I haven’t heard any real great drum solos in songs – can anyone suggest a track with the best drum solo?
Iron Butterfly, “Inn gadda da vida”
Of course, “The descent to Neibelheim” from Das Rheingold ain’t bad. 
There’s too many to pick the best, but Bonzo’s Moby Dick effort is a classic.
This would be better suited to Cafe Society.
I’ll move it on over for you,
Veb
Charlie Adams has a damned good one on Yanni Live at the Acropolis.
Krupa was one of the first to play drums as a solo instrument and was with Benny Goodman when they played Carnegie Hall in 1938, and allegedly blew the audience away.
Usually can’t go wrong with most Rush instrumentals.
Dave Brubeck Quartet, “Castillian Drums” (on the Carnegie Hall Live album), with Joe Morello playing an extended solo that has never been equalled on a four-piece kit.
The King Crimson song “Red” (from the album of the same name, 1974), a young Bill Bruford rocking hard! (any drummer that uses a piece of sheet metal for a cymbal is ok in my book!, it’s that flat crash sound).
Unclviny
True. The concert was reissued on CD. Simple by today’s standards, but still exquisite.
Toad from Fresh Cream is damned good. I like the live version also, but I love excess.
I’ll second Neil Peart (of Rush). More specifically, O’ Basterista.
The best drum solo is probably the one that isn’t played.
I whole-heartedly second In A Gadda Da Vida (my favorite), Moby Dick, and Toad. I’d add I’m a Man, Chicago, Carl Palmer (ELP) solos, Michael Shreive (Santana) live solo at Woodstock.
Frankenstein, Edgar Winter Group (not long enough though, but great complementary drumming throughout)
It’s a shame though I can’t think of any solos by John Densmore or Stewart Copeland. They are both very intuitive drummers.
Buddy Rich doing West Side Story’s Somewhere. Fucking breathtaking.
And he was pretty damn old when that was recorded.
Every collection should have a copy of this. His speed and creativity are legend, but this is the greatest thing he’s ever done. The whole piece has so much energy you practically get lifted out of your seat!
This doesn’t quite meet the criteria since it’s a drum duet. Genesis put out a video after the Mama album. At the end of * In the Cage + the medley * Phil Collins & Chester Thomson do a drum duet that is just awesome. It would have been a pretty good solo, but the coordination between the two plus the way they transistion to the next song (Turn it on Again) make it really good.
Anything by Neil Peart.
And I’d like to add the ever changing live solo performed by Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater. Does it even have a name? I’ve seen them live about half a dozen times, and the solo is always there, but kind of “evolves”. Much like Peart’s, actually.
Ringo Starr.
Abbey Road.
“Carry that Weight.”
'nuff said.
Bonzo’s Montreaux from Coda simply rocks my world.
Yep … “The Rhythm Method” deserves special mention.
Fans of less traditional (or perhaps more traditional) drums might enjoy the intro and drum break from Paul Simon’s The Obvious Child, which features a big fat pile of African drums led by one really good drummer. The “call and response” in the bridge (and its transition back into the song) is great.
Also, [b Fleetwood Mac** featured The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band during their recording of Don’t Stop on the album “The Dance,” and the breakdown at the end with the drum line is quite nice.