pwdmark,
Danny Carey is indeed one of the greats. The other day when I was doing something in the garden he came to mind in reference to this thread, and I forgot to mention him. Tool wouldn't be the band that they are without him.
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Definitely a poor effort. I remember feeling bad about it when it came out because the songs were lousy as far as I was concerned, and I really like the band.
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Terry Bozzio is an accomplished technician, and a great contributor to any band he's in.
Ian Paice isn't mentioned very often, but I think he's excellent, and he surely influenced many rock drummers.
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"When I saw Keith Moon live in ’68 and ’69, he was incredibly exciting: explosive, dynamic, maniacal. By the end he was so sluggish, so tired, so boring. "Who Are You"? Terrible! Was it the booze and pills? Or age?"
So true bdp24. Someone here attached a studio video the other day of Who are You and thought that his playing on that song was brilliant. I thought that it was terrible and boring. He was great in the beginning, or maybe I should say different and very good, but drumming is very physical as well as mental, and he was depleted in both of those arenas, and it really showed as time went on. Live at Leeds was really good, but by the time Who’s Next was recorded, he was already a shadow of his former self. Same thing happened to Phil Collins long before he reached the sorry state he’s in now. Listen to how predictable he is on the Invisible Touch disc.
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Let's not forget Aynsley Dunbar. Just listen to him on the Frank Zappa disc "The Grand Wazoo". Technical mastery as well as artistic originality. There are few that are his equal technically, and I would put him in my top five overall.
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I agree. John Densmore is always overlooked, but he was a very good asset for the Doors. Nothing fancy, but always did what was good for the music.
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Charlie Watts - nice guy. Great drummer? Let's be honest.
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I don't hear what you hear in his performance on that song teo, but I agree that he had his great moments.
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Tre Cool of Green Day - I'm not a fan of the band, but he is a great drummer. Fast and clean with great taste and instincts to drive the music forward and always do just the right thing at just the right time while also surprising the listener sometimes.
Gilson Lavis, formerly the drummer for Squeeze for many years. Love the band, and he was the perfect drummer for them. Again, original, never intrusive but full of quirky little ideas that were the perfect accompaniment to their brilliant songs.
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Barrimore Barlow formerly of Jethro Tull is certainly one of the greats.
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czarivey,
I understand that many rock drummers are originally influenced by jazz, but you must also realize that the moment that they start playing rock, they are rock drummers who have jazz influences. |
Somehow I missed this thread. There have been many great drummers in the rock genre. Some are superb technically, and less interesting artistically, like Carl Palmer. Others are less technically adept, but are just born with what it takes to be great. Clive Bunker, Jethro Tull's first drummer comes to mind.
For me, the best combination of incredible technical mastery combined with superb artistic creativity was embodied in the late great Mitch Mitchell. As an example, I would cite his performance on "Straight Ahead", originally released on "Cry of Love". All these years later, and I am still amazed. |
Zappa always snagged the very best drummers. Dunbar was one, Bozzio was another, and don't forget Ralph Humphries. |
Dweller,
Aynsley Dunbar would surely be in my top ten. He is very inventive, and technically beyond reproach. Listen to him on Frank Zappa's great "The Grand Wazoo" and be wowed. |
I am a fan of Cream and Ginger Baker since the beginning, but that said, he does not belong in the same rare and exalted place as Mitch Mitchell, Tony Williams and several others in my own personal hierarchy. Inventive and different he is and was. Top of the heap technically or artistically, I don't agree. |
Chayro,
I completely agree about Ramatam. I had the album because he was on it, but poor Mitch must have needed a paycheck pretty bad to join those scrubs. |
Just thought of another worth mention, Terry Bozio. |
