11 Legendary & Most Used Drum Breaks (LIVE DRUMS)

presented ON drums FOR drummers by J.J. Flueck & SoulVision Productions

Breaklist:
1. Impeach the President - The Honey Drippers (1973) (Drums: Unknown???)
2. Synthetic Substitution - Melvin Bliss (1973) (Drums: Bernard Purdie)
3. Funky Drummer - James Brown (1970) (Drums: Clyde Stubblefield)
4. Apache - Incredible Bongo Band (1973) (Drums: Jim Gordon)
5. The Big Beat - Billy Squier (1980) (Drums: Bobby Chouinard)
6. It's a new day - Skull Snaps (1973) (Drums: George Bragg)
7. think - Lyn Collins (1972) (Drums: Clyde Stubblefield)
8. Hihache - Lafayette Afro Rock Band (1973) (Drums: Ernest "Donny" Donable)
9. Ashley's Roachclip - The Soul Searchers (1974) (Drums: Kenneth Scoggins)
10. I'm gonna love you just a little bit more, baby - Barry White (1973) (Drums: Ed Greene)
11. Amen, Brother - The Winstons (1969) (Drums: Gregory C. Coleman)

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[furleysbrain]

funny how the actual sonic quality of the original breaks are iconic too. Not just the pattern

[CiRdy]

I feel like the iconic thing about these is the sound, reverb and acoustic of the drums more than just the pattern/rythm itself

[djpage]

To this day nothing sounds like the Funky Drummer break. It's so amazing. Clyde Stubblefield RIP.

[Leo-gxlg]

The amen break is the sickest thing I’ve ever heard!

[therealjustinz]

0:20 1. Impeach the President - The Honey Drippers
0:45 2. Synthetic Substitution - Melvin Bliss
1:12 3. Funky Drummer - James Brown
1:38 4. Apache - Incredible Bongo Band
2:01 5. The Big Beat - Billy Squier
2:27 6. It's a new day - Skull Snaps
2:54 7. think - Lyn Collins
3:18 8. Hihache - Lafayette Afro Rock Band (1973)
3:44 9. Ashley's Roachclip - The Soul Searchers
4:11 10. I'm gonna love you just a little bit more, baby - Barry White
4:42 11. Amen, Brother - The Winstons

[malelion]

That Amen beat is still the best break ever.

[jankocar]

0:18 Nas-I Can
0:45 Naughty by Nature-O.P.P.
1:12 N.W.A.-Fuck Da Police
Rakim-Lyrics Of Fury
Public Enemy-Bring The Noise
3:45 Rakim-Paid In Full
4:43 N.W.A-Straight Outta Compton

[Funktastic_Ed]

11 more, quite known by DJ's for those who like to dig :

The Mad Lads - Get Off My Life Woman -oversampled drum solo at the beginning.
Lou Donaldson - Ode To Bilkly Joe - oversampled during the 90's.
The Troggs - Rolling Stone - another oversampled solo drum.
Joe Tex - Papa Was Too - once again oversampled breakbeat.
The Detroit Emeralds - You're Getting A Little Too Smart, sampled by RZA and others
Sly & The Family Stone - You Can Make It If You Try - break at minute 00, 51. (used for Wicked by Ice Cube)
Jeff Beck - Come Dancing - solo drum at the beggining sampled by Ini, De La Soul…
The Emotions - I like It ...Shimmy shimmy ya…
Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox meets Jimmy The Weed, again solo drum.
Black Heat - Zimba Ku nice breakbeat here too.
The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can - beat sample on Breakadawn by De La Soul.

[eddcain]

Damn I can’t believe I’ve haven’t come across this before!! It..was..the BEST!! At 2:55 I never realize that was a cymbal stick hitting the hi. All those beats are sick! Thanks for doing this.

[OhanaFilms]

The Amen break has one of the all time best snares ever.

[maaziel]

These drum breaks were so good nobody has commented about the cuttout or pin up girl in the background

[dortborttzort]

2:01 what's up my name is jared I'm 19 and I can't read

[avace]

Great video. I'm pretty sure back in the 80's I rapped to 75% of these breaks.

[jxpat]

I'm sitting here losing my mind listening to this magnificent drumming. You're incredible, made my day, and I thank you for it

[gbolabodba]

3:51: I almost started rapping “Thinking of a master plan...”

[malikdespanie]

So simple yet so iconic. Funky drummers are awesome teachers.

[kevinn]

Man, these beats are gold……Thank you soooo much.

[danielcluley]

So FANTASTIC!

SO many people should learn classical music theory about tempo, rhythm, style, and structure to improvise.

Thank you for putting this on YouTube!

It took me years to learn classical music structure and I still cannot artistically produce any such great results that artistic intuition created in these, but the fundamental instruction always helps!

[Lutonman]

Loved this. I don’t even play the drums but as a hip hop junkie junglist that was bliss.

[verandi]

I love that sound of groovy drums, i wish there was a band or artist that basically makes rock music with this style of drumming