There are drum solos you respect, and then there are drum solos you feel. The kind that pull you in, hold your focus, and make everything else fade out for a few minutes. These aren’t just displays of technical skill… they’re moments that hit you in the chest and stick with you long after the final cymbal crash. Here are my top three drum solos that still hook me in every single time.
He absolutely floats around the kit on this solo, and it’s incredible to see how solid he stays in the pocket the entire time.
I remember watching this years ago for the first time and being enamored with traditional grip after this. It was extremely “flowing,” and I spent months trying to replicate the part with brushes.
Cheesy, sure. But everyone has to admit they watched this over and over when they first started playing drums. This is what Google would spit out as “top drum solo,” but there’s a reason for it. The Buddy Rich Vic Firth sticks were the first ones I picked up, and this was the video that made me buy them.