Three unforgettable drum solos from the 1980s that absolutely shattered your expectations as a classic rock listener.

Taylor Hawkins was one hell of a drummer. We lost a truly great musician when he passed in 2022. At the very least, we have a hefty catalogue of work to enjoy for decades to come. And one standout ...

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, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As anyone who has ever thwacked a cymbal with a stick before can tell you, there’s something ...

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 ...

I conclude my five-part review of Tom’s Top Five Drum Solos by ending with perhaps a surprising selection—Ringo Starr’s work on the song The End, the final song on the Beatles final album, Abbey Road.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Buddy Rich. Dennis Chambers. Dave Lombardo. Animal. These are the legends of the drums, masters who make the most acrobatic drum fills look effortless ...

Starr outright refused to do drum solos, which led some to think of him as a weak drummer. His bandmates disagreed. “I think Ringo was always paranoid that he wasn’t a great drummer because he never ...

Mike Portnoy, whose current résumé of bands includes Transatlantic, Bigelf, The Winery Dogs and Flying Colors, recently told Music Radar that he's not too keen on drum solos anymore. Portnoy said: ...

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.

Long before he was making people laugh for a living, Fred Armisen played drums with the Blue Man Group, and also manned the kit for Trenchmouth, a Chicago punk band that released five albums in the ...

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 ...