Best Snare Drum in a song

I’ll kick off with She sells Sanctuary the cult…

what yer got ?

tight!

Something by Fugazi? The main thing I remember from seeing them live was how damn loud the snare was.

Yeah can’t miss it on this!

Came here to say She Sells Sanctuary. 🤷‍♂️👍 I can’t play the drums but I looked after a kit for a friend once for a week while he moved house. Spent the entire week with headphones on trying to play along with that!

I give you the Violent Femmes and Add it up…

None at all. Sure it helps the band keep time but standing next to one being hit hard for few numbers is unpleasant.

But on topic, for persistant irritation Téléphone get the prize:

Does the drum roll at the start of Only Shallow* count?

*about the only distinct sound on all of Loveless.

John Williams’ Theme from 1941

..and I’ve kissed Margaret Thatcher’s shoes

I saw the Cult at Rock City same night after Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Royal Concert Hall, the contrast to Budgie who was all about the toms was quite something. The Mission Were support for the Cult. Siouxsie had a broken leg and perched up on one of those theatrical barstools with arms to swing about on like Jim Kerr used to have.

Anyway for snare, hard to ignore Stuart Copeland

Surely this has got to be on this thread (skip to 1:26 for the uninitiated)

I must’ve subconsciously loved a snare back in the day 😆

oh my youth

Just popped up on my Youtube feed…. classic snare

John Williams’ Theme from 1941

I keep thinking they’re going to start playing the intro to the A-Team 🤣

Live it very much 👍

Like midlifecrashes, Stuart Copeland was the first name that came to mind…

Reni whacks it

She Sells Sanctuary is a LOUD snare, not a good snare. That’s like saying the penny farthing is the best bike because it has the biggest wheels

James Brown is a good shout though. Max Hallett aka Betamax of Soccer96 and The Comet is Coming always has a great snare sound too.

David Axelrod too. Loads of space. Oh, and Mitch Mitchell for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. I do love a good jazz snare in a rock context.

Oh yeah, and Jaki Liebezeit from Can – Halleluwah is a favourite!

What no Lars?

Fishbone – So Many Millions.

Another Roses

Check the intensive snare…

Go on, give us a snare rush.

My two noted drum songs: Here Comes The Fear by Doves and All I Wanna Do by Cheryl Crow.
Give them a listen before judging me.

Stewart Copeland yes indeed. I was thinking “No Time This Time”. Copeland’s drumming with The Police owes a lot to Reggae which has a very tight high pitched snare.

My two noted drum songs: Here Comes The Fear by Doves and All I Wanna Do by Cheryl Crow.Give them a listen before judging me

There Goes the Fear is one of the finest tunes ever recorded, but if we’re after drum stuff then surely it’s got to be …

Very glad to see a couple of folks up there suggesting Fugazi. Came in here to say it too. 🙂🥁
Very strong snare in this track.

A massive yes to Barry White. Also the track I’m Going to Love You Just A Little More has a classic drum break.

And while we’re on the subject of soul greats….

I’m afraid you’ll find that Jimmy Chamberlin has the best sounding drums. And cherub rock starts with snare

Post punk snare. Always thought Pete Defreitas’ snare in ‘show of strength ‘ was particularly tasty and well micced, not too eighties sounding.

And the snare in ‘light pours out of me’ is very eighties and compressed but arguably influenced I am the resurrection?

Snare AND all the others in some classic New Model Army

Can we throw down some General Levy? 😅
ALL JUNGLISTS!

All the above have great drum sounds but not the snare in particular. For me this snare sound has been pretty influential.

Fools Gold.

wait…. wait……there!

Also the best trombone solo

Why ‘Snare Drum’ singular – how about ‘Snare Drums’ and have a few in the kit