Top 5 Rock Drummers of All Time

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  • mojohowitz
    mojohowitz Posts: 900 Member
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    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: 4,289 Member
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    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
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    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
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    Gavin Harrison

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruFkgg9YgSA
  • taoistpunk
    taoistpunk Posts: 57 Member
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    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
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    neil peart for sure.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,324 Member
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    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
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    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: 2,723 Member
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    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
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    I'd have to add Yoshiki Hayashi to my list.
  • get10fit2013
    get10fit2013 Posts: 87 Member
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    Travis Barker is PHENOMENAL, and I love Tommy Lee, so...... #1 and #2 are all that really matter. ;)
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    What's wrong with Josh Freeze, Biil Stevenson, Topper Headon...? All good.
  • BenchPressingCats
    BenchPressingCats Posts: 1,826 Member
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    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
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    I'd have to put Carl Palmer from ELP in there somewhere.

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