Good Bands With Bad Drummers

Not bad, and I'm not referring to a band's full discography. This drummer's performance I found competent but pedestrian, and I find it to be a step down from an interesting drumming perspective as compared to the previous albums.   So I'm doing album more than band.

I'm thinking of Focus with Hamburger Concerto. Colin Allen is a competent drummer and this is what was wanted by I think both Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman (Thijs more perhaps -- I'm going on memory here).   I think that Hamburger Concerto is a brilliant album, but I do miss the jazzy creativity of Pierre Pierre van der Linden on the earlier albums. I actually don't know how creative a drummer Allen is, as they wanted a more straightforward rock drumming approach for Hamburger Concerto, but I do think that the album would have benefited (at least to my ears) had they kept Pierre van der Linden.

Sorry that I haven't exactly answered your question, but that's what came to mind. Flame away....

EDIT: An Nick Mason isn't a very good drummer technically, but I still like Pink Floyd. "He couldn't drum his way out of a paper bag" I seem to remember someone saying either about Mason or Ringo Starr. Thinking... I seem to remember Ian Anderson saying that of Nick Mason, or some such thing, but my recollection could be in error.

Edited by Logan - February 21 2019 at 12:59

Saperlipopette! wrote: ^The version I'm familiar with is “couldn't improvise their way out of a paper bag” - Miles Davis on the classically-trained musicians he originally hired for Sketches of Spain

^ Lovely. I love Sketches of Spain and hadn't heard that Davis saying. I could imagine a classical musician thinking, "Davis really should have come more prepared" or "He really should have spent more time rehearsing."

I can't think of any 'good bands' with a 'bad drummer'....but I dont care for Henley from the Eagles...but are they a good band?

I don't hate Alan White but I think he's the most plain vanilla drummer I've ever heard.  Coming after Bill Bruford that's not good.   I really don't care for Neil Peart.  Imo he's one of the most overrated musicians in music. (Oh, and I don't care much for Rush as a band either)

Edited by dwill123 - February 21 2019 at 16:27

Ive seen fotage from Eagles from before and Don can to difficult stuff. Though he aint a virtouse jazz drummer. He stil is solid and makes

chopper wrote: dr wu23 wrote: I also think Ringo was very mediocre   That's an often repeated opinion, but I've yet to come across a drummer who can play "Ticket to Ride" or "Get Back" anything near the way Ringo played them.

Lewian wrote: chopper wrote: dr wu23 wrote: I also think Ringo was very mediocre   That's an often repeated opinion, but I've yet to come across a drummer who can play "Ticket to Ride" or "Get Back" anything near the way Ringo played them.

I have seen many clips by Sina and she is one of the finest drummers on youtube, perhaps the most vercetile ive ever seen in a long time

Marillion's first drummer, Mick Pointer, was apparently let go because he wasn't very good. I think he improved later on with Arena though. I haven't heard that first album in a long time so can't really comment much but that's what I've heard. 

Icarium wrote: Lewian wrote: chopper wrote: [QUOTE=dr wu23] I also think Ringo was very mediocre   That's an often repeated opinion, but I've yet to come across a drummer who can play "Ticket to Ride" or "Get Back" anything near the way Ringo played them.

I have seen many clips by Sina and she is one of the finest drummers on youtube, perhaps the most vercetile ive ever seen in a long time

Bill Andrew (Death 1987-1990) is the most archetypal-good-enough-metal-drummer that ever existed.