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Best Drummers......

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef, Jul 22, 2007.

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  1. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    Yeah, but can he sing like Maulty from the Barbarians?

    Individual drummer, I'd go with Keith Moon.

    If we're talking about team percussion in this thread, props for early Santana (check out "Live at the Fillmore '68") and Arcade Fire (check out YouTube) - I think everyone takes a turn at pounding something in their live shows.
     
    terrier, Jul 22, 2007
    #25
  2. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    And I thought my History of Jazz in America class was never going to pay off.



    Worth mentioning is that this is not an ad lib. This is the great song they wrote.

     
    93Devil, Jul 22, 2007
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  3. Bob Slydell

    Bob Slydell Active Member

    Very good picks. But:

    I can't believe Ringo Starr hasn't at least been mentioned. Never got his due, and I know Pete Best was supposedly better. But Ringo was a damn fine drummer.

    Taylor Hawkins, Grohl said Hawkins is better than he is.
    Bill Berry
    Animal
    Meg White anyone???
    Art Blakey as well.
     
    Bob Slydell, Jul 22, 2007
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  4. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    He has.

    Matt Cameron has drummed for two fantastic bands and been completely loved by fans of both, so he should get at least a nod.
     
    zeke12, Jul 22, 2007
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  5. tyler durden 71351

    tyler durden 71351 Active Member

    Second on the kudos for Keith Moon and John Henry Bonham.
    Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is quite good. And John Theodore, who used to play with Mars Volta, is amazing.
     
    tyler durden 71351, Jul 22, 2007
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  6. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    'oo's in second place then, mate?

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    Fenian_Bastard, Jul 23, 2007
    #30
  7. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    No love for this guy?

     
    Mayfly, Jul 23, 2007
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  8. PhilaYank36

    PhilaYank36 Guest

    I must concur on both points.
     
    PhilaYank36, Jul 23, 2007
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  9. SoCalDude

    SoCalDude Active Member

    WOW .. a subject close to my own heart having messed around with drums for, oh, about 45 years.
    Carl Palmer -- a gymnast behind his set
    Louie Bellson -- one of the first with two bass drums
    Buddy Rich -- he stood alone in his day
    Ringo Starr -- not technically the best, but he did what he needed to do and his beat never wavered.
    This is absolutely a true story: A friend of mine in high school, his dad owned a drum shop in L.A. He supplied equipment for Louie Bellson was close friends with him. Back then, Bellson and Rich were the most prominent big-band drummers around. One time, the guy asks Bellson who is the best drummer?
    Belson said, "Buddy Rich can do anything I can do. I can do anything Buddy Rich can do. But the best drummer in the world is Ginger Baker."
     
    SoCalDude, Jul 23, 2007
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  10. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    Stewart Copeland.
     
    Oz, Jul 23, 2007
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  11. CradleRobber

    CradleRobber Active Member

    Just Blaze.
     
    CradleRobber, Jul 23, 2007
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  12. da el g

    da el g Member

    John Bonham Moby Dick Dick Dick
     
    da el g, Jul 23, 2007
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