Best Drummer

judas_priest · 03-09-2006, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MattMarlow

Carey is good

IMO best drummers are

Buddy Rich
Mike Portnoy
Thomas Lang
Neil Peart
Terry Bozzio
Derrick Roddy
Virgil Donati

I can't think of any drummers better than that lot ^^

Peart and Portnoy are amazing.

LucienAD · 03-09-2006, 12:23 PM

Flo Mounier From Cryptopsy

XxGhostReveriesxX · 03-09-2006, 04:18 PM

Raymond Herrera from Fear Factory
Dave Lombardo from Slayer
and of course Vinnie Paul from Pantera

boo boo · 03-09-2006, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Webby2299

When I saw this thread and tried to read through it all, I figured I'd have to throw at least two cents in, maybe three or four. Here were some other possible drummers that though a few of them shouldn't be considered the best, deserve to be mentioned at least.

Jeff Porcaro - Died before his time, but while he was around he was in high demand as a session musician and gave us the Rosanna Shuffle with Toto. Exceptionally talented, I only wish he were still around to hear how he could've sounded today.

Jim Keltner - In line with Porcaro as a session musician, though not dead. Very reliable drummer and though he shouldn't be ranked near the top, he deserves to be mentioned just for the staggering amount of work he's done.

Terry Williams - Did some exceptional work for Dire Straits with his very fast-paced drum fills and solos. Though not as technically stunning as other drummers, he's exciting to listen to when he gets a chance to show off. "Twisting By The Pool" from Dire Straits is a good example of this, as is a lot of his work with Rockpile and Dave Edmunds solo career.

Carl Palmer - Realistically could be listed in the top 5. Prog Rock seems to get the short end of the stick a lot, as do the musicians that make it. Palmer is a great drummer, one listen to the entirety of "Karn Evil 9" is evidence enough. "Tank" is also a good example of his stellar work.

Phil Collins - Forget most of his solo career and integration of drum machines into his music. Along with Hugh Padgham, Collins created a drum sound that is instantly recognizable due to the gated-reverb effect. This has made for some of the more memorable drum fills ever such as the one from "In The Air Tonight". So it's not technically marvelous, in the context of the song it's incredible and sticks in your mind. But before this, when he was strictly a drummer, he really shines. When Gabriel was Genesis' frontman and Collins directed all his efforts towards drumming, he sounded awesome. Better yet though was his work with Brand X. Listen to the song "Nuclear Burn" and then try to mock Collins as a drummer. He's also versatile enough to tour and record with a big band ensemble. That speaks volumes about the man. Though I'm not sure he can beat Neil Peart, I definitely rank him in my top 5.

IMO.

Bill Bruford > Phil Collins.

~~Don~~ · 03-10-2006, 06:16 AM

Carey is by far the most overrated drummer of all time. My favourite drummer always changes. Being a drummer for almost 20 years now, I never really had a clear favourite. I like Portnoy but he doesn't amaze me as much as Henry Ranta. I think Ranta has to be my favourite ever drummer. His work on The Chainheart Machine is unmatchable. He combines insanely fast blast beats with sheer beauty and has the best fills I've ever heard in all of rock. I'm guessing we're not allowed to talk about jazz drummers here...

Merkaba · 03-10-2006, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Don

Carey is by far the most overrated drummer of all time.

Care to elaborate on that. Because even if thats with our opinions of Tool aside, thats one of the dumbest things you've said to date.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-10-2006, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

IMO.
A dead slug > Phil Collins.

Better

~~Don~~ · 03-10-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Merkaba

Care to elaborate on that.

I'd be happy to. You see, what I did was, I took the definition of overrated to mean someone who gets a lot more recognition than they deserve right? Then I applied this to Mr. Carey. And I came to this conclusion because nothing he does impresses me at all and for some reason everywhere I look people are hailing him to be one of the greatest ever modern drummers. It disgusts me.

Merkaba · 03-10-2006, 06:38 PM

Dare I ask, what does impress you?

~~Don~~ · 03-10-2006, 06:45 PM

Mostly complex fills impresses me the most.

View Poll Results: Best Drummer
John Bonham	123	25.95%
Keith Moon	102	21.52%
Ginger Baker	23	4.85%
Neil Peart	139	29.32%
Danny Carey	87	18.35%
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~~Don~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 647	Carey is by far the most overrated drummer of all time. My favourite drummer always changes. Being a drummer for almost 20 years now, I never really had a clear favourite. I like Portnoy but he doesn't amaze me as much as Henry Ranta. I think Ranta has to be my favourite ever drummer. His work on The Chainheart Machine is unmatchable. He combines insanely fast blast beats with sheer beauty and has the best fills I've ever heard in all of rock. I'm guessing we're not allowed to talk about jazz drummers here...

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