Martin Lopez or Brann Dailor?
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Topic: Martin Lopez or Brann Dailor?
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Subject: Martin Lopez or Brann Dailor?
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:37
| I'll have to think about that for awhile. |
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:43
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Only albums i've heard with Lopez on the kit is Damnation and Blackwater Park, but i do think he's a decent drummer. Personally i enjoy Dailor's work more. Blood Mountain, Crack the Skye and The Hunter all have great drumming. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:47
The drums on the Hunter really impressed me. If you don't have Leviathan, he does a great job on Hearts Alive as well. Still can't vote, Lopez is great too, although he might not be as good as Dailor on the top, his double bass drums make up for it to me... Huum. He doesn't do anything too special on Damnation. |
Horizons wrote:Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:52
I find his use of Double-Bass kind of bland. Agreed about The Hunter too, definitely a great drum album. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 19:56
| To each his own, admittedly he does just play really really fast, not much else to it. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 20:03
| I'm also currently very impressed with the drumming on The Hunter, so I can't give a proper, objective vote. I think a part of the appeal of the drumming on The Hunter comes from the production though; I've always wanted to hear drums sounding like that, and this is a first. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 20:06
| They do sound very.. Crisp? |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 20:39
| Brann's drumming is insane. Sounds like Phil Collins after sniffing his grandmother's ashes. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 20:45
| ^ That might be the coolest sentence I've ever read on this site. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 20:47
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Lopez for me. Both are superb drummers, but Lopez sounds much cleaner both in tone and technical fluidity. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 20:59
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Damn that's tough. Both are 2 of my absolute favorites. Really tough to choose because the styles are pretty different (though Dailor's has mellowed out a bit) so I'm going with the one I just like more: Martin Lopez. Never got tons of praise (like maybe....Carey or Portnoy) and I think it's a crime he's so unheralded. Dailor was a huge influence me on though, I still like to employ a very fill heavy drumming that stems directly from him. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 21:07
| Martin Lopez is my favorite metal drummer. So. |
Posted By: TheClosing
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 21:35
| I remember seeing Mastodon around the time their second album was released, but never took the time to listen to them up until that point. One thing was for sure, Brann and his bombastic playing immediately stuck out. Now I've seen Lopez about three times and he never made close to that kind of impression. So I guess that sums it up for me. |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 17 2011 at 21:49
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Super tough poll! I have to vote for Dailor. Lopez of course was a fantastic drummer and a perfect fit for Opeth's music but Dailor just has this raw energy and tendency towards improvisation that makes Mastodon's music really dynamic and powerful. Lopez plays a more traditional style and really sticks to the music whereas Dailor does his own thing to a degree. At least that's how I interpret the difference between their styles. That said, I like Opeth overall better than Mastodon. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/adace/?chartstyle=lastfmblue"> 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 02:22
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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 02:45
| I listen to both bands regularly and I've never even noticed Lopez as being anything special... Dailer however? DIfferent story.... |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 03:50
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Lopez for me ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 05:48
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Brann Dailor is my favourite metal drummer but Mario Lopez have one song which makes him a legend among metal drummers, the best metal outro I have ever heard, make every breakdowns after it seem poinltess and sloppy
im ofcourse talking about Deliverence the sickest drum song i know of by Opeth
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 06:23
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Never been that impressed with Lopez, where as Dailor is my favourite drummer. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 06:27
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Brann's drumming seems more involved, although Lopez does write some dope beats yo. ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 08:02
Who has played the best music? You got it. Martin Lopez! 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 14:41
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Surprised by the results, i never though Lopez was that good. Guess some people like double-bass spam. imo. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 14:50
That's exactly why I said that he sounds like Collins
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 14:51
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 16:34
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 16:39
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 16:43
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what i just defend myself, i answerd Polos post with real honesty and facts, that i am proud of having obtained couse i have read them, i just dont get the emoticons . -------------
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 16:45
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I just thought it was a silly post. I don't think anyone thinks of you as a pain in the ass.  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |