Rock Songs with Great Hi-Hat Work?

[Vistalite Black]

I recently picked up great-sounding, 16-inch hi-hats that are inspiring me to pay much more attention to what I'll call 'hat tricks!'

From what rock and blues songs should I steal ideas for putting more sizzle and slurp in my playing.

 

[underratedcowbell]

This:

And there's even a isolated rum track:

 

[vintagedrummersweden]

Ringo - most of his Beatles work.
Tommy Ramone - listen to him drive the band with mostly the hi-hat, recommended listening: It's Alive.
Steve Jordan with Keith Richards and the Xpensive Winos.
Brian Downey - Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous. (you're a big fan, if I remember correctly...)

 

[Houndog]

You have to lay down some disco on those ..

 

[scaramanga]

Fun thread.

Random favorite classic rock radio hi hat moments, not counting The Police:

"Boys Are Back in Town" Thin Lizzy
"Funeral For a Friend" Elton John
"Take the Money and Run" Steve Miller
"Cissy Strut" Meters
"Rock Steady" Aretha Franklin
"Use Me" Bill Withers (or any song James Gadson ever played on)

 

[Tornado]

 

[esooy]

Anything by Stewart Copland with The Police.
Also Stewart Copland - the hihat part to "Red Rain" by Peter Gabriel

 

[Burps]

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits (Original version with Pick Withers)

 

[Murat]

I Keep Forgetting should be right up there I think.
And a + for No Excuses. We used to cover that song and it was just fun to play.

 

[jccabinets]

How bout Rock and roll by Zeppelin

 

[boomstick]

Tony Thompson's work on The Power Station debut album. Examples:

 

[afwdrums]

Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels

there is no flashiness here, just an absolute clinic on less-is-more and playing ONLY what is necessary for the song and not one bit more...bass drum, snare and hi-hats...not a single fill or crash cymbal on the entire track...just a very simple part that is masterfully played, and the hi-hat work is what really makes it

 

[hsosdrum]

Kayak: Want You To Be Mine

 

[pgm554]

A little bit of Carmine

 

[cworrick]

 

[JDA]

this one hit me early on... don't know if it has anything to do with 16s.

Tricks I think of smaller diameters
the Hi Hat Fanning of the old Timers is The trick

16s are on the more laid-back opposite side of tricks

 

[JDA]

and everything from harvey mason

 

[DanRH]

Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels

there is no flashiness here, just an absolute clinic on less-is-more and playing ONLY what is necessary for the song and not one bit more...bass drum, snare and hi-hats...not a single fill or crash cymbal on the entire track...just a very simple part that is masterfully played, and the hi-hat work is what really makes it

I play this track with my Petty band and yeah, I don't hit a crash cymbal except once at the very end. It ain't easy...

 

[DanRH]

For me, any Police song is a great demonstration of tasty Hi Hat playing.

 

[thejohnlec]

Always liked Farris’ playing; he uses these little hi hat triplets often and I still sneak them on occasion. FWIW, this is just a great 80s rock album.

 

[afwdrums]

I play this track with my Petty band and yeah, I don't hit a crash cymbal except once at the very end. It ain't easy...

yup, Ferrone doesn't even hit that crash at the end! it's just open hi-hats...it sure ain't easy...Ferrone plays that whole Wildflowers album just perfectly start to finish imo, not one note too many, not one note too few...subtle perfection