I like Nirvana and Foo Fighters but Dave Grohl is way too high on this list. YOU ARE AN IDIOT !!! Carr joined KISS in 1980, after founding member Peter Criss left the group, and established his reputation as one of the first hard-hitting drummers to adopt a highly reverberated and low-tuned snare drum sound. Smith, who was born on October 25, 1961, joined the band in 1988. Just enjoy it !! He doesnt even rate 111. Sandy Nelson, even the drummer from the Surfaris. He has also played with Transplants, Box Car Racer, DJ-AM and TRV$DJam, and was described by Rolling Stone magazine as punks first superstar drummer. I am very surprised to see Krupa and Porcaro so low. Mixing genres is a dumbass idea. And whats about Billy Kilson? Check out: Glad All Over, As well as being an important educator, Missouri-born drummer Dave Weckl, who was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame in 2000, has appeared with numerous top stars, including Madonna, George Benson and Paul Simon. Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950), better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Not on the list is an exaggeration as is the top twenty let alone where he ended up. Ranked in the top 30 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest drummers of all time, Carney started playing drums after joining his school band at ten. Gordon went on to record with the likes of Randy Newman and Steely Dan, and became an unlikely figure in the rise of hip-hop once DJ Kool Herc started inspiring Bronx dancers with Gordon's drum break from the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache." Check out: Zombies (Ghost Dance), Salsa-style drumming is sometimes overlooked, but one of the best rhythmic technicians is Puerto Rican drummer Giovanni Hidalgo. yeah mate.. Karen Carpenter isnt even on the list, who made this list up, roger taylor above Charlie, you are having a laugh. The co-founder of the progressive rock band Dream Theater, Portnoy was particularly pleased to become the second youngest musician, after Peart, to be inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame in 2004. I want to say that this list is definitely missing SANDY WEST, the amazing drummer and founder if the Runaways. As well as his Grammy-winning drum work on records with The Roots, he is also known for his appearances with the band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they are the regular in-house group. Yes. You have to add Tony Brock. The gig apparently isn't exclusive: When Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber gave "Where Are Now" a live-band makeover at the 2016 Grammys, Jon Theodore was behind the kit. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Dont know why JaRule is on the list. He said he was given his first drum when he was three. thank you so much for that comment!! IMHO, he is phenomenal. The drums have to propel everything, he said. Some phenomenal names on this list, to be surebut man are they *way* in the wrong order! What a load of crap! Ever hear of the Japanese girl Senri Kawaguchi? He combined his love of art and jazz by writing a book about Charlie Parker. Excelente pagina, con toda la informacin importante de los artistas, msicos y gneros musicalesme encanto de sobremanera su estilo y diseo. Cant believe Jim Gordon not on the list, best and most musical player of the 20th century! No John Densmore and Topper and Charlie Watts should be much higher placed!As for RingoI think its all been said! Greg Errico was all of 17 years old when Sylvester Stewart invited the San Francisco native to join his new group Sly and the Family Stone. Sure, maybe a top 100 list, but some of those guys would be in the top 50 of a top 100 list, only keith moon could do what he can do i am 62 treied for years to competed hi drummed come close but john boham is too easy for me he moves alot but his beat i find the simplist to copy on my set keith all the way, I thought Keith Moon was crazy but a total genius on the drums.. he would change from a right foot lead to a left foot lead in the middle of a particularly hard part of the song which is like a guitarist spinning his guitar and swapping hands.. near impossible ..and he never practiced which in my mind makes him the best. First off, ringo wasnt that great, second, I would put terry bosio and Neil learnt up in number one and two. Someone messed up. He used a fairly basic drum kit, and did things that the others who are surrounded by drums could never dream of. Check out: Funky Drummer, Matt Cameron was born on November 28, 1962 in San Diego. What criteria were you using for this? In 1993, Blackman altered the course of her career, shifting from a Tony Williamsstyle jazz ace to an arena-playing rock star as a member of Lenny Kravitz's live band. Keith Moon is #1. It really keeps me on my toes.". She started out with The George Duke Band and, as well as her solo albums, has played with Ringo Starr, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Ritchie, Diana Ross and Herbie Hancock. He worked with saxophonist Jackie McLean and then started recording with Coleman Hawkins in 1950, before working steadily with pianist Bud Powell in 1952. And Ringo StarrR E A L L Ysmh. How many drummers have successfully complimented each others sounds and shared the stage and the road for decades? No words for how cringeworthy this whole page is list and comments. from Elvis Presleys band in the 70s.. what a joke, No DJ Fontana great drummer who played for Elvis in the 50s When rock started in the late 60s music changed. Check out: Mr Jo Jones, Another significant modern drummer is Manchester-born Alan Reni Wren. Much of his work is solo, though he has put out several hit collaborative pieces. I dont dispute John Bonham listed as number one for innovation, but putting guys like David Grohl in the same company is ridiculous. First things first. Following a bout with substance abuse and a physical altercation with rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, Rudd was fired in 1983. Only one I would add is Billy Joel 55. ", Hers was the off-kilter thump that spawned a million bands. You guys are killin meIm howling at so many comments..I think what matters most is that weve all enjoyed most if not all these drummers at some point.and Im not only lucky enough to have been able to listen and appreciate thier music.but I grew up in the best musical decades.60s and 70s.. Like there are no fabulous good drummers outside the UK and USA! If you want to call this the best Rock Drummers, then call it that and this list might make more sense, but to call it The 50 Greatest Drummers totally discredits it. Nicko always had the chops and the technique, but in Maiden he really exploded, to the point where a lot of stuff we did after he joined was then founded on his playing, all those busy patterns he does, displaying tremendous technique, said guitarist Adrian Smith. The pulsating 4/4 rhythm that Lantree, who died in December 2018, laid down on Have I The Right? helped make the song one of the big hits of the decade. Clyde Stubblefield is best known for his work with the "Godfather of Funk" James Brown. Hes a drummer known for his flawless syncopation and dance-friendly grooves. Ian Paice. you cant say that about the 3 youve chosen ahead of him. It was amazing. YEAH RIGHT. Check out: Ill Remember April, Nicholas Headon, who was known as Topper because of his resemblance to the cartoon character Mickey Monkey from Topper, was born in Bromley, Kent, on 30 May 1955. Any top drummer list that does not include Elvin Jones loses all credibility. Dave's great gift is for creating ear-bending beats, often realized on a tricked-out kit with as many as five snare drums, that still blend in beautifully with an ensemble texture. Likes 3 of the 4 especially Keith and Ginger. The feels and jazz feels and rock feels were exactly, to me, what we needed, said Ward. Check out: Message In A Bottle, Danny Carey, who was born on May 10, 1961, in Lawrence, Kansas, gained fame as the drummer for Grammy-winning progressive metal band Tool. Best Drummers Of All Time - Final Thoughts. Blade has also recorded for Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, and has worked with Wayne Shorters quartet. I cant believe that Earl Palmer is not there. His collaborations read like a Whos Who of modern jazz and include albums with Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Michel Petrucciani and Freddie Hubbard. and all the jazz drummers low on the list. And what about Carter Beauford? Where is Alan Wren and Dolpin Taylor? Bill Ward just to name a few. He stays true to his roots, too. I must say,that best this, best that, is nothing more than BS. Some of his finest work was with Chick Corea Elektric Band, with whom he played from 1985 to 1991. George Martin REAL QUOTE with recordings we never needed a click track, we had RINGO. A fukin metronome. Cesar Zuiderwijk (Golden Earing) isnt even on it. JoJo Meyer? Gene Krupa was as good if not better than Buddy Rich. Appice, who said he was heavily influenced by Gene Krupa, worked with Rod Stewart and co-wrote the song Da Ya Think Im Sexy? He later formed King Kobra for two Capitol albums in the 80s, a decade in which he played on the Pink Floyd record Momentary Lapse Of Reason. Cant believe Bobby Colomby of Blood Sweat and Tears fame is not only not in the top 50 list, but not even mentioned by anyone in this long thread! Loose and confident, Jordan became a master of all trades, imbuing whatever he played with his quintessential swing. Check out: Burn, Mike Portnoy, who was born on April 20, 1967, and raised in Long Beach, New York, grew up immersed in music. Nice to see Stewart Copeland (personal Favorite) And Buddy Rich up there. His reply? (He has also established strong ties to a younger generation, anchoringJohn Mayer's signature trio.) Presley wasnt playing rocknroll until DJ put the backbeat into it, said Levon Helm in 2004. From 1979 to 1982, Paice worked with Whitesnake before joining The Gary Moore Band. Ralph Humphrey Maybe he wasnt the best and I never said that but I think he will stay in peoples minds longer than any other. Agree!! They were looking for the next number one song on the hit parade. Thank you, Unlike most drummers of the time, Blaine said he tuned his drums down to normal, mid-range, rather than keeping them at a high range. Although Bono has been made fun of for his accolades and activism, the fact is he is an amazing person. Now he was a drummer. Yes he was good but Paice was better in a band setting and his solos were crap. That is a quote by John Lennon when asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world. YOU ARE A JACK ASS !!!! If you missed part one of this series, check it out Incredibly Famous Short Actors & Movie Stars. Check out: Master Blaster (Jammin), Illinois-born drummer Glenn Kotche is highly regarded as an energetic, imaginative percussionist, the rhythmic anchor for popular rock band Wilco. . Here's a list of all the best drummers ever. Check out: Rockin Around The Christmas Tree, In 2000, Earl Palmer became one of the first session musicians to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. No harvey bartswonkle ? The best.. lists are always arguable and I will keep away from that but why just anglo american drummers? . In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Meine as the 22nd top heavy metal vocalist of all time. What about louis bellson.his track skin deep from the 50s was a classic. Elvin Jones should so Definitely have been there. Not sure why Jon Hiseman rarely makes these lists. As well as working regularly with Bowie, who praised the drummer for his subtle tempo, Davis also played on several Stevie Wonder albums, including Hotter Than July and the double-album soundtrack Stevie Wonders Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants. By the time he joined the Ohio Players in 1974, the group already been kicking around for a decade and a half, but their streak of dance hits for Mercury Records was just beginning. Ill take a Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts 10 times out of 10 before any of the drummers outside of John Bonham in my Top 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hne5B6nBKhg thats a drummer! His work with The Police was famed for its reggae-tinged rhythms and seemingly effortless cymbal work. Follow up to Jerry Mercer of April Wine. As usual, the person or persons who do these ratings, I firmly disagree with. He was a famous jazz drummer .You must have heard AND you must have seen him! Check out: Have I the Right?, For Gavin Harrison, drumming is all about the groove. German vocalist Klaus Mein, 54, is perhaps best known as the lead singer of hard rock band Scorpions. KEITH MOON BETTER THAN NEIL PEART? Todd Sucherman of Styx has been winning numerous awards lately.and, he is a sensational drummer, better than most of those on this list. I've done shows with Parliament where I was so funky I could feel it inside my bones and that's when the audience can feel it too.". YOU ARE A JACK ASS !!! Has whoever compiled this ilist heard him play??????? "I can do beats all day long, and that's something that's been moving me. Sheila E and Charlie Wattsgimme a break. Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, also known as Cee Lo Green, is a 56 American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Different styles, different , music, different decades!! Peart doesnt belong in the top 10 let alone the top 5. Theodore first turned heads in the early 2000s, playing dazzling Latin-infused prog with the Mars Volta. He later joined Jeff Beck and Tim Bogert in the band Beck, Bogert & Appice. No guitar solo or any other solo instrument could make it work if the drummer couldnt keep time. John Weathers from Gentle Giant was a great drummer., too. And where is Pierre Moerlen of Gong? Check out: The Drum Thunder Suite, Bill Bruford, who was born on May 17, 1949, in Sevenoaks, Kent, gained a reputation as a skillful and sensitive drummer as part of the rock band Yes in the late 60s. Very unusual. Hidalgo, who has played with Art Blakey, Paul Simon and Steve Gadd, won a Grammy for his contribution to the album Planet Drum. A Very Interesting discussion on Ringo here. Yea, thats right, thats why when they analyzed the time on the recordings they even asked that question, so of course the first track of everything from Rubber Souls forward Ringo was recorded and the rest played along. This musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter is known by most people as a guitarist and lead vocalist in the rock band Pearl Jam. Ringo Starr wasnt even the best drummer in the Beatles!!!! And what a Fantastic Rockn Roll Drummer he was as Fab, and not to forget his Drumming on George Harrisons (And the other Beatless ) Solo-albums. But not drummer. TRATA-SE DE UMA LISTA TOTALMENTE MENTIROSA PARA OS ENTENDIDOS NA REA DE BATERIA! Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Jackie Fox, Sandy West, and Cherie Currie were a group made in heaven. it turns into a battle no body wins!! I once saw Keith Moon and Aynsley Dunbar in a drum battle, and Dunbar just quietly sat behind his kit and blew Moon away. OR TONY WILLIAMS?? I like Palmer a lot, though hes quite irregular on tempo. The rest of the list couldnt carry his sticks. I've never heard of a drummer servicing beats to people like that, getting them to my hip-hop friends," Barker told Drum! Peligro too.Rick Allen makes my list of greatest drummers of all time ! Knighthood would be cool too. He made his lasting reputation, though, as the drummer for Sly & The Family Stone, helping the band create their superb blend of soul, funk and psychedelic rock. John Bonham was an English drummer and songwriter. Technologically savvy and surprisingly funky, Mullen keeps U2's grooves pushing forward towards the future from the martial snare blasts announcing "Sunday Bloody Sunday," to finding the human heartbeat amidst Achtung Baby's clubby electronics. I too would have liked to have seen Corky Laing on this list. The 56 artist soon became known as rapper Lil Wayne with his debut album, Tha Block is Hot. Obviously you dont know much about music. Though he cooked up his share of tricky rhythms, by the time a given song's chorus came around, Williams would land on the snare with a dance-commanding rhythm that was rarely subtle or negotiable. Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Percy Sledge (Hawkins played on When A Man Loves A Woman) were among those who benefitted. Dino Danelli should have made the list. Brailey would remain aboard the mothership till 1978, driving many of P-Funk's biggest hits with his steady kick drum, shifty hi-hat action and intricately unpredictable snare pattern, before distrust of Clinton's accounting techniques lead him to form Mutiny, a group whose own funk hit hard enough to let you know why they called him Bigfoot. In coming up with our list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, we valued nuance and musicality over chops and flash, celebrating players who knew the value of aiding a great song more than hogging up a show with a silly solo. Max was the best thing on the record, The Boss said. about how Janet Weiss came to join Sleater-Kinney. Stomu Yamashta as well. Just letting the drums sing. I think we all are very lucky to even be having this discussion in this period of history. Wilcos drummer Glenn Kotche without a moments doubt one of the top five ever im old enough to have seen all the legends even Keith, Buddy , Jon RIP, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX93Hzlkte4. Phil Collins should have been second. Unfortunately, Moon's career was cut short by his untimely death in 1978. Where in the hell is Richie Haywood? He played with jazz-fusion bands until he joined Journey in 1978, leaving eight years later to pursue his original passion, jazz, and develop his career as a session player. The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon could be an easy money gig, but he accepts it as a nightly challenge to add new pages to his ever-expanding encyclopedia of rhythm, blending seamlessly with the style of any guest who shows up. why not just enjoy all there is that these guys offered and leave it at that!! it was just me and him. He was one of the first drummers to combine jazz, funk and rock. Below said that touring Africa with Junior Wells in 1967 for the State Department was the best experience of his career. I think the majority of people commenting here are not drummers. bil, where is Robert Wyatt?he shouldbe number one. Bonham at number one. I would add Corky Laing and Cindy Blackman Santanaand move Steve Gadd up! A close 2nd would be Peter Criss of KISS. However, his innovative style and creativity continue to inspire drummers today. Ringo? The jazz list would be twice as long. [But] he'd learned all our songs, and within one practice, we were ready to play. Mellencamp lives on a lake in Indiana, and his vacation homes are in Georgia and South Carolina, not the Caribbean and the Hamptons. 2. Ringo rarely stood out. John Bonham over Ginger Baker Keith Moon or Neil Peart? *RINGO* others dare to compare,.history is set in stone. English songwriter and lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson, stands at 56 tall. He said he grew up on jazz and crazy prog stuff. He played on early Presley Sun Records hits such as Hound Dog and also appeared on the comeback Christmas TV special of 1968. Weinberg was a steady-handed pro schooled in the pits of Broadway shows: in other words, the complete opposite of Cream's wild-man drummer. This list is a travesty. Clive locked into Steve Harris bass far better and night after night Nicko kept cocking up Clives rhythms till Steve just said, okay play it your way lol. He replied, he is not even the best drummer in the Beatles.. Buddy Rich. The best rock drummer Ive ever heard. From a height perspective, David Lee Roth is kind of a bigger guy, a solid 6. He was known for using triggered samples mixed with live-miked drums during shows on a kit that had a custom dragon finish modelled on the design of his hat. Sandy West. i i still think that Neil Peart is the best hands down he has one thing the others dont longevity whether Keith Moon would have or could have lived what 1 or 2 more years he basically had ruined his body with all the drugs and booze he was done. I love it!! Yea! Clarke helped lay down the template for modern jazz drumming. The Best Stevie Wonder Songs of All Time. JOHN WEATHERS from GENTLE GIANT?!!! Of course, it just HAD TO BE a Led Zep at number one. The Norwegian Jazz-drummer alongside Modern Jazz Icons such as Jan Garbarek and Guitar-Icon Terje Rypdal and other International renown Jazz Stars at the GermanECM-Label. Speaking about timing Carl Palmer cant keep time but in a band like ELP he was a perfect fit. As well as shining with jazz outfits such as Clark Terrys Big Band and Roy Ayers, he also made his mark in the rock world, including his iconic work on David Bowies Heroes album. Bonham , moon and baker couldnt perform half the feats Buddy did in his lifetime they would get lost in the shuffle. "Me and Robbie didn't realize what we were doing until Jamaican music went dubwise and the bass and drum would come right in your face," he explained. The Nebraska-born drummer was a flamboyant personality on stage, holding audiences spellbound with his stars-and-stripes shirts, high-brushed Afro hairstyle, large frame and wide smile. Most great bands are far bigger than the sum of the individuals in them. Check out: Flip, After establishing his reputation as the house drummer for The Grand Old Opry, Buddy Harmon helped define the Nashville sound, becoming one of the most influential country music musicians of the 20th Century. On Next (2002), he explored improvised rhythms on prepared drum kit installations. what a joke. as for Ringo a lot of things were said about each of the Beatles ok. my studied musician friends claim that Ringo is a clock the end . Buddy Rich #1 is spot on. And Style Scott? A greeting. No spam. Personalmente Buddy Rich es el numero -1. With his jazz-tutored versatility and witty drum cadences, Avory, who'd been courted by the Rolling Stones in 1962, was indeed the ideal rhythmic foil for Ray Davies' sardonic, mature style. Check out: Lets Go, Londoner Michael Nicko McBrain, who was born on June 5, 1952, decided he wanted to be a drummer as a boy after watching Joe Morello perform on television with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Excellent mention. Philly Joe Jones. "Max found a place where Bernard Purdie, Buddy Rich and Keith Moon intersected, and he made it his own," Bruce Springsteen said during his 1999 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech. Men of Modest Height May contain affiliate links (what's this?). Where is Carl Palmer Nan Vasconcelos, Nice to see Terry Bozzio get the credit he deserves. You need to change your name to Dream Weaver from Denny Weaver as you are an absolute fantasist.
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