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Old 19th November 2007, 07:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Best Drummer?
Hope this hasn't been done before but knew we'd had a best guitarist thingymebob and though it was time to get a bit of drum discussion going on.

IMHO
1 - Thomas Haake - Meshuggah King of Polyrhythms
Then, in no particular order:
Mike Portnay - Dream Theatre
Danny Carey - Tool
Gavin Harrison - Porcupine Tree

So yeah, what's everyone else think?
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Old 19th November 2007, 07:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Bill Bruford
Dave Weckl
Pierre Moerlen
Stewart Copeland
Al Foster
Steve Smith
Trilok Gurtu
Tony Thompson
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Old 19th November 2007, 07:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Ginger Baker

And, of course, Animal from Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem
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Old 19th November 2007, 07:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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agreed
both GB and Animal were tops
Keith Moon

Jim Keltner
Kenwood Dennard
Phil Collins*ahem Brand X)
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Old 19th November 2007, 08:03 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Swithering between Derek Longmuir or Simon Crowe.
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Old 20th November 2007, 06:49 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Animal.

Oh and Rick Allen from Def Leppard.
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Old 20th November 2007, 08:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Yeah, Rick Allen is awesome, as are the band for sticking with him back then

Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich
John Bonham
Yoshimi P-We
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Old 20th November 2007, 10:14 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Best Drummer?
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Hope this hasn't been done before but knew we'd had a best guitarist thingymebob and though it was time to get a bit of drum discussion going on.

IMHO
1 - Thomas Haake - Meshuggah King of Polyrhythms
Then, in no particular order:
Mike Portnay - Dream Theatre
Danny Carey - Tool
Gavin Harrison - Porcupine Tree

So yeah, what's everyone else think?
Heh... chances are, if you asked all those guys who the best drummer was, they'd all say Neil Peart from Rush.
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Old 20th November 2007, 10:22 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Neil Peart's good, yeah. I remember in the early 80s he was always voted best drummer in the annual Sounds readers poll.
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Old 20th November 2007, 12:56 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Neil Peart's good, yeah. I remember in the early 80s he was always voted best drummer in the annual Sounds readers poll.
He still tops a lot of Best Drummer polls, especially when voted for by other drummers... probably because he is actually the best drummer. ever.

Here's some proof - one from his day job & a fantastic Buddy Rich tribute.

YouTube - Neil Peart drum solo

YouTube - Neil Peart drum solo (Buddy Rich Memorial concert)
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Old 20th November 2007, 09:27 PM   #11 (permalink)
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yeah shank I left him out, was on my list.

Watched those clips too many times!!

And yeah Bonham is great.
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Old 23rd November 2007, 10:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
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John Bonham fo sho
Neil Peart
Rick Allen for his sheer determination
Nicko Mcbrain

And Art Blakey for some reason...
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Old 24th November 2007, 03:01 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Topper Headon. Currently to be found driving a taxi around the streets of London. Tragic!
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Old 24th November 2007, 03:05 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Topper driving a taxi????????
****d* H***
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Old 24th November 2007, 09:15 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Have to go with Bill Bruford.
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