Best Drum Intros/Entries

[650lb Sumo]

Percussionists haven't been getting the respect they deserve lately. As usual. So please post the best examples of drum intros, or if the guitar or whatever starts first, drum entries to songs.

Great work by Dave Rowntree here. Instantly recognisable and gets crowds hyped up 30-odd years later:

 

[aerius]

Tito Puento and his band know a few things about more cowbell




And now for something completely different (while still fitting the theme), music & dance from Geogia

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

 

[BEATDOWNS]

 

[Spam On Rye]

 

[Zer]

 

[BEATDOWNS]

 

[Sweater of AV]

 

[BEATDOWNS]

 

[BEATDOWNS]

 

[Sixstring]

For some reason I thought of this Peter Gabriel song. Some '80s for you:

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Good didn’t take long, my first thought

 

[Sweater of AV]

 

[Jackonfire]

Love the two drummers on this intro. R.I.P. Bill Riefin.

 

[Jackonfire]

 

[Hyperglide]

 

[Hyperglide]

Not sure if this counts more as a synth intro or a drum intro. The drums come in a bit after the synths.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

 

[rikwebb]

 

[650lb Sumo]

Lots of great responses!

For some reason I thought of this Peter Gabriel song. Some '80s for you:

I really appreciate that massive 80s gated reverb drum sound! The drums weren't afraid to come up front and take up a lot of space in the mix. Will post some more examples later.

This is apparently generally considered one of the best British TV ads ever lol. Note the bar was 250g then, it's now down to 180g.