10 Drummers
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Topic: 10 Drummers
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Subject: 10 Drummers
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 12:21
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Some criminally underrated drummers, in my opinion. |
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 12:22
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I'm going to get hate for this, but it is Mason for me. One of my top three. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 12:32
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wilson -------------  
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 12:33
Andy Ward or Bill Ward  -------------
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 12:59
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Moerlen. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 13:50
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I'm going to give a pity vote to Guy Evans. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 14:17
| Mon cher Pierre. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 14:28
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Kerslake! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 14:34
Not hated by me, but I do am very curious why exactly mason. He didn't do much on composing, didn't drum very notably fast/virtuous and not too special to me. Wait, that's not a valid argument: drumming fast with PF. That's nearly impossible  ------------- |
sublime220 wrote:Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 16:08
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I voted for Moerlen, but I like Liebezeit and Evans a lot as well -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 18:05
| I don't know Ficca, but the rest in this list are (mostly) terrific. My vote goes to.....................Guy Evans. Even when he's pounding out a straight 4/4, he sounds like Guy. When watching the post-2000 VDGG live DVD's, it's Guy carrying the whole thing - I mean, everything around him can turn haywire and chaotic, and he won't miss a beat, a tempo change, a strange time sig or whatever. Very impressive Drummer (could say the same about Jaki). |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 20:58
Yes, the one and only Lee Kerslake.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 21:21
| ^ Never saw the appeal in The Bear. Solid as a rock, not that exciting for me.... |
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 22:15
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 22:24
Awww it's a pity Phil Collins is not on there tho' 
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 22:29
Portnoy and Peart not on there ok I get it, it's shining the light on the underrated great drummers. Awww in that case Roger Taylor is missing on there. 
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 22:55
Not from me. Thought NM is great. For Set the Controls and Time alone. Very creative player. Of course that does not mean the others are not or are less so. Hell, B J Wilson was considered for Led Zeppelin, a band noted for its drumming requirements. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 01:41
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Andy Ward. It took me just "Slow Yourself Down" to understand it. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 04:21
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Jaki today although it just as easily could've been Pierre. The love-time is upon ye! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 10:00
Yep, the guys an absolute genius. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 10:39
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Nick Mason, honorable mentions to Bob Siebenburg
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 11:16
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great to see Jaki is in the lead ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 11:22
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Moerlen Honorable mention to Denis & Kerman ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 12:21
One of the best. Though i didn't think he was overlooked. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 12:35
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I didn't mean he was. I guess my post implied that. Silly me with my stupid engrish skils. ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 12:35
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Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 13:52
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Can somebody explain me the appeal of Mason here? ------------- |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 14:23
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He played in PF. Thus he's an amazing drummer. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 14:40
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He has his moments (Pompeii, mostly) but I wouldn't go as far as calling him the best in a list full of great drummers like this ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 14:51
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Mason may not be the most technical drummer, but he does what he does so perfectly, and he's really creative. Before I had any clue about anything musical, I saw the Pompeii film (when I was 13) and thought Mason was an absolute monster on the kit. Some things stick, you know....... Kerslake and Wilson's style I find rather bland. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 08 2015 at 23:32
| Voted for Wilson. Mason is an ordinary drummer but a great writer and observer of people. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 02:40
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speaking of Nick Mason: gas anyone heard his "Fictitious Sports" album? it sounds in parts like the lost Pink Floyd album, although it has some tracks that are faster than any Pink Floyd track ever. here an example from that album that is not so Floydish: ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 02:49
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Guy Evans. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 06:55
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I know I voted for Jaki but I'd still like to mention the one and only John French. While he may not be the most technically gifted drummer out there he still played on Trout Mask Replica. In many ways he reminds me of Amon Düül ll drummer Peter Leopold in that he plays some of the most awkward rhythms and breaks known to man. He does things that shouldn't work yet do. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 12:04
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The much-underrated Andy Ward! ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 15:44
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Jaki and Pierre are in my personal Top 3, with Vander. Guy Evans is a favorite too. Voted Jaki.
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 23:05
good choices. Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru is very underrated, as well as Christian Burchard of Embryo. just listen to Mani Neumeier here: or Christian Burchard here: ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 23:18
^ Oh yeah !! Mani 
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: November 10 2015 at 19:10
^^Wow  ! Thanks for those links.I've a copy of Steig Aus and heard a couple of Embryo's songs on the web. I'm not that familiar with Guru Guru, think I heard UFO once. Need more albums from these bands in my collection
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: November 10 2015 at 21:25
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Jaki! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: November 10 2015 at 21:35
Well, he did some pretty good drum work on Piper and live he put a bit more oomph. Listen to the Meddle version of "Echoes" and the one from Live At Pompeii, for an example. John French is good; he's in my Top Ten American Classic Rock drummers. I also like Guy Evans. ------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 11 2015 at 10:03
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Between Ward, Moerlen, and Evans for me...........had to look up several others. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 11 2015 at 16:09
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voting for the human metronome... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Mista-Gordie
Date Posted: November 13 2015 at 13:50
| The two guys with more votes (Liebezeit and Moerlen) are the ones who deserve it most, and arguably two of the most skilled drummers ever, but Wilson is SO underrated... |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 14 2015 at 12:38
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The right guys are in the lead. Ward is brilliant, Moerlen was probably the best in the world and Jaki is extraterrestial and magic. He'll probably make my computer break down from the distance if I don't vote for him. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: November 16 2015 at 21:23
| The 'CAN' Man. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: November 16 2015 at 21:59
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Pierre 'Percolations' Moerlen ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: November 16 2015 at 22:24
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Jake's the obvious choice for me, but nice to see Billy Ficca here. Television is a fantastic band due in part to his fantastic drumming. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: November 16 2015 at 22:33
------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 16 2015 at 23:05
| Not on the list, not even Prog really, but Sheila E can drum up a storm. |