70s Prog Drumming to Modern Ears

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Peart revolutionized ROCK drumming. Though Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Farewell to Kings, still are the pinnacles for rock drumming and Peart's drumming career it can sound unoriginal to today standards.
Some reasons i think this may be is...

-Influence is everywhere, so when it's compared to tons of other drummers since the albums have been released, Peart doesn't  have the same individuality he had in the 70's and 80's.
-I can't really describe it well, but i think it may be due to not having jazz-influence. It doesn't seem as timeless. Kind of a repetitiousness statement, but it seems to be slightly different.

Bias and uninformed opinion i guess, hope i don't look dumb. 

Edited by Horizons - February 21 2012 at 20:51

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Horizons Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 20 2011 Location: Somewhere Else Status: Offline Points: 16952	Posted: February 21 2012 at 20:51
	Peart revolutionized ROCK drumming. Though Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Farewell to Kings, still are the pinnacles for rock drumming and Peart's drumming career it can sound unoriginal to today standards. Some reasons i think this may be is... -Influence is everywhere, so when it's compared to tons of other drummers since the albums have been released, Peart doesn't have the same individuality he had in the 70's and 80's. -I can't really describe it well, but i think it may be due to not having jazz-influence. It doesn't seem as timeless. Kind of a repetitiousness statement, but it seems to be slightly different. Bias and uninformed opinion i guess, hope i don't look dumb. Edited by Horizons - February 21 2012 at 20:51
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paganinio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 07 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1327	Posted: February 21 2012 at 20:24
	70s Prog Drumming to Modern Ears The drum department on Moving Pictures and 2112 are considered some of the best drumming in rock but are they still as good, by today's standards? I fail to notice anything spectacular. Have newer bands learnt all of Neil Peart's '70s tricks already? However, I find the drumming for King Crimson (Red) and Genesis (England) to be more unique sounding and intriguing than the two albums mentioned above. I can hear hints of Neil Peart in a lot of modern rock albums, but haven't found King Crimson and Genesis's drumming styles replicated by newer bands. So if people were trying to learn from 70s prog, why haven't they learnt from Crimson and Genesis? On a related note, legendary 70s guitarists such as Robert Fripp, Steve Howe and Ritchie Blackmore, are these people still among the best by today's standards? If the bar has been raised for drumming, then it should be for other instruments as well. Discuss or guide me to a thread that addresses the same topic.

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