Drummers

As a boy in the 70s I thought that the guitar solo was the most important moment in a great song, ok, given the cult of Jimmy, Jimi, Pete and Eric that was unsurprising, but now it seems that that the drummer is carrying the song, at least in British bands. Was it started by the Libertines, in a fine Clash remake, wherein the drums and the charismatic leader singer carry the whole effort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2oTuxXjbO4

We know that U2 have relied on bass and drum forever, but the Arctic Monkees are also completely dependent on their banging drummer. No more Stairway, its all in the pounding as shown in their celebrate video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF978AgLyaY

The Arctic video for Crying Lightning is, on the other hand, just an awkward copy of the Pogues' adaptation of Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa, something like Stonehenge on a boat