ezbass Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 As ever, a super divisive list to ghast one's flabber. Fill your boots, http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-20160331 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 My two faves atm... are Will Kennedy and Fritz Lewark. Other than that I never take lists like that seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 How can you tell how good they are until you have to play with them? In which case I'd nominate our drummer Darren and Hammy Hamilton (formerly of Furniture). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I can't and don't want to judge the "best", but if there's one drummer I'd want to play with, my "favourite", it's Bonzo. So powerful, so groovy, always sounds like he's got more time than anyone else, if you know what I mean? Otherwise it's just a list of great drummers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hmm... Meg White is listed, but not Spencer Dryden..? Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) As meaningless as these lists are, I do quite enjoy them. One notable absence in my opinion is Reni, probably not very well known in the States though. Edited April 3, 2016 by PaulGibsonBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 You kind of knew who would be number one before you read it, eventhough Rolling Stone famously hated zep. Obviously these lists are bollocks but it was good to see Bozzio and Hal Blaine so high in the list! Pro drummers i know would be mortified that Steve Gadd was so low! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1459712904' post='3018911'] Pro drummers i know would be mortified that Steve Gadd was so low! [/quote]Yeah, I know, not even top 20. One of my favourites, Manu Katché, only made 57. Edited April 3, 2016 by ezbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Keith Moon at number 2? Sometimes lists really are bollocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 No Jaki Liebezeit?!?!?! He'd have the best drumming surname on the list too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Meg White is on the list, Dave Weckl isn't. Neither is Vinnie Colaiuiaueiauta. Pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1459763703' post='3019235'] Meg White is on the list, Dave Weckl isn't. Neither is Vinnie Colaiuiaueiauta. Pointless. [/quote] Colaiuta is at #49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) It's Dave Mattacks or Buddy Rich, I don't need to look at the list to tell me that! Edited April 4, 2016 by 4-string-thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 [quote name='Kevsy71' timestamp='1459721079' post='3019026'] No Jaki Liebezeit?!?!?! He'd have the best drumming surname on the list too! [/quote] Damn, now I'll have to spend the day listening to Can again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I hate lists..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 A list of things i hate: 1. People who hate things. 2. Irony. 3. Lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 No Bernard Matthews products at all ... poor show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I've never heard of most of them, and got bored looking. Is Bill Bruford there ? Oddly enough, the Scottish guy on radio 2 was playing King Crimson this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Haven't looked yet. What about the drummer at the wrong gig ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 As I said, divisive. Lists suck, but certainly give rise to debate. My favourite tub thumpers are all there, but spread amazing widely, from the top 10 (Copeland, which I think is high) to barely scraping in (Steve Jordan, way too low). Ultimately it's a bit of fun which, to paraphrase Elvis Costello, tells much about lists and nothing about the musicians contained therein. [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1459770093' post='3019342'] Is Bill Bruford there ? Oddly enough, the Scottish guy on radio 2 was playing King Crimson this morning. [/quote]Bruford was in the top 10 I think, certainly top 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1459764715' post='3019248'] Colaiuta is at #49 [/quote] Damn. And I did a 'find on this page' too. I blame google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Hmmph. Buddy Rich at #15, MEG WHITE makes the list, no Shannon Larkin? Yip. That'll be a Rolling Stone list.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I'd disagree with the numbering and some of the drummers listed, but many (or more than I was expecting) of the greats are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1459712074' post='3018893'] Hmm... Meg White is listed, but not Spencer Dryden..? Hmm... [/quote] I would imagine it is best to go before you realise Meg White is rated better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1459781901' post='3019546'] I would imagine it is best to go before you realise Meg White is rated better. [/quote] Yes, better than Christian Vander..! The mind boggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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