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View Poll Results: Best Drummer | |||
John Bonham | 123 | 25.95% | |
Keith Moon | 102 | 21.52% | |
Ginger Baker | 23 | 4.85% | |
Neil Peart | 139 | 29.32% | |
Danny Carey | 87 | 18.35% | |
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05-10-2006, 12:00 AM | #361 (permalink) | |
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All these bands are perfect examples of the drummer fitting perfectly into their role in the band.
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05-10-2006, 12:03 AM | #362 (permalink) | |
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Nick Mason for example is one of my favorite drummers, technically he's not great at all, my brother could play anything he can, however he's the best drummer Pink Floyd could ever have... Imagine if Neil Peart did the drum intro to Time instead, he would have made it much more technical, it would have sounded so overblown, it would throw the subtle magic of that song off center and ruin everything, it wouldn't be Pink Floyd. |
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05-10-2006, 12:09 AM | #363 (permalink) |
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I used to love Neil Peart, when I was a teen, trying to emulate him. The thing is, he hasn't evolved one iota in 30 years. It's intense intense intense with him. It gets tedious after a while.
I'll give credit where it's due...he's one of the best, technically, to ever play. But doing big rolls and making sure you hit every cymbal along the way while simultaneously beating the heck out of the foot bass is simply pretentious. Just my opinion.
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05-10-2006, 12:13 AM | #364 (permalink) |
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Well every band that thinks their albums are worth listening to are risking being pretentious in some way or another... I can't really think of a band or artist that hasn't done something pretentious... Art itself has always been pretentious, period... When you sell a painting of yours it means you have some kind of confidence for success or some sense of self worth that others might not be able to identify with, that would make you pretentious. IMO being pretentious can be a very good thing as long as we know they are being pretentious and just learn to appreciate the art anyway, as long as it's not "Dream Theater" pretentious or anything like that, it depends.
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05-10-2006, 12:26 AM | #365 (permalink) | |
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I think Peart is more than technicality - I think he also has a very good talent for composing drum lines and keeping it interesting - have you heard O Baterista? But I see what you mean - he is very technical, and his style hasn't radically changed.
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05-10-2006, 09:03 AM | #367 (permalink) | |
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05-24-2006, 11:38 AM | #369 (permalink) |
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Have you heard the 20 minute Moby **** drum solo on How the West Was Won? It may be able to sway your opinion if drum solos are your thing.
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