Best Drummer

apptarheel · 10-23-2009, 10:01 PM

Voted for Bonham, but wanted to mention Phil Collins, Matt Cameron, Bill Bruford, Bernard Purdie, Stewart Copeland, Terry Bozzio, Steve Gorman, and Chester Thompson.

RonaldSays · 10-26-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SaphiaGlam

Roger Taylor? Queen's drummer? What a great guy!

Steven Adler? I'd pick him over Matt Sorum any day. He was most definitely the better Gn'R drummer.

Roger Taylor is definitely good and maybe underrated. But not up there with the big ones.

I'd pick any drummer over Matt Sorum. I really don't like his drumming.

scottsy · 10-30-2009, 10:21 AM

Yeah I hear the Who were all like talented in general and stuff, too...

Mr_Charisma · 10-30-2009, 04:57 PM

I voted for the Peart, but my favorite drummers are Lars Ulrich, Moe Carlson, John Dolmayan, and Mike Portnoy

TheMindMuseum · 10-31-2009, 03:21 AM

The drummer of Rush is a badass no doubt, but better than Danny Carey?

Tool's music seems alot more challenging.

Victory Guy · 10-31-2009, 07:37 AM

^And rush's music isn't challenging?
YYZ > Ticks and Leeches in terms of not only pure complexity on every instrument (apart from vocals, since YYZ has none and James Maynard Keenan does a pretty good singing performance in Ticks and Leeches), but also proggadogdogness.

Kole · 10-31-2009, 09:41 AM

From these 5 choices, Ginger Baker.

Necromancer · 10-31-2009, 11:53 AM

John Bonham just had that natural off beat on the drums, his level of musical talent(style) has never been matched in my opinion. He kept it basically simple, and played through the drums as Hendrix did on guitar. Neal Peart is an all around different style of drummer compared to Bonham, Peart is the best at his style. It would be hard if not impossible, for me to ever pick who would be #1. Alex Van Halen would be one of the front runners in my pick for the best of the best. The drummer for C.C.R. is often over looked(underrated) as one of the best, the drummer for 'Yes', etc.....

clutnuckle · 10-31-2009, 12:18 PM

Tool's drummer has skill, but he doesn't apply it very well. Aside from certain cases... Like Ticks and Leeches, which I agree is great. I'm not really partial to drummers who are just skilled, if they can't do anything with their skill.

Keith Moon was great, because he may have not had the technical skill, but he had the talent to play with the music.

scottsy · 10-31-2009, 12:40 PM

So you are saying that versitility makes a better drummer than skill? That is actually quite an agreeable notion, since there are some technically awesome metal drummers out there but they only really play, um... metal...

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%
Voters: 474. You may not vote on this poll

10-30-2009, 10:21 AM	#963 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Yeah I hear the Who were all like talented in general and stuff, too... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

10-30-2009, 04:57 PM	#964 (permalink)
Mr_Charisma Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 5	I voted for the Peart, but my favorite drummers are Lars Ulrich, Moe Carlson, John Dolmayan, and Mike Portnoy __________________ Just because you're ugly doesn't mean people dislike you...they just dislike being AROUND you.

10-31-2009, 07:37 AM	#966 (permalink)
Victory Guy Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 59	^And rush's music isn't challenging? YYZ > Ticks and Leeches in terms of not only pure complexity on every instrument (apart from vocals, since YYZ has none and James Maynard Keenan does a pretty good singing performance in Ticks and Leeches), but also proggadogdogness. __________________ my last.fm profile

10-31-2009, 09:41 AM	#967 (permalink)
Kole Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 24	From these 5 choices, Ginger Baker. __________________ "Most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them in the ass." Frank Zappa

10-23-2009, 10:01 PM	#961 (permalink)
apptarheel Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	Voted for Bonham, but wanted to mention Phil Collins, Matt Cameron, Bill Bruford, Bernard Purdie, Stewart Copeland, Terry Bozzio, Steve Gorman, and Chester Thompson.

10-31-2009, 03:21 AM	#965 (permalink)
TheMindMuseum Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4	The drummer of Rush is a badass no doubt, but better than Danny Carey? Tool's music seems alot more challenging.

10-31-2009, 11:53 AM	#968 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	John Bonham just had that natural off beat on the drums, his level of musical talent(style) has never been matched in my opinion. He kept it basically simple, and played through the drums as Hendrix did on guitar. Neal Peart is an all around different style of drummer compared to Bonham, Peart is the best at his style. It would be hard if not impossible, for me to ever pick who would be #1. Alex Van Halen would be one of the front runners in my pick for the best of the best. The drummer for C.C.R. is often over looked(underrated) as one of the best, the drummer for 'Yes', etc.....

10-31-2009, 12:18 PM	#969 (permalink)
clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	Tool's drummer has skill, but he doesn't apply it very well. Aside from certain cases... Like Ticks and Leeches, which I agree is great. I'm not really partial to drummers who are just skilled, if they can't do anything with their skill. Keith Moon was great, because he may have not had the technical skill, but he had the talent to play with the music.

10-31-2009, 12:40 PM	#970 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	So you are saying that versitility makes a better drummer than skill? That is actually quite an agreeable notion, since there are some technically awesome metal drummers out there but they only really play, um... metal... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.