100 Greatest Drummers: Final Poll

[PinkFreud]

Neil Peart - Rush - Amazing percussionist, very influential, awesome player.

Martin Lopez - Opeth - Eh.

Keith Moon - The Who - Unrivaled presence, wild, untamed player.

Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, O.S.I. - Good talent, lack of creativity hurts him.

John Bonham - Led Zeppelin - Wacky mustache.

Bill Bruford - Yes, King Crimson, Gordian Knot, others - Great, great drummer. Still going strong today. Very strong sense of time signatures.

Danny Carey - Tool - Best newer, modern drummer. Very creative and fairly technical.

Terry Bozzio - Frank Zappa, Solo, Jeff Beck, others - Incredibly versatile, creative, influential, and technical. Hardly anyone contends.

Ginger Baker - Cream, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Airforce - Legendary player. Very jazzy, creative, and influential. His piece, "Toad," paved the way for extended drum solos in rock.

Sean Reinert - Cynic, Death, Godian Knot - Very talented who should only keep getting better.

[-The Frank]

Peart when poll comes up

[apple pie]

there is no poll

[PinkFreud]

Really!?? Oh my god, what happened to it!?

:rolleyes:

[apple pie]

Keith Moon, for being fu(ked up, and loco at everything he did

[Wish]

Mike Portnoy methinks.

First time I've been on the first page :cool:

[Six Foot Revolver]

I'm gonna have to go with Peart.

[Kyle]

I'm a sucker for a wacky moustache.

[Jacaranda]

Peart, Moon or Portnoy.

Peart!

[crag]

Argh, it was a close one between Peart and Portnoy for me.

/went for Portnoy.

[Arucard]

Peart. If Portnoy wins, kids will think that being a prententious twat in your music is ok.

/doing it for the kids.

[rhcp pman]

Martin Lopez for me. But my 3 favourite drummers are in this poll, so I could just as easily have voted for someone else.

[Collis]

Erm, er, hmm ... Ok I cant decide between Bruford, Baker and Bozzio ... :(

EDIT: I went for Bruford in the end, but that was a TOUGH decision :thumb:

[Rage_Against_The_System]

Split between Bruford and Carey

Voted for Carey

[Tommy-r]

bozzio probably owns them all.

[Happy]

PORTNOY

:mad:

[nowitzki]

Tough choice, but I went for Carey.

[StreetlightRock]

Im happy with this top 10 actually. Wish Jon Theodore was on it. But yea. Reinert won't win, but Moon better. :angry:

[sgrevs]

Bozzio ftw w00t.

[superpeer]

Eh, Reinert.

[clearvision]

Voted Carey.

Suprised there was no haake in the final.

[Clunge]

Ergh, Paice didn't make it :(.

I voted Bonham.

[Werny]

Carey stuffed up 10,000 Days big time so I voted Bruford, although the only Bruford I've heard is some Yes and King Crimson.

[pixiesfanyo]

Bruford.

[raz0r]

Carey stuffed up 10,000 Days big time so I voted Bruford, although the only Bruford I've heard is some Yes and King Crimson.
:eek:

Carey, bad on 10,000 days?
Get some help!

[JamJar]

Wish Jon Theodore was on it.

He so should be, he is terrific. I went with Carey.

[Dave de Sylvia]

None of my favourites made it *shock*

I voted Moon for obvious reasons.

[StreetlightRock]

Carey, bad on 10,000 days?
Get some help!

I think Carey lost a bit of his groove on 10k. The drumming I think is still technically phenomenal, but he sacrificed some of the amazing groove that was on Lateralus to get it. Still great though. I sat there going.... Wheres the Ooomph?

[Huber]

Maybe the acoustic drumming on 10,000 Days was a little bit of a downfall, but have you guys seen those Mandala things he uses for his electronic drumming? Those things don't look easy to play at all, and he incorporated them very well.

[MidnightRider]

Went with Moon.

[Shadows]

Lopez = eh? **** this ****.

[repcak]

Danny Carey

[Daven]

Damn, Carey is winning by a lot. I voted for Reinert.

[G_Mac07]

Urgh, Danny Carey winning by this much already? :(

Sean Reinert deserves my vote.

[Stringbreaker]

Carey has my soul and my vote.

[italic zero]

Stuck between Bozzio and Bruford. Bozzio's solo material frankly astounds me, but I prefer what Bruford has done in band settings.

[Duncster]

Tools my favourite band but it would be stupid to vote Carrey for greatest R&M drummer of all time...

This ones gonna take a lot of thought.

[Nepenthe]

If Carey wins this...

I went Reinert.

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

Danny Carey is probably my favorite out of all of these guys so I voted for him.

[guitrguy]

Bozzio.

[Substitute]

Moon!
Baker was a close second.

[A_Guy]

Odd results so far, Carrey at 20, Bonham at 4, and Peart at 7, odd...

[Prince of Darkness]

Portnoy

[Duncster]

Danny Carey is probably my favorite out of all of these guys so I voted for him.
Notice how its the 100 greatest R&M drummers, not sould_under_arrest's 100 favourite drummers.

[lionelhutz88]

Peart. Im surprised he isn't winning. Carey is a great drummer, but not the greatest.

[Lunch]

Moon.

I can't believe how much Carey is winning this by. In a poll with 10 greats like this, no one should be that much of an outlier.

[Maggot Dream]

My God, this is unbelieveable.

I voted Moon. Carey is a great player, no doubt, but in no way does he deserve this over Moon, Bonham, Peart, Bozzio, Bruford, etc.

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

Notice how its the 100 greatest R&M drummers, not sould_under_arrest's 100 favourite drummers.

What's to say he isn't a great drummer?

[Lord Abortion]

Nick didn't make it. Shame on you!

My vote goes to Mikey boy.

I'm not at all surprised by Carey winning this...the sheer multitude of Tool fans in here, it's not unexpected.

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

I'm not much of a Tool fan tbqh, I just like Carey's drumming.

[Arucard]

The fact that Carey is in the final devoids the whole poll. The fact he has the most votes has made me lose all faith in mankind.

[Dragon_Prince]

If Carey and Portnoy win something is so wrong :p

[Arucard]

So true.

[Joe]

This is the one poll I thought T:rolleyes::rolleyes:l fanboys wouldn't take over.

I voted for Baker just because he's ton a ton of amazing, creative, and cool pieces. There's no question that there are some technically better players on that list, I just like Baker the best.

[Collis]

Lol I kinda wished I held my vote for a while, the lack of support for Bruford is simply pathetic :p A vote for Bozzio would have been more worthwile (As I really really found it hard to decide between these two) ...

[Stormrider]

Reinert gets my vote.

[Drunken Viking]

Portnoy \m/

[Kosmos Tree]

That's a very good Top 10 list, all those are outstanding players.

Out of those: Carey gets my vote, because he has it all: power, creativity and great musicality.

[red barchetta]

Peart ftw

[Moses]

It was between Bozzio, Baker and Reinert for me. I picked Bozzio.

Kage, you voted for Bozzio? That's weird.

[Mr. Black]

Come on Bonham!

[rockinbass17]

Oh no, the classic rock guys will be split and it will be hard to win.

Peart, Moon, or Baker? I shall wait.

[the2stranger]

Carey, I love his groove and he has good creaitivity.

[crackpot_theory]

went with bonham

[TEST]

Voted for Carey.

[Futuro]

Great poll IMO. Whats not so great is choosing between Bruford, Carey, Peart, and Reinert :upset:

EDIT: Went with Carey

[Joe]

I think Neil Peart wins just because he has the most votes of people who actually hang out in R&M.

[Futuro]

I think Neil Peart wins just because he has the most votes of people who actually hang out in R&M.Oh yeah that matters :rolleyes:

[Happy]

Some of those people who voted Carey are, well I don't know how to put it, but odd.

I'm not saying it's cheating or anything, but a lot of voters have little posts and seem very inactive on the boards.

/probably will get flamed.

[i am the robots]

Reinert... there were much better drummers on previous polls though.

[Jimothy the 33rd]

I'll have to say Portnoy
However much I did wanna say Peart..
But I love Portnoy too much
and Jev
I feel my posts and activeness justify my voting
:thumb:

[Trivium616]

Ah man, I was tied up between Peart, Pornoy, and Lopez. I went with Lopez in the end seeing as I've been playing Opeth stuff for months.

[heavy metal kid]

I voted Reinert, i like all these drummers, but Reinert seems to impress me more.

[Joe]

Oh yeah that matters :rolleyes:

First off, I was joking. A ton of people vote from other forums

However, I agree with what Happy said. It doesn't really show the opinions of R&M when other people who are never here vote. For example, I don't believe most of R&M would have the Tool guy up this much.

Whatever, it's just an internet poll.

[ArtVandelay]

Went with carey

[sjada]

What the hell does everybody have against Bonzo?

[eug008]

....................... Portnoy

[Darkness]

Danny Carey.

[PinkFreud]

Ugh. Sickening. I'm not going to count the votes of people who registered just this month, by the way.

[Jacaranda]

Ugh. Sickening. I'm not going to count the votes of people who registered just this month, by the way.
Thats dumb. I mean when I just signed up the guitarist poll was just getting started I believe and I liked having an opinion even if I was brand new...

[ACircuitShock]

Peart, no contest.

[ghettoeddo]

went w/ portnoy.

what's wrong w/ having people w/ small post counts vote? opinions are opinions are they not?

[BraveUlysses]

Baker. Because my username is named after an awesome Cream song (Tales of Brave Ulysses) and has some awesome cymbal work in it. Plus I'm actually wearing my Cream shirt right now:eek:

[Syncratic]

Even though I really like Tool, Baker takes my vote.

[PinkFreud]

Thats dumb. I mean when I just signed up the guitarist poll was just getting started I believe and I liked having an opinion even if I was brand new...
Do you really think that? Or are you just arguing for the sake of it. I just don't like that they would be alters, these users with around 10 posts or less.

[Jacaranda]

Do you really think that? Or are you just arguing for the sake of it. I just don't like that they would be alters, these users with around 10 posts or less.
I really think that.

[Txus]

Seany FTW!

[niobium]

I went with Bruford.

But we all know the clear winner is Danny Heifetz.

[PinkFreud]

I really think that.
Any response to the latter part of my post?

[Jacaranda]

Any response to the latter part of my post?
No.
Um, you never know.

[Futuro]

Have a mod check the Ip on "suspicious users"?

EDIT: Or if they are using a proxy dont count the vote.

[Inkstar]

Portnoy. Still don't see how he lacks creativity.

[italic zero]

1. Danny Carey
2. Sean Reinert

This is too weird...

[AA-12]

Sean Reinert!

[Drunken Viking]

Yeah, two amazing drummers winning. Coincidence, I think not. :rolleyes:

[rockinbass17]

God, I can't believe I'm voting against Moon, I really can't. But at this point Peart looks like he will at least have a chance.

[MidnightRider]

I'm sort of wishing I voted for Peart, it doesn't look like Moon has much of a chance.

[John Paul Harrison]

I voted for Bonham, yo. Baker is fly, and Moon's would be a fine choice- but something about Bonzo's sound is just...it.

[PepsiMetal]

Hmm, Peart.

[pep]

Portnoy. I get kinda pissed when Danny Carey wins. He gets too many votes.

[PinkFreud]

No.
Um, you never know.
Ok. Thanks for being opinionated enough to criticize yet not prepared to actually think about why I might be doing it.

I'm sick of everyone bitching about how I've ran this ****ing contest. Seeing as how I took the time to do all of the thingns for it, save starting the nomination thread, let ME do this the way I feel like it.

And that wasn't directed towards you, Jac, because you actually helped.

[Otherside]

Eh.

I dunno. Not voting yet.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Ok. Thanks for being opinionated enough to criticize yet not prepared to actually think about why I might be doing it.
Why are you doing it?

[The Door Mouse]

peart

it was ether him bonzo or portnoy

[ChrisAdlerisGod]

Bonham.

[pate]

Lopez

[PinkFreud]

Why are you doing it?
To eliminate the possibility of users using their alternate accounts to vote.

[pep]

To eliminate the possibility of users using their alternate accounts to vote.


So thats why Carey got too many votes! :p

[muthafunkabass]

I voted Bruford, he was amazing.

[Dave de Sylvia]

To eliminate the possibility of users using their alternate accounts to vote.
Actually, early on when Carey was like 10 votes ahead of everyone I checked all the votes and all but one or two were old accounts. >_>

[TEST]

Ok. Thanks for being opinionated enough to criticize yet not prepared to actually think about why I might be doing it.

I'm sick of everyone bitching about how I've ran this ****ing contest. Seeing as how I took the time to do all of the thingns for it, save starting the nomination thread, let ME do this the way I feel like it.

And that wasn't directed towards you, Jac, because you actually helped.


I think that's rather stupid not counting n00bs. IMO, you're just trying to take away from Carey's vote count.

I mean, if "TEST" votes for Carey. Then "TESTING1" shows up and votes him too. Then I'd get it. But, casting away an entire batch of votes because "they might be gimmick accounts" is just stupid

[Otherside]

I remmeber back at the first few polls there were loads upon loads of votes with 0 -5 posts and I went and got them all and posted in the thread to be discounted.

I don't get why anywone would waste so much time simply to get someone to win a internet poll :\

[Futuro]

I'm sick of everyone bitching about how I've ran this ****ing contest. Seeing as how I took the time to do all of the thingns for it, save starting the nomination thread, let ME do this the way I feel like it.You have done a great job bro. :thumb: + Invisirep

I don't get why anywone would waste so much time simply to get someone to win a internet poll :\Didn't Tool win some album competition because of alt accounts?

[Dave de Sylvia]

Didn't Tool win some album competition because of alt accounts?
Billboard top ten?

[PinkFreud]

I must've forgotten when I said that I was only doing this to Carey.

You know what they say about when one assumes....


Except in this case it's only happened to you.

[Jacaranda]

Ok. Thanks for being opinionated enough to criticize yet not prepared to actually think about why I might be doing it.
Hey its what I do.
ilu :-* or something

I'm all for no alt accounts obviously. I thought you were talking about docking all new posters votes. Which if you are I stand by my "bad idea" opinion.

[Maggot Dream]

For the bassist polls, didn't Cliff Lee Burton or John Myung receive a ridiculous amount of votes from people on alternate accounts? That was annoying.

I think it's a good idea. God knows there are enough Tool fans here, creating a safety measure doesn't hurt.

[PinkFreud]

Must be because I hate all modern drummers, right?

Danny Carey - Tool - Best newer, modern drummer. Very creative and fairly technical.

Wait a second....that doesn't sound like me hating on Carey. Good lord, what's wrong with the world?

[CaptainWaits]

Either Bruford or Bozzio....really not sure who I'd go with at this point

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

^Jeff Beck not doing anything

[Jacaranda]

You only said fairly technical when he is super great technicaly. Stop your hatin dawg.

[PinkFreud]

^Jeff Beck not doing anything
I don't know what point you're trying to make but your Family Guy location singles you out as a ****ing tool. No pun intended.

Jacaranda, oh right, I forgot about his AMAZING, UNBELIEVABLE ABILITY TO...use his toms a lot. I stand by what I said, though. He's very creative and I think he'll be regarded as truly great in about 10 years.

And I swear to god, if anyone tries to say, "dude, you need to listen to more Tool," I WILL go off on them.

[Futuro]

Danny should auto-lose for doing that god awful Pigmy Love Circus cd. :lol:

EDIT: The most technical on this poll is definetly bozzio.

[PinkFreud]

I own that. Don't ask why I haven't sold it yet because I don't know the answer.

[Duncster]

Danny should auto-lose for doing that god awful Pigmy Love Circus cd. :lol:

EDIT: The most technical on this poll is definetly bozzio.
Really? I actually really like that CD. Especially the drums. I love how he lays it down in Swamp Creature. It always reminds me of Swamp Song. He does some monster fills in Swamp Creature though.

[Duncster]

Danny should auto-lose for doing that god awful Pigmy Love Circus cd. :lol:

EDIT: The most technical on this poll is definetly bozzio.
Really? I actually really like that CD. Especially the drums. I love how he lays it down in Swamp Creature. It always reminds me of Swamp Song. He does some monster fills in Swamp Creature though.

Edit: I hate when people ask questions like this but... was Dave Girabaldi ever in the first polls? I didn't see him in any of them. Makes me doubt the overall knowledge of drummers on the forum sort of if he wasn't.

[PinkFreud]

I'd say in order of technicality, it goes
Bozzio
Peart
Reinert
Bruford
Carey
Lopez
Baker
Portnoy
Bonham
Moon

Sorry Keith. Reinert and Bruford could be switched but this is about how I think it'd go.

[BraveUlysses]

I would argue that Baker deserves to be up higher. But other than that, pretty good list. Moon wasn't amazing because he was technical. He was amazing because he had so much ****ing energy and hit everything in sight. He has some of the most amazing fills ever on LaL. But technically, he wasn't as good as some of the others. Supposedly, the only time he played drums was live and in the studio. Never practiced and didn't even have a drumkit in his house. I think I heard that somewhere. Not sure how accurate it is though.

[PinkFreud]

Yeah but I didn't want to cause even more controversy than rating Baker higher than Lopez. It could be argued that he's better than Carey too but that's as high as he could get. Bruford's definitely more technical than him.

[Krabsworth]

OH gee I wonder who will win this

[PinkFreud]

Is it Bill Bruford?

[Futuro]

Yeah but I didn't want to cause even more controversy than rating Baker higher than Lopez. It could be argued that he's better than Carey too but that's as high as he could get. Bruford's definitely more technical than him.Thank god these polls are based on more than technicality ;)

[PinkFreud]

Thank god they are. Go Baker!

[tom79]

yeah Neil Peart.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

eh, reinhert

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

This is the one poll I thought T:rolleyes::rolleyes:l fanboys wouldn't take over.

I voted for Baker just because he's ton a ton of amazing, creative, and cool pieces. There's no question that there are some technically better players on that list, I just like Baker the best.

I voted Lars.


Oh, but don't count my vote. I have dial up, so I'm on a proxy server. /alt account




What I am really saying

I voted Carey. He's the man.

And Marshall, shut up. :)

[Seafroggys]

if Moon doesn't win this, I'll eat my computer.

[Quiksilver26]

**** it, there's so many on there that i like, just went with portnoy.

[Apocalypticon]

So hard. Bozzio or Peart?

[Apocalyptic Raids]

if Moon doesn't win this, I'll eat my computer.
pics plz

[PinkFreud]

Oh, but don't count my vote. I have dial up, so I'm on a proxy server. /alt account
Ok.

[thickasabrick]

I said Bonham because none of my favourite drummers were up there.

[Baudelaire]

where is lars ulrick? he's definatly one of the best.

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

I don't know what point you're trying to make but your Family Guy location singles you out as a ****ing tool. No pun intended.

Jacaranda, oh right, I forgot about his AMAZING, UNBELIEVABLE ABILITY TO...use his toms a lot. I stand by what I said, though. He's very creative and I think he'll be regarded as truly great in about 10 years.

And I swear to god, if anyone tries to say, "dude, you need to listen to more Tool," I WILL go off on them.

Dude, I'm a Jeff Beck fan and I'm say that what is wrong with the world is Jeff not doing anything. His is my far the best person to ever use a whammy bar/vibrato.

-----
Baudelaire you have got to be joking.

[Huber]

where is lars ulrick? he's definatly one of the best.

Find the thread with the list of nominations.

Listen to all the drummers listed.

Then you'll see why Lars isn't there.


Or, I could save you some time...he is nothing compared to these high quality drummers!

[Apocalyptic Raids]

where is lars ulrick? he's definatly one of the best.
yeah fo sho

[PinkFreud]

Dude, I'm a Jeff Beck fan and I'm say that what is wrong with the world is Jeff not doing anything. His is my far the best person to ever use a whammy bar/vibrato.
He just released a new album in 2003....

[Soul_Under_Arrest]

I must have missed that one...thanks for the heads up.

[PinkFreud]

No problem. He released a few in the 90's, too.

2003 one's called Jeff.

[eug008]

Danny Carey better not win, sure he's great but not as good as people say...

[Alien Six]

I'm pretty sure that no matter what drummer is winning people would complain just the same.

Though, I find it odd that nobody's complaining that Reinert is beating Moon, Bonham, Bozzio, and Baker. Everyone goes straight for Carey.

[lionelhutz88]

I'm pretty sure that no matter what drummer is winning people would complain just the same.

Though, I find it odd that nobody's complaining that Reinert is beating Moon, Bonham, Bozzio, and Baker. Everyone goes straight for Carey.

Have you heard Reinert play? The reason no one is saying that is because he deserves to be in the same league as the others.

[Leper]

Gotta go with Moon. Undeniabley my favourite drummer.

[lost_profits]

I voted Reinert, i like all these drummers, but Reinert seems to impress me more.

Yeah me too.

The only drummer in the whole competition that i'd vote over Sean Reinert is Vinnie Colauita. It's a testament to Reinert's ability to play with the legends of rock/ metal. Sean Malone, Jason Gobel, Ron Jarzombek, Paul Masvidal, Chuck Schuldiner, Steve DiGiorgio, Jim Matheos.

I finally believe I just spelt Colauita properly!!

[ghettoeddo]

I'm pretty sure that no matter what drummer is winning people would complain just the same.

Though, I find it odd that nobody's complaining that Reinert is beating Moon, Bonham, Bozzio, and Baker. Everyone goes straight for Carey.

cuz it's cool to bash popular players/bands etc. popular as in outside these fourms because bands like death are pretty well-respected in R&M.

down w/ carey anyway :smash:

[ghettoeddo]

where is lars ulrick? he's definatly one of the best.

i woulda voted for him immediately :rolleyes: . and it's ulrich

[Kosmos Tree]

Why is everyone bragging about Carey winning?
Almost every drummers poll is dominated by the same old men who did something great and influential 30 years ago or are already dead since then.

With Carey and Reinert, some "newer" drummers rise to the top, which is a welcome change to all this - and they deserve it.

[lost_profits]

Why is everyone bragging about Carey winning?
Almost every drummers poll is dominated by the same old men who did something great and influential 30 years ago or are already dead since then.

With Carey and Reinert, some "newer" drummers rise to the top, which is a welcome change to all this - and they deserve it.

I mean you could argue that Brann Dailor from Mastodon is another upcoming newish drummer. He didn't make the cut this time round, but with time he just might. I think Reinert is a league above Carey for the record.

[Iron Bars]

Voted Bruford, only for his work in King Crimson.

[superpeer]

Tool fan boys at it again. :mad:

[Iron Bars]

Carey is a great drummer but like with all the previous polls its more a populatity contest then an actual poll on who's best.

[eug008]

Agreed with Superpeer and Iron Bars

[eug008]

where is lars ulrick? he's definatly one of the best.

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fool

[PeEpHoLe_10]

**** me dead,all these people bashing Tool have become more lame than all the Tool fanboys.Just get on with your lives for **** sakes.I mean,sure it can be a little annoying when they go over the top with their love for Tool but who really cares?Its not as if Danny Carey is a bad drummer or anything.Sure,he might not be as good as others in this poll,but he is still very talented so i dont know what the big problem is.I also find all this paranoia about alternate accounts and what not very ammusing.Its an internet poll,im fairly sure the out come will not effect your lives in any major way.

Votes Lopez.


And yes i am aware of the irony of me complaining about people who are complaining.:)

[Iron Bars]

Well I think most of the people who are complaining just saw this happening from the beginning and are just a bit frustrated that again the musicians who they think are best have missed out again (I still don't get why Brann Dailor got so few votes).

[eug008]

Meh when it all comes down they are all great drummers

[superpeer]

It's the fact that he's not as good as the rest in the poll but he's still winning.


Also

Baudelaire: You're a disgrace to the name of Charles Baudelaire, get out. :mad:

[JamJar]

I voted Carey because I love his drumming, and he single handedly made me want to learn drums. He is probably one of the most influentual drummers of the last 10 years.

[Shadows Within]

I voted carey because i've been hearing alot of tool on the radio and in my art class lately and i had only liked sober by them before but i started hearing more from them and i friggen love his drumming.

[nowitzki]

Carey is a great drummer but like with all the previous polls its more a populatity contest then an actual poll on who's best.
I don't think that seems to be the case in this poll at all. I don't think anyone can argue with the drummers that have made the top 10, and I think Carey will be a deserving winner.
Didn't Dave Gilmour come 2nd in the guitarists poll a while back? Now that you can blame on fanboys.

[superpeer]

Lopez shouldn't be in the top 10. Apart from him, you're right, it's suprisingly good.

[Iron Bars]

I don't think that seems to be the case in this poll at all. I don't think anyone can argue with the drummers that have made the top 10, and I think Carey will be a deserving winner.
Didn't Dave Gilmour come 2nd in the guitarists poll a while back? Now that you can blame on fanboys.

This poll isn't half as bad as the rest of them thats tru, probably because there are alot more people out there that think they know alot about guitars and that instument is much more in the forefront in music in general.

[apple pie]

David Gilmour should have been in the final, poll, he created a sound that was complelty different.

[Dragon_Prince]

David Gilmour should have been in the final, poll, he created a sound that was complelty different.

And he's the master at bends :P

[Kingofdudes]

Didn't Dave Gilmour come 2nd in the guitarists poll a while back? Now that you can blame on fanboys.
Nah not really

[RainShadow]

Definitely not Moon, where the hell is Chris Adler? Forced to chose between Peart and Lopez..........Peart.

[Josh D.]

According to this poll, Danny Carey is the best drummer ever. What a monstrosity.

[RainShadow]

LARS!!! WTF!! That's quite disgusting that someone would mention that name in the 100 Greatest Drummers Poll. Also sickening: Carey in lead?? He's good but come on!

[Huber]

LARS!!! WTF!! That's quite disgusting that someone would mention that name in the 100 Greatest Drummers Poll. Also sickening: Carey in lead?? He's good but come on!

myspace.com/voltoband

then go listen to Lateralus again.

[RainShadow]

Dude, I like Tool and I've listened to Lateralus a million times and I'll say it again. "Danny Carey in Lead?? Come on!"

[Arucard]

The sad fact is that 50% of the people who voted for Tool have IQ's below 80, and the other 50% are raving T:rolleyes::rolleyes:L fanboys, who get the words 'genius' and 'epic' mixed up with 'pretentious' and 'boring.'

[Lord Abortion]

The sad fact is that 50% of the people who voted for Tool have IQ's below 80, and the other 50% are raving T:rolleyes::rolleyes:L fanboys, who get the words 'genius' and 'epic' mixed up with 'pretentious' and 'boring.'
Hahahahahaha

[Arucard]

You know what i say is true.

ZOMGGGZ Z 14/50/443 TIMINGZZZ!!! HRD ID TEH BESTZZZ EVEAAA

[PinkFreud]

myspace.com/voltoband
I've heard them but the linky takes me nowhere.

[Lord Abortion]

You know what i say is true.

ZOMGGGZ Z 14/50/443 TIMINGZZZ!!! HRD ID TEH BESTZZZ EVEAAA
Yeah, seriously...Tool are a decent band, but they aren't anything special and the singer is terrible.

[xNerox]

god damn tool fanboys... there are at least 3 drummers in this poll who deserve it more than him.

[PinkFreud]

Maynard's got fair control and pretty good range and power but otherwise it's pretty damn unremarkable. Their songwriting is mediocre a lot of times. Carey's really the best part of the band. Which still doesn't justify him winning this.

[MidnightRider]

I love Tool, I don't think Carey should be winning though. I would rather see Peart, Moon, or Lopez up there.

I like Maynard's vocals in APC better than Tool, they're great in both though.

[Duncster]

I actually might vote Danny since everyones bitching about him so much :rolleyes:

[ghettoeddo]

whether or not you do, carey's probably gonna end up winning. booooo

[superpeer]

Maynard's got fair control and pretty good range and power but otherwise it's pretty damn unremarkable. Their songwriting is mediocre a lot of times. Carey's really the best part of the band. Which still doesn't justify him winning this.

Carey's definitely the best part of Tool. If it weren't for Maynard I could at least try to like Tool. I just can't stand how he sings, he's not bad technically, but he sounds so damn annoying.

And of course that doesn't justify him winning this, in that case you could put Travis Barker in the top 10 for being better than his band mates. :)

Also, someone explain to me why Lopez is so good.

[JamJar]

I'm an Opeth fanboy and I like Lopez's playing and all, but I would also like to be told what makes him so amazing.

[superpeer]

whether or not you do, carey's probably gonna end up winning. booooo


Maybe not.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/superpeer/orly.jpg

:-o

[Mazeppa]

Maybe not.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/superpeer/orly.jpg

:-o
Do it!
<_<
>_>

[Deth]

I'm an Opeth fanboy and I like Lopez's playing and all, but I would also like to be told what makes him so amazing.
Give Damnation another listen. The feel is superb throughout.

I went Reinert in the end.

[JamJar]

I love Damnation to bits, but there's nothing throughout with strikes me as amazing apart from perhaps some of the drumming in Closure.

[guitrguy]

Why the **** is Bozzio so far behind?

[Deathhound666]

k this pool sucks where is phil rudd!?????

[pate]

*sigh*

[Happy]

k this pool sucks where is phil rudd!?????
Go hang yourself k?

[Josh D.]

Whoever voted for Danny Carey over Neil Peart should hang themselves.

[raz0r]

I love Damnation to bits, but there's nothing throughout with strikes me as amazing apart from perhaps some of the drumming in Closure.
Listen to Deliverance then (the song.)

The whole of the last 5 minutes is just pure awesome. That ride pattern he does, the way the drums just lock in with the guitar for the ending. It's just great.

Anyone who doubts Danny Carey's skills, however, should listen to Sober.

[PinkFreud]

Sober's really not even a good indication of his skills. I'd say Ticks and Leeches or Lateralus.

[Duncster]

My fav drum performance of Dannys is probably Undertow.

[got tool?]

Oh. My. God.

I'm torn between Carey(for obvious reasons), Peart, and Bonham.

...my vote goes to Carey. From what i've read in this thread, there's a lot of hating on everyone from everyone else, so i'll say this: I'm not a drum person, so hopefully no one will hate me for being ignorant in not realizing the sheer awesomeness of Bonzo, Peart, or any of the other drummers. All the drummers in this poll are great. That's why they made it to the end. As for who wins this poll, I could care less if Barney the ****ing Dinosaur wins. it's a poll on a forum, and at this point in time, i feel as if Carey is the most talented.

maybe my eyes wil be opened after the fact by stuff i get from the daily upload :p

[Otherside]

To me it's not a poll about how good they are techinically, it's how much I enjoy what they do. Therefore, Carey wins my vote.

[CaptainWaits]

I just went with Bozzio. Not a chance he'll win anways...

[Collis]

Bruford's last! :( Actually, my three favourites are in the bottom four, oh poop ...

[Seafroggys]

well, it looks like i'm gonna have to eat my computer

at least moon is 4th, which isn't too bad.

[dirtypirate337]

Danny Carey is way overrated IMO.

[omgwtfboogie]

Going with Danny. Any Tool song is my reason why.

[Bfhurricane]

I could never get into Tool, i never noticed the drums as anything spectacular. Maybe I had water in my ear, ill give some recommended songs a listen.

[omgwtfboogie]

I could never get into Tool, i never noticed the drums as anything spectacular. Maybe I had water in my ear, ill give some recommended songs a listen.
Ticks and Leeches
Lateralus
Reflection
The Grudge

Stuff like that.

[Baudelaire]

PF what round did Lars get the out? I'm just wondering if he made it past the first.

[Otherside]

Nope he didn't :cool:

[Kickflip_Burrito]

Portnoy for sure.

[Mathias HIMSELF]

Peart, if were looking for the most talent... Carrey, if its for the best music

[Thor]

I was debating between Lopez and Carey, but ended up going for Lopez. He just appeals to me the most, and he obviously has loads of talent.

[Toaster]

The scary robot voice tells you to vote for Reinert or die.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Freud - Thanks.

It's the fact that he's not as good as the rest in the poll but he's still winning.

You can't factually quantify the quality of a drummer. Sorry.

And also, Arucard, how can a drummer be pretentious? I'm honestly just curious as to which means someone can find 'pretense' in something like that.

And if someone says anything about 'timing' come off pretentious, go die. It's not that hard to count to ****ing 11 or 15 is it? I mean..You made fun of the IQ's of people who voted for Carey, but in reality, if you find the time signatures as any part of this 'pretense,' then you should really think about how hard it is to at the most 22. (46&2 drum solo?)

I know some people find odd time signatures to be pretentious or pointless or whatever, but like I said, counting to a random number and starting over isn't too hard of a concept to grasp now, is it? Please?


Whoever voted for Danny Carey over Neil Peart should hang themselves.

Onoes, not opinions!

[Nepenthe]

The scary robot voice tells you to vote for Reinert or die.

:lol:

[Electric City]

Martin Lopez - Opeth - Eh.

Lmfao.

It's Keith, baby.

[Invicta_Veritas]

The rythm of Tool far overrides anything Rush. Carey alone is better than the entire band of Rush. mwahahahahahaha.

Seriously though, i don't see anything fantanstic about Peart........anything at all....

[dr._feelgood]

How is John Bonham doing so poorly? I figured he'd be at least in 3rd place

[Deth]

The scary robot voice tells you to vote for Reinert or die.
Nah, it's not that scary. I did vote for him of course though.

I assume you're referring to Cynic's robot voice.

[Nepenthe]

Nah, it's not that scary. I did vote for him of course though.

I assume you're referring to Cynic's robot voice.

Not scary, but definately...odd.

[ChrisAdlerisGod]

How is John Bonham doing so poorly? I figured he'd be at least in 3rd place
Agreed. Im not a big Led Zeppelin fan, but i like Bonham alot.

[Flynn]

Eh, Reinert.


Exactly. Apparently, not a whole lot feel the same though.

[Moses]

The rythm of Tool far overrides anything Rush. Carey alone is better than the entire band of Rush. mwahahahahahaha.

Seriously though, i don't see anything fantanstic about Peart........anything at all....
You must be joking.

[PinkFreud]

Jake - No problem. And it's possible to approximate how technically talented a drummer is from recordings. Of course, the drummer might not show all of his talent in the studio or even on live bootlegs but one can always assume.

Behemoth Rules All - Peart is in the top two for technical talent here, very influential and creative, has composed some of the most well-known and interesting drum parts in rock, and is held in the highest regard by drummers world wide. I don't know what's so hard to understand about that.

[Flynn]

I don't see anything fantastic about Peart, and especially Portnoy.

[PinkFreud]

There IS nothing special about Portnoy. But Peart's great. I guess it's your opinion that maybe his style doesn't appeal to you or something, I know I HATE Rush. His talent just outweighs anything they've done.

[Moses]

Jake - No problem. And it's possible to approximate how technically talented a drummer is from recordings. Of course, the drummer might not show all of his talent in the studio or even on live bootlegs but one can always assume.
Well Jake was talking about overall quality not technical quality.

[PinkFreud]

That's why I specified technical talent.

[Flynn]

I like some Rush, and I think Peart is a really good drummer but nothing special. And as far as technical goes, Sean's work on Human is truly amazing. I've never heard anything like it, and probably never will again.

[Moses]

I think technically the list goes like this:

Bozzio
Reinert (ghasp!!)
Peart
Bruford
Baker
Portnoy
Lopez
Bonham
Moon

[Flynn]

Portnoy before Lopez causes cancer...

[PinkFreud]

I posted mine a page or so back.

Bozzio
Peart
Reinert
Bruford
Baker
Lopez
Portnoy
Bonham
Moon

Is my revised list.

[Moses]

Portnoy before Lopez causes cancer...
Sorry but Lopez ain't that great. He's got a great latin feel and he's very tasteful and one of my favorite drummers for sure but Portnoy can outdrum him. Of course, Portnoy sucks in the creative and tasteful category.
I posted mine a page or so back.

Bozzio
Peart
Reinert
Bruford
Baker
Lopez
Portnoy
Bonham
Moon

Is my revised list.
Ours our pretty close.

EDIT: Oops, I forgot Carey.

[Flynn]

Sorry but Lopez ain't that great. He's got a great latin feel and he's very tasteful and one of my favorite drummers for sure but Portnoy can outdrum him. Of course, Portnoy sucks in the creative and tasteful category.



And not to mention Portnoy couldn't play anything from My Arms, Your Hearse with 10 more years practice...

[Moses]

And not to mention Portnoy couldn't play anything from My Arms, Your Hearse with 10 more years practice...
And you base that assertion on what?

[Flynn]

That I've heard both of their work for almost a decade.

[lucky luciano]

Well I'm very glad to see Carey dominating, I think Bonham should be in second though.

[Moses]

That I've heard both of their work for almost a decade.
Sorry but nothing about Lopez is really impressive. Nothing on My Arms Your Hearse is that hard and I'm sure Portnoy wouldn't have any trouble with it.

[PinkFreud]

Ours our pretty close.

EDIT: Oops, I forgot Carey.
So did I. Throw him in there after Bruford and before Baker, I guess. Or he could go behind Baker maybe.

[Flynn]

Sorry but nothing about Lopez is really impressive.



I take it you've never listened to the song Karma?

[Moses]

I take it you've never listened to the song Karma?
I have all of Opeth's cd's and listen to them regularly.
So did I. Throw him in there after Bruford and before Baker, I guess. Or he could go behind Baker maybe.
I think he's a little better than Baker.

[penelope weird hands]

Voted Lopez for his creatively excellent and tasteful drumming.
Also, as a tribute to him, as he is no longer with Opeth.

[PinkFreud]

I think he's a little better than Baker.
Maybe. Maybe. I think they're pretty close, at least.

[Shadows]

Lopez not impressive? I don't follow. I may be a bit biased since I'm no DT fan, but I've heard a large portion of their work, and Portnoy sounds as boring and generic as metal drummers could possibly come. Lopez is unique - he adds style to his band's music unlike any drummers I've ever heard, Portnoy most of all. Deliverance and Ghost Reveries have the most serene sounding drums I've ever heard from the double bass to the jazzy fills. He may not stick to lightning speed blast beats like other metal drummers, but he's creative.