50 greatest rock drummers list

jsaso
jsaso Posts: 179
edited August 2007 in Other Music
http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-50-greatest-rock-drummers.htm

chamberlin is only 24-th???
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Neil Peart ... 22?

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  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    jsaso wrote:
    http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-50-greatest-rock-drummers.htm

    chamberlin is only 24-th???
    They didn't put Cash Car Star under his "best of..."???????
    And yeah he should be way higher up.
  • Fender_Man
    Fender_Man Posts: 408
    I would have put Billy Cobham in the top 20 and wouldn't have Ringo within 1,000 miles of any best drummer list, imo. Yeah, I know he is a funny and charismatic guy but didn't Lennon say he wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles?
  • jsaso
    jsaso Posts: 179
    Fender_Man wrote:
    I would have put Billy Cobham in the top 20 and wouldn't have Ringo within 1,000 miles of any best drummer list, imo. Yeah, I know he is a funny and charismatic guy but didn't Lennon say he wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles?
    i agree here...ringo shouldnt be on the list...
  • Fender_Man
    Fender_Man Posts: 408
    Ginger Baker and Neil Peart not in the top 20? Nice to see some names that don't usually get mentioned in best drummer polls, Reni, Jimmy Chamberlain, Lol Tolhurst.
    Here's a list of drummers that I reckon should walk any top 20, but I'm reckoning most of these won't get a mention?

    Terry Bozzio
    Steve Gadd
    Chester Thompson
    Vinnie Colaiuta
    Phil Taylor (just for Overkill)
    Cozy Powell
    Jack Irons
    Brian Downey
    Ian Paice
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Janet Weiss, Bill Bruford and Neil Peart were all way too low on this list. :(
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  • Kann
    Kann Posts: 1,146
    Billy Cobham is way too low.
  • Jeremy1012
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    Kann wrote:
    Billy Cobham is way too low.
    seeing that guy live is like being in the presence of a god... I saw him with some cuban band and he managed to start off a drum solo by just tapping the cymbals with his finger nails for about 4 minutes and it was still captivating.
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  • Yellow Bedwetter
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    jsaso wrote:
    http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-50-greatest-rock-drummers.htm

    chamberlin is only 24-th???

    i would have chamberlin in the top 20 for sure
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  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Kind of a strange list. I'm curious to see who the top 10 are.
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  • pdh1978
    pdh1978 Posts: 211
    yosi wrote:
    Kind of a strange list. I'm curious to see who the top 10 are.

    Bonham, Grohl, Cameron, Irons :), Carey all should figure

    and obviously Keith Moon at number 1!
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  • Anon
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    Keith Moon has to be number 1

    Best drummer ever

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  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    pdh1978 wrote:
    Bonham, Grohl, Cameron, Irons :), Carey all should figure

    and obviously Keith Moon at number 1!

    I kind of hope Irons and Cameron don't make it. There are so many better drummers than them. I'm just curious to see if Tony Williams and Mike Portnoy are also there (in edition to Bonham and Moon and possibly Carey and I doubt Grohl).
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  • intodeep
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    pdh1978 wrote:
    Bonham, Grohl, Cameron, Irons :), Carey all should figure

    and obviously Keith Moon at number 1!

    I highly doubt cameron or irons will make it although i like them both a lot.

    I would not be surprised to see carey, bonham, and beuford carter in the top ten. Perhaps they'll give the nod to keith moon but i always felt he was a bit overated.
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  • pdh1978
    pdh1978 Posts: 211
    intodeep wrote:
    but i always felt he was a bit overated.

    How dare you, sir! Take it back at once!! :)
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  • Fender_Man
    Fender_Man Posts: 408
    I've just got out my crystal ball and will now predict the top 10 based on their selections so far. I'll be staggered if I get more than 3 right.

    John Bonham
    Keith Moon
    Stewart Copeland
    Topper Headon
    Charlie Watts
    Mitch Mitchell
    Carl Palmer
    Steve Gadd
    Vinnie Colaiuta
    Nick Mason

    Outside bet Chad Smith?
  • MookieBlaylock5v1
    MookieBlaylock5v1 Posts: 353
    Since it's a list of *rock* drummers, here's who I expect to be in the Top 10 (not in any particular order):

    Mike Portnoy
    Keith Moon
    Josh Friese
    John Bonham
    Dave Grohl
    Charlie Watts
    Terry Bozzio
    Carter Beauford
    Danny Carey
    Lars Ulrich (this is the one I probably disagree with most, but I would imagine he'll be on the list)
  • MookieBlaylock5v1
    MookieBlaylock5v1 Posts: 353
    Fender_Man wrote:
    I've just got out my crystal ball and will now predict the top 10 based on their selections so far. I'll be staggered if I get more than 3 right.

    John Bonham
    Keith Moon
    Stewart Copeland
    Topper Headon
    Charlie Watts
    Mitch Mitchell
    Carl Palmer
    Steve Gadd
    Vinnie Colaiuta
    Nick Mason

    Outside bet Chad Smith?


    I forgot about Copeland. He should be Top 10 fo' sho'.

    Chad Smith... not so much.
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    MookieBlaylock5v1 wrote:

    Lars Ulrich (this is the one I probably disagree with most, but I would imagine he'll be on the list)

    Ugh. No no no. He should not be on the list.

    9/10 on your list is not bad though! Not bad at all! :)
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    Fender_Man wrote:
    I've just got out my crystal ball and will now predict the top 10 based on their selections so far. I'll be staggered if I get more than 3 right.

    John Bonham
    Keith Moon
    Stewart Copeland
    Topper Headon
    Charlie Watts
    Mitch Mitchell
    Carl Palmer
    Steve Gadd
    Vinnie Colaiuta
    Nick Mason

    Outside bet Chad Smith?
    nice top 3.people dont give enough credit to copeland that he should get.


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