fukingcounterstrike Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Well considering we're only 1% of the way through it and all. well, i am comparing it to mostly 2 decades from the last millennium, but then again that list isn't a very good representation at all so there is also that
Cris. Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I voted for AI out of fandom, but really Seven Nation Army. Also, I agree that for a few of those bands the song listed might not even the best drum they have. With Green Day I would have gone for Holiday, it was a popular song too, and I like the drums of it better. Then again, I'm no where near to kowing the first thing about drums so maybe I'm just wrong.
AfterShock Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Well I'm gonna vote based on the question - best drum beat, which doesn't necessarily mean most impressive drumming. I went with Coldplay...now before I get raped here, In My Place's drum beat has a fantastic groove to it that is essentially the heart of the song, which is why I chose it over, say, AI & The Killers because those songs are more guitar focused.
JackInABox86 Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 MCR: Pretty big band back in 2007. You must know them. Coldplay: They're pretty big. Sounds like U2 The Killers: Pretty big band Foo Fighters: Really good band Shall I continue? No.
Annie, get your gun Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I thought we were supposed to choose it And I was going to say Jesus Of Suburbia's 'cause Tré loves it But American Idiot's fuckin' rocks!!!
Vic_Rattlehead Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I reckon Give Me Novocaine, Lights Out or Are We the Waiting would have been better choices. Of course, it was before 2000, Panic Song or Armatage Shanks would have been better I guess they have to pick well known songs though. I went for Electric Worry by Clutch, JP is absolutely the best drummer alive today.
green day is Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I reckon Give Me Novocaine, Lights Out or Are We the Waiting would have been better choices. Of course, it was before 2000, Panic Song or Armatage Shanks would have been better I guess they have to pick well known songs though. I went for Electric Worry by Clutch, JP is absolutely the best drummer alive today. GMN is really really basic. It's in like a million songs and I don't think he even uses fills.
JIGD13 Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 This is ridiculous, I mean American Idiot is maybe at middle of this list, I rather Bat Country's drum beat
Vic_Rattlehead Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 GMN is really really basic. It's in like a million songs and I don't think he even uses fills. Well I saw another list on the same site of greatest drum beats, and Back in Black was in the top 10. That is literally as basic as it gets.
green day is Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Well I saw another list on the same site of greatest drum beats, and Back in Black was in the top 10. That is literally as basic as it gets. Maybe they were using it as an example? IDK, it's just really common. They didn't invent it or anything.
Vic_Rattlehead Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 Maybe they were using it as an example? IDK, it's just really common. They didn't invent it or anything. Maybe, but I don't think I've heard quite the same beat in any other song (GMN that is).
green day is Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 Maybe, but I don't think I've heard quite the same beat in any other song (GMN that is). H H H H H H H H K KS KK KS S It's basically a fancied up kick hat snare hat. I can't think of any off the top of my head, cause I don't pay attention as much as I should, but it's extremely common and not even close to complex or impressive.
Vic_Rattlehead Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 H H H H H H H H K KS KK KS S It's basically a fancied up kick hat snare hat. I can't think of any off the top of my head, cause I don't pay attention as much as I should, but it's extremely common and not even close to complex or impressive. Yeah, I'm not talking technicality, I guess it just sounds good.
green day is Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 Yeah, I'm not talking technicality, I guess it just sounds good. I know, but you'd said you never heard it in another song.
Vic_Rattlehead Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 I know, but you'd said you never heard it in another song. Well not exactly as it is, but whatever
Red Lights Flash Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 H H H H H H H H K KS KK KS S It's basically a fancied up kick hat snare hat. I can't think of any off the top of my head, cause I don't pay attention as much as I should, but it's extremely common and not even close to complex or impressive. Just because it's a fancy version of something basic, doesn't mean it can't be new and great-sounding though. Just about every Green Day songs use very basic chord progressions and rhythms, with a little twist. But it works.
green day is Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Just because it's a fancy version of something basic, doesn't mean it can't be new and great-sounding though. Just about every Green Day songs use very basic chord progressions and rhythms, with a little twist. But it works. No, I mean the fancy version is basic too.
Flyingdonutz Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 No, I mean the fancy version is basic too. Just gonna throw something out here, basic means absolutely nothing to how good a song is. Complexity means nothing. Green Day is the most worldwide commercially successful rock band that has broken out since 1990. That includes names like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, etc. Their simple formula of connect-4 chord progressions and 4:4 beats works very, VERY, effectively, and their 75 million worldwide album sales really proves that. What's been rated the best song of all time, and the best solo of all time, in Stairway to Heaven, isn't that complex a song... on any front. The iconic riff at the beginning isn't much harder than something that would be classified as a beginner song to learn on the guitar. A worldwide hit like Boulevard with a basic Em-G-D-A chord progression that has sold roughly the same amount of copies as One Direction's entire discography. Ignoring just guitar now, as this was a drumming contest, that TRE WON , a song like Holiday, with an extremely, extremely basic drumming pattern, can be just as effective, if not more effective than constant double-bass and cymbal smashing that Joey Jordison does. Jimi Hendrix>Eddie Van Halen. Jimmy Page>Kirk Hammett. Tre Cool>Joey Jordison. You'll notice that the person I list as better is more successful and more widely-listened to. It's also my opinion. Highway to Hell has some of the most effective drums ever IMO. They're also as basic as it gets. Who the hell is Phil Rudd, anyways? At the end of the day, the mainstream and the large crowds listen to what sounds good to them. And as hard as this may be to hear for some, simplicity is usually what people think sounds good.
green day is Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 Just gonna throw something out here, basic means absolutely nothing to how good a song is. Not all together no, but if you're looking at just the drum beat and you hear the same shit you've heard in a million other songs it isn't gonna win any contest.
Guest Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 I'm almost 100% sure that the only reason Tré won this is because I made this thread
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