Best Drummer

Taxman · 12-24-2013, 07:00 AM

Ringo Starr.

Just kiddin'.

Though he is still pretty great

I dunno. Maybe Charlie Watts or Keith Moon. Or me. Also Stewart Copperland is great as hell. Not that I'm satanic, though.

**Frownland** · 12-24-2013, 08:33 AM

Jaki Liebezeit of Can fame is pretty great. He has the same style of machine-like drumming as the drummer from Silver Apples, both of whom are understated in their skills because they usually use stripped down beats to compliment their music.

Taxman · 12-24-2013, 01:26 PM

Best players are usually those ones who use their kills to support music- not vice versa.

Graham Clayton · 12-25-2013, 09:36 PM

One of my favourites is Kings of the Sun drummer Cliff Hoad, who uses a very small and basic kit:

gawarjos · 01-28-2014, 07:00 PM

I'd have to go with Mike Portnoy (Ex Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, Adrenaline Mob)

MetalTeK · 02-10-2014, 08:18 PM

Yea, all the guys in the poll are phenomenal players......legends.
But I would have to say Neil's (also a brilliant lyricist) playing style has probably influenced and inspired more people to play drums than anyone else in the history of music!

Underrated · 02-12-2014, 02:19 PM

Jean Paul Gaster from Clutch - Billy Martin from Medeski, Martin and Wood - Dave Turncrantz from Russian Circles. the big 3!!

Plankton · 02-14-2014, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Underrated

Jean Paul Gaster from Clutch

I couldn't agree more. He's the epitome of understatement, and solid as a rock.

DoesntReallyMatter · 02-23-2014, 06:45 PM

Prolly.... that guy from Tool, or Tomas Haake, from Meshuggah.
(Yeah, I totally had to Google that formal last name...)

DoesntReallyMatter · 02-23-2014, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Jaki Liebezeit of Can fame is pretty great. He has the same style of machine-like drumming as the drummer from Silver Apples, both of whom are understated in their skills because they usually use stripped down beats to compliment their music.

Nice references, also, drummers are usually the least respected members of the band. Even though, they hold the whole thing together.

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John Bonham	123	25.95%
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12-24-2013, 08:33 AM	#1152 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Jaki Liebezeit of Can fame is pretty great. He has the same style of machine-like drumming as the drummer from Silver Apples, both of whom are understated in their skills because they usually use stripped down beats to compliment their music. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x Last edited by Frownland; 01-28-2014 at 07:02 PM.

12-25-2013, 09:36 PM	#1154 (permalink)
Graham Clayton Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 32	One of my favourites is Kings of the Sun drummer Cliff Hoad, who uses a very small and basic kit: __________________ “Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.” Keith Richards

12-24-2013, 07:00 AM	#1151 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	Ringo Starr. Just kiddin'. Though he is still pretty great I dunno. Maybe Charlie Watts or Keith Moon. Or me. Also Stewart Copperland is great as hell. Not that I'm satanic, though.

12-24-2013, 01:26 PM	#1153 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	Best players are usually those ones who use their kills to support music- not vice versa.

01-28-2014, 07:00 PM	#1155 (permalink)
gawarjos Groupie Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 4	I'd have to go with Mike Portnoy (Ex Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, Adrenaline Mob)

02-10-2014, 08:18 PM	#1156 (permalink)
MetalTeK Groupie Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 15	Yea, all the guys in the poll are phenomenal players......legends. But I would have to say Neil's (also a brilliant lyricist) playing style has probably influenced and inspired more people to play drums than anyone else in the history of music!

02-12-2014, 02:19 PM	#1157 (permalink)
Underrated Groupie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3	Jean Paul Gaster from Clutch - Billy Martin from Medeski, Martin and Wood - Dave Turncrantz from Russian Circles. the big 3!!

02-23-2014, 06:45 PM	#1159 (permalink)
DoesntReallyMatter "The Messiah Complex" Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 169	Prolly.... that guy from Tool, or Tomas Haake, from Meshuggah. (Yeah, I totally had to Google that formal last name...)