Spec: 50 Greatest Drumming Albums

Spec 09.21.10	Tried to be as unbiased as possible.
AnotherBrick 09.21.10	niceeee
couldwinarabbit 09.21.10	tommy is #1 Who's next is #2 Also tool and dream theatre suck
Spec 09.21.10	It doesn't matter if you like them or not. The list is the best DRUMMING albums.
climactic 09.21.10	lol @ 33 on here
Spec 09.21.10	I probably spelled a few names wrong, if you notice let me know.
Spec 09.21.10	Sucks. But an influential drummer none the less.
adhoc 09.21.10	this is actually a really well done list
Emim 09.21.10	Still needs more Ted Kirkpatrick Travis Orbin Blake Richardson Zach Hill
Lunarfall 09.21.10	2112 should really be #1, Court of the Crimson Kings should be higher
sniper 09.21.10	Lack of Hella, Gospel and The Mars Volta makes me sad but this is still pretty cool I guess.
eternium 09.21.10	I like this list.
Spec 09.21.10	@Sniper I knew I forgot something, Mars Volta!!!
sniper 09.21.10	Also, Lars Ulrich can choke on a dick and die. Edit: Yeah, put Bedlam on here.
Cerbyrus 09.21.10	THOMAS PRIDGEN GODDAMNIT
Cerbyrus 09.21.10	Good list, though. 50, 26 and 21 are awesome.
Spec 09.21.10	@Sniper #29
emilyyy 09.21.10	woo... prog rock
sniper 09.21.10	This'll prob get featured. Which is also prob what you were going for, so good job.
Spec 09.21.10	I was googling best drumming albums and I couldn't find very much. Being a drummer myself, I felt I had to add this list haha. I don't really care if it's featured, they probably wont because I edited it.
Drunk 09.21.10	Surprised you put 24 and 23 on here. Like them or not those were some sick rhythm albums.
Ire 09.21.10	I kinda like Jon Theodore more than Thomas Pridgen
ShadowRemains 09.21.10	Cynic - Focus
Ire 09.21.10	Traced In Air is better SAY IT OR DIE
VicariousIntent 09.21.10	Jon Theodore is so much better than Pridgen. Don't listen to the others though. #1 deserves it's place. There is no beating it. Great list.
climactic 09.21.10	What Ire said
ShadowRemains 09.21.10	they're both good drumming albums
climactic 09.21.10	Don't mess with the Rein of Terror
whywontyoudie 09.21.10	Jon Karel kills.
Ire 09.21.10	Traced In Air's drumming is just more FOCUSED LOL GET IT I AM SO FUNNY
ShadowRemains 09.21.10	icwutudidthar
Nagrarok 09.21.10	Lars Ulrich....just no. But props for Bill Ward (should've put up Paranoid though, his best moment) & Michael Giles. Drumming on ITCOTKK is awesome.
NigelH 09.21.10	Props for Charlie Watts. Dude is so underrated.
NigelH 09.21.10	And Ringo!
ShadowRemains 09.21.10	needs some Buddy Rich
whywontyoudie 09.21.10	And Ringo! [2]
Nagrarok 09.21.10	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DVbt5W-DNc
JWT155 09.21.10	brokeNCYDE's drummer's pretty good...
East Hastings 09.21.10	Fuck Travis Orbin. And lol at 23, as well. But alright list
luci 09.21.10	Needs Flo from Cryptopsy.
crowing51 09.21.10	This list is awesome, but were is the BTBAM?
ShadowRemains 09.21.10	ugh
Spec 09.21.10	@ East Hastings Have you actually listened to the album? Or do you just hate it because it's cool. Listen to the drumming.
sniper 09.21.10	btbam's drummer is not top 50 ever.
whywontyoudie 09.21.10	replace Ulrich with Blake Richardson if this list needs BTBAM.
Spec 09.21.10	The BTBAM "ran away" along with your old pet hamster.
East Hastings 09.21.10	"@ East Hastings Have you actually listened to the album? Or do you just hate it because it's cool. Listen to the drumming." I have. I used to love it, but the drumming is extremely overrated. Just because you use double bass extensively doesn't necessarily make it a good drum track. He was decent but not that great
AngelofDeath 09.21.10	Pretty good list. Needs None so Vile, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, and Hellfire.
Spec 09.21.10	@East Hastings If I was all about the double bass pedal there would be a shit load of Slipknot on the list. The drumming on City Of Evil is great because Jimmy was able to bring a lot of technicality to their slightly dull rock sound. He didn't have a lot to work with yet somehow made the drums standout. I don't mean songs like Beast And The Harlot, songs like Blinded in Chains if you listen closely, you hear incredible rhythmic patterns along with the double bass pedal.
VicariousIntent 09.21.10	I disagree hastings. I don't think Rev was necessarily a fantastic drummer, but City of Evil was definitely his best work. The way he used double bass in his fills was actually pretty smart. The guy had chops, but his ideas were pretty smart as well. This is coming from someone who doesn't like A7X much at all, but I thought Rev was the best part of that band.
East Hastings 09.22.10	Ehh idk. I thought the drumming on City of Evil was showy, but in the way that didn't actually sound good. I thought his drumming on Waking the Fallen was a bit more restrained but offered more to the music than his own show of talent. And I know what you guys mean about the double bass fills in some of the songs on CoE, but that's basically all they were. He didn't incorporate much else into the overall sound
ArizonaBay97 09.22.10	Needs more jazz drummers
Spec 09.22.10	It's really hard to include a lot of genre's but I agree.
crowing51 09.22.10	ulrich is like the most overrated drummer next to travis barker, Blake Richardson owns their lives.
killrobotmusic 09.22.10	I would add De-Loused by TMV, Mandala by Rx Bandits, and Alligator by The National.
patroneyes 09.22.10	couldn't disagree with this list more
dylanthedesertpea 09.22.10	fuck yes for having 12 on one of these lists
Spec 09.22.10	It's always overlooked!
Spec 09.22.10	Pretty much any number twelve would work. You cant go wrong.
TMobotron 09.22.10	"@Sniper I knew I forgot something, Mars Volta!!!" I actually think the other two he listed, hella and gospel, deserve to be on here more. But it's a good list.
americanmusicmachine 09.22.10	guy from deerhoof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEYSeygs97Q
NeutralThunder12 09.22.10	great list overall but you gotta be kidding with 1
americanmusicmachine 09.22.10	@ Nagrarock that's fucking amazing lol
TMobotron 09.22.10	lol yeah there was a staff blog about that. fucking awesome. my favorite hella song- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMDcG3zAEI
acorncheese 09.22.10	This NEEDS..... Oceansize Gospel
Pigwise41 09.22.10	Your number 1 is completely right dude. Fuck all the Tool haters. And I woulda liked to see Neil Peart try and track drums to that album half as good as Carey. Peart is fucking awesome but Carey is creative as all fuck
Counterfeit 09.22.10	lol 33
Pigwise41 09.22.10	14 doesn't really deserve to be on there. Not if this is a drumming list.
Bfhurricane 09.22.10	Good list, missing Train of Thought and St. Anger.
couldwinarabbit 09.22.10	@Pigwise tool sucks so so so so so so so so so so much though...also just go listen to tommy
ShadowRemains 09.22.10	shut up rabbit
Ire 09.22.10	lol @ thinking that rabbit isn't a troll
opethfan88 09.22.10	Gavin Harrision? I didn't see him on there. just wondering how that's possible.
wyankeif1337 09.22.10	I hate 9, 1 is WAAAAAY overated, and 20 is completely fucking amazing: Haake is a machine. Also, needs more Red Chord, and maybe ABR (sorry).
crowing51 09.22.10	ABR? China breakdowns don't make you the best drummer sorry.
pedro70512 09.22.10	Very thorough list. Love the inclusion of Ian Paice twice; he gets overlooked far too often.
VicariousIntent 09.22.10	lol crowing. I completely agree with that, even if his double bass is tight.
Emim 09.22.10	"Fuck Travis Orbin. And lol at 23, as well. But alright list" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cAlRjO1oSw the guy is seriously awesome. " China breakdowns don't make you the best drummer sorry." He does a lot more than that. Really good actually.
VicariousIntent 09.22.10	@Emim Matt Greiner is really really tight, and he supports the band really well, but I don't think he's very creative.
abinge 09.22.10	I was curious to see if 29 would be on this as I'm listening to it now. Guy's awesome (but I still like Theodore more).
botb 09.22.10	this is lacking a ton of stuff. "ABR? China breakdowns don't make you the best drummer sorry." no but creative fills and great cymbal work make you pretty impressive "Fuck Travis Orbin" you've gotta be retarded
deathofasalesman 09.22.10	WHERE THE FUCK IS BLAKE RICHARDSON? As a drummer, he is truly my idol. Nigga's crazy good.
botb 09.22.10	1 should definitely not be at 1. maybe top 25. missing so many zappa drummers.
Emim 09.22.10	"@Emim Matt Greiner is really really tight, and he supports the band really well, but I don't think he's very creative." For the genre especially; he's fantastic. Plus I can pick out his drumming almost immediately.
botb 09.22.10	grant macfarland is an incredible metalcore drummer too also, matt halpern from periphery ffs. guy is a monster. and how is thomas pridgen on here and theres no jon theodore?! idk this list isn't like bad but theres so many crucial people missing. like idk thomas lang and steve smith n shi
Emim 09.22.10	And Gavin Harrison. It's a good list, but I think it needs more.
botb 09.22.10	deffff gavin
botb 09.22.10	tbh i just assumed gavin was on it because i saw portnoy. how is gavin not on this?!
Emim 09.22.10	I'd also add the guy from dredg (can't believe I forgot his name...)
deathofasalesman 09.22.10	I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo glad there was no Travis Barker on here.
deathofasalesman 09.22.10	You're thinking of Dino, Emim.
OllieS 09.22.10	33 shouldn't be on here
Emim 09.22.10	Dino...that's right. I kept wanting to call him Dana.
couldwinarabbit 09.22.10	I hate dredg but dino is crazy talented.
Emim 09.22.10	One of my favorite live videos is where they call up a fan from the audience to play the drums for a song. He does good too.
Butkuiss 09.22.10	Needs more Sean Reinhardt.
liledman 09.22.10	dude that said needs buddy rich is spot on. same with the dude who said needs more jazz drummers. lars ulrich gets a mention... but buddy rich, elvin jones, jimmy cobb, steve gadd, vinne colauita, art blakey and philly joe jones are all left out? geez...
Douglas 09.22.10	where the heck is the swing.
Spec 09.22.10	Okay, why the fuck would ABR be on here?? Like seriously. The guys a pretty good drummer but he has influenced no one and changed nothing. He still plays to the typic metalcore scheme.
DoubtGin 09.22.10	keith moon should be number one
DoubtGin 09.22.10	btw, he is listed twice(dunno if it has been mentioned before, idc)
DoubtGin 09.22.10	oh nvm, its about the albums, not the drummers
Spec 09.22.10	@DoubtGin. The Title of the list is: 50 Greatest Drumming ALBUMS. So yes, a few have been mentioned twice actually.
Spec 09.22.10	haha there ya go.
Emim 09.22.10	"Okay, why the fuck would ABR be on here?? Like seriously. The guys a pretty good drummer but he has influenced no one and changed nothing. He still plays to the typic metalcore scheme." But yet you have Lars Ulrich and The Rev...
Spec 09.22.10	Keith Moon was no doubt a tremendous drummer but I didn't think he could top the list. I'v found a lot of his fills to be a little bit unnecessary to be honest. The drummers job is still to be the backbone of the band, not to always try to be in the spotlight. I think a truly great drummer is able to exercise his skills and technicality, while not overshadowing the rest of the band. You'll hate me for it but Jimmy Sullivan on City Of Evil is a very good example of that.
Spec 09.22.10	See what I mean? I'm not a fan of metallica or Lars Ulrich myself but think about all the modern drummers that were influenced by his drumming and his band. As for The Rev...again...fucking put your bias away and actually listen to the album and his drumming.
Drunk 09.22.10	^^ THIS
Emim 09.22.10	"As for The Rev...again...fucking put your bias away and actually listen to the album and his drumming." Same could easily be said for Greiner. I'm just drawing parallels. And this is called the Greatest Drumming Albums, not the most influential.
RippingCorpse 09.22.10	lol mastodon good one
Spec 09.22.10	"Albums were chosen for their innovation, creativity, technical ability, originality, skill and influence of the drummer."
Spec 09.22.10	Look at it this way. You take The Police and compare it to Miss May I. At first listen the drumming on Miss May I would probably sound better than the drumming on The Police. Think about the time it was recorded and the music that surrounded it as well.
Apollo 09.22.10	rabbit is a fucking retard Before I make stupid comparisons, is this ranked?
Emim 09.22.10	That's kind of a stupid comparison.
Apollo 09.22.10	Fixed. I will wait to make my stupid comparison until I have moar knowledge.
EnCrypt. 09.22.10	lol
Jethro42 09.22.10	Atomship (!!!) Shaolin Death Squad
Emim 09.22.10	"Fixed. I will wait to make my stupid comparison until I have moar knowledge. " It was at special, Apollo
Apollo 09.22.10	lol, it was still a stupid comparison though, even if it wasn't directed at me
Spec 09.22.10	That it did.
beefshoes 09.22.10	List needs Stewart Copeland, Morgan Ågren, Billy Cobham, Lyle Cooper, Simon Phillips and less John Bonham.
McCopper 09.22.10	45 should be on the top 10. Crack the skye > Blood mountain I don't care what you think of them as albums but the drumming on CTS is superb. List needs mindcrime.
McCopper 09.22.10	Also, ashes against the grain just for the FAIB outro, really
elephantREVOLUTION 09.22.10	epic list. i'm glad to see 12 on there.
wittwright 09.22.10	props on 50, I like how most of his transitions aren't double pedal abuse like most drummers tend to do
Spec 09.22.10	12 is always missed. 50 is there for that exact reason.
SowerKraut 09.23.10	Moar Neil Peart, Tim Alexander, Gavin Harrison.
tombits 09.23.10	john theodore > thomas pridgen
SowerKraut 09.23.10	john theodore > thomas pridgen [2]
Rumulox 09.23.10	wrong missing so much. terrible placement too
liledman 09.23.10	"I'm not a fan of metallica or Lars Ulrich myself but think about all the modern drummers that were influenced by his drumming" but nobody was influenced at all by any jazz drummers? youre missing a hell of a lot of the most creative and influential drummers.
zarquan99 09.23.10	I've always love the drumming is The Moon is a Dead World.
liledman 09.23.10	yeah hes a good drummer for sure, suits their style perfectly too.
Drunk 09.23.10	Theres no Travis Barker? IM IMPRESSED
DiceMan 09.23.10	List is missing Gospel and everything that Buddy Rich has ever done ever. You seriously can't make a list of best drumming albums without Buddy Rich if you know anything about jazz.
Jethro42 09.23.10	good list, 3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 25, 27, 32, 36, 37 and 45 are all wins (one per band) Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick (B. Barlow) Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (Mike Portnoy) Karnivool - Sound Awake (Steve Judd) Bill Bruford - Bruford Tapes (B. Bruford) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire (B. Cobham) Screaming Headless Torsos - Eponymous (J. Mayer) Steely Dan - Alive in America (Dennis Chambers) Planet X - Moonbabies (V. Donati) Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean (M. Craney) Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour (P. Collins)
Jethro42 09.23.10	Also Dave Matthews Band - Before these crowded streets (C Beauford) john theodore > thomas pridgen [3]
liledman 09.24.10	"You seriously can't make a list of best drumming albums without Buddy Rich if you know anything about jazz." you mean if you know anything about drumming.
Douglas 09.24.10	Here is a real list on drummers: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=421753&listid=31814
Donchivo 09.28.10	nice list, some recommendations: among lots of missing drummers definitely needs these two: Yes - Close To the edge /King Crimson - Red (Bill Bruford) Cryptopsy - None/whisper/and (Flo Mournier) other nice ones are: Morbid Angel (Pete Sandoval) Death - Sound of Perseverance (Richard Christy) Bozzio Levin Stevens (Terry Bozio) Genesis - Live (Phil Collins, not that I like his music but he was (is?) a fantastic drummer) leave out menza, travis and ulrich (menza and travis are just decent and ulrich is a great songwriter but atrocious drummer) reduce number of bonham albums. jon theodore > thomas pridgen [4]
Jethro42 09.28.10	''Genesis - Live (Phil Collins, not that I like his music but he was (is?) a fantastic drummer)'' he was
funkymango 10.02.10	Needs Anthrax - Among the Living
sonorirish 10.09.10	nice list i dont think neil peart is number 1
DikkoZinner 04.22.13	Sandoval #1
KingdomOfTyrant 10.06.14	23 over 25, lol
tkleff 04.12.20	I really like your list. Indeed, I liked it so much, I'm going to create an amazon playlist with all these records/albums. I suspect I'm a bit older than the target audience (51 in 2020). But, I've been cranking tunes and playing in bands for 40 years now, on and off. I went to music school (though I'm a lawyer now)--I think people arguing over what should or should not be on the list are largely missing the point. This is a great way to discovery drummer talent. I don't know every band mentioned. Despite massive cd and record collections, and years of listening, I've only heard about 60% of your list. That gives me a lead on 20 records that you think are terrific (and that others seem to agree are terrific). I've got a few recommendations for you: * Burning Airlines, Identikit. One of the most underrated records and drummers of all times. (the other record is terrific too). * Poundcake, Aloha Via Satellites; * Van Halen, VH I (or the 1984 hot for teacher stuff is pretty good too); * James Brown, Live at the Appollo - incredible grooves from that drummer (clyde stubbens maybe?); I think you're motivating me to make my own list of what I think every drummer should listen to/try before they die. I assume it's about 50-100 records in total.