This post demonstrates something excellent about the Stones, and about Charlie. Like a few have noted, we don't usually associate Stones songs as songs with "great drum intros," but the fact is MANY of them do have great drum intros! The best drummers are drummers that simply make the band sound great. That's thhe drummers job. If you hear the drummer more than the rest of the band,, the drummer isn't really doing his proper job, musically. Charlie is just brilliant for the Stones, I think.
Well, let's not forget the opening cowbell for Honky Tonk Women!
I was at a party Sat night playing with some guys and while they were trying to decide what to play next, I tapped out the cowbell part, and we fell right into it....