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Originally Posted by ProggyMan
Is it just me or have Michael Giles and Bill Bruford been making music before Bonham became famous? I'm making the point that there are many, many drummers who are technically superior than Bonham, and saying no one can touch him is ridiculous.
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Well theres more to being the best than just being the most skilled.
Bonham was amazing, but arguing that he's the best drummer in the world for his technical ability is just wrong, more skilled than Moon for sure. But you have Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, Terry Bozzio, Carl Palmer and several other drummers that are technically far superior to Bonham.
Obviously the reason people think of Bonham and Moon so highly compared to everyone else is because of the amount of energy they put into their drumming, they weren't about playing by the book and they beat the **** out of their drums like no one else. They were both skilled and energetic, Bonham just happens to be more skilled and Moon is more energetic. So who's better really depends on which you think is more important.
I'd say Bonham is better because he had quite a bit more range. Moon only had one style of playing really, loud and all over the place, and he applied it to every song. He was more distinctive in that sense. But Bonham showed he could do that and more.