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40footwolf 
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Posted: September 07 2010 at 22:41 |
I mean, yeah...pretty straightforward.
As for me, I think that while Bill Bruford was on the best rhythm TEAM the band had seen, for pure drumming I'd have to go with Giles.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: September 07 2010 at 22:49 |
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My vote swings towards Bruford because of that gigantic shift he took from the 70s to the 80s. The immediate embrace of the new vocabulary rooted in electronics, non-western percussion and minimalism was stunning.
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Posted: September 07 2010 at 23:09 |
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Bruford, because of everything Walter said, plus his 70s drumming was pretty awesome too.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 00:16 |
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 00:23 |
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 00:40 |
Yeah, the way this poll is going now is exactly what I was thinking. Bruford, then Giles. I'd put Andy McCullough after them.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 00:50 |
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Okay, really, who voted for Gavin?
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 00:52 |
 WalterDigsTunes wrote:
Okay, really, who voted for Gavin?
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PT fanboy, obviously
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Harry Hood
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 01:04 |
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Shame Pat Mastellotto didn't get any votes. He's my second pick. And he's probably more in line with the "King Crimson ideaology" than Bruford was. But Bruford gets my vote anyway for being basically the best drummer ever.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 02:21 |
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Bill Bruford is a main candidate to win in most of the polls concerning the drumming, I suppose.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 02:57 |
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Bill Bruford, master of subtle skills.
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40footwolf
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 03:41 |
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Yeah, wow, I wasn't expecting Bruford to dominate THIS much.
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octopus-4
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 03:48 |
40footwolf wrote:
Yeah, wow, I wasn't expecting Bruford to dominate THIS much. |
Probably because he's well known also to non KC fans.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 05:03 |
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Billy B.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 05:36 |
Bruford is the obvious choice, partly because of how much work he actually did for the band, but also coz hes just so awesome. I have high hopes for Garrison though, but hard to vote for him when he hasn't really done anything yet.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 06:02 |
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Bill just shines regardless of who he plays with, so he definitely get's my vote. I must say though, that hearing what Ian Wallace did late in his career with the Crimson Jazz Trio, this man was an amazing rhythm player as well. So sad that he's no longer with us.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 06:33 |
Oh come on this is too easy: Bill Bruford for a couple reasons. One he's pretty much the best drummer ever (well ok maybe not the best, but top 10 no doubt), and two he has contributed more to King Crimson than any other drummer in the band.
My second pick would have been Pat Mastelotto. I love his drumming on The Power To Believe, and I believe he did a great job working with KC.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 11:29 |
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Andy McCullough, great free drummer. I dislike a lot of Brufords drums for a reason I don't know myself. Just isn't my style.
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 12:46 |
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OK. Bill is the best one. But I vote Andy, love Lizard's drumming, it's energetic and marking
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Posted: September 08 2010 at 13:12 |
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Mr. Bruford is outstanding
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