Best Rock Drummer

[cadaverdog]

Aww what's the matter I hurt your feelings, can't take criticism?! I think you've been here long enough to know how this place gets down!

And dude you contradict yourself with your statement but whatever.

No hurt feelings here. I've been called much worse things than fanboy here.
I don't think I contradicted myself. I never said Bozzio sucked, I just don't think he's a better drummer than Bonham or Peart based on what I've heard from him. This drum solo doesn't impress me much.

[cadaverdog]

This one does

[VHscraps]

(the late) Tom Ardolino of the massively unknown, but brilliant - in their day - NRBQ. If you like rock and roll. He could swing.

[Carloscda]

@5:06!


Solo starts at 1:12

[Terry]

Meh.

I wouldn't have put Bonham OR Peart at the top of the list, myself.

[cadaverdog]

Meh.

I wouldn't have put Bonham OR Peart at the top of the list, myself.

The question (as I saw it) was is Bozzio a better drummer than those guys? IMO he is not.

[SunisinuS]

Honorable Mention:

[clarathecarrot]

ShiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiTTT!!!! for the 50th time in the 50th thread titled best drummer I feel,( yeah feel) once again compelled to -SKOOL- you homos!

Best is singularily regressable and "of a time" -some drummer- are the best just in one song some are the best during a era of time..blaa blaaa and opinions are based on very complicated rhythms'.

I do feel that I can say some drummers listed here are great but seem more like a studio drummer with a permanent set inside the Warner Brothers orchestra pit and their set and style is more of a bing bang wirrr zand flapp flam designed specifically for adding the background to every --Bugs Bunn--y cartoon for the last sixty years. Perhaps some of the greatest musician / drummers... are just sync'ing a cartoon background 65 years ago lost in the shuffle.....best ...rock ....??? drummer....specific generalization parameters.

And then there is -best band without- XYZ drummer would be worthless...Oh he was great there but not there....etc.

So much coc co synco patty aye tion and diss the old drummer who brung yah...punks....yeah style...

I like so many and can listen to half assed shit music as long as the drummer can hold it down...very important part of the presentation is the drummer.

To the point last 20 years best this dude by far.

[Ed Roth]

You got the half assed shit music part right.

[clarathecarrot]

You got the half assed shit music part right.

That is so true next week I will be drinking in a honky-tonk and someone else will, ROOL THE DAY!!!

Allllllllllll..................................... ......................reet!

[SunisinuS]

Best looking drummer ever: Defines "Drummer Face" while playing: Super "Tasty" drummer...does just enough for the song...but knows how to drive the whole band: John Weathers. One of the best drummers you never heard of: Please watch the whole song before commenting:





And one from a more current era: BubbleMath Rocks:




Music students (and their teacher) at Eskilstuna Musikskola perform a simplified version of Just the same by Gentle Giant.

[Kristy]

This one does

You're sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo suburban.

[Kristy]

Honorable Mention:

That guy is a absolute fag.

[binnie]

I can tell you that the best drummer I've seen is Dave Lombardo (Slayer). Unreal. There are plenty of modern metal drummers who are dazzling technicians, but I know that many don't go in for that.

it all depends on what you want, doesn't it. Peart for technique, surely. Bonham for thunder. I've always thought than Ian Paice doesn't quite get the credit he deserves (maybe because Purple have declined creatively), and that Cozy Powell was phenomenal.