So I don’t know much about drums. When asked to name a few songs with drums that I liked I was only able to produce Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin.
So when I get home from work I’d like to get a playlist of songs going that have some notable drumming performances.
So what songs would go into “The Ultimate Drumming Playlist™?”
I’ll ask the same questions about Bass Guitars next week.
Zeppelin’s Fool In The Rain is one of my favorite drum parts.
Funny, but based on the subject line alone, I immediately thought of a Zeppelin song too (“D’Yer Maker”).
Bonzo’s Montreux was the first one I thought of from the Zep Coda re-released version actually.
Though I’d say Rush’s Tom Sawyer’s not bad.
And the Grateful Dead’s Rhythm Devils are always fun (If you like 10-20 min drum solos that is).
Drummer here. I like these:
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - “No Action”, “Lipstick Vogue”
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - “Brenda’s Iron Sledge” (Live version from Gotta Let This Hen Out!)
The dB’s - “Black And White”
The Clash - “Lost In The Supermarket”
Buzzcocks - “I Don’t Mind”
Husker Du - “Reoccurring Dreams”
R.E.M. - “Wolves, Lower”, “Harborcoat”
The Feelies - “Crazy Rhythms”
Gang Of Four - “Ether”
New Order - “Ceremony”, “Blue Monday”
The Pogues - “The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn”, “Sally MacLennane”
The Who - “I Can See For Miles”, “Cobwebs And Strange”
The Beatles - “Rain”, “A Day In The Life”
Talking Heads - “Burning Down The House”
Rush - “Vital Signs” (more subtle than his usual bashing style)
And I agree about “Fool In The Rain”, though in general I’m not a Bonham fan.
Tons of great stuff in the James Brown and Fela Kuti catalogs, too.
If you really want to hear great drums, though, you should go to the jazz genre.
Is “In the Air Tonight” too obvious?
“Tusk” by Fleetwood Mac.
“Hazard” by Richard Marx
“Someone Saved my Life Tonight” by Elton John
And I’ve always liked that little unexpected rat-tat-tat in the first verse of “Living on A Thin Line” by The Kinks.
I find many Cardigans songs have lovely drum sounds, playing.
Rise & Shine
Carnival
My Favourite Game
in particular.
Anything by The Who, with Keith Moon on drums.
Various blues bands backed by Fred Below. 
“The Main Monkey Business” - Rush. It doesn’t get better.
Indeed.
Another one:
Big Country - “The Sailor”
Killer choices. I’ll add:
Big Star - “O my soul”
Sleater Kinney - “the fox”
the Sea and Cake - “for minor sky”
I always think of Fleetwood Mac as the ultimate Bass/Drum rock band.
Besides Tusk, try “Go Your Own Way” or “The Chain” from Rumours.
Good call!! I’d add ‘Sick and Tired’ and ‘Losing A Friend’.
Problem Child by AC/DC featuring Phil “no fat in my drumming” Rudd. I love it when the sole accent bit kicks in - maracas right after Angus’ lead…
Burning Down the House is awesome. One not mentioned: Magic Carpet Ride, by Steppenwolf.
Soundgarden’s The Day I Tried To Live
Some Beatles songs that come to mind:
She Loves You
Ticket to Ride
Come Together
I like what Jimmy Chamberlin does on the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Cherub Rock.”
Couple that spring to mind:
Easy Lover, The Phils
Caves of Altamira, Steely Dan