Don't know if this hasn been done before, but here is my 3

Krupa, Buddy Rich and Ginger Baker

Oskar Matzerath

BJ Wilson from Procol Harem.David

Buddy Rich wasn't human, he was a drumming machine. He was on a completely different level from every other guy who ever picked up sticks. He doesn't count therefore.

Aynsley Dunbar
Billy Cobham
Dino Danelli (The Rascals)
Art Tripp (aka Ed Marimba)

Oskar from Die Bleichtrommel? -- Foe

John Paul Jones

Toasted,

Buddy Rich wasn't human, he was a drumming machine. He was on a completely different level from every other guy who ever picked up sticks. He doesn't count therefore.

You must of been thinking of Animal from the Muppets not Buddy

A very gifted young woman named Carol who played at the AmVets bar in Missoula MT in the late 70's. She was also fun to play tennis with! :D

Oskar from Die Bleichtrommel? -- Foe

:yes:

1. Art Blakey
2. Art Blakey
3. Art Blakey

1. Art Blakey
2. Art Blakey
3. Art Blakey

Ok I'll add him to my list- thanks for being a Jazzy Messenger :thmbsp:

Keith Moon (by his own assessment "the best Keith Moon-style drummer I know of")

Moon's manic style reminded me of Buddy Rich's (or maybe vice versa?)

Moon's drums (and Entwistle's bass) provided not rhythm but melody to the Who's songs. Townshend provide the rhythm via guitar. The Who's approach turned the classic rock quartet (or, musically, in their case, trio) inside out. Which I still think is very cool.

my favs are:

1. Bill Bruford
2. Billy Cobham
3. Dennis Chambers
4. Thomas Lang
5. Simon Phillips

Neil Peart - Rush

Phil Ehart - Kansas

Jim Keltner

also that little fella we sing about at Christmas,The Little Drummer Boy,one hit wonder that he was

Alan

Keith Moon
Stewart Copeland
Neil Pert
Rob Hirst
Roger Taylor
Paul Hester

oh yeah,,,Stewart Copeland....I dig him!

Carmine Appice

hal blaine is the man,he just puts in anything he wants and it just seems to work out.

Thermalbum,

The day a bunch of the worlds greatest drummers all get together to record a couple of tribute cd's to anybody else other than Buddy Rich..................

A COMPLETELY different level. The statement is more than valid, and stands.

I dont know...I love Buddy Rich, but I think that there are just as good or better drummers nowadays, who obviously benefited from learning from him...

I think that with musicians, there is a tendency for the sake of respect and nostalgia, to always hold the vintage pioneers as a level above anything current...

Danny Carey hands down!
at dannycarey.com you can play his drumset...how cool is that? :thmbsp:

John Bonham...for his powerful and unique rhythms

Call them as you see them man.....and call me when that next tribute cd to ANY OF THEM is released. No respect or nostalgia, just pure talent and balls.

I wouldn't argue against any of the drummers mentioned, and I'm glad to see Bill Bruford's name on this list. I've seen King Crimson in concert several times, and Bruford always impressed me.

Dr. Avalanche from The Sisters of Mercy ;) -- Foe

Did I miss it? Not one mention of Elvin Jones? The "Time Machine?" I also have to say I learned a great deal from Steve Gadd and take a listen to Bernard Purdie on Steely Dan's "Home At Last" off Aja. There's a rhythm that will blow your mind and was Jeff Porcaro's inspiration for the beat used on Toto's "Rosanna."

And David......Garibaldi. Tower of Power. Check out the album "East Bay Grease" for some of the most difficult and groovy tunes I have yet to learn how to play.

Jay

Shannon Larkin: Godsmack
Kenny Aronoff
Mike Portney: Dream Theater

That's a no brainer, Ringo Starr!! :D

Second place: Karen Carpenter.

On a serious note, I really like the drumming of Joe Morello.

1. Art Blakey
2. Art Blakey
3. Art Blakey

I only recently discovered Art Blakey myself. Photo, you are

1. Right
2. Correct
3. Some other word that means that Art Blakey diserves more than one person who posted his name on this thread!

Photo- did you post the Carl Sagan site on some other thread? If so, man we're some like minded dudes.

Take care,

Ed

Perhaps not my "favorite," but Ainsley Dunbar has done some fantastic work, my favorite stuff of his appears on Lou Reed's "Berlin."

Also on Berlin is some of bassist Jack Bruce's best work EVER.

WHat is the best Art Blakey LP to get? Because I just got a 180 g reissue of Drum Suite, and I wasnt that impressed....

If you're only going to get one Art Blakey album get "A Night in Tunisia."

And yeah, that was me who posted the link to Carl Sagan's "Baloney Detection Kit."

Neil Peart - Rush
Dave lombardo -slayer
john bonnam - you know :thmbsp:

BIGNFAT
Ps bill ward honorable mention (Just because black sabbath is my favorite :naughty: )

Did I miss it? Not one mention of Elvin Jones? The "Time Machine?" I also have to say I learned a great deal from Steve Gadd and take a listen to Bernard Purdie on Steely Dan's "Home At Last" off Aja. There's a rhythm that will blow your mind and was Jeff Porcaro's inspiration for the beat used on Toto's "Rosanna."

And David......Garibaldi. Tower of Power. Check out the album "East Bay Grease" for some of the most difficult and groovy tunes I have yet to learn how to play.

Jay

Jay,
I have an instructional video of Jeff Porcaro where he mentions the Rosanna groove. He said it was a combination of Bernard Purdie and John Bonham's "Fool in the rain".
Ed

Anyway, While Buddy Rich was in a league of his own, I've only heard him play jazz. I prefer more versatile drummers who can span genre's with ease like these guys:

Vinnie Colaiuta
Omar Hakim
Nick D'virgilio
Steve Smith
Virgil Donati

Other great rock drummers:
Todd Sucherman
Tommy Aldridge
Deen Castronovo
Mike Portnoy
Liberty De Vitto
Tris Imboden

Just too many to mention all of them!

I really only know some of the more exposed rock drummers. Not really much of a follower of drummers, but based on my limited knowledge:

1. Neil Peart
2. Stuart Copeland
3. John Bonham
4. Keith Moon

I've heard OF Buddy Rich, but can't honestly say I've heard or seen him play. So I can't put him on my list.

Ringo Starr.....not very technical but nobody could move a song along like Ringo. Never overplayed like the drummers do today.
I teach and my new students learn from Ted Reed books and Ringo Starr recordings. Ringo (Beatles) set the standard for Rock. And yes, Buddy Rich called Ringo 'Average'.......too bad, Buddy was great but didn't understand that 'technical' doesn't make music...feel, tempo, and taste does. Ringo had all them all.

Have to give "props" to Lars Ulrich and Tommy Lee, these are the guys that are and will be the role models for drummers coming up. Also gotta say that I like Meg White, I know her style isn't very complicated or layered, but she is tight, especially live.

And Eric Carr - RIP

Ringo Starr.....not very technical but nobody could move a song along like Ringo. Never overplayed like the drummers do today.
I teach and my new students learn from Ted Reed books and Ringo Starr recordings. Ringo (Beatles) set the standard for Rock. And yes, Buddy Rich called Ringo 'Average'.......too bad, Buddy was great but didn't understand that 'technical' doesn't make music...feel, tempo, and taste does. Ringo had all them all.

I can see the point. Not flashy, but does what a drummer's supposed to do very well. Who can argue with the synergy in the Beatles?

I've heard at least one alarmist preacher say Ringo was the whole reason the Beatles were satanic. Whipping those kids up in a voodoo frenzy with that African drum beat. "The drummer -- he's the key! Little Ringo!!"

i forgot to mention Trey Cool. though they're styles are very different, i think like Ringo, he is so right. he tailors his playing to whatever the song dictates, which is a rare quality for drummers in his and similar genre's of rock.

Of course all of you are correct, but here is an overlooked drummer,

Jerry Mercer from April Wine

If you want to talk a drummer that fit a band, or who just might be Mr. Longevity, I give you Charlie Watts. Not the most technically endowed guy, but he is ALWAYS there.

Third vote here for Ringo.
Tom

I heard an interview on NPr it was said that Charlie Watts always preferred jazz over Rock, that he was essentially a Jazz drummer "stuck" with the Stones.....

Ringo Starr.....not very technical but nobody could move a song along like Ringo. Never overplayed like the drummers do today.
I teach and my new students learn from Ted Reed books and Ringo Starr recordings. Ringo (Beatles) set the standard for Rock. And yes, Buddy Rich called Ringo 'Average'.......too bad, Buddy was great but didn't understand that 'technical' doesn't make music...feel, tempo, and taste does. Ringo had all them all.

His drumming on the song "Let It Be" was impeccable. OTOH, I don't know what he was thinking (or smokin' :D ) on that intro of "Mother Nature's Son" from the White Album.

WHat is the best Art Blakey LP to get? Because I just got a 180 g reissue of Drum Suite, and I wasnt that impressed....

Lots of great ones, but Indestructible is the one that got me going. I haven't heard Drum Suite, but AMG All Music doesn't rate it very highly.

Take care,

Ed

I think Charlie Watts WANTED to be a jazz drummer more than he was. I have a copy of The Charlie Watts Big Band album, and he surrounds himself with other drummers. I don't think Charlie could swing. But then, he sure does stand out on the stuff he COULD do. I love the little thing he came up with for "Get Off of My Cloud". I think he did a lot of his best work on Between the Buttons, which is probably one of The Stones less known albums, but one of my favorites.

Well, John Bonham is my favorite...it was like his drum set was his b*tch.

Beyond that, I would just start listing the drummers from my favorite bands...but not necesarily the best by any means...

Nick Mason had a great feel for drumming also.

Damn TA ,I'm surprised it took 3 pages before someone named Charlie Watts :thumbsdn: he makes more rythem with a small kit than say, Eddie Van halen who in my opinion is way way over rated. Just my .02
Patrick

The short list:

Ringo and Chawlie's good tonight, ain't he? Another jazz drummer wannabe - Mick Avory. Mike 'Smitty' Smith (RIP). Bill Ward, Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Kenny Jones ( esp on 'Stay With Me'), Al Bouchard, Scott 'Rock Action' Asheton, Paul Whaley and plenty more I'm forgetting.

Two words:

Ronnie Tutt :thmbsp:

Neil Peart, hands down.

after listening to "11-17-70" again, i am reminded to add Nigel Olsson to the list.

Eric Kretz ;-) figure that one out, kids!

You can't beat Jim Marshall, Yeah he was a big band drummer, then he opened a drum store, then started selling guitars, then started manufacturing Marshall Amps. I think he has had a major impact on all of us.

Terry Bozio
Billy Cobham
Lenny White
Jack DeJonette
Tony Williams
(am i beginning to see a bit of Miles Davis influence here?)


Can't leave out Bill Kreutzman and Mickey Hart

Natch :smoke:

Ed Cassidy

Mick Fleetwood and Levon Helm. Not necessarily in that order.

Buddy Rich wasn't human, he was a drumming machine. He was on a completely different level from every other guy who ever picked up sticks. He doesn't count therefore.

Aynsley Dunbar
Billy Cobham
Dino Danelli (The Rascals)
Art Tripp (aka Ed Marimba)

Tripp was great, but I always thaough that Drumbo (John French) was the more innovative Beefheart drummer.

I also think that Keith Moon was great.

All jazz drummers fascinate me.

Neil Peart
Mick Fleetwood
Phil Ehart
Too many others also and hey mg196, BIG Lou Reed fan here too!

grady tate???

I'm surprised no one mentioned Carl Palmer. I've seen him many times in concert- musical as well as rhythmic.

Ray

sabu martinez, conga player. anyone heard 'sorcery'?

Bill Berg - Flim & the BB's

Max Weinberg

Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones. :yes:
Topper Headon from The Clash. :thmbsp:
Animal from The Muppets. :naughty:

clint

Stewart Copeland
TOMMY ALDRIDGE
Damn i went blank I'll think of some more later I'm sure

Animal from The Muppets. :naughty:


Of course!! How'd we miss him?

"EAT DRUMS!!! EAT DRUMS!!!"

Great Thread!

Picking one is so hard, but if I have to pick one:

Pierre Moerlen (Gong, Mike Oldfield) the most melodic drummer I've ever heard.

Other names I didn't see posted (might have missed them)

Phil Collins (when he still played drums for a living): Listen to old Genesis, or Brand X.

Abe Laboriel Jr.: He's been touring with Paul McCartney, plays a massive 4 piece drum set (28" bass), really fun to watch.

and I must have missed it but how about, Carter Beauford (DMB)

grady tate??? :thmbsp:

Do you mean this Gentleman?!

clint.

Mike Portnoy!
Scott Rockenfield
Kenny Aronnoff
Dana Carvey - :ntwrthy: I couldn't pass it up
Phil Rudd
Steven Tyler - he's the creativity behind the drums. Watch the making of PUMP.
The drummer in Dave Matthews Band
Mick Brown! Sacramento homeboy!
Every drummer in Spinal Tap - may they rest in peace...
Don Henley
Bill Ward

Nick Mason

Sorry,Bill i almost forgot about you.

Bill Bruford from Yes and King Krimson.

clint.