Jan 172014
 

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I would argue that Ringo’s Ludwig kick drum head with his band’s logo is more iconic than The Beatles logo apart from the context of that drum head. And that’s not the only Ringo-related kick drum head that is burned in our brains:

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  14 Responses to “Rock’s Most Iconic Kick Drum Heads”

  1. diskojoe

    Thanks, Mr. Mod for putting this up & giving me the chance to kick things off. I would start off w/this:

    http://www.bradcoweb.com/rockgroups/kinksThe_Kinks_01_gr.jpg

    & here’s the group that got me started me thinking about the topic:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrMLZBb8cMY

  2. cherguevara

    And the dual bass drums of keith moon:

    http://www.carlolittle.com/savages/keith0009.jpg

  3. Yes, the following moments are what I had in mind: http://youtu.be/FYkGimCrcRg

    http://youtu.be/KmQKMHIx9fU

    I was first thinking of the Monterrey bass drum head, but I didn’t realize that had a different logo.

  4. I love the audacity of Roger Taylor’s: http://www.queenconcerts.com/inc/instruments/1980_game/1980_drums.jpg

    Rob from Beretta 76 has his kick drum done the same way. It’s cool.

  5. Yes! Is Rob’s drum head a direct nod to Taylor’s? I never made the connection.

  6. Bonham’s head is definitely iconic.

    I do like that shot of Alan White’s drums. I never paid attention to his set-up. He plays a lot of drums, but he seems to be playing a pretty small bass drum. Also, what’s that finish on the kit? It looks cool.

    Is there a drummer in the house?

  7. Yes, but Moonie had to replace his bass drum way more than the average skin thumper.

  8. cliff sovinsanity

    Can’t talk about drummers without mentioning Neil Peart. I immediately thought about this iconic set which he used for a few years.
    http://2112.net/powerwindows/downloads/wallpaper/R30neilraft.jpg

    I’m curious what y’all think of the photo. Too much? or Too cool?

  9. ladymisskirroyale

    How about Meg White’s red and white swirled candy drum?

  10. Definitely, that was one diskojoe talked about with me offline!

  11. ladymisskirroyale

    He’s just keeping his options open.

  12. Mo Tucker(‘s)?

    aloha
    LD

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