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Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

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Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

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^My brother gets to record with Chester Thompson soon.
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Yeah, I think the connection was made by the engineer who used to run a music electronics company with Arthur Sloatman who was Zappa's guitar tech.
Dem Zappa connections. 
Indeed. Just give me a few years and I'll have met the Frankergeist himself.
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Christian Vander (Magma)
Chris Cutler (Henry Cow)
John Weathers (Gentle Giant)
Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, etc.)
Daniel Denis (Univers Zero, Present)
Dave Kerman (Thinking Plague, 5UU's)
Rémi Leclerc (Miriodor)
Pip Pyle (Hatfield & The North, National Health)
David J. Smith (Guapo)
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In no particular order:

Brian Davison (the Nice/Refugee)
Bill Bruford (Yes/King Crimson/Earthworks)
Pierre Moerlen (Gong)
Michael Giles (King Crimson)
Ian Wallace (King Crimson)
Jon Hiseman (Colosseum)
John Densmore (the Doors)
Aynsley Dunbar (Frank Zappa)
Jaki Liebezeit (Can)
Carl Palmer (ELP)
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I tend to lean to Jazz and Metal drummers but I also tried to add a few that hadn't been mentioned yet 'cause there's so many good ones out there.
Neil Peart(Rush)
Billy Cobham(Mahavishnu Orchestra)
Furio Chirico(Arti E Mesteri)
Jean-My Truong(Zao)
Mark Zonder(Fates Warning)
Marco Minnemann(Steven Wilson)
Daniel Jeand'Heur(One Shot)
Tony Williams(Miles Davis)
Danny Carey(Tool)
Mike Portnoy(Dream Theater)
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Phil Collins
Barriemore Barlow
Pierre Moerlen
Bill Bruford
Mick Fleetwood
Pip Pyle
Robert Wyatt
Budgie
Mitch Mitchell
Tommy Ramone
Help me I'm falling!
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Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
Lenny White (Return to Forever)
Tony Royster Jr.(Jay-Z)
Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
Chester Thompson (Genesis, Weather Report)
Narada Michael Walden (Mahavishnu Orchestra 2)
Alphonse Mouzon (The Eleventh House)
Carl Palmer (ELP)
Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic)
Dave Weckl (Chick Corea Elektric Band)
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Bill Bruford

Michael Giles

Gavin Harrison

John Bonham

Billy Cobham

Henry Rogers

Pierre Moerlin

Franz Di Cioccio

Furio Chirico

and the incredible Paul Thompson Wink



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Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Carl Palmer (ELP)
Pierre van der Linden (Focus)
Cozy Powell (Rainbow, ELP etc)
Brian Davison (The Nice/Refugee)
Paul Hammond (Atomic Rooster)
Mike Giles (King Crimson)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
John Densmore (The Doors)
Jon Hiseman (Colosseum)



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"And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!"

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Mike Portnoy
Billy Cobham
Phil Collins
Neil Peart
Bill Bruford
Clive Burr
Nicko McBrain
Sean Reinert
Rhino
Mike Mangini

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Bill Ward
Gar Samuelson
Chester Thompson
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Points: 29684 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2014 at 10:03
my top five never budges and I can't put them in any order

Carl Palmer
Phil Collins
Neal Peart
Jon Hiseman
Bill Bruford

There are some drummers I like more than the music itself. Bill Ward was a tremendous drummer but never a great Sabbath fan. Likewise Ian Paice and John Bonham.

I think my other five would be 
Keith Moon 
Alan White (for Drama if nothing else)
Gavin Harrison
Nicko McBrain
Nick D'Virgilio


in a few more years I might include John Weathers instead of Gavin.



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I don't really have a "top" seeing as there are so many incredible drummers that I like. 
These are some that I'm digging currently:

Thorstein Lofthus (Shining, elephant9)
Christian Burchard (Embryo)
Giulio Capiozzo (AREA)
Jaki (Can)
Peter Leopold (Amon Düül ll)
Ivan Fedotov (Vespero)
Pierre Moerlen (Gong)
Ainsley Dunbar (Zappa, Lou Reed etc)
Ian Paice (early Deep Purple)
Gianchi Stringa (Il Balletto di Bronzo)
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He was before my time playing Big band? music but Buddy Rich could drum with anyone. Check him out on Youtube.
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Neil Peart
Gavin Harrison
Chris Maitland
Marco Minnemann
Mike Portnoy
Phil Collins
Piotr Kozieradzki
Ian Mosley
Stewart Copeland
Fred White
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Points: 29684 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2014 at 01:27
Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

He was before my time playing Big band? music but Buddy Rich could drum with anyone. Check him out on Youtube.

This is quite amusing



Buddy Rich was an amazing drummer and idolised by many of the prog drummers Carl Palmer included.
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Just the active drummers I am into today...

Gavin Harrison
Virgil Donati
Terry Bozzio
Chad Wackerman
Simon Phillips
Vinnie Colaiuta
Mike Clark
Alphonse Mouzon
Dave Weckl
Dennis Chambers
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^ Those first 4 are among my favorites too, and I dig the music of Simon Phillips. Colaiuta and Mouzon have been on some great recordings too. Bruford is another favorite.
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Marco Minnemann(Steven Wilson)

great shout and a fantastic drummer, wished he had stayed with Wilson. I guess the next Wilson album will have Chad Wackerman who for me is not quite as good (although still very good)
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My list would be :


 1. Dave Weckl
 2. Gavin Harrison 
 3. Bill Bruford 
 4. Terry Bozzio 
 5. Morgan Agren
 6. Bobby Jarzombek
 7. Mike Mangini 
 8. Dennis Chambers
 9. Marco Minneman 
 10. Mike Portnoy 
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I'll try and make it as prog (or at least rock) relevant as I can.

Bill Bruford
Han Bennink
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Elvin Jones
Pierre Moerlen
Robert Wyatt
Nick D'Virgilio
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