Most Talented Drummer?

[Ace_O_Spades]

I'm gonna go ahead and throw Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater out there... simply because he's amazing beyond amazing

I'm getting into drums lately, who do you guys thing is ultimate?

[Krycheck]

Neal Peart from Rush. The hand speed of this guy is amazing. Just listen to Moving Pictures and you'll hear for yourself.

[maleficent]

Stewart Copeland/The Police

Then going back a ways -- Max Roach brilliant drummer who played along side jazz greats like Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker.... (and last I checked, he's still kicking drum butt)

[teethman]

that guy with one arm. hes awesome.

[Ella]

Ahhh, yes the Def Leppard dude. Gotta admire someone who can drum the ass off most others with only one arm.

A bunch of cool drummers in one place

[Ace_O_Spades]

66. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)


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What.... The.... Hell

This list just lost all credibility... what a fucking popularity contest

[Manic_Skafe]

I'm gonna have to go with Danny Carrey. In every band he's in the man just shines with talent. Amazing drummer and very diverse.

[Polyphobic]

I will second (actually third) Mike Portnoy.
Also, Tim Alexander is another of my favorites

[PoweredByPorn]

Raymond Herrera. Fear Factory.

Anyone who can be that precise at that speed deserves to be listed.

[ultra_agent9]

Simon Phillips is one of my favourites.

Also, Virgil Donati, Danney Carrey for monster drumming. And have always had a soft spot for Carter Beauford from DMB (listed TWICE on that list: 72 & 92) and Jimmy Chamberlain from the Smashing Pumpkins- I love his playing style and his sound.

There are a damn load of great drummers out there.

[Ella]

I'm gonna go with Anton Fier, Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth and Mo Tucker for being such a trailblazer.

[Tophat665]

Originally posted by Ella
Ahhh, yes the Def Leppard dude. Gotta admire someone who can drum the ass off most others with only one arm.

A bunch of cool drummers in one place

Originally posted by Ace_O_Spades
66. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)

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What.... The.... Hell
This list just lost all credibility... what a fucking popularity contest

That was a pretty worthless list, order wise, as are almost all Top X Y of Z lists. However, it was very helpful in constructing my own Top Ten.:

1 Neil Peart (Rush) (18)
1 Bill Bruford (Yes/King Crimson) (3)
1 Tim Alexander (Primus) (6)

2 Stewart Copeland (Police) (83)
2 Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Frank Zappa) (59)
2 Steve Gadd (Steely Dan) (N/A)

3 Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band) (72)
(He'll be one of the all time greats if the Smack doesn't kill him first.)

4 Mike Giles (King Crimson) (75)
4 Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) (1)
4 Jeff Porcaro (Toto/Steely Dan) (82)
4 Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) (66)

5 Matt Cameron (Soundgarden) (49)
5 Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) (78)
5 Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience) (99)
5 Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) (80)

6 Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull) (73)
6 Mike Shrieve (Santana) (12)
6 John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) (45)
6 Keith Moon (Who) (15)

7 Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) (N/A)
7 William Calhoun (Living Colour) (11)
7 Ian Paice (Deep Purple) (74)

8 Lars Ulrich (Metallica) (87)
(Yeah, he's a little shit, but he sure can pound the fuck out of a drum kit)

9 Dave Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam) (69)

10 Rick Allen (Def Leppard) (N/A)
(Consolation prize/"What a trooper" Award. He's a much better drummer with one arm then he ever was with 2.)

Lots of ties there, but there's a lot of Drummers who only have style, not skill, to pick between them.

Q: What did the Drummer get on his S.A.T's?
A: Drool.

[saut]

Danny Carrey. But then again, I really really really like Tool.

[roachboy]

we are thinking about great dummers and no-one mentions jazz players?
how is this possible?

a small list of who i can remember while drinking coffee, in no order, and quite sure that there are other dummers out there i either cannot remember and/or have not heard yet who should be here:

elvin jones
eddie blackwell
andrew cyrille
don moye
jerome cooper
max roach
rashied ali
sunny murray
william hooker (check out his duet release with thurston moore)

chris cutler

and tony allen, who was the drumming (and musical) backbone for most early fela anikulapo kuti tracks--through the early 1980s---and is just a monster....

and why only trap drums?

i might object to considering drummer who play 4 (boom chak da boom boom chak), in general, except---
for more power and/or speed oriented material, the good dr. bindujeet of bindujeet partners llc is a veritable gateway to a legion of black metal drummers, the recordings of which simply leave one's tiny unsuspecting brain pummelled into a a kind of brakish froth...
maybe i will try to lure him over here.

waves a hat of meat.....

[sailor]

Carter Beauford is an incredibly talented drummer--one of the most talented out there at the moment. If he doesnt top my list, hes definitely in the top three.

[Jesus Pimp]

Danny Carey from TOOL hands down the best drummer ever.

[wrongfullyaccuzd]

Danny Carey from Tool is definitely one of the best.
Lars Ulrich, although a bitch, is good.

Also, I don't know his name, but the guy from 3 Doors Down is pretty good. I know you ordinarily wouldn't think of their drummer to be on a list that celebrates speed and stuff, but I went to one of their shows and he had a several minute long solo and it sounded awesome. So he's a sleeper at least.

[Tusko]

tomas haake, morgan agren


everyeone else pretty much pales in comparison to these two.

[absorbentishe]

Originally posted by Krycheck
Neal Peart from Rush. The hand speed of this guy is amazing. Just listen to Moving Pictures and you'll hear for yourself.

Yes! If you've ever seen him play in concert, you'd see as well. The guy is infuckingcredible.

[powerclown]

As roachboy mentioned, max roach.

[jester]

Bonham smokes all of these guys, except maybe Keith Moon.

Ringo is the coolest drummer ever, though. He always had the best shades and rings.

[Jadedfox]

Danny Carey from Tool and Martin Lopez from Opeth get my vote from best drummers.

--jaded

[braindamage351]

My favorite drummer is John Bonham. He's not the best drummer technically, but he makes the best beats. That and he's awesome with his feet.

[Derwood]

Scott Churilla
Josh Garza
Dave Grohl
Brain

If you don't know who some of these guys are, you better look em' up!

[marz]

My favorites would have to be, Bonham, Ulrich, and the dude from Rush.

[kutulu]

Originally posted by PoweredByPorn
Raymond Herrera. Fear Factory.

Anyone who can be that precise at that speed deserves to be listed.

I don't know about the current record, but with the previous records the drums were recorded live and then reproduced electronically, hence the precision.

Originally posted by Tophat665
8 Lars Ulrich (Metallica) (87)
(Yeah, he's a little shit, but he sure can pound the fuck out of a drum kit)

I'm as big of a Metallica fan as possible but I've always thought of Lars as a average to above average drummer.

My two favorites are Gene Holgan (Death, Testament) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Fantomas). I didn't expect anyone to know about Gene but he is an amazing drummer. Extrememly fast and precise.

I thought that at least someone would have mentioned Lombardo. He's about as good as it gets.

[pocon1]

I'm seeing Rush in a couple of weeks, have to go with good old Neal.

[magnum_xxxl]

Originally posted by PoweredByPorn
Raymond Herrera. Fear Factory.

Anyone who can be that precise at that speed deserves to be listed.

Very True. I also like Vinnie Paul, & I just saw Rush a couple of weeks ago, and Peart is Bad Ass.

[roachboy]

i think i saw lombardo with john zorn, fred frith and bill laswell.
if that was him, he is a headfuck live.
and the other players almost had to carry him offstage after the gig.
it was impressive all the way around.

[Stompy]

Danny Carey is the Les Claypool of drummers.

You can't mention "the best" and leave him out!

John Bonham is powerful too.

[Aborted]

I can't comment on who's best in terms of technicality and creativity because I know precious little about drumming, but the drummer with the biggest "uuuuuuuuuuuuh(confused-at-how-incredibly-quick-and-confusing-the-drums-are-smiley)" factor, for me, has to be Brann Dailor from Mastodon.

[KWSN]

Tjoldav, Dimmu Borgir

The dude from Opeth (i'm bad at names)

The dude from Nile (see above)

Stewart Copeland

Mike Portnoy

and whoever plays for Morbid Angel

[Fly]

Originally posted by Ace_O_Spades
I'm getting into drums lately, who do you guys thing is ultimate?

me baby........




just shittin' ya'.


if you look over my right shoulder,that's the dude who gets my vote.


do it Ace........i've been playin' since 3 and my son got into it at about 7......the daughter was hooked at 5 man.......music does the trick,and keeps the youngins outta trouble.

PM me and we'll talk shop on some diff kinda drum sets .


R.I.P. John Henry Bonham.......aka Bonzo



i'm also a fan of stewart copeland and neil peart.

big influences in my drumming habits.

[pinkie]

Terry Bozzio

[roachboy]

john bonham?

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[KWSN]

Originally posted by roachboy
john bonham?

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exactly!

bonham is grossly overrated

[Exodus]

Neal Peart from Rush hands down. Just saw them in Las Vegas this past weekend. I must say by far the most talented drummer out there.

[jaypc2]

Neal Peart from rush he's the best freaking drummer ever and hes been around for ever i mean this guy has speed cordination hes got everything hes amazing defiently the best drummer of all times

[Booray]

Some great ones that I don't believe have been mentioned:

Matt Abts (Gov't Mule)
Alan Evans (Soulive)
Stanton Moore (Galactic)

My favorite:
Neil Peart (if you're a fan, you ought to pick up Ghost Rider, his book about his long motorcycle trip where he attempted to heal after losing his wife and daughter)

[rockzilla]

I'll throw in votes for Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland. Peart because he shatters the 'Stupid Drummer' stereotype, and Copeland because he hates Sting more than I do.
Oh yeah, Neil Peart's book is called 'The Masked Rider'