Billy Cobham should be much higher, And Danny Seraphine way up there. "Music, to me, is the most immediate of all art forms. Dance With the Devil, The Man In Black, and Na Na Na all featured his tour de force drum solos. Sometimes I dont even hear a place for drums on a song. Considered one of the most influential and greatest rock drummers in history, Bonham was part of the world-renowned rock band Led Zeppelin. At just over 55, Thomas Edward Yorke is an English musician and composer. 16, I think not. No harvey bartswonkle ? Keeith Moon mejor que Neil Peart???? Not a talented drummer list. Thats like the Triple Crown of life. Not drummer? No Jo Jones or Levon Helm?!!!! Personally, my new goal is to join Prince and Bono by being known only as Brock. He's an animalistic artist who performs fiercely and is unafraid to go theatrical. Homeless. Thats total bs .he is hands down the best drummer in the universe im quitting this page as of now kma people!!! Their music style either doesnt allow or call for it. This Guy Drums the Shit out of These Drums!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7m_hBWddI Help Us Reach 10,000 Subscribers! "I can do beats all day long, and that's something that's been moving me. Mellencamp captured the voice of small town America. I always like to take a gander at these lists, but to me theyre worthless. But in Vander's fierce energy, his rolling beat and his loose yet clear time, you can hear clearly he's an acolyte of jazz titan Elvin Jones and by extension, of Jones's most famous employer: "Magma's music was born on a spring day out of my love for John Coltrane and my profound sadness about human inability to comprehend one another," Vander said in a 2015 interview. Man, you got that right about Buddy his chops were incredible his speed was extraordinary. His personality. By what or whose standards,fame or skill?? Cesar Zuiderwijk from the Golden Earing isnt even there ten times better then Ringo Starr. Rolling Stone omitted him for some stupid reason. In 2014, Bozzio toured America playing solo dates with what he called the worlds largest tuned drum and percussion set. Where the F*** is Drum God ; JoJo Mayer, Stanton Moore and Benny Greb !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The greatest of the greats. Shed kick most of these drummers arses! FYI, the late great BJ Wilson of Procol Harum was the 1st choice for drummer by Jimmy Page when forming Led Zeppelin.. As Hitler said.tell a lie and repeat endlessly and people will think its the truth. He used a fairly basic drum kit, and did things that the others who are surrounded by drums could never dream of. Keith Moon was a true original who left a lasting legacy. Not a single mention of John Densmore? I think we all are very lucky to even be having this discussion in this period of history. And Dave Weckl, Thomas Lang, Jojo Mayer, Mike Mangini???? He worked with saxophonist Jackie McLean and then started recording with Coleman Hawkins in 1950, before working steadily with pianist Bud Powell in 1952. A few examples among dozens: the biting swing on "Search" and "The Big Foist," the fleet syncopation on "I Felt Like a Gringo," the jagged jazz tumble of "Split Red" and the pummel of "East Wind/Faith," which features of punk rock's rare drum solos. WHO THE FUCK ARE THOSE GUYS????? As for tone, Gretsch used their classic 30-degree bearing edge and five-lug construction. Copeland, who was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 16, 1952, began drum lessons at the age of 12 and got his start in the music business as a road manager for Curved Air, assuming drumming duties for the band in 1975. Very confident, very creative. Big Copeland fan here. My God, he took Independence to a level no-one else can come close to! He also provides vocals for side projects, including Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, and The Longshot. However, his innovative style and creativity continue to inspire drummers today. His flamboyant performances in concerts, as he flailed away at his snare drum, tomtoms and cymbals, made him a star. Brian Downey My drum set up never gets that crazy or out of the ordinary, said Freese. ", Raised from a strong tradition of R&B and soul, Steve Jordan was in his teens when he started playing with Stevie Wonder and soon evolved into a versatile performer equally skilled in extemporaneous jazz fusion and sparse, straightforward, soulful rock. Its too subjective. "The thing is," Eno told The New Yorker, "when we were adjusting it I once had it two milliseconds to the wrong side of the beat, and he said, 'No, youve got to come back a bit.' In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. John Bonham (and Keith Moon) were heavy handed bangers with no versatility or sensitivity. Sheila E and Charlie Wattsgimme a break. ?ry cooder band and travelling wilburys think he s ace. No Charlie Benante? You forget Andy Arrow, one of the greatest. DAS BULLSHIITE! Neptunes literally reinvented hip hop and r and B and pop beats with Chad on drums. In a career that began when he was 18, Bellson moved from big bands to small groups and back again, and served as musical director for his first wife, the singer Pearl Bailey. Check out: Let There Be Rock, Tony Thompson made his name laying down some memorable disco grooves for Chic in the 70s, on brilliant hits such as We Are Family and Le Freak. The New York musician, whose mother was from Trinidad, was only 48 when he died of cancer in 2003. THE 3 BEST IS Let musicians pick who are the top 100 and not some overweight office staff that works part time for some lame magazine. Hal Roach would. After The Doors, he continued working with rock bands for a time but later concentrated on dance, acting and on writing film scores. If it is meant for skill, Charlie Watts and Ringo should be nowhere near this list. Check out: Uptight (Everythings Alright), Carl Palmer has been described as the consummate drummers drummer. Like actors, rockstars often look bigger in their music videos and on stage. ", According to Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin showed up for his first rehearsal "wearing a pink T-shirt, stonewashed jeans and a mullet haircut. He has also worked regularly with hard rock band Chickenfoot. WTF??? It surely is not of music! You clearly havent touched a drum kit in your life and are just picking him because he was in the Beatles. He has toured and recorded with some of the leading rock musicians of the modern era, including Mick Jagger, The Who, Jeff Beck, Roxy Music and The Pretenders. The drummer went on to work with everyone from the Pat Travers Band to the Rolling Stones, showcasing his formidable range. Ringo shouldnt have even made this list. SHUT UP !!! People. Both were first call New York session drummers and were probably more likely to have played on more sessions than Hal Blainebelieve it or notdespite his claims. How about Billy Cobham, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Chester Thompson, to name a few? Has everyone so easily forgotten a man considered the greatest swing drummer of them allChick Webb. He was so good he played with Miles Davis at age 17. how could you leave Viv Prince off this list? And Ringo should be ranked higher, not because of his technical prowess, or his fame. Jaki Liebezeit from Can? Theres no such thing as a Best musician on any instrument. Compare them with for example someone like Mike Mangini of Dream Theatre where enormous technical prowess is used or Tom Brechtlein from Robben Fords Blue Line. Check out: Burn, Mike Portnoy, who was born on April 20, 1967, and raised in Long Beach, New York, grew up immersed in music. Baker, who said you had to be made to be a drummer, claimed that the secret of his drum work with Cream and his skillful use of the hi-hats, tom-toms and cymbals was the jazz-like improvisation he brought to their sound. Come of it buddy; Ringo couldnt hit a teacup if he wanted to. But put Keith Moon in the Who and he was perfect. This list is meaningless! : I think that you have your names mixed up. bil, where is Robert Wyatt?he shouldbe number one. Sandy West. 8) Neil Peart "Pete Thomas is the rock and roll drummer of his generation by some considerable distance," Costello tweetedlast year, "and that you never read that in polls tells you everything you need to know about 'polls' and nothing about drummers.". *RINGO* others dare to compare,.history is set in stone. @Ian Paice, best lefthanded drummer ever, has been hittin that rimshot for 50 yrs. yeah right And where is Mat Abts?? JOHN WEATHERS from GENTLE GIANT?!!! Steve Gadd should also be in the top 10. Sorry Jeff, I didnt see any other way to leave a comment other than reply. Ouche. Ringo belongs on the list, pals. No Chad Hugo (Neptunes) and Sly Dunbar (Sly and Robbie the Jamaican production duo)? He maybe no.1 cause i couldnt image what he had to do. Seriously Lars Ulrich? His laidback grooves were an essential part of Marleys sound. Like Rishad Shafi of Turkmenistan, Wojtek Szadkowski of Poland, Stomu Yamashta of Japan. He leaves a legacy of great drumming, including playing on Robert Palmers Addicted To Love and Madonnas Like A Virgin. Rich played with many of the great jazz stars of the 20th Century and toured extensively with Jazz At The Philharmonic in the 40s and 50s, before forming his own band in the 60s. Hes won so many times hes not allowed to be considered. Yes he was insane, but a human metronome. YOU ARE A NUT JOB !!! Check out: The Mirror, Alex Van Halen, who was born in Amsterdam on May 8, 1953, was the son of Jan and Eugenia, both of whom were trained as classical pianists. Being 57 didnt stop Johnny Cougar from marrying supermodel Elaine Irwin (511), releasing over 20 hit songs, being nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, and co-founding Farm Aid. Who you ask, the guy who was approached to drum for Led Zep before they invited Bonham. Lights went down and just sticks flashed! 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. That's how influential the deceptively primitive, artfully sophisticated pocket Maureen "Moe" Tucker brought to the Velvet Underground's classic lineup was, impacting artists ranging from Patti Smith to R.E.M. To any person Excuse me, but this list is completely distorted, not part of it names like Eric Carr (KISS), Mick Tucker (The Sweet), Chris Slade (AC / DC) and Eric Singer (KISS) and others is very strange. For example, here is my old kit with the toms offset from the bass drum. Check out: Good Vibrations, When Max Roach died in August 2007, at the age of 83, he was saluted as one of the most creative and influential percussionists in the history of jazz. BS. Roger Daltrey said that Moon just instinctively put drum fills in places that other people would never have thought of putting them. And one clear day, I recalled how I used to stack up My mums Cookie tins and Casserole-Lids and stuffed them with various size Pillows and play along Ringos Tom-tom Solo on Abbey Road, and how FOND I was of Ringo as a Drummer. Club in 2011. His rhythmic signature can be heard on thousands of recordings by stars such as Elvis Presley (Little Sister), Johnny Cash (Ring Of Fire) and Simon & Garfunkel (The Boxer). The first, a certain Gege Di Giacomo (nephew of the poet Salvatore Di Giacomo), the company Renato Carosone, who debuted alongside Peter Van Wood ringing glasses, cups, chairs, jars with amazement and success of the onlookers. IMHO, he is phenomenal. Without a doubt, Buddy Rich should be #1. His superb steady tempo and feel for the music is evident on his work with Jackson 5, The Temptations and Marvin Gaye. He is often referred to as a fifth Beatle but was fired in 1962 after spending two years in the band. A Rastafarian and generally spiritual man, his last words were to his son Ziggy: Marley may have only been 58 tall, but had the spirit and presence of a lion. Is he even alive? At some early gigs, she even used metal garbage cans after her drum kit was stolen. Were-s SANDY NELSON. "Clem showed up, and he was a real star. As usual, the person or persons who do these ratings, I firmly disagree with. He was doing it before anybody was., As a bandleader, Blakey hired and nurtured a huge cast of great jazz musicians, including the trumpeters Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and Wynton Marsalis; the saxophonists Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter; and the pianists Horace Silver and Bobby Timmons. Is it someone thats technically proficient? It simply points out the folly of these lists. I always liked Clive Burr and he started me off loving drumming and was my inspiration. Mick Fleetwood one of the all time great drummers not in the top 50 really. He could be explosive when he wanted (I Think I Love You, Ill Meet You Halfway), or admirably restrained (Echo Valley 2-6809.) In fact, Hart and Kreutzmann took many of their cues from the P-Fams punitive pounders of Chris and Tracy. Blade has also recorded for Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, and has worked with Wayne Shorters quartet. Mick Avory and Kenny Jones left off list? John Bonham. "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. Adler, who was fired from the band in 1990, was replaced by technically advanced drummers like Matt Sorum and Frank Ferrer, but no one can properly capture his exuberant, whiskey-soaked, youth-gone-wild pulse. He is the best singing drummer of all-time, No Jim Gordon (Layla) Its like leaving Patrick Roy off a list of top 50 Goaltenders. So, honestly, who should be number ONE? As far as rock drummers go, how about Paul Hammond of Atomic Rooster? Chippendale's long-running duo Lightning Bolt treats noise-rock like body music, his bass drum expertly throbbing alongside Brian Gibson's fuzz-gush bass, and his high-velocity snare machine-gunning through a Day-Glo fog. Two years later, the band played a pivotal role in the plot of the movie The Sweet Smell Of Success, in which one of the main characters is supposedly the quintets guitarist. And Graham Millington? why not just enjoy all there is that these guys offered and leave it at that!! Sheila E is not a top 50 drummer but her father and uncles are. Stomu Yamashta, wow a great drummer and percussionist, I have so many of his albums. No Pail Motian Beater, Well it appears that these Drummers are in general R & R venues.most of these top 10 drummers likely learned from a master drummer of the late 50s and early 60s who had many, many, albums, like the Birth of the Beat, Teen Beat.at the time it was very unusual to have a VINYL album with almost 90% drumming contents ! He took the instrument in a TOTALLY new direction! Not enough stock is given to full spectrum musicians who can write musical scores and understand harmonies, writing and melodies. Keltner also played on Bob Dylans album Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, which includes the song Knockin On Heavens Door. That session was a monumental one for me because it was such a touching song, it was the first time I actually cried when I was playing, said Keltner. 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. I would add Nick DVirgilio (Spocks Beard, English Electric) to the Ya missed one list. He is a singer, songwriter, actor, musician and founder of one of the best rock bands of all time, The Who. Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Clarke??