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Alright, this is probably going to start somewhat of a shitstorm, but this has been bugging me for quite some time... so here goes...

What do people really see in John Bonham's drumming? It seems as though just because he had that ridiculously long drum solo on Moby Dick (and that he was in Led Zeppelin) he gets lauded ALL THE TIME for being such a great drummer. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Zeppelin, and by that I mean LOVE. But John Bonham is a LOT less talented than he is given credit for... the only thing that he could do exceptionally well was play really, really loud, if you ask me. I honestly think that just about any drummer that you can name (except maybe Meg White :P... don't get me wrong, I LOOOOVE the White Stripes too, but she sucks) is has (or had) more skill than Bonham ever did. I always used to argue with my friends about this, and I'd always be outnumbered by those who believe that Bohnam is so amazing for the reasons that I stated before. I can make a list, and a LONG one at that, of drummers who I think absolutely blow Bonham away... here are a few, and remember, this is just to name a few:

- Sammy J. Watson of The Apex Theory (Listen to 4RA's by them... really great work on that... also, you have to keep in mind how difficult it is to keep up, as a drummer, with such twisted time signatures as the Apex Theory use)

-Stuart Copeland of The Police (His druming speaks for itself)

-Dave Lombardo of Slayer (Listen to Disciple, Payback, War Zone, and God Send Death. Really. That is some hardcore, all-out, balls-to-the-walls drumming right there.)


Is there anyone who is with me on this? I have always been entirely outnumbered in arguments about this, so it would be nice to see that SOMEONE else has the same perspective as me...

And like I said, I love Zeppelin. This has nothing to do with disliking their music. It just has to do with my annoyince at John Bonham being lauded all the time like he is.

Please don't hurt me.

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