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    Posted: September 08 2010 at 16:44
What's the greatest progressive rock drumming performance in a song that you've ever heard? Let's exclude drum solos. I'd like to focus on performances where the drumming is particularly difficult.

John Bonham's performance on "Achilles Last Stand" (which IMO is definitely a progressive rock song) jumps out at me as being particularly awesome.
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I love Michael Walden's drum performance on Eternity's Breath.

 
I also love Bruford's drumming on 'One More Red Nightmare'.
Also, Collins' drumming on 'Born Ugly'.


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Too many to list
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I just voted in the King Crimson drummers poll, so this seems like a natural continuation. One of my absolute favorite moments in all of prog is Mike Giles' drumming on the song Epitaph. It's so simple, but really listen to it! Masterful.
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Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

I love Michael Walden's drum performance on Eternity's Breath.

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Alan White on The Gates of Delirium is amazing

Niel Peart on La Villa Strangiato is out of this world

Carl Palmer on Tarkus is definitely worth a big mention especially the Welcome Back... version

and  Mike Portnoy on Dance of Eternity deserves a mention (not the biggest prog metal fan though)
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Billy Cobham on Mahavishnu's One Word
Steve Gadd on Aja by Steely Dan ( not prog though )
Jon Theodore on Drunkship of Lanterns by the Mars Volta
Danny Carey on Tick & Leeches by Tool
Aaron Harris on Garden of Light bt ISIS
Neil Peart on La Villa ( how can anybody not like this amazing drumming! )
 
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This one is amazing
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Carl Palmer on Pictures at an Exhibition (live), especially The Gnome
Bill Bruford on Starless
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Peter Giger in the two Dzyan albums Time Machine and Electric Silence

Joe Koinzer  in the Brainstorm debut album Smile Awhile

Jon Hiseman in Colosseum Live (1971)
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Paul Cook (IQ) on Widows Peak. Pure energy and violence committed on a drum kit.
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Originally posted by JROCHA JROCHA wrote:

Steve Gadd on Aja by Steely Dan ( not prog though )
 
 
Excellent, superb drumming on that one. I do think that particular Steely Dan song is prog though.
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Mike Portnoy in  Finally Free
 
Neil Peart  in  Natural Science
 
Cozy Powell  in   Stargazer
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So many to choose from:

Billy Cobham any track on Spectrum
Ian Wallace on The Sailors tale by King Crimson
Carl Palmer on Toccatta by ELP
Bill Bruford on We'll Let You Know by King Crimson
Michael Giles on Pictures of a City by King Crimson
Carl Palmer on The Barbarian by ELP
Carl Palmer on Food For Your Soul by ELP
Brian Davidson on Country Pie by the Nice
Bill Bruford on Lucky Seven by Chris Squire
Jaki Liebezeit on Vitamin C by Can
Neil Peart on YYZ by Rush
Bill Bruford from Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2 by King Crimson
Mani Neumeier and Jan Fride on Jan and Mani by Guru Guru
Brian Davidson from She Belongs to Me by the Nice
Carl Palmer from Infinite Space by ELP (why do most folks dislike this track ?)
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Points: 1044 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 08:33
Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:


Carl Palmer from Infinite Space by ELP (why do most folks dislike this track ?)

I don't! In fact I'm one of those curious souls who listens to side 2 of Tarkus more than the first....

Prog:
Jon Hiseman - Valentyne Suite by Colosseum
Terry Bozzio - Carrying no Cross by UK
Mike Giles - 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
Bill Bruford - Starless by King Crimson
Carl Palmer - The Barbarian by ELP (also Karn Evil 9, Toccata, Food For Your Soul and loads of others)
Pierre van der Linden - Anonymous II by Focus
Brian Davison - Credo by Refugee

Are they prog? Not sure but they're great anyway:
Cozy Powell - Stargazer/A Light in the Black by Rainbow
Ian Paice - Burn by Deep Purple
Bill Ward - Behind the Wall of Sleep by Black Sabbath
"And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!"

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Soo Many! I will mention Robert Wyatt, a drummer who sang while he played drums.



Btw I can play Moon in June now! Singing while playing the drums it's terrific. Tongue
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Originally posted by Cactus Choir Cactus Choir wrote:

Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:


Carl Palmer from Infinite Space by ELP (why do most folks dislike this track ?)

I don't! In fact I'm one of those curious souls who listens to side 2 of Tarkus more than the first....

Prog:
Jon Hiseman - Valentyne Suite by Colosseum
Terry Bozzio - Carrying no Cross by UK
Mike Giles - 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
Bill Bruford - Starless by King Crimson
Carl Palmer - The Barbarian by ELP (also Karn Evil 9, Toccata, Food For Your Soul and loads of others)
Pierre van der Linden - Anonymous II by Focus
Brian Davison - Credo by Refugee

Are they prog? Not sure but they're great anyway:
Cozy Powell - Stargazer/A Light in the Black by Rainbow
Ian Paice - Burn by Deep Purple
Bill Ward - Behind the Wall of Sleep by Black Sabbath
 
Seconded on the Focus piece.  Pierre van der Linden is seriously underrated.
 
"I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...."
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Originally posted by martinprog77 martinprog77 wrote:

 
Cozy Powell  in   Stargazer
yep love thatClap
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Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:


Brian Davidson from She Belongs to Me by the Nice
Carl Palmer from Infinite Space by ELP (why do most folks dislike this track ?)
Both interesting choices. 'Blinky' was well up there in the late sixties with some of the best drummers of the time.
 
Infinte Space would never occur to me as an example of Carl Palmer at his best.It certainly shows another side of him.Cool
 
I'll throw in another Carl Palmer track - Three (Emerson,Berry and Palmer) - Desde La Vida. Powerfull controlled performance.
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