Have we had Best Drummer yet?

[JaymzDead]

Hanslow said:

I would dispute the Lars votes too

My votes would be for

Dave Lombardo
Joey Jordison

Agree on both of those too. One of the crowning moments of my life was watching those two fill in for Lars at Download. Dave Lomabardo playing Battery and The Four Horsemen I very nearly had an accident! Hetfields quote after The Four Horsemen was a classic, panting slightly he said; "we don't usually play it that fast!"

[S7Paul]

JaymzDead said:

Hanslow said:

I would dispute the Lars votes too

My votes would be for

Dave Lombardo
Joey Jordison

Agree on both of those too. One of the crowning moments of my life was watching those two fill in for Lars at Download. Dave Lomabardo playing Battery and The Four Horsemen I very nearly had an accident! Hetfields quote after The Four Horsemen was a classic, panting slightly he said; "we don't usually play it that fast!"

I was there too, and thought Joey did a brilliant job. Lars who?

[agent006]

Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band) http://youtube.com/watch?v=95oiwW66Xk0&mode=re...

[lotisi]

Flat six said:

HA HA HA well your ALL wrong!

THE best most inventive, technical and innovative drummer in the world is of course,

NEIL PEART of RUSH

Whom i'll be watching again tonight at Wembley Arena for the forth time on this Snakes & Arrows UK Tour. (Have been to Glasgow, Newcastle & Sheffield already, with Brum & Manchester to do after tonight)

ROLL THE BONES.

He's the man

[TimmerTVR]

S7Paul said:

JaymzDead said:

Hanslow said:

I would dispute the Lars votes too

My votes would be for

Dave Lombardo
Joey Jordison

Agree on both of those too. One of the crowning moments of my life was watching those two fill in for Lars at Download. Dave Lomabardo playing Battery and The Four Horsemen I very nearly had an accident! Hetfields quote after The Four Horsemen was a classic, panting slightly he said; "we don't usually play it that fast!"

I was there too, and thought Joey did a brilliant job. Lars who?

Was also there, what a set! Who cared that it was a little shorter than usual when we were treated to all those drummers playing with metallica!

[Rob-C]

You're all wrong.

Ginger Baker.

[Medusa]

Check out the drummer in a band from the 70s called Camel

I have 3 of their cds and his work rate is amazing.

Have seen Ian Pace with Deep Purple, Cozy Powell with Rainbow & Bonham with Zepplin at Earls Court, they are all outstanding drummers.

Edited by Medusa on Thursday 11th October 20:59

[Graeme_Gman]

Not necessarily the greatest of all drummers, but 2 fantastic drummers in 1 band. Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters.

[Rob-C]

Actually, scratch my last post. I think Cozy Powell had a better track record of reliably saving other peoples' albums from being f*cking sh*t.

[stevejh]

John Bonham
Bill Bruford
Barriemore Barlow of Jethro Tull - Bonham called him "the greatest rock drummer England ever produced"
Ian Paice

[GnuBee]

So there's a bit of a rock bias going on here so I'll counter with...

Buddy Rich
Steve Gadd
Benny Greb
Johnny Rabb

[JaymzDead]

One more I missed, Nick Barker, ex Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, current Testament drummer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqxnbfcW1Q

[Monty911]

Sandy Nelson or Chris the jungle drummer

[neilr]

Mr Peart is indeed the man, but im suprised Vinne Appice hasn't been mentioned. Jeff Pocaro and Simon Philips of Toto aren't exactly to shabby either!

[celticpilgrim]

tough call, horses for courses - with regard to rock/metal - Cozy, Bonzo, Carl Palmer, and Neil Peart must be near the front.

As for an interesting aside, look at this animation of Peart doing YYZ:

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/Neilpeartair.ht...

[paulmurr]

Has no one mentioned Vinnie Paul Abbott from Pantera/Damageplan/Hell Yeah yet?

[Major Bloodnok]

Well, since Baker, Peart, Palmer, Krupa and several others have already been mentioned, I'd like to add Jukka Nevalainen to the count. He's just manic.

[driverrob]

andy400 said:

Michael Shrieve - Santana. Woodstock - Soul Sacrifice.

Just.... awesome.

And he was just 20 at the time, IIRC.

I'd for for him, plus Ginger Baker.

[GetCarter]

Most drummers I work with say Dave Weckl. I can't disagree. (Check out the "Chick Corea Electric Band" album - the first one of the same name). In this country it has to be Neil Wilkinson... The man has PROPER feel and timing to die for. (You may not have heard of him, but you'll have heard him a LOT).

[308mate]

Graeme_Gman said:

Not necessarily the greatest of all drummers, but 2 fantastic drummers in 1 band. Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters.

Im absolutely GAGGING to see those to go head ot head on a drum off like they sometimes do at gigs.