Greatest Prog Drummer of All Time: Nominations

Essentially, vote for your favorite prog drummers of all time using a point system. Put a 10 next to the one you want to give TEN POINTS to and a 1 next to the one you want to give ONE POINT to. Here's my list, as an example:

10. Bill Bruford(Yes, King Crimson)

9. Billy Cobham(Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, solo)

8. Jaki Leibezeit(Can)

7. Michael Giles(King Crimson)

6. Carl Palmer(Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

5. Thomas Pridgen(The Mars Volta)

4. Brann Dailor(Mastodon)

3. Sean Reinert(Cynic)

2. Richard Christie(Death)

1. Phil Collins(Genesis, Brand X)

Since Bill Bruford is my number 1 choice, he gets 10 POINTS. Since Phil Collins is my tenth favorite drummer, he gets ONE POINT. People get confused about this, so let me reiterate: PUT A 10 NEXT TO THE DRUMMER YOU WANT TO HAVE 10 POINTS, 9 NEXT TO THE ONE YOU WANT TO HAVE 9 POINTS, ETC. Do NOT put a 1 next to your favorite drummer. Put a 1 next to your 10TH FAVORITE DRUMMER. 

IMPORTANT:  You MUST have no more and no less than 10 drummers on your list or your vote will NOT be counted. 

ALSO IMPORTANT: Drummers from Prog Related bands like Keith Moon and John Bonham, as talented as they may be, are NOT ELIGIBLE. 

Voting will go on for a few weeks or a month, depending on voter interest, and then I'll take the 25 drummers with the most points and put them in Prog Polls for Best Prog Drummer of All Time!

Get crackin', folks! 

9 points for...   Michael Shrieve

8 points for...   Aynsley Dunbar

7 points for...   Bill Bruford

6 points for...   John Marshall

5 points for...   Billy Cobham

4 points for...   Phil Collins

3 points for...   Michael Giles

2 points for...   Andy Ward

1 point for...     Zoltan Czorsz

9  Carl Palmer

8  Jon Hiseman

7  Phil Collins

6  Bill Bruford

5  Gavin Harrison

4  Nicko McBrain

3  Mike Portnoy

2  Paul Cook

1  Alan White 

8. Guy Evans

7. Robert Wyatt
6. Pip Pyle

5. Merv Pepler

4. Christian Vander

3. Yoshida Tatsuya

2. Simon King
1. Bill Bruford

9. Jaki Liebezeit
8.Mike Portnoy
7. Yoshida Tatsuya
6. Christian Vander
5. Pip Pyle
4. Billy Cobham
3. Gavin Harrison
2. Bill Bruford
1. Michael Giles 

Sorry...I don't know it.

9 - Bill Bruford

8 - Vinnie Colaiuta

7 - Christian Vander

6 - Phil Collins

5 - Neil Peart

4 - Tomas Haake

3 - Mike Portnoy

2 - John Marshall

1 - Brann Dailor

Listen, I realize that haranguing people for their opinions without contributing anything of value is sort of your modus operandi, but to call out somebody for the way they voted without voting yourself is downright laughable. Collins and Vander are tied, for the record, so it's not like there's an overwhelming conspiracy to keep Vander out of the final poll. He's pretty popular in terms of points, as a matter of fact. 

And yeah, richardh, you gotta switch out Nicko for somebody else and then I'll count your vote.