Greatest Rock Drummers of all time...

ColinT2

Cozy Powell

legin

neil peart awesome

StillGoing

Jon Bonham no question. His use of silence in Kashmir makes the song whereas Moon would have filled it with unnecessary noise. Wasn't Moon always a fraction behind or ahead of the beat too?

montevideoguy

Danny Carey

Danny Carey

or Danny Carey

Pross

berliner wrote:

Bonham
Pace

and
how about

Phil Collins...

Was going to go for him but was scared I'd get laughed out of the cake stop!

Rick Allen - to still be able to produce the goods after losing an arm is impressive.

CHRISNOIR

It's Keith Moon, innit?

Honourable mentions for John Bonham, Neil Peart and Jaki Liebezeit.

CycleDrummer

For my money it would be one the following:-

Dave Weckl - Best technical drummer by far
Jeff Porcaro - No-one could play a song like Porcaro
John Bonham - Rocks best ever
Tony Williams - Best swing drummer
Tony Royster Jr. - Best RnB/Pocket drummer

There are many many more:-

Steve Gadd - Technician...listen to 50 ways
Bernard Purdie - inventor of the Purdie Shuffle.
Thomas Lang - FAST!!!!!

Mettan

CycleDrummer wrote:

Dave Weckl - Best technical drummer by far

Yeah Weckl is one of the best I've seen - Gary Husband and Vinnie Colaiuta are good aswell. Fusion's my thing, pop-wise,

Coyote

Agree with most of the classic names.

Would add Simon Phillips, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Jordan and my current number 1....after my son of course!....Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree.

takethehighroad

Pross wrote:

berliner wrote:

Bonham
Pace

and
how about

Phil Collins...

Was going to go for him but was scared I'd get laughed out of the cake stop!

Rick Allen - to still be able to produce the goods after losing an arm is impressive.

I'm saying Phil, not for his drumming skills but because he does so much more besides. For that reason Matt Helders needs a mention

percey

cant believe, nobody,s mentioned charlie watts, nobody ever keeps perfect time more than him!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

Ringo

Journalist, "Is Ringo star the best drummer in the world ?"

John Lennon, " He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles"

giant_man

simonaspinall wrote:

Tommy Lee - Rock reputation and spinning cage above the crowd!!! :shock:

I remember seeing this on the Theatre of Pain tour in ooooh must be 1985 or thereabouts.

rockmonkeysc

Jon Bonham - Led Zeplin
Phil Taylor - Motorhead
Dave Grohl - Nirvana, Foo Fighters (he played drums on the first album), Probot, Queens of the Stone Age & Them Crooked Vultures
Joey Castillo - Queens of the Stone Age & Eagles Of Death Metal

Phil Taylor plays the only drum solo that doesn't bore the shit out of the audience, last month in Bristol he was so loud that the light lesnes were shattering while he was playing.
First time I saw Dave Grohl play drums live I couldn't believe how good he was, far better as a drummer than as a front man. Jon Bonham was just the first great drummer.

IronHorse100

I still think it's this fella:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Lyhl6y ... re=related

fungus_the_muffin_man

Rick Allen for his 1 armed awesomeness


The one and only Roger Taylor. Thank god he can drum better than he can sing

mercsport

They have to be alive? No? OK, off the top my head : Fred Below. For the heavier stuff : Tony Williams

jrduquemin

Dave Lombardo - Slayer...

kev77

Easy!

Keith Moon R.I.P
Ringo Starr
Mitch Mitchel R.I.P
Zakk Starkey
Peter Salisbury
Alan Reni Wren

Outside bet Noel Gallagher, pretty nifty with a pair of sticks!

bompington

Q What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?

A. You only have to punch the rhythm into a drum machine once.


And, re. the query about the next thread being the gretest rock bassist of all itme:

Q. What's the definition of a bassist?

A. A cross between a drummer and a musician.

Flasheart

Q. How to you tell when the stage has been set up correct & level?
A. When the drool runs out of both sides of the Drummers mouth

Q. What do you call someone who hangs around with a band?
A. A Drummer

* I used to be a Roadie in a previous life

+1 for Rick Allen btw

beatsystem

Klaus Dinger of Neu!
Christian Vander of Magma
Bill Bruford King Crimson
Billy Chobam

Garry H

Dave Lombardo
Bloke from Slipknot

dombo6

skellator3 wrote:

got to be the one and only cozy powell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_zCes-55wU
watch this

+1

tebbit

Rat Scabies

fast as fupp

Roland TR- 808 :?

marusches

got to be this dude here one of me best tunes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-UbViuK4fY

good old norwegian metal !!!


Nicko mcBrain is ok too