rolling Stones ‘Honky Tonk Women’
- 4: Michael Jackson ‘Billie Jean’
- 5: New Order ‘Blue Monday’
- 6: The Stone Roses ‘I Am The Resurrection’
- 7: Led Zeppelin ‘When The Levee Breaks’
- 8: Tom Petty ‘Here Comes My Girl’
What is a drum intro?
It’s subjective but, for the purposes of this feature, a great drum intro is something that’s instantly recognisable and considered a drum ‘riff’ or key motif in the song. A great drum intro can also be musically and technically brilliant, or simple yet iconic. The really great drum intros have all of those elements.
Whats the song that starts with drums?
For example, Billie Jean by Michael Jackson starts with a drum beat. Superstition by Stevie Wonder starts with a drum fill consisting of four snare hits leading into a drum beat. Check it out and enjoy!
What do you call the drums in a song?
Castanets make a clicking sound when the player snaps two of them together. Classical bass drum: A large bass drum that is suspended from a frame and struck with handheld mallets. It is similar to the bass drum found in a standard drum set, but much larger in diameter.
What is a fill in a song?
In popular music, a fill is a short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic sound which helps to sustain the listener’s attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
What is the most famous drum fill?
7 Outstanding Classic Rock Drum Fills
- Rush – “Tom Sawyer”
- The Who – “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
- Led Zeppelin – “Whole Lotta Love”
- Billy Joel – “Only The Good Die Young”
- Ram Jam – “Black Betty”
- David Bowie – “Young Americans”
- Phil Collins – “In The Air Tonight”
How do you describe drums in a song?
They can be buzzy, loose, flabby, warm, metallic, woody, boxy, rattly, ringy, dead… Bass drums can be boomy, middly, boingy, thuddy, cardboard-box like, slappy, thumpadumpa, round, clicky, dull, resonant, dry…
What should I play on drums?
On that note, here are 9 easy songs to play on drums.
- #1: Teenage Dream – Katy Perry.
- #2: Billie Jean – Michael Jackson.
- #3: Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana.
- #5: Live Forever – Oasis.
- #6: You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC.
- #7: Run to the Hills – Iron Maiden.
- #8: Come as You Are – Nirvana.
- #9: Feel Good Inc – Gorillaz.