There’s really nothing like a stand-alone solid beat to get a song off on the right foot. It’s a clean slap across the face to get your attention. Here I am, I am drums! As a deliberate affront to building dynamics and creating a mood, drum intros favor hitting you over the head with what you know you really want. It’s like having your dessert before your veggies, and we’re all in favor of that….so much so that we’ve created a mix with songs that all start with an isolated call to arms in the form of cymbal-bashing, skin-pounding, floor-tom-pummeling, snare-snapping goodness (with a few obvious omissions like “Heavy Metal Drummer”). Yes, this is only the tip of the iceberg; we probably could have come up with an entire mix of songs using the same intro as the first three tunes, so consider this a down payment on future drum goodness, and enjoy.

EAR FARM’s Mixtape #32: Sweet Drum Intros
1. “I Was Born (A Unicorn)” by The Unicorns
2. “Robot” by The Futureheads
3. “Good Weekend” by Art Brut
4. “The Dirty Dirty” by Tapes ‘n Tapes
5. “15 Step” by Radiohead
6. “Houseclouds” by Liars
7. “Warning Sign” by Talking Heads
8. “Hard To Explain” by The Strokes
9. “Mirando” by Ratatat
10. “Doves” by The Black Angels
11. “Billy Fish” by Melvins
12. “Scentless Apprentice” by Nirvana
13. “Angels” by Black Mountain
14. “Yesmen And Bumsuckers” by We Barbarians
15. “Bang On” by The Breeders
16. “Top Drawer” by Man Man
17. “The Crunge” by Led Zeppelin
18. “The Obvious Child” by Paul Simon
19. “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris

*front image of Freaks and Geeks’ Nick Andopolis pounding the skins found HERE, above image of Nick from HERE
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8tracks is a simple way to create and share mixtapes that we’re now using in lieu of Muxtape, we may even like it more. Check back, as we post a brand new mix each week on Friday morning. You can see all of the EAR FARM Weekly Mixes HERE.