The drum solo has long been synonymous with extravagant posturing, with the worst excesses of rock’n’roll virtuoso exhibitionism. The reputation is unfortunate, but whatever one thinks of drum solos, ...

Neil Peart's greatest contribution to the drumming community was his virtuosity and particularity over each rhythmic variation, which reimagined the drum solo and forever changed how drummers… By Max ...

Guitars, sure. Vocal performances, fine. Keys, bass, flute—got it. Sometimes what you really need to get riled up is percussion. Percussion! It’s the hits of the drums that get your heart pounding, ...

Any Grammy-award winning artist is bound to have heaps of great performance videos with millions of views, and Zakir Hussain is no exception. The Indian music virtuoso is a master of the tabla, a ...

As anyone who has ever thwacked a cymbal with a stick before can tell you, there’s something quite cathartic about sitting behind a drum-kit. You’re able to get a lot of stress out of your system, ...

Buddy Rich. Dennis Chambers. Dave Lombardo. Animal. These are the legends of the drums, masters who make the most acrobatic drum fills look effortless. It’s fun to listen to them play; it’s even more ...

One of the highlights of The Beatles‘ album Abbey Road was the drum solo Ringo Starr performed on the collection’s medley. It was the only recorded drum solo Starr would provide The Beatles, and he ...

Talking and Drum Solos represents yet another step back into jazz history for Atavistic's Unheard Music Series, which made a point of mostly documenting avant jazz until this year's reissue of George ...

Next to prog’s general existence, there’s no better symbol of rock-musical excess than the drum solo. Critics have never liked them; old Rolling Stone reviews would rip in-concert double albums whose ...

There's more than enough artistry, craftsmanship and ingenuity in Rob Garcia's Drum Solos For Dancers Only to please the sedentary jazz aficionado. Although the thirteen tracks are intended to spur ...

If you grew up in the late 60s or early 70s, this was THE drum solo. One of first long drum solos in an album. Every drummer knew this song and we all measured ourselves by whether we could play.