Greatest opening drum intro

[Bo Eder]

My vote is the intro to “We’re an American Band”. Love that tune!

 

[TJK]

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.

Maybe not the greatest but ZZ Top’s
Lagrange and Sleeping bag
And how about 50 ways by S Gadd

 

[Benthedrummer]

Solid Rock by Aussie band Goanna.

A really good tribal tom intro.

Powerful and effective......

 

[Odd-Arne Oseberg]

This one holds a spot as it was the first time I went to Oslo for a big show.

 

[green glass drum]

These are all great beats and fills.
OK...let's go in another direction.
I always liked this one.
David Garibaldi with TOP.

 

[Over50drumguy]

Fireball. Deep Purple.
Bargain. The Who
Two Princes. Spin Doctors
Hot for Teacher . VanHalen
Chattahoochee. Alan Jackson
Follow. Sevendust
When the levee breaks . Zeppelin , and any other Bonham intro .

So many more . Can’t even think they’re all rushing into the cranium at once head .

 

[TJK]

Fireball. Deep Purple.
Bargain. The Who
Two Princes. Spin Doctors
Hot for Teacher . VanHalen
Chattahoochee. Alan Jackson
Follow. Sevendust

So many more . Can’t even think they’re all rushing into the cranium at once head .

Yeah HFT FTW

 

[green glass drum]

Toto Song: Nice...thought it was Jeff doin' his calling Elvis groove. But it appears that Simon is in the video.
Don't matter......smooth.

 

[bud7h4]

Random

 

[Out of Round]

Brutalist Minimalism.

Fairly sick:

 

[Moejo]

 

[Jeremy Bender]

Man...Alan White had some fast hands.

 

[Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX]

oh man...soooo many good answers it is making my head spin

have not yet seen:

Run To the Hills - Iron Maiden

We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

Red Hot - Motley Crue

 

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[Z]

Best Outro

 

[BobC]

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.

One of my faves too, Jon. Love Spooky Two. I was FB friends with Mike Kellie.

 

[DrummerJustLikeDad]

I love the drive of Phil Collins's intro to "I Cannot Believe It's True."

His drums here grab you by the arm and yank you forward, coat flying behind you, before you know what happened. Great pace, great energy.

Whenever I sit down to a big kit, this is the first thing I always want to play.

 

[Z]

 

[JimmyM]

Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf

 

[Totigerus]

If you like that, you'll LOVE this!

I just learned two days ago that I've been playing the rock n roll intro wrong for the last 30 years! haha
Like so many drummers, I thought the intro started on the one.
Also, that little richard snare is the beefiest I've heard from a 50's recording. Sounds more 70's.