TOP PROG PERCUSSIONIST

as my sister (USAGirl) already mentioned, no-one beats Gong when it comes down to percussion, and that's a fact. the Moerlen brothers and Mireille Bauer are (or in the case of Pierre Moerlen sadly were ) the top of the crop on ANY percussion instrument, tuned or untuned. and Pierre Moerlen is definitely my favorite drummer too. no-one else has such highly original ideas for fill-ins as he, and his polyrhythms are incredible. both Pierre Moerlen and Mireille Bauer received the Premier Prix du Percussion of the university of Strasbourg, Moerlen in 1972, Bauer in 1974, and that's an honor which is not dealt out often (the university of Strasbourg has a very high reputation for educating percussionists)

Phil the best....

DEFINITELY ALEX ACUÑA, FROM WEATHER REPORT !!

 

 

Peter Rideout wrote: None of the above.... Mr. William Bruford.

Gabriel and Collins are the best drummers from the UK.
Peart and Bruford are the best US drummer.

Peart is the best multi percussionist in history.


Edited by cowbell1 - May 01 2006 at 19:05

USAGirl wrote: Isn't the question about "percussionist" and not "drummer"? This should include tuned percussion too, of course.

Thats how I looked at this poll - voted for Shrieve though Collins is no mug!

Phil C.

you left out too many good drummers. and phil collins certainly dont represent the UK for best drummer.

bruford, white, mason, portnoy, carey. where the hell are they?

In demand session drummers who seem to guest on every other album one picks up, come to mind, e.g.

Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Phillips, Dennis Chambers and Dave Weckl

and they coincidently meet somebody's requirement of having played on prog rock albums