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All I can say is in my close to 20 years playing experience I've never come across a drummer who thinks Alex is in that elite category. Modern Drummer had a READERS poll to name the 25 most influential drummers of all time and not style specific. Neil Peart was the highest rated rock drummer ahead of Bonham. Moon was in there also. AVH did not make the list that I recall. All this stuff is opinion but I feel you'd be hard pressed to find many drummers that would put Alex in the top 5 rock drummers category. One thing to remember is that being a popular member of a band is diffferent than being really popular with other musicians. Tommy Lee is a popular member of MCrue. Similar with P Criss simply because he was in Kiss. But I don't know many drummers who were heavily influenced by EITHER of these guys. Same with AVH. Alex can play no doubt. But I don't feel he's looked at the way Peart, Bonham, Moon, Baker, Aldridge or Carmine Appice are looked at in the drumming world.
Originally posted by Thetruthbaby ...Alex can play no doubt. But I don't feel he's looked at the way Peart, Bonham, Moon, Baker, Aldridge or Carmine Appice are looked at in the drumming world.
Now THAT is a top 5, plus 1, that I'll put stock into.
Alex is very good, and did have unique, even standout qualities in spots on the six pack albums... BUT he is nowhere close to the level of the skins legends Thetruthbaby has mentioned.
Yeah like I said, Peter Criss was mostly popular because he was in Kiss at their peak. He was never really looked at like a drumming legend. He is a legend simply because he was in Kiss. Nothing more.
Alex is a good/average drummer. But his solos suck. Boring as all get out. Peart on the other hand, now THAT is a great solo. Best rock drummer hands down.
Alex just isn't in the same league as Peart, Bonham or Moon.
This in no way means his drumming sucked on the 6 pack albums, or that he can't play, and has nothing to do with what comes out of his mouth in interviews.
He was just never awe-inspiring on his instrument the way Ed was on the guitar. As a part of the classic Van Halen lineup, maybe we're talking legendary, but not necessarily as a drummer. Back in the day, AVH was the drummer and Mike Anthony was the bass player. EVH and Dave were the standout members of that band. You just didn'i hear people falling over themselves to call AVH a legendary drummer. This revisionism is just way off base.
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