Considered by Page and Plant to replace Bonham, who called him the greatest rock drummer England ever produced. When other kids were out playing I was on the drums. In the mid-70s, he also scored three hits with tracks featuring his trademark thumping style. German vocalist Klaus Mein, 54, is perhaps best known as the lead singer of hard rock band Scorpions. Thats like the Triple Crown of life. OR TONY WILLIAMS?? Ralph Salmins, arguably the best session drummer in UK should be there, as well as Charlie Adams who plays with Yanni, (would kill Rich in any drum battle if Rich was still around), Arno van Nuienhuize also, great Dutch session drummer , ex Metropole Orchestra, and even current Metropole Orchestra drummer Martin Vjink, plays jazz better than Rich ever did. Stomu Yamashta as well. If you have never heard Billy Cobham play One Word try er on for size and then revisit this list. Wants more than his fair share of The Beatles, John Lennon never wanted one song without McCartneys name on it and Paul is going around talking smack about Lennon being a martyr. During his career, Miles played on more than 70 albums, and played with Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and Muddy Waters. Got a big problem with this list: Alan White at #39really?!! Fame? His personality. VINNIE COLAIUTA 4. .any compilation of this nature , that doesnt include Tony Williams, Joe Morello, and Brian Bladeis valueless!!!!! Ringo shouldnt have even made this list. Seen about 1000 concerts in my 55yrs, and he put on the best solos I ever witnessedhands down, with respects to the all the greats, especially those I did not seeAlan White gets my vote for #1. I was also looking for Jon Hiseman from Colosseum. *RINGO* others dare to compare,.history is set in stone. Could either of them swing? I think moon should have taken the cake he was a Mitch better performer than bonham it also feels like moon had a tighter sound. For me, anyway, he is one of the best Ive ever heard. of course this list is a bunch of bunk. para mi de los mejores. Ringo has a signature style, and plays the drum instrumentally, not to overpower melody. In fact, the two often had quite the drumming showdown during the time. He was active in the civil-rights movement of the 60s and later held a teaching post at the University Of Massachusetts. This listing has a very narrow focus and looks like it could be a top 50 drummers from Billboard Publication, that would explain everything. Buckingham has praised Fleetwood's "instinctive" style and tells a story about the distinctive cowbell break the drummer added to the band's first single, "Oh Well." Danny Serephine!!!!!!!! "She was the antithesis of a modern drummer. At just over 55, Thomas Edward Yorke is an English musician and composer. Ringo Starr shouldnt be anywhere near the top of this list. Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Jackie Fox, Sandy West, and Cherie Currie were a group made in heaven. His solo career has been experimental. https://youtu.be/ujrHJH3yovc. The man peaked in his career during the 1920s and '30s, along with another drumming legend, Buddy Rich. Jerome Brailey, the fresh recruit to Parliament-Funkadelic, proceeded to filter the style of JB stickman Jabo Starks through Bowie's hazy cosmic jive on "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)." Wilcos drummer Glenn Kotche without a moments doubt one of the top five ever im old enough to have seen all the legends even Keith, Buddy , Jon RIP, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX93Hzlkte4. Has whoever compiled this ilist heard him play??????? Check out: One OClock Jump, Roger Hawkins was a key member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, who were affectionately known as The Swampers. And where the f**k is Yoshiki (X Japan) ? Levon Helm. I think this Poll should qualify that it is generally rock drummers that are profiled. I don't think she understood how important she was to the band, and to me and to music," Jack White told Rolling Stone in 2014. I agree! It probably comes with the territory when you're the founder of a flamboyantly cosmic prog band, active on and off since 1969, that plays in a Zappa-esque jazz-rock idiom called "zeuhl" meaning "celestial" in Kobaan, the invented language Magma performs in. Some phenomenal names on this list, to be surebut man are they *way* in the wrong order! Working as a house drummer for the Sugar Hill label (Chambers played on "Rapper's Delight") and alongside funky jazz guitarist John Scofield, the Baltimore native honed a style built around bombastic grooves and scorched-earth Buddy Richesque fills that seemed to defy time. Hard to beat those great classic jazz drummers. Another drummer was Fito De La Parra (spelling is probably wrong) from Canned heat. neil peart a better drummer than ginger baker? There is too much rock bias. Ian Paice. BEST TECHNIQUE: Buddy Rich, Colaiuta, Weckl, Gadd, Cobham for sure! Listen to the drum breaks on Blackout he had a conga drum as part of his set up and he made it sound like two musicians were playing drums and congas, said producer Tony Visconti. And Terry Williams formerly of Dire Straits would make practically all the rest of the rock drummers listed look and sound pretty silly. is it a list of best drummers or most popular drummers? Ian Paice at 16. https://www.bebopo.biz/andy-arrow-tear-it-up/ Keith Moon was a true original who left a lasting legacy. Check out: Uptight (Everythings Alright), Carl Palmer has been described as the consummate drummers drummer. Stevenson, who maintains a busy touring with Descendents, their offshoot band All and the Black Flag tribute project Flag, attributes the hyperactive character of his playing to an everyday influence: caffeine. He once said that it was jazz drummers who had shaped his development, including the elegant style of Max Roach. And Dave Weckl, Thomas Lang, Jojo Mayer, Mike Mangini???? Listening to Mitch Mitchell, especially the early stuff with Jimi Hendrix, is just fantastic, said the Queen drummer. Roach, who started out on the piano, changed instruments when his father bought him a drum kit at 12. As a performer, Fleetwood's instinctive flair and childlike glee behind the kit remain intact to this day. Nirvanas Dave Grohl admits to swiping his moves for the intro to Smells Like Teen Spirit and told Modern Drummer, I would learn all of [his] licks verbatim. When hard rock drummer Chad Smith joined the punkified Red Hot Chili Peppers, frontman Anthony Kiedis told him to get familiar. They on put Ringo on the list because he was a Beetle. The meek have inherited the earth or I think YOU, (who have compiled this list), are not exposed to enough music and this listing really addresses that issue. Appice, who said he was heavily influenced by Gene Krupa, worked with Rod Stewart and co-wrote the song Da Ya Think Im Sexy? He later formed King Kobra for two Capitol albums in the 80s, a decade in which he played on the Pink Floyd record Momentary Lapse Of Reason. The Oklahoma-born musician started out as a jazz drummer but went on to play on thousands of records of all types, including John Lennons Imagine and both Traveling Wilburys albums. Mick Avory of the KinKs was far better than most in the Brit Invasion. Maybe some day these guys like will be good enough to make the list Its about time someone recognizes Morello. He was a famous jazz drummer .You must have heard AND you must have seen him! Skin to get the flavor of his style. He is best known as the original drummer of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and was noted for his innovative use of floor toms. Crappy list,anybody ever hear of Bernard Purdie and David Garibaldi, not to mention Rod Morgenstein !!!! Im assuming this list is for popularity drummer and not necessarily skill drummer. This endlessly adaptable rhythmic pattern was the pulse of a decade and is still omnipresent wherever dancers are getting down. ! Men of Modest Height celebrities, Famous Short Men, musicians. They were looking for the next number one song on the hit parade. Ive Never appreciated Alex Van Halens drumming. And for those in doubt listen to the Ox from different live albums. What about Dickie Harrall From Gene Vincents Blue Caps? THE 3 BEST IS 3)Hal Blaine. When Soundgarden suddenly disbanded in 1997, Cameron wasn't out of work for long: Pearl Jam invited him on tour the following year. "If you're a rigid person, I don't think you can swing or make other people swing," he said of his technique. I, personally love Ringo and think he is a great drummer. John Bonham was the right choice. He's an animalistic artist who performs fiercely and is unafraid to go theatrical. Paul is senile. There is no way that YOU are ignorant to the vast majority of music out there. Ask Eric Clapton! As drummer for surrealist boogie band Little Feat, Richie Hayward tended to play over, under and around the beat. Never miss a post, plus grab this free guide (instant download). This list lost all credibility when you put Travis Barker ABOVE Steve Smith. Obviously you missed Cesar Zuiderwijk from Golden Earring. He acted as a backing vocalist and songwriter for AC/DC and became one of the best rhythm guitarists in the world of hard rock. Listen to him!) Asked once whether he was one of the worlds best drummers, he quipped: Im the greatest Keith Moon-type drummer in the world. The 56 artist soon became known as rapper Lil Wayne with his debut album, Tha Block is Hot. falto THE REV SULLIVAN EL ANTIGUO BATERISTA DE AVENGED SEVENFOLD. As well as his work with the Grammy-winning band from Chicago, Kotche had also appeared on recordings by Andrew Bird, Edith Frost, Neil Finn and Radioheads Phil Selway. Check out: Chicks Chums, Drummer and bandleader Art Blakey, who was 71 when he died, on October 16, 1990, was one of the most influential figures in jazz for more than four decades. And Ringo StarrR E A L L Ysmh. arguing about lesser drummers like Neil P, or Ringo is a waste of time. I love it!! Ringo? John lennon was asked if Ringo was he best drummer in the world his reply was Ringo isnt even the best drummer in the Beatles !! It was inevitable that Id become a musician. He taught himself to play the drums and was later awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee College Of Music. Pete Best Photo from express.co.uk. In the words of John Lennon, he isnt even the best drummer in the Beatles. Youve serious credibility issues with mestunned to see the omission of Hunt Sales (David Bowie/Tin Machine, Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren, Sales Brothers). John Bonham is usually considered the greatest of them all. Music should not be a competition. This is just a mass of pathetic greatest drum lists, none are accurate, if they were,Buddy Rich would be at the top John Bonham and Pace would agree, simply untouchable . Youve got Dave Grohl and Ringo but no Nick Mason? "Her style of drumming, that she invented, is amazing. yeah right And where is Mat Abts?? Here are our 32 favorite short musicians,rock stars and entertainers. and esp McDonald & Giles LP. A Very Interesting discussion on Ringo here. Too many current drummers phenomenal drummers missing; Antonio Sanchez, Kendrick Scott,Brian Blade, Eric Harland, Lenny White!! And he had a presence and charisma beyond your typical sticksman. (excuse me I never wrote.. so its not printing the comments even correctly!) Copeland, who was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 16, 1952, began drum lessons at the age of 12 and got his start in the music business as a road manager for Curved Air, assuming drumming duties for the band in 1975. Ferocious D.C. hardcore band Bad Brains started life as a jazz fusion crew, and Earl Hudson kept his superb chops when the tempos were cranked up to light speed and hurled against a wall. No Tony Williams in the top ten, make this list invalid. He brought a complicated, jazz-tinged style to the band and starred on their studio albums Stained Class (co-writing the song Beyond The Realms Of Death) and Killing Machine, as well as a live album from Japan, Unleashed In The East. Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, both 5 5 Died: September 25, 1980. bill bruford No John Densmore and Topper and Charlie Watts should be much higher placed!As for RingoI think its all been said! If you missed part one of this series, check it out Incredibly Famous Short Actors & Movie Stars. Got questions? Keith Emerson was 5 4 Matt from Loverboy? I know who you are. Without a doubt, Buddy Rich should be #1. Wheres Dave Mackintosh from DragonForce? If you play and know drums, the list you have put forward is a joke and the order is all wrong. He met Presley on Louisiana Hayride, a popular and influential radio and TV country-music programme. The records he has played on include 30 that have gone gold or platinum. One song that he shined on was Fried Hickey Boogie with a legendary 30 second solo. He is best known as a founding member of The Meters and helped create a new style of funk drumming on records such as Cissy Strut and Just Kissed My Baby. He had a big influence on rock band Little Feat and worked with artists as varied as Prince, Dr John, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood (The Meters sometimes opened for The Rolling Stones). She also worked closely with Prince. One of the best I ever watched was Ed Cassidy from Spirit! Gene Krupa was as good if not better than Buddy Rich. Nothing interesting ever came out of his drumming. After playing with various dance bands, he got his big break in 1968 when he helped form Deep Purple, and his brilliant playing has shone on songs such as Stormbringer and on the live album Made In Japan. In all, Purdie can be heard on more than 4,000 records. Check out: When The Levee Breaks. Check out: Snap Crackle, Though Karen Carpenter is known as the sweet-voiced singer of Carpenters hits such as Please Mr Postman, her first musical career was playing jazz drums, the instrument she played in the original Richard Carpenter Trio. Which I think is absolutely staggering.". Chippendale's long-running duo Lightning Bolt treats noise-rock like body music, his bass drum expertly throbbing alongside Brian Gibson's fuzz-gush bass, and his high-velocity snare machine-gunning through a Day-Glo fog. Beater, Well it appears that these Drummers are in general R & R venues.most of these top 10 drummers likely learned from a master drummer of the late 50s and early 60s who had many, many, albums, like the Birth of the Beat, Teen Beat.at the time it was very unusual to have a VINYL album with almost 90% drumming contents ! In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Meine as the 22nd top heavy metal vocalist of all time. And Dingo Starr ahead of both of them? The Technician then the FUNK Master. I think we all are very lucky to even be having this discussion in this period of history. Sheila E is not a top 50 drummer but her father and uncles are. A good drummer knows when to put what where. Where the hell is Richie Hayward.?????????????? LOL !!! Not only has the 56 musician come out with several hit album but is also a published poet, author, and activist. Blink-182's Travis Barker is one of the most famous drummers of the new millennium thanks to his hardcore sensibility, skater aesthetic, hip-hop energy, pop appeal and reality TV-ready baby. "I'm kind of known for playing weird, crazy fills and sometimes playing things I shouldn't be playing, but they loved it at least that's what they told me. And Anthony Kiedis credits Smith with inspiring his own idiosyncratic full-body gyrations: "All I have to do is close my eyes and listen to Chad. now John Bonham was a very hard guy on his body as well. Where is the great drummers from the east? Yes Jim, I have that BRAND X CD as you probably do as well, we one of few I imagine, if comments above are worthy of consideration. Billy Cobham should be much higher, And Danny Seraphine way up there. Gabriel Parra "Clem showed up, and he was a real star. Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Clarke?? No Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad? All are at the top. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Dont know why JaRule is on the list. No harvey bartswonkle ? Ive never heard of most of the drummers in this list. That's how influential the deceptively primitive, artfully sophisticated pocket Maureen "Moe" Tucker brought to the Velvet Underground's classic lineup was, impacting artists ranging from Patti Smith to R.E.M. Check out: Roadhouse Blues, Janet Weiss, who was born on September 24, 1965, in Los Angeles, is best known as a member of Sleater-Kinney. Not a talented drummer list. Though he came up idolizing jazz greats like Tony Williams and, later, channeling those inspirations in his astonishing work alongside improv aces such as Robert Glasper he has made his deepest impact as a drummer acutely attuned to the stutters and hiccups of sample-based hip-hop. Check out: Flip, After establishing his reputation as the house drummer for The Grand Old Opry, Buddy Harmon helped define the Nashville sound, becoming one of the most influential country music musicians of the 20th Century. "So he tied the stick to his wrist with a shoelace and went on with the show." Max was the best thing on the record, The Boss said. "Pete Thomas is the rock and roll drummer of his generation by some considerable distance," Costello tweetedlast year, "and that you never read that in polls tells you everything you need to know about 'polls' and nothing about drummers.". and Neal Schon, his site lists him 59Z but when he stands next to Eddie Van Halen who was 58 he is clearly a couple of inches shorter than Ed. Check out: Baby Snakes, Dave Grohl is widely credited with giving alt.rock its driving beat. Why not go with only the opinion of drummers and who they find the best in their profession? McCartney? He has also played with Transplants, Box Car Racer, DJ-AM and TRV$DJam, and was described by Rolling Stone magazine as punks first superstar drummer. LOL !!! He guested on 35,000 tracks, including 150 singles that made the Billboard Top 10. First of all, if you are universally known by one name nay, one syllable you know youve made it. Prairie Prince? Gene Krupa Born in 1909, we have first up jazz drummer Gene Krupa. Roger Daltrey is a legend. Unlike grunge-era Zeppelin-ites like Nirvana's Dave Grohl or Soundgarden's Matt Cameron, Chamberlin played like a deadly serious, jazz-indebted muso, suggesting deep familiarity with the fusoid likes of Dennis Chambers and Return to Forever's Lenny White. First off, ringo wasnt that great, second, I would put terry bosio and Neil learnt up in number one and two. The Texas-born musician started Pantera in 1981 with his brother, and the heavy metal band earned four Grammy nominations before disbanding in 2003 amid rumours of a rift. Aside from Ginger Baker, Mitch Mitchell, Bonham and Mike Shrieve, the others can,t be mentioned in the same breath as Max Roach, Philly Jo Jones, Krupa, Tony Williams, Joe Morello, Jack DeJohnette, and , of course , Buddy Rich , one of the most amazing talents on any instrument. No Charlie Benante? Hardcore punk barely existed when San Pedro, California's monumentally innovative trio the Minutemen made their recorded debut in 1980, but they'd already transcending it, fusing funk, avant-rock and folk into beautifully abbreviated blasts of knotty revelation. Even the best rock drummers cant hold a candle to average jazz drummers. #9 of 272. There are several jazz drummers who deserve a spot in a top 100 (jazz drummers are the best drummers). Beach Boys Drummer, Dennis Wilson, Phil Collins. Check out: Haunting the Chapel, Stewart Copeland has been an accomplished producer and composer of soundtracks for movies and television, but he will always be remembered as the drummer for The Police, who achieved worldwide fame and chart-topping albums through the mid-80s (watch him talk to uDiscover about his time with the band). Check it outdo an internet enquiry.I rest my case , Does anyone remember Sandy Nelson? No Jo Jones or Levon Helm?!!!! Check out: Mr Jones, Carlton Barrett, who was murdered in 1987, at the age of 36, remains an influential figure in the world of drumming, for his work with reggae star Bob Marley from 1970 to 1981. Tony Williamshow could you leave off Tony Williams? Compiled by people who know nothing about real music. ANy list of great drummers that doesnt have Elvin Jones on it is meaningless. in fact neither was keith moon nor john bonham. Maybe it just needs some motion, but not necessarily a whole kit. As great as The Beatles wereand they were greatpeopleespecially Beatles fans, must look at them objectively. The 56 musician launched a solo career after splitting from the group, and his first album O received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album. Don Brewer should be on the list. Give it a shot. His first big break came when he auditioned for Frank Zappa, joining his band in 1978 and becoming a key player on Zappas albums of that era. After moving to Los Angeles, Palmer worked on movies. "My job [with Lenny] is to play a beat for hours, and make it feel good, and add some exciting fills and exciting colors, when it fits tastefully," she told The Villager, commenting on her dual skill set. No Al Jackson Jr (Stax/Hi)? How do you get a drummer off of your porch? Kotche, who joined the band in time for their sea-change album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, has outfitted his kit with a vibraphone, MIDI effects, gongs, a hubcap, tuned antique cymbals, pellet-filled ping-pong balls and an air tube connected to his floor tom. Check it out on YT. Ever hear of the Japanese girl Senri Kawaguchi? In a career that began when he was 18, Bellson moved from big bands to small groups and back again, and served as musical director for his first wife, the singer Pearl Bailey. Most overated drummer of all time. Or is it someone that sits in the song with their own feel? Neil Young has played with a lot of drummers during the past 50 years, but he always comes back to Ralph Molina, whom he first met during the Buffalo Springfield days, when Molina was a member of the Rockets. Standing 51 tall, Gary Stephen Angry Anderson AM Australian actor, television presenter, and singer-songwriter. "It's a different mentality the whole planet is your home.". This is a popularity drummer list. SHUT THE FUCK UP !!! Un saluto. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you can do something else besides that, fine. He is so popular in Japan that they still sell transcriptions of his drum solos. I heard that John Bonham is quite upset. His drum solo on the live version of Brighton Rock is by far one of the greatest ever. Has everyone so easily forgotten a man considered the greatest swing drummer of them allChick Webb. By the time he joined the Ohio Players in 1974, the group already been kicking around for a decade and a half, but their streak of dance hits for Mercury Records was just beginning. Jon Anderson (from Yes) is 5 5 In the spring of 1974, Max Weinberg saw a notice in the Village Voice that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were looking for a new drummer, cautioning would-be applicants that they didn't want any "Junior Ginger Bakers." In 1975, when George Clinton first heard David Bowie's "Fame" on the radio, he turned to his new drummer and said "Remember that beat for me." They saw The Dave Clark Five, said Andrew Loog Oldham, manager of The Rolling Stones. A prominent figure in popular music, he is .more. Peligro too.Rick Allen makes my list of greatest drummers of all time ! Keep mentioning the Lennon quote that hes Not Even The Best Drummer In The Beatles. Having seen him live a few times, as well as listening to him on vinyl countless times, Rather than listen to one of Spirit s better known tracks, go to utube , etc and give a listen to Mr.
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