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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2004 at 23:22

You've got to be kidding me...

The best prog drummer... then and now... at 54 yrs old.. is CARL PALMER

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2004 at 15:37
Originally posted by philippe philippe wrote:

BILLY COBHAM!!!!  HE IS JUST INCREDIBLE!!!

He's for the drum what Stanley Clarke is for the bass guitar...a magician!

Yeah he's all over the kit and he made the Mahavishnu Orchestra just as much as McLaughlin did. His solo stuff is just great.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2004 at 15:18
Originally posted by philippe philippe wrote:

BILLY COBHAM!!!!  HE IS JUST INCREDIBLE!!!

He's for the drum what Stanley Clarke is for the bass guitar...a magician!

Yep, great drummer, Philippe. I discovered his solo career recently and it really amazed me. I also saw him live two years ago at the "Parc floral" in Vincennes, near Paris, still on top form. Not only is he a good drummer, but as Bruford and Donati, a good composer.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2004 at 14:53

BILLY COBHAM!!!!  HE IS JUST INCREDIBLE!!!

He's for the drum what Stanley Clarke is for the bass guitar...a magician!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2004 at 17:49

 

HI, THIS IS CÉSAR INCA.

In no particular order: Bill Bruford, Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Carl Palmer, Franz DiCioccio (of PFM), Pierre Moerlen.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2004 at 16:56
Originally posted by Grobsch Grobsch wrote:

My list without order

- Phil Collins
- Billy Cobham
- Neil Peart
- Bill Bruford
- Eroc
- Jürgen Rosenthal

Eroc is great so is mani nuemier from GuruGuru
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2004 at 16:55
The Montreal International Jazz festival commences on June 30. I f you want to see the best drummer on the planet Guy Nadon plays an outdoor concert at Place Des Arts on July 9th at 6 PM. Everone who has seen him for the first time are simply at a loss for words. Le Roi du Drum is what he is known as here in Quebec, Canada.( It means King of the Drum ).Back in the sixties he blew Buddy Rich away! To the point that Rich jumped into his sports car and just left the gig!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2004 at 16:47
Originally posted by dropForge dropForge wrote:

Best drummer EVER is Bun E. Carlos. Nobody can touch the guy.
c`mon Cheap Trick. The guy is good but c`mon. Give your head a shake.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2004 at 16:46
Originally posted by DoomHammer DoomHammer wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

Palmer is another drummer who scares me Rich!.

so you are saying that Palmer scares you and neither Peart nor Portnoy do ? strange   would like to know what you see in palmer more than the other two

I could blow Peart away.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2004 at 06:21

For me, a good drummer is one whose influence is transparent to the listener. If I become aware of the drumming, the guy's not doing his job properly. The drummer's roll is provide the basic rhythms on which the rest of the band can build, not to dominate the music himself.

It's when the drummer feels the need to come to the fore that they spoil things, such as Carl Palmer's unnecessary drum solo on "Tank". I can understand that in a live performance situation, a drum solo can on occasions be relevant and justified, but on a studio album, never.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2004 at 05:40

Bill Bruford, just listen to the three sides live album from genesis, in particular the 70 medley from side two!! And if that's not enough proof, just spin the U.K. album around once agian!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2004 at 10:59
My list without order

- Phil Collins
- Billy Cobham
- Neil Peart
- Bill Bruford
- Eroc
- Jürgen Rosenthal

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2004 at 18:47

Not being a drummer makes it a bit tougher to decide who's the best skinman. It's like asking a non golfer the difference between Ernie Els and David Duval. Anyhow...for what it's worth...

Terry Bozzio - For some reason his drum sounds aren't mixed well when he's in a band situation. i.e. Explorer's Club. He still kicks ass though.

Buddy Rich - R.I.P.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2004 at 14:07

THE GREATEST DRUMMER EVER EXISTED IS DIVIDED IN TWO PERSONS:

BUDDY RICH AND TONY WILLIAMS...

also, i can tell you that picking a favorite with a large universe like these is like picking a star in the sky... so i believe that every drummer has something to teach us

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2004 at 10:45
Originally posted by goose goose wrote:

Who does Bobby Jarzombek drum for? And is he related to Ron Jarzombek?

Something I don't think anyone's mentioned is the extra percussion of Neil Peart, especially on A Farewell to Kings, where he gets to play tuned percussion. I can't think of many other drummers in prog who've done that successfully, if there are please tell me!

Jarzombek: Spastic Ink and "Yes" Bobby and Ron are bros.

Terry Bozzio is a user to tuned percussives. Mainly he uses piccolo drums for melody lines. Bill Bruford is another drummer who plays beyond the standard kit.  

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2004 at 05:59

Who does Bobby Jarzombek drum for? And is he related to Ron Jarzombek?

Something I don't think anyone's mentioned is the extra percussion of Neil Peart, especially on A Farewell to Kings, where he gets to play tuned percussion. I can't think of many other drummers in prog who've done that successfully, if there are please tell me!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 18 2004 at 11:01
Originally posted by dropForge dropForge wrote:

Best drummer EVER is Bun E. Carlos. Nobody can touch the guy.
Cheap Trick rocked. Bun is a great 4/4 drummer, no doubt about it...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 18 2004 at 10:31
Virgil Dontati!
And, second, Bobby Jarzombek.

Awesome guys. beats anybody.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 18 2004 at 02:38
Best drummer EVER is Bun E. Carlos. Nobody can touch the guy.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 17 2004 at 23:27

Hell, I haven't seen anybody mention Asgeir Michelson of Borknagar, Spiral Architect, and on albums by Vintersorg.  The guy is AWESOME!!!

As for the best drummer I ever heard, how about Tony Williams from Miles Davis' mid-60's quintet?  Anybody ever heard the song "Circle In the Round?"  Beyond belief.  And to think he was only 17 when he joined Miles' band.

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