Have we had Best Drummer yet?

[AL666]

Very strange video, though it does go with the music...

I often find myself with Geek USA stuck in my head at work, it happens with me for certain songs, something makes a noise that reminds me of a part of a song and then I'm stuck singing the song for the rest of the day, but I haven't worked out what it is that's making the noise that makes me think of Geek USA. It's quite strange...

[RobM77]

AL666 said:

Very strange video, though it does go with the music...

I often find myself with Geek USA stuck in my head at work, it happens with me for certain songs, something makes a noise that reminds me of a part of a song and then I'm stuck singing the song for the rest of the day, but I haven't worked out what it is that's making the noise that makes me think of Geek USA. It's quite strange...

I get that too. I listen to music on the walk into work, and usually have the last song that played before I turn up at work in my head all morning. Today it's "extreme ways" by Moby.

[Dr Prod]

Jackson Spires - Blackfoot (very underated )
Mick Tucker - The Sweet (better than ppl thought)

[Cuban]

Picking the beat up late, but here are my favourites.

PHIL COLLINS
BILL BRUFORD
STEWART COPELAND
TAYLOR HAWKINS
MANU KATCHE
GAVIN HARRISON
SIMON PHILLIPS
NEIL PEART
THOMAS LEJON
TRILOK GURTU
JOJI HIROTA
PAUL HESTER (RIP)

[chevy-stu]

ih8thisname said:

IMO Lars Ulrich(sp??) From Metallica is a very good drummer.

Funniest thing I've read all day !

[ih8thisname]

Fail to see the joke here

[JaymzDead]

ih8thisname said:

Fail to see the joke here

Err, He's not actually that good.

[catso]

Wacky Racer said:

Bonzo.

Gets my vote and as a contrast I also like Ian Paice.

[Rob S]

Can I vote for Tony McCaroll























Roger Taylor is a decent drummer!

[gbbird]

dave Lombardo from Slayer gets my vote

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[ganglandboss]

Cuban said:

Picking the beat up late, but here are my favourites.

PHIL COLLINS
BILL BRUFORD
STEWART COPELAND
TAYLOR HAWKINS
MANU KATCHE
GAVIN HARRISON
SIMON PHILLIPS
NEIL PEART
THOMAS LEJON
TRILOK GURTU
JOJI HIROTA
PAUL HESTER (RIP)

An interesting choice! Probably not someone who would spring to mind to most people if asked, but certainly worthy of a mention.

I have a video of Crowded House where at one point they are all stood together at the front of the stage performing 'Sister Madly' with Paul Hester with a snare drum and brushes. At one point he uses them to strike the strings on Nick Seymour's bass with quite an interesting effect.

[Cuban]

ganglandboss said:

Cuban said:

Picking the beat up late, but here are my favourites.

PHIL COLLINS
BILL BRUFORD
STEWART COPELAND
TAYLOR HAWKINS
MANU KATCHE
GAVIN HARRISON
SIMON PHILLIPS
NEIL PEART
THOMAS LEJON
TRILOK GURTU
JOJI HIROTA
PAUL HESTER (RIP)

An interesting choice! Probably not someone who would spring to mind to most people if asked, but certainly worthy of a mention.

I have a video of Crowded House where at one point they are all stood together at the front of the stage performing 'Sister Madly' with Paul Hester with a snare drum and brushes. At one point he uses them to strike the strings on Nick Seymour's bass with quite an interesting effect.

Paul was wonderful, he brought great humour to a show as well as the band's
videos, always trying to enforce the drummer should be up front as much as
anyone else (as seen in the 'Weather With You' video.)

Yet he was always there as the driving force, never missing a beat - that took
real class and he brought something to the drumming world few other have.

I was at the show with Neil & Tim Finn the day the news broke about his death,
it has to be the most emotional concert I have ever witnessed.

[Inflict]

thomas lang
mike portnoy
terry bozzio
dave lombardo
gene hoglan

[wmg100]

Another couple of contenders:

Dennis Chambers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uDZBIBfOeY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ues2RBpXQoI

Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPTOlD7WSWc

[evenflow]

Anyone mentioned Dave Grohl yet?

[minimatt1967]

I don't think anyone has mentioned vinnie paul, or vinnie appice or carmen appice either?

[Forthright MC]

this guy can really thump the skins! Mudvayne drummer Matt Mcdonough pounding out the beat to "Dig" - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sU_fgzvg5Lo&feat...

Edited by Forthright MC on Thursday 13th December 22:42

[ralphk]

best drummers or old best drummers?

best drummers, i nominate either josh freese, basically the most sought after session drummer around at the moment, used to play in a perfect circle

and derek roddy, probably the best ever, technically anyway

[Ordinary Bloke]

I'd like to put a good word in for Steve White:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9IGkEoIO0g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x15i3PJ6-Wg

and countless other Weller performances (Sunflower, Foot of the Mountain etc).

Him and that Cadburys Gorilla of course...

Edited by Ordinary Bloke on Saturday 15th December 21:26

[Airbag]

Brian Blade - Superlative funk + jazz drummer, playing with Wayne Shorter Quartet right now

Zigaboo - The Meters. So much feel.

David Garibaldi - Tower of Power, what else can you say!

Elvin Jones - Surprised not to have seen his name yet, epic jazz drummer

Paul Motion - One of the pioneers of rhythmic displacement w/ The Bill Evans trio

?uestlove - The Roots. Again, supreme feel and amazing sensibility.

It's all about feel, and where drummers sit in the pocket. Anyone with half decent coordination can put in the time to build up the chops to pound out a 128th note solo, but knowing when not to play takes much, much more.