Quote Originally Posted by Xtracheesed View Post
Peart is a one trick pony, which is why he doesn't even make my top 5. Don't get me wrong...Moving Pictures and Power Windows are two of my fave albums ever, and his drum parts are unreal. At least some part of my tinnitus is due to long drives with one or the other blasting at full volume. Are you talking about the Jim Chapin thing? Or maybe I have him confused with someone else. I knew that Neil switched to traditional grip for a while, but he just couldn't play the same that way. It's hard for any drummer not named Stewart Copeland to really hammer down with traditional.

I probably just started a drum nerd fight there.
This whole thread has been a drum nerd fight.....

I can't remember who it was, but I don't think it was Chapin. It was after he switched back to matched grip, but was dealing with shoulder problems that prevented him from playing long sets. You are right about Copeland too.

I actually have this debate with my son. I am admittedly a wanna-be drummer who tried and gave up due to a lack of musical ability. The boy is a real percussionist who has been the All-District and All-Region Principle Percussionist 5 straight years now (middle and high school). He leans to Chad Smith and Dave Grohl because he has grown up with them, but says he actually enjoys the Butch/Jaimoe/Quinones trio of the modern ABB the most. He likes the unique interplay between the 3 and that it is more like a symphonic percussion section adapted for rock.