Gene C 1,745 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Man! John Bonham, Keith Moon and Dave Ghrohl are my favorites as well, but Neil Peart is the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiroacademy 828 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Neal Peart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene C 1,745 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Don't forget about the poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nahash5150 9,941 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Brad Wilk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingman 662 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Tommy Aldridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,035 Posted May 2, 2014 Community Admin Share Posted May 2, 2014 Man! John Bonham, Keith Moon and Dave Ghrohl are my favorites as well, but Neil Peart is the man. That is my list, too. Bonham and Moon. At the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed_and_confused 194 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 What, no Phil Collins?! (lol) Everyone knows it's Peart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumbini 6,135 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Sounds like a list of the MOST POPULAR drummers (as opposed the best, most talented, most influencial, etc). What about Art Blakey, Buddy Miles and Max Roach of the jazz era? They created styles and influenced generations of drummers that followed. More of my favorites percussion "artists" that didn't make your list: Joey Baron Carter Beauford Hal Blaine Terry Bozzio Bill Bruford Danny Carey Jack DeJohnette Vince Ditrich Mick Fleetwood Steve Gadd Evelyn Glennie Benny Greb Omar Hakim Levon Helm Thomas Lang Jojo Mayer Buddy Miles Marco Minnemann Jeff Porcaro Pip Pyle Lars Ulrich Ruth Underwood Chad Wackerman Dave Weckl Tatsuya Yoshida Tony WIlliams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xavionics 1,363 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 +1 Really enjoy watching Carter Bruford. Another unsung hero is Alex VanHalen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,035 Posted May 2, 2014 Community Admin Share Posted May 2, 2014 HEADS UP. Best not to use your smart phone to vote..., My fat fingers did the Ringo vote..., Oops, didn't mean to do that. Looks like I need to install the Android Fat Finger's keyboard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene C 1,745 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 You can vote more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom 372 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Neil Peart's willingness and ability to constantly reinvent himself, to strive to constantly learn more even after receiving numerous accolades amazes me. And his drive for perfection (successful!) and to be beat perfect entertains my left brain immensely. Along with being one of the most respectful, humble people I have ever seen. Brilliant, thoughtful songwriter...... Honorable mention: Buddy Rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,035 Posted May 2, 2014 Community Admin Share Posted May 2, 2014 If you are, or feel like you are, older than dirt (like I feel) you might remember this on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The early-production vintage TV-constrained pyrotechnics come in about 1:45 in the video. (swinging the vote!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,035 Posted May 2, 2014 Community Admin Share Posted May 2, 2014 More recent - Neil Peart, June 9, 2011, Letterman, "Drum Solo Weak" ...still got it. Solo starts at about 03:00 into the video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed_and_confused 194 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'd throw in Jim Keltner and Manu Katche as being pretty decent with the sticks. [everyone knows NP is the best] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom 372 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Peart, at the Buddy Rich Tribute Concert. And 'Der Trommler' from R30, in Rio. So beat perfect you must remind youself this is not a computer. Then you hear the improv, the subtle little trills and you think, there's no way this is computer generated....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,035 Posted May 2, 2014 Community Admin Share Posted May 2, 2014 Honorable mention: Buddy Rich. Agreed. Buddy had that "brat-pack" good-time's guy feel to his style. Loved it when he and Johnny Carson hammed it up on the Tonight Show. Ed Schaughnessy to Buddy was like Ed McMahon to Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,035 Posted May 2, 2014 Community Admin Share Posted May 2, 2014 Gosh, this thread is a lot of fun ! Thanks Gene! Watched more cool YouTube videos this morning than probably the last entire month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jldeni 439 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm an old guy. I can't think about drum solos without calling to mind Ron Bushy's in-a-gadda-da-vidda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyTrails 498 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I know nothing about drumming. My ability to keep a beat is similar to Steve Martin finding his rhythm at the begining of the Jerk. I would consider the most popular drummer to be Peart. I've always like Peart, seems like a decent guy in addition to a good drummer. Hey, he's got a lot of drums so he must be good BUT, (and not intended to stir things up) I drink coffee a few mornings a week with a friend who has been a drummer his whole life. He is approx 60 and been playing since he was young. He is in a few bands locally (and has been most of his adult life) and rather knowledgeable on music in a whole. He says Peart is not considered that good inside the drumming community. Said there is a love / hate among drummers with Peart with more against. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fill35U 1,845 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 How about: Dave Lombardo Mickey Hart Joey Waronker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom 372 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Jealousy. Experienced drummer of multiple influences. Successful 40 year songwriter. Humble to a fault. I wouldn't say even that popular as Rush really has not been that popular over their tenure. And it was far before their most recent surge that Peart was acknowledged, and retired as a nominee in Modern Drummer magazine's nominations for drummer of the year. Listed here as #3 all time behind Buddy Rich and Bonham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coash 127 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I sure can't complain about that list. Most of my faves are on it and I could not really rank them in any particular order. Some of those drummers were probably not as good as we think they are but they became legends and died young. There are some truly great young drummers coming up too. If I honestly had to pick a number one it would be Ringo. Not the fastest, but a solid beat and some of the most innovative material of all time. I really like Neil Peart but I am partial to the rock drummers who he listened to, including Bonham, Baker and Moon. I had four different drummers in my bands. Some could keep time, others not, some were very fast, others not so much. Coming up with a truly inventive lick? Now that is worth something! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyjt 8,587 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 +1 for Mick Fleetwood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav0810 586 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Dave Lombardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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