Parsons Playlists: The Ultimate Drum Playlist

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Christian (class of 2023) and features some iconic drum performances.

The Ultimate Drum Playlist

This playlist features some of the most captivating and complex drum grooves, from jazz to heavy rock.

drum kit labeled

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Charlie”

Vulfpeck – “Adrienne & Adrianne”

The Arctic Monkeys – “Brainstorm”

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Around the World”

Vulfpeck – “Daddy, He Got A Tesla”

The Fearless Flyers – “Introducing the Fearless Flyers”

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “We Believe”

The Arctic Monkeys – “Old Yellow Bricks”

PJ Morton – “Sticking To My Guns”

Chon – “Can’t Wait”

The Arctic Monkeys – “D Is For Dangerous”

Jimi Hendrix – “Fire”

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Torture Me”

The Backseat Lovers – “Kilby Girl”

Franz Ferdinand – “Take Me Out”

Jaco Pastorious – “The Chicken”

Victor Wooten – “Funky D”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZexHjyQgt-nruhgr2JrYwoS5

Parsons Playlists: Funky Bass Grooves

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today we’re featuring a selection of songs with Funky Bass Grooves as curated by Music Library student manager Christian (class of 2023).

Parsons Playlists: Funky Bass Grooves

A playlist of some great songs with dangerously funky bass lines.

Fender bass guitar

Marcus Miller – “Detroit”

Vulfpeck – “Lost My Treble Long Ago”

Jaco Patorius – “Chicken”

Evan Brewer – “Actualize”

Alain Caron – “Jack Cannon”

Victor Wooten – “Funky D”

Cory Wong & Tom Misch – “Cosmic Sans”

Flevans – “12 Apostles”

The Fearless Flyers – “Ace of Aces”

Vulfpeck – “Dean Town”

Herbie Hancock – “Actual Proof”

Toconoma – “N°9”

PJ Morton – “Sticking to My Guns”

Anderson .Paak – “King James”

Bruno Mars – “Treasure”

The Internet – “Roll (Burbank Funk)”

Ty Ty – “She Never Really Liked Me”

Busty and the Bass – “Up Top”

Michael Kiwanuka and Tom Misch – “Money”

And here’s a link to the full playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zez1Ij0tblf2GmzrPupu-jPx

Bass guitar up close

Arachnophonia : Maroon 5 “Live: Friday The 13th”

Editor’s note: Arachnophonia is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about items in the Parsons Music Library‘s collection. All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question or to additional relevant information from around the web.

Today’s installment of Arachnophonia is by Music Library student worker, Mary (class of 2018) and features a 2005 CD/DVD release by the band Maroon 5. Thanks, Mary!

Maroon 5
“Live: Friday the 13th”

Maroon 5 Live Friday the 13th

This is a live DVD and CD release by Maroon 5, and it was recorded on May 13, 2005 in Santa Barbara, California at the Santa Barbara Bowl. The live concert is a performance of all their songs and the CD contains the same tracks. I chose this one because Maroon 5 is one of my favorite artists and this CD contains one of my favorite tracks called “Sunday Morning.” “Sunday Morning” is often described as blue-eyed soul or jazz-fusion. This is one of my go-to songs when I’m driving in a nice weather. When the weather gets warm and the sky looks nice outside, I just want to drive and listen to this song. This is the kind of a song that you want to listen to when you had a lazy day, slept in on a weekend and are going to a nice brunch place on a warm nice day in April or May. The lyrics are very sweet as well as it describes someone who is all the songwriter sees when life gets hard to do. I highly recommend this song to those of you who haven’t heard it yet as the weather is warming up now!

Maroon 5