metaldad Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Here is another list i found on Gibson.com . Please leave your comments Top Ten Drummers 1. John Bonham 2. Neil Peart 3. Keith Moon 4. Dave Grohl 5. Lars Ulrich 6. Mike Portnoy 7. Ginger Baker 8. Jose Freese 9. Stewart Copeland 10. Ringo Starr Like most lists, this is a bad joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I like most of these drummers! Especially if it's strictly Rock music. I really think the point of most lists is to provoke a reaction or debate and not to be definitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 How does one really do a list like this? I mean, aren't the best drummers the ones that you instinctively like? If not, then what is the objective comparison between "great drummers" such that you can rank them accurately? The answer appears to be there is no objective comparison, and therefore it is all subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 QUOTE (ReRushed @ Jun 1 2011, 09:42 AM) I really think the point of most lists is to provoke a reaction or debate and not to be definitive. That is why i put them up Good fun . I await the reaction from Earthshine ' What ? No Carl Palmer ?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 1 2011, 10:59 AM) QUOTE (ReRushed @ Jun 1 2011, 09:42 AM) I really think the point of most lists is to provoke a reaction or debate and not to be definitive. That is why i put them up Good fun . I await the reaction from Earthshine ' What ? No Carl Palmer ?' Yeah! Where the hell is Carl Palmer?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 QUOTE (Rush Cocky @ Jun 1 2011, 09:45 AM) How does one really do a list like this? All these websites have polls about everything . Every music website have one about drummers. I love finding them and posting them here. Then read the shit storm about Ringo and Palmer and Portnoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I like Foo Fighters but how exactly does Dave Grohl make the list? He's way more well known and accomplished as a singer/guitarist then a drummer at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush! Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Most of those guys are solid rock drummers. The majority of lists I see like this usually only cater to rock & roll guys and never any other styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Any of the drummers that have been in Frank Zappa's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 These lists always look like " most influential" more than " best". There are a ton of rock drummers who can run circles around Neil, as far as chops go. Its all based on what's pleasing to the ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 That's entirely wrong! The top ten drummers (in no particular order) are: Terry Bozzio Vinnie Coliauta Chad Wackerman Neil Peart Carl Palmer Todd Sucherman Omar Hakim Mike Portnoy Dave Weckl Animal (the muppet) Ok, that's a list of ten guys I like to listen to! No such thing as a list like that anyway....For every guy on this list, there are ten guys that can play them under the table, and ten more guys that can play THEM under the table! Most of these lists are a popularity contest! Kind os like the crap that Modern Drummer puts out every year...I get SO sick of reading those readers polls! The best response I ever heard was when Bill Bruford won the "Hall of Fame" one year "SO what does this get me, a Modern Drummer TIE or something?!?!" I could never figure out why anyone has this NEED to measure musicians between each other. I like the ten guys I listed up above, but the next person to post may think that the guys I posted are all hacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALifeson85 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 How about Danny Carey, from Tool?? Hes a beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 QUOTE (Your_Lion @ Jun 1 2011, 11:14 AM) Any of the drummers that have been in Frank Zappa's band Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 (edited) Gavin Harrison Neil Peart Buddy Rich Danny Carrey Bill Bruford Dave Weckl Terry Bozzio Carl Palmer Mike Portney Vinnie I don't know, that's off the top of my head and these are the ones I enjoy listening to a lot. Especially Buddy and Dave, I love to see videos. But Gavin is the best to me and Neil is my favorite, not because of his drumming (which is really not that great compared to some of the drummers I listed) but because of how his drumming shows the emotion of his lyrics and the music. Edited: Replace vinnie with Bonham, and portnoy with guy evans. Honorable mentions to the ones I removed plus Keith moon and Phil Collins and Josh freese. Edited June 2, 2011 by Good,bad,andrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Dave Lombardo of Slayer needs consideration. I'm not even a huge Slayer fan but dude is a kick ass drummer. Bill Ward of Sabbath when he was younger too. Sadly, not now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Those drummers are great but my list would be (no particular order): Gavin Harrison (all time favorite) Bill Bruford Carl Palmer Todd Sucherman Phil Ehart Neil Peart Mike Manini Mike Portnoy Keith Moon John Bonham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Tidewater Surge Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 No Christian Vander in any of the responses? I'm disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fledgehog Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy and Stewart Copeland are the only ones that even belong on the list, neil deserves to be *slightly* lower (but not much), and Stewart deserves to be higher. Mike is tricky because his drumming used to be musical and inspired but in the last several years it's become a self-parodying mess of repeated ideas and recycled fills. Not that any of the other drummers (except perhaps Ringo) are unqualified, it's just that so many drummers of different genres (and even rock drummers with lesser-known names) are so, so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Jun 1 2011, 03:02 PM) Dave Lombardo of Slayer needs consideration. I'm not even a huge Slayer fan but dude is a kick ass drummer. Bill Ward of Sabbath when he was younger too. Sadly, not now though. Bill Ward does not get enough love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Jun 1 2011, 04:41 PM) QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Jun 1 2011, 03:02 PM) Dave Lombardo of Slayer needs consideration. I'm not even a huge Slayer fan but dude is a kick ass drummer. Bill Ward of Sabbath when he was younger too. Sadly, not now though. Bill Ward does not get enough love. Agree. If you've seen the video boot from British TV recorded in 1970 (generally considerd to have been filmed in Paris on 12-12-70), he's amazing that night. Early era Ward is the shit. Reunion era Ward, ummmmmm not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 QUOTE (fledgehog @ Jun 2 2011, 12:40 AM) Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy and Stewart Copeland are the only ones that even belong on the list, neil deserves to be *slightly* lower (but not much), and Stewart deserves to be higher. Mike is tricky because his drumming used to be musical and inspired but in the last several years it's become a self-parodying mess of repeated ideas and recycled fills. Not that any of the other drummers (except perhaps Ringo) are unqualified, it's just that so many drummers of different genres (and even rock drummers with lesser-known names) are so, so much better. The Gibson list is "rock drummers". As a rock drummer Peart runs rings around any out and out jazz drummer you can care to name. The opposite is also true but irrelevant. Peart, Bonham, Moon et al are considered the best rock drummers because not only are they technically proficient but they use that proficiency to create music that interests, inspires and creates wonder for the listener. Best is not just about technical-proficiency it's also about creativity and, I believe, achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now