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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 11:07
Not even technically a poll - started out as a competition:

Originally posted by 40footwolf 40footwolf wrote:

So I'm going to play this game with you all. It'll be pretty fun. 
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. 
<u style="font-weight: bold; ">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! 


I only came in on this thread as I'd not seen any prog drummer comparison threads before...

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Points: 28022 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 13:50
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by deafmoon deafmoon wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by deafmoon deafmoon wrote:

Hands down Bill Bruford is the Godfather of Prog Rock Drumming. Look back on his entire career and tell me another drummer who took the chances he took. And not just changing bands; but adding bells, chimes, tongue drums, electronic percussion used harmonically! The guy was an innovator. Very little he did was not topshelf. There were certainly more bottom heavy drummers than Bill and all around drummer could be disputed for days. But, Bruford was a genuine innovator.


Carl Palmer did pretty much all those things before Bruford
 
 
Carl Palmer was classically trained and yes played all the percussion instruments. But Palmer was never the drummer or innovator Bruford was. Does Palmer have better chops, yes. But again not the innovator Bruford was. Look how Bruford evolved through his last working stuff playing with Jazz greats like Ralph Towner and doing it so authentically that even the Late Great Max Roach praised him as a drumming innovator. Carl Palmer still plays ELP, PM and Atomic Rooster material. Where's the evolution in that?
Bill Bruford has retired. Where's the evolution in that?

I must have missed that post about Bruford supposedly evolving by learning to play jazz authentically. The question is though what did he add that made it innovative?
Palmer was in my opinion the most talented young British drummer of the early seventies. In his own mind he evolved by cutting down all the pyrotechnics and introducing twin bass drums into his kit when he joined Asia. Of course he was then accused of not being 'progressive'. He clearly had changed though. Some prefer his drumming on Black Moon to the earlier ELP stuff because its less showy and less flashy. Its a matter of opinion.
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Points: 3 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 18:05
Sorry, whoever is drumming is great! Here's the link:

http://dgerio.com/TheUnknownSong.mp3

As for my Top 10, I'd say:
10 - Neil Peart
09 - Rod Morgenstein
08 - Bill Bruford
07 - Vinnie Colaiuta
06 - Gavin Harrison
05 - Simon Phillips
04 - Terry Bozzio
03 - Carl Palmer
02 - Barriemore Barlow
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Points: 13382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 18:14
^ Sounds like Arti e Mestieri to me. I'll get the track title in a sec. 
New album!
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385
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Points: 13382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 18:19
Ok, it's "Sagra" from Giro di Valzer per Domani by Arti e Mestieri. Very good album!
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Points: 4460 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 20:26
Billy Cobham, 10-points.  Everyone else can draw straws.
 


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Thank You! Thank You! THANK YOU!!!!
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Originally posted by dgerio dgerio wrote:

Thank You! Thank You! THANK YOU!!!!
No worries. Enjoy. Thumbs Up
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