Favorite Drum Intros

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My list is based on memory as I do not have access to my music collection right now.

These are some of my favorite drum intros. They may be flashy, they may be simple, short, long…whatever. I just like ‘em.

Tommy the Cat – Primus – Herb
Question and Answer – Pat Metheny Trio – Roy Hanes
Salt Peanuts – Bird and Dizzy – Sid Catlet (I think)
Jamaica, When the Levy Breaks – Led Zeppelin – Bonzo
FanFare + Magalenha – Sergio Mendes – Carlihos Brown
Four – Miles Davis – Philly Joe Jones
El Gaucho – Wayne Shorter – Joe Chambers
Starry Eyes, Live Wire – Motley Crue – Tommy Lee
I Love it Loud – Kiss – Eric Carr
Man in the Suitcase – The Police – Stewart Copland
Helpless – as performed by Metallica – Larz
God Make Me Funky – The Headhunters – Mike Clark
Palm Grease – Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters – Mike Clark
Birthday – The Beatles – Ringo
Grand Canyon Sunrise – Paul Winter – Glen Velez
É Luxo Só – João Gilberto – don’t know
No Excuses – Alice In Chains – Sean Kinney
Caravan - as performed by Winton Marsales - Jeff Watts
 
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Digital Bath - Deftones - Abe Cunningham
My Own Summer - Deftones - Abe Cunningham (best 2-hit drum intro ever!)
 
Best 5-stroke roll intro

Wait in Vain - Bob Marley - Carlie
 
when the levee breaks-led zeppelin
when we laugh indoors-death cab for cutie
 
Reel Big Fish - The Kids Don't Like It - Ryland Steen
Reel Big Fish - Take On Me - Ryland Steen
Reel Big Fish - Everything Sucks - Ryland Steen

take on me just happens to be one of my favorite cover songs ever as well.
 
Riding on the Wind - Judas Priest
Painkiller - Judas Priest
Where Eagles Dare - Iron Maiden
 
"Last Caress" metallica - lars ulrich (the $5.98 EP version)
 
Despised Icon- In the arms of perdition
August Burns Red- the eleventh hour


Both drummers are phenomenal
 
Public Animal Number 9- Alice Cooper.

Pictures of Home-Deep Purple (From Mahine Head) Ian Paice on drums.
 
Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin
Over the Mountain - Ozzy
Bytor and the Snow Dog - Rush (there has to be another good Rush one right?)
 
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