Your Favorite Rock Drum Sounds from the 60's?

John "Bee" Badanjek

 

Dino rules!!!

 

Dizzy by Tommy Roe

 

Charlie on down the road apiece and around and around

 

Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker did one of my favorite drum solos ever on there first album This Was incredible drum work by Clive.
As Ian said Clive had a bit of a bash!

 

Early Santana
Early Chicago (Transit Authority)
Early "The Band"
Early Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers Band's two drummers for the past forty something years.

 

Lee Michaels-Lee Michaels...Frosty's work on the whole album!

 

The obvious: Keith on My Generation

 

Michael Yonkers. Not as skilled as the masters, but still compelling

 

Less is more. The cowbell to open Honky Tonk Woman by the Stones

 

"7 And 7 Is" by Love

 

Drum sound is imperative to an enjoyable song/ album for me. I like Mitch Mitchell on Little wing and Bold as Love in particular.

 

Ringo, especially on Sgt Pepper and Abbey Rd.
Bonham on Zep's 1st

 

Yep and Dewayne Qurico of the Bobby Fuller Four on "I Fought The Law" and who ever it is on Every Mother's Son's "Come On Down To My Boat."

 

Whenever I hear Al Jackson Jr. hit his snare I feel like I've heard the perfect drum sound. Not technically "rock", perhaps, but close enough for me.
I dig many of the aforementioned usual suspects but Jim Capaldi, Spencer Dryden, and Hugh Grundy are a couple of other guys I always sit up and take notice of. No shortage of excellent stick-men from that decade!

Aaron

 

The unforgettable B.J.Wilson from Procol Harum. And let's not forget Bobby Elliott driving those great Hollies sounds of that era.

 

Off the top of my head.....

Ringo, Revolver
Eddie Hoh, Words
Bobby Elliott, Dear Eloise (those toms sound AWESOME)
Keith Moon, I Can See For Miles
The Toms on Temptation by The Everly Brothers

 

Led Zeppelin "The Lemon Song."

 

As far as strictly sound goes, I can't stand the way Ginger Baker's drums were recorded. They sound like cardboard boxes. I love the way Carmine Appice's drums sound during You Keep Me Hanging On, among other songs.

 

Ringo on "Rain"

 

Robert Wyatt with Soft Machine. His voice is pretty good too.

 

I love the drums on the Beach Boys' Surfin' Safari - right from the very first snare crack at the top. And they're mixed perfectly as a rhythm instrument, and although there's hardly any kick drum I don't miss it at all. Denny accidentally clicks his sticks at 1:22 - a modern producer would edit the life out of that.

Michael Clarke was so underrated as a drummer, and I've always particularly liked his sound on Gene Clark's Tried So Hard from 66/67. He's got such a great spritely trash beat style with an energetic but light touch. My Back Pages by the Byrds in another great sounding drum track.

 

As I really young kid I was grabbed by the drumming on the 4 Seasons hit records. Still sounds great.

 

The Beach Boys - I'm Waiting for the Day
Jefferson Airplane - She Has Funny Cars (mono mix)
The Beatles - Long, Long, Long
The Who - Amazing Journey and Underture.