Who Do You Think Is The Best Drummer Alive?

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  • GummiBeer
    GummiBeer Newfoundland Canada Posts: 189
    Neil Peart Is the Drum God
    Then theres Nico McBrain of Iron Maiden...cool back in the day
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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Dave Grohl
    Danny Carey
    Neil Peart
    Matt Cameron
    Chad Sexton
    Buddy Miles
    Stephen Perkins
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  • Kraven
    Kraven Posts: 829
    Alive:
    Dave Grohl
    Mike Portnoy
    Charlie Watts, he might not be like crazy good, but it fits the music so well.

    But Bonham is god! Greatest rock drummer of all time, in my opinion.
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  • uninnocent
    uninnocent Posts: 1,565
    excluding all the accomplished jazz drummers, i'd have to say the best drummer still kickin' is easily neil peart. actually i'd probably pick him above the jazz drummers too. danny carey takes second. jimmy chamberlin takes the bronze.
  • GummiBeer wrote:
    Neil Pert Is the Drum God
    Then theres Nico McBrain of Iron Maiden...cool back in the day

    good call on mcbrain. ;)
  • Code13
    Code13 Posts: 17
    Dave "The Most powerful drummer in the Universe" Grohl
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Code13 wrote:
    Dave "The Most powerful drummer in the Universe" Grohl

    You missed the two links above, dude.

    Oh also the guy who drummed for Hatebreed was really really good too.
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  • barcoach
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  • satansbedbugs
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    gabers wrote:
    Garth from Wayne's World.


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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    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



    Good call on Donati. I usually include him on my list.
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  • Klumpie
    Klumpie Posts: 2,649
    wow....a golden earring reference. awesome.

    They are from The Netherlands, good old band!
    Radar Love still rocks and have some good drumming on it.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    Okay so i'm not going to call him the best drummer alive, but I want to mention him. I don't know his name right off but the drummer from Mastadon is really good. I love his fills. I don't like how a lot of metal bands will ride the double bass drum, but he really slaps the skins. I like his drumming a lot.
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  • MCG
    MCG Posts: 780
    Echoes wrote:
    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

    Crappy drumming in a crappy band is no excuse for crappy drumming!
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    I'm assuming that all the people who didn't mention Billy Cobham didn't because they haven't heard him right? And if that's the case please for the love of god check him out. Buy the inner mounting flame by the Mahavishnu Orchestra for some of the most creative, complex and exciting drum playing ever committed to tape (and yes that is over and above Neil Peart and Danny Carey IMO)
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  • chris01
    chris01 Posts: 559
    Dave Grohl - Loved his style in Nirvana and re-affirmed my liking for him on 'Songs for the Deaf'.

    Jack Irons - In particular, for Up In My Tree and Given To Fly, also for his work with the Chili's.

    Travis Barker - Although he's in shit bands (sorry Blink and whatever the name of the other band he is in fans) but that guy can drum up a storm.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Echoes wrote:
    he is absolutely terrible. Barely a step above Meg white.

    Take a listen to Bulls On Parade from Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium, and then say he's a shit drummer. On record he tends to go with the more basic stuff, but live he's pretty damn good.
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    Neil Peart or the drummer for slipknot
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