1) Tomas Haake of Meshuggah

This man is fucking inhuman. How he can drum in three (yes, three, I am sure) different time signatures at the SAME TIME is beyond genius; how you can just jam like he does, playing different times at the same time while the music itself changes time every measure... his mind works in a way that I cannot comprehend, and he (and Meshuggah as a whole) plays a completely different style of music. when you combine math and acid, you get this...no question my favorite drummer.

2) Danny Carey of Tool

I don't need to explain this one, I'm sure noone out there will disagree

2) Martin Lopez of Opeth

Tied here with Danny Carey--I never can decide whos style I like better, so I wont. Martin has the uncanny ability to put the perfect beat to EVERY part of a song...in addition to being very skilled, what I'm more impressed with is what he chooses to play and when he plays it, not necessarily how hard it is. Again I doubt any of you will argue with this one

4) Brann Dailor of Mastodon

Along the lines of Tomas Haake, we have the math metal drummers...Brann is a crazy fucker, I don't know how else to describe him. He never comes down to settle on a base beat pattern, he is always moving and changing and is fucking relentless...besides being an incredible drummer, this guy has the stamina of a cross-breed between a camel and Ron Jeremy.

5) Dave Lombardo of Slayer

The man is a fucking badass. Enough said.



I started to put some honorable mentions here, but I immediately thought of about 20 more drummers I wanted to put down...so fuck it, it's really only about the top 5 anyway

have at it

7/8/2005 9:05:43 AM

1) Gene Hoglan (SYL, Death, Dark Angel)

Thats really my only contribution.

7/8/2005 9:11:20 AM

he was like my third honorable mention, haha

him, chris adler (LoG), and tony laureano (Nile) were among the first ones I put down after the first 5

7/8/2005 9:13:24 AM

In no particular order:

Carter Bueford - DMB

*don't know name* - Classic Case

*don't know name* - Modest Mouse

Joey - Slipknot (even if you hate the music, the guy's insane)

*don't know name* - Lovedrug

7/8/2005 9:14:55 AM

^ http://www.google.com

i've always liked carter, he's a great one

7/8/2005 9:16:18 AM

Carter Beauford (DMB)
Stewart Copeland (The Police)
Yuval Gabay (Soul Coughing)
Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck Quartet)


that's all I can think of off the top of my head.


[Edited on July 8, 2005 at 9:25 AM. Reason : one more]

7/8/2005 9:21:02 AM

Charlie Watts
Neil Peart
Danny Carey
Carter Bueford
John Bonham

7/8/2005 9:25:07 AM

7/8/2005 9:36:06 AM

In no particular order:

Martin Lopez
Daney Carey
Dennis Chambers
Dave Weckl


Fuck you, you're only getting 4

7/8/2005 9:39:34 AM

John Bonam (sp?) of Led Zeppelin
Phil Collins
Ringo Star of course

that is about it

7/8/2005 9:43:22 AM

carter bueford
danny carey
?uestlove
john bonham
mick fleetwood

VV

Quote :

"it'd also be interesting to note who of those that reply is a drummer."

in that case, i am not a drummer...

[Edited on July 8, 2005 at 9:59 AM. Reason : .]

7/8/2005 9:43:53 AM

THE DRUMMER FROM DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM
THE DRUMMER FROM DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM
THE DRUMMER FROM DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM

7/8/2005 9:44:20 AM

it'd also be interesting to note who of those that reply is a drummer. i'm a drummer, and i think that any musician looks for different things in his instrument(s) than most do...probably why tomas haake is my favorite, most people wouldnt appreciate or care about what he does behind a set

[Edited on July 8, 2005 at 9:50 AM. Reason : 4^ bia dont be j00ing me out of a drummer]

7/8/2005 9:49:02 AM

JOHN BONHAM!!!!!!! (of Led Zeppelin)

7/8/2005 9:51:20 AM

ender, i was about to post that dude too but then realized i had no clue his name nor wanted to waste the time finding his name. poor guy

[Edited on July 8, 2005 at 9:52 AM. Reason : o]

7/8/2005 9:52:03 AM

Matt Cameron
Josh Freese
Lars Ullrich
Abe Cunningham
Dave Grohl

7/8/2005 10:06:01 AM

abe & josh = who?

7/8/2005 10:11:28 AM

bonham
fishman
altman
lowenberg

wow lots of jews

7/8/2005 10:13:50 AM

no order:

?uestlove <hip hop man>
Carter Beauford <acoustic jam rock man>
Buddy Rich <jazz man>
Neal Peart <rock man>
Dennis Chambers <uh... the man>

honorable mention:
Lamont Sydnor <DC go-go beat man> http://www.lamontsydnor.com

7/8/2005 10:16:59 AM

Neil Peart (Rush, oh hell yes I like Rush)
Stewart Copeland (The Police)
Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
All the drummers that played with Zappa were amazing (Bozzio, Wackerman, Agren, Colaiuta)

7/8/2005 10:37:16 AM

Boris Willams from The Cure

7/8/2005 11:01:49 AM

John Bonham
Mitch Mitchell
Jaimoe
Butch Trucks
Keith Moon

7/8/2005 11:04:45 AM

The funny thing is, i named neil peart, but i really don't like rush all that much.

but he's a fuckin' hell of a drummer.

7/8/2005 11:08:03 AM

Tito Puente
Tommy Lee
Eric Carr
Dave Grohl
Tico Torres

7/8/2005 11:42:12 AM

Neil Peart
Keith Moon
Buddy Rich
Jeff Porcaro
Steve Smith

7/8/2005 12:06:58 PM

I forgot to mention that I'm a drummer, and a guitarist too

7/8/2005 12:10:37 PM

Dave Grohl circa 90's grunge
Taylor Hawkins post Alanis
Carter (of course)
Bonzo
Dom Howard of Muse

(in no order)

7/8/2005 12:15:14 PM

1. DYLON
2. DYLON
3. DYLON
4. DYLON
5. DYLON

7/8/2005 1:11:50 PM

tim alexander (primus)
danny carey (tool)
jon theodore (mars volta)
jack irons (rhcp and pearl jam)
dave grohl

7/8/2005 1:22:00 PM

Neil Peart
Bill Bruford
Mike Portnoy
Nicko McBrain
Danny Carey

7/8/2005 1:37:13 PM

Quote :

"All the drummers that played with Zappa were amazing (Bozzio, Wackerman, Agren, Colaiuta)"

I cant believe i forgot about Terry Bozzio

Quote :

"Steve Smith"

Very nice. That one slipped my mind too

7/8/2005 1:43:14 PM

JOHN HENRY BONHAM

7/8/2005 2:56:47 PM

Peter Erskine

7/8/2005 2:59:13 PM

Neil Peart (Rush)

Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
Ginger Baker (Cream)
Tommy and, later, Marky Ramone (THE Ramones)

7/8/2005 3:23:37 PM

Abe Cunningham is a very underrated drummer.

Quote :

"abe & josh = who?"

Abe= Deftones

[Edited on July 8, 2005 at 3:28 PM. Reason : asd]

7/8/2005 3:27:17 PM

I don't think these are the best by any means (well Cobham is one of the best of all time), but they are my favorite in terms of how much they've influenced me.

Danny Carey (Tool)
Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
Josh Freese (APC)
Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra, blows all the other people in this thread clear out of the water except for Chambers)
Stewart Copeland (Police, not the best, but i just love his sound)

Horatio Hernandez, Dennis Chambers, Tony Williams, Buddy Rich, Neal Peart, Bonham are all kings of their trade as well and easily worth mentioning. There are plenty more I'm not doing justice.

7/8/2005 3:39:32 PM

btw,

Quote :

"Peter Erskine"

haha, that guy looks funny. but hes one of the most well spoken drummers ever, and is a fantastic teacher.

7/8/2005 3:41:20 PM

1. ANIMAL
2. ANIMAL
3. ANIMAL
4. ANIMAL
5. ANIMAL

7/8/2005 3:46:27 PM

^ he was always ripping it up

7/8/2005 4:02:53 PM

damn so many names i looked over, and so many more i put down and then erased...still, my top 5 stands as it is...again this is about your favorite drummer, not necessarily who you think is the best

but hell yeah, keep it coming

7/8/2005 4:27:44 PM

Joseph Easley (of Dismemberment Plan)

7/8/2005 4:43:24 PM

John Bonham (Led Zep)
Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
Eric Singer (KISS, Sabbath, Cooper, etc.)
Tommy Lee (Motley Crue)
Neil Peart (Rush)

7/8/2005 4:45:43 PM

Quote :

"Billy Cobham "

Its making me happy to see so many jazz and fusion drummers being mentioned.

7/8/2005 5:16:14 PM

MEG WHITE - THE white stripes.


btw: fuck you all (no homo)

7/8/2005 5:18:11 PM

One day, a tuba player wanted to torture the drummer behind him, so he hid one of the drummer's sticks.

After looking around for a few minutes, with a frantic, wide-eyed expression, the drummer fell to his knees, flung his arms wide, and screamed to heaven:

"Finally! The miracle, after all these years! I'm a Conductor!"

&

Q: What's the best way to confuse a drummer?

A: Put a sheet of music in front of him.

7/8/2005 6:33:21 PM

John Bonham
Chris Dangerous (Hives)
Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney)
Birdstuff (Man or Astroman?)
Keith Moon

7/8/2005 7:09:52 PM

I'm reminded of an episode of Freaks and Geeks.

7/8/2005 7:24:01 PM

i know very little about the drums, but my first thought was to vote for the one armed drummer rick allen

next i would pick john bonham

7/8/2005 7:47:08 PM

Q: How do you know that a drummer's at the door?

A: The knocking keeps speeding up and slowing down.

7/8/2005 7:55:34 PM

terry bozzio
jimmy chamberlin

[Edited on July 8, 2005 at 9:02 PM. Reason : ]

7/8/2005 9:01:56 PM