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Pink Freud · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: Daegu

Vinnie Colaiuta

Rocking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8fKhcU_ss

And as I saw him this summer w Herbie Hancock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3VUs2Stj4o&mode=related&search=

Now go back to your djembes. (Just kidding)

Unposter · Joined: 04 Jun 2006

Mick Avory of the Kinks - the most underrated classic rock band ever.

They really rocked in the 60s!

robot · Joined: 07 Mar 2006

bonham is overrated.

i'm going with moon.

uberscheisse · Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Location: japan is better than korea.

brendan canty.

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

I think it's too bad Hendrix's band gets overshadowed so badly by him.

Benicio · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:21 am Post subject:

Bonham was the absolute "MAN"!!!

People only seem to focus on his being heavy. Listen to "Fool in the Rain" or "Lemon Song" to hear just amazing groove that will leave you dumbfounded.
Keith Moon couldn't have shined his shoes! All Moon did was play fast and spastic all over the toms. I bet he would have sucked in any other band. Somehow, it worked in the Who. Moon is so over-rated!

Charlie Watts & Ringo Starr- straight groove and timing like a metronome. They played for the song and made it good. They deserve respect! Also, Starr, even though he necame very simplistic with later albums, did some very interesting things with the beat in the early albums.

Mitch Mitchell was undeniably awesome! He swung in there and held his own, keeping it where it needed to be for the greatest guitarist ever. To be able to swing in that situation, he had to be amazing. It shows!

Neil Peart- yes, a drum god, but a peculiar one. Very scientific in his approach. Influenced so many and created his own style, but strives too much for "perfection". He does not improvise live. Every fill is exactly the same as the record. Impressive, but sometimes feels robotic.

In the new school, the drummers who seem to be pushing boundaries and providing great inspiration are Tim Alexander(Primus), Jimmy Chamberlain(Smashing Pumpkins), Danny Carrey(Tool) & Terry Bozzio- the absolute drum god of today.

For real groove that moves you, there are so many. I've seen Dennis Chambers and he is amazing. Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews band is just so smooth.

One guy, whom I've met twice, is Chad Smith from the Chili Peppers. He's such a nice, down to earth guy! He can can really lay down a serious groove! He doesn't try to get in the way of the other players. He's just happy to be in there and he does it so well. That goes a long way!

Benicio · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

I can't believe someone said Lars Ulrich!

Back when I was 15, I thought he was so awesome. I had been listening to Master of Puppets and then ...And Justice For All came out. I thought it was the greatest thing.

Years later, I realized that Ulrich wasn't all that. In an interview, the band stated that the reason they didn't really play Justice songs live was because they were just too difficult to pull of. They had problems playing their own songs.

Just ripping the double bass doesn't make one great.

Oreovictim · Joined: 23 Aug 2006

Man, with all the Canadians on here, I'm surprised Peart didn't come in first place. Then again, most Canadians I meet hate Rush.

Here are some amazing drummers.

Nicko McBrain - Iron Maiden

Scott Rockenfeld - Queensryche (Yeah, yeah, I have a couple CDs by these guys. So sue me.)

Lars Ulrich - duh

Bill Ward - Sabbath

Simon Phillips and Les Binks - Judas Priest

Stewart Copeland - Police - I don't even like the police, but he is an amazing drummer.

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

I didn't read the other responses, but I think it's outrageous that you would make a poll asking who is the best classic rock drummer and not have Carl Palmer from Emerson Lake & Palmer on it. Just listen to Tarkus and then see if you can still justify Ringo Starr being on the list for Christ's sake.

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

Oreovictim · Joined: 23 Aug 2006

rickvaughn · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

I thought Moon was over rated. He was good, no doubt, but all the spastic flailing about seemed unnecessary. A good example here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oamahR97xpA
Mind you, I love this performance.... It's said the Stones didnt release this film until 1996 because they were embarrassed the Who were much better..

My faves:

John Densmore (The Doors)

Jim Keltner (Eric Clapton)

John Sferra (Glass Harp)

My uncle, John Herrin - He played for a Christian rock band in the 70s and 80s, he can be heard but not seen so much in this vid (live in Finland, 1990):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv2SyYZYAZo
The lead singer is his sister and my aunt.

a few others:

Jon Knox (Adam Again)
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=17813
Great Christian funk/rock band from the 80s.

Mike Mead (Chagall Guevara)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAqFulretc0

Ed McTaggart (Daniel Amos/Swirling Eddies)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwdpADUFX8

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

skinhead · Joined: 11 Jun 2004

Greekfreak · Joined: 25 May 2003

Jerry Nolan from the New York Dolls/The Heartbreakers was a classic live drummer, the likes of which we'll not see again.

Bill Stevenson's work with Black Flag cannot be ignored.

Another of my underrated picks would be Mike Joyce from The Smiths, and Spencer Cobrin, who played with Morrissey later on, though now we're talking about more modern drummers.