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Post by melon1 on Oct 18, 2005 10:25:44 GMT -5
Please God, don't let anybody pick the last one unless they're joking..
Somebody tell me the name of the Tool dude. I fergat.
I know what you're thinking: Why Stephen Perkins? Just happens to be one of my favorites. I don't expect anyone to actually pick him.
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Post by luke on Oct 18, 2005 10:39:19 GMT -5
Danny Carey
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Post by Kensterberg on Oct 18, 2005 10:59:06 GMT -5
MOON! With Stewart Copeland right behind ...
Though I'd take Topper Headon over all of these guys, even Moonie ... Topper rocks.
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Post by phil on Oct 18, 2005 11:19:35 GMT -5
Here's my own list of great drummers
with one album showcasing their talent...
- Elvin Jones ~ And Then Again/Midnight Walk
- Levon Helm ~ Ties That Bind (1975-1996)
- Ginger Baker ~ Ginger Baker's Air Force
- Buddy Rich ~ Lionel Hampton Presents...
- Art Blakey (Jazz Messengers) ~ Moanin'
- Jack Dejohnette ~ Special Edition
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Post by Kensterberg on Oct 18, 2005 11:27:58 GMT -5
Those are indeed some talented percussionists, Phil my friend. Jack DeJohnette ... if he's good enough for Miles ... and Buddy Rich was absolutely phenomenal.
But just as you don't need a great voice to be a great rock and roll singer, you don't need to have a ton of technique to be a great rock and roll drummer. As exhibit A, I give you ... Mr. Ringo Starr.
For my money, Topper is the perfect balance between technical skills and rock and roll intuition. Moonie was the most fun to listen to (who else could play "lead drums" on a hit single (the incredibly infectious Happy Jack)). And Ringo had the best sense of what the song needed, as well as the perfect personality for his role in the band.
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Post by phil on Oct 18, 2005 11:51:34 GMT -5
I saw Buddy Rich and his Big Band
in the mid-70's in a great concert hall...
Fantastic show !!
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Post by strat-0 on Oct 18, 2005 11:59:01 GMT -5
Piece 'o cake. Moon.
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Post by RocDoc on Oct 18, 2005 12:15:07 GMT -5
Moon, especially after having seen him during ALL of the Who's eras, in their indescribably essential documentary film, 'The Kids Are Alright'....a rock drummer who played like a jazz sax player, actually fucking BREATHING with the Who's songs as he played.
Anyone who hasn't seen Moon drum, has to see him to appreciate fully what he was able to do...
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Post by riley on Oct 18, 2005 12:39:04 GMT -5
I almost voted for Danny Carey, but Neil Peart's just got way to huge a body of drumming brilliance by way of comparison.
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 18, 2005 12:41:41 GMT -5
Not only that, he's an amazing lyricist whose pen strokes reveal a deep compassion for his fellow humans, and besides, he's a regular stand up guy
*votes neil*
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Post by RocDoc on Oct 18, 2005 13:31:15 GMT -5
I think that Moon's totally expert facility with a drumkit eclipses even Peart's because Peart's group has more of a niche appeal (generally) especially when their later albums became more and more idiosyncratic (ie a progressive rock of a far more technical Dream Theater type..) AND with lead singer of such limiting appeal.
They were/are supposed to have virtuosic players...
Whereas The Who starting out were simply a bashing blues-based Brit rock band with several incredible players and a 'normal' lead singer...Moon's sense of giddy flash was made to stand out even more as being 'out of the ordinary' for their type of music.
His accents and fills, especially in live performance were like a tremendously precocious little kid showing off in the schoolyard.
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Post by RocDoc on Oct 18, 2005 13:33:47 GMT -5
....and honestly, come to think of it, Buddy Rich was the exact same type of performer...jammin' at the schoolyard.
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Post by poseidon on Oct 18, 2005 13:44:05 GMT -5
If Tommy Lee were a candidate I'd vote for him...hear he has a big drum...
Since not I cast my vote for Neil Peart of Rush. God, I'd love to go to a Rush concert.
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 18, 2005 14:35:49 GMT -5
If Tommy Lee were a candidate I'd vote for him...hear he has a big drum... Since not I cast my vote for Neil Peart of Rush. God, I'd love to go to a Rush concert. I've seen RUSH more times live than anyone .. . seen em at least 13 times . . . .always a stellar show . . . |
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Post by bowiglou on Oct 18, 2005 15:26:46 GMT -5
I know nothing about drumming, but auditorally like Copeland the best.....but drummers I have enjoyed through the years:
(1) Ringo Starr
(2) drummer (Pete Thomas?) for the Attractions
(3) fleetwood (from Fleetwood Mac)
(4) drummer on the first few Steely Dan albums
(5) drummer on Scary Monsters (?)
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