TOP 20 DRUM FILLS OF ALL TIME

In This Video I Countdown My Top 20 Drum Fills of All-Time.
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[@Junichild]

I just joined. I don't play an instrument and I don't know anything about music theory, but I love your videoes! Inspired by them I have decided that I want to learn though.

[@prism8289]

Danny Seraphine on 25 or 6 to 4. Terry Kath never gets any love either:

[@acemechanical275]

Hey Rick, how come you didn’t play the bass on Brother To Brother? 😆 My excuse would be that pesky carpal tunnel acting up again….

[@jeffhoffmann4234]

@@Junichild h

[@homewardboundphotos]

"come together" by the beatles should have been the beatles pick imo

[@ElijahRock92]

Rick, I believe I speak for many when I say this: we DO appreciate all the hard work it takes to record your videos!

[@anthonygrandinetti4320]

Absolutely, get this to the top. We don't just appreciate the videos for the content, but also for all the time and work you put into them.

[@craigberry4051]

Agreed. Really dug this production. Great seeing these performed live too.

[@travisrollemusic]

Agreed!

[@HKSlays]

High quality production and edit. Totally appreciate your efforts!

[@floundergearjam]

Rick - ditto on all these sentiments. Love the way you put it all together. This is really making me miss Ginger Baker. All the greats are leaving us. Thankfully they leave a legacy that you highlight with some spot-on elucidations.

[@amirhossein8469]

Bill Ward and his drum fills are so damn underrated. He should have been there.

[@fredzeppelin3969]

Abso-tively! No, he wasn't Neil Peart, or Steve Gadd, but he didn't have to be. It just so fit their groove. Good call.

[@Cooldrums777]

Damn I totally forgot about him. You are so right. The rimshot groove on the intro to Hand of Doom is astounding. Plus many more.

[@pantboy72]

@@allrequiredfields just came on here to say exactly the same thing

[@leathercoatguy]

He probably wanted to throw them on there, but their blockers, and from the sound of how they made this video, giving context to the fill, Rick probably wouldn't have been able to.

[@terrylight2863]

I got two words for you. Stephen Morris

[@dachannien]

The real power of Phil Collins's drumming in In The Air Tonight isn't just in the first big fill. It's when you keep listening to the song, and the fills after that just keep you immersed in the energy. That's a pretty unusual thing - usually it's the lead guitar or the vocals that keep you immersed, but somehow Phil makes his drums the key to the whole experience.

[@carlosgandolfolopez7086]

Phil Colins' drum fill is not just a "drum fill" or "drum Phill". It is an essential part of the song. Without it would not be the same song.

[@eDrumsInANutshell]

Yap. But here I miss the real drum sound. It needs more compression. If you are interested in how the sound was created search for Hugh Padgham and and Making of "Hitmaker". Damn I love that library!

[@Incinerate7]

Really like this comment

[@sbennett372]

I'd like this a million times if I could. "The fill" I guess is famous, but it's the rest of his work in the rest of the song that's most impressive to me. Really, all the fill does is change the texture of the song. It's a big, dramatic change, for sure. But musically it's relatively simple. The rest is not so much.

[@rogeriannella4205]

An 8 year old child with no musical training could do the “In the air tonight” fill. How disappointing that not only did it make the same list with proper drummers, he also ranked it number 1?

[@joeherbert7555]

Maybe it's been mentioned elsewhwere, but Bonham's fills coming out of the 'whistle/ speed up portion of Fool In The Rain is priceless. He just builds and builds, then comes in with those incredibly amazing syncopated drum rolls. Listen to it again for the first time. Achilles last stand is up there too.

[@riverd537]

I absolutely agree...i was just listening to that song

[@jonathanedwards8696]

In my opinion, he didn't really feature Bonham's best work.

[@JDrums_Games]

i'm a simple guy, i see Danny Carey, i click

[@cosmicatrophy4648]

Except he wasn't in the video. It's even stranger that no one has said anything about that lol

[@isaacpadilla9266]

I did also

[@jonsanchez55]

But no DC in the video... CLICK BAIT

[@nazirtav2998]

I agree I clicked this video and watched the whole thing Just in hopes I’d see DC play A fill from one Tool song!’

[@KarasamaBeats]

FlyingDorritoChip me on the same train mate hhhh

[@ModernCobra]

Tool’s “Pneuma” has Danny’s best drum fills from start to finish. Hard to even narrow down one. The whole song is so good it’s bonkers.

[@juliewoods6810]

I have watched it six times in the last three days. And normally I just listen to KZbin, not watch the actual videos...it’s mind blowing!

[@revocaine1179]

I was impatiently waiting for him to mention it 😆

[@MatthewFrazierr]

Exactly the same invincible and 7empest

[@alaincontreras958]

Agreed

[@Aenimus12]

I was expecting more Danny in this video

[@AK-cu1rk]

One thing I have to say, Jack is a great drummer. Excellent rhythm, timing and wondeful feel.

[@digilifepro]

Yo, as many of us are musicians here that means many of us have done the recording process, the editing & mixing process and I think it's safe to say we are all just as impressed and thankful for the hard work we know goes into MAKING any of your videos as we are with the actual content of the videos themselves! Never stop doin what you do Rick! 🙏🏼

[@lucasvongretsch3437]

As an amateur videographer I am blown away by the huge amount of work it must have taken to put this video together. Getting the parts down, getting the audio down, getting the lighting down, editing and making sure the video flowed properly etc. etc. Well done Rick Beato and team, well done!

[@joshv5376]

He's very good with the apps on a computer, wish I knew em all

[@fredherfst8148]

...and all the different kits...phew

[@lucasvongretsch3437]

@Snarick Klash you’re right then, i change my mind, this video was super easy to make.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Indeed. Bravo!

[@bearbryant3495]

He's been doing it a while.

[@SentientSeven]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how good those snippets sound?

[@tberry79]

SentientSeven - I agree. These guys are really good

[@andrejgregoric1324]

totally, great musicians

[@CatFishBirdDog]

Wait,....appreciated. Done!

[@powellrandolph]

Absolutely! Great job Rick and everyone who helped out!

[@DavidOYoga]

HELL YEA!

[@georgejeffries3566]

The fill during the break of “Don’t You Forget About Me” by drummer Mel Gaynor is in my top 5. Another is the fill at the end of “Bytor and the Snowdog” by Neil Peart.

[@BurrytheBee]

Peart’s fill before the solo in YYZ is another good one.

[@filipvandevoorde6989]

Yeah, Mel Gaynor should definitely have been in there. Iconic drum fill.

[@SaintNine]

I still remember when I first heard ‘Waterfront’. What a difference Mel made to that band, adding power and drive. A great drummer indeed.

[@dsmphotography]

Dave Grohl's fills with Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows are great!

[@DaveGrohl.]

YES! Smells like teen spirit is so overplayed, and I think of Nirvana songs, Scentless apprentice is one of the more impressive drum parts, but I think the Queens of the stone age is where Dave Grohl really makes the song 🔥

[@ragavraghunath8138]

BIll Ward's drum fills on War Pigs...the whole song has a great mix of amazing drums, bass and guitar

[@neurocosm]

oh man... so true.

[@ozzfan458]

beat me to it

[@DanceKang]

Who were the special guests? Anyone know?

[@cjscarff6453]

Loveee that song

[@dreamdiction]

Bill Ward and Geyser Butler - the Birmingham heavy mob.

[@WayneRossi]

The video works so well because just like “In the Air Tonight” you spend the whole time just waiting to hear that drum fill and when you hear it, it’s everything you had wanted.

[@user-tb2wz1tr8y]

Everytime. It has never failed me after thousands of listens

[@HerveBoisde]

Was just listening to that song earlier tonight on my daily COVID walk and the drums were glorious.

[@warrenmilford1329]

No offence intended fellas, but I've always thought it pretty basic, and pedestrian. Don't really like the song as a whole either. I think there is a lot more interesting stuff out there. Listen to Denis Davis' drum track on Bowie's 'Look Back In Anger'. It's filled with great fills.

[@riffraff1350]

@@warrenmilford1329 You seem to be the only person in the comments section with this opinion.

[@bobespirit2112]

@@warrenmilford1329 Completely agree it’s incredibly overrated. I’m not saying it’s not good and impactful to the song, but it’s not standing the test of time for me and is becoming duller each time I listen now. Probably hundreds of drum fills that catch me more - basically everything Bonham, Peart, Bruford. Alan White, Moon, even Akane Hirose of Band Maid, are much more interesting to the ear. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@user-zb3bk3hn2o]

This video was incredible. Well done to everybody on it. The top 3 + honourable mentions was amazing. I love the Bonham fills. Jack is too good.

[@coleberggren1346]

Yeah, that sneaky kick foot stutter at the start of Good Times is the stuff of legend..

[@andreasklar2898]

Jack is an incredible fine drummer, sense of groove, sense of time, sense of what a song need, fantastic! Rick, I know what is need to make and film these, big thank you for that hard work! Love this!

[@jamessbca]

I got pulled over for missing a stop sign in college because I couldn't slow down because I had to get that Stewart Copeland "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" fill in on the steering wheel.

[@Justme77400]

Did the cop understand?

[@Mustaine1ify]

@@Justme77400 The Police would have.

[@Mustaine1ify]

@@GeneralTHC It was a lame attempt at a joke, sorry 😞

[@Mustaine1ify]

@@GeneralTHC Cheers. Here's for a better 2021 👍

[@jontraz5993]

@@Mustaine1ify my man that was a great joke and you should sport a feather in your hat, sir

[@CipherSerpico]

The drummer in this video, Jack Jones, is fucking amazing. Super crisp playing.

[@talis61]

...Added to the fact he's copying a range of drummers with different styles makes it even more impressive; and no doubt the video had time constraints too!! Well observed!

[@user-bi3jm7hg8n]

He did fuck up on the sober and stratus fills though

[@MusicalSavior23]

@@user-bi3jm7hg8n Yep. He's great. No Danny Carey. Danny Carey is Danny Carey.

[@m42037]

Chris Serpicø Yes good but was off on some fills

[@joerve128]

@@talis61 except he cannot play smells like teen spirit correct.

[@samthompson2269]

Next… Top 20 best drum fills of Danny Carey.

[@diegorositto7917]

Deep Purple has in "Space trucking" one of the most incredible drum fill of all time.

[@eugeneward3199]

Ian Paice often goes unnoticed

[@patrickburns8033]

Very surprised `Fireball' wasn't in there

[@bobfallon2676]

"Burn" is like one big fill from beginning to end. As @eugeneward3199 said, Paice is below a lot of peoples radar. But an amazing drummer.

[@thomasborger6548]

Ian Paice shouldnt go unnoticed, I must agree

[@keithmoon9990]

@@patrickburns8033 Probably because he couldn't play it...?

[@ContrarianCorner]

My lingering thought after this list is giving a serious shout out to Jack -- the guy who just _nailed_ all these legendary fills.

[@AURELIOPENNA]

Totally!

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Yep - it's about more than just playing the notes - it also has to "feel" a certain way, too.

[@dairyairman]

Some of those fills are pretty hard! I was impressed by how he breezed through that Tony Williams fill, and also the Vinnie Colaiuta fill.

[@TLMuse]

Amen; insanely impressive that he could nail all of these! -Tom

[@gokblok]

But he didn't though.

[@TomFaron]

Top 20 Mistakes Left in the Mix

[@jamesstinebaker1290]

UPVOTE THIS TO DEATH

[@benparsons4979]

how are they mistakes?

[@TomFaron]

@@benparsons4979 oh I meant that would be a cool video to make, not commenting on the drum fills

[@benparsons4979]

@@TomFaron oh OK I thought you were hating on drumming or something my bad lol

[@juicysuit7195]

yes please

[@JohnRotonto-ql9ds]

You got a hell of an ensemble Rick. Good stuff as always Rick. Thx man! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁👍👍

[@mikefriend1514]

Rest assured the first thing that popped into my head when I watched this video is that putting this together took a lot of hard work and I can’t believe we get the pleasure of watching it all! Hope you are proud of the what you’ve put together. So many talented musicians!

[@KingBrando87]

The greatest drum Phil of all time.

[@iplaypearldrums7935]

That's a Phukking good one!!!

[@mrcatz4311]

Oh phorphuck sakes

[@williamashford2057]

Phil Collins is a great drummer

[@KingBrando87]

Knyuck Knyuck Knyuck!

[@BobSchoepenjr]

My wife full’Phils all my needs ...

[@luxito_4435]

"What I mean to drum fills?? Tututututututu DRUM FILLS!!" -Rick Beato, 2019

[@DarkShines86]

Luxito _44 lol I read this right as he was saying it. Rick is awesome.

[@objoyful989]

Tutututututu is the one from "In The Air Tonight"

[@roylopez5728]

OB Joyful LMAO 😂 cause its true

[@stevenlevitz8895]

Jack played the 11:12 triplet beautifully! That Bonzo groove gives me chills.

[@DocLove0482]

Love this list, thank you for doing all the hard work to put it together. Jack is a blast to watch and hear covering some of these insanely difficult fills. But Lars Urlich and Dave Grohl making the list without a mention of either Carter Beauford or Gavin Harrison (or even Mike Portnoy)? CRIMINAL!

[@geoffreysmith4618]

Jack is really really amazing. To be able to nail Steve Gadd, Vinnie C, and John Bonham is amazing.

[@DDooMRooMM]

This. My god he’s freaking GREAT.

[@DanCollinsIsHere]

I actually got nervous for him when he had to follow the Steve Gadd video.

[@michaelturner6469]

Well worth watching with Jack on drums - outstanding

[@cirenosnor5768]

Geoffrey Smith - Yup

[@josuebarrios3562]

When playing Ringo was just so in spot!

[@danielhenderson3753]

That Tom Sawyer fill is so damn good and so damn difficult. When I finally came out of it on beat I felt like a gymnast landing perfectly at the end of a routine. It was probably my 80th attempt.

[@johndef5075]

Even if I get the fill Im so excited that I screw something else up! Hope to play this and Amazing Journey correct once before I die😂

[@willpromise3354]

& it should be #1.

[@rogerfox9028]

Stick the landing

[@jaake6019]

I can't do the Tom Sawyer fill correctly and I've been playing for 20 years. I can't do the Tool fill either. I just play like a bastardized version of them that sounds similar.

[@joedecker3900]

Neil always said it was a hard song to play

[@marctheriault]

Collins’ fill from In The Air Tonight made you want to hear that song over and over again. I was working the cash register at a local record store when it was hitting the charts. Young guy, mid 20’s came bursting into the store, right up to my spot and said “There’s this song…” I reached over my shoulder without looking to the #1 spot on the 45 display, grabbed it and put it on the counter in front of him and asked, “Anything else?” He gleefully paid and left with his treasure. As I watched him leave I saw my coworker staring at me, asking “How did you do that?!?” 😂😂

[@herrp8765]

Back in the day, when we wanted to test out the new Pioneer Supertuner we just installed in our vehicles, we'd reach for this song and crank the volume waaay up.

[@leroysiedenburg2139]

When you know you know!!! Lol!

[@jaw9664]

Yes Rick, we DO LOVE what you are doing. Grateful. Much love from Marrakech ❤

[@peik5569]

The fill from ZZ Top’s La grange (before the chorus) is kinda sick

[@mchaggis622]

I was expecting that one too.

[@kitdinker]

Or anything off the Tejas album.

[@dashfentrock]

Agreed... was waiting for someone to mention La Grange...Frank Beard

[@yeahdancetomyrecord]

@@dashfentrock the fills in cheap sunglasses are super hot too.

[@keithelms7865]

I was just thinking of that song as well.

[@JDWDMC]

When Jack nailed Vinnies part, he could have at least turned to the camera and smiled. That was magic.

[@infinitepete2799]

Omg, yes. When I saw this video the first time and Vinnie hit that me and my friend were just like, Holysh...along with the audience...I'm not even a drummer, but it was this video that got me hooked on watching drummer videos. Sick stuff with sticks, guys...never stop

[@davidignatiusbalestreri1737]

Agreed!!

[@bobhindla4161]

Vinnie's multitudinous divisions of the note made him a good counterpoint to Jeff Beck's taffy-like legato; but other than that he's just a fast drummer. "Watermelon in Easter Hay" was pretty good, though.

[@dancame2517]

I was sure ‘Kashmir’ was going to be number one! The bass drum fill in U2 ‘I still haven’t found what I’m looking for’ deserved an honourable mention for sheer originality!

[@yoru00004]

and i was sure war pigs was going to be number one

[@joshhindmarsh5210]

Wonderful Rick and Jake- shining the light on these moments of brilliance is super insightful and most importantly very INSPIRING!

[@imanalien6461]

My Top Ten: All the drum fills in “War Pigs” 🤟

[@Oct8pus]

On both the Black Sabbath and Faith No More versions

[@jmic3016]

Ward is a beast

[@cobraimploder]

And The Wizard.

[@davel4708]

My top five metal albums: The first five Black Sabbath albums.

[@erqu1740]

What about rat salad

[@jimsmith1195]

Top twenty were awesome. Bobby Colomby's Spinning Wheel fill was always iconic to me. Appreciate your vids. Rick, you and your players are tip top!

[@peterhess6039]

Highly entertaining videos ! I learn so much from them

[@fairbairn145]

Rick: "Can you play that?" Jack: "Not sure, it's pretty hard" *Proceed to demolish that solo

[@jones848]

Mitch Mitchell is a legendary drummer. This whole list could be filled with his drum fills, I love the fill on Bold As Love.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Homur Simpsin Along with Neil & Stewart, he’s the cat I air drum to the most 🤣 I should probably mention Larry Mullen Jr as well.

[@hesch-tag]

Absolutely

[@dimitrisalexopoulos4338]

Always love your videos, Rick

[@999NINE99]

For such an incredibly subjective topic, this was the best job anyone could have done. Thank you, this brought back a lot of great memories surrounding these songs and fills.

[@anthemgunaether2914]

Holy Hell... the Bass Player at 3:13 is AMAZING! MORE of this guy please!

[@carlossagaro5977]

Yes, that was insanely impressive

[@matts9064]

RIP to the greatest... Neil Peart.

[@zacharygattuso4336]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 my hero

[@gwernrees3137]

I only found out yesterday 😭🙏

[@fantomaeronautics1148]

Mine too. Gutted.

[@michaelwerbick]

Shoot all twenty could be from Rush..... IMO.

[@josephbieke6138]

For Me, all 20 would have been from Rush. YYZ has a bunch of them all contained within one song. La Villa Strangiato contains enough to blow away most of this list.

[@morganneher8643]

I’ve lived with these fills FOREVER, the Mark Craney ones are SO fun 🎉

[@shock6416]

i love this video and you managed to just absolutely flex the hell out of how much of a great musician you are. 100/10 man

[@erichobbs4042]

Man you can tell that everyone was having a blast putting this together.

[@peterprisekin3241]

Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, War Pigs, the entire song

[@hughbo52]

My thoughts exactly.

[@brownstone28]

Or Symptom of the Universe

[@Ranmann86]

Yesss that songs is what made bill ward my favorite drummer

[@f67739]

the wizard is better

[@vareast]

Paranoid, the entire album. The B side is one big drum fill and all brilliant

[@lorisuders]

Great video I appreciate your time and hard work you put in to them.

[@garrettsguitarden]

This is a masterpiece of a video. between the talent of the musicians and the editing. Love your work have for along time. and Rhett has to be one of the greatest guitar players around.

[@Farfignewton29]

What is so interesting is the Phil Collins one isn’t even the most complex, but it’s certainly the most memorable

[@peterhlinka4789]

Its all about the cocaine, greasepaint and limelight production circa 1981 that made it an earworm. The thing was an afterthought suggestion by a producer 'so the kids will know where 1 is' eager for his take on Gabriel's 'Intruder' drum sound off the 3rd eponymous album coincidentally being recorded just down the hall and tracked sans cymbals because of the intense attack/release noise-gating. And in fact with Collins sitting in for Jerry Marotta on that ground breaking album's first cut. The fill itself as with all the drum patterns employing that extreme gating threshold were kept simple and minimal to achieve isolation from other aounds on the kit for maximum effect. Otherwise its no mean feat for beginners with a few lessons under their belt (or not) to swing a couple bars of an open single stroke roll, just sayin'.

[@darkalman]

and up until that point the song uses a drum machine

[@alencar5420]

It’s really fantastic those In The Air Tonight drums fills.

[@TheKennyboy92]

yeah there is something so satisfying about though because the song really takes off after that.

[@optimisticoutreach1236]

All of his work has the best sounding, hardest hitting tom sounds in music...

[@MrBrooxy]

I think Dave Grohl on queens of the stone age songs for the deaf is a blatant oversight 🤘

[@deathmetalchili6902]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!

[@hectorjcm800]

There are many cool drummers and drum fills instead. There´s Bonham, who´s the drum daddy of Grohl. And there´s the Smells Like Teen Spirit intro, which allowed him to be EVERYWHERE, so I think it´s fair enough to leave his contribution to the QOTSA out of this.

[@AndroidNoiseParty]

That fill in “No One Knows” where he clacks his sticks is epic!

[@AirsoftReviewArgentina]

agree

[@valiumdupeuple]

I watched the whole video thinking : "Song for the Deaf can't be out of the list, it's coming!". Nope. Anyway, awesome work Rick and your nice little crew.

[@strongemotion]

RICK... I care how long it took to put together this video. I'm MOVED by the performances of you and all your friends for these samples. Watching this is like going to a concert of a artists in a great band (maybe like Led Zeppelin) playing other people's music!

[@CHHSFans]

This was so awesome !

[@joeshmoe7967]

Rick!!! We ABSOLUTELY care how long it takes to make a video. Your dedication to put these magical music moments together means so much. Music is such a powerful medium, and your passion and dedication allows us a ride we would otherwise NEVER get to go on. These videos high light timeless pieces that enthrall as much today as the day they dropped. These experiences reinvigorate the same passion and joy as when we was kids! Speaking of awesome albums from back in the day. One of my all time faves: Not Fragile - Bachman Turner Overdrive (aka BTO) I still rock out as much to that today as in '77. Rob was one of my drummer inspirations.

[@fredericlinden]

Jack did a magnificent job learning (transcribing & practising !) and playing all those drums parts

[@voltbeat113]

What is the name of the drummer playing every fill??? He is very versatile!!!

[@oogba71]

great drummer

[@megaforse]

I can't believe how well he nailed that Vinnie fill. Would not want to be in his shoes when Rick approached him with this video idea.

[@eddyf4426]

Hear hear..mad skills.

[@graemeogle4492]

Well done Jack

[@jgoel3266]

Awesome job on the Stairway solo, Rick!

[@DrPupenfahrten]

The drum entry fill on Misty Mountain Hop is so good. It’s so simple put it pulls you in so nicely!

[@adamlarson8449]

"Fool in the Rain" has by far my favorite fill of all time

[@ericjarry7663]

Great call! A very overlooked song in the Zep catalogue

[@MrNrj6490]

Adam Larson totally. It’s my favorite Led Zep song

[@beatweezl]

I was gonna say!!!! That timbale to snare to tom thing before the guitar synth solo is beyond epic.

[@RobertWeir]

bonham should have 15 spots on here

[@johnshotwell3803]

Check out the fills in "Hay Hay What Can I Do" ,

[@392scatpackshaker7]

Ranking Lars Ulrich’s weak little fill higher than anything Danny Carey has ever done is nothing short of blasphemy. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@BrianRadcliffe]

and Pink Floyd didn't make the list at all seriously wtf

[@philip6502]

@@BrianRadcliffe well, it is Rick's Top Twenty...not The Top 20 Drum Fills of the World's Entire Population. 🥁

[@batira]

I take these lists as very subjective. Also, what makes the greatest drum rolls? Complexity or how it fits the music? Eg. Teen Spirit has one of the most recognizable intros/fills, yet it isn't anything complex.

[@philip6502]

@@batira Of course...any list is simply one person's or committee's opinion (take the R&R Hall of Fame as an example). One person's trash is another's treasure. I like what I like...no list will change that.

[@Primusux]

Yeah because those tied 8th notes to 16ths on Sad But True is so HARD!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PaulyDDownunder]

I absolutely appreciate all the hard work you put into this video, Rick. Well done to Jack as well as the entire team. I know of a fill that would have been epic for this countdown and that is the song- “Desperate Cry” by Sepultura. It has lots of fills in it but the one most insane fill is in the last part of the song. I swear he must be doing a complete 360° turn on his seat 😂. Oh and he still manages to hit the cymbals as he goes around lol 🤣🤣🤣.

[@massimolenza4533]

Ciao! I think that what Bill bruford does in the beginning of "Heart of the sunrise" must stay in the top ten! Love It!

[@resharpsharpening3024]

Rick, you are the hardest working man on KZbin !

[@kevcthulu4576]

After Simon whistler

[@LasVegasVocalist]

@@kevcthulu4576 Or Linus Tech Tips and all of his related channels. I think there are 4 or 5.

[@camillemaquillage]

@@LasVegasVocalist I love Linus! But I think the difference here is that... Linus has a whole team behind his content and Rick does and plans his videos all by himself.

[@HowlingUlf]

hard workingest! :D

[@irotinmyskin]

i think you mean captain dissillusion. but honoranle mention to Rick

[@madcat9803]

The fill in the middle of 46 & 2. Danny Carey | Tool. Definitely a top pick for me

[@paulzanella9754]

Madcat amen!

[@shaunkelly3149]

I was sure it was going to be number 1. Phil Collins?! Really?! 👎

[@Levelity]

@6:35 in Tool's Eulogy, is the best drum breakdown I've ever heard. My brain just scrambles trying to isolate each limb.

[@grimmj0ker]

Ah yes....the hit the entire kit bit...

[@TheSpliffinatoR]

And to pick Phil Colins over Peart, or the 46&2 (yes, that actually happened in the song) drum fills. Thumbs down.

[@luismonterrubio3678]

Que gran video!! Hacer este video ha de haber sido como producir 2 álbumes!! Bravo Rick Beato!!

[@AFGMustRock]

This is incredible. Learning, rehearsing, playing, recording and editing is a huge project. Loved every second of this!

[@clevelandaeromotive]

“When he first came on, Ringo was the only professional musician in the band.” - Paul McCartney

[@sthulander1]

As he, himself says, SD Cleveland, ''I'm a 'song drummer'. And most agree. His feel for every single one of the Beatles tunes is truly pioneering. So many drummers have been influenced by his uncanny knack of 'playing' with the songs' lines and phrases. Ringo was/is musical as all heaven. He really was the glue of the group. And, to this day, he still knows the value of 'transcending'/meditation. His ebullient, heart-filled, happy personality is still shining on. When you see Ringo being interviewed, or, playing with his All Stars, or, sneaking in as a guest performer/singer on some show or other - doesn't he just make you smile? His anecdotes and 'takes' on his/their history takes you in. His words seem spell-binding.

[@mchaggis622]

@@sthulander1 Absolutely. Ringo is a great character. Musically and personally. What a life he has lived!

[@jrpipik]

I thought of that great drum and bass fill in "Rain."

[@keithdf2001]

@@jrpipik I have heard Ringo say his drumming on Rain was his favorite song he played on.

[@leeclegg2943]

I always remember the Parkinson interview when Parky says " Is Ringo one of the best drummers in the world?" And quick as a flash John turns round and says " He aint even the best drummer in the Beatles" creases me up every time

[@jhharden]

Chad Smith’s fills in “Give It Away” always stick out for me.

[@rikk319]

That whole song is a clinic on funky fills.

[@sknuts6429]

The one to end it always stuck out me

[@johnheaton1454]

Wet Sand.

[@stulora3172]

@@johnheaton1454 O_o I love Wet Sand for John's guitar work, his backing vocals and his songwriting (obviously his composition). I will pay attention to the drums next time.

[@johnwaynes4417]

Great job J, you made these fills look easy

[@acceptances]

That was bananas! So much went into it.

[@marendenison3550]

ah yes... the greatest drum fill of all time... what I like to call: The Drum Phil.

[@jpthemusicenjoyer]

I love the appreciation Rick has for TOOL and how they are in most of his lists.

[@radosawwalkowski5824]

Drums in Tool are very characteristic and pretty sick in my opinion (I mean that opened hi-hat to snare is amazing)

[@jpthemusicenjoyer]

Radosław Walkowski completely agree. Danny Carey is my favourite drummer and imo one of the best ever. But I’m not going to get into an argument who’s the best because you could argue so many drummers

[@nsjbe]

Outstanding, as always.

[@troywest]

Definitely appreciate all the work you put into your videos and I’m super glad I heard some Rush at the end there I was about to lose my cookies and say “what was he thinking ?” lol

[@DoucheCake76]

Props to Jack for playing all those fills so amazingly!

[@specialtytuning4876]

Bonzo's fill three quarters way into "In My Time of Dying" is the ONLY fill that has continuously knocked me out of the chair for 46 years in a row. NO ONE can copy that one. Even with that omission I still love your work Rick.

[@gonzalovelascoc.2953]

Ain't no bad playing by Bonzo, right!!??

[@richiet3841]

Sib Hashanah? Boston? Eddie Van Halen?? MTV??? Need to expand that list...

[@TwangTown]

Dude............ you are wayyyyy correct.

[@elborrego88]

Or any of the handful of fills in Dazed and Confused by Zeppelin too

[@gnordache4405]

"In my time of dying" is probably the most underrated piece of drumming Bonzo has ever recorded. Completely locked in with guitar AND bass, both hard rocking and funky, extremely odd (accenting the funk in the upbeat of 1 with a quintuplet), hitting hard and sounding big.

[@keepsafebandpa]

I subbed halfway through this video, ive seen a few videos but this one is one of the best put together videos ive ever seen and had to subscibe!

[@pjaworek6793]

Definitely reeled me in with the first one. Great list! In any order, too.

[@mcsequoia5107]

As a drummer, I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video and all the time it took you to make it. Great drumming by Jack! THANK YOU!!! The fact that "In The Air Tonight' drum fill was even in the top 10 tells me and I hope all drummers that drum fills don't have to be a masterpiece of complexity and note density to be great. That drum fill has to be the most air-drummed drum fill of all time!

[@andrewblackburn1426]

In addition to the intense way the drum fill is played, it's recorded to give this huge, thunderous sound 80% of the way through a mostly quiet track - the huge contrast of the acoustic drum kit with the electronic beeps and buzzes of the CR-78 makes it really stand out and gives it that sense of climax. That kind of use of dynamic range seems to have almost vanished from today's music, where tracks seem to be compressed within an inch of their lives.

[@mchaggis622]

@@andrewblackburn1426 100%

[@mcsequoia5107]

​@@andrewblackburn1426 Excellent musical points that I didn't consider. There's a lot of discussion around Rock dying or being dead and the lack of dynamic range and the more artistic pursuit of music production. Whereas today, often times most music feels and sounds mass produced like many other consumer goods. But maybe I'm just old & grumpy and long for the good ol' days.

[@andrewblackburn1426]

Mike C. I miss it too - I think of all the tracks that Rick has talked about on this channel like Toto’s “Rosanna” with their huge and effective changes in dynamics, instrumentation, vocal harmony, horn section swells, etc., and wonder where it all went...

[@mcsequoia5107]

@@andrewblackburn1426 - Okay, so what's amazing to me right now is that all of that stuff you mention, was just always there in the music I grew up listening to and I feel like it never got talked about in those detailed terms. It was just good music. I think one of the best examples of what you're talking about is Steely Dan. I'm so much more impressed by bands such as them now.

[@pierremarcotte6299]

Weirdly enough, I heard "War pigs" on the radio today, and I thought to myself: "this entire song is just a reason to do drum fills" Then I see RB's new video tonight. Witches at black masses indeed.

[@caseyfenton90]

Dude, I would have put money on War Pigs being in the top 5. I'm baffled.

[@kingofvwcosmos]

Black Sabbath are notorious for blocking videos, so they often don’t get the credit they deserve in these kinds of lists

[@coinraker6497]

@@kingofvwcosmos yes, Rick has said he's pretty much done including anything with Sabbath or Ozzy.

[@druidsandhorses3971]

@@kingofvwcosmos I blame Sharon

[@chrisivantorun5644]

I've got to say I like it when you and the studio musicians play the snippet better than having the snippet played by the artist. We can always look up the artist on yt... but your playing is real and we appreciate it.

[@oteyhouse]

Great stuff as always Rick! Hard to leave Bonham's fills on Fool In The Rain out (3:40-3:49) and a lesser known gem by Bob DiSalle on Bruce Cockburn's All's Quiet On The Inner City Front at 1:36 :)

[@Krooksbane]

I find your lack of Bill Ward disturbing

[@charlie172011]

and Bill Bruford. Poor Bills

[@kickstar1]

My wife said that to me on our first date. True love.

[@LeilaLamb]

Krooksbane I concur.

[@carl.b8775]

Bill Ward, he's dead

[@villehytonen7279]

I find the lack of Gavin Harrison disturbing. He is a true genius when it comes to drum fills.

[@HenrikHusoy]

One of my favorite drum fills is the one Dave Grohl plays right before No One Knows' chorus by Queens of the Stone Age

[@ttech694]

Great pick

[@christopherhendricks4369]

Awesome fill. 👌

[@HenrikHusoy]

@@MrOtistetrax yes man! Song for the dead has also one of the best drum openings. Just WOW

[@LeeXhaf]

Yep was thinking of that song as well

[@seelenwinter6662]

there are so many good drum fills outside... alone tool have more than 20 or black sabbath, iron maiden and co... so it is nearly impossible to make a ranking for all the music on earth...^^

[@klaus_vans]

Wow what an awesome song selection, I love these ones so much ! 😎

[@rumplestillskin6157]

"In the Air Tonight" is The Coolest song ever written. Another Great video, Rick...and a Great job on the drums, Jack.

[@adamkhan1480]

Never thought i’d see Lars Ulrich featured in a best drum anything

[@amberklein8301]

of all the fills he's recorded...not sure Sad But True is in the tallica top 20, let alone top 20 of all drummers all time?....

[@kevinconnor6035]

And it's not even a good fill. A pedestrian fill in a great song is not the same as a great fill.

[@gabrielvasconcelos4055]

The fill makes for one of the key characteristics in this song. Change that and it becomes a completely different thing. Even though it's relatively simple, it's part of what makes that song great. Good does not equal difficult even for heavy metal.

[@kevinconnor6035]

@@gabrielvasconcelos4055 Metallica apologists have been using this "serves the song" defense for 20 years, and it's nonsense. That fill is the most obvious choice there. There's a rest and then the band comes in together. You *have* to play a fill there, and most amateur drummers would do exactly what Lars did. Changing it wouldn't change the song, because whatever replaced it would be a variation on that same fill (and hopefully a more interesting variation). It's not like a different drummer would break into a samba there. It's very obvious what should happen. And that fill is the most obvious choice to fill an obvious need. It doesn't have to be difficult, but it should be at least a little bit interesting.

[@s3p3m0]

For Whom the Bell Tolls deserves to be on this list. Sad But True, not so much.

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Serious question: how about putting up a Rick Beato's band and do some jams and/or release some tracks every once in a while. You have an incredible line-up over there. Nothing fancy, just half an hour every quarter or so on a live stream. I think it would be cool. Thumbs up if you like the idea. Thanks.

[@scizmeli]

Thought of the same!

[@Atethecat]

Love this idea! Please do it. If quarterly is too much for everyone’s schedule and how busy you are, then maybe semiannually?

[@LukeDayInTheUK]

Please rick. I would love to see you play. X

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Glad to see I'm not the only one. Even as a celebration for a milestone or special event, I don't know. It doesn't even to be really on a "regular basis", really.

[@scizmeli]

So that we get a view of the stages production: creative, technical, performance and even business! I hate to use the word but something like a "reality show"... With the Beato style & class, of course...

[@GlennReed-jl7yv]

Great job on vid man!!

[@felipebezerradesouza3592]

One of the greatest vídeos of all time from the channel

[@doublenuts]

Bill Ward on "War Pigs" all by itself would have been three or four of my top ten.

[@robertellison4691]

Hand Of Doom for an example of many great drum fills in one song. Fairies Wear Boots also.

[@justincarbone8715]

Was thinking this. War pigs has some insane drum fills

[@tubester4567]

@@justincarbone8715 Me too, and the fills are different throughout War Pigs

[@marianologo]

Rat salad

[@gestx]

It was my first thought!

[@MusicalRocky]

The great thing about "In the Air Tonight" is all the build-up to that fill.

[@masonjames1]

Yeah the fill should've come last after the short build - but otherwise once again a fab video thnx guys :)

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Yeah.. the entire song where it’s leading up to that is what makes it incredible

[@davidroldan8998]

Agree

[@iplaypearldrums7935]

And the $$$$$$$ Phil gets paid for it... :)

[@bfunderb5899]

This was really excellent. Thank you

[@user-fu9wz2cm7o]

Love these lists! I hope you do a sequel. My two cents worth: A list of great drum fills would never be complete without Chicago's Danny Seraphine and his amazing drum fill in the song "Make Me Smile".

[@jongallardo8006]

That whole ballad for a girl in Buchanan suite is some stellar composition

[@migy5031]

Mel Gaynor in Simple Minds “Don’t You Forget about Me “ has always been special for me. Maybe not in the Pantheon of rock but still memorable.

[@Thompsongs]

Perfectly suited to the song.

[@djh6970]

Definitely memorable and I would include Mark Brzezicki from big country too. In a big country, song of my teens

[@jankogl1251]

Agreed! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@xmillion1704]

Yes!!! I also commented about Gaynor's massive snare/high-hat pick-up into the final "la-la-la's". I wasn't confident that anyone else would be bringing it up.

[@JoeNocella]

Yes! Fills that really stick out. You wait for them to arrive. Always loved the Gaynor fill.

[@TheNobbynoonar]

My mate Dave did the best drum fill EVER when he fell down a flight of stairs carrying his snare drum and sticks. He’d just finished off a bottle of brandy and was getting ready to load up the boogie bus for a gig. The sound was phenomenal! The rest of the band congratulated him on such an astounding performance and asked for an encore (we were gonna film it) For some unknown reason he shouted at us to ‘just fu.k off!’ Still managed to play a great gig AND pull a fit bird afterwards! ROCK N ROLL FOREVER!

[@hectorarthur5781]

COG,Lucius Borich?

[@markredford84]

Cringe and nobody cares

[@joshuacauser]

Rock Hard

[@2ndAveScents]

sounds very Aussie, or British…you’re more alike than you like to admit but I digress

[@Illyczka]

This was probably one of the best YT comments I have ever read :)

[@jiminy7277]

Fantastic job on this video. Excellent content and fun for fans.

[@DerrickMertl]

You’re crushing Rick! Keep up the good stuff bro