Top 5 Rock Drummers of All Time

Lone_Wolf70
Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 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.
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  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    I don't see how you could improve on that list
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
    Who would be your picks?

    Id go with Neil Peart, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee.
    Pretty much spot on here, though I think i'd have to fit Lars Ulrich in as well.........and I think for me Keith Moon before Alex Van Halen...
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    Who would be your picks?

    Id go with Neil Peart, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee.
    Pretty much spot on here, though I think i'd have to fit Lars Ulrich in as well.........and I think for me Keith Moon before Alex Van Halen...

    among musicians, Lars is actually considered pretty bad.
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
    Who would be your picks?

    Id go with Neil Peart, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee.
    Pretty much spot on here, though I think i'd have to fit Lars Ulrich in as well.........and I think for me Keith Moon before Alex Van Halen...

    among musicians, Lars is actually considered pretty bad.
    I've heard...he doesn't fit in to the top of the list, but IMO he's in there with TL....I am also quite fond of Joey Jordison
  • chanel1twenty
    chanel1twenty Posts: 161 Member
    Neil Peart

    Brann Dailor

    No other possible options. Thread finished.
    :p
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Who would be your picks?

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

    how are you defining "rock".

    because i'd put the guy from Joy Division/New Order (Stephen Morris) and the guy from Blondie (Clem Burke) on the list if your definition was broad enough to include those bands.
  • chanel1twenty
    chanel1twenty Posts: 161 Member
    Brann only came in at #4 on Metal Sucks' Top 25 modern rock drummers list.

    4???!?!

    Must be a mistake
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Replace Tommy Lee with Ginger Baker and I can live with that list. Stewart Copeland deserves honorable mention I think though.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Who would be your picks?

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

    how are you defining "rock".

    because i'd put the guy from Joy Division/New Order (Stephen Morris) and the guy from Blondie (Clem Burke) on the list if your definition was broad enough to include those bands.

    I agree with Stephen Morris, and I like Dave Grohl's drumming, too. I would replace Alex Van Halen and Tommy Lee with those two.
  • Lennonluv2
    Lennonluv2 Posts: 956 Member
    Bonzo

    Keith Moon

    Neal Peart

    Ginger Baker

    Ringo
  • Bajiggity
    Bajiggity Posts: 88 Member
    LOVE Tommy Lee
    . Also Kelley Nichols from LA GUNS. My sister dated him for about a week, total jerk of course. LOL
  • Pebbles91909
    Pebbles91909 Posts: 59
    Rick Allen Def Leppard
    Shelia E. (not quite sure if she is considered a rock drummer)
  • mojohowitz
    mojohowitz Posts: 900 Member
    1. Mitch Mitchell.
    2. Jon Fishman
    3. Elvin Jones
    4. Max Roach
    5, Tosha Jones

    Look 'em up.

    Edit: Oops. Not rock drummers.
  • _Wild_Card_
    _Wild_Card_ Posts: 124 Member
    Neil Peart

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  • BullDozier
    BullDozier Posts: 237 Member
    Who would be your picks?

    Id go with Neil Peart, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee.
    I know most people think that Neil Peart is amazing, and while I would admit he is talented, it is not a style of drumming I would want to listen to.

    I'd strike Peart and Van Halen from your list and add Dave Grohl and Matt Cameron.

    I'm not a music expert to know if Tommy Lee is as talented as he is just a showman, but I'd be tempted to replace him with Ginger Baker as well.
  • JohnnyResets
    JohnnyResets Posts: 177 Member
    Wow hard to do just 5... uh... Bonham for SURE, Neil Peart for SURE (now I want to fire up Tom Sawyer) , uh.. Stewart Copeland?, Lars Ulrich (yeah I know), and Ginger Baker?
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    Who would be your picks?

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

    how are you defining "rock".

    because i'd put the guy from Joy Division/New Order (Stephen Morris) and the guy from Blondie (Clem Burke) on the list if your definition was broad enough to include those bands.

    I agree with Stephen Morris, and I like Dave Grohl's drumming, too. I would replace Alex Van Halen and Tommy Lee with those two.

    Absolutely 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.
  • GeekyGirlLyn
    GeekyGirlLyn Posts: 238 Member
    Pickles the Drummer. That is all.
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    No love for Danny Carey?
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 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
  • Lennonluv2
    Lennonluv2 Posts: 956 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.
  • beachgod
    beachgod Posts: 567 Member
    1. Mitch Mitchell.
    2. Jon Fishman
    3. Elvin Jones
    4. Max Roach
    5, Tosha Jones

    Look 'em up.

    Edit: Oops. Not rock drummers.

    Tosha Jones?!?! I used to work with her at Guitar Center in Indiana! What a trip!

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  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 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.
  • ron2e
    ron2e Posts: 606
    Replace Tommy Lee with Ginger Baker and I can live with that list. Stewart Copeland deserves honorable mention I think though.

    Agreed, though Ginger is more of a jazz drummer in the style of Gene Krupa, Loui Bellson (who started the double bass drum fashion), Buddy Rich, et al. Having recently watched an old ELP live set on TV, I would also cite Carl Palmer, his solo was totally awesome!
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    Replace Tommy Lee with Ginger Baker and I can live with that list. Stewart Copeland deserves honorable mention I think though.

    Agreed, though Ginger is more of a jazz drummer in the style of Gene Krupa, Loui Bellson (who started the double bass drum fashion), Buddy Rich, et al. Having recently watched an old ELP live set on TV, I would also cite Carl Palmer, his solo was totally awesome!

    Yeah, even though Cream was technically a rock band, I dont think i would call Ginger a rock drummer, amazing as he was.
  • ron2e
    ron2e Posts: 606
    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.

    Or as Lennon said, Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in the Beatles
  • HappyElizabeth
    HappyElizabeth Posts: 231 Member
    I would add Lars Ulrich to the list.
  • JaneDough_
    JaneDough_ Posts: 301 Member
    Erasure
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
    This kid!!!!!!!!!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1qg9myFCqw
    At least he's the cutest rock drummer ever!

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