Greatest opening drum intro

[SomeBadDrummer]

Depending on the genre of your choice or your particular style there are so many options… but for hard rock fans this is one drum intro for the ages.

 

[mikyok]

Depending on the genre of your choice or your particular style there are so many options… but for hard rock fans this is one drum intro for the ages.

Beat me to it!

Another one of my favourites

 

[bermuda]

There are too many to list... or are there?

One of my favorites, and it's super simple, is "Waiting For The Wind" by Spooky Tooth. The beauty of it is, it's over 30 seconds long! That's kind of an eternity for drum intros! My guess is that the drummer was playing to a click so the echo would be consistent. Once he was locked in, the song started. But it stands alone as a cool intro, so they left it in! Maybe... In listening to the fills at the end, I'm sure there was a click running. they're just a bit too deliberate.

 

[Z]

honky tonk woman. good times bad times

 

[1 hit wonder]

[Youtube]

[Youtube]

 

[Tiges]

I like Richard Baileys opening on Freeway jam on Jeff Beck Blow by blow album.

 

[Al Strange]

 

[Tiges]

Man there's some mean double bass in that opening.

 

[WuHan Solo]

Ticks and Leeches

I don't care anymore.

 

[The Shepherd]

 

[C. Dave Run]

 

[Out of Round]

Simple and great.

 

[mrthirsty]

 

[bermuda]

If you like that, you'll LOVE this!

 

[SomeBadDrummer]

[Youtube]

[Youtube]

Interestingly Tommy Aldrich didn’t play on this album but was credited with the drums and included in the album photo etc.
Sharon is apparently a piece of work.

 

[SomeBadDrummer]

I like Richard Baileys opening on Freeway jam on Jeff Beck Blow by blow album.

Richard Bailey is one underrated player, absolutely crushed it

 

[SomeBadDrummer]

honky tonk woman. good times bad times

Honky Tonk Woman… the cowbell and Charlie grooving on the offbeat is sublime

 

[Bozozoid]

No One is going to mention Dancing madly backwards from Captain Beyond played by Bobby Caldwell?..i didn't want to mention all of the obvious intros.

 

[ToneT]

Depending on the genre of your choice or your particular style there are so many options… but for hard rock fans this is one drum intro for the ages.

Grand Funk-American Band
Led Zep-Rock And Roll
Zappa-Peaches En Regalia
Alice Cooper-Billion Dollar Babies
Cheap Trick-Aint That a Shame

 

[Bo Eder]

Interestingly Tommy Aldrich didn’t play on this album but was credited with the drums and included in the album photo etc.
Sharon is apparently a piece of work.

I understand it was Lee Kerslake on “over the mountain” - from Uriah Heep