In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida drum solo

Is the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida drum solo the only widely known recorded drum solo? I can only think of one other that is as well known and that would be "The End" by the Beatles.

Now I have been to lots of concerts - especially back in the day, and I remember lot of bands from around that time period (the 60's) with extended drum solos but not one of them ever quite made the cut doing it. In addition to the Iron Butterfly popularizing this concept, their solo was really quite good. It was innovative and different. And I don't remember any other groups doing really great drum solos from the 70's one either.

Now I might be wrong, and I am 60 so my memory could be failing, so please feel free to correct me and to educate me about other famous drum solos.

 

"Toad" - Ginger Baker and Cream

 

ginger baker in cream-"toad"

 

Moby Dick by Zep comes to mind first

 

"YYZ", Neil Peart

Granted, it's a variant of what he did on All the World's a Stage, but I think his solo in "YYZ" is well known.

 

The reason I like the drums solos on "The End" and "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is that they never break tempo and keep the beat going while they're soloing, in contrast to, say, the much less structured "Moby Dick." Another good way to do it is like on "Take Five," where the bass and piano keep playing the vamp during the solo. I've never understood why that wasn't done more often on drum solos.

 

dave brubeck at carnegie hall

tom morello plays a fabulous solo on "castillian drums". pretty famous in jazz circles if i recall correctly.

 

I don't remember too many rock groups of that era not doing extended drum solos.

 

Do you mean Joe Morello?

 

That's Joe Morello to be exact. He also plays a wonderfully musical drum solo on "Far More Drums" on the Brubeck Quartet's "Time Further Out" album.

 

yes.

 

"Sing, Sing, Sing"

 

Didn't Ringo cite In A Gadda Da Vida as his influence for The End ? Liner notes say he did.

 

Love Out There
Doggone - 12:05 tasty drum solo there...interesting and great song as well....

sean

 

Wouldn't surprise me. Both have the kick drum hammering away keeping time throughout.

 

Carmine Appice "The Break Song" from Near The Beginniing by Vanilla Fudge. I swear John Bonham was listening very closely when Zeppelin was opening for The Fudge.

 

Toad was always so much more famous than IGDV (in terms of a drum solo song) mainly because most people only heard the short single version of the song. Toad, either way, was mostly drums...

 

I would say the Cream and Led Zeppelin examples are more widely known that the Iron Butterfly - at least to anyone under 50.

 

Nilsson's "Jump Into The Fire" drum solo, while not the most technically difficult to play, it does end with some of the coolest bass guitar.

 

The middle section of "Tank" on ELP's first lp came to mind as a contender

 

Toad was never a single, and the live version was MUCH more widely heard, being on a #1 LP & all.

 

My favorite is in "I'm Losing You" by Faces.

 

There were a lot of famous drum solos back in the day, but I don't think any of them were as famous or infamous as the "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" solo. There was a time when you could just start beating out that rhythm on your desk and everybody in the room would recognize it. I don't think that happened with "Toad."

 

Jim Gordon and Herbie Flowers, respectively.

That drum solo, along with Cream's "Toad", have the distinction of being featured prominently in Martin Scorsese films - thus enhancing their widely-knownness.

 

No love for the competent Don Brewer's "T.N.U.C."?