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    Posted: July 24 2017 at 10:17

  OK, I'm sure someone has done this before but I haven't seen it so here goes: ( In no particular order) Let me know who you like.

  • Gavin Harrison
  • Carl Palmer
  • Bill Bruford
  • Neil Peart
  • Phil Collins
  • Mike Portnoy
  • Terry Bozzio
  • Vinnie Colaiuta
  • Rod Morgenstein
  • Alan White
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 24 2017 at 10:58
So many greats but these were the first to pop up in the ol cabeza:

Giulio Capiozzo
Pierre Moerlen
Frank Niebel
Jaki Liebezeit
Mani Neumeier
Ivan Fedotov
Torstein Lofthus
Jerzy Piotrowski
Christian Burchard
Michael Giles
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2017 at 06:50
Jaki Liebezeit drum machine. Number one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2017 at 07:03
Some good ones I can think of, in alphabetical order:

Bill Bruford
Harald Grosskopf
Gavin Harrison
Pieter van Hoorn
Pierre van der Linden
Neil Peart
Mike Portnoy
Jonathan Schang
Christian Vander
Nick D'Virgilio

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2017 at 08:25
Bill Bruford (King Crimson)
Christian Vander (Magma)
Dave Kerman (Thinking Plague / Present)
Daniel Denis (Univers Zero)
Pip Pyle (Hatfield & The North / National Health)
Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine)
Chris Cutler (Henry Cow)
Danny Carey (Tool)
David J Smith (Guapo)
Thymme Jones (Cheer-Accident)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2017 at 03:15
Ginger Becker
Jaki Liebezeit
Ian Paice
Jon Hiseman
Ncik Mason
John Weathers
Neil Peart
Bill Bruford
Phill Colins
Billy Cobham
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2017 at 03:42
'Classic':
Neil Peart
Carl Palmer
Phil Collins
Jon Hiseman
Bill Bruford

'New school'
Gavin Harrison (for Porcupine Tree)
Andy Edwards (IQ ,Magenta, Frost)
Marco Minnermann (Steven Wilson)
Nisse Bielfeld (Par Lindh Project 2nd & 3rd studio albums)
Nick D'Virgillio (Spock's Beard and Big Big Train)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2017 at 07:42
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 Nice List! I like that you did the old school & new school guys.
 I was considering Marco & D'Virgillo for my list as well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2017 at 16:23
Lenny White
Billy Cobham
Alphonse Mouzon
Narada Michael Walden
Bill Bruford
Chester Thompson
Dennis Chambers
Dave Weckl
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2017 at 07:59

The ones that have made the greatest impression on me (because of their refreshing or unusual style) include:


Zakir Hussein

Bill Bruford

Lenny White

Phil Collins

Steve Jansen

Ricard “HuxFlux” Nettermalm

Vinnie Colaiuta

Steve Rodby

Trilock Gurtu

Mark Heron



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2017 at 08:52
Hans Bathelt
Curt Cress
Jon Hiseman
Enrico Grosso
Peter Giger
Mick Underwood
Carl Palmer
Eddie McNeil
Jo Koinzer
John Marshall
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2017 at 19:11
Christian Vander
Bill Bruford
Gavin Harrison
Marc Anderson
Simon Phillips
Michael Shrieve

My 6 favorites, above.  Beyond that, I can't really say. 




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2017 at 20:21
Here's my list (in no order)

Neil Peart
Carl Palmer
Bill Bruford
Alan White (listen to Relayer or Drama if you don't think he belongs here)
Nick Mason
Phil Collins
Christian Vander
Barrimore Barlow
Mike Portnoy
Nick D'Virgilio

I'm sure I'm missing some good ones. 
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