And here it is, ladies and gentlemen: the drum beat that’s so ridiculously perfect it almost sounds as though—like that myth about Tom Scholz feeding all the best riffs into a computer to come up with “More Than A Feeling”—it’s been somehow synthesised or looped out of twenty other brilliant beats. Every part of the arrangement of “Lust For Life”, from the spare guitar noodles to the piano glissandos to, yes, the drums, does exactly what it needs to do—no more, no less. Which, in the case of Hunt Sales’ buoyant skinsmanship, means coming up with probably the most exciting drum beat ever—if excitement means being unable to stop your feet from jumping up and down, your head from shaking like a puppet on a string or your face from plastering the most inane smile ever over its entirety. If that’s not excitement, I’ll eat my hat. Clem Bastow.

Hunt Sales' first group was with brother Tony in Tony and the Tigers. They released the song "Turn it on Girl" which was a minor local hit in Detroit. Tony and the Tigers appeared on Hullabaloo in 1966 and also on the local Detroit/Windsor dance show, Swingin' Time with Robin Seymour.
In 1976, he played drums with the hard rock power trio Paris, formed by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/songwriter Bob Welch. This trio (which included ex-Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick) was short lived, releasing two albums for Capitol Records. Hunt played and sang backup vocals on the second Paris LP, Big Towne, 2061.
In 1977 Hunt, along with brother Tony, provided the rhythm section for the Iggy Pop album Lust for Life. The opening to the title track, performed by Hunt, has become one of the most famous and instantly recognisable openings in the history of rock music. David Bowie's memories of the Sales' contribution to the recording led him to invite the pair to join Tin Machine in the late 1980s.[1]
Thirty years ago, Iggy Pop put out Lust for Life, the second of two albums released in 1977 with David Bowie acting as producer. Lust for Life opens with one of the most infectious drum beats in rock.

The "Lust for Life" beat, with its accent on the 2nd and 4th beat and its bouncy swing, was heard 11 years earlier on a Motown recording by The Supremes. This, of course, is the song "You Can't Hurry Love," the summer hit from 1966. Who played the drums? I'm not sure; my guess is either Benny Benjamin or Pistol Allen (somebody help me on this one, please). Jack Ashford, the only person I know who is famous for playing the tambourine, did just that on this song. James Jamerson played bass.
This "Lust for Life" beat reappeared in the drums and bass of “are you going to be my girl” by Jet.