Songs instantly recognizable becuz of their drum beats...

[Aceman]

Well, this thread is going down fast...

[Zerberus]

^^ Well it´s kind of about drummers, so what did you expect?

[Kosh Naranek]

Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills

That one came to my mind right away.

An old Zeppelin tune, I think it's "When the Levee Breaks".

[ginormous]

Grand Funk - "We're An American Band"

Come on, people! Drums and cowbell, and nobody tagged it until page 4?

[H8Red442]

13 Steps To Nowhere - Pantera

[gpenguins]

"For Your Love" by The Yardbirds

I don't think it's drums at the beginning, but that breakdown in the middle is pretty distinctive.

[The Golden Boy]

"Bury Me" by Fig Dish

[super rad stuff]

sunday morning by no doubt is easily recognizable too

[Jet-Jaguar]

Eddie Money - Shakin'. It may not be as recognizable now, but back in the 80s, this was all over top 40 stations.

[ratherdashing]

So, are people just listing songs with drum intros now?

[Zerberus]

^^ It appears that most were doing that from the beginning on...

[Hellion]

I can't believe noone's mentioned...

"Tusk" Fleetwood Mac
"Ballroom Blitz" The Sweet
"All I Ever Wanted" Santana
"Swingtown" Steve Miller Band
"Hypnotized" Fleetwood Mac
"Middle of the Road" Pretenders
"My Town" Michael Stanley Band
"Gimme All Your Lovin'" ZZ Top

I'm sure there's more...

[LesStrat]

Rock of Ages by Def Leppard

BTW, Oh Grand Poo Bah, "In the Air Tonight" was Phil Collins, not Genesis.

[Jonny R]

Come Together - The Beatles (post #74 until this came up?)
Rosanna - Toto

[wahwah]

Come Together - The Beatles (post #74 until this came up?)

See post 6.

these come to mind:

Racer X - Technical Difficulties
Extreme - Get The Funk Out
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Megadeth - Holy Wars
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance

as a drummer, i can easily recognize songs that i know based on their drum beats.

Considering that there are no drums in the first 8 bars of "Smoke On The Water," and at that point only hats for 4 bars and then the snare coming in at bar 13, I would suggest that if you haven't recognized the song until you hear the drum beat, there is something horribly wrong!




Cheers....................................... wahwah

[ginormous]

BTW, Oh Grand Poo Bah, "In the Air Tonight" was Phil Collins, not Genesis.

Truth; that was on his first solo album "Face Value". Also, the drums don't come in until 3:40, so if you don't know this tune after 2 choruses (can you say "instantly recognizable"?) see your doctor.

[ginormous]

Iggy Pop - "Lust for Life"

I'm not even into punk, and I got that one. Y'all are sleeping!

[stevie_bees]

Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Ant Music - Adam And The Ants

[ginormous]

Ant Music - Adam And The Ants

To which I would add "Goody Two-Shoes". Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do?

[ratherdashing]

Hmm, let's see what else I can come up with:

Neil Young - Needle and the Damage Done
Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again
Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
Led Zeppelin - Black Mountain Side
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi