Top 5 Rock Drummers of All Time

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  • avalonms
    avalonms Posts: 2,468 Member
    My List, In Order:

    1. Charlie Watts.
    2. John Bonham.
    3. Hal Blaine.
    4. Topper Headon.
    5. Larry Mullen.
  • chanel1twenty
    chanel1twenty Posts: 161 Member
    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
    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
    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: 3,412 Member
    1: John Bonham
    2: Keith Moon
    3: Dave Grohl
    4: Neil Peart
    5: John Freese
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    1: John Bonham
    2: Keith Moon
    3: Dave Grohl
    4: Neil Peart
    5: John Freese

    perfect!
  • bmiller211
    bmiller211 Posts: 222 Member
    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
    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.
  • catneon
    catneon Posts: 911 Member
    1) John Bonham - Led Zeppelin
    2) Mikkey Dee - Motorhead
    3) Neil Peart - Rush
    4) Mike Portnoy - Dream Theatre
    5) James The Reverend Sullivan - Avenged Sevenfold

    Honorable mentions - Danny Carey (Tool), Travis Barker (Blink 182), Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Tomas Haake (Meshuggah), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall)

    Now that's a decent list ! However I second Brann Dailor's nomination!!! looooove Mastodon

    No particular order James The Rev, Mike Portnoy, Dave Lombardo, Brann Dailor and Tomas Haake
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
    After lying in the dark last night, listening to Dark Side Of The Moon, I'd have to put Nick Mason on my list.
  • lyttmab
    lyttmab Posts: 87 Member
    Jon Bonham, Zeppelin
    Keith Moon, The Who (what a loss!)
    Neil Peart, Rush
    Stewart Copeland (influenced by Jazz more than Rock), The Police
    Michael Shrieve, Santana (the Highlight of Woodstock was his 10 minute drum solo)
    and honorable mention - Buddy Rich - although he was more Jazz, he played with some of the greats (L. Armstrong, T. Dorsey, E. Fitzgerald) I think he would have been on top of the R&R list if he' d had a chance . . . IMO
  • jdp9130
    jdp9130 Posts: 18 Member
    Neal Peart
    Chris Adler
    Dave Lombardo
    Derek Roddy

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