Good video of a knowledgeable guy explaining why. No wonder after his death, there was no more Led Zeppelin.. Just Page / Plant. Kinda lengthy (9 minutes) but worth the time if you like Zep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UchnHhOHuNk
Good video of a knowledgeable guy explaining why. No wonder after his death, there was no more Led Zeppelin.. Just Page / Plant. Kinda lengthy (9 minutes) but worth the time if you like Zep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UchnHhOHuNk
Ginger Baker might have something to say about that...**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Cf-s72hig
Here's an even better take.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvOm2oZRQIk
Heroin. LSD?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bully13
All Zeppelin threads allowed on main page for a day
Here's a good run down on a top 10 opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiMgjKYyVW8
Interesting list. I'm not a huge fan of MatchMojo's videos, tbh....particularly their movie ranking vids....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bully13
That being said, we can quibble on the order of some of these guys, but they at least had several deserving drummers in their list. Good to see Stewart Copeland in there. He's insanely underrated.
I hate to say it, but Dave Grohl doesn't belong on this list, and I'd bet money he'd say the same thing (he worships Bonzo, btw). I absolutely love Grohl; one of my favorite people, and one of the great rock front men. Some would say the same about Phil Collins, who like Grohl, is a far better front man and singer/songwriter than he is a "rock drummer", but Collins, unlike Grohl, is an extremely musical drummer, and a more of a well rounded 'percussionist' (in his compositions, phrasings, and style).
Moon is overrated, as usual.
Bully 13 are you Rosebowl?
uhhh, no, but would be interested to know why you ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by msbulldog
It's all subjective. Bonham was great but I don't consider him "the" greatest and not even top 10 though I think he deserves a ton of praise. There's just so many drummers out there.
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerdawg
Carter Beauford, Danny Carey, Bill Ward, Mick Fleetwood, Jeff Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Billy Cobham, and on and on....
And I didn't even include studio drummers....
to not have Mick Fleetwood on that top 10 list is insane. One my favorite "drum songs" is Go Your Own Way. I met him once at the Nashville airport back in the early 90's. dude's tall as shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
I told him the first album as a kid that I bought with my own money was Rumours and that I was from Greenwood in the Miss Delta. He asked if I liked Robert Johnson and I said yea I lived about 15 miles or so where he sold his soul to the devil. He said "wow, that is so cool!". nice guy.
Agree with everything said ^^^ Moon is ranked way too high and Peart too Low. For me it's Bonham/Peart and Peart/Bonham 1A and 1A.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
Peart's a bad ass.
Danny Carrey needs a mention.
1) Peart
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2) Bonham
3) Everyone else
Eloy Casagrande and the guy from Slipknot are among the best drummers to have ever played in metal, rock, or anything else. Dave Lombardo's legendary status is comparable to Bonham's.
I like Joey from Slipknot but I think he's a little overrated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bothrops
I'm not a Sliptnot fan but that guy is phenomenal.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerdawg
Because he plays fast?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bothrops
I did above.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerdawg
Purdie.
I like Peart, but I've never been a huge fan of most prog-rock groups (though, I can handle Rush).....I just find most a tad pretentious for rock'n roll (e.g., Dream Theater; and btw, Mike Portnoy is a douche sandwich).
Excellent pull! His shuffle is classic.Quote:
Originally Posted by DawgInMemphis
Rush sucks donkey balls. In spite of all that, Peart is the greatest, which is remarkable in itself considering his racial handicap (Canadian).
Good job today guys. Somebody start a Chili Peppers thread tomorrow, an Eagles thread Tuesday, 2 Live Crew thread on Wed, and a Motley Crue one on Thursday and you will have my top 5 covered.
Danny Carey is the best living drummerQuote:
Originally Posted by drummerdawg
His ability is obviously impressive, but his creativity is makes him stand out.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerdawg
Neil Peart and it ain’t even close with anybody else.
Based on what metric? His technical proficiency? Yeah, but there's a lot more to music than playing hard stuff perfectly...Quote:
Originally Posted by DogsofAnarchy
I agree with the last part, but Neil does a lot more than just play perfectly.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
A coworker told me about the injustice being perpetrated here by some well-meaning but horribly-misguided fellow Bulldog fans. To combat this evil, register I shall.
Let us be very, very clear about one thing: to the question of who the greatest rock drummer of all-time is, there is only one possible right answer. It's not subjective. Not a bit. Not even for a single second.
It's John Bonham. Bonzo. The GOAT before he was born, the GOAT while he lived, and GOAT he shall always be.
Do a google image search for Neil Peart drum kit and you will see why so many of us are in awe of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
One of the really cool elements of the R40 tour was the "deconstruction" of the band. They played their set from newest music to oldest, removing equipment and striping down the stage until at the end it was Neil, 2 kick basses, a couple of toms, a snare and 3-4 cymbals. The sound was just as crisp, complex, and complete as any other part of the concert. It showed how he could still bang it out whether he was at an 8 piece kit or a 200 piece kit.
I like the new guyQuote:
Originally Posted by Xtracheesed
Agreed...strong answer. You put him and pre- (or post?) addiction Gadd in a blender...you'd have something.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
Yep. Btw, is your name a reference to a hybrid rudiment?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xtracheesed
Need to break the drummers down in to categories because "rock" can be broken down into 50+ genres itself. And you can't really compare the drumming of someone like Ringo to the drumming of Joey Jordison. What are we looking for in "greatest" rock drummer? For me it's as much about being original and creative and having your own distinct style of play as it is playing difficult things. I've seen drummers play fast as hell but struggled with slow songs. Ringo isn't one of my favorites, but I respect him because he played his music perfectly and I don't mean that in a technical way, he just played exactly what needed to be played on each song. To me you're great when a song comes on the radio and you know who's playing drums even before you know what band it is. This is what separates the Pearts, Barkers, Carreys, Hawkins and Ringos of the world.
Great post.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerdawg
Nope, nothing that clever.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
The cool thing about drummers though, is that even "simple" guys like Ringo can have huge influences:Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerdawg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqeBt5ZO4mU
And I can't believe I left Stewart Copeland off my list - so I revise mine:
1) Peart
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2) Bonham
3) Copeland
-gap-
everyone else