Who Do You Think Is The Best Drummer Alive?

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  • #105
    #105 Posts: 5
    i am the greatest player of them all
    morning
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Rock - Neil Peart

    Jazz - Billy Cobham, Dave King, Dennis Chambers, Steve Smith, Vinnie Colaiuta, Terry Bozzio, Dave Weckl, and about 100 others.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    In short, the answer is either Buddy Rich or Flo from Cryptopsy. Not even a question. If you aren't saying them it is because you haven't heard them (or just don't like Jazz and death metal drumming)
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    Hakon "Geb" Gebhardt!!!!!!
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Echoes wrote:
    In short, the answer is either Buddy Rich or Flo from Cryptopsy. Not even a question. If you aren't saying them it is because you haven't heard them (or just don't like Jazz and death metal drumming)

    Buddy Rich is well dead.
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Shit, you are indeed right. In that case it is unquestionably Flo.
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • Klumpie
    Klumpie Posts: 2,649
    Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave is also a good one.
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    Jacco van Rooij
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    ___animal____
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • Klumpie
    Klumpie Posts: 2,649
    Norman Bonink (Blof)
    Martijn Bosman (Kane)
    Jeroen Kleijn (Johan)
    Gert-Jan Zegel (Sheer)

    :D
  • Klumpie
    Klumpie Posts: 2,649
    I totally forgot Cesar Zuiderwijk of the Golden Earring. Almost 60 and still a great drummer!
  • state of fuckin up
    state of fuckin up Posts: 23
    STEVE GORMAN B/C "high as the fuckin moon"
  • herogroundzero
    herogroundzero Posts: 366
    adam42381 wrote:
    I'm going to have to give it to Dave Grohl. His work on the skins is simply incredible. Not sure how good he is now since he doesn't play that much but back in the day he was the man. Any thoughts?


    i dunno who the best is but charlie watts is certainly the coolest there is :)
  • Tnerb248
    Tnerb248 Posts: 50
    Klumpie wrote:
    I totally forgot Cesar Zuiderwijk of the Golden Earring. Almost 60 and still a great drummer!

    wow....a golden earring reference. awesome.

    my "short" list:
    Matt Cameron
    Bernard Purdie
    Dennis Chambers
    Jason McGerr
    RINGO STARR
    Matt Chamberlain
    Josh Freese
    Billy Cobham
    Jon Theodore
    Carter Beauford
    Ginger Baker (though, he looks dead)
    Dave Grohl
    is Hal Blaine still alive?
    Bill Bruford
    Mitch Mitchell
    Chad Smith
    Steve Gadd
    Vinnie Colaiuta
    Keith Carlock
    Billy Ward
    Steve Jordan
    Atom Willard
    Stewart Copeland

    here's who's not on the list (unless the list is of people who ruin good bands):
    Lars Ulrich
    Brad Wilk
    Zak Starkey
    Carl Palmer

    -brent
    www.brentplaysdrums.com
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Klumpie wrote:
    Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave is also a good one.


    he is absolutely terrible. Barely a step above Meg white.
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • Tnerb248
    Tnerb248 Posts: 50
    Echoes wrote:
    he is absolutely terrible. Barely a step above Meg white.

    i dunno, her sucking is like a part of the overall white stripes vibe, whereas he detracts from the songs with his lack of pocket, crappy fills, inconsistent measures, lack of creativity, and his use of tricks to hide the fact he can't play.


    -brent
    www.brentplaysdrums.com
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Tnerb248 wrote:
    i dunno, her sucking is like a part of the overall white stripes vibe, whereas he detracts from the songs with his lack of pocket, crappy fills, inconsistent measures, lack of creativity, and his use of tricks to hide the fact he can't play.


    -brent

    I guess we agree then. I think meg's drumming, while not the most skilled, fits in well with the white stripes. Brad just sucks
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    brad wilk
    lars ulrich
    scott rockenfield
    danny carey
    dave lombardo
    loel campbell
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    my favorite drummer will always be Keith Moon...
    unfortunately, he no longer fits in the alive category.... :(


    *puts on Happy Jack*
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • dark_crystalis
    dark_crystalis Posts: 23
    WTF nobody said Virgil Donati
    Besides him:
    Steve Gadd
    Lombardo
    Dave Grohl
    Gene Hogland (the guy is a frickin' demon)
    Jimmy Chamberlain
    Mike Portnoy

    A drummer I really like but I know he's not the best is Martin Lopez

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