21 Great Drum Intros

August 22, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Drum Intros, John Bonham

An interesting list by Music Radar.com. But I disagree with the pick of Led Zepellin’s “Rock and Roll” over “When the Levee Breaks.” And although I tried to think of a Rush song with a naked Neil Peart intro, I couldn’t. Help?

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markosaar
August 23, 2014 at 12:19 pm
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Never really thought about the drums before, but Spin Doctors’ Two Princes was a subtle and good inclusion!
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Doug
August 24, 2014 at 8:46 am
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…just off the top of my head, By-Tor by Rush has a quick drum intro, Mystic Rhythmns, & of course the intro to YYZ all have drum intros
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