Best Drummer

I'm not bashing the White Stripes, I'm bashing Meg White. You're twisting my worRAB. I'm saying Meg White is a sh*t drummer technically.
 
exactly. which is why its even harder to judge. technically speaking, Satch is better than Hendrix by MILES. however, Hendrix created and explored TONS of techniques and styles of phrasing that ended up influencing satch.

in the same way, Hendrix had an advantage over older guitarists who influenced him.

and Buddy Guy had an advantage over even OLDER guitarists

and so forth.
everyone is just building up over what's already been done, and thus it becomes harder to say who is actually better and becomes a competetition in personal preference of style.

Steve Vai is an AMAZING guitarist in terms of technical abilities and even creativity. i still dont like him as a guitarist at all.

and tying that back to drumming,
it really depenRAB a LOT on style preference. I prefer Mitch Mitchel to Neil Peart, even tho typical lines of thought say that Neil Peart is the greatest drummer of all time. who's the best depenRAB entirely on who does what YOU like best.

but yea. i think Mitch Mitchel should be up there
 
Micks a really fantastic axeman when he's not doing Slipknot, but the rest are tallentless...and Jim Roots going out with Christina Scabbia, so I hate him automatically :( Moving back to topic: Vitek from Decapitated is awesome, and the drummer from Cyrptopsy, but I cant remeber his name
 
Collins' skills in particular are very underestimated. His work with Gabriel era Genesis, Brand X and Brian Eno had him dealing with a lot of tricky time signatures, polyrhythms and tempo changes. People only know him for his 80s pop stuff, which is a shame. He's a very very very underrated drummer.



Yeah, that's not to say there aren't great drummers at the double bass. Danny Carey of course.

I do have a hard on for some of the more technical drummers, like Bruford and Peart. But while they're very technical they still know how to suit the songs perfectly.
 
:rofl: Peart? Limited? No versatility? Are we talking about the same Neil Peart? Possibly the most versitile percussionist to ever play in the genre of rock music. It's not just in his fills either, Peart's accents and subtle styling within even the most simple of rhythm is what sets him apart.

In the end you can like whomever you wish. All i'm saying is, next time you listen to Rush, listen closely.
 
I dont really think Peart is THE most skilled drummer in rock, come to think about it Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes) probably is better, more experienced and hes showed himself to be very capable in many different styles (from prog to jazz)...Steve Gadd (Steely Dan) is also very skilled, Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa) and Vinnie Colaiuta (Everyone, pretty much) are others, all of whom could take on Peart...And Carl Palmer (ELP) and Simon Phillips (Toto) come close, younger players like Danny Carey (Tool), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) and Tim Alexande
(Primus)...If we include all genres then there are many jazz drummers who destory Peart...Buddy Rich (Solo), Billy Cobham (Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra), Max Roach (Charlie Parker, many others) and Dave Weckl (Dave Weckl Band) among them.
 
Toma Corn has got to be one of the best metal drummers. My lack of knowledge about drummers outside the metal genre is keeping me back from saying that he's one of the best of all time.
 
Dave Lorabardo is good because he actually got me to admit that a meraber of Slayer had talent. Also Brann Dailor of Mastodon is awesome, probably my second favorite, but the best is Bonhom, he was the force that drove the hammer of the GoRAB.
 
Since this all just happens in the recesses of my mind, I will have to give that a try. You want the first copy when it's finished?
 
Ehhhh I've never heard Amery and Adler while he is good, I don't think he could be considered the greatest. I mean, he has some talented foot work probably the best I have heard and then his hand work is good too. But unless he could drop some latin and jazz beats down that sound good, I wouldn't consider him great. See the thing is, the faster you play, dosn't mean you are good. I've been drumming for 6 months, 2 monnths into drumming I made a short video, of basically nothing, just me playing "fast" (which by the way, isn't fast for me anymore) and people were like wow kid you're good. That's the problem, speed = nothing drumming is about sounding good while keeping a nice beat/tempo.
 
Ahh yes....+1 on Mr. Bozzio. I'd love to say Thomas Haake, but he doesn't branch out, and since "best" means to fit general census....versatility is key. He's good...but not versatile.
 
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