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 Raif Olson on April 21, 2009 at 10:28pm

John Bonham
Vinnie Paul
Terry Bozzio
Carmen Appice
Tomas Haake
Danny Carey
Tim Yeung
Sully Urna
Joey Jordison
David Silveria

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Permalink Reply by Nicholas John Damjanovich on July 21, 2009 at 3:43pm

1. JOHN "BONZO" BONHAM!!!!! (Led Zeppelin)

2. Buddy Rich (Buddy Rich Band)

3. Sean Reinert (Cynic)

4. Mitch Mitchels (Jimi Hendrix Experience)

5. Jacob Armen (Solo)

6. Mike Portnoy (DT, LTE)

7. Dave Weckl (Solo, Dave Weckl Band, Chick Corea)

8. Dennis Chambers (Solo, Niacin)

9. Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta)

10. John Blackwell JR. (???)

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Permalink Reply by Taylor Anthony Frost on July 21, 2009 at 3:46pm

john Blackwell played for Prince I believe.

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Permalink Reply by Eddie T (Tsuru) on August 10, 2009 at 11:54pm

I used to watch John in Minneapolis what a bad ass.

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Permalink Reply by Nicholas John Damjanovich on August 26, 2009 at 11:06am

Haha I watch his DVD from MDF at least once a week

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Permalink Reply by Jacob Krieger on July 21, 2009 at 4:24pm

Dave Grohl has got to be in every list in my opinion. Check out the solo intro on Song for the Dead off of Queens of the Stone Age's 2nd album "Songs for the Deaf". You also need to put Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory up there. The guy is pretty much a computer when it comes to drumming. And of course Chris Adler of Lamb of God. These aren't in any particular order.

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Permalink Reply by Kirk Liponis on July 21, 2009 at 5:06pm

Top ten of all time? Check the list of lifetime achievers... or my list looks something like; (not necessarily in order)

1. Bozzio
2. Weckl, Dave
3. Chambers, Dennis
4. Minneman Marco
5. Jones, Elvin
6. Bonham, Bonzo
7. Bellson, Louis
8. Rich, Buddy
9. Hayward, Richie
10. Brown, Duke (personal favorite)
11. all the other greats I forgot to list (yeah, my list goes to eleven)

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Permalink Reply by Jake Stoneking on July 22, 2009 at 1:00pm

i'm guessing no one here has heard of Tre Cool.
only the greatest punk rock drummer of the 90's if not all time
he's green days drummer so look them up

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Permalink Reply by Mitch Burnham on August 7, 2009 at 1:51pm

Don't forget Carter Bufford(Dave Mathews Band), 'Drive in Drive out', live at red Rocks.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Powell on August 8, 2009 at 9:34pm

I know some of these have already been mentioned but they're still awesome

in no particular order:

Mike Portnoy - LTE and DT
Neil Peart - Rush
Derek Roddy
Vinnie Paul - Pantera/Damageplan/Hellyeah
Chad Smith - RHCP and Chickenfoot
Jaska Raatikainen - Children of Bodom
Travis Smith - Trivium
Dominic James Howard - Muse

Not 10 but they are good ^^