Chris from GC is a good drummer
but the best drummer has to be Rob Bourdon from LP
but the best drummer has to be Rob Bourdon from LP
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if you really want to hear an amazing drum solo, look for "amazing drum solo" by buddy guy (widely considered by jazz musicians to be the greatest drummer who ever lived) on kazaa...i've been having that neil peart vs. jon bonham argument going on since the 80's, i still think bonham had more depth and feeling...but the greatest rock drummer of all time? keith moon, always and forever...
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****ing right.
lars Ulrich is a douchebag.
Umm, yeah, no rock drummers probably should fall into the list of best drummers realistically, if you've ever heard a jazz drummer, they're truly the *best*. Also, doesn't slipknot have like three drummers or something? But anyway, to go along with the theme:
Dave Matthews Band's Drummer
Tool's Drummer
Our Lady Peace's Drummer
Deftone's Drummer
Mudvayne's drummer
those are just off the top of my head, so I am probably forgetting/missing some far better ones.
Dave Matthews Band's Drummer
Tool's Drummer
Our Lady Peace's Drummer
Deftone's Drummer
Mudvayne's drummer
those are just off the top of my head, so I am probably forgetting/missing some far better ones.
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I've read so many critics through the years praising Scott Travis' drum intro to Painkiller as the best
of all time in metal. I will admit it is very good and I have even heard it live once when I went
to a Priest concert back in '09.
But I feel Cozy Powell's intro to Stargazer is much, much better.
What other similar drum intro's are there?
My mind draws a blank at the moment. Can't recall a Bonham or Peart intro either.
This was the latest drum-related thread I could find so please don't kill me for
awakening this corpse.
of all time in metal. I will admit it is very good and I have even heard it live once when I went
to a Priest concert back in '09.
But I feel Cozy Powell's intro to Stargazer is much, much better.
What other similar drum intro's are there?
My mind draws a blank at the moment. Can't recall a Bonham or Peart intro either.
This was the latest drum-related thread I could find so please don't kill me for
awakening this corpse.
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Phil Collins, because of style and also the invention of the gated snare with In the air tonight.
Here is also Victor Wooten's favorite (real or fictious) drummer, from his book The music lesson:
"Looking calm and cool, he just sat there chewing bubble
gum with his head bobbing up and down. He didn’t appear
concerned with me at all. The groove he was laying down
was the heaviest and most solid I’d ever heard. Basically,
he kept doing what he’d been doing the whole song.
After about eight measures or so of intense grooving, he
stopped playing. He just completely stopped. His head was
still bobbing up and down with the groove. I looked at Michael and Sam.
Their heads, along with every head in
the audience, were bobbing up and down.
I was amazed that even though no one was playing the
drums—or any other instruments, for that matter—the
groove was still there. The whole room could feel it. It was
as solid as it’d been all along. The fact that he’d laid down
such a strong groove for so long allowed us all to continue
feeling it.
After about four measures, he hit the splash cymbal one
time. He then proceeded to sit there, in silence, bobbing
his head and chewing his gum for another four measures.
After that, he was done. That was his solo. He simply
returned to playing the same groove he’d been playing
before. It was remarkable.
I was blown away. It was the most amazing solo I could
remember hearing, ever! Even the thought of approaching
a solo that way was pure genius. His solo said more than
the rest of ours combined, and he did it by saying nothing.
The drummer had created space in a way that allowed
the few beats he did play a chance to really be heard. He
did it in a way that forced us, the listeners, to hear them.
And we heard them completely. It allowed us to appreciate
each drumbeat wholly. I was getting it, and it excited me.
This drummer is a genius."
Here is also Victor Wooten's favorite (real or fictious) drummer, from his book The music lesson:
"Looking calm and cool, he just sat there chewing bubble
gum with his head bobbing up and down. He didn’t appear
concerned with me at all. The groove he was laying down
was the heaviest and most solid I’d ever heard. Basically,
he kept doing what he’d been doing the whole song.
After about eight measures or so of intense grooving, he
stopped playing. He just completely stopped. His head was
still bobbing up and down with the groove. I looked at Michael and Sam.
Their heads, along with every head in
the audience, were bobbing up and down.
I was amazed that even though no one was playing the
drums—or any other instruments, for that matter—the
groove was still there. The whole room could feel it. It was
as solid as it’d been all along. The fact that he’d laid down
such a strong groove for so long allowed us all to continue
feeling it.
After about four measures, he hit the splash cymbal one
time. He then proceeded to sit there, in silence, bobbing
his head and chewing his gum for another four measures.
After that, he was done. That was his solo. He simply
returned to playing the same groove he’d been playing
before. It was remarkable.
I was blown away. It was the most amazing solo I could
remember hearing, ever! Even the thought of approaching
a solo that way was pure genius. His solo said more than
the rest of ours combined, and he did it by saying nothing.
The drummer had created space in a way that allowed
the few beats he did play a chance to really be heard. He
did it in a way that forced us, the listeners, to hear them.
And we heard them completely. It allowed us to appreciate
each drumbeat wholly. I was getting it, and it excited me.
This drummer is a genius."
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Joey Jordison who just left SlipKnot. Why? See for yourselves its amazing!
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I am a big Rush fan myself but there's a reason why Neil idolized this guy...because he's the best that ever lived. Speed, precision, timing, rhythm + the ability to maintain an "I can do this all day long, blindfolded", look on his face through most of this solo
. I believe he was 61 at the time.
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Mick Shrimpton
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Favorite Drummers- Asgeir Mickelson, John Longstreth, Dave Lombardo, Mike Portnoy, Dave Weckl
Best Drummer- Neil Peart
Best Drummer- Neil Peart
Dan
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I quite like Roger Taylor from Queen. Richard Spaven blows my mind with his songs, Whole Other* in particular. The pattern doesn't make sense in my head, but it's beautiful to listen to.
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Dale Crover from Melvins.
John Stanier from Helmet.
Flo Mounier from Cryptopsy. When i first heard None so Vile the pure speed and technicality of his drumming completely blew me away. Almost inhuman.
John Stanier from Helmet.
Flo Mounier from Cryptopsy. When i first heard None so Vile the pure speed and technicality of his drumming completely blew me away. Almost inhuman.
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Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan - Drummer of Avenged Sevenfold (R.I.P ;-; )
Funny and crazy person, who was a demon on the drums.
A drumcam of him playing one of my fav A7X songs live (not mine but I apologise for the guy using a potatodrumcam)
Funny and crazy person, who was a demon on the drums.
A drumcam of him playing one of my fav A7X songs live (not mine but I apologise for the guy using a potatodrumcam)
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There's quite a few drummers I like. Here's one of them. Marco Minneman.
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Michael Clarke:
Clyde Stubblefield:
Jaki Liebezeit:
Ringo Starr (OK this was a tape loop but his influence is still underrated, probably my favourite ever track, presented here in a weird alt mix):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7dtC4_dKhg
Stephen Morris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66DAjsJy4bc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pr6SxJb-Dw
But best and favourite, Bonzo, no doubt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwotNLyz10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlNhD0oS5pk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqeKikpLQ5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mln0RciE2o0
Clyde Stubblefield:
Jaki Liebezeit:
Ringo Starr (OK this was a tape loop but his influence is still underrated, probably my favourite ever track, presented here in a weird alt mix):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7dtC4_dKhg
Stephen Morris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66DAjsJy4bc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pr6SxJb-Dw
But best and favourite, Bonzo, no doubt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwotNLyz10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlNhD0oS5pk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqeKikpLQ5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mln0RciE2o0
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Rock: Simon Phillips & Jeff Porcaro (TOTO, Boz Scaggs, Brothers Johnson, Larry Carlton's "Friends" album etc.)
Funk: Billy Cobham & Leon "Ndugu" Chancellor (really!)
Fusion: Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, Simon Phillips
Prog Metal: Mike Portnoy
Funk: Billy Cobham & Leon "Ndugu" Chancellor (really!)
Fusion: Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, Simon Phillips
Prog Metal: Mike Portnoy
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