I swear this guy is the reincarnation of John Bonham.
Danny Carrey of TOOL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVbFrl9wLBA
Check out the gong strike at 1:55
Post your favorites.
I’m listing drummers that are not really part of any band.
For…
smooth jazz: Harvey Mason (love the way he drags the beat)
fusion jazz: Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta
progressive rock: Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Marco Minnemann
techno beats: Jojo Mayer
showmanship: John Blackwell (not as many tricks as Thomas Lang or JoJo Mayer but he executes them with more kungfu’ishness which looks greate on camera)
latin: Horatio “El Negro” Hernandez
If I have to pick one? Ooh…
I’ll say Tim “Herb” Alexander of Primus.
Yeah, that should be drummers not drummer.
Feel free to post as many as you like.
Dead or alive?
Dead: Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich
Alive: Neil Peart, Carmine Appice
My Dad, who taught me drums, always played (and won) a drum duel with me on his birthday, which was on Dec. 26th.
We’d set up across from each other and have at it, and he had his left hand independence so down, he could continue playing while drinking his Jack and Coke.
Anyway he idolized Gene and Buddy, and so I did too.
Q
My faves:
John Bonham
Stewart Copeland
Matt Cameron
Reni
Phil Collins
Buddy Rich
Carl Palmer
Neil Peart, bar none.
Stewart Copeland and Bill Bruford, easily. Their personalities shine through in everything they do.
I’ve always thought that the mark of a great drummer is drumming you can listen to independently of the rest of the group.
So, I’ll second Lobot’s Bill Bruford, and add Mitch Mitchell.
My dad’s a drummer, too. Gene and Buddy are gods to him. They’re pretty hard to beat (pun intended).
Butch Miles was one of my favorite jazz drummers, largely because he didn’t take long, self-indulgent solos.
Solos are for instruments that are capable of producing a melody.
My fave has to be Kenny Aronoff.
Aronoff is always in demand for Fogerty concerts. I enjoy his drumming as well. He keeps it simple, but you know the man knows how to play time, and sometimes that is all that’s required.
I’m not saying he isn’t a fantastic drummer , just that he knows what is needed and when.
Q
Neil Peart, hands down.
Keith Moon
Alex Van Halen
Neil Peart
Mitch Mitchell
Stewart Copeland
Mikkey Dee
Bill Ward
I don’t have a favorite drummer but in threads like this I like to point out that Clem Burke of Blondie–yes, Blondie–was an amazing drummer who rarely gets the props he deserves.
Roger Taylor,bar none hands down.
Phil Collins. Phil Collins. Did I mention Phil Collins?