Top Drummers With A Twist

[Hunted By a Freak]

im incredibly bored so i stole this idea

first list the top 5 drummers you've been digging on and listening to lately

next list your top 5 of all time that you love and have influenced your playing and that you have learned the most from

lately: (guys i've been looking more into in the past year or a little more)

1. Ronald Bruner Jr. - saw him about a year ago with kenny garrett quartet... excellent player with the black gospel influence but also a lot of vinnie-isms and tasty jazz. saw a video of him on you tube that reminded me and have been checking him out more lately

2. keith carlock - got into him from modern drummer fest video clips. love his phrasing and style, and he grooves like a mother. tight *** groove on donald fagen's morph the cat. he'll be a legend imo

3. steve hass - another guy destined to be great. great phrasing and off the wall stuff but killer groove too. this guy has played with tons of people already. he kills on this ravi coltrane bootleg i have. check out his site for vids.

4. ari hoenig - another guy ive liked for the past year or so that i still need more recordings of. awesome jazz cat. love his passion and energy, very creative. great vids on youtube of him

5. billy killson - ive always known he was killer, but ive been listening to a lot of the dave holland stuff hes on and he just kills odd time sigs. his rapport with dave is telepathy, i swear.

all time:

1. vinnie colaiuta - what can i say? best drummer ever. my primary influence and inspiration. this guy can play anything.

2. steve gadd - the groove of doom, and the taste of a god. so ****ing musical.

3. john bonham - the reason i got into drums. love this guy and his playing. grooves of doom and so much ****ing power.

4. tony williams - tony the ****ing man. what else?

5. elvin jones - god i love elvin.

i have so many influences... everything i ****ing listen to.. but these are probably the top of the list

[FockerTheLopper]

im incredibly bored so i stole this idea

first list the top 5 drummers you've been digging on and listening to lately

next list your top 5 of all time that you love and have influenced your playing and that you have learned the most from

lately: (guys i've been looking more into in the past year or a little more)

1. Ronald Bruner Jr. - saw him about a year ago with kenny garrett quartet... excellent player with the black gospel influence but also a lot of vinnie-isms and tasty jazz. saw a video of him on you tube that reminded me and have been checking him out more lately

2. keith carlock - got into him from modern drummer fest video clips. love his phrasing and style, and he grooves like a mother. tight *** groove on donald fagen's morph the cat. he'll be a legend imo

3. steve hass - another guy destined to be great. great phrasing and off the wall stuff but killer groove too. this guy has played with tons of people already. he kills on this ravi coltrane bootleg i have. check out his site for vids.

4. ari hoenig - another guy ive liked for the past year or so that i still need more recordings of. awesome jazz cat. love his passion and energy, very creative. great vids on youtube of him

5. billy killson - ive always known he was killer, but ive been listening to a lot of the dave holland stuff hes on and he just kills odd time sigs. his rapport with dave is telepathy, i swear.

all time:

1. vinnie colaiuta - what can i say? best drummer ever. my primary influence and inspiration. this guy can play anything.

2. steve gadd - the groove of doom, and the taste of a god. so ****ing musical.

3. john bonham - the reason i got into drums. love this guy and his playing. grooves of doom and so much ****ing power.

4. tony williams - tony the ****ing man. what else?

5. elvin jones - god i love elvin.

i have so many influences... everything i ****ing listen to.. but these are probably the top of the list

Maybe I'll fill this out another day but my bottom is exactly the same as yours with Bonham 4, Tony 2, Elvin 3 and Gadd 5

[Hunted By a Freak]

Maybe I'll fill this out another day but my bottom is exactly the same as yours with Bonham 4, Tony 2, Elvin 3 and Gadd 5

nice bro

yeah it was close for my top 5... really philly jo jones and dennis chambers should be in there at least too

[FockerTheLopper]

nice bro

yeah it was close for my top 5... really philly jo jones and dennis chambers should be in there at least too

My other close guys were Stanton Moore, Roy Hargroove(one of James Brown drummers), Martin Lopez(Opeth) and of Neil Peart. I mean theres too many drummers to choose from, honestly I've been listening to alot of folk greek music from my families parties but while I pick up one or two things listening to the whole recordings they're alot more practical than most the things you learn by "forced" learning(reading out of books, clinics)

[Hunted By a Freak]

interesting

yeah i would also include dave weckl and roy haynes

[the_runs]

my most recent are:

1. Rodney Holmes-god i love his chops
2. Steve Drozd- the bonham of today imo
3. Steve Gadd- fortunately this year i was finally able to watch some of his dvd's
4. Chad Smith- always knew he was good but finally started to really appreciate him
5. Jo Jo Mayer- just love his style

My All-Stars

1. John Bonham- i know hes your generic influence but he really influenced me to take drumming seriously.
2. Neil Peart- again too often overused but he was also a player in my development
3. Bill Bruford- Talk about a drummer who is way to overlooked imo. This guy was doing stuff way before his time.
4. Ringo Starr- where would we be with out him He is the ultimate time keeper...restating the drumming cliche that hitting less will often times add to a song more.
5. Nick Mason- a drummer who i feel gets no recognition for his work with the floyd. He has definitely impacted me almost in the same way as ringo by using the "less is more" strategy and being creative with simplistic fills,,,,

anyway those are my lists if anyone cares...i enjoyed making them though so yeah....

the_runs

[Happy_Squirrel]

Lately:

1. Josh Eppard (Coheed)
2. Matt Chamberlin (Fiona, etc.)
3. Riley Breckinridge (Thrice)
4. Carter Beauford (DMB)
5. Branden Steineckert (The Used)

All Time:

1. Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains: very underrated drummer, IMO)
2. Darren Jessee (Ben Folds Five)
3. Joe Sirois (bosstones)
4. Andrew Verdechhio (Five Iron Frenzy)
5. Dave Grohl

[stevensonmat2]

What is the groove of doom?

[Hunted By a Freak]

groove that will blow your mind

few people possess this raw power

[Electric Requiem]

recent
1. JoJo/Computers
2. Gavin Harrison
3. Purdie
4. Sean Reinert
5. Martin Lopez

All time
1. Danny Carey
2. Gavin Harrison
3. JoJo
4. Purdie
5. Vinnie C.

[Seafroggys]

Right Now:

1 - Michael Giles (King Crimson's First drummer)
2 - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
3 - Zak Starkey (Who's current drummer and son of Ringo)
4 - Barriemore Barlow (Tull's second drummer)
5 - Er, don't think I have 5.

All time:

1 - Ringo Starr (Beatles)
2 - Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix)
3 - Keith Moon (The ****ing Who)
4 - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
5 - Gene Krupa (Benny Goodman, et. al.)

[Electric Requiem]

Bill Ward and Michael Giles both barely missed the cut for my all time.

[Det_Nosnip]

I find it rather hard to rank drummers overall, especially across genres...but I'll try.

Lately:

1) Manu Katche. (Can you tell? :p) Guy is freaking incredible...really nice feel, dynamics, and chops to boot. His most famous stuff is with Sting and Peter Gabriel ("In Your Eyes" is a nice example), but he does quite a bit of jazz and fusion, and his solo records are actually really sweet...not just because of his awesome drumming, but because they're actually good songs. Check this video:
http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/manukatche1.html

2) Sean Reinert. This guy's actually one of my all time favorites, but lately I've been especially Sean crazy...mostly from listening to Aghora's self titled. The guy has probably one of the best feels ever as far as "metal" drummers go (I use the term lightly), is creative as hell, and has a whole heap of chops in the bag.

3) Brann Dailor. Although I don't hold him quite as highly as some seem to ("best drummer ever, etc"), the guy's alot of fun to listen to. Blood Mountain rules.

All time:

1) Danny Carey. The man....probably my single biggest influence as a musician.

2) Gavin Harrison. Also the man.

3) Tony Williams. Was the man.

4) Paul Motian. Probably my single biggest influence as far as jazz goes, next to Tony. Kinda depends upon what I'm going for, as those guys are night and day. Still, his stuff with Bill Evans was downright phenomenal.

5) John Bonham/Martin Lopez/Vinnie Colaiuta/Steve Gadd/Gene Hoglan/Sean Reinert/Antonio Sanchez. I cheated. Couldn't decide between them. All had tremendous impacts on me musically and I would count each as a major influence.

[Jezen]

(in no particular order)

Recently:

1) Antonio Sanchez
2) Horacio Hernandez
3) Gene Jackson
4) Steve Holmes
5) Danny Carey

All-Time:

1) Danny Carey
2) Vinnie Colaiuta
3) Gavin Harrison
4) Jojo Mayer
5) Billy Ward

[Hunted By a Freak]

crazy how many people cite jojo mayer

i find it hard to even get recordings of his

what are you guys even listening to of his?

[Hunted By a Freak]

antonio sanchez is pretty sweet but lacks original voice

[Sync0pation]

I really need to get in this loop of listening famous drummers

[Hunted By a Freak]

I find it rather hard to rank drummers overall, especially across genres...but I'll try.


well im not telling you to rank the best drummerz in the worldz OMG@1

just who you are into lately and listen to the most

[sportsfan4427]

Recently

Chad Smith
Martin Lopez
Josh Freese
?uestlove


All Time

John Theodore
John Bonham
Vinnie Colaiuta
Mitch Mitchell
Danny Carey

[Bonham#1!]

Recent:

In no particular order:
1. Brad Wilk
2. Porcupine Tree Drummer
3. Who ever the hell drummed(drums) for Bob Dylan, stuff fits perfectly
4. Tom Petty's drummer, dont have the patience to look up names.
5. Brain

Top 5 Of All Time
In particular order of course:
1. John Bonham
2. Keith Moon
3. Bill Ward
4. Neil Peart
5. Mitch Mitchell

I'm tired so excuse all spelling errors, or if I fvcked up my list.

[punkemohardcorekid]

meh, why not:

lately:
1 tucker rule (thursday)
2 jose pasillas (incubus)
3 chris pennie (dillinger escape plan)
4 riley breckenridge (thrice)
5 dominic howard (muse)

overall:

1 tucker rule (thursday)
2 brandon saller (atreyu)
3 travis barker (blink182, BCR, transplants, +44)(i'm one of THOSE drummers!)
4 riley breckenridge (thrice)
5 thomas lang (all sorts of ****)

not a big fan of people like gadd, roach, etc etc.

[CARMEN77]

Recent
Tony Williams
Jojo mayer
Dave Weckl
Buddy Rich
Dudes from isis and mastadon

All time
John Theodore
Gene Hoglan
Tomas Haake
Billy Cobham
DC

[Hunted By a Freak]

Recent:

3. Who ever the hell drummed(drums) for Bob Dylan, stuff fits perfectly


mickey jones

bob berg

jim keltner

i think bob even played drums sometimes on his recordings

[crazyjake19]

Recently:
1. Pete Thompson (Robin Trower)
2. Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
3. Rory Moran (fingersmoran)
4. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
5. Brad Wilk (Audioslave / Rage Against The Machine)

All-Time:
1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Jason Bonham (Foreigner)
3. Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
4. Pete Thompson (Robin Trower)
5. Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains)

[sportsfan4427]

i've only seen Jason Bonham on that Supergroup show but i can say the he was the best one their

[Det_Nosnip]

well im not telling you to rank the best drummerz in the worldz OMG@1

just who you are into lately and listen to the most

Well, that's just it....I listen pretty evenly to jazz and metal, and I could easily name 5 for each. Although there are certain characteristics that go across the board, many times jazz drummers will influence me in completely different ways compared to rock or metal drummers, so it's hard to rank one over the other.

crazy how many people cite jojo mayer

i find it hard to even get recordings of his

what are you guys even listening to of his?
Jojo Mayer's Nerve is what has really put him on the map recently, although I'm pretty sure that most people are just watching clinic videos and drummerworld.com clips.

antonio sanchez is pretty sweet but lacks original voice

Honestly, IMO what he lacks is a good regular band to play with. Sanchez needs to get his *** out of Metheny's band pronto, I don't care how much money he's making. His solo/clinical stuff is brilliant but it's far too advanced to be applicable to Metheny's brand of melodic pop "jazz." Have you heard him play with Danilo Perez? That's some top notch stuff!

[GhostNote]

Lately:
- Johnny Vidacovich (Mad-*** New-Orleans street groove, also, he's Stanton Moore's teacher)
- Brian Blade (His stuff with Redman and the Brian Blade Fellowship is phenomenal)
- ?uestlove (Awesomely solid groove! What more needs to be said?)
- Herman Ernest (New-Orleans great, he has to be one of the best jazz drummers going, watch a dvd called "New Orleans Drumming" and you'll see, the opening solo by Herman is worth the price of the dvd)
- Carter Beauford (Dave Matthew's Band, i really dig his swing-oriented style, groove and chops.)
- Steve Jordan (another killer groove player)

All-Stars:
- Tony Williams (The MAN)
- Vinnie C (see above)
- ?uestlove (gotta repect the simplicity of a groove, though, he has pretty good soloing ability too, listen to the "Bonnaroo" album with Herbie Hancock and Pino Palladino, to see what i mean.)
- Steve Gadd (Ill Groove-master!)
- Brian Blade (Smoothest jazz-cat around)
- Andrew Fisenden (He's been one of my favourite drummers for many years now, i like his fresh style, blending groove and chops very nicely)


-GN

[Drum Phil]

1) Mike (The Hitchers) - I just love the way he plays.
2) Roy Mayorga - Again, i love his playing
3) Andy Demize - Quite an odd drummer, but i enjoy listening to his playing
4) James Meza - Very weird way of playing that oddly fits perfectly with the music
5) Niedermeier - First player to make me want to play open-handed/ambidextrously. Still love listenin to his playing

All time top 5:

1) Thomas lang - Never ceases to make me wanna practice
2) Bozzio - I love the way he uses his pedals
3) Portnoy - Much prefer to listen to his playing rather than Pearts
4) Mike (The Hitchers) - Always loved his playing and grooves
5) Matter - I love his videos and always wish i could pull off tool songs like that

[Hunted By a Freak]

Well, that's just it....I listen pretty evenly to jazz and metal, and I could easily name 5 for each. Although there are certain characteristics that go across the board, many times jazz drummers will influence me in completely different ways compared to rock or metal drummers, so it's hard to rank one over the other.

Jojo Mayer's Nerve is what has really put him on the map recently, although I'm pretty sure that most people are just watching clinic videos and drummerworld.com clips.



Honestly, IMO what he lacks is a good regular band to play with. Sanchez needs to get his *** out of Metheny's band pronto, I don't care how much money he's making. His solo/clinical stuff is brilliant but it's far too advanced to be applicable to Metheny's brand of melodic pop "jazz." Have you heard him play with Danilo Perez? That's some top notch stuff!

yeah, i saw danilo live... it was pretty good


yeah, i dont think nerve has a cd out lol

i have a clinic video, modern drummer stuff, and him on cds with intergalactic maiden ballet and vienna art orchestra... still not enough to site him as a major influence imo

[Zildjian]

Recently
1. Tommy Igoe... Been Messing alot with his video lately
2. Stewart Copeland... This man can groove
3. Danny Carey... Bought 10,000 days few days ago
4. Kenny Arnoff... Solid rock drummer
5. Shanon Larken... Been playing alot to Godsmack, I love this band

All Time
1. Mike Portnoy. I love the way he plays and his approach to the drum kit
2. Keith Moon. Main reason why I started playing drums
3. Carmine Appice. Coolest guy ever, one hell of a drummer to
4. Thomas Lang. I love his video's, and he's just amazing
5. Vinnie Colaiuta. He's God. nuff said, no one can be this good

[raz0r]

2) Sean Reinert. This guy's actually one of my all time favorites, but lately I've been especially Sean crazy...mostly from listening to Aghora's self titled. The guy has probably one of the best feels ever as far as "metal" drummers go (I use the term lightly), is creative as hell, and has a whole heap of chops in the bag.


Reinert is insane.
I've been obsessed with him lately, his work with Cynic, Death, Gordian Knot, Aeon Spoke and Aghora, it's all awesome.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=67iO6eryP3A
Probably my favourite Aghora track; Existence.

[moogoogaipan]

I just had an interesting revelation.

I don't like classifying things as best. Sure, their is a difference between a bad drummer and a great drummer, but the difference between two great drummers is not really measurable.

It all depends on: mood, time of day, what you've been listening to, what you are studying, and how long you've been studying.

[Mirror.Circuit]

Recently-
1.Dino Campanella(dredg)
2.Abe Cunningham(Deftones)
3.Ben Koller(Converge)
4.Kyle Profeta(Comeback Kid)
5.Chris Hrasky(Explosions In The Sky

All Time
1.Abe Cunningham
2.Buddy Rich
3.Neil Peart
4.Thomas Lang
5.Dennis Chambers

[sportsfan4427]

Det Nosnip what genre is Nerve, i've never heard of them and i don't think their on Itunes

[Det_Nosnip]

They're basically a live drum/bass outfit, playing traditionally electronic music with acoustic instruments. Every show is almost all improv, and I don't believe that they have put anything out yet...it's mostly just live recordings and whatnot. An album is planned, though.

[Hunted By a Freak]

I just had an interesting revelation.

I don't like classifying things as best. Sure, their is a difference between a bad drummer and a great drummer, but the difference between two great drummers is not really measurable.

It all depends on: mood, time of day, what you've been listening to, what you are studying, and how long you've been studying.

:-/ i guess you don't get it

i dont know if you realize but its possible to claim that certain people come out in your playing more than others without saying they are better than other drummers

and its possible to say you have been listening to certain drummers more than others without making it competitive

[FockerTheLopper]

1) Mike (The Hitchers) - I just love the way he plays.
2) Roy Mayorga - Again, i love his playing
3) Andy Demize - Quite an odd drummer, but i enjoy listening to his playing
4) James Meza - Very weird way of playing that oddly fits perfectly with the music
5) Niedermeier - First player to make me want to play open-handed/ambidextrously. Still love listenin to his playing

All time top 5:

1) Thomas lang - Never ceases to make me wanna practice
2) Bozzio - I love the way he uses his pedals
3) Portnoy - Much prefer to listen to his playing rather than Pearts
4) Mike (The Hitchers) - Always loved his playing and grooves
5) Matter - I love his videos and always wish i could pull off tool songs like that

Pretty funny how you have matter and not Danny Carey

[Hunted By a Freak]

yeah that's pretty ****ing retarded

[Panopticon]

1) Danny Carey
2) Gavin Harrison
3) Chris Adler
4) Martin Lopez
5) Jon Theodore

1) Chad Smith
2) Martin Lopez
3) Danny Carey
4) Jon Theodore
5) Mike Portnoy

[fishbulb]

Lately: Chester Thompson (Frank Zappa among others)

All time: Bonham, Portnoy, Peart.

[Drum Phil]

Pretty funny how you have matter and not Danny Carey

Because its not just carey stuff matter does.

[Hunted By a Freak]

oh yeah i love matter on that one album oh wait

[Det_Nosnip]

Oh, just leave him to his sycophancy. :p

[Det_Nosnip]

http://www.transferbigfiles.com/Download.aspx?id=f0180b83-69b6-42c6-bec2-ab83ac12350b

Sweet *** video of Antonio playing with Danilo Perez.

[CaptainWaits]

Recently
Gavin Harrison
Brian Blade
Stanton Moore
Tim Alexander
Steeve Gadd

All Time
Billy Ward
Billy Martin
Vinnie Paul
Tomas Haake
Dennis Chambers