Best Rock & Roll Drummer

[member2686]

Def Leppard was my very first rock concert! Tesla opened up for them and it was just after Rick Allen had had his accident. I was shocked to see how great he was behind his set, playing with one arm and his 2 feet "in the round." Astounding. He's not in my tops as far as percussionists go, but WOW he's talented as anything and I admire his persistence!!! He's clearly a drummer at-heart and always will be! :thumbsup: :hatsoff: :nanner:

Hi,

i think the best drummer would be Rick Allen of Def Leppard. He played the drums better with only one arm then some drummers with two.

Cu

 

[JizzHack]

Chad Sexton from 311 is for my money the best drummer on the planet nobody can jam thru an 11 stroke roll cleaner then Chad
Example and this is only him jammin for a minute on another dudes Kit
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6739488977715292579&q=chad+sexton&pl=true

 

[Jagger69]

Posthumous award goes to Keith Moon. Greatest living drummer....Ginger Baker.

 

[TriRyche]

Jesus... If you'd read the posts instead of skimming them, I said the nominees were some of my favorites and that I created the 5th poll option of "Other" for people to choose as well because I certainly could not list every drummer out there.

For fuck's sake... READ.

:hatsoff:

Sorry bro. You're absolutely right! I did only skim through. However, once I saw the nominees, that's all I needed to see. Neil Peart is an incredible drummer, but even he said that he knew that his reign as "the best" was over, once he saw Mike Portnoy.

 

[TriRyche]

as much as i love dream theater and no matter how much i like
mike portnoy (he is a cool guy, you can say what you want),
i say he is, well not way, but he is overrated.
he is a drum machine, and he is fast, but there are drummers out
there that are superior especially technically.
neil peart would eat him for breakfast
sorry mike, but that's how it is and how it's going to be (no pun intended, i
hope the rush-fans get it )

Overrated??? Not tryin' to be a dick here, but do you play? I do and have for 21 years and I promise, if anything, he is underrated. No one can compete with Portnoy, just on the odd-time signatures alone! I have yet to hear anyone out there today, or any other time that is more technically sound and such a creative genius. Neil Peart is the closest, but his days as the Top Dog are over. Seriously bro, nobody can touch him. Even Neil Peart himself said that Portnoy is the new king in an interview in Moddern Drummer. Lars Ulrich is the one who has speed and not much else. Seriously, have you really listened to Dream Theater or Liquid Tension? Ya might want to give 'em a re-listen.

 

[Frame313]

Meg White

 

[stek1983]

Meg White

LMAO :1orglaugh

man, i hope you're joking

 

[lordvader1]

Neil Peart is the methodist number 1
Mike Portnoy, from Dream Theater is the best drummer all categories... :wave:

Yup
#1 Peart
#2 Portnoy

If you have never listened to Dream Theater I highly recommend you give them a try.

For a #3 I'll throw in Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden

 

[Baal]

Gonna go with Mickey Hart of the greatful dead....

 

[Frame313]

LMAO :1orglaugh

man, i hope you're joking

Nope, not at all. Within the context of the style that the White Stripes play in, Meg's great - a gut-bucket bluesy drummer with a primitive, tribal style. Now, she's not the technical virtuoso that the other drummers being discussed are, but so? If technical virtuosity is the only requirement of good art, then a photorealistic draftsman should theorectically be a better artist than, say, Picasso. But it ain't always about technique, it's also about the energy & the spirit of the artist. I'd rather hear an interesting, pasionate performer who playing is technically flawed than the vast majority of highly trained musicians who seem to have lost their feeling along the way. For example, given a choice between hearing the Sex Pistols (a band who could barely play their instruments) and Yes (a band that I think everyone will agree are all technically brilliany players) I'll listen to the Pistols any time, ten out of ten, simply because I get the feeling that the music matters to the Pistols, whereas I've never gotten that feeling from Yes, a band I've always felt was cold & distanced, even from their own art.

As far as Meg goes, well, here are Jack's own words about her (from an interview on NPR) :
"She keeps us tethered...she keeps the band anchored. She's always been the structure that I've built everything around...she's never flown off the dep end...it's a male flaw, that supertechnicality, you know, where drummers wanna go and they wanna do everything, they wanna have 300 drums in front of them and do everything they posibly can as if they're gonna die tomorrow...Meg's so much more in tune with the soulfulness and emotion coming out of the simple things that she's doing"

 

[bigmac]

I have to go with Alex Van Halen, he's an awesome drummer.

 

[lordvader1]

THE best ? I'll do it by elimination if I may.

Stewart Copeland with the Doors didn't work out, I only know his drumming from The Police and he's been absent for a while so, no.

Alex Van Halen hasn't been consistent with his musical offerings but in my opinion Van Halen is the best backup band for almost any singer and they've proven that. Because they won't get back with David Lee Roth I vote Alex out.

Lars...Hmm, still sounds good. Lars gets a good mark.

So no surprise it's Neil Peart hands down because even today there is nothing like Rush. You either love 'em or don't but this band WORKS and it shows. Tremendous catalogue.
Thanks.

Lars...uggghhh did you listen to St. Anger, I think I used that album as a coaster for my beer. That alone knocks him down a few points.

As for Peart, YES, the band has been going strong for 30 years now and IMO don't have one bad album. Plus how many of these newer dummers will list him as an influence? Don't have an exact number but I betcha it's a lot.

 

[Chedman]

Tommy Lee
with a mention to Rick Allen (the one-armed drummer from Def Leppard)

 

[bravado]

Yup
#1 Peart
#2 Portnoy

If you have never listened to Dream Theater I highly recommend you give them a try.

For a #3 I'll throw in Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden

Man, you're right... That McBrain bastard can do a double bass-drum pattern with one foot in the wicker man... He only has ONE PEDAL!!!:bowdown:

 

[Montrealman]

Lars...uggghhh did you listen to St. Anger, I think I used that album as a coaster for my beer. That alone knocks him down a few points.

As for Peart, YES, the band has been going strong for 30 years now and IMO don't have one bad album. Plus how many of these newer dummers will list him as an influence? Don't have an exact number but I betcha it's a lot.

Lol, yeah I heard St-Anger and I understand where you're coming from but even if I don't like that album too much I still give them and Lars credit for trying out something different. Metallica themselves said they made certain bad decisions making that record so I won't hold it against them. I think I gave Lars a good grade because I want him to do better next time, but as a fan I also appreciate the try lol. Take it easy :thumbsup::hatsoff:

Alex Van Halen, sheesh, I wish there was more.
To Van Halen : WTF ???? :dunno: ...." 'Cause Everybody Wants Some!!!"

 

[hedonis]

There are so many great rock n roll drummers out there. Tommy Lee is actually brilliant in terms of technique, but I think he gets looked over a lot. Kieth Moon kicked ass, but I was always partial (speaking of dearly departed drummers) to Eric Carr of KISS. Good power drummer. His replacement is ok too- that Eric Singer kid. :thumbsup:

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[superfly2]

Ginger Baker from "Cream" was considered the best drummer at one time. I'll vouch for him still.

 

[lordvader1]

Lol, yeah I heard St-Anger and I understand where you're coming from but even if I don't like that album too much I still give them and Lars credit for trying out something different. Metallica themselves said they made certain bad decisions making that record so I won't hold it against them. I think I gave Lars a good grade because I want him to do better next time, but as a fan I also appreciate the try lol. Take it easy :thumbsup::hatsoff:

Believe me, I'm a huge Metallica fan too and I'd love for them to put out records like they did in the 80's. Just messin with ya dude:thumbsup: At least they admitted it was terrible, I didn't know that because after hearing it I just didn't care. I STILL say that they never should have cut their hair, the music was so much better when you those mops flopping around.

 

[Johan]

Mike Portnoy, from Dream Theater is the best drummer all categories... :wave:

I second that

 

[Bonham]

John Bonham, he is the drummer that any other drummer after him measures up. Delivering a thunderous and unmatched explosion. His signature style was a steady rhythmic beat that swung with enormous amounts of feel, explosive fills, and a unique sense of syncopation between the bass and snare drums.

"Perhaps Bonham is best known for raw power and attitude behind his monster drum kits. Bonham died prematurely, but his approach to hard rock and heavy metal drumming continues to be a standard by which all others are judged."