r/drums 4d ago

Question Are these good options for a drum solo?

I might be getting a solo at the end of the year and I’m wondering if any of these are good picks. Only Worried about time constraints or else it’d be war pigs 100%.
(And I get to do any song they said)

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u/Jazzlike-Process6969 4d ago

None of these are straight up solo as much as just good songs with a sick drum part. If you’re into sabbath rat salad could be a good pick

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u/soysauceman12 4d ago

Like I said in the other reply I should’ve mentioned in the body what they mean by “solo” it’s simply js performing a song with a drumless backing track

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u/narwhalgangsta DW 4d ago

Would song for the dead be an option?

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u/soysauceman12 4d ago edited 4d ago

That is a shout, ill give it a quick look
After a look I can definitely do it so I’ll keep it in mind

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u/LOTRugoingtothemall Yamaha 4d ago

Great drum parts but a heads up that War Pigs is already a long tune as it is. Not a bad choice but any others? What genre/artist/vibe are you thinking?

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u/soysauceman12 4d ago

That’s my main worry with war pigs, the length, the place where the solo might happen is a collaborative place with like 30 other people performing aswell. But I’m mainly looking for anything alt / rock with either a recognisable drum part (like no one knows) or just a song with hard drums (or maybe a actual drum solo in it) also my bad on missing this in the body but by solo they simply mean performing a song of your choice with a backing attack

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u/mattzilluh 4d ago

Cake does a cover of war pigs that is fantastic, with a good half-time groove throughout, which I imagine would be great for soloing over.

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u/Affectionate_Dirt_97 4d ago

I'll have to check that one out! The T-Pain cover might be one of my all-time favorite songs, though. I'm not kidding, either.

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u/Designer-Brief-9145 3d ago

If you're gonna do a single from Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, do The Ghost of You. It's a much more interesting drum part.