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Originally Posted by Dotoar
Now you're reaching too far. First of all: I'm not comparing his drumming skills to Bonham/Moon or anyone, and I sure haven't brought in tricky time signatures, much less Hendrix vs. jazz guitarists, to the discussion. I'm talking about the displaying of drum solos in general and Ward's drum skills in relation to that.
Secondly, Bill Ward is a decent drummer but not a good soloist, and the things he does on "Rat salad" are average at best and not at all imaginative (there are very few 'official' drum solos that are, actually), and not even the most stubborn-minded Sabbath fanboy could argue with that. Apart from that track he does a fine job in drumming in what I consider to be one of the best metal bands ever, and he's definitely a part of their sound which happened to be quite revolutionary. (I somehow feel I gotta emphasize that I really like Sabbath here, but I'm not that close-minded that I cannot spot their obvious flaws either).
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Perhaps I was reaching but I only reached to get across a point I was trying to make.
And I never said he was a great soloist, in fact I dont think anyone should/could/would. The thing is Sabbath's sound is based of very primal basic sounds. Iommi for instance was one of the few guitarists that never played anything shred style like most people in that time were starting to do. I feel like such a proficient technically gifted drummer would have offset that band and not fit in.
You are correct in that no, I dont think anyone would listen to Wards drum solo and be like damn one day im gona solo just like that.