Give the Drummer Some!
By Jim DeRogatis, Greg KotGive the Drummer Some!
By Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot
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The beat goes on as Jim and Greg focus on the role of drummers in rock music with drummer Joe Wong. Wong also hosts a podcast on drummers called The Trap Set. They also pick some of their favorite drummers and favorite drum beats in rock. Also, an interview with the prolific drummer Bernard Purdie.
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Featured Songs
| The Beatles | Come Together | Apple | 1969 |
| Led Zeppelin | Rock And Roll | Atlantic | 1971 |
| James Brown | Funky Drummer | King | 1970 |
| Wild Flag | Romance | Merge | 2011 |
| Little Richard And His Band | Heeby-Jeebies | Specialty | 1956 |
| Michael Jackson | Billie Jean | Epic | 1982 |
| Earth Wind and Fire | Can’t Hide Love | Columbia | 1975 |
| Rush | Tom Sawyer | Mercury | 1981 |
| Elvin Jones | Agappe Love | Blue Note | 1970 |
| The Rolling Stones | Paint It Black | Decca | 1966 |
| Battles | Atlas | Warp | 2007 |
| Can | Paperhouse | United Artists | 1971 |
| The Who | Young Man Blues | Decca | 1970 |
| The Who | I Can See For Miles | Track | 1967 |
| Dennis Coffey | Scorpio | Sussex | 1971 |
| Queen | Fat Bottomed Girls | EMI | 1978 |
| Violent Femmes | Blister In the Sun | Slash | 1983 |
| Phil Collins | In The Air Tonight | Virgin | 1981 |
| Fela Kuti | Zombie | Coconut | 1976 |
| Aretha Franklin | Rock Steady | Atlantic | 1971 |
| Led Zeppelin | Dazed and Confused | Atlantic | 1969 |
| Led Zeppelin | Stairway To Heaven | Atlantic | 1971 |
| Public Image Ltd. | Under the House | Virgin | 1981 |
| Led Zeppelin | When the Levee Breaks | Atlantic | 1971 |
| Sleater-Kinney | Youth Decay | Kill Rock Stars | 2000 |
| XTC | Senses Working Overtime | Virgin | 1982 |
| James Brown | I Got the Feelin’ | King | 1968 |
| Rolling Stones | Honky Tonk Woman | Decca | 1969 |
| The Stairsteps | O-o-h Child | Buddah | 1970 |
| Doris Troy | Just One Look | Atlantic | 1963 |
| Gil Scott-Heron | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Flying Dutchman | 1974 |
| The Exciters | Tell Him | United Artists | 1962 |
| Melvin Bliss | Synthetic Substitution | Sunburst | 1973 |
| Public Enemy | Don’t Believe The Hype | Def Jam | 1988 |
| Ultra Magnetic M.C.s | Ego Trippin’ | Next Plateau | 1986 |
| Naughty By Nature | O.P.P. (instrumental version) | Tommy Boy | 1991 |
| EPMD | I’m Housin’ | Fresh | 1988 |
| Wale | Lacefrontin’ | Maybach Music | 2011 |
| Steely Dan | Home At Last | ABC | 1977 |
| Jawbreaker | Bivouac | Tupelo Recording Company | 1992 |
| The Replacements | Answering Machine | Twin/Tone | 1984 |
| The Replacements | Kids Don’t Follow | Twin/Tone | 1982 |
| The Replacements | Unsatisfied | Twin/Tone | 1984 |
| The Replacements | Breakdown | Twin/Tone | 1985 |