Best Drummer Of All Time

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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    HEY PEOPLE!!!!!!!

    today may 31st is bonzo's birthday. he would have been 58.

    seems as good excuse as any to have a zeppelin fest.
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  • mrwalkerb
    mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    Thumbing My Way wrote:
    I agree.

    I think Dave Grohl is one of the most talented men in music today......

    He's awesome at everything he does.

    I think the allure of calling Dave Grohl a great drummer has more to do with how hard he hits the skins and the amazing production that he gets on his drum tracks. For example when the drums kick in on Teen Spirit, and the intro of Scentless apprentice are just amazing. However they are in large part amazing not for being overly complicated but for just sounding great. That being said don't think I'm slagging him by any means becasue he is great and watching him play drums on have a cigar a few years ago was awesome. Still probably the guy I pick for my all star band if I were to make one. Although the last two foo fighters cds have been sub par IMO
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  • red mos
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  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    One measure of a drummer that hasn't been mentioned is how many easily identifiable and memorable beats do they have? How many styles of music do they excel in?
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    I think the allure of calling Dave Grohl a great drummer has more to do with how hard he hits the skins and the amazing production that he gets on his drum tracks. For example when the drums kick in on Teen Spirit, and the intro of Scentless apprentice are just amazing. However they are in large part amazing not for being overly complicated but for just sounding great. That being said don't think I'm slagging him by any means becasue he is great and watching him play drums on have a cigar a few years ago was awesome. Still probably the guy I pick for my all star band if I were to make one. Although the last two foo fighters cds have been sub par IMO


    yes he does hit those drums like they owe him money.
    my fave grohl track would have to be 'a song for the dead' - QOTSA.
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  • brhf9
    brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    all the drummers from 'spinal tap'...
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  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    facepollution wrote:
    Well not exactly, there are plenty of great rock drummers whose styles don't bare any resemblance to Bonham. Not saying he wasn't great, but there seems to be an almost snobish attitude among some people (not that I'm accusing you) that there couldn't possibly be a better drummer, just because he's a legend. It's kind of like the whole thing with the Beatles - like there couldn't be a better band than the Beatles because they pioneered popular rock, which I personally think is horse shit.

    I agree 100% with the Bonham part, but not with The Beatles. I think The Beatles and Elvis are far and away the greatest rock artists ever. There will never be another band/solo artist as big as they were and that did a whole lot for music.

    I think Bonham is the most overated drummer by far. Sure hes got plenty of skill, but he can't be compared to Carey, Peart, Cobham, Bozzio and several others who are FAR superior at the drums. I can agree that Bonham is certainly a drumming legend, and possibly the most important rock drummer, but he in no way shape or form is the best drummer skill wise, even though sadly, some Zep fans will disagree.

    Just my opinion.
  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    facepollution wrote:
    Yeah i can agree with you there, I guess I was looking at it more along the lines of 'best drummer'. I had a long drawn out argument with one person who claimed Jimmy Chamberlin wasn't that good a drummer, because there's only a handfull of songs that really stand out as extraordinary. My point was that not every song required him to show off, especially since a lot of the Pumkins' songs were lighter pop songs. It's easy for someone like Danny Carey to show off, becuase most Tool songs are easily 5 minutes long and are usually heavy enough to require balls out drumming. That doesn't necessarily make him a better drummer though.

    The guy from Avenged Sevenfold is seriously impressive too. I know a lot of people don't like the band, but there is no denying they are really good musicians.

    The thing with Carey is, that he can show off while still performing perfect for the song. I don't think many other drummers can pull off the stuff he does, yet being able to fit the song perfectly. That's probably a reason why i'm not a big Mike Portnoy fan, I just don't think he fits some of DT songs that well. I can't deny that he is insane on the kit though.

    Jimmy Chamberlin's solo album shows off a lot of his skill. He is a VERY underated drummer, and a very talented one as well.
  • pearl jam rules
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    pearl jam rules wrote:
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    What, no Dennis Chambers or Dave Weckl?

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  • Oh, Jimmy
    Oh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    JamnPearl wrote:
    I think Bonham is the most overated drummer by far. Sure hes got plenty of skill, but he can't be compared to Carey, Peart, Cobham, Bozzio and several others who are FAR superior at the drums. I can agree that Bonham is certainly a drumming legend, and possibly the most important rock drummer, but he in no way shape or form is the best drummer skill wise, even though sadly, some Zep fans will disagree.

    Just my opinion.

    What!??????!!???!?!!?!!?!!?!!?!

    Carey and Peart are amazing, but every night its the exact same drum parts. I am not taking anything away from them, as they are great, but to that they are far superior to John Bohnam is pretty retarded. Danny Carey practically stole Bonzo's style right away from him, and what prominent rock drummer played in odd time signatures before Bonham?

    I can tolerate alot of things but to say that there is a rock drummer that is far superior to Bonzo is pretty absurd. There are several that are close, but his importance as a rock drummer, alone, supercedes almost everything else. With that alotta people forget how truly great he was.

    Danny Carey may have surpassed Bonzo now, but that 10-15 extra years of development has done wonders for Carey, particularly the time between Aenima and 10k Days.
  • whatsthefreezer
    whatsthefreezer Posts: 347
    an honorable mention should go to josh freese
  • pearl jam rules
    pearl jam rules Posts: 129
    BinFrog wrote:
    What, no Dennis Chambers or Dave Weckl?

    ;)

    they belong up there as well. haven't heard enough dennis chambers to really comment, i'll admit that. but dave weckl is phenomenal. saw him give a clinic a few years ago that still blows my mind
  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    Honorable mention to Roger Taylot of Queen. He was able to make his drum style fit probably the widest assortment of music of any rock drummer ever. Then he really brings it live, can do background and lead vocals and write songs. Good songs, not like Matt's.
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  • Oh, Jimmy
    Oh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    surferdude wrote:
    Honorable mention to Roger Taylot of Queen. He was able to make his drum style fit probably the widest assortment of music of any rock drummer ever. Then he really brings it live, can do background and lead vocals and write songs. Good songs, not like Matt's.

    Didnt he help John Deacon build the amp that Brian May used in the studio. I read that somewhere.

    Queen does deserve more love than they get.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    without a doubt, Danny Carey and Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis et al.)

    Both Danny and Billy regularly pull out 19/18 beats etc, without sounding like they are doing it for impressing. Danny is so unintrusive in a song you sometimes don't even realise how much he is blowing your mind.
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  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    Danny Carey practically stole Bonzo's style right away from him, and what prominent rock drummer played in odd time signatures before Bonham?

    Are you kidding me??? Bonham hardly ever used tom beats like Carey does. Thier styles are similar in parts, but saying he stole his style is a VERY retarded thing to say. Go listen to the drumming on Lateralus and tell me that it's like Bonham's drumming.

    I'm not saying that Carey has done more for rock drumming than Bonham, I mean, that's pretty obvious that Bonham is probably one of the 3 most important rock drummers in history...I can't deny that. Denying that Carey's skill ISN'T far surperior to Bonhams is a very absurd thing to say.

    And besides, Bonham isn't even known for playing odd time signatures, and i'm willing to bet that Carl Palmer was playing odd time sigs before Bonham was. A lot of Zep fans probably don't even know that Bonham ever played in odd time sigs. That is something Carey is well known for, as are about every progressive rock drummers.
  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    Carey and Peart are amazing, but every night its the exact same drum parts.

    Danny Carey may have surpassed Bonzo now, but that 10-15 extra years of development has done wonders for Carey, particularly the time between Aenima and 10k Days.

    So what if it's the same every night? I have about 10 Zep dvds, and Bonham's drumming isn't that much different each show. If you want to use something like that, then I guess Keith Moon is the best drummer ever, because he never sounded the same each night.

    Danny Carey has long surpassed Bonham's skill on the drum kit. This is a no brainer if you have ever played drums in your life.
  • eloesch1
    eloesch1 Posts: 42
    Cant believe i forget Ginger Baker. What an animal
  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
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