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Locobot · 06-09-2003, 08:37 PM

I think I'm with KWSN and bullgoose on this one. Bonham can hit the skins with the best of them but he's widely overrated. His sound is punchy and full, essential to Led Zeppelin, but often lacks subtlety. I think a pretty good case could be made for Charlie Watts being a better/more skilled/capable/whatever drummer than JB (see: "Between the Buttons"-remaster). Keith Moon was a wild talent unparalled by anyone in his generation. Personally I find John Maher (Buzzcocks), Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), and Doug Scharin (June of '44) to be better/more interesting drummers.

Ringo Starr was the luckiest one-two man to blunder his way to Hamburg in the early 60s.

06-09-2003, 08:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
Locobot is awesome!	I think I'm with KWSN and bullgoose on this one. Bonham can hit the skins with the best of them but he's widely overrated. His sound is punchy and full, essential to Led Zeppelin, but often lacks subtlety. I think a pretty good case could be made for Charlie Watts being a better/more skilled/capable/whatever drummer than JB (see: "Between the Buttons"-remaster). Keith Moon was a wild talent unparalled by anyone in his generation. Personally I find John Maher (Buzzcocks), Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), and Doug Scharin (June of '44) to be better/more interesting drummers. Ringo Starr was the luckiest one-two man to blunder his way to Hamburg in the early 60s.