Top 5 Rock Drummers of All Time

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  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
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    What's wrong with Josh Freeze, Biil Stevenson, Topper Headon...? All good.
    Josh Freese is awesome!
  • BenchPressingCats
    BenchPressingCats Posts: 1,826 Member
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    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
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    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
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    Dave Lombardo from Slayer!
  • action_figure
    action_figure Posts: 511 Member
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    Neil Peart

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    THIS!
  • soldier4242
    soldier4242 Posts: 1,368 Member
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    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
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    Roger Taylor from Duran Duran should be on this list.

    Agree with most of the others, though.
  • damedame
    damedame Posts: 113 Member
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    Danny Carey-Tool
  • Scoobiesnax
    Scoobiesnax Posts: 148 Member
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    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
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    Phil Collins was great before he replaced himself with a drum machine and started singing.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,821 Member
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    Bonham, Moon, Cobham, Bruford, and maybe Pert.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aw2rM0w-pc
  • avalonms
    avalonms Posts: 2,468 Member
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    My List, In Order:

    1. Charlie Watts.
    2. John Bonham.
    3. Hal Blaine.
    4. Topper Headon.
    5. Larry Mullen.
  • chanel1twenty
    chanel1twenty Posts: 161 Member
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    How am I in a thread with people who love drummers & am the only person to say Brann Dailor???

    I suppose he's technically more metal/progressive hard rock but come on!
    Dave Grohl was quoted as calling him the greatest modern drummer in the world, he has had a huge spread in every major drum magazine (& some simple rock & metal magazines), & is said to be, by countless writers, the only drummer in the world comparable to Neil Peart!
    Some even say he's better because of his polyrhythmic, complicated playing.

    It's near-impossible to play his music.

    He's like Peart in the sense that he cash hold 4 different beats-one with one hand, one with the other, another with one foot, etc etc

    His band Mastodon isn't quite fully mainstream...so I'll give the benefit of the doubt & tell myself that nobody knows him.

    Go to his YouTube page & then come post again lol
    I agree with a few posts, but for the most part he blows away evvvvverybody mentioned in this thread
  • Scoobiesnax
    Scoobiesnax Posts: 148 Member
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    Of course, Animal from the Muppets was pretty talented in his own right...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_BmeBfV-O4
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
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    Of course, Animal from the Muppets was pretty talented in his own right...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_BmeBfV-O4
    This wins.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,443 Member
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    1: John Bonham
    2: Keith Moon
    3: Dave Grohl
    4: Neil Peart
    5: John Freese
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
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    1: John Bonham
    2: Keith Moon
    3: Dave Grohl
    4: Neil Peart
    5: John Freese

    perfect!
  • bmiller211
    bmiller211 Posts: 222 Member
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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.
    finally someone with some sense!!!!:grumble: :explode: :flowerforyou:
  • Scoobiesnax
    Scoobiesnax Posts: 148 Member
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    I'm a huge rockabilly fan and always appreciated Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats. Not really a 'rock' band, but I loved his style and showmanship.

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