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    Posted: October 31 2014 at 14:28
Now things get ugly. Who's the better drummer: Gavin Harrison or Neil Peart?  And Happy Halloween! Evil Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2014 at 15:26
Well both are not equal....You could have put "I Like Both", I would have checked that box. But Neil Peart is The Professor, nuf said.
Gavin will always be my #2 drummer, unless he continues this hiatus with PT as not much has been released by him. On tour with King Crimson, with 2 other drummers, meh does not do much for me. I want to see Gavin behind the kit playing with PT, OSI or even SW's band, although Marco is excellent there. Too much hiatus is not always a good thing.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2014 at 18:55
Peart!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2014 at 19:40
Gavin, easily.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2014 at 04:22
Gotta be Peart - easily in my top 3 drummers.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2014 at 04:53
I always vote Peart whether against Harrison , Bruford, Palmer or anyone else.Smile

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2014 at 10:33
Even though I rarely listen to Rush, I gotta pick Neil as the better drummer.  He's not even my all time favorite drummer, but I don't think there's anyone who does it better.  He set the standard that thousands since have tried to live up to.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2014 at 03:02
Harrison has very specific approach to drum-kit and his education and style is different, hard to compare. He is a drummer of this century, incredibly talented and hardworking, in some ways his style is more proficient and demanding than Peart's. Peart is on the other hand an incredibly complex person - not just a top-class drummer, but also a lyricist, philosopher, writer... His drum-work was at band's prime something visionary combined with music and lyrics, so that's why I prefer him.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2014 at 06:58
happy late halloween to you too, Steve!! and once again, it's Peart for the motherfCensoredckin' win!!!! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2014 at 07:03
Originally posted by stewe stewe wrote:

Harrison has very specific approach to drum-kit and his education and style is different, hard to compare. He is a drummer of this century, incredibly talented and hardworking, in some ways his style is more proficient and demanding than Peart's. Peart is on the other hand an incredibly complex person - not just a top-class drummer, but also a lyricist, philosopher, writer... His drum-work was at band's prime something visionary combined with music and lyrics, so that's why I prefer him.
hs sort of in the herritage and homeage to Steve Gadd, Colaiuta and Jeff Porcaro, in style and his drumming idols were those guys, and the drummer in Japan. so hes the next line in that evolutionary line of drumming style, same as Matt Cameron in Soundgarden.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2014 at 21:41

Neil Peart.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2014 at 01:42
Anyone who votes Peart hasn't really paid attention to Harrison's drumming.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2014 at 10:08
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2014 at 11:50
Gavin Harrison
This night wounds time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 15 2014 at 01:39
When you get to their level, it's not who's better than who.

It's a matter of who's style you prefer...

...but both their styles are kinda similar! Great imaginations and precision linear approach. Both are more introverted, "head's-down" and focused on their playing. Neither showcase "performance flash" like some drummers (Minnemann, Lang) Comparing their style to jazz fusion drummers like Weckl, Sipe, or Vinnie there's a fluidity that's missing. Not a bad thing, just a different approach. Both Harrison and Peart played for and arrange their parts perfectly for the music they perform. They just come from different time periods. Harrison may be more "technically gifted" (especially in the jazz arena, which surprised me until I found out about his dad), but Neil was really creative. Both have drum solos on David Letterman if you want a visual side by side comparison. Harrison's solo was fantastic on that show!

I can't decide. My favorite is still this guy, though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqdha2x18l4 ...and Vinnie of course. Who's played on a larger discography than Vinnie? (Maybe Hal Blaine?)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2014 at 09:45
Hi,
 
Considering that Gavin has played with KC, which is farrrrrrrr more difficult music than Neil's band ... I would say that Gavin is way more important a percussionist.
 
I think that too many people are attached to Neil's band and their massive following to be able to even appreciate, or listen, to anything that Gavin has done!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2014 at 23:25
Gavin Harrison.
One of the most gifted and modest drummers of modern era.
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