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bloodsucker 
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 Posted: August 09 2012 at 10:28 |
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If the option 'other' wasn't there, I would go with Gavin Harrison, he has a nice style and he worked with Crimson, Porcupine Tree, two bands that I enjoy a lot.
Neil Peart and Mike Portnoy are really good drummers, don't get me wrong, but overrated a little bit.
The best drummer to my taste is Buddy Rich.
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presdoug
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 10:32 |
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Other-Jo Koinzer from Germany's Brainstorm. A brilliant and overlooked player. My other favorites are Curt Cress, Enrico Grosso, Peter Giger, Carl Palmer, Jon Hiseman, Hans Bathelt, Paul Hammond
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tszirmay
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 10:42 |
So many great ones, so its up to my current flavor of the month Maurizio di Tollo (look him up!) . A nod to Bonham in heaven.
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I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 11:02 |
Bruford for me. With Cutler, Vander, Collins close behind.
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Manuel
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 11:29 |
 ProgressiveAttic wrote:
Other... just take your pick: Bill Bruford, Carl Palmer,Michael Giles, Terry Bozzio, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Phil Collins, Ian Wallace and I could go on forever.... |
I agree.
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silversaw
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 11:36 |
I'm still a little shocked that the Peart bandwagon is still being towed around. Hasn't anyone been listening to Rush for the past 30+ years?? He still has some prog chops but he isn't playing anything technical or interesting and hasn't done so since "Hemispheres." If this poll happened in 1978 or 1980 I'm sure he would have done quite well...but there are so many better drummers out there today that I'm still wondering why the Peart question keeps coming up!!!! I started playing drums almost 20 years ago and have been playing professionally for 10 of those years. The first song I ever learned was Tom Sawyer...should a beginner drummer at the age of 15 be able to rip through this song so easily? Not to mention this is probably the most complicated thing he has played since!!!!!!!
To not ever see drummers like Alan White or Nick D.Virgilio in these polls is a shame...it's always the same names over and over again. Why not be even more obvious and mention Bonham and Moon as well? This is only my opinion of course, but being prog fans I would expect a little more variety in the drummer / guitar player / bassist / singer polls. Neil Peart went from being one of the best drummers of the 1970's to being utterly plain and boring ever since...
..this is my opinion only, so feel free to rant and rave about what I said, but I won't really be here to fight it out because I really don't care. Enjoy!!!!!!
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mongofa
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 12:37 |
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Jaki Liebezeit
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thellama73
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 12:39 |
mongofa wrote:
Jaki Liebezeit |
Good call. GREAT drummer.
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Dean
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 12:53 |
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Harrison from the list, but as has been said many times here - there are a wealth of drummers in Prog that are better than most of these ... Ulrich is the least imaginative and most mundane drummer it's been my displeasure to endure a drum solo of - it was so tedious and dull I walked out in utter disappointment.
Edited by Dean - August 09 2012 at 12:53
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What?
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 13:05 |
Bj-1 wrote:
BILLY COBHAM |
Man With Hat wrote:
Cutler, Vander |
mongofa wrote:
Jaki Liebezeit |
close nuff
Edited by Triceratopsoil - August 09 2012 at 13:06
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Billy Pilgrim
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 14:16 |
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Hurray for Carey being an option.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 14:18 |
A more recent one would be Norway's Elephant9 drummer Torstein Lofthus - who additionally punishes toms in Shining. Love that guy!
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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richardh
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 14:19 |
I think the poll would have made sense if had been based on just music of this century.
It would then be a straight fight between Harrison and Portnoy for me. I'll vote Portnoy for his work with Neal Morse although the other stuff isn't bad either  |
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crimhead
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 14:38 |
Other.
Palmer,Bonham,Moon,Rich,Cobham,Williams,Bruford,........
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Wanorak
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 15:21 |
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In his prime, Neil Peart, but now Gavin Harrison.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Smurph
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 15:44 |
Vander and Zach Hill still because dang it Zach Hill is awesome.
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Drew
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 15:45 |
Wanorak wrote:
In his prime, Neil Peart, but now Gavin Harrison. |
This.
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deckard33
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 15:50 |
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Pierre Moerlen, from Gong !
Bill Bruford too ...
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lionsky
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 17:30 |
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I´m a big Portnoy fan and he´s a big inspiration to me but my vote will go to "others"!
Just listen to the Turkish drummer Okay Temiz and you´ll see what I mean.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: August 09 2012 at 17:41 |
Smurph wrote:
Zach Hill still because dang it Zach Hill is awesome. |
deckard33 wrote:
Pierre Moerlen, from Gong !
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yeah add thems to my list too
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