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Hotshoe said:
Easy one for me. Charlie Watts. He made the Stones with his jazz background and 3-beat rhythm. He made Keith Richards sound like a God along with Ronnie. What a gift to grow up in that era of music. We were absolutely blessed.
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Got to see Charlie Watts and his band at the Blue Note in NYC in the early 90's. So awesome and impressive. Glad I had the chance to see him.
 
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Grant Green said:
Baker is one of the best rock drummers. I agree with his opinion on the best …..


There is a ream of drummers whom Baker considered some of the finest percussionists in the world. After being posed the hypothesis that he was the best drummer ever by Forbes, Baker casually replied: “I wouldn’t quite say that. I think I’m one of them, for sure. I had my own thing, which Phil Seamen had, which Art Blakey had. When you hear them playing, you know who it is.”

Adding: “Max Roach, ‘Philly’ Joe Jones, Elvin Jones. It goes back to ‘Papa’ Jo Jones and [Warren] Baby Dodds. All of these guys had a huge influence on me, but I didn’t copy them. Probably the biggest influence was Phil Seamen. He was God.”
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How bout steve gadd
 
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massimoManca II said:
I judge drummers simply by how fun they are to watch… with that said (in no order)

Cozy Powell
Ian Paice
Budgie [Siouxsie and the Banshees]
Stewart Copeland
AVH
Nicko McBrain
Brent deBoer ( Dandy Warhols)
Philthy Animal Taylor (Motörhead)
Murph (Dinosaur Jr)
Torry Castellano [the Donnas]
Charlie Watts
Aksel Holmgren {ghost BC}
Peart

all time favorite = Cozy
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Damn shame cozy died in car accident. He was freaking great
 
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Grant Green said:
Underrated rock drummer - Mitch Mitchell
A cool video if anyone wants a more technical breakdown of what makes a good drummer.
A very typical drum pattern involves playing the kick drum on beats 1 and 3 and snare on 2 and 4. It's cool to see how often Mitchell moves the kick and snare so they aren't on those beats.

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neal peart
 
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I thought this was an easy question.

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Grant Green said:
Baker is one of the best rock drummers. I agree with his opinion on the best …..


There is a ream of drummers whom Baker considered some of the finest percussionists in the world. After being posed the hypothesis that he was the best drummer ever by Forbes, Baker casually replied: “I wouldn’t quite say that. I think I’m one of them, for sure. I had my own thing, which Phil Seamen had, which Art Blakey had. When you hear them playing, you know who it is.”

Adding: “Max Roach, ‘Philly’ Joe Jones, Elvin Jones. It goes back to ‘Papa’ Jo Jones and [Warren] Baby Dodds. All of these guys had a huge influence on me, but I didn’t copy them. Probably the biggest influence was Phil Seamen. He was God.”
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Who am I to argue with Ginger Baker?
 
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Billy Cobham. Played with all the Jazz greats of his time and the 1982 tour sitting in the seat for Bobby and the Midnights ( Bob Weir ) was epic.

Tower Theater, Upper Darby, sizzling with acid screaming through the universe kind of evening. The cosmos was focused in a Petrie dish of silver liquid bubbling and blazing all evening long. Tgar can still hear every conversation in the house. God did the beers taste great that night.
 
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Keith Moon for me. And one that never gets much cred is Manu Katche who played with Peter Gabriel amongst others.

But I've always loved this tribute.....

 
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The cosmos was focused in a Petrie dish of silver liquid bubbling and blazing all evening long.

so fantastic as moms just started her weed butter, filling the house with grass smell nature
 
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Tgar said:
Billy Cobham. Played with all the Jazz greats of his time and the 1982 tour sitting in the seat for Bobby and the Midnights ( Bob Weir ) was epic.

Tower Theater, Upper Darby, sizzling with acid screaming through the universe kind of evening. The cosmos was focused in a Petrie dish of silver liquid bubbling and blazing all evening long. Tgar can still hear every conversation in the house. God did the beers taste great that night.
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Bobby and Midnites at Stanley Theater January 1982m was Super Bowl Sunday as I recollect. Billy Cobham playing a North Percussion drum set was several orders magnitude better player than any one else on stage that day.
 
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GringoStarr99 said:
Keith Moon for me. And one that never gets much cred is Manu Katche who played with Peter Gabriel amongst others.

But I've always loved this tribute.....

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Manu Katche is an excellent pick. Saw him on 2 Gabriel tours.




 
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Grant Green said:
He's up there with the best.
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Did you ever hear Jon hiseman
Grant Green said:
Baker is one of the best rock drummers. I agree with his opinion on the best …..


There is a ream of drummers whom Baker considered some of the finest percussionists in the world. After being posed the hypothesis that he was the best drummer ever by Forbes, Baker casually replied: “I wouldn’t quite say that. I think I’m one of them, for sure. I had my own thing, which Phil Seamen had, which Art Blakey had. When you hear them playing, you know who it is.”

Adding: “Max Roach, ‘Philly’ Joe Jones, Elvin Jones. It goes back to ‘Papa’ Jo Jones and [Warren] Baby Dodds. All of these guys had a huge influence on me, but I didn’t copy them. Probably the biggest influence was Phil Seamen. He was God.”
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Did you ever listen to Jon hiseman his drumming on colosseum albums
 
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Hotshoe said:
Easy one for me. Charlie Watts. He made the Stones with his jazz background and 3-beat rhythm. He made Keith Richards sound like a God along with Ronnie. What a gift to grow up in that era of music. We were absolutely blessed.
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Jimmy Delgrosso
 
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I’m 42 and consider myself a child of the grunge era. Tool’s rhythms and odd time signatures always intrigued me

Danny Carey is, IMO, this generations’ drum god. They don’t call him the octopus for nothing. Polyrhythm master




Honorable mention:
John Dolmayan
Ray Luzier
Sean Kinney


Like I said…. Grunge
 
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nittanyfan333 said:
I’m 42 and consider myself a child of the grunge era. Tool’s rhythms and odd time signatures always intrigued me

Danny Carey is, IMO, this generations’ drum god. They don’t call him the octopus for nothing. Polyrhythm master




Honorable mention:
John Dolmayan
Ray Luzier
Sean Kinney


Like I said…. Grunge
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his hand talent is absolutely amazing, his playing ability, poly rhythms are incredible. I always think "with so much raw talent why don't they play better songs"..............
 
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