Top 5 Rock Drummers of All Time

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  • mojohowitz
    mojohowitz Posts: 900 Member
    Rick Allen Def Leppard

    This is what I came here to say.

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    Does he play everything in 2/4?
  • jenbit
    jenbit Posts: 4,252 Member
    Since I suck at remebering peoples names I'm going to name the bands


    1..Rush
    2. Tool
    3 .Avange sevenfold
    4.System of a down
    5 Red hot chill peppers


    I want an honorable mention for Daybreak embrace... Local south florida band with an amazing drummer ....look em up lol
  • Camo_Man
    Camo_Man Posts: 100 Member
    1. John Bonham
    2. Neil Peart
    3. Alex Van Halen
    4. Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
    5. Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
  • beachgod
    beachgod Posts: 567 Member
    Gavin Harrison

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruFkgg9YgSA
  • taoistpunk
    taoistpunk Posts: 57 Member
    Who would be your picks?

    Id go with Neil Peart, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee.

    I second this list...
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    neil peart for sure.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Gavin Harrison

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruFkgg9YgSA

    GAH! how could i forget porcupine tree?!?!?! i suck!

    good call.
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    in no particular order...(sorry...i listed 6...i cant feel ok about dumping a single one)

    blake richardson
    alex rudinger
    alexandre pelletier
    lyle cooper
    navene koperweis
    tomas haake

    i make this list based on difficulty of what they play, limb independence, and structure/time signatures and changes.

    Ohhhhhhhh... metal.
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
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  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Who would be your picks?

    Id go with Neil Peart, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee.

    +1

    Wolf nailed it, imo
  • Sindakhelekwen
    Sindakhelekwen Posts: 19 Member
    I'd have to add Yoshiki Hayashi to my list.
  • get10fit2013
    get10fit2013 Posts: 87 Member
    Travis Barker is PHENOMENAL, and I love Tommy Lee, so...... #1 and #2 are all that really matter. ;)
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Neil Peart, John Bonham are the top two, hands down. Followed by Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell and Ginger Baker. Has any one mentioned Ginger Baker???
  • Tubtui
    Tubtui Posts: 53
    Roger Taylor. (Queen)

    Though I can live with him not being in the top 5.

    I'm just waiting for the "Top 5 Rock Guitarists of All Time" - thread to mention Brian May.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    The Drummers job is to keep the beat. So I think it's about what they're playing, who they're playing with. That's why I put Ringo on my list. And Bonzo at the top. Dave Grohl is awesome too. A top 5 list was tough, top 10 would be better.

    Ringo didnt even play on 70% of the Beatles records. They used a session drummer.

    That's actually not true at all, Ringo played drums on all but 3 or 4 songs recorded and released by the Beatles. Paul played on the others.

    Ringo did get sick on tour once and was replaced for 5 concert dates.



    ETA: Fun fact about Ringo. Thought he was a solid drummer, the one and only time he had a drum solo was on the last song of the last Beatles album. The End-Abbey Road.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    In order:

    1. Ginger Baker
    2. John Bonham
    3. Alex Van Halen
    4. Lars Ulrich
    5. Michael Cartellone

    Ringo Starr should be in there as well. That's right, I said Ringo Starr. I know he is not as flashy, but he laid down the beat for some great songs with the Beatles. I saw Ringo and the All-Star band a couple years ago and was blown away by him.
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    What's wrong with Josh Freeze, Biil Stevenson, Topper Headon...? All good.
  • BenchPressingCats
    BenchPressingCats Posts: 1,826 Member
    Who would be your picks?

    Id go with Neil Peart, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee.

    Replace Tommy Lee and Keith Moon with Mike Portnoy and Dave Grohl and you've got yourself a pretty damn good list!
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
    I'd have to put Carl Palmer from ELP in there somewhere.
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    What's wrong with Josh Freeze, Biil Stevenson, Topper Headon...? All good.
    Josh Freese is awesome!
  • BenchPressingCats
    BenchPressingCats Posts: 1,826 Member
    Gavin Harrison

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruFkgg9YgSA

    OMG, yes! Alex Van Halen is also out of the original list for me thanks to you!
  • SteveJWatson
    SteveJWatson Posts: 1,225 Member
    I think Charlie Watts is pretty underrated, but a very solid drummer.

    I notice he is so underrated, nobody has mentioned him yet. :tongue:
  • traumaticthrash
    traumaticthrash Posts: 103
    Dave Lombardo from Slayer!
  • action_figure
    action_figure Posts: 511 Member
    Neil Peart

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    THIS!
  • soldier4242
    soldier4242 Posts: 1,368 Member
    I am not a drummer so I don't really feel qualified to comment on the quality of a drummer. To be honest I can only tell you if a song sounds good or not but I can't tell the difference between the subtle nuances of one drummer of a another.

    I have seen a lot of drum solos and the most entertaining and the best sounding of those have been that guy from the foo fighters and the guy from blink182.

    Travis Barker. I saw him play with the Aqua Bats as a kid. Holy crap that man was amazing

    I didn't know about him at all until blink182 but I did see him live and it was absolutely amazing. I have no idea how much work he had to put in to get to that level but he was moving like lighting and it sounded just phenomenal.

    EDIT: I wonder how many calories a drummer burns when the put on a solo at that level of the game. Maybe some of you that actually drum have done the math on it already.
  • ClareWantsProgress
    ClareWantsProgress Posts: 173 Member
    Roger Taylor from Duran Duran should be on this list.

    Agree with most of the others, though.
  • damedame
    damedame Posts: 113 Member
    Danny Carey-Tool
  • Scoobiesnax
    Scoobiesnax Posts: 148 Member
    Neil Peart is hands down THE best drummer. Ever. In any galaxy. And I love the fact that we share the same last name...
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Phil Collins was great before he replaced himself with a drum machine and started singing.

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