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Poll Question: Which of these three legends do you feel is the best drummer?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2006 at 16:54
Originally posted by gaita gaita wrote:

Why not Portnoy???

Gaita...this may just be a 'classic" drummer poll.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2006 at 14:56
Peart for sure
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 18:29

Why not Portnoy???

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 16:12
Originally posted by Thufir Hawat Thufir Hawat wrote:

From me it is a hard choice,

John Bonham did do that long

solo on “Moby Dick” however

I think Neil Pert outshines John

Bonham overall.

 Sorry just sounds funny.... If we judged drummers from a recorded solo the winner would be Peart for me with the "O baterista" from Rock In Rio but Peart is my least favourite from those three... I know that he is technically amazing and yes he has been through realy terrible situations.... What I don't like about him is that he prepares very carefully his solos and drum parts and doesnt really play what he feels at the moment something that the crazy keith moon had. His drumming is amazing. Its so real.... so alive for me.....

I'm between Bonham and Moon..... Bonham also is a drum legend.... His playing was more than progressive (meaning not the type of music of course)...hmmmmm... my vote goes to Keith Moon.... Probably at another time I would have voted John..

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 15:46
Again, Peart.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 14:31

Neil Peart

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 13:48
Originally posted by West End Ken West End Ken wrote:

Out of those 3 pretty easy decision. Although Zeppelin was always my favorite band, I pick the legendary Neil Peart. My second favorite drummer is actually Stuart Copeland.

Yep, Moon was unique, and lots of fun to watch, but somewhat technically sloppy, I think (Bruford -- my fave -- reputedly said of Moon: "He just hits things"). So, of those listed, Peart, easily (not that Bonham wasn't a powerhouse).

Yes, Stewart (sp) Copeland was -- I presume still is -- very good. Have you seen the Police - Synchronicity Tour DVD? I recently bought it, and it's quite good. Copeland is great & very fast on it. An under-appreciated rock drummer, for sure!



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 09:57
Neil Peart.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 07:57
I was expecting this one from you...indeed he's an excellent drummer, at the top on "You".

Among french ones, Christian Vander is a killer on a technical level.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 05:50
Yawn, how often do I have to repeat it? The man in my signature pic beats them all.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 03:42
Keith Moon, he is my all time favorite
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2006 at 03:25
Neil Peart is the winner for me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 21:55

Out of those 3 pretty easy decision. Although Zeppelin was always my favorite band, I pick the legendary Neil Peart. My second favorite drummer is actually Stuart Copeland.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 19:19
Well, I voted Neil because I think he truly is the best rock drummer around.  However, you forgot some greats like Phil Collins (second best drummer), Bill Bruford, Portnoy, Pip Pyle and so on.  Not surprisingly, I would not include Keith Moon or John Bonham as among the great drummers.  I think their reputation is overblown.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 18:23
There are so many drummers who can out play portnoy its not even funny. I have alot of respect for the work he did with dream theater - but so many people think he's some kind of "technical god" just because he plays a bunch of odd time signatures. I can name at least 20 drummers who could play circles around him off the top of my head.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 17:58

From me it is a hard choice,

John Bonham did do that long

solo on “Moby Dick” however

I think Neil Pert outshines John

Bonham overall.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 17:39

Ok, youve made you point.

and out of those 3, id have to pick pert.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 17:36

DT's a seminal prog metal band, sure, but they're hardly the only important prog metal act and even less so the only important 90s' prog rock act. Sure, they're quite popular, but it's not really about that, prog will only die when it has nothing more to say, not when practically no one listens to it. It never really died, even in the 80s', it just went off the map, but kept putting out great stuff, not only neo-prog.  So no, DT has probably gained prog lots of new fans (myself included), but, on the whole, they're a very controversial band, with lots of harsh critics among fans of other 90s' prog bands and members of these bands themselves.

Portnoy definitely deserves more recognition for his work, but there are hundreds of drummers who do... check this site out, if you don't know it already:

http://www.drummerworld.com

There's so much mindblowing drum stuff there it's scary. Enjoy!  

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 17:24
Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

Originally posted by xjester xjester wrote:

Welcome to the forum

1. its hard to name a prog metal band he hasnt had involvment with.

What do you mean?

     OSI, LTE, Transatlantic, Neal Morse, Marillion,etc...

2. DT almost singlehandedly brouht backough prog in the 90's

Some people here will skin you for this. And I don't agree with this, either.

     If they didnt, who did?

3.There is a reason Modern Drumer named him drummer of the year last year.

Isn't that the same magazine that has the likes of Lars Ulrich, Meg White, Travis Barker, Tre Cool, Joey Jordison etc. on its covers?

     Ok, Fair Enough.

4. Watch live in tokyo and tell me he isnt legendary.

He's damn solid and a powerhouse, but he isn't legendary, people like Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Billy Cobham, Peart and Bonham are.

     And i agree that they are all legends in their own right, but i feel that after 20 years, hes earned the right to be concidered legendary.

and thanks for the welcome!



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2006 at 17:21

Originally posted by xjester xjester wrote:

Welcome to the forum

1. its hard to name a prog metal band he hasnt had involvment with.

What do you mean?

2. DT almost singlehandedly brouht back prog in the 90's

Some people here will skin you for this. And I don't agree with this, either.

3.There is a reason Modern Drumer named him drummer of the year last year.

Isn't that the same magazine that has the likes of Lars Ulrich, Meg White, Travis Barker, Tre Cool, Joey Jordison etc. on its covers?

4. Watch live in tokyo and tell me he isnt legendary.

He's damn solid and a powerhouse, but he isn't legendary, people like Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Billy Cobham, Peart and Bonham are.

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