Albums With Good Drums

[Foxholes]

I'm in the mood for some good drums. What albums do you listen to because the drums are so good?

[deeplyinept]

idk if ill get hated for this

but take off your pants and jacket

[itsbrandonrofl]

idk if ill get hated for this

but take off your pants and jacket
why would you be hated on? travis is one of the best drummers in the world. anything he plays on has some crazy intricacies that (if you play drums) youll appreciate the complexity of it.

his beats with +44 are pretty good too

and the guy from motion city soundtrack is a really good drummer too

[deeplyinept]

why would you be hated on? travis is one of the best drummers in the world. anything he plays on has some crazy intricacies that (if you play drums) youll appreciate the complexity of it.

his beats with +44 are pretty good too

and the guy from motion city soundtrack is a really good drummer too



some people find it necessary to hate on blink-182
same thing with sum 41 when Stevo 32 is a pretty big beast

[IWasaCamera]

Boxer has probably the best drumming I've ever heard.

[MyWorldEntire]

Any album by Led Zeppelin, but Led Zeppelin IV will do the job

[Brokenhill]

^Yes, and The Wall, Animals, and actually most PF albums.

Oh, and you can't forget Rush. ( 2112 )

[Jumpoff]

I'm guessing you don't like jazz, so maybe

Mastodon - Leviathan (maybe blood mountain, but mainly levi.)
Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath (I love this band, and though this is probably my least favorite album of theirs, the drumming shines. Pridgen is amazing.)
Protest the Hero - Kezia (maybe fortress too. But I prefer Kezia)
Between the Buried and Me - Colors (or alaska or Silent Circus. Really depends on what genre you are looking for.)

I don't hate blink 182 by any stretch of the imagination, but really? You choose them as a great band when it comes to drumming? Didn't Travis only use the snare on one of their albums even?

[Foxholes]

I'm guessing you don't like jazz

I'd like to know of some decent jazz actually.

[funkel]

I'm guessing you don't like jazz, so maybe
I love Coltrane's drummer.

Battles' Mirrored has excellent drums and I'm a big fan of 65daysofstatic's drums.

[deeplyinept]

haha you guys are completely disliking the style of music im choosing for drums

but amber pacifics drummer is pretty nuts

[chipdip18]

Gatsbys American Dream, any release.

[El_Jeffe]

rx bandits - ...& the battle begun
the new pornographers - twin cinema
peter gabriel - so
the who - who's nest
james brown - live at the apollo
sly & the family stone - fresh
queens of the stonage - songs for the deaf
the aggrolites - the aggrolites
ben harper & the innocent criminals - the will to live
the black seeds - on the sun
the exponents - something beginning with c
mickey hart - planet drum
talking heads - fear of music
the roots - phrenology
rush - pretty much any album

[Jumpoff]

I'd like to know of some decent jazz actually.

Well, when it comes to jazz drummers, listen to Tony Allen, Buddy Rich, and Max Roach. However, overall jazz wise, listen to Coltrane, Mingus and Davis.

[3mpire]

Dream Theater for some insane over the top drumming.

Any dredg if you want some chilled out, really solid drumming.

[Blueskyburning]

painkiller, scott travis is the shit
most slayer with dave lombardo

[Fin.]

Anything by
Rush
Tool
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Dream Theater
Mastodon
Terry Bozzio
Shadows Fall
Mute Math
Between The Buried and Me

[Whimsikill]

Meshuggah for some crazy tech metal (his feet are amazing)
Incubus for solid, interesting rock drumming
Lamb of God and Yellowcard also.
And ignoring System of a Down, Deftones, or Korn would just be wrong.

[reissgoespunk]

Alk3 have had some solid drummers in their time.

[googirl8907]

Amber Pacific's drummer is pretty good in my opinion.

[thecobrakais]

strung out - twisted by design
elvis costello - this year's model
pearl jam - Vs.

[AlternateToLife]

I have no idea whether this is an accepted opinion on this site or not but I've always been impressed by the drumming on Motion City Soundtrack's I Am The Movie

[guiguedz]

I'll go random:

Pearl Jam - VS
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew, Kind Of Blue
Box Car Racer - Box Car Racer
Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute
Dave Matthews Band - anything recorded live, but I recommend The Central Park Concert
Burning For Buddy - (it's a 2 vol. compilation where some of the greatest drummers in the world play Buddy Rich's songs. Neil Peart, Omar Hakim, Dave Weckl, etc)
The Reign Of Kindo - self titled EP
The Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist (not my favorite SP record, but Chamberlin kills on this one)
The Mars Volta - Anything, but especially The Bedlam In Goliath

[bowl of oranges]

Boxer has probably the best drumming I've ever heard.word up, i came in here to mention that

[kevinrocks409]

Between the Buried and Me
Days Away/Good Old War
Thrice
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Botch
Tera Melos

[HangsLikeHeaven]

Jack Black on School of Rock recommends Rush's 2112

I recommend all of Rx Bandits albums.

[kwsqd]

The greatest drum battle of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erE8WTngaAY&feature=related

My favorite jazz drummer of all time is joe morello, so if you want to hear good jazz drumming, go pick up Time Out. It's an essential album to own if you like jazz.

[MyWorldEntire]

I have no idea whether this is an accepted opinion on this site or not but I've always been impressed by the drumming on Motion City Soundtrack's I Am The Movie

I am not a big fan of MCS, but their drummer is pretty awesome.

[Getup and Dance]

The Dillinger Escape Plan (mainly before Ire Works)
Converge
Coalesce
Botch

[<Ronan>]

I'm just listening to Days Away for the first time right now and the drumming sounds class. So much about them reminds me of Circa Survive, except for most of the guitars.

[IWasaCamera]

word up, i came in here to mention that
It's insane how Devendorf pretty much manhandles the music and pushes it where he seems fit.

[doyouhas?]

anything by yeah yeah yeahs. brian chase is an amazing drummer, he writes better parts than almost anyone ive ever heard

[mattybobviously]

The National - Boxer
Drumming is incredible.

[boykosaurus]

I really enjoyed the drums on The early November's EP stuff the other day.

[Kid B]

Boxer - The National
Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins

Thats all I can think of at the moment.

[hutcher5]

?uestlove is definitely one of my favorite drummers. Check his stuff out with The Roots. Rising Down, their latest album has some great beats on it, but some of the older stuff is good too.

[Neo Cassady]

Neil Peart is the best drummer of all-time, period. Go listen to RUSH.

http://www.rushisaband.com/images/200611/346.f.jpg

"OH GOD! THERE IS NO FUCKING DRUMMER BETTER THAN NEIL PEART!”

[BalancingacT]

Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart Neil Peart

[BalancingacT]

http://static.flickr.com/27/36120105_059bce599a.jpg

That's why.

[DuctyO]

idk if ill get hated for this

but take off your pants and jacket

exactly what i was thinking.
I love the use of hi-hats here

[Foxholes]

Anything by
Mute Math


He is amazing live.

No love for Phil Selway on In Rainbows?

[Foxholes]

It's insane how Devendorf pretty much manhandles the music and pushes it where he seems fit.

Pitchfork brought that up in their review too, it's an interesting concept. Care to explain it further?

[IWasaCamera]

Pitchfork brought that up in their review too, it's an interesting concept. Care to explain it further?
I can't say I've ever heard an album in which the drummer seems to direct the music as much as with Boxer. Drums are often drowned out or seemingly unimportant to the tracks but not in this case. He builds songs up, ushers them out, gives them life. It would not be the same album without it.

[kwsqd]

Pitchfork’s staff are “not music fans” but instead, a “bunch of website geeks.”

Anything with Matt Cameron would be extremely good... extremely fucking good, especially his work on Binaural and Riot Act.

[hockeyguitar99]

why would you be hated on? travis is one of the best drummers in the world. anything he plays on has some crazy intricacies that (if you play drums) youll appreciate the complexity of it.

his beats with +44 are pretty good too

and the guy from motion city soundtrack is a really good drummer too

travis and Tony Thaxton bring the goods

as well as the 4 year strong drummer