... was talking to a friend and he said his favorite tune to play drums to is Everyday People and Thank You by Sly. I googled this topic and there were no threads about it. So as a bass player, (& drum player when no one's around) what are some pocket numbers you really dig to play? can be metal, blues, soul, R&B, jazz ( though i can't play it), rock etc. Doesn't need to be as uplifting as EP... can be any feeling as long as it grooves! I often play Girls Got Rhythm from AC/DC by myself for 20 minutes or more.
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I like to play usually complex (or more complex I should say) songs, but when I just want to jam and practice precision I play the surprisingly hard Billie Jean, or Papa Don't Preach (Madonna) or Shot in the dark (Ozzy). They sound really simple (and they are) but the trick is to keep a machine like tempo all the way through. You really have to fix your focus to prevent you from drifting. Papa don't preach has some very fun snare rolls that you can really wail on. Other simple (less simple) song is Over the mountain (again Ozzy).
now not simple but fun to play Stand up and shout (Dio), Still of the night (Whitesnake) ,Dead Cell (Papa roach), Laid to rest (Lamb of god), Waking the demon (Bullet for my valentine) it has an awesome paradiddle part with double bass and snare). Red hot (Motley Crue), God of emptiness (Morbid Angel), Spheres of madness (Decapitated). Juular (Devin Townsend) In this song the snare plays doubles in 1,2,3,and 4, the hats play singles and the bass is I believe 32nds... maybe 16ths I can't count.. The living infinite (Soilwork) very very fun song to play.
now on the machine like double bass Road of resistance (Baby Metal). and I stop there for now.
DC is the most versatile rock band with hits and some if the most iconic and enduring music of the last 40+ years.
