Great musicians who should have been famous except....


I'm throwing this out there as an example. My 16 yr old aspiring drummer son asked me if I had anything in the vinyl collection tonight... apparently the U Tube video tutorials finally got boring. He is really good and practices non stop but it was refreshing when he asked about ideas for sound. In a moment of 30 years past clarity I put on the B side of Van Halen 1984… Is Alex Van Halen the most under rated rock drummer of all time? And is there a better lead in to ANY rock vinyl side than that???
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Showing 2 responses by mitchagain

+1 for Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner, Steve Gadd and Vinnie Colaiuta.

The drummer that I find really fascinating is Brian Blade (probably best known for his work with Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois). This guy is all over the drum kit; but, he does so in a very subtle way, which is probably why his playing services the song rather than showing off.
My nomination for an underappreciated non-drummer is Greg Leisz, the extraordinary lap steel & pedal steel player.