N&G Favourite DRUMMER of All Time

10 for tony, everyone else gets 5

tony williams
vernel fournier (ahmad jamal)
danny taylor (silver apples)
topper headon (the clash)
matt barrick (the walkmen)
jaki liebezeit (can)
pete thomas (elvis costello & the attractions)
yukihiro takahashi (YMO)
james lo (chavez)
steve shelley (sonic youth)
lindy morrison (the go-betweens)
katrin ex (the ex)
bryan st. pere (hum)
maureen tucker (VU)
budgie (siouxsie & the banshees)
britt walford (slint)
john mcentire (tortoise)
earl palmer
bev bevan (the move/ELO)
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
See, I don’t know who’s doing what when but If I coulda included them both as a single entry I probably would have chosen them over Butch.
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Hemotep said:
Mickey probably has a wider range of influences and abilities, but when he left the band in the early 70s and Bill was the only drummer, the Dead had some of their best and creative live shows. That gives Bill the nod for me.
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I thought it was interesting neither of us chose both of them. I chose Mickey because I've seen him in several different iterations including a few planet drum tours, and the musicians and equipment he chose made for great shows that were very different from the Dead.
 
  1. Danny Carey
  2. Ginger Baker
  3. John Bonham
  4. Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction / Porno For Pyros)
  5. Tony Allen
  6. Mo Tucker
  7. Ringo Starr
  8. Tim "Herb" Alexander (Primus)
  9. That dickhead from the Smashing Pumpkins
  10. Bill Bruford
  11. Kenny Aronoff
  12. Clive Stubblefield
  13. Travis Barker
  14. Gene The Atomic Clock
  15. Neil Peart
  16. Stewart Copeland
  17. Jaki
  18. Tony Williams
  19. Puffy (Faith No More)
  20. Phil Collins (Genesis work is legit)
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
As a non-drummer I don’t notice subtleties . There is a relatively small list of drummers I actually notice. A friend of mine, who’s a drummer swears up and down that the best drummer to him is the session drummer from Sting’s solo albums and I am sure he is probably amazing but as a non-trained drummer that technical prowess is completely wasted on me.

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Vinnie Colaiuta is supposedly the shit but I will haveta to take all you drummers word for it.

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drummers' drummers that a casual wouldn't necessarily pick up on:

Kenny Aronoff, Vinny, Terry Bozzio, every drummer that zappa/yes/bowie/king crimson had, jojo mayer, mario duplaintier (gojira)


Drumeo has a great series of professional drummers learning songs they've never heard before and doing their own takes, it's great:



 
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No points distributed, as I stand by my earlier official list, but here are my snubs who also deserve credit:

Favorite brush player: Peter Erskine
Favorite ride cymbal sound: Bill Stewart
Favorite groove: Ash Soan
Favorite touch on the instrument: Carter McLean
Favorite drummer for my favorite contemporary rock band: Phil Selway
Favorite jazz-tronica drummer: Rob Turner (original GoGo Penguin drummer) & Duncan Bellamy (Portico Quartet)
Favorite 16th-note groove: Yuseef Dayes
Favorite prog drummer: Bill Bruford

*also:
favorite “golden groove”/hard-to-pin-down pocket: Bill Kreutzman
Favorite non-drumset percussionist: Zakir Hussain
 
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Ok, I need to just post this before I get into fractions....

John Bonham 10
Bill Bruford 10
Vinnie Colaiuta 10

Louie Bellson 5
George Hurley 5
Jimmy Chamberlin 5
Dennis Chambers 5
Tony Williams 5
Clyde Stubblefield 5
Levon Helm 5
Steve Gadd 5
Steve Smith 5
Mitch Mitchell 5
Elvin Jones 5
Pete Thomas 5

Bun E Carlos 1
Stephen Perkins 1
Yussef Dayes 1
Carter Beauford 1
Charlie Watts 1
Questlove 1
Hal Blaine 1
Bill Ward 1
Ringo Starr 1
Buddy Rich 1
 
Colonel_Angus said:
20 Kris Myers - (Umphrey's McGee)
20 Taylor "Pocket Queen" Gordon (Self)
10 "Philly" Joe Jones (Bill Evans, Elmo Hope)
10 Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi)
10 Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins, Koenji Hyakkei)
10 Erik "Smelly" Sandin (NOFX)
10 Zach Hill (Hella, Death Grips)
10 Art Blakey (Jazz Messengers)
10 Jack DeJohnette (Bill Evans, Miles Davis)

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@avecigrec I fuct up.

Remove Erik Sandin and add Taylor Gordon aka Pocket Queen
 
20 - Neil Peart (Rush)
15 - Danny Carey (Tool)
15 - Bill Bruford (King Crimson)
15 - Josh Freese (The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Devo, Foo Fighters...and a lot of session work)
15 - Simon Phillips (801)
15 - Terry Chambers (XTC)


5 - Todd Trainer gets an honorable mention, as it was nice to see him live.
 
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