Who like drum solos?

[blastbass]

my friend put out an album length drum solo on CD and it is super good. dude go's from traps to hand drums and back without a glitch. sounds like multiple players with overdubs!
if i didn't know him i would've never believed it. all he does is get stoned and practice, lol.

...reminds me of someone

 

[pacojas]

...reminds me of someone

GUILTY!

 

[blastbass]

GUILTY!

 

[FilterFunk]

I like this one (starting at 4:12):

 

[crucislancer]

It really depends on the drummer and what they are doing. Neil Peart's solos are awesome, and his incorporation of triggers and samples makes for a more musical approach.

 

[tfer]

A man goes on a vacation to a tropical island. As soon as the plane lands, he gets off and hears drumming. At first, he thinks, “This is pretty cool”. He ends up going to a luau and hears the drumming. He eats lunch and hears the drums. He goes to the beach and hears the drums. He tries to sleep, but can’t because of the constant drumming.

The drumming goes on for four days. The guy has to go down to the front desk because he can’t sleep. He asks the manager “What is the deal with these drums! Make them stop. I haven’t got any sleep this whole week!”

The manager of the hotel says “No. Drums don’t stop. You don’t want the drums to stop, sir.”

“Why?”

“Because when drums stop… Bass solo begins!”

 

[pacojas]

I like this one (starting at 4:12):

now that was awesome,.. thanks @FilterFunk

 

[FilterFunk]

now that was awesome,.. thanks @FilterFunk

You're welcome; glad you enjoyed it!

 

[pacojas]

A man goes on a vacation to a tropical island. As soon as the plane lands, he gets off and hears drumming. At first, he thinks, “This is pretty cool”. He ends up going to a luau and hears the drumming. He eats lunch and hears the drums. He goes to the beach and hears the drums. He tries to sleep, but can’t because of the constant drumming.

The drumming goes on for four days. The guy has to go down to the front desk because he can’t sleep. He asks the manager “What is the deal with these drums! Make them stop. I haven’t got any sleep this whole week!”

The manager of the hotel says “No. Drums don’t stop. You don’t want the drums to stop, sir.”

“Why?”

“Because when drums stop… Bass solo begins!”

i can't stop laughing!

 

[Ross W. Lovell]

A man goes on a vacation to a tropical island. As soon as the plane lands, he gets off and hears drumming. At first, he thinks, “This is pretty cool”. He ends up going to a luau and hears the drumming. He eats lunch and hears the drums. He goes to the beach and hears the drums. He tries to sleep, but can’t because of the constant drumming.

The drumming goes on for four days. The guy has to go down to the front desk because he can’t sleep. He asks the manager “What is the deal with these drums! Make them stop. I haven’t got any sleep this whole week!”

The manager of the hotel says “No. Drums don’t stop. You don’t want the drums to stop, sir.”

“Why?”

“Because when drums stop… Bass solo begins!”

LMFAO and close to needing Depends......

 

[JaredBT]

If its done in good taste and good for the song, sounds good and most important the crowd responds then its cool. When the bands introduced is a good spot.

Typically not more than once in a night, possibly a second (closer to more of a long chop) might be ok.

 

[Bob_Ross]

How about someone like Cornell Rochester...a barrage with seemingly no barlines, etc. Basically, soloing throughout.

I once described Ronald Shannon Jackson's drumming as "He sounds like he is intimately aware of the precise placement of every single metric subdivision of every conceivable polyrhythm all at once...and steadfastly refuses to hit a drum on any one of them."

I meant it as a compliment, btw. I love that style of drumming. Rochester gets it.

 

[zontar]

A man goes on a vacation to a tropical island. As soon as the plane lands, he gets off and hears drumming. At first, he thinks, “This is pretty cool”. He ends up going to a luau and hears the drumming. He eats lunch and hears the drums. He goes to the beach and hears the drums. He tries to sleep, but can’t because of the constant drumming.

The drumming goes on for four days. The guy has to go down to the front desk because he can’t sleep. He asks the manager “What is the deal with these drums! Make them stop. I haven’t got any sleep this whole week!”

The manager of the hotel says “No. Drums don’t stop. You don’t want the drums to stop, sir.”

“Why?”

“Because when drums stop… Bass solo begins!”

I've heard a number of variations on this joke over the years--but same punchline--and I am always amused.

I love drum solos.
I don't think drummers should do one for the sake of doing one, and it should be more than rudiments or flashy show off stuff.

But Max Roach has done some incredible stuff--with just a snare or high hat.
Others mentioned know what they're doing--Buddy Rich & Neil Peart for example.

I also like Bonzo's solos--and Ian Paice.

Live I've heard great solos by Tommy Aldridge (with different bands), Jerry Mercer & Jonathan Mover.

Then there's Terry Bozzio & his tuned drums- (Too many drummers don't tune their drums well. Bozzio tuns them to very specific pitches.)


I could go on--Chad Wackerman for example, and many that were already mentioned and some others...

 

[Korladis]

I respect your opinion but I must say I strongly disagree with it.
Soloing and improvising is a big part of music, so is showing off and entertaining.
I hear a lot of bass players constantly screaming about their disdain for soloing or showing off and I truly feel that is often because they simply can't.
A well written and performed song is a beautiful thing but I feel a great solo is just as legitimately a piece of music and beautiful.
Jazz was invented when people playing ragtime and blues started improvising, soloing and showing-off.

PS: To the OP, APACHE! Best Drum Solo EVER!!! lol (Jim Gordon pretty much invented the Hip-Hop beat with that one.)

There are no objective rules in music as to what is beautiful or not.

Lots of people love Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. I can't stand them... too much harpsichord wankery for me. On the other hand, I love Bach's choral works. To me, harmony is more important than virtuosity.

I pretty much don't like any kinds of solos where everything else completely stops for minutes at a time.

Listen to the song I posted and tell me if that isn't a cool drum solo.
I will mail you a dollar if that drum solo doesn't make you grove...

Does that offer still stand? Because to me it just sounded like the band weren't all in agreement about when the song ended.

I don't care which instrument it is - guitar, bass, keys, sax, drums, etc. - I always like solos most when the band doesn't completely drop out and continues to provide a backing context for the soloist.

Same. I hate that it seems to be the norm that when the guitar solos, everyone keeps playing, but then they make the bass solo, if there should be one, sound completely lame by dropping everything else out.

You're listening to terrible music and terrible bassists if you really believe that.

I could also mean that I simply do not share your musical tastes in solo bass.

I distrust any "plays it like an X" comment. It subscribes too much to rigid boxes for what each instrument is allowed to do.

 

[MVE]

There are no objective rules in music as to what is beautiful or not.

Lots of people love Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. I can't stand them... too much harpsichord wankery for me. On the other hand, I love Bach's choral works. To me, harmony is more important than virtuosity.

I pretty much don't like any kinds of solos where everything else completely stops for minutes at a time.


Does that offer still stand? Because to me it just sounded like the band weren't all in agreement about when the song ended.


Same. I hate that it seems to be the norm that when the guitar solos, everyone keeps playing, but then they make the bass solo, if there should be one, sound completely lame by dropping everything else out.




I distrust any "plays it like an X" comment. It subscribes too much to rigid boxes for what each instrument is allowed to do.

I said I would mail Bodeanly a dollar, not everyone. And I guess I owe him a dollar, oh well 'different strokes'.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure the musicians that recorded Apache knew exactly what they were doing. It is a Wrecking Crew track and it is considered by many as the track that, more than any other, inspired sampling, looping and turntable scratching. That drum solo initiated and sparked an entire cultural movement.

Whatever your opinion of hip-hop music, you can't write it off as unimportant simply because it doesn't speak to you personally. (I mean, you certainly "can", but that would make your behavior the very definition of short-sighted and self-centered.)

 

[mellowinman]

For years, Mick Fleetwood has used the outro of "World Turning" for a drum solo, though the original 1974 recording only featured a short section with his now infamous talking drum. Over the years, it's kinda' become an inside spoof to see what he'll come up with to make it even more outrageous. On the last couple tours, he uses it as a finale' to the show, after which Mick (quite breathlessly) introduces each member of the band and support musicians, sometimes even the crew.

Is Mick the most underrated drummer in the history of rock and roll? He plays with such amazing feel and emotion, and yet his tempo is rock steady. He has a style that is all his own, and I think he is as distinct, and easy to pick out on a recording as John Bonham, Neil Peart or even Ringo. Plus, he really respects the musicians he works with, when he's not all messed up on cocaine.

 

[drummer5359]

With very few exceptions, drum solos bore me.

I admire and respect great soloists, but after about a minute of almost any drum solo I'm looking forward to the band returning to or finishing the song.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Is Mick the most underrated drummer in the history of rock and roll?... <snip>... Plus, he really respects the musicians he works with, when he's not all messed up on cocaine.

I'm probably not qualified to answer the first part, but McVie's been thumping along with him going on 50 years.

And yeah, while he may not be the front-man in his band, there's no question he is the leader. That little segment near the end of the show is really the only time Mick comes out from behind the kit. It's less about a drum solo anymore, and more about his moment to address the audience directly. I think it's classy to introduce the supporting musicians... most of those folks have been in Fleetwood Mac for over 20 years after all.

 

[Korladis]

I said I would mail Bodeanly a dollar, not everyone. And I guess I owe him a dollar, oh well 'different strokes'.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure the musicians that recorded Apache knew exactly what they were doing. It is a Wrecking Crew track and it is considered by many as the track that, more than any other, inspired sampling, looping and turntable scratching. That drum solo initiated and sparked an entire cultural movement.

Whatever your opinion of hip-hop music, you can't write it off as unimportant simply because it doesn't speak to you personally. (I mean, you certainly "can", but that would make your behavior the very definition of short-sighted and self-centered.)

I never said that they didn't know what they are doing. I said what it sounded like, to me.

Nor did I say that it or hip hop music is unimportant. Completely barking up the wrong tree, on your part.

I'm sure it's hard to understand someone who just doesn't care for something that you think is amazing at all. But it happens all the time. I like a lot of music that other people don't get the appeal of. And that's fine. No one is an objective judge on music.

As I mentioned before, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos are extremely important in the history of music, and written by one of the greatest composers who lived (by most estimations)... and yet I can't shaging stand them, even though I love a lot of his other work.

 

[popcat]

I like drum solos, I don't like dumb solos.
I could be wrong, but I don't think Bach ever recorded a drum solo.