Who are some of the Best Drummers

[TonyRome]

Was watching 60 minutes and they had Dave Grohl on. During the interview they said he is one of the best drummers in music. I know the drummer is sometime an unknown (I only know Travis Barker and Lars) I know we got drummers here so who are some of the best??

 

[Smoqman]

Neil Peart
Forrest Robinson
Dirk Verbeuren
Chris Adler
Gene Hoglund
Danny Carey
Dave Lombardo
Elliot Fine (dead)
Ginger Baker
Michael Bland
Stewart Copeland
Dennis Chambers
Gavin Harrison
Peter Eskine
Steve Gadd
Omar Hakim
Gary Husband
Mike Portnoy
Chad Wackerman
Billy Cobham
Elvin Jones
Philly Jo Jones
Kenny Spearman-Clark aka "Klook"
Tony Williams
Manu Katche
Cozy Cole
John Bonham
Terry Bozzio
Buddy Rich


To name a few ....

 

[Clint]

Omar Hakim
Stewart Cooeland
John Bonham
Terry Bozzio

 

[Craig Mac]

Danny Carey
Carter Beauford
John Bonham
Neil Peart

 

[NIZZLE]

Vinnie Paul

 

[TonyRome]

[video=youtube_share;meJ55HPJ3xs]http://youtu.be/meJ55HPJ3xs[/video]

Neil Peart on Letterman the exchange between Dave's announcer and the audience is funny at the beginning.

 

[SFerrojr]

Lets not forget the REAL old school... Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich

 

[Clint]

Great beat laid down by John Bonham in the song The Ocean....Always loved that song

 

[Kantucky]

Questlove- dude can do it all
Jaimoe and butch trucks and mark quinones- allman brothers is the best rhythm section I've ever laid ears on.
Peart- though I'm not really a fan I can't deny the talent

And then I drew a blank. Many more I'd mention though

 

[travelingeast]

I might be showing my age but modern drummers can't shine the shoes of previous greats like KRUPA, BUDDY RICH, and recently deceased and former drummer of the tonight show ED SHAUGHNESSEY!!! These guys were absolute MONSTERS!!! You tube them and you will see the shit they were doing was unholy!! Don't get me wrong, Peart, Copeland, etc. have their place in the hall of excellent drummers BUT and I stress BUT.. the old school drummers were way more versatile and did a hell of a lot more with a third of amount of drums! IMO Buddy Rich still remains the great of all greats!!

 

[D Quintero]

David Gray
Pete Sandoval
Thomas Pridgen
Alex Hernandez
George Kollias

[video=youtube_share;JgrJh4b-dPA]http://youtu.be/JgrJh4b-dPA[/video]

 

[Catawbamatt]

Patrick Hallahan from My Morning Jacket

Evidence here:
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[sullen]

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...and so on

 

[Ducttapegonewild]

While this isn't one of the best drummers per se, there is a local band in the Dallas area called Spoonfed Tribe. They are a band that uses a lot of drums in their music. Videos are nice and all, but live. Man!!!

 

[Dustinspo]

Neil Peart
Forrest Robinson
Dirk Verbeuren
Chris Adler
Gene Hoglund
Dave Lombardo
Elliot Fine (dead)
Ginger Baker
Michael Bland
Dennis Chambers
Gavin Harrison
Peter Eskine
Steve Gadd
Omar Hakim
Gary Husband
Mike Portnoy
Chad Wackerman
Billy Cobham


To name a few favs..

Joel's list is pretty comprehensive. I would add:

Carter Beauford
And Marco Minnemann. This guy is insane. A true must watch.

 

[Smoqman]

I forgot about Minnemann. Good call.

Doh! I remember seeing Beauford with a rep from WB before they got signed. The A&R guy I was with passed on signing them - what a dope!

 

[sean]

I'm still asleep, but how are Elvin Jones, and Philly Jo Jones not on these list? Hell, not even a mention of Kenny Spearman-Clark ( aka "Klook", the inventor of "jazz drumming")?

Aierto, Tony Williams (Fela Kuti's drummer) and Manu Katche are all tight, too...

And to anyone who thinks Gene Krupa is on this list:

1) he stole his style from Cozy Cole.

2) as far as white Jazz drummers go, Buddy Rich smoked the rest of them.

 

[sean]

Now I'm going back to bed while I wait for my coffee to brew...

 

[Dave]

Lets not forget the REAL old school... Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich

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[Smoqman]

I'm still asleep, but how are Elvin Jones, and Philly Jo Jones not on these list? Hell, not even a mention of Kenny Spearman-Clark ( aka "Klook", the inventor of "jazz drumming")?

Aierto, Tony Williams (Fela Kuti's drummer) and Manu Katche are all tight, too...

And to anyone who thinks Gene Krupa is on this list:

1) he stole his style from Cozy Cole.

2) as far as white Jazz drummers go, Buddy Rich smoked the rest of them.

Good call - the old man hasn't had his coffee......