Top Five Drummers

[Clashero]

What, no John Bonham? Anyone?

Neil Peart, of course.

Animal, obviously.



Personally, I don't know why so many people put Keith Moon on the list. The guy couldn't drum his way out of a paper bag in a drum factory. When asked if he thought he was a good drummer, he said, "I'm the best at the Keith Moon style of drumming."

He was an amazing drummer. Have you never seen a live show of The Who (before he died, obviously)? He improvs so well, and everything he wrote was pure gold.
Plus, anyone who puts explosives in their drum kit deserves respect.

 

[freakonaleash]

Charlie Benante
Joey Jordinson
Lars Ulrich
David Silveria
Trivett Wingo

 

[ThaBenMan]

No mention of Danny Carey from Tool? He uses his drumming to summon and bind demons!

 

[clicklick]

Lars Ulrich.

Fuck the rest

Nah, I have to refresh my memory of drummer names and that wil take a while.

 

[Joselyn]

1) Cozy Powel
2) Joey Joridison
3) John Bonham
4) Lars Ulrich
5) Dave Grohl

 

[timmytom1]

In no particular order
john dohlayman
keith moon
dave grohl
neal peart
gar samuelson

 

[Shugaazer]

I've never been a fan of Lars; when playing live, he's not too great keeping time; just my two cents. Nice to see Cozy Powell get a mention too!

No particular order

Neil Peart
Carmine Appice
Tommy Aldridge
Cozy Powell
Rod Morgenstein

 

[chronobreak]

Tim Alexander anybody? From Primus? EH?

Everyone rides Les Claypool's you know what, and rightfully so, but Tim is really the base of that band. I mean, look what happened when he left! They did songs with Fred Durst!

 

[Cliff_m85]

Keith moon

 

[cleverlymadeup]

ok since no one has mentioned them i will

cEvin key of Skinny Puppy

and the one i'm shocked but not really that no one has mentioned

Phil Collins of Genesis

not many ppl know him as a drummer but he's actually one of the best drummers in the world and has been for MANY years, he was one of the first prog rock drummers when Genesis started and he continued to drum for a very long time after that, i do believe he'd drum AND sing during some tours

 

[Acaroid]

edit:
atleast these 4 should be in the top 5... the other 1 im not sure...
Cozy Powell
Gene Hoglan
John Bonham
Neil Peart

and I still cant really tell why people think ulrich is so good... I think his own ego has brought that along XD

 

[Blank Verse]

Keith. Motherfucking. Moon. He plays incredibly well with the singer's voice.

And Joey Jordison. He's awesome if you like aggression.

Edit: Ulrich is okay. Battery's fun to play, though thrash metal drumming usually isn't sophisticated as much as it is painful.

 

[101194]

Just out of curiosity, who do you guys think the top 5 drummers ever are? For me:

1. Neil Peart (Rush)
2. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
3. Keith Moon (The Who)
4. Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
5. Sib Hashian (original drummer for Boston)

Keith Moon Got Third? THIRD This is an Outrage!!!

 

[Blank Verse]

/agree

Keith gets 1st in my eyes, too.

 

[BeeRye]

In no particular order:

Gavin Harrison
Thomas Lang
Josh Freese
Jojo Mayer
Brian Blade

 

[Blank Verse]

Crap, I forgot to mention Ryan Fergus from Lucky Boys Confusion. He's high on my list for most innovative drummer.

 

[Raven's Nest]

1. Thomas Lang (JUST WATCH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9bFPsVtXgY&feature=related)
1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Danny Carey (Tool)
3. Phil Collins (Genesis)
4. Neil Peart (Rush)

Who the fuck mentioned Steven Adler earlier!?

 

[jezz8me]

Two words:

Meg White