These lists are always subjective but this one is one of the worst I have ever seen. No. CLIFF !!! The Who drummer, who also worked with Jimmy Page and John Lennon, had a reputation for wild behaviour, but was one of the most distinctive and influential drummers in the history of rock. 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Tony Royster Jr. has performed with many of today's greatest R&B, pop, and hip-hop artists including Katy Perry, Mac Miller, Jay-Z, Joe Jonas, AWOLNATION, Residente, Big Sean, and Tori Kelly. https://youtu.be/ujrHJH3yovc. Louis maholo had more talent in his penis than anyone mentioned here in there sticks. Keith Moon was a true original who left a lasting legacy. Over the past 40 years, Smith has played with such diverse artists as Michael Brecker, Ahmad Jamal, Bryan Adams, Mariah Carey and Savage Garden. The dullest of all, and where is Jon Hiseman? The band had a succession of hit singles between 1964 and 1970, sold more than 100 million records and starred in a hit film. Be careful not to confuse flashy and fast with real musicality, and most drummers would definitely vote Ringo somewhere on their list. VERGONHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Id have to agree with Bill Ward when he says he is not a drummer, hes a percussionist. His personality. As drummer for surrealist boogie band Little Feat, Richie Hayward tended to play over, under and around the beat. Love Bonham, but as a lifetime drummer I personally would put Buddy Rich at the very top. Mark Rogers is the model of versatility, both musically and professionally. Even Bruce (who wanted to be a drummer himself) said that Clive was the better drummer for Maidens music. After the band separated, Copeland went on to win a Golden Globe for his score for the Francis Ford Coppola film Rumble Fish. Smith, who was born on October 25, 1961, joined the band in 1988. Must be friends with the guy making up this list LOL!! John bohnham number 1 is spot on nuff said. Actually, Buddy Rich publicly praised one of the rock drummers in the list, and that was Keith Moon. RINGO at #11!!!!! ! Off the top of my head, Bryan Devendorf(The National) could drum circles around most on your list, and Micky Waller, Kenny Jones, Paul Thompson! He played on early Presley Sun Records hits such as Hound Dog and also appeared on the comeback Christmas TV special of 1968. "It was clear that music in L.A. was never going to be the same now that he was here." He is best known as a founding member of The Meters and helped create a new style of funk drumming on records such as Cissy Strut and Just Kissed My Baby. He had a big influence on rock band Little Feat and worked with artists as varied as Prince, Dr John, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood (The Meters sometimes opened for The Rolling Stones). On the subject of Ringo: Hes a good drummer. Funk is from within. Ringo was and he wasnt. This may be the only early photo of James Brown on drums. In 1994, Colaiuta released a self-titled solo album. #10 of 656. What no michael Shrieve of Santana, he had Woodstock in the plalm of his hand one afternoon with Soul Sacrificeand on 4 drums!! Top 10 Greatest Drum Solos of All Time - YouTube No guitar solo or any other solo instrument could make it work if the drummer couldnt keep time. Roger Daltrey is a legend. His drumming has been praised for his fills, using unexpected accents, breaks and syncopation in the snare. 16 Best Female Drummers of Today | Drum Magazine Ringo at 11? If the List is limited to Rock drummers, knock yourself out. You forget Andy Arrow, one of the greatest. No? Joe Morello, Matt Garstka! Chester Thompson & Barimore Barlow (Jethro Tull). All rights reserved. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Not even in the list !??? Hands downthe most misguided laughable top drummer list Ive seen in all my years. Ronnie Van Zant, of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was 57 or shorter. I remember back when there were Big Bands = 1940S = 1950S I heard Eric Delaney play LET THERE BE DRUMS NOW THAT S DRUMMING FOLKS also WIPE OUT AND AVAN AGEELA WILL TEST ANY GOOD DRUMMER TOO, I cant believe mick Fleetwood or nick mason is not on the list ..watch pink Floyd live at Pompeii 1971 track one of these days .nick breaks hes drum sticks & still makes the track, (too) often forgotten: Good grief. Since debuting with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1989, Chad Smith has consistently mixed the quick-footedness of classic funk with an arena-rocker's power and volume. I AM SHOUTING !!! As for Ringos drumming, remember in the earlier 60s pop music was geared for 3 minute songs at most and groups were going for hit songs with hopefully catchy phrases. With Burke behind the kit, Blondie put everything from disco grooves and reggae to hip-hop beats into the group's smash hits. Ill take a Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts 10 times out of 10 before any of the drummers outside of John Bonham in my Top 10. There are two types of drummers those that came before Keith Moon and those that came after him. Brailey would remain aboard the mothership till 1978, driving many of P-Funk's biggest hits with his steady kick drum, shifty hi-hat action and intricately unpredictable snare pattern, before distrust of Clinton's accounting techniques lead him to form Mutiny, a group whose own funk hit hard enough to let you know why they called him Bigfoot. Jerome Brailey, the fresh recruit to Parliament-Funkadelic, proceeded to filter the style of JB stickman Jabo Starks through Bowie's hazy cosmic jive on "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)." Where in the hell is Richie Haywood? "He synthesized blues shuffles with African syncopations through the lens of someone who gave vent to all manner of emotions," Reid said of the late drummer-composer in a 2003 Fort Worth Weekly article. No Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad? BEST FEEL: Ringo, Steve Gadd, Bonham, Copeland for sure. Martn Lopez He was always modest and when asked about drumming technique used to tell fans to listen to Jim Keltner. LOL !!! That still does not make him equal to Keith Moon or John Bonham. I saw Buddy at the OLD BIRD LAND for the first in 1959 when if you were a union Musician local 802 you could sit in the musician section and see his phenomenal technique. Greg Errico was all of 17 years old when Sylvester Stewart invited the San Francisco native to join his new group Sly and the Family Stone. I think Best At could be more fitting, but even then, that can be parsed out by different criteria. He has also worked regularly with hard rock band Chickenfoot. The man peaked in his career during the 1920s and '30s, along with another drumming legend, Buddy Rich. Really?! His style. Richard was a blues drummer, not R&R, and had magical technique, he played with many musicians and made many records and CDs. ! One thing though, how many on this list are dead from being stupid from drugs & drinking. You all need to listen to some of thee greats before you make any ridiculous remarks about certain famous drummers that everyone knows. Frankly Im disappointed that on two greatest lists Queen was placed in the middle. Rich could drum circles around everyone on this list, except maybe Krupa. Lars is surrely not better than Nicko McBrain. Sandy Nelson was the best at 74 I still enjoy playing his l.p. record. How about Mick Jagger, 5-7 after watering his feet in the morning. It was amazing. Copy. He even played drums for The Rolling Stones for a short stint while Charlie Watts couldn't play. Cobbs drumming was powerful and sensitive, and he knew how to swing with style. Club in 2011. Check out: Uptight (Everythings Alright), Carl Palmer has been described as the consummate drummers drummer. YOU ARE A JACK ASS !!!! Wheres Buddy Harmon? He is a technically gifted player, known for his fast solos during live shows. 7) John Bonham Best known as John Mellencamp's hard-bashing drummer from 1980 to 1996, Kenny Aronoff is fully capable of banging out flashy fills let's not forget the tumble that leads into the bridge of "Jack and Diane." I couldnt believe it. Asked once whether he was one of the worlds best drummers, he quipped: Im the greatest Keith Moon-type drummer in the world. Tony Thompson laid down the merciless four-on-the-floor grooves for Chic, the hardest-rocking band of the disco era. 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. And Anthony Kiedis credits Smith with inspiring his own idiosyncratic full-body gyrations: "All I have to do is close my eyes and listen to Chad. WHO ? I also second the gentlemen who brought up Joe Morello and Jack DeJohnette. Ask any of those other of the living 50 on that list and see what they have to say about the original drummer from Chicago Transit Authority!!!! Check it outdo an internet enquiry.I rest my case , Does anyone remember Sandy Nelson? Just enjoy it !! Krupa later led his own successful band with Anita ODay as a vocalist and Roy Eldridge on trumpet. 10. Whatno Art Taylor? "I've always thought if things didn't work out [with me], they could always get Dale." Anyone who can drum intelligently to that type of music has to be EXCEPTIONAL!!! He stayed with Basie for more than ten years of constant touring and recording. Also, Krupa confined hisself to a room for hours and listened to tribal drum beats to hone his craft. Check out: Up On Cripple Creek, Tony Meehan, who died in 2005, was a founding member and the original drummer of The Shadows, who were a popular instrumental group in their own right, as well as backing band for Cliff Richard. John Bonham over Ginger Baker Keith Moon or Neil Peart? ", In 1973, on Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' Number One R&B hit "The Love I Lost," Earl Young invented the disco beat all four beats of a bar played on the kick drum. (How could they ignore Stumpy Pepys! I always like to take a gander at these lists, but to me theyre worthless. You clearly havent touched a drum kit in your life and are just picking him because he was in the Beatles. Then there is my personal favourite, Mr BJ Wilson. In addition to singing, Joel Madden is also an actor, DJ, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. No Peter Erskine I get goosebumps when I hear his playing. No Tony Williams??? I dont care what anybody else says or thinks but THOMAS LANG is the best drummer ever until somebody better comes along probably wont be any time soon. As if there are no good drummers outside USA and UK. "It's about the thrill of the time. "It was in reaction to the multi-instrumentality and complexity of the other guys," he said of his stripped-down kit, outfitted with one towering crash cymbal, "but also to what I had done before and what drummers of the time were doing." He was my earliest inspiration as a drummer. "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. The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon could be an easy money gig, but he accepts it as a nightly challenge to add new pages to his ever-expanding encyclopedia of rhythm, blending seamlessly with the style of any guest who shows up. Maybe he wasnt the best and I never said that but I think he will stay in peoples minds longer than any other. How could anyone forget Al Jackson of Booker T & The MGs and Stax Records??? Check out: 9.20 Special, Londoner Ginger Baker, who helped invent the rock power trio and reluctantly became the genres first star drummer, during a multi-faceted and always eventful career, was born on August 19, 1936. Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist. Nice to see Stewart Copeland (personal Favorite) And Buddy Rich up there. He was a famous jazz drummer .You must have heard AND you must have seen him! Love Moon and Bonzo ..both amazing drummers BUT I have never heard anyone with the versatility of Neil PeartTo my mind, Id place him above all drummers, followed by Bonzo, then Moon, then you have to give props to the great Jazz drummers like Rich and Krupa. or the great Ronnie Tutt from the 70s.. My thought is what is the criteria? More important.how is Carter Beuford left off of this list? Hey idiot you seem to have a lot to say about nothing so my question to you what about Nick Mason?? Phhh. No depth to his play. How is it possible to rank people in a Top 50 list if you dont even know the names of all the nominees or heard their body of work? Period! Only because of the Beatles fame. Its a ruse that was started by a British (Welsh) comedian called Jasper Carrot. "I feel that the collision of values in his music really represents American culture." "Me and Robbie didn't realize what we were doing until Jamaican music went dubwise and the bass and drum would come right in your face," he explained. Hes played on records by Tom Petty, Harry Nilsson, Bee Gees, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, Pretenders and Oasis, and was hailed by Ry Cooder as a master of interpreting subtle music. Terry Bozzio is LIGHT YEARS better as is Vinnie Colaiuta and Chad Wackerman (another Frank Zappa drummer). He could play, and you could tell that it was his life.". Check out: Young Turks, Clyde Stubblefield, who was 73 when he died, on February 18, 2017, had a huge influence on two eras of music as the drummer in James Browns band and in the formative records of hip-hop. He made his name as the drummer of the punk rock band The Clash, joining them in 1977 and staying for five years, until drug problems forced him out. What about Dickie Harrall From Gene Vincents Blue Caps? Your list belongs in the garbage!! 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. I remember doing a solo with a phenomenal saxman. The drums have to propel everything, he said. Reared on Neil Peart and drilled in drum-corps technique, Stanier distilled rock drumming to its bare essentials, a trend that would reached peak austerity in Battles. Former Chili Peppers drummer Cliff Martinez calls him "a monster virtuoso with a sophisticated, well-honed sense of what's appropriate." Gene Krupa was Number 1, Buddy Rich Number 2..the others NOT EVEN in the same league. David Lee Roth is 61 or 62 according to ex-manager Noel Monk, Great list! Not one, other than Buddy Rich, could hold a candle to Gene Krupa. me on the floor toms underneath his remarkable sax solo. He was known for his rolling breakbeats, and his instrumental single Funky Drummer was influential in the early 80s, when producers began to create hip-hop by looping copied fragments of music from other records. But dont go listening to them! I concentrate on bass drum work a lot. Any top drummer list that does not include Elvin Jones loses all credibility. The Norwegian Jazz-drummer alongside Modern Jazz Icons such as Jan Garbarek and Guitar-Icon Terje Rypdal and other International renown Jazz Stars at the GermanECM-Label. I want to say that this list is definitely missing SANDY WEST, the amazing drummer and founder if the Runaways. Layla album to me is such good music, that quality standard was not met prior to or after that session by anyone, ever I love a lot of music, but he was part of a ton of special stuff. Hidalgo, who has played with Art Blakey, Paul Simon and Steve Gadd, won a Grammy for his contribution to the album Planet Drum. "I don't have a drum machine," he said. "Her style of drumming, that she invented, is amazing. Different styles, different , music, different decades!! I gots to stop reading these idiot bullshit lists. Where is Don Brewer? How do you get a drummer off of your porch? Thats like the Triple Crown of life. He said his biggest influence was Rush drummer Neil Peart. No Fred Below (Chess)? NO Simon kirke BAD COMPANY ? Six nights a week, three sets a night. He should be on the list. Smashing Pumpkins owe him everything. Where is Brian Downey?! Seriously watch him when he plays. Art Blakey #43 Phil Collins #12 what a joke!!!!!! Stanier's gift is making the minimal feel monolithic. He sometimes "prepares" his drums by laying chains on them or scattering beads and rice across drumheads. When Soundgarden suddenly disbanded in 1997, Cameron wasn't out of work for long: Pearl Jam invited him on tour the following year. 13 Clyde Stubblefield. Cant believe Bobby Colomby of Blood Sweat and Tears fame is not only not in the top 50 list, but not even mentioned by anyone in this long thread! Sometimes referred to as The Duke of Darkness, 56 Steve Stevens is best known for his collaborative efforts with artists such as Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, and Vince Neil. Smith is known for his explosive solos and intricate timekeeping. Elvin Jones Check out: One OClock Jump, Roger Hawkins was a key member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, who were affectionately known as The Swampers. LOL Dave Grohl admits that Dale Crover is the greatest drummer in the world and he didnt even make the list. Give me a friggin break. If you dont believe me, play any of the many Styx songs on YouTube especially One with Everything-with the contemporary youth Orchestrahe lights up the sky! Just letting the drums sing. 6) Jeff Polaro How can you have Phil Collins on the list and NOT Chester Thompson? In fact, the two often had quite the drumming showdown during the time. Jon Anderson (from Yes) is 5 5 Working as a house drummer for the Sugar Hill label (Chambers played on "Rapper's Delight") and alongside funky jazz guitarist John Scofield, the Baltimore native honed a style built around bombastic grooves and scorched-earth Buddy Richesque fills that seemed to defy time. After meeting David Lee Roth, they formed Mammoth. The result is beats that often sound like the mechanized revving of a Lamborghini Diablo SV. Check out: Apache, DJ Fontana was a rocknroll pioneer and Elvis Presleys first and longtime drummer. Vander was also known for his piano playing and his falsetto scat singing. Since they did not specify rock drummers, I cant understand why Buddy is the only jazz drummer. By 1971, with the Family Stone entering into disarray, Errico was the first to peel off and ended up working with the likes of Lee Oskar, Betty Davis and Funkadelic as not just a drummer but a producer and arranger. I try to understand the singers point of view and see if I can enhance it, as opposed to thinking, Im the drummer, so I play a beat and everyone follows, said Kunkel. He made regular appearances in films of the time, including Jammin The Blues (1944) and Born To Swing (1973). Google Your Number Or Your Name and watch the live performance at Carnegie Hall. 10) Anton Figg Played with Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond and Gene Wright. Check out: Ticket To Ride, Charlie Watts brought the sensibilities of a jazz drummer to rock music, and as The Rolling Stones drummer he is one of the most respected musicians in the world.
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