Singing drummers

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Really unfortunate occurance, really. This singer should always be on his own or a guitar player as well.

calstars (calstars), Friday, 3 October 2003 00:10 (twenty years ago) link

Dude, AWESOME photo.

calstars (calstars), Friday, 3 October 2003 00:11 (twenty years ago) link

Kurt Dahle

Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 3 October 2003 00:36 (twenty years ago) link

LONESOME ORGANIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

peepee (peepee), Friday, 3 October 2003 00:44 (twenty years ago) link

Liz from Christmas.

dlp9001, Friday, 3 October 2003 01:24 (twenty years ago) link

China Drum

Damian (Damian), Friday, 3 October 2003 01:33 (twenty years ago) link

The Band
il libretina
Sum 41

Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Friday, 3 October 2003 03:03 (twenty years ago) link

velvet underground
oneida
boris

mr. wiggles (Jay Kirsch), Friday, 3 October 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link

Night Ranger

ok here is a question about singing drummers ?

which is cooler , headset mic or just mic on a gooseneck stand ?

discuss...

camazotz, Friday, 3 October 2003 03:21 (twenty years ago) link

headset mics are about as cool as cardigans and leg warmers

the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 3 October 2003 03:30 (twenty years ago) link

individually, or wearing both at the same time ?

camazotz, Friday, 3 October 2003 03:37 (twenty years ago) link

Peter Prescott of Mission of Burma, Volcano Suns etc.

And that little dude who sang Mmmmbop.

NickB (NickB), Friday, 3 October 2003 07:39 (twenty years ago) link

taylor hanson?

The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 3 October 2003 08:49 (twenty years ago) link

If that's his name! He did play the tubs didn't he?

NickB (NickB), Friday, 3 October 2003 08:59 (twenty years ago) link

Singing Drummers?

RINGO! (sang while playing, at the back, everything...)
Keith Moon! (barbara ann)

Moe Tucker (Granted, would leave the drum stool for her bit, then return and resume drumming...)

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 3 October 2003 09:01 (twenty years ago) link

would leave the drum stool for her bit

that SO TOTALLY does not count

Dave M. (rotten03), Friday, 3 October 2003 09:04 (twenty years ago) link

it was during the same song...

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 3 October 2003 09:10 (twenty years ago) link

DJ Yella

dave q, Friday, 3 October 2003 09:19 (twenty years ago) link

Dave Clarke Five

Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 3 October 2003 09:21 (twenty years ago) link

Personally, I'm shocked and stunned that no-one has mentioned Mickey Dolenz yet.

NickB (NickB), Friday, 3 October 2003 09:28 (twenty years ago) link

Das Pop

daarkbee, Friday, 3 October 2003 11:27 (twenty years ago) link

Didn't that unmentionable bloke from Queen make a few solo records too?

NickB (NickB), Friday, 3 October 2003 11:33 (twenty years ago) link

Airto Moreira, Nana Vasconcelos.

Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 3 October 2003 11:34 (twenty years ago) link

Fat Lad from Dodgy was a better singer than Nigel. Likewise Reni and Ian Brown; neither frontman would have been tolerable without his drummer's vocal support.

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 3 October 2003 11:46 (twenty years ago) link

Dave Clarke did not sing, that was Mike Smith.

But it was Dave Clarkes stuff, therefore he was boss.

mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 3 October 2003 11:48 (twenty years ago) link

Quasi : janet weiss

half jack, Friday, 3 October 2003 12:14 (twenty years ago) link

Steve West

Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 3 October 2003 12:15 (twenty years ago) link

Levon Helm

Mooro (Mooro), Friday, 3 October 2003 14:33 (twenty years ago) link

Miriam Linna from the A-Bones.

Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Friday, 3 October 2003 14:38 (twenty years ago) link

Dude from Phish. *shudder*

Elvin Jones grunts a lot.

Mel Torme was a great fucking drummer, but I don't think he ever did it at the same time.

Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 3 October 2003 14:44 (twenty years ago) link

Did Stewart Copeland ever sing backup?

Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 3 October 2003 14:47 (twenty years ago) link

ten months pass...
DRUMMERS SUCK

asfkj, Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:20 (nineteen years ago) link

Los Papines.

Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:28 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.monkeyboy.co.uk/images/woslive6.jpg

mzui, Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:33 (nineteen years ago) link

WHERE DO I GET A GOOD HEADSET MIC

())(())()()()(()(LASER)()()()LA(Z)E(R)()()()((L)()()(A)(S(E)R()()()) (ex machina, Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:33 (nineteen years ago) link

mates of state

Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link

eleven years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qobJdLPUSw

Riga Tony (Tom D.), Monday, 2 November 2015 14:56 (eight years ago) link

This isn't going to be anyone's cup of tea around here, but Landis Expandis of the All Mighty Senators is one of my favorite frontmen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UANtfg_TULk

how's life, Monday, 2 November 2015 15:25 (eight years ago) link

Don Brewer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMsIrKjSM6Y

Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Monday, 2 November 2015 15:28 (eight years ago) link

I might have thought Blyth Power would have been mentioned first time round.

Haha I have checked the thread linked to in the second post and Blyth Power are mentioned there. By me. Complaining nobody else has suggested them. It's nice to know I've moved on in 11 years.

Good recent band using this strategy - and stand-up drumming for extra points - are Table Scraps.

suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Monday, 2 November 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link

des dyer from jigsaw! (bonus points because he was the band's second singing drummer, the original having left shortly after the band formed.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_LcZhmkg88

fact checking cuz, Monday, 2 November 2015 22:34 (eight years ago) link

That's the second time someone's posted that song in a week. Jigsaw revival in full effect.

Caput Johannis in Disco (Tom D.), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 10:56 (eight years ago) link

Killing Joke!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVz0mQvi-KA

Mark G, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 11:05 (eight years ago) link

blank realm
cold pumas

Haino Corrida (NickB), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 11:25 (eight years ago) link

I think Human Instinct had a singing drummer for at least part of their career.

Stevolende, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 11:34 (eight years ago) link

billy tk era (not sure about earlier incarnations)

http://www.wordworx.co.nz/images/Instinctweb.jpg

no lime tangier, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 11:42 (eight years ago) link

also twink with the pink fairies, i think.

no lime tangier, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 11:43 (eight years ago) link

MOULTY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25x3aIWs76E

Three Word Username, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 12:41 (eight years ago) link

I saw a My Dad is Dead show once that was just Mark Edwards on drums/vocals with backing tracks for guitar/bass.

early rejecter, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 14:42 (eight years ago) link

Jigsaw revival in full effect.

about time!

fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link

Surely she has been on the thread before.

Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 13 January 2021 01:10 (three years ago) link

I don't think she sang very often.

Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Wednesday, 13 January 2021 01:13 (three years ago) link

... so, no, I don't think so.

Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Wednesday, 13 January 2021 01:14 (three years ago) link

Oh yeah, okay

Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 13 January 2021 01:15 (three years ago) link

i can't imagine drumming like that and singing like that at the same time

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, October 26, 2020 8:34 PM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink

This comment reminded me of Sam Chown aka Shmu, singer/drummer for Zorch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvTqqVPiYs0

Adoration of the Mogwai (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 13 January 2021 03:42 (three years ago) link

one year passes...

Buddy Miles is on here somewhere, surely---

birdistheword's ace revive of RIP Grant Hart me to it for the first time (he links a live set)

dow, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 03:46 (one year ago) link

*led* me to it

dow, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 03:46 (one year ago) link

Taylor Hawkins

xp thanks dow! Now that this thread's come up, after Hüsker Dü broke up, did Grant ever sing and play drums on stage again? Unless he was sitting in as a guest drummer, I can imagine him leaving the kit behind (at least on tour) which is a shame because he was a fantastic drummer.

birdistheword, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 14:28 (one year ago) link

I've never seen Karen Carpenter play drums before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdHyzGXAJPg

birdistheword, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 00:17 (one year ago) link

And another!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9TmMfnZyY4

birdistheword, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 00:18 (one year ago) link

one month passes...

Rick Brown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6TD1PX22c

Bunheads Pilot Enthusiast (morrisp), Sunday, 10 July 2022 06:27 (one year ago) link

three weeks pass...

Earlier (’68) Karen Carpenter

HIPPO violation (morrisp), Tuesday, 2 August 2022 02:52 (one year ago) link

19 years too late...

Was the dude from Spiderbait ever really 'fat' or an 'idiot' though? Geez.

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 2 August 2022 03:35 (one year ago) link

A+ Carpenter content itt. Thanks. :)

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 2 August 2022 03:54 (one year ago) link

six months pass...

Chris Curtis of the Searchers. Also note pre-Mo Tucker standing drummer style!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmmQdDjEAuI

Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 February 2023 11:18 (one year ago) link

I’d love to see another album from Heron Oblivion, which Meg Baird is the vocalist/drummer in

beamish13, Saturday, 11 February 2023 15:10 (one year ago) link

Rachel Horwood of Trash Kit

beamish13, Saturday, 11 February 2023 15:15 (one year ago) link

I don’t think anyone’s mentioned Reni from the Stone Roses. His harmony backup vocals reveal he’s probably the best singer in the group

beamish13, Saturday, 11 February 2023 17:09 (one year ago) link

Joel Amey from Wolf Alice, who in addition to harmonies, sings lead on one track, a duet on another, and I hope will sing on more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFGSt6Vb40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw-2MNBMvFc

peace, man, Sunday, 12 February 2023 00:52 (one year ago) link

Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/061118-Guru-Guru-01.jpg

unknown blues singer (morrisp), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 05:48 (one year ago) link

Dave Munden of the Tremeloes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61yObjYC4A

Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Thursday, 23 February 2023 21:45 (one year ago) link

... filmed in front of a collection of the most unlikely - and bored - people you'll ever see

Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Thursday, 23 February 2023 21:47 (one year ago) link

Chris Mars from the 'Mats is a drummer who can sing, but whether he can sing while drumming remains to be seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGa1FF_2Gsw

Bruce Hornsby–Big Stick 3:15 (Eliza D.), Thursday, 23 February 2023 22:15 (one year ago) link

Margo Price:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9iFlnDIcfM

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 February 2023 23:32 (one year ago) link

Allegedly Billy Bob Thornton plays drums and sings with The Boxmasters. I have only heard one song of them and it sounded terrible, but I know he plays drums and sings via that amusing trainwreck of an interview on qtv.

✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 25 February 2023 04:53 (one year ago) link

RIP Hansi Behrendt, the singing drummer of Neue Deutsche Welle group Ideal:

https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/modo1619/_/ideal-schlagzeuger-hansi-behrendt-ist-gestorben.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrbhYiQ7ILk

Portsmouth Bubblejet, Wednesday, 1 March 2023 10:05 (one year ago) link

eight months pass...

Larry Evoy of Edward Bear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d2Vr3gSjJs

The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 November 2023 14:57 (five months ago) link

Cool!

My Prelapsarian Baby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 November 2023 16:11 (five months ago) link

Gotta admit for a second after I clicked on the video I thought it was Karen Carpenter.

My Prelapsarian Baby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 November 2023 16:12 (five months ago) link

Just posted some other Edward Bear-related trivia I came across a few minutes ago on another thread.

My Prelapsarian Baby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 November 2023 16:17 (five months ago) link

The drummer singer who introduced me to the idea was the fella from City Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-7uHgqDmmA

you can see me from westbury white horse, Saturday, 4 November 2023 16:20 (five months ago) link

Good one.

The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 November 2023 16:53 (five months ago) link

Grant Hart, already mentioned but here he is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Odqi72sbrY

The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Monday, 13 November 2023 21:09 (five months ago) link

Hamish Kilgour of The Clean et al.

citation needed (Steve Shasta), Monday, 13 November 2023 21:38 (five months ago) link

The bloke from Triumph:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRwOtnl433s

henry s, Monday, 13 November 2023 21:44 (five months ago) link

Adris Hoyos of Harry Pussy

beamish13, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 03:38 (five months ago) link

four months pass...

For some reason, Les McKeown is "playing" drums and singing here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BKKaKT_dtM

My God's got no nose... (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 April 2024 22:19 (one week ago) link


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