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Greatest Drummers

RJKarl

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We've had threads about the greatest guitarists. singers and more.

It's time to get to the beat. Here are my favorites:

Abe Laboriel, Jr.
Keith Moon
Neal Peart
Carl Palmer
Benny Benjamin
Ginger Baker
John Bonham
 
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[teenangst:]WHAT ABOUT TRAVIS BARKER?![/teenangst]
 
Personal favorite is Jon Fishman, followed closely by Bryan Devendorf. Two unbelievably underrated drummers.

Gotta give love to Gene Krupa though. Legend.
 
Jay-Z's drummer, Tony Royster, Jr.




And Levon Helm, of course.
 
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RJKarl said:
We've had threads about the greatest guitarists. singers and more.

It's time to get to the beat. Here are my favorites:

Abe Laboriel, Jr.
Keith Moon
Neal Peart
Carl Palmer
Benny Benjamin
Ginger Baker
John Bonham
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Pretty good list. I think Keith Moon was one of the first popular drummers to do more than just keep the beat.

Another of my favorites is Mick Fleetwood.

And I've never understood all the hate for Ringo. Part of being a bandmate is not overplaying when overplaying would compromise the musical vision of a song or album.
 
The classic musicians joke:

Do you know what you call a drummer without a girlfriend?

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Homeless
 
Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa in terms of sheer percussionist talent, but hard to argue against Peart and Bonham in rock.

Some other drummers who are personal favorites or underrated are Jose Pasillas of Incubus (particularly on their earlier stuff, like Enjoy and S.C.I.E.N.C.E., but not so much on their recent albums), Danny Carey of Tool, and David Sandstrom of Refused.

And of course this guy:

 
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BoogityBoogity said:
Pretty good list. I think Keith Moon was one of the first popular drummers to do more than just keep the beat.

Another of my favorites is Mick Fleetwood.

And I've never understood all the hate for Ringo. Part of being a bandmate is not overplaying when overplaying would compromise the musical vision of a song or album.
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Nobody hates Ringo, they just think he's lucky to have the gig when he mostly brought goofiness to the band. It's actually a good point though, in that he is underrated. I used to think he was garbage because he played so simply, but he has some cool stuff like Ticket to Ride:



I think Paul wrote the part though. Also, Paul might still have been better, filling in while Ringo was gone during the White Album recording (like Back in the USSR and Why Don't We Do it in the Road?). His stuff is very simple and understated like Ringo's, but he clearly had a better mind for it.
 
It's not hating Ringo not to put him in that group. He was really good for The Beatles.

A couple of others are Carmine Appice and Buddy Miles.
 
Bonham is probably my favorite. Peart is probably the best.
 
Dave Lombardo
Nicko McBrain
Bill Bruford
Phil Collins
Gavin Harrison

just a few worth adding to the original list
 
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