best drummer in the world?

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  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    BrokenGlass wrote:
    Actually, I think he is channelling Keith Moon...

    That's how I felt when I saw him.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • rigneyclan
    rigneyclan Posts: 289
    LOL!!! at Joey Jordison being the best drummer...

    he can't lay a finger on Jon Theodore or Brendan Canty.
    7/16/06 7/18/06
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    I've always loved Sean Kinney as a drummer too.

    Is he a good drummer? (AIC).

    I loved watching him on unplugged. He makes it look effortless.
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtbQdFhp76I
  • HermanBloom
    HermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    hguz73 wrote:
    I always admired Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN) and Tim "Herb" Alexander from Primus. Can't remember his name but the guy who plays in Dave Matthews Band is great too.
    Agreed

    I personally think Tim Alexander is the best: very technical and different

    Love Carter Beauford from DMB as well

    Others:
    Matt Cameron (he really is one of the best)
    Danny Carey
    Neil Peart
    Keith Moon
    Mike Portnoy
    Buddy Rich
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  • PJ-Sin
    PJ-Sin Posts: 348
    Tomas Haake - Meshuggah

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=5prrbihsb3g

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=z5A0q63_gbo (this video is hysterical)

    Although its all just a matter of preference, but this guy is damn good!!
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,150
    bladworth116 wrote:
    Phil Collins nuff' said

    I hope you mean chester thompson-thats the drums of modern genesis, phil is decent, but Chester is the man.

    BONHAM
    MOON
    neil peart
    omar hakim
    camine apice
    chris slade
    stewart copeland
    cameron
    and my new favorite

    Glen Kotchke from Wilco, they guy is an animal behind the kit

    at this level, there is no best
  • Stereotype
    Stereotype Maribor, Slovenia Posts: 885
    Manu Kache..if you ask me.

    Edit: Will Calhoun deserves a mentioning too.
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Of all time, in my opinion:

    Jazz - Billy Cobham
    Rock - Neil Peart
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Billy Cobham -
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKYGa8A9Fog
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYBTBv_h4CQ
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    And who says Neil Peart can't play jazz?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bIchqJoxFQ


    plus

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLPnrUdU7bk
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • MagnusonPark82
    MagnusonPark82 Posts: 180
    Some of my favorites:

    Neil Peart - Rush
    Nicko McBrain - Iron Maiden
    Lars Ulrich - Metallica

    Some great younger drummers:

    The Rev - Avenged Sevenfold (this guy rocks)
    Jason Bittner - Shadows Fall

    On a side note, someone mistakenly listed Geddy Lee as a drummer. Interestingly, Matt Cameron did all the percussion on Geddy's solo album, "My Favorite Headace". When asked about it, Geddy said, "Neil's great, but Matt is no slouch".
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  • Matty Boy
    Matty Boy Posts: 421
    Brian Mantia aka Brain-GnR and Primus
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=BA9A5xtPlgE
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=LjOM5YjMZ8w
  • Like a Wave
    Like a Wave Posts: 9
    John Fishman of Phish is nuts... hes gotta be top 5.
    Council Bluffs '03
    Gorge 1
    Gorge 2 '06
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Like a Wave wrote:
    John Fishman of Phish is nuts... hes gotta be top 5.


    Great for Phish, has some unique polyrhythms and odd timings, but I don't consider him an all-time great. He didn't need to be to fit in to Phish. He held down the fort while Trey and Page did their thing. Him and Gordo were the perfect backbone.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Manstis1604
    Manstis1604 Posts: 99
    There's really no way to say best drummer alive but the best mainstream rock drummer that I am currently aware of is Thomas Pridgen of the Mars Volta. Funny, I used to say Jon Theodore was the best, I think the band just gets the most out of their drummers.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_cnhaPgZ04
  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    Manstis1604 wrote:
    There's really no way to say best drummer alive but the best mainstream rock drummer that I am currently aware of is Thomas Pridgen of the Mars Volta. Funny, I used to say Jon Theodore was the best, I think the band just gets the most out of their drummers.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_cnhaPgZ04

    I still prefer Theodore! But that's just me.
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    I thik Bill Ward is very under rated, check out this, he was showing off back then...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIC_7si4ims
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • EddiE
    EddiE Posts: 125
    Only one mention of Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins....oh man that's poor.....they get my vote :D
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