Completing DigitalDreamDoor.com's 300 Greatest Drum Performances

[Flipnoteguy]

Great source for all the drummers out there:

39 songs (13%) from the list have made it into Rock Band.

Key
This song was included in Rock Band 1
This song was included in Rock Band 2
This song was included in The Beatles: Rock Band either on-disc or as DLC
This song was included in Lego Rock Band
This song was released as DLC

* = This song is a live version
** = This song is re-recorded by Harmonix

1. Ticks & Leeches - Danny Carey (Tool)
2. La Villa Strangiato - Neil Peart (Rush)
3. Toad - Ginger Baker (Cream)
4. Karn Evil 9 - Carl Palmer (ELP)
5. Moby Dick - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Michael Giles (King Crimson)
7. Stream Of Consciousness - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
8. By-Tor And The Snow Dog - (Rush)
9. Heart Of The Sunrise - Bill Bruford (Yes)
10. Won't Get Fooled Again - Keith Moon (The Who)
11. Tarkus - Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
12. Hot For Teacher - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
13. Amen, Brother - G.C. Coleman (The Winstons)
14. Jesus Christ Pose - Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
15. Wipeout - Ron Wilson (Surfaris)
16. Good Times Bad Times - (Led Zeppelin)
17. Geek U.S.A. - Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
18. Tragic - Terry Bozzio (Bozzio Levin Stevens)
19. Lady - Carmine Appice (Jeff Beck)
20. 2112 - Neil Peart (Rush)
21. Dance Of Eternity - (Dream Theater)
22. Indiscipline - Bill Bruford (King Crimson)
23. Fire - Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix)
24. Rat Salad - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
25. Tripping Billies - Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
26. Aja - Steve Gadd (Steely Dan)
27. Frizzle Fry - Tim Alexander (Primus)
28. War Ensemble - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
29. Achilles Last Stand - (Led Zeppelin)
30. Soul Sacrifice - Mike Shrieve (Santana)
31. One World (Not Three) - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
32. Space Truckin - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
33. The Grudge - (Tool)
34. 6:00 - (Dream Theater)
35. Rosanna - Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
36. A Quick One - (The Who)
37. Funky Drummer - Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown)
38. Tetragrammaton - Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta)
39. Soundchaser - Alan White (Yes)
40. Angel Of Death - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
41. In The Presence Of Enemies - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
42. She Said She Said - Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
43. Anesthetize - Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
44. In A Gadda Da Vida - Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly)
45. Frankenstein - Chuck Ruff (Edgar Winter Group)
46. My Generation - Keith Moon (The Who) *
47. Deliverance - Martin Lopez (Opeth)
48. Shotgun - Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
49. Do What You Like - Ginger Baker (Blind Faith)
50. Winds - Jon Hiseman (Colosseum II)
51. Fireball - (Deep Purple)
52. Face Pollution - (Soundgarden)
53. I'll Cast A Shadow - Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
54. Reggatta De Blanc - (The Police)
55. Cobwebs And Strange - (The Who)
56. Dharma For One - Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)
57. Where Eagles Dare - Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
58. One More Red Nightmare - Bill Bruford (King Crimson)
59. Halleluhwah - Jaki Liebezeit (CAN)
60. Stargazer - Cozy Powell (Rainbow)
61. Go For Yourself - Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters)
62. Painkiller - Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
63. To Defy The Laws Of Tradition - Tim Alexander (Primus)
64. Capillarian Crest - Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
65. Come Together - Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
66. The Wizard - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
67. Bad Reputation - Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
68. Keep Yourself Alive - Roger Taylor (Queen)
69. Drive In Drive Out - (Dave Matthews Band)
70. Fifty-Fity - Ralph Humphrey (Frank Zappa & The Mothers)
71. Elephant Ghost - Bryan Mantia (Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains)
72. Time - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
73. Message In A Bottle - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
74. Ice Cakes - Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs)
75. The Mule - (Deep Purple)
76. Four Sticks - (Led Zeppelin)
77. The Break Song - Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
78. Holy Wars & The Punishment Due - Nick Menza (Megadeth)
79. No Excuses - Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains)
80. Toccata - Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
81. Cassandra Gemini - Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta)
82. Throes Of Rejection - Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
83. The Ox - (The Who)
84. Anthem - (Rush)
85. Dark Side Of The Moog - Jon Hisedman (Colosseum II)
86. B'Boom - Bill Bruford, Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
87. Great King Rat - (Queen)
88. Manic Depression - Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
89. Moby Dick - Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
90. Siberian Divide - Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
91. Ghost Of Perdition - Martin Lopez (Opeth)
92. John The Fisherman - Tim Alexander (Primus)
93. 5150 - (Van Halen)
94. Nothing At All - John Weathers (Gentle Giant)
95. When The Music's Over - John Densmore (The Doors)
96. Genghis Khan - Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)
97. Constant Motion - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
98. Pu**** - Danny Carey (Tool)
99. Lark's Tongue In Aspic, Part 1 - Bill Bruford & Jaime Muir (King Crimson)
100. Thorazine Shuffle - Matt Abts (Gov't Mule)
101. The Musical Box - Phil Collins (Genesis)
102. Nitro - John Fish (Dick Dale & His Del-Tones)
103. Caught Somewhere In Time - (Iron Maiden)
104. South Side of the Sky - Bill Bruford (Yes)
105. Carry Stress In The Jaw - Danny Heifetz (Mr. Bungle)
106. Xanadu - Neil Peart (Rush)
107. Windows - Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons)
108. Give Blood - Simon Philips (Pete Townshend)
109. Dyer's Eve - Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
110. Master Builder - Pierre Moerlen (Gong)
111. Wax Simulacra - Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta)
112. Pictures Of A City - Michael Giles (King Crimson)
113. Forty Six & Two - (Tool)
114. Come Sail Away - John Panozzo (Styx)
115. White Room - Ginger Baker (Cream)
116. No Time This Time - (The Police)
117. The Leper Affinity - Martin Lopez (Opeth)
118. Plunger - Kris Myers (Umphrey's McGee)
119. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow Suite - Ralph Humphrey (Frank Zappa)
120. Supernaut - (Black Sabbath)
121. Reach Down - Matt Cameron (Temple of the Dog)
122. Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt - Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta)
123. Over The Electric Grapevine - Tim Alexander (Primus)
124. Black Betty - Pete Charles (Ram Jam)
125. Bombora - Mike Biondo (Original Surfaris)
126. Bonzo's Montreux - (Led Zeppelin)
127. Elephant Talk - (King Crimson)
128. Covered In Punk's Blood - Josh Freese (Desert Sessions)
129. The End - Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
130. Free Hand - John Weathers (Gentle Giant)
131. Fool In The Rain - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
132. YYZ - Neil Peart (Rush)
133. Ampersand - Danny Carey (Adrian Belew)
134. Slaves & Bulldozers - Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
135. The Creator Has A Mastertape - Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
136. Burn - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
137. Paradigm Shift - Mike Portnoy (Liquid Tension Experiment)
138. Ignorance is Bliss - Bryan Mantia (Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains)
139. A Sprinkling Of Clouds - Pierre Moerlen (Gong)
140. Rapunzel - (Dave Matthews Band)
141. Blackest Eyes - Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
142. Flight Of The Rat - (Deep Purple)
143. United States - Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
144. Jessica - Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers Band)
145. Cosmic Highway - Jay Lane (Colonel Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade)
146. Sgt Baker - Tim Alexander (Primus)
147. Truth Be Told - Vinnie Colaiuta (Megadeth)
148. Rat City In Blue - Joe Franco (Good Rats)
149. Run To The Hills - Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)
150. Bladecatcher - Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
151. Pseudo Suicide - Stewart Copeland (Oysterhead)
152. I Never Glid Before - Pierre Moerlen (Gong)
153. The Grand Conjuration - Martin Lopez (Opeth)
154. All Along The Watchtower - Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
155. In The Court Of The Crimson King - Michael Giles (King Crimson)
156. Conjugal Burns - Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta)
157. Strawberry Fields Forever - (The Beatles)
158. I'll Just Pick - Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs)
159. Cinema Show - Phil Collins (Genesis)
160. Cygnus X-1 - (Rush)
161. Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus - Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta)
162. Born To Run - Ernest Carter (Bruce Springsteen)
163. Gershatzer - Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster)
164. Baby Don't You Do It - (The Who)
165. Song For America - Phil Ehart (Kansas)
166. None Of Them Knew They Were Robots - Danny Heifetz (Mr. Bungle)
167. Unsettled - Gavin Harrison (Gavin Harrison & 05Ric)
168. The Fountain Of Lamneth - (Rush)
169. ' - Jim Gordon (Frank Zappa)
170. Reflection - (Tool)
171. Dream Brother - Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley)
172. Tank - Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
173. Paschendale - (Iron Maiden)
174. We're Going Wrong - (Cream)
175. One - Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
176. When the Levee Breaks - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
177. Scatterbrain - Richard Bailey (Jeff Beck)
178. Say Goodbye - (Dave Matthews Band)
179. Whamola - Jay Lane (Colonel Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade)
180. Surfin' Bird - Steve Wahrer (The Trashmen)
181. Car-Chase City - Dave Grohl (Tenacious D)
182. Late In The Evening - Steve Gadd (Paul Simon)
183. Take No Prisoners - Nick Menza (Megadeth)
184. 13 Steps To Nowhere - Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
185. Candy's Room - Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen)
186. Voodoo Chile - (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
187. Giant - John Weathers (Gentle Giant)
188. Tom Sawyer - Neil Peart (Rush)
189. Bargain - (The Who)
190. Miss Tinkle's Overture - Kris Myers (Umphrey's McGee)
191. Sick Sad Little World - Jose Pasillas (Incubus)
192. Seven Days - Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting)
193. Mandrake Root - (Deep Purple)
194. Jacob's Ladder - (Rush)
195. 25 Hours A Day - Leonard Haze (Y&T)
196. Silent Scream - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
197. Overkill - Phil Taylor (Motörhead)
198. Symptom of the Universe - Bill Ward
199. Blackened - Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
200. Rollin and Tumblin - (Cream)
201. One Of These Days - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
202. Little Faces - Stewart Copeland (Oysterhead)
203. Eat That Phonebook Coda - Pierre Moerlen (Gong)
204. A Song For The Dead - Dave Grohl (Queens Of The Stone Age)
205. Duende - Terry Bozzio (Bozzio Levin Stevens)
206. How Many More Times - (Led Zeppelin)
207. Kick The Chair - Vinnie Colaiuta (Megadeth)
208. Kangaroo - Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley)
209. Dazed And Confused - (Led Zeppelin)
210. A Little Less Conversation - D.J. Fontana (Elvis Presley)
211. Listen, Learn, Read On - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
212. Recreating - Jay Lane (Sausage)
213. To Forgive Is To Suffer - Richard Christy (Death)
214. Money For Nothing - Terry Williams (Dire Straits)
215. Spegetti Western - Tim Alexander (Primus)
216. Rainbow - John Stanier (Battles)
217. David Makalaster - Jay Lane (Colonel Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade)
218. Lust For Life - Hunt Sales (Iggy Pop)
219. Acid Rain - Mike Portnoy (Liquid Tension Experiment)
220. The Noose - Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle)
221. Applied Science - Chad Sexton (311)
222. Use It Or Lose It - Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe)
223. Rosetta Stoned - Danny Carey (Tool)
224. Level Five - Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
225. Heaven And Hell - (The Who)
226. Whippin' Post - Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers Band)
227. Lazy - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
228. Digital Man - (Rush)
229. U.S. Drag - Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons)
230. Iron Tusk - Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
231. And So To Bed - Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster)
232. Sco-Mule - Matt Abts (Gov't Mule)
233. Sweet Lady - (Queen)
234. Remember Tomorrow - Martin Lopez (Opeth)
235. Nothing Ventured - Mike Dillon (Les Claypool)
236. Next To You - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
237. Zero - Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
238. The Warmth - Jose Pasillas (Incubus)
239. Aero Zeppelin - Dale Crover (Nirvana)
240. Driven to Tears - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
241. Myxomatosis - Phil Selway (Radiohead)
242. PSA - Jimmy Chamberlin (Jimmy Chamberlin Complex)
243. Barbarian - Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake And Palmer)
244. War Pigs - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)**
245. You Could Be Mine - Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses)
246. Cavaletta's - Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta)
247. Grey Street - (Dave Matthews Band)
248. Cohibas Esplenditos - Bryan Mantia (Les Claypool & The Holy Mackerel)
249. Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With - Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
250. Honey Butter - Adrian Tramontano (The Breakfast)
251. The Crunge - (Led Zeppelin)
252. Cult Of Personality - Living Colour (Will Calhoun)
253. Aenima - Danny Carey (Tool)
254. One Little Victory - Neil Peart (Rush)
255. Battery - Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
256. Heretic War Chant - Dave Lombardo (Grip Inc)
257. Shyboy - Greg Bissonette (David Lee Roth)
258. Prowler - Kris Meyers (Umphrey's McGee)
259. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns - (Iron Maiden)
260. Pictures Of Home - (Deep Purple)
261. Filipino Ray - Mike Dillon (Les Claypool)
262. Musicology - John Blackwell (Prince)
263. Break The Same - Darren King (Mute Math)
264. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Steve Gadd (Paul Simon)
265. In Your Honor - Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
266. Assassin (Grand Omega Boss Edit) - Dominic Howard (Muse)
267. My Hero - Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
268. Lover, You Should've Come Over - Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley)
269. Eleven - Tim Alexander (Primus)
270. Vapor Trail - (Rush)
271. Are You Experienced? - Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
272. Who DKing - Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
273. In My Time Of Dying - (Led Zeppelin)
274. Spiral - Terry Bozzio (Bozzio Levin Stevens)
275. Nowhere Fast - (Incubus)
276. Legacy - Henry Spinetti (Lewis Furey)
277. Closure - Martin Lopez (Opeth)
278. Getting In Tune - (The Who)
279. Parabola - (Tool)
280. Rock 'n' Roll Suspension - Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons)
281. La Grange - Mike Beard (ZZ Top)
282. That's It For The Other One - Bill Kreutzmann (The Grateful Dead)
283. A Day In The Life - Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
284. Centered - Gavin Harrison (Gavin Harrison & 05Ric)
285. Walking On The Moon - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
286. Dance On A Volcano - Genesis (Phil Collins)
287. Malignant Narcissism - Neil Peart (Rush)
288. Whole Lotta Love - (Led Zeppelin)
289. Optimistic - Phil Selway (Radiohead)
290. Sweet Leaf - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)**
291. Trust - Nick Menza (Megadeth)
292. Barracuda - Mike Derosier (Heart)
293. The Metal - Dave Grohl (Tenacious D)
294. Avon - Alfredo Hernandez (Queens Of The Stone Age)
295. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
296. Too Many DJ's - Steve Slingeneyer (Soulwax)
297. Paint It Black - Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
298. Snakecharmer - Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)
299. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson (Sandy Nelson)
300. Hocus Pocus - Pierre van der Linden (Focus)

[wreckem279]

Interesting list.

I always love these "Top such and such" lists. I may agree with some, may not with others, but they are always fun to read.

[powerofyates2]

Normally, I'd laugh at people who make fun of lists like this, since it's all subjective. But, damn, does this list suck. The author clearly has his blinders on for rock, rock, and more rock. On a quick skim through, I saw no jazz, WAHT? No Buddy Rich, HUH?

Then dumbfounded I looked up the website, and the list is labelled as Greatest Rock Drum Performances, with OP leaving out the "Rock". Oh, makes more sense now.

Also, Completing _____ threads are pointless.

[Witticus]

Also, Completing _____ threads are pointless.

If somebody likes a soundtrack from, oh say the Tony Hawk or GTA series, or a certain list what's wrong with that? A lot of people like these and its cool having a reminder of "hey I forgot we had that!!!" It's just another hobby that hurts absolutely nobody.

[Mileycyrussoulja]

And not only that, this thread reminded me that I need to listen to and possibly buy as DLC Space Truckin'.

[PaperMario21]

And not only that, this thread reminded me that I need to listen to and possibly buy as DLC Space Truckin'.

Why yes you should,
killer song.

[lawrencein]

You missed 290. Sweet Leaf - (Black Sabbath).

[Flipnoteguy]

...the list is labelled as Greatest Rock Drum Performances, with OP leaving out the "Rock".

Can one of the mods please change the thread title from "Greatest Drum Performances" to "Greatest Rock Drum Performances"?

You missed 290. Sweet Leaf - (Black Sabbath).

Fixed.

[gambit1023]

Unless I just didn't see them there are a couple you missed:

The End--John Densmore(The Doors)
In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins
Fat Bottomed Girls-Roger Taylor(Queen)
Paradise City--Steven Adler(Guns n Roses)

and I know this could be a stretch for this list but what about the numerous drum duets done by Phil Collins and Chester Thompson that have been preformed during Genesis concerts?

[Witticus]

Unless I just didn't see them there are a couple you missed:

The End--John Densmore(The Doors)
In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins
Fat Bottomed Girls-Roger Taylor(Queen)
Paradise City--Steven Adler(Guns n Roses)

and I know this could be a stretch for this list but what about the numerous drum duets done by Phil Collins and Chester Thompson that have been preformed during Genesis concerts?

We've never gotten Genesis, unless I'm horribly mistaken