I'd take Keith Moon over him if it were a competition, but he was still talented. I don't like his drum solos (the only drum solos I can recall liking are the ones in "The End" and "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." It's a good thing they've more or less died out), but his style suited Led Zeppelin's sound perfectly. Plus, he was amazingly recorded. I'm not sure what Zep's producers did, but they made Bonham sound consistently great.
Oh, and Ringo was excellent. Obviously no Bonham or Moon, but The Beatles didn't need or want one. And when he was called upon to do something weird he did it quite well, see "A Day In The Life."
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