TOP 20 DRUM INTROS EVER

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[@davidaupetit913]

And what about Phil Collins in the air tonight

[@szymonlenard9268]

He played toxicity so perfect, that the youtube's algorithm catch it like the oryginal song and muted it for breaking copyright

[@MooKau_]

yeah, i was wondering what was happening with teh audio for a tick

[@1039165]

Yeah, it's pretty impressive. It also helps that it's so drum-heavy at the beginning. In this case, you can't really blame KZbin completely. If they didn't, Universal Music Group would sue them. KZbin isn't perfect, but UMG are serious assholes. They'll sue over "Happy Birthday".

[@NavaSDMB]

Oooooh, so THAT's why... now I have to dig up that song so I can give my opinion.

[@u9Nails]

Screw you algorithm! You don't own the sound from an instrument!

[@mosu101lastname2]

oh 5h1t.... thought the video was faulty when I first encountered dead sound (nothing)

[@lucasgdrummer]

1 - Territory - Sepultura 2 - You Could Be Mine - Guns N' Roses 3 - Where Eagles Dare - Iron Maiden

[@jonmancil4969]

Good call on those. Had forgotten about GnR You Could Be Mine… epic intro.

[@rumbalala]

Was going to post Where Eagles Dare - awesome intro. 🤘

[@JeffreyCampbell-lk7zr]

Rocket Queen from GNR is also great!

[@theneverlandpixel]

I agree with your number 2. I also picked it.

[@mvl71]

_Where Eagles Dare_ was the first that came to mind :)

[@scottgregory6129]

Good Times Bad Times- Led Zeppelin YYZ- Rush Song For the Dead- QOTSA Wooden Jesus- Temple of the Dog You pretty much got all my favs. A pleasure watching you interpret correctly. Love those chops, man.

[@michaelshallett6665]

Definitely YYZ

[@teeamvee2305]

1. Sunday bloody Sunday (U2) 2. Money for nothing (Dire Straits) 3. The Trooper (Iron Maiden) 4. Sympathy for the Devil ( The Rolling Stones) 5. Ziggy Stardust ( David Bowie)

[@nodaysback1]

The Trooper and Ziggy?

[@rapdog0736]

1) Van Halen-Hot for teacher 2) Dire Straits-Money for nothing 3) Judas Priest-Painkiller 4) Queens of the Stone age-Song for the Dead

[@jaydenwaddell373]

That was exactly what i thought

[@Mannymass]

1) song for the dead 2) hot for teacher 3) blue Monday

[@peet4921]

Agreed.

[@philhogan5623]

Why Go - Pearl Jam When The Levee Breaks - Led Zep 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

[@JadedMax]

1) songs for the dead 2) hot for teacher 3) The grudge- tool

[@pklkssr]

YT muted Toxicity. Boooo. Boo YT, Boo.

[@notmehere.]

Some songs cost money for royalty

[@williamcook7527]

That wasn't what youtube used to be about. It was free expression. Not corporate ads

[@illitero]

@@notmehere. Royalty is the ability to use _the_ song. It has nothing to do with covers or snippets used for transformative purposes (Kermit the frog pops up around the lawyer) BUT MOSTLY BOO KZbin!!! BOOOOOO!!! YAAAAAYY BOOOOO!!!!!

[@MaliuntinuvuVlog]

I thought my earphone was broken.

[@mr__simon777]

I thought as well that my phone automatically connected to a distant Bluetooth box

[@milanjanicek9706]

1. Where Eagles Dare - Iron Maiden 2. Stargazer - Rainbow 3. Rock n' Roll - Led Zeppelin 4. Pictures of Home - Deep Purple 5. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller

[@JorgeSotoSonora]

ABSOLUTLY...Where Eagles Dare MUST BE on that list.

[@eyvithorgeirsson6028]

Superstition - Stevie Wonder Hot For Teacher - Van Halen

[@hdbngrscrew]

Classic rock kinda guy huh

[@DevinHeida]

I love that you threw rainbow in there. Underrated.

[@decomicssehablaasi]

usted si sabe

[@BonesBass1]

1. YYZ - Rush - Moving Pictures - Neil Peart 2. Down and Out - Genesis - And Then There Were Three - Phil Collins 3. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow - The Last of the Mohicans - Devin Beamon

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Stargazer by Rainbow - Cozy Powell's intro to that is legendary!

[@exronny]

Couldn't believe that it wasn't in the video

[@Jgawd]

Yessss

[@DevinHeida]

Rainbow is very underrated

[@funkhousefevertrio7116]

How is Stargazer not on here?

[@abrahamramirez3980]

It’s the definition of a game changer!

[@manoskok1810]

Fun fact:The intro for Song 2 had two drum tracks. One was played by drummer Dave Rowntree and the other was by guitarist Graham Coxon.

[@travisscottbatman297]

W pfp

[@bruce949]

I heard it was one track, but Graham was behind Dave playing the tom on the kit at the same time.

[@andywilletts9421]

I think it was two kits. Graham talks about it in one of his KZbin guest slots - either That Pedal Show or Produce Like a Pro.

[@stuartlaws9977]

I never get tired of hearing this fact. Every time I hear that song I imagine the drummer kicking into the beat while someone leans over his shoulder with another drumstick.

[@Bokkie100k]

​@@bruce949 this is what Graham has said in interviews, so probably right

[@phormancar]

1. Digital Man - Rush - Neil Peart 2. In a Big Country - Big Country - Mark Brzezicki 3. Ticks & Leeches - Tool - Danny Carey

[@JT-su7fd]

Nothing Danny Carey plays is basic... But it is epic.

[@mikepilot777]

Ticks & Leeches ! Yes, totally agree.

[@bamrecordings7852]

Digital man my all time fave fill.

[@akiuliano]

Big Country’s long intro is exceptional and overlooked for sure.

[@phormancar]

I like Mark Brzezicki's drumming. Besides Big Country he's been on several of Pete Townshend's solo albums, and he also did one of the solos and the outro in "Under A Raging Moon".

[@ppmnox]

#1: We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad #2: When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin #3: Rosanna - Toto

[@sauce1232]

Rosanna, this! ✌️

[@spbordon]

When Levee Breaks is legendary.. dark, heavy.. slow… magnificent

[@nicktoumpanos4387]

Some from the prog rock/metal scene: 3. Dream Theater - 6:00 2. Tool - Ticks & Leeches 1. Rush - YYZ

[@millersonline]

I was surprised that there we no Rush songs... YYZ!

[@ryansnow8239]

Honor Thy Father - DT was on my mind this whole video

[@shadowboy813]

@@millersonline There are a lot of fantastic drummers omitted. Stewart Copeland is one of my favorites who happens to be absent, too!

[@damelyngdoh2370]

I Will Remember - Toto also has an almost familiar intro, especially with the floor tom sound Sober - Tool

[@X-EvilAsh]

​@@damelyngdoh2370 yes it does!! I remember that from when I listened to that tool song lol. Toto are amazing

[@boogaethje]

A few interesting intros - Alice In Chains : no excuses Power Station : some like it hot. Shelia E. : the glamorous life The police : walking on the moon Bob Dylan : lay lady lay. Duran Duran : Rio 🤗 Not (necessarily) the most complex but memorable imo and each sets up the songs nicely.

[@DrDave-xq2lt]

“No Excuses” was one of the first that came to my mind, too.

[@royoroz]

A man of culture 🍷

[@mbrownie22]

Lay Lady Lay love that one good choice

[@jamiebrinks1490]

Screw intros...... No Excuses is one of the best songs written on drums

[@evanmehan2792]

Did not go through any of the comments before putting my list. But no excuses Alice In Chains and Stewart Copeland. Nothing else to say

[@norbertdejong6046]

Bullet the Blue Sky - U2 - defenitely a signature intro! Love that one, great sound and it sounds so wiiiiide open. Brilliant!

[@mikesearcy9151]

I was thinking Sunday Bloody Sunday, but after I saw your post, BTBS is a better pick from U2

[@danieledarmiento1661]

And what about Gloria?

[@mikesearcy9151]

@minimaltrace Not going to argue with you, but I think you're conflating best with popular.

[@myprivateyoutube1440]

​@@minimaltrace If you played drums and picked Sunday over Bullet as U2's best intro, I wouldn't hire you. Lack of discernment.....

[@Mac-ix4qp]

So glad you mentioned Bonham for this old Hippie. Personally, When The Levee Breaks is the intro that stands out for me. Martin Chambers opening Middle of The Road/The Pretenders is like a brain worm, too.

[@mykelengieza7057]

Levy is my #3(see above)

[@McCormickfarrier]

1) Rock´n´Roll - John Bonham 2) Fireball - Ian Paice 3) Rosanna - Jeff Porcaro 4) Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell 5) Don´t Bring Me Down - Bev Bevan

[@rexfordluke1480]

💯

[@bsanp]

Rosanna is so tasty... Jeff was a pocket genius

[@MT20233]

Cozy is so under appreciated.. star gazer has an awesome drum into and Dio just goes off at the end.. cozy intro #2 relatively unknown sabbath song Heaven in black

[@andrewsebree4333]

My top 3 1. Honor Thy Father - Dream Theater. Mike Portnoy is absolutely amazing. 2. Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold. Love that drum intro all the way up to the verse start. 3. Paradise City - Gun 'n' Roses. So simple. Once you hear that kick and snare. You know what youre in for

[@gabagool_ovahere]

I don't get why more people don't say Paradise City, its goddamn iconic!

[@andrewsebree4333]

@gabagool_ovahere it's probably because the guitar part. That's also pretty recognizable

[@patrickk4531]

1. Pull Harder on the Strings of your Martyr - Trivium 2. Painkiller - Judas Priest 3. Art of Dying - Gojira 4. Beast and the Harlot - A7X 5. Fall into your Hands - Trivium I know, the most are simple but i love them

[@thatjacksondude858]

Or "Scream, Aim, Fire"

[@cd0u50c9]

Replace the first one with Carcass - Corporeal Jigsore Quandary, from where Trivium essentially lifted the whole thing.... There's inspiration, then there's that.

[@omgmaster9985]

The Art of Dying is pure epicness

[@patrickk4531]

@@cd0u50c9 no way i replace it, Pull Harder was the Song made me playing drums

[@BK-lx5mo]

Yes, how could I forget Super Mario

[@Bruccc]

5. Motorbreath - Metallica 4. Song for the dead - qotsa 3. Eyeless - slipknot 2. When the levee breaks - Led Zeppelin 1. Hot for teacher - Van Halen

[@cpamiseso]

1. Walk This Way - Aerosmith 2. Trust - Megadeth 3. Sunday Morning - Maroon 5 4. Easy Lover - Philip Bailey 5. Motorbreath - Metallica This would be my most memorable drum intro. Really inspiring me to write songs in such fashions.

[@jorgvanbleiswijk1721]

Rosanna....

[@KyleCowden]

Not "Inna Goda Davida" (Ron Bushy) or "Hawaii Five-O" (Mel Taylor)?

[@danielkunzmann1587]

Painkiller !!!!!!

[@honoriosaragusti3326]

Polarris is way better than Trust and so underrated.

[@poethical]

Oh yes, Collins on Easy Lover!

[@jablecznik2137rogatekanimator]

My top 3 1. Judas Priest - Painkiller 2. Judas Priest - Exciter 3. Iron Maiden - Run to the hills

[@CemeteryGates17]

Tasty picks!

[@flyingsteaks]

Gojira - The art of dying Death - Flattening of Emotions Rainbow - Stargazer by the way if we can leave the rock/metal world, listen to the first 3 minutes of Autechre's LCC, it's insane, and around 2:30-3:15 it gets completely out of this world

[@leogazio1234]

kkkkkkkkkkk

[@Lasergridable]

Can’t have a drum intro video without talking about Rush’s Spirit Of Radio 👌🏻

[@jameskirkbydrums]

for blurs song 2, The song also featured two drum kits, with Dave Rowntree and Graham Coxon both banging on the drums simultaneously, so what you're hearing is two drummers playing :) and as for eyeless, it was actually sid doing the DnB intro, he used an old drum n bass track called "ease yourself" by a group called "the collective" :)

[@PHS.44]

Yes 👍🏻

[@robin3]

yea man. excellent input

[@Rookiemove23]

Yo that's awesome about blur! I never knew that

[@Chloe-ei9iw]

The drum beat intro is the amen break

[@mildchaos6037]

I have no idea how Danny Carey missed this list. Ticks and Leeches drum intro gives me goosebumps still to this day

[@rafderaf6245]

Most definitely killer intro 🥁🔥

[@Koray.K]

Maybe because his intros are usually the whole track itself xD

[@austin4x]

Because Danny isn't a drum intro. There are no humans on this list.

[@evankeen1245]

@@austin4xare u ok?

[@austin4x]

@evankeen1245 I dunno. When I read the words, "top 20 drum intros ever," I think of drum intros, from songs, and they're usually sounds like boom boom kick crash tick. You hear names? Are YOU ok? 🤣

[@superwotan]

1. Raining blood - Slayer 2. Territory - Sepultura 3. Hot for teacher - Van Halen

[@1610F]

1000% Nothing from Dave Lombardo or Igor Cavalera and then Blink 182? Van Halen? Really?

[@mykelengieza7057]

Totally acceptable

[@mykelengieza7057]

​@@1610F??? Territory is Igor, I always thought...

[@brenthoadley]

3 isn't drums 😂

[@daleching5001]

Such a beautiful drumkit my friend. You are a treasure within our drumming community. So talented, yet so humble and giving. We love you mate!

[@crubie74]

Respect for picking "Good Times Bad Times" for the Bonham into. The intro to the first song on the first Led Zeppelin album. That first song changed rock and roll forever. And if you go just a few bars in you get the first Bonham triplets, which is also part of his legend. Just awesome.

[@theedmee]

They're actually sixteenth notes, but he plays them in a triplet pattern (the famous Bonham triplets in their earliest form). If you're interested, Drumeo's video on JB has the charts for this intro and a few others.

[@klanlezznaobu]

1- My Hero 2- (sic) 3- Sunday Bloody Sunday

[@carterpinder917]

Definitely my hero

[@aricurtis1365]

Great picks!

[@felixsedin]

Sic is such a good pic!

[@markcoupar6931]

Good choices.

[@Kobdzio]

I feel so validated after seeing My Hero so high

[@simonegaliazzo]

My "atypical" drum intro list: 1- Fireball - Deep Purple 2- YYZ - Rush 3- We are an American band - Grand Funk Railroad 4- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor 5- For whom the bell tools - Metallica

[@HokieD1993]

Good list

[@justinrensel8518]

Omfg yes to Grand funk

[@office7015]

Fireball definitely✌️

[@Mayhemzz]

Fireball was the song that made me want to be a drummer. Hearing that at 10 years old was life changing for me.

[@randyfreed2626]

+1 Don Brewer, Grand Funk American Band Great choice I'd forgotten about but absolutely iconic and instantly recognizable to anyone who's heard it

[@the_fc4life]

"Rust in Peace" and "Ticks and Leeches" are the only two that I feel were left out🤘

[@ghostgun2059]

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 is one I think should've been on the list. Mullen's military style drumming that represents the gunshots I feel really lays the feel of song. Also, this is more of a personal one, but I really like Ian Paice's intro in Smoke on the Water. The roll on the hi-hats and then the addition of the snare I feel builds upon Blackmore's riff spectacularly and is integral in creating a hard rock classic.

[@theedmee]

Agreed on Sunday Bloody Sunday. The way Mullen took that militaristic beat and turned it into a groove with meaning was amazing.

[@marcwilke2521]

one of the best drum intros for one of the best songs ever. It was also the first song I immediately thought of when I saw the title

[@cyrilhaessig27]

@@marcwilke2521 Same here

[@andreaschristensen86]

1. 50 ways to leave your lover - Steve Gadd 2. Rosanna - Jeff Porcaro 3. Fireball - Ian Paice

[@DarrelllCampbelll]

Yes, needs to be some shuffle on the list

[@TeamGreenC14]

Steve Gadd = GOAT Your other two choices are great too.

[@Arch_-wr3xd]

instantly thought of fireball, it was overlooked

[@70Ford302]

I'm a drummer. Named my puppy Rosanna and we call her Rosie for short.

[@lompos71]

For me, the most iconic drum intro by far : In the air tonight - phil Collins. It's not the hardest, or very technical, but everyone will know after the first hit on the drum and it was the sound track of that decade

[@skipthebase]

In the Air doesn’t “start” the song tho…it’s in the middle

[@correctlyrics]

🤦

[@leoespinosa8874]

The iconic “intro” you mention is not an intro, it is a great fill in the peak of the song. An intro is in the beginning of the song. I agree is a great drum song!

[@KohleKless-mk2et]

Yep

[@brandondimmitt8467]

Word!

[@x51DonGoddard]

Hello. #1 We Will Rock You, by Queen. Like it's the most iconic drum intro of all time, across all countries and all languages. A universal chant on drums. Even aliens from other planets know and beat to this one. Also, the most played song of all time with every sport playing it every game for decades. But, I agree, #2 Hot for Teacher, by Van Halen is the coolest intro of all time. Love that Harley Davidson motorcycle sound! #3 Regatta de Blanc, by The Police. A hidden fast tapping treasure of off beats!

[@drumsofviolence]

Nice I love how you point out that everyone can play it but very few can write it. And thats what shows me the true talent of musicians !!!

[@AndyCleveland]

My five are: • Journey - The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love) • Foo Fighters - Hero • Aerosmith - Walk This Way • Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover • Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine

[@justinlambert4937]

Good list! Midlife Crisis - Faith No More, I am One - Pumpkins, Trip Away - Jane’s Addition

[@CemeteryGates17]

Nice picks my guy!

[@dylanadams1455]

Milife Crisis for sure!

[@Godshand2]

For what's it worth here, my list: 1)Harvester of Sorrow - Metallica. From the album ...And Justice for all, this drum-guitar combining intro sets the pace of the rest of the song. Ullrich supports the guitar riff with a melodic beat on the drums and giving it a really heavy sound. 2)Davidian - Machine Head. Mentioned earlier here, drummer Kontos starts the heavy wall of sound in your face. 3)Pull me under - Dream Theater. Portnoys drum riff adds an extra melodic part of an already melodic intro. 4) The way you make me feel - Michael Jackson. Don't know if the drum intro is a drum machine or a real human behind electronic drums, but together with stereo mixing, it quickly draws your attention to this old hit 5)Down with the sickness - Disturbed. Already mentioned here and as you see, I like it when drums are not only an supporting role for the rhythm but also have a role in the melody. This intro list completes that, only the Michael Jackson song is an exception...

[@milandorosev7262]

1. You Could Be Mine (every drum intro video seems to ignore it) 2. Honor thy father 3. Down with the sickness There are so many amazing drum intros out there, but these 3 are just some that aren't in this video, so we definitely need part 2 🤘😎

[@cruzgonzales2898]

Honor thy father is underrated I have it as my number 1

[@jeremiahtilley7887]

You could be mine is so fantastic! Love that song and album.

[@juanv5375]

you right! You could be mine is one of the most iconic drum intros that is not in many lists!

[@sonicclang]

I also put Honor Thy Father on my list. First song that came to mind when I saw this video title.

[@emrekaan3675]

1) 6 o’clock Dream Theater 2) Honor thy Father Dream Theater 3) Nightmare Avenged Sevenfold

[@tacofortgens3471]

Love dream theater..❤

[@regor5150]

Definitely 6 o clock!!!

[@fatihcoskun8613]

You like Portnoy

[@cabobpolasek2517]

I wouldn't say nightmare as much as chapter 4 or welcome to the family

[@georgenowik7421]

Holy crap we have two of the same on our lists. I think that means we need to hang out

[@richieg-p6170]

My top three: 311- Transistor Deftones- Digital Bath Rush- Spirit of the Radio

[@vinceventura2393]

Chad Sexton! 👍🏼😎👍🏼

[@mybrotherjames8579]

For 311 I’d go feels so good or f the bs.

[@hazardeur]

nobody ever mentions digital bath and for me it's one of the raddest grooves ever. once you kow how to pla it, youll never forgert it

[@richieg-p6170]

@@mybrotherjames8579 I would’ve also said Cali Soca or Let the Cards Fall but… only 3 🤣

[@EdP-ol2gn]

Swap digital bath for rx queen

[@Bleedthefreak]

For me out of THIS list 3: Toxicity (such a cool arrangement) 2: Hot for Teacher (motorcycle…that’s it it’s a bike lol) Number 1: THIS ISSSS THE PAINKILLAAAA AHHHHHHHHHHHHH it’s fucking epic, not a single person over 25 doesn’t recognize that intro even if they don’t know the song they know that intro

[@enriquemora9272]

1. 50 ways to leave your lover 2. Africa 3. The Spirit of radio

[@Astragoth2]

finally the right one on number one

[@Shmalentine]

Oh yeah! How could we leave out 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover! Steve Gadd is Godd! 😊

[@lancekovacs9298]

I would definitely say Rosanna over africa

[@eltrucc9091]

THE SPIRIT OF RADIO!!

[@bigezdrums62]

50 ways was my warmup on Bourbon street for years

[@SawGeo]

1) Sepultura - Ratamatahatta 2) Led Zeppelin - Good times bad times 3) System of a Down - Chop Suey

[@leogazio1234]

Ratanahata is not drums, is brazilian tribal percussion, which is so good, but not drums.

[@petercoy1813]

When the Levee Breaks. All time, but just as much about the production and tone as Bonham’s groove. No matter how well you play that, it just won’t compare.

[@jpreddy9902]

The idea of the echo for kick was actually from Jimmy Page.

[@sequinglove_8347]

No particular order Money for nothing - dire straits Phantom of the opera - Iron maiden Hot for teacher - Van Halen Holy wars - Megadeth Rosanna- toto Scream aim fire - Bullet for my valentine Bulls on parade - RATM Is this love - Whitesnake Let there be rock - AC/DC Forever now - Cold Chisel Run to the hills - Iron Maiden Blue Monday - New order Get a life - Pennywise Bit eclectic, some chill some more intense haha

[@MarcoGhedini-y9c]

1) painkiller 2) eyeless 3) the bongo song played a live

[@TheOneAndOnlyCumGuzzler]

eyeless is legendary

[@spudfella4937]

Eyeless is a god-tier drum intro.

[@ivanbajovic3476]

1) Aerosmith - Walk this way 2) Iron Maiden - Where eagles dare 3) Deep Purple - Fireball 4) Rainbow - Stargazer 5) Ozzy Osbourne - Over the mountain

[@josedabigbrain3667]

i was looking for stargazer somewhere

[@madaxe79]

Gay

[@Bhaadi]

Oh yes Over the Mountain

[@drewcadaver]

For me, Davidian by Machine Head is the best drum intro of all time - it blew me away the first time I heard it and I still love it to this day. What a way to open an album! I also love Pure Hatred by Chimaira as a drum intro but nothing will ever match the power of Davidian for me.

[@gibs613]

Yes! I thought of both of those songs specifically. I also love the intro to Deftones / Around the Fur.

[@Mixolito]

Totally agreed! I just asked for Davidian in the comments before I read your comment.

[@Sticks922]

Chris kontos was a phenomenal drummer especially for that time

[@waldgaengertom]

AND best outro too 🙏

[@NicholasCorvin]

*What about MACHINE HEAD's "Imperium" ?* 🥁🔥

[@pintensp95]

Not in any particular order, but the ones that always get me steering wheel drumming when they start playin are; 1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zepplin 2. Ticks and Leaches - Tool 3. No Excuses - Alice in Chains 4. Rx Queen - Deftones 5. Song for the Dead - QotSA

[@arly6316]

Gotta love some Abe cunningham

[@Smurd100]

Deep Purple - Pictures of Home has a cool drum intro and is a pretty underrated Deep Purple song Also Death - Scavenger of Human Sorrow. Richard Christy had such a wild and crazy style on that album :)

[@rockitmorton]

Song for the Deaf also contains the drum intro of Slip It In by Black Flag. 1 Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies; the song is so linear but the intro moves away from forward. 2 Stranded in the Jungle - NY Dolls; it sounds like you're stranded in a jungle 3 Rock & Roll part 2 - Gary Glitter; the drums are hypnotizing. Cheers

[@0636421]

Jelly Belly - Smashing Pumpkins Geek USA - Smashing Pumpkins Violence - Blink 182 Always - Blink 182 There there - Radiohead

[@craigparse1439]

My top 5: 1) Rosanna - Toto 2) Hot for Teacher - Van Halen 3) Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band 4) Money for Nothing - Dire Straits 5) Come Together - The Beatles

[@malmhausdrummer]

1-Dire Straits - Money for nothing 2-Rainbow - Stargazer 3-Iron Maiden - Where eagles dare 4-Sepultura - Territory 5-Dimmu Borgir - Behind the curtains of night Phantasmagoria me dejo muchas muy épicas...

[@jamesp7709]

"Welcome Home" - King Diamond. Everyone knows this is the best drum intro.

[@daewooharvey]

You could be mine and In the air tonight are probably most memorable for myself.

[@duckhunt1902]

Haven't heard that song in a long time! Almost forgot about it Grandmaaaaa!!

[@arothmanmusic]

Oh shit. I loved that cassette back in the day! Twilight Symphony was like musical theatre for weirdos. What a crazy act.

[@OogaBooga-mf8di]

1: Hot for Teacher 2:Toxicity 3:My Hero - Foo Fighters (such a good intro)

[@photonpilot__]

Hope you make this a series. There is so many more amazing drum intros that I'd love to see you play and break down.

[@dragonfire3868]

My list would be: 1. Painkiller 2. Hot for teacher 3. Stargazer by Rainbow (shocked you didn't include that one) 4. Fireball by Deep purple (shocked again) 5. Eyeless I couldn't just pick 3 I'm sorry😅. Continue to play drums as amazingly as you always do and keep up the content.

[@tempertandrum]

Not necessarily top 3 but just ones that stick with me: 1. Rush - Limelight 2. Tool - Jambi 3. Disturbed - Down with the Sickness 4. Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching 5. Deftones - Combat

[@lukemorgan5220]

bro jambi is the coolest

[@อานนท์จอสูงเนิน]

Yes, I clicked this link to see if Down With The Sickness was in the list. But it's too bad.

[@jamiebrinks1490]

Dang it forgot about ants marching when I did mine

[@sidstown]

i would switch jambi for the pot. jambi has better drums overall, but the pot's intro.....

[@dkman123]

He did say it was intros "he has played", not ever. But I do agree that he should check out Tool and Disturbed.

[@travisfinnerty156]

1) Where Eagles Dare- Iron Maiden 2) Stargazer- Rainbow 3) Over The Mountain- Ozzy Osbourne 4) Primal Concrete Sledge- Pantera 5) Rosanna- Toto

[@manuelfelipepechborges474]

1. “Were the eagles dare” Iron Maiden 2. “Painkiller” Judas Priest 3. “Hot for the teacher” Van Halen 4. “Territory” Sepultura 5. “You could be mine” Guns n’ Roses

[@FlorJor26]

Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band(always loved this simple intro) Longview - Green Day Rust in Peace - Megadeth Some of the very few intros that impacted my drumming journey.

[@p0rc0spin0]

You just reminded me of one of my top favorites, "I ain't the one" Lynyrd Skynrd Something catchy about that intro

[@jacoboikv]

1: John the Fisherman - Primus 2: Cochice - Audioslave 3: Son et Lumiere/Intertiatic Esp - Mars Volta

[@justinrensel8518]

Excellent list

[@massthetics1013]

Nice to see John Theodore from TMV get some love

[@EnyxVOD]

I'd go with : - Pneuma by Tool (Danny Carey) - Walk by Pantera (Vinnie Paul) - Sad but True by Metallica (Lars Ulrich)

[@regor5150]

I don't think you understood the assignment 😂

[@helderfonseca9926]

Daney Carey is the best drummer ever, and though his antics in Pneuma are legendary, I would not classify it as a great INTRO...

[@MonsterOGGGG]

Pneuma intro is out of this world I agree

[@abogolubsky]

Pneuma has a great middle but not so much a intro. I had an issue separating that as well hence my number 1 was 2112

[@abogolubsky]

​​@@helderfonseca9926ask him who the professor was lol. I will give you one of the better living drummers. Please do not forget Bozzio, Coapland, Portnoy and many many others. Mind you I love tool

[@michaeltodorov1755]

I'm a drummer newbie and it seems to me like you have 4 arms and 4 legs. Like a spider. It's unbelievable how you do that.

[@somericanguy]

2 Princes - Spink Doctors intro is what got me into drumming

[@TeamGreenC14]

Good choice.

[@eruptioniscool2011]

I love that song

[@Tx41.]

My top 3: 1. Painkiller by Scott Travis Simple one 2: Whole Lotta Rosie by Phil Rudd 3. The Trooper by Nicko McBrian just for 4 and 5 4. Overkill by Mikkey Dee 5. Played-A-Live by Safri Duo and on same place: Invincible Shield by Scott Travis

[@Niclasj79]

Territory - Sepultura 6 o'clock - Dream Theater Hard Wired - Dave Weckl Band

[@reneborrel3603]

When the levee breaks, Led Zeppelin, Born on the Bayou, CCR

[@raitatai]

King Diamond - "Welcome home" has a beautiful drum intro :)

[@johnygrasa]

Rock 'n' Roll - Led Zeppelin Hot for Teacher - Van Halen Indians - Anthrax

[@connercrockett2513]

Nobody has mentioned Anthem by Rush so I will. Killer intro, and even better considering it’s the intro track of the first Rush album with Neil so it serves as an intro to Neil.

[@ArchStanton19966]

I would pick that one as well but it isn't just a drum intro, it's the whole band. He means just drums.

[@TeamGreenC14]

because Neil Peart is highly overrated.

[@ArchStanton19966]

@@TeamGreenC14 You're overrated.

[@TeamGreenC14]

@@ArchStanton19966 cry harder, Arch.

[@ArchStanton19966]

@@TeamGreenC14 Sounds like someone is jealous.

[@thecopper261]

You're truly amazing! I'd love to see you play and break down some drum intros from the Spin Doctors....odd time signatures, funk/jazz involved, accents and musicality over the kit. Love those guys

[@bladdqd]

dream theater - awaaaaake cd beginning (6am)

[@basswachter]

From this list: 1. "Song for the Dead" Very musical, very recognisable and a perfect build-up for the rest of the track. 2. "Good Times, Bad Times" Brilliant example of how you can use dynamics and accents to spice up your intro. 3. "Blue Monday" This was hard to pick and "Blue Monday" was not the most technical, the most exotic, the loudest or the weirdest but it was the most memorable.

[@markkempton4579]

What a fun video. Thanks for sharing! A lot of new ones for me. Some favorites, in no particular order: - Rush - Animate (live was much better than the studio version) - Genesis - Behind The Lines/Duke's End - they mirror each other to open and close the album Duke - Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore

[@redactedtust]

1. Painkiller 2. Chop Suey 3. Eyeless And fourth I want to add the intro to "not the American average", just feel like it's another one of those extremely iconic metal intros

[@beefjerfy3082]

some personal favorites in no particular order: 1. Involuntary Doppelganger - Archspire 2. Physical Education - Animals as Leaders 3. Remnants of the Tortured - Abominable Putridity 4. Hammer Smashed Face - Cannibal Corpse 5. Secrets Within - Car Bomb

[@Cantst10]

Stargazer by rainbow Let the music play by Barry White Metalingus by alterbridge

[@erikvavra2821]

Drum intros that I loved to play in high school…. The Offspring has so many; “Gott get away”, “Come out and play “ and “ Gone away” Unforgettable great tunes!

[@crushingbelial]

We always would whip out come out and play at high school basketball games. The tune was way popular at the time and the other kids would go bananas

[@isophistchambers6694]

Excellent choices! My soul leaps to those memories as soon as my ears catch the rhythms

[@tonyhartzell]

Gone Away should definitely be on some drum list somewhere. Simple but so cool.

[@Dspace80]

1. nirvana 2. van halen 3. blur 4. blue monday 5. played alive Awesome video man! Enjoyed it!

[@monya91674]

Couldn't agree more about "Hot for Teacher" !!! You are amazing brother, a man that can mimic a drum machine is insanity!

[@TheFatdust]

1. Pink Floyd Time (not really an drum intro, but the sound and composition of the drums is just heaven) 2. Iron maiden where eagles dare the whole song is a masterpiece, very different guitars , bruce is in the highs, it is difficult song yet catchy and powerful 3. Sepultura Ratahamatta i love the ethnic groove Honorable mention: Blondie Heart of Glass (it is just a patern from roland cr drum machine, but i love it)

[@fedeb1204]

Agree on Time, made the same comment, the intro is a masterpiece, not for the difficulty but for the melody

[@theedmee]

Nick Mason is a percussionist, not just a drummer. That entire album was genius.

[@marcopetrucci3826]

The most recognizable ones for me (there are so many): 1) Sunday Bloody Sunday 2) 50 ways to leave your lover 3) Rock ‘n Roll 4) I don’t care anymore 5) Billy Jean

[@crushingbelial]

50w and billie Jean- legendary

[@Xaero1982]

Pneuma by tool, money for nothing, and hot for teacher. I’m so glad you added the second two, they are such great intros, but pneuma is my all time fav.

[@authork.c.sivils3400]

1) Honky Tonk Women - Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones 2) Ain't That a Shame - Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick 3) La Grange - Frank Beard of ZZ Top

[@johnladd8421]

honky tonk was my 4th. you know it as soon as you hear it

[@aleblanc5119]

One of my absolute favorites. 3/4 licks in and you feel the whole of the song

[@jackdimambro484]

Nothing will ever top Painkiller for me. I get goosebumps ever single time I hear it without fail, the production, the sheer weight of it. And you of course nailed it.

[@yokiweyy4770]

agreed. it has so much power that you can't just sit still, you have to go nuts when you hear it

[@jordanplanas176]

I won't lie, I was expecting Down With the Sickness to be on this list because even if you don't really know the song, or only know it for the memes, the drum intro is very recognizable and sets the tone for the song.

[@jamesclarke5331]

I agree, the moment that drum beat starts, you know exactly what song it is. It's so tribal!

[@thebard5391]

Can you feel that?

[@jblizzard5577]

It’s not a very good song and a basic intro.

[@HokieD1993]

Yep I remember hearing it for the first time and it instantly had me hooked.

[@DuffyTheGander]

​@@jblizzard5577 within the first minute of this vid, he says most of these are going to be basic. It's as if you came here specifically to comment and not to watch

[@Cosmic-Highwayman]

Well, here's my top 3 (and I'm a bass player): 1) Ticks and Leeches - TOOL 2) Tommy the Cat - Primus 3) Territory - Sepultura

Digital Bath - Deftones

[@johnladd8421]

yessir

[@alx3541]

Agreed

[@ratius1979]

Yes brother 😍😍😍

[@tracethompson6152]

Couldn’t believe there wasn’t a deftones song on here

[@drw4338]

So I’m not a drummer. Just a metalhead who loves hearing drums and watching your videos, but I always loved the drum intro to “Trust” by Megadeth. It was the first song I heard on the radio from Megadeth when I was in middle school, and I fell in love with that band. They are still my favorite band of all time to this day. So that drum intro was the most influential to me.

[@michiganman5969]

Agree! My first metal single tape was Skin o my teeth, perfect drum intro! Deth has so many perfect drum intros that it is hard to pick one.

[@aluminumfalcon552]

That song absolutely SLAPS on a good car stereo with a sub. Those toms sound so perfect.

[@brunoachucarro4898]

1) El perro -Attaque77 2) 13 steps to nowhere -Pantera 3) One little victory -Rush

[@andreyrushchenko2378]

Vinnie Paul was a tasty drummer! love his work

[@Izzy1782]

Finally someone has 1 little victory in their list!

[@AaronMarkie]

In no particular order (and ignoring some you already played) and pulling out the Cure which I have added to the bottom 1. Original Sin - INXS 2. Love Spreads - The Stone Roses 3. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 4. Pride - U2 5. In a Big Country - Big Country And all The Cure 1. In Between Days (love the hihat and splash accents) 2. Push 3. Open 4. Burn 5. The Walk

[@ChrisGieger]

Can't argue with Hot For Teacher. Here are some more 'drums-only' intros I'd add to the list: 1. Over The Mountain - Ozzy 2. Where Eagles Dare - Iron Maiden 3. I Don't Care Anymore - Phil Collins 4. 50 Ways To Leave your Lover - Paul Simon 5. Welcome to The Club - Vandenberg (deep cut)

[@ValenTheOnly]

I was waiting for someone to pick "Over The Mountain". Great intro.

[@albertoescareno6582]

You are truly one of the greatest drummers ever, you not only went to rock, to metal, but you went to electronic music , that is something to appreciate your list is accurate cheers from Mexico

[@eldorado5319]

#1 Hot for teacher - Van Halen #2 Money for nothing - Dire Straits #3 Guardians of the earth - Sepultura (Alternate Audio Version - Quadra Master Track)