Best Drummer

gammygils

Who was the best drummer of all time?

For me it was Steve Morris of Joy Division & New Order

A Legend

washiskin

2 for me:

Stewart Copeland of The Police & Phil Gould of Level 42.

gammygils

Reckon Rick Buckler of The Jam also deserves a mention

I Need The Sun

This is of course the impossible question to answer, except in personal opinion.

Tommy Ramone and Rat Scabies. Forget the flash, fiddly, clasically taught paradiddly stuff.

Jim_Kiy

John Stanier -Helmet/Battles
Jimmy Chamberlain-SP
The dude from the RipTide Movement.

Dub Ste

I'd have

Roger Taylor
Max Weinberg
Johnny Donnelly
Stuart Copeland
Clem Burke
Steve White


more to follow!!

DEFTLEFTHAND

Its a matter of opinion really isn't it. I'd put Ginger Baker and Simon Kirke up there.

Hannibal

Cozy Powell and Charlie Watts

rcaz

Greg Saunier, Glenn Kotche and Steven Drozd for me...

Cruel Sun

Jimmy Chamberlain
Dave Grohl

endacl

Buddy Rich.


Game over.

Bodhidharma

Bonzo

jiltloop

Yeah has to be Buddy Rich. Phenomenal drummer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWrxHP36N1Q

I Need The Sun

Make of this what you will....

http://youtu.be/VcNyhCXNvQE

maccored

I Need The Sun wrote: »

This is of course the impossible question to answer, except in personal opinion.

Tommy Ramone and Rat Scabies. Forget the flash, fiddly, clasically taught paradiddly stuff.

i'd put another vote for Rat Scabies. Amazing drummer.

GLaDOS

I'm a fan of the technical side, Neil Peart (Rush) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree) for me.

endacl

I Need The Sun wrote: »

Make of this what you will....

http://youtu.be/VcNyhCXNvQE

No buddy rich. Therefore, in the context of the thread, just a video.

phelixoflaherty

Deantoni Parks. Robot boy

I Need The Sun

endacl wrote: »

I Need The Sun wrote: »

Make of this what you will....

http://youtu.be/VcNyhCXNvQE

No buddy rich. Therefore, in the context of the thread, just a video.

Certainly not Buddy Rich. But probably the loosest televised piece of drumming I have heard since Charlie Watts.

Drummers should be seen and not heard. Drum solos are far worse than guitar solos

endacl

I Need The Sun wrote: »

Certainly not Buddy Rich. But probably the loosest televised piece of drumming I have heard since Charlie Watts.

Drummers should be seen and not heard. Drum solos are far worse than guitar solos

But in the context of the OP, answer: Buddy Rich.

My favourite mentioned so far: Peart.

If the question was 'who's your favourite drummer', that would have been my answer. In the context of the thread, Buddy Rich is the only correct response.

I like the Black Keys, and in the context of the song.... perfectly appropriate drumming. In the context of drumming, and all that is possible in drumming.... just drumming. Competently.

As evidence....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf9muJjmI2g

and capitulation from possibly the second greatest drummer of all time.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_BmeBfV-O4

I'm bored....:D

phelixoflaherty

Deantoni Parks

Son0vagun

Little Terry Ted Bozzio. Here's a link, not that anyone will watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M782Ax4b4_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

cometogether

For me it has to be Reni from the Stone Roses, he's a genius.

rcaz

Forgot to post some videos...

Greg Saunier playing with Deerhoof (he gets so much out of a tiny kit!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQDUHj_je7g

Glenn Kotche (now playing with Wilco) doing his solo drum kit piece, Monkey Chant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkmGSABX1Sg

splashthecash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaZdQtwkQfg

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beng128

Of course impossible to say who's the best drummer, but in my opinion the most talented guy around these days is the drummer from Bad Bad Not Good a band of 20 year olds doing weird hip hop jazz from Canada.

Check this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g98nmzq3PQ

Have to agree with Steve Drozd and Reni being mentioned. Reni really has that shuffle that's very fucking rare under the large umbrella that is rock/pop. And Drozd, the master mind behind the more recent Flaming Lips is one of the best all round musicians out there.

All this talking of Buddy Rich and not a mention of Gene Krupa. I'd say they're pretty equal, but Krupa has the soul and swing that Rich just doesnt, Rich is a bit of a machine in my opinion.

Krupa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRjQzSwmEHw

Finally, how can you have a thread on drummers without mentioning Bernard Purdie or Tony Allen, holy shit I forgot how great Afrobeat is until making this post.
Thanks y'all

Ninja Edit to say how fecking brilliant that ZZ Top cover is just above

Latchy

Different styles of drumming but Brian Bennett (The Shadows ) Kieth Moon (the Who ) Paul Thomson (Roxy Music) Warren Cann (Ultravox ) Pick Withers ( Dire Straits ) would be up there with the best of them .

LoanShark

Dave Grohl is my favourite, i was listening to Nirvana yesterday and there is some serious drumming in that album..

Chester Thompson is also a good man on the sticks..

flyswatter

I dunno if there is a "best" drummer per se, there are so many great drummers.

I think Buddy Rich tops most lists as the greatest of all time because of his sheer virtuosity on the instrument. No one could really play as fast as he could.

For me Vinnie Colaiuta is up there as one of the greatest. Could be the most versatile drummer of all time and most skilful. He can play anything. Some of the artists he has played with: Herbie Hancock, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Sting, Megadeth, Chick Corea. Everything from Fusion to latin jazz to pop to metal.

I'm a big fan of Gavin Harrison at the moment, he is really great.

Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl are up there too.

Too many to mention really!

Links234

Neil Peart?

flyswatter

Links234 wrote: »

Neil Peart?

He's great, however I have the feeling he's a wee bit overrated in the context that he gets a bit too much praise.