Top 10 Prog Drummers

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  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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Argo2112 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2017 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 4462	Topic: Top 10 Prog Drummers 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

Guldbamsen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23112	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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soundloverr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 26 2017 Location: Odesa Status: Offline Points: 4	Posted: July 26 2017 at 06:50
	Jaki Liebezeit drum machine. Number one.

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24795	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


Nogbad_The_Bad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 21549	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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soundloverr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 26 2017 Location: Odesa Status: Offline Points: 4	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

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30148	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)

Argo2112 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2017 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 4462	Posted: July 28 2017 at 07:42
	^ Nice List! I like that you did the old school & new school guys. I was considering Marco & D'Virgillo for my list as well.

dwill123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 19 2006 Status: Offline Points: 4460	Posted: July 28 2017 at 16:23
	Lenny White Billy Cobham Alphonse Mouzon Narada Michael Walden Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Dennis Chambers Dave Weckl

BrufordFreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 25 2008 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 8616	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 Edited by BrufordFreak - July 29 2017 at 07:59
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presdoug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 24 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8821	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

ProfPanglos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 25 2017 Location: Austin, Texas Status: Offline Points: 624	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.

AFlowerKingCrimson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19256	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.