The ten greatest drummers of all time

SidNewton

Drew_fx said:

Danny Carey. Danny Carey. Danny Carey.

That's the fella.

chillidoggy

Yup, that's the bloke.

Drew_TNBD

I'd let him PARADIDDLE MY ARSE!

Gassage

Drew_fx said:

I'd let him PARADIDDLE MY ARSE!

Kenneth Williams lives....

Deadman

Rat Scabies.

viz

Wiz deadman.

meltedbuzzbox

bah

no chad smith, no jimmy chamberlin, no mitch mitchell

the list sucks balls. 

I am not a big fan of slipknot but their drummer is mental too and no mention. 

axisus

Mike Mancini is amazing, as is Marco Minnemann.

thisisguitar

So a man who Madonna calls the best drummer… as opposed to the man Frank Zappa calls the best drummer. Hmmm, let me think about that for a moment. Madonna. Or Zappa.

Well, I'm flummoxed. 

Is there a sarcastic smiley?

Skipped

It's too difficult.
I can't even decide who the top 10 drummers to perform with Steely Dan are. (Make it 11 and I am sorted)

Evilmags

Vinnie Coliuta, Terry Bozo, Dennis Chambers, Tony Williams, Chad Waterman, Trilok Gurtu....

Pretty shit list really. Jazz drummers are generally so far ahead of rock and pop drummers there is no real competition.

Drew_TNBD

Evilmags said:

Vinnie Coliuta, Terry Bozo, Dennis Chambers, Tony Williams, Chad Waterman, Trilok Gurtu....

Pretty shit list really. Jazz drummers are generally so far ahead of rock and pop drummers there is no real competition.

Jazz drummers generally can't play rock. They don't have the testicular fortitude required.

menamestom

Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks deserve a mention. 

PolarityMan

Evilmags said:

Vinnie Coliuta, Terry Bozo, Dennis Chambers, Tony Williams, Chad Waterman, Trilok Gurtu....

Pretty shit list really. Jazz drummers are generally so far ahead of rock and pop drummers there is no real competition.

Jazz drummers often have shit feet though

Phil_aka_Pip

Bill Bruford

Andy Ward

Carl Palmer

drwiddly

Got to mention Johanne James of Threshold/Kyrbgrinder. Fantastic drummer and he sings too!

breakstuff

Have to mention Brian Chase from Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

mudslide73

Manu Katche, Topper Headon, Michael Miley, Phil Rudd, Jeff Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Vinnie, Terry Bozzio. JHB is my favourite though.

jonnyburgo

Any drummer that Zappa used probably.

I don't fully get the adulation for Bonzo, I'm a Led Zep fan but he wasnt the most versatile was he? From the thud-wack-thud-thud-wack school really, wasnt exactly subtle, fitted the band perfectly though.

viz

For me it's Portnoy and Donati. Shame Donati didn't do well in the dream theater auditions really.