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who is the greatest drummer of all time?

sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
edited February 2008 in Other Music
one of my co-workers is trying to say its phil collins but i'm saying bullshit.

who are your choices?
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  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    there are way too many awesome drummers

    Buddy Rich
    Louie Bellson
    Gene Krupa
    Ed Shaughnessy........etc.......
    to
    John Bonham
    John Densmore
    Keith Moon...etc........
    to
    Danny Carey
    Neil Peart
    Terry Bozzio
    Carter Beauford


    etc etc etc
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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Keith Moon

    Couple other favorites for me are John Densmore and Phil Collins
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  • DMBPJ20DMBPJ20 Posts: 160
    Carter Beauford is definitely one of them.
    ...I just wanna scream hello...
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Buddy Rich

    /thread
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Keith Moon

    Couple other favorites for me are John Densmore and Phil Collins

    On spunk and personality alone, Keith gets it for me.

    Part of "best drummer" for me also has to include the context of the band. There are alot of better drummers than Keith, but i don't like the bands ... and in that sense, i therefore agree with KM taking the cake.

    Besides,
    how can you argue with THIS?
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    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • marker_in_the_sandmarker_in_the_sand Posts: 272
    Got to be Ginger Baker or Keith Moon. Though I like a lot of others too!
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  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    Loel Campbell!! :D
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  • EBowieEBowie Posts: 532
    Who is the greatest baseball player of all time? It's one of those questions, with so many variables, that a definitive answer is impossible.
  • wcsmithwcsmith Posts: 165
    Hmmm...this is basically like the "greatest guitarist" discussion:

    Phil Collins was an outstanding drummer, but not the best.

    Buddy Rich was the man - otherworldly.

    John Bonham was one of the best. As was Ginger Baker. As was Keith Moon. As was Bill Bruford.

    Terry Bozzio was/is great.

    Danny Carey deserves a mention.

    Those are just some folks that might enter into this discussion.
    "I'll ride the wave where it takes me"
  • EvilMerlinEvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    Gil Sharone, Chris Pennie, and Blake Richardson
  • reversedarwinismreversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    EBowie wrote:
    Who is the greatest baseball player of all time? It's one of those questions, with so many variables, that a definitive answer is impossible.

    true, so I'll answer with my "favorites":

    John Bonham
    Matt Cameron

    and ya know, Sean Kinney always seems to stick out to me. Very unique.
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  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    got to have Lars Ulrich in there somewhere...
    headbangers can play drums too... ;-)
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  • No Fear Of FallingNo Fear Of Falling Posts: 419
    Billy Cobham
    Danny Carey
    Carter Beauford
    ..Matt Cameron!
    2004 - 10/1, 10/11
    2005 - 9/15, 9/16, 9/30, 10/1, 10/3
    2006 - 5/5, 5/12, 5/13, 5/27, 5/28, 5/30, 6/1, 6/3, 6/23, 7/22, 7/23, 12/2
    2007 - 6/27, 8/3
    2008 - 6/14, 6/19, 6/20, 6/22, 6/24, 6/25, 6/27, 6/28, 6/30, 7/1
  • EvilMerlinEvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    Gil Sharone, Chris Pennie, and Blake Richardson

    Sorry, here's a couple clips of Blake Richardson

    Part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6950535356627107865

    Part 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6722486421907281420&q=blake+richardson&total=602&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

    the man has some amazing creativity on his kit.

    I also forgot Dino Campanella from Dredg. Probably the most underated(or even unheard of) drummer there is out there. The man can play the drums and piano at the same time...pfft. Seeing him live is truly an experience.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,941
    Pete BEST

    the name says it all
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • caifan82caifan82 Mexico City Posts: 321
    Mike Portnoy
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    Mexico City - July 18th 2003
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  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,369
    How about someone not mentioned yet.... Mike 'PUFF' Bordin!!!!
  • pr4mojo1pr4mojo1 Posts: 102
    Brant Bjork
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    On spunk and personality alone, Keith gets it for me.

    Part of "best drummer" for me also has to include the context of the band. There are alot of better drummers than Keith, but i don't like the bands ... and in that sense, i therefore agree with KM taking the cake.

    Besides,
    how can you argue with THIS?

    Neil Peart in the context of the threesome of RUSH he's the best

    John Bonham...Hall Of Famer

    Unknowns...Ted Parsons of Prong....another threesome and his sticks come through loud and clear. Prong..."UNCONDITIONAL"

    Alltime favorite Mike Portnoy of DREAMTHEATER.....Mike Portnoy.."Panic Attack"

    From the movie 300.."Prophets of War"

    Neil Peart vs Mike Portnoy

    Peace
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Rick Allen
    NERDS!
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Rick Allen

    One of the best turn around in drumming history.

    Drummers the heart of a band without them a band is dead.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • nocode23nocode23 Posts: 411
    Dave Lombardo is pretty damn good too.
  • newwetkojaknewwetkojak Posts: 62
    phil collins? your co-worker is an idiot


    john bonham. watch moby dick from the albert hall concert on the zep dvd and that is about all you should need to be convinced.

    phil collins? that actually made me laugh. there's a BIG difference between "favorite" and "best"
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Mickey Hart from the Grateful Dead
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    sweet adeline wrote:
    one of my co-workers is trying to say its phil collins but i'm saying bullshit.

    who are your choices?


    was your co-worker dropped on his head a lot as a child? :D

    phil was good....some where in the top 100....say.....97...:p

    and one that hasn't been mentioned that is definitely top ten all time...

    stewart copeland

    :)
  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
    Gotta go with Neil Peart on this one.
  • Fender_ManFender_Man Posts: 408
    sweet adeline wrote:
    one of my co-workers is trying to say its phil collins but i'm saying bullshit.

    who are your choices?

    Seen the TV advert for chocolate with the Gorilla drumming to a Phil Collins track? The Gorilla get's my vote over Phil.
    Seriously, it's impossible to say who is the best. If you could put Buddy Rich behind the kit with Led Zeppelin, I doubt if he'd cut it. If you could have stuck Bonzo in front of a big band, the same would have applied.
  • ii44ii44 Posts: 430
    Matt Cameron belongs somewhere on this list.
  • Edved82Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    To be a great drummer, you have to suit the band you're playing in. For me John Bonham is the greatest because of his swing and groove, but put him in a band like Tool and he would be lost IMO. Jack Irons is one of my favourites for his recorded work with PJ and RHCP - Matt Cameron for his work in Soundgarden, but in PJ he sounds totally wrong IMO.

    Some more of my favourite drummers

    Chad Smith
    Ginger Baker
    Danny Carey
    Larry Mullen - very underrated
    Michael Lee (Page and Plant)
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  • QuarterToTenQuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,642
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=B09cED1_gvk&feature=related
    Nice shirt.
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