My Favorite Drummers
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Topic: My Favorite Drummers
Posted By: JROCHA
Subject: My Favorite Drummers
Date Posted: December 07 2009 at 20:18
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Here are some of my favorite drummers, I left out some of the real big names, you know who they are. Pick your fave from the bunch! |
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Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: December 07 2009 at 20:28
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I hesitated considerably in this vote. My personal favorite Bill Bruford |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 07 2009 at 20:31
I really love some of the drummers listed here but I thought I'd give a vote to Peter Erskine for making me understand jazz drumming (with his solo albums, not Weather Report). It's probably going to be his only vote 
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Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: December 07 2009 at 20:44
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This is a heckuva list with many worthy candidates. Although I wouldn't give you a wooden nickel for him now, when Phil Collins was in his prime, he was as good as anyone. Listen to the awesome drumming on the Gabriel Genesis albums, and then check out Brand X's first 3 albums. Incredible! One guy who wasn't on the list whom I truly love is Michael Giles, whose distinctive style can be recognized immediately. I would rather have a drummer like Giles with a unique style all his own than a technically oriented drummer like Michael Portney. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: StrangerByTheMinute
Date Posted: December 07 2009 at 21:48
| No Gavin Harrison? |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: December 07 2009 at 21:50
| Out of your favourite drummers, I'll go for Jaki. |
Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: December 07 2009 at 22:04
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On your list, I went for Chris Maitland, although I personally think Gavin Harrison is a better fit for that band. Maitland is still very good though. On the Coma Divine live disc, he delivers a great performance. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 00:03
| Billy Cobham out of these. I'd put Bruford and Gavin Harrison above them though. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 00:05
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Jaki Liebezeit for me over Guy Evans.
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 00:23
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Not an easy choice, so many great ones (Erskine, White, Williams, Wyatt, Liebezeit, Mouzon, yeah, even Collins, Evans, Thompson, Maitland ) but it was between Gadd and Cobham , Billy getting the final nod. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 00:24
I didn't even notice Wyatt on here.  That would have made it a much tougher choice, but I think Jaki would have probably gotten it anyway.
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Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 01:19
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Erskine. Definitively tasteful. ------------- The damage that we do is just so powerfully strong we call it love The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough. --Robyn Hitchcock |
Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 01:42
| Voted for Billy Cobham. Out of the list -Bill Bruford |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 03:24
| This one is for Jaki Liebezeit of Can! Somehow it always works. Furthermore I like the technique of Cobham. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 03:54
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Tony Willams. For his sixties jazzdrummer days, more than his 70's fusion work.
------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 05:24
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1. Phil Collins
2. Danny Carey 3. Chris Maitland ------------- 
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Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 08:03
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Bill, Jack, Tony and Phil, for me. -------------  |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 08:50
Me too. He and Czukay were unstoppable together. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
WalterDigsTunes wrote:Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 12:24
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Jon Theodore. The guy is like a sandstorm in human form, yet can be so damn gentle at the same time.
------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 12:26
Tony Williams and Billy Cobham.Either will do. Chose Tony this time.------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: bsms810
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 12:54
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Collins for me... im a drummer myself some of the stuff he did on the early genesis albums was really tasteful, imaginative, slick and creative. Not my fave drummer of all time, for me that goes to Martin Lopez of ex-Opeth fame for his lovely latin influenced metal ------------- 'when was the last time you had a girlfriend?' 'I dont look at it as when, I look at it as who...and why' - David Brent |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 14:54
| Phil Collins used to have it! So sad... |
Posted By: zbida
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 02:03
| Phil Collins from the list, but I'm not sure if my fave of all time... |
Posted By: antonyus
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 02:08
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bill bruford
fritz randow
jürgen rosenthal
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 02:21
What has he been doing since he left PT? Oh, and it seems there were two other Peter Erskine voters, yay |
Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 03:14
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Just opened the poll again and what I see - Phil Collins? O God!
It looks that there are no really great drummers in this world if Collins are first in list!
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Posted By: Atykin
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 04:42
| Voted for Phil Collins, but my real fave is ofcourse Neil Peart |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 06:52
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I voted for Maitland, He is such a monster on "Coma Divine". I understand people who state that Gavin is the most gifted chef in the kitchen, but that doesn´t change the fact that these two guys overall are as far from each other as garlic and chocolate. Meaning that I for one relate more to the stumbling roaring toms of Maitland, than the sheer precision and complexity of Gavin. Gavin is also one of my top guys, but it is the "feel" that takes it this time... Phil Collins and Jaki Liebezeit could just as well have been my choice. Phil is pure brilliance, and I don´t think ANYBODY could have put down the same sort of overpowering drumming, that he did for "Unorthodox Behaviour", and I would have to say exactly the same for Jaki on "Ege Bamyasi", but that´s an altogether different kind of animal  Jaki runs with the title for most original playing style....
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Posted By: BlindGuard
Date Posted: December 09 2009 at 09:07
| Where's Neil Peart? |
Posted By: horla
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 00:25
| no bruford, no giles, no pyle, nor cutler, I'll go with theodore then. |
Posted By: Telinstryata
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 08:20
| No Gavin .... so I voted for Danny Carey |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 10:17
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hmmm tough.It is a bit crazy that Collins has that many votes against drummer like Cobham,White & Dejonette.But I'll go for Theodore.
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Posted By: AgentSpork
Date Posted: December 10 2009 at 13:34
| I'm gonna have to refrain from voting since the two I'd choose from (Bill Bruford or Gavin Harrison) are (presumably mistakenly) absent from this list. |
Posted By: Colaiuta
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 03:20
| Yeah, Bill Bruford should totally be in the list! I vote for the LEGEND - Steve Gadd. |
Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 12:04
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...It's a good thing the poll was asking for a 'favorite' instead of the 'best', which would have been harder to pick in this list. But Jaki Liebezeit gets my nod here for his minimal but profound technique. ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: demelza
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 12:12
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I went for Steve Gadd too...he's just played on so many of my favourite records. Keith Carlock is amazing too. |
Posted By: Silverbeard McStarr
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 14:02
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Phil Collins is a great drummer. I like Bill Bruford too. And I quite like Nick Mason, even if he isn't the most technically skilled. However, I would have voted John Weathers (Gentle Giant), if given a choice.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 14:13
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From your list PHIL COLLINS as drummer and backing vocalist
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 17:24
| Billly Cobham. Nice list. |
Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: December 11 2009 at 18:15
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I love a lot of names here....Tim Alexander in particular was a tempting choice, as was Chris Maitland.
I'll vote for Brann Dailor though. I like to think of him as the modern day Kieth Moon. Never a dull moment with that guy! And, as the latest Mastodon album proved, he also has some serious groove when restrained a bit ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: December 12 2009 at 05:35
| I'll vote for Phil Collins, but Gavin Harrison is my real favourite. |
Posted By: nahnite
Date Posted: December 12 2009 at 13:50
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Since you left Peart out of the list (<sobbing>), I went with Phil. The man was a powerhouse in the 70's, right up on to, I'd say, 1980. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 12 2009 at 14:59
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I don't know all of them, and some I know are fantastic. Tony Williams is the one I often choose as the "other" drummer choice since he is, I think surprisingly, often neglected in polls despite being a big name (but then I guess it's not really surprising cause he's a jazz drummer). Lots of great choices. One not listed that I would have included had it been my favourites, and would fit in very well with this list, is Billy Hart (who has worked on projects with the excellent, and listed, Lenny White). Phil Collins is undoubtedly good, but I don't know that he's quite in the same league as some of the legends of drumming here. But then this a favourites list, not best drummers. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 12 2009 at 15:05
In case you missed the opening post (and topic title)...
It amazes me how often people posit such questions. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: December 13 2009 at 08:24
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Not on the list, but definitely worth mentioning: Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru and Christian Burchard of Embryo,
Both are very familiar with traditional styles of drumming. Burchard studied the Indian art of drumming for years, Neumeier is more familiar with African and old Japanese drumming. Both are experienced jazz drummers too. Neumeier is probably the most versatile drummer in the world; there is hardly a musical style he has not dabbled in. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: LandofLein
Date Posted: December 13 2009 at 15:20
Glad to see another Giles fan here, he's my favorite
but my vote goes for Brann Dailor on this poll
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Posted By: meerkatcool
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 01:59
| Ringo for his simple, progressive style, Bruford for his polyrythmic approach, Michael Giles for his mixed style--Danny carey is a drummer monster. I think these guys pretty much cover it--Pip Pyle also comes to mind. |
Posted By: raindance
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 04:24
Can't vote cos Bruford & Palmer aren't listed. Poor choices if Collins has got most votes
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Posted By: mark kraken
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 06:37
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out of this drum list theres no peart or palmer. half of these drummers are unknown, apart from pete york mr phil collins
lenny white
billy cobham alongside alphonse mouzen
tony williams
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 06:43
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Guy Evans was *lol* my main influence when I started drumming. I remember watching the Theme One video that's on youtube on such lame quality and trying to figure out the exact beats he did, only to remember before I got to my lesson to try it. His left hand is godly. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 06:46
Steve Gadd
Billy Cobham
Phil Collins
Dave Weckl
Damon Che
Lenny White
Antonio Sanchez
Chris Maitland
Robert Wyatt
Tony Williams
Danny Carey
Guy Evans
Chester Thompson
Alphonse Mouzon
Tim Alexander
Are they unknown? No, not at all! ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 06:53
| Guy Evans closely followed by Liebezeit and Cobham |
Posted By: cesar polo
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 06:58
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NONE. No question because most of the best drummers are not listed.
Maybe the question should be: "MY TENTH FAVORITE DRUMMER" or something so...
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Posted By: Nuke
Date Posted: December 15 2009 at 21:38
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Well, dave weckl's book is part of what taught me to drum, and I enjoyed learning from his book quite a bit, but on this list the one I enjoy listening to the most is Danny Carey. He might not be the most technically skilled drummer ever (weckl's got him beat), but he always captivates me somehow...
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 09:57
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Yes, we all know who is missing. Pierre-Pip-Christian Bruford. Steve Gadd is always so smooth, so subtle, so discreet, and such an integral part of the music in which he participates. To be unobtrusive and yet essential is, to me, mastery. Of the 21st century drummers, Paatos' Ricard "Huxflux" Nettermalm reminds me of Gadd a lot. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |