looking for extremely talented drummers
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Topic: looking for extremely talented drummers
Posted By: Adamman
Subject: looking for extremely talented drummers
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 16:52
| Hey people. I'm Adamman. I'm looking for some bands that feature really strong drumming parts, possibly in the style of Rush/Dream Theater. I'm kinda bored. Thanks in advance. |
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Posted By: The Analog Kid
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 17:04
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I don't know if it's the style you're looking for, but ELP has Carl Palmer who is one of the better drummers in Progrock, did lots of soloing, and is busy, fast and technical like Peart and Portnoy. Another band that has lots of (solo)drumming is King Crimson. Their double-trio line-up in particular featuring two drummers has lots of (electronic-) drums in the music.
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Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 17:28
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yes... Bruford and Palmer spring to mind... If you're into the more technical/jazz influenced percussion, then Steve Smith of Journey fame is for you. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 18:23
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Bozzio. Check out Black Light Syndrome and Polytown. He's got two Music for Drums CD's that are truly incredible. Bruford, Wackerman, Husband and Vinnie Coialuta with Holdsworth. Pierre Morlien with Gong and Steve Hillage. Peart, of course.... So many........ Simon Phillips, lot of side-man stuff there.
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Posted By: bityear
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 19:06
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Check out Planet X and, second, Spastic Ink!
Virgil Donati is the drummer of Planet X, and is the best drummer I know about. He's doing some really mad things. You could check out his solo, On The Virg, and Tribal Tech. Planet X' CD "Moonbabies" is probably the best of it all, though you should also enjoy tracks like "Dog Boots". Spastic Ink are just WILD, and it's often impossible to figure out what they're doing - it can be stuff like a quintuplet being played over an 11/16 measure...you can check their website att www.spasticink.com, they explain how most songs are composed, and there are clips and stuff. Probably the best band on Earth.  ------------- www.geocities.com/joelbitars |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 23:29
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Adamman: Welcome to the site. In addition to all the obvious choices here - Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Carl Palmer, Neal Peart, Pip Pyle (National Health) et al, give a listen to John Macaluso (Ark): his drumming on the album "Burn the Sun" is some of the best prog drumming (a la Peart) I have ever heard. You may also want to listed to some of the Italian prog bands, some of which have exceptional drummers, including PFM, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and Deus ex Machina. Have fun! |
Posted By: arqwave
Date Posted: May 21 2004 at 14:19
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Have fun hearing almost every prom-metal record around, because of the style, you're going to find several abuse of fast drums, and guitars, and bass, and keys, and... however, i suggest you to hear fusion players like Dennis Chambers, Steve Smith, Vinnie Colaiuta etc, those guys are the best drummers around peace |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 21 2004 at 14:43
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I have nothing to add. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
bityear wrote:
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 21 2004 at 14:47
John Macaluso is even better on the first Ark album ("Burn the sun" is much more conventional, less original). And yes, his drumming on the first ARK is indeed mind-blowing. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 21 2004 at 16:11
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If you want some incredible drumming, try also the following albums : New Tony Wolliams Lifetime : Believe it Tool : Undertow Rudess-Morgenstein Project Dixie Dregs : Greatest hits live (with the great R. Morgenstein) The jelly jam = Platypus - Sherinian, and once again with Morgenstein Ice Age : The great divide (Rush meets Dream Theater) Altura : Mercy Fates Warning : Perfect symmetry Derek Sherinian : Planet X( with V. Donati) or Inertia (with S. Phillips) TOTO : Live in Amsterdam Electromagnets Deus ex machina : De republica Metamorfosi : Inferno Echolyn : As the world ARK : ARK Frank Zappa : live in NYC 1977 (with Terry Bozzio) UK : UK Spock's Beard : Snow Jethro Tull : Thick as a brick (with the great Barriemore Barlow) Bruford : Feels good to me Spastic ink : Ink complete (with Bobby Jarzombek) Voivod : Nothingface (with a cover of PF's "Astronomy domine") GONG : live 2 infinitea Cynic : Focus (with Sean Reinhart, later in Gordian Knot) ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 22 2004 at 03:47
| Check out Colosseum II. They were formed in the late seventies by Jon Hiseman.Hiseman has been one of the best rock/jazz drummers to come out of the UK over the last 30 years.'Intergalactic Strut' is one of their great highpoints from the album Electric Savage. |
Posted By: Stormcrow
Date Posted: May 22 2004 at 06:35
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Every example so far is first rate. If you like jazz and/or jazz fusion, check out anything Billy Cobham played on. Cobham's "Spectrum" fusion album featuring Jan Hammer, Tommy Bolin and Lee Sklar is a great place to start. All the playing, but the drums as much as anything, is as good as you'll find on any collection of music. Some "off the hook" stuff. Also check out Cobham in the original line up of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. |