Top 10 DRUMMERS

Okay I finally gave in, being a drummer and all, I thought I might as well do a top 10 drummers post. Actually, list off as many as you want, I frankly think there are too many out there to be just 10. Remember, it's not a competition, it's a matter of personal preference. Site specific works that you found interesting.

1. Abe Cunningham - Deftones (Saturday Night Wrist, White Pony)
2. Danny Carey - Tool (Lateralus, Salival live tracks)
3. Stewart Copeland - The Police/Independent (all works)
4. Morgan Agren - Frederik Thordendal's (Special Defects)
5. John Bonham - Led Zeppelin (all works)
6. Chad Smith - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik)
7. Blake Richardson - Between the Buried and Me (Colors)
8. Martin Lopez - Opeth (Still Life, Blackwater Park, Deliverance, Damnation)
9. Dave Krusen - Pearl Jam (Ten)
10. Dave Grohl - Nirvana (Nevermind, In Utero)

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Permalink Reply by Kevin George on April 10, 2009 at 12:35am

1. Sean Reinert - Cynic (Focus/Traced In Air), Death (Human)
2. Gene Hoglan - Death (Individual Thought Patterns, Symbolic)
3. Peter Wildoer - Darkane (all, but my fave is Layers Of Lies)
4. Aesgir Mickelson - Spiral Architect (A Skeptics Universe), Ihsahn (The Adversary/AngL)
5. Terry Bozzio - Frank Zappa (everything he was on)
6. Thomas Haake - Meshuggah (ObZen/I e.p.)
7. George Kollias - Nile (Ithyphallic)
8. Derek Roddy - Hate Eternal (I, Monarch)
9. Johnny Kelly - Type O Negative (all the albums he was on except the most recent were programmed drums, but he's just solid as hell!)
10. Sean Drover - Megadeth (United Abominations)
11. Martin Axenrot - Opeth (Watershed)

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Permalink Reply by Henry Berry on April 10, 2009 at 1:07am

Christian Vander (Magma)
Yanic Bercier (Quo Vadis)
Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
Chad Wackerman
Billy Cobham
Terry Bozzio
Tony Laureano
Morgan Ågren

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Permalink Reply by Kevin George on April 10, 2009 at 2:48pm

I totally spaced Flo and Laureno. Good call tappin the dude from Quo Vadis.

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Permalink Reply by Henry Berry on April 11, 2009 at 12:46am

Yeah dude good list, i totally missed

Richard Christy (Death)
Steve Flynn (Atheist)
Svein Egil Hatlevik (Fleurety)
Mike Browning (Morbid Angel)
Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel, Terrorizer)

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Permalink Reply by Doug Melton on April 10, 2009 at 10:01am

Tom Brechtlein
Russ Kunkle

Oh and of course Paul Decker

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Permalink Reply by Danny Short on April 10, 2009 at 10:31am

Tough one. I'll keep in Rock/Metal:
1. Neil Peart - RUSH
2. John Bonham - Led Zeppelin
3. Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
4. Niko McBrain - Iron Maiden
5. Jerry Mercer - April Wine
6. Sean Kinney - Alice In Chains
7. Phil Rudd - AC/DC
8. Charlie Watts - The Rolling Stones
9. Eric Carr - KISS
10. Tommy Lee - Motley Crue

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Permalink Reply by Taylor Anthony Frost on April 10, 2009 at 4:00pm

I definitely like Tommy as a showman. When he had that show, about him going back to college, I watched an episode where these college cadet drummers just destroyed him as far as chops go. However, he still is by far one of my favorite drummers.

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Permalink Reply by Jacob Krieger on July 22, 2009 at 3:51pm

The only problem with your list is Tommy Lee. All he did was wear a speedo.

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Permalink Reply by Taylor Anthony Frost on July 23, 2009 at 6:24pm

search youtube for his rollcage video. While he may not have the most amazing chops, he was one of the first butt-rock drummers to stand out and do something different. And I guess I have to agree with Kara, things like that will make your image stick in people's minds for ages. hhhmmm now where did I put that man-thong?

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Permalink Reply by Andy Meehan on April 13, 2009 at 2:43pm

Quality, not quantity

Neil Pert - Rush
Christopher Tsagakis - Rx Bandits (And The Battle Begun... Holy Crap!)
Keith Moon - The Who
John Bonham - Led Zeppelin
Alex Van Halen - Van Halen
Mitch Mitchell - Jimi Hendrix Experience (How did nobody mention him yet?)

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Permalink Reply by Drum Stick on April 15, 2009 at 5:51pm

Since it just a matter of opinion....this is 11 I like alot.. in no real order...

Stewart Copeland......The Police
Neil Peart....Rush
John Bonham....Led Zeppelin
Mickey Hart/Bill Kreutzmann.....Grateful Dead
Matt Cameron....Soundgarden/Pearl Jam
Charlie Benante....S.O.D./Anthrax
Carter Beauford....Dave Matthews Band
Tim "Herb" Alexander....Primus
Glen Graham....Blind Melon
Keith Moon....The Who

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Permalink Reply by Mark Sollars on April 21, 2009 at 3:27pm

No paticular order they are all great drummers. I find you cant put this group of drummers in order from 1-10

Buddy Rich
Steve Gadd
Steve Smith
Harvey Mason Jr
Jeff Porcaro
bernard purdie
Dave Weckl
Tony Royster Jr
John Bonham
Neal Peart