Greatest Rock Drum Performance

[darthrick10]

Okay there is a thread for greates guitar solo so what about greatest drum performance? As a drummer there nothing i love more than a drum solo :)

well this is my top 10:

1. Moby Dick - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Toad - Ginger Baker (Cream)
3. Ticks And Leeches - Danny Carey (Tool)
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Michael Giles (King Crimson)
5. La Villa Strangiato - Neil Peart (Rush)
6. Erotomania - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
7. Cobwebs And Strange - Keith Moon (The Who)
8. Tarkus - Carl Palmer (ELP)
9. Hot For Teacher - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
10. Heart Of The Sunrise - Bill Bruford (Yes)

[Deelenzero]

I generally dont pay attention to the drums (guitar and vocals ftw)

but id have to say something by Slipknot

[exitwound666]

I generally dont pay attention to the drums (guitar and vocals ftw)

but id have to say something by Slipknot


ur aware that slipknot has a drummer and two percussionists and all of them combined (in my opinion) arent as good as avenged sevenfold...

[darthrick10]

ur aware that slipknot has a drummer and two percussionists and all of them combined (in my opinion) arent as good as avenged sevenfold...

okay i realise that this is your opinion but Joey Jordison is recognised as one of the greatest rock drummers ever. and the fact that slipknot have 2 percusionists as well doesn't mean anything. they just add a strong back beat. they are like to the drummin as bass is to guitar. If u still dont believe me check out people = **** and duality, in my opinion the finest examples of slipknot drumming.

[cmg4894]

I Want To Hold Your Hand- Ringo Star....

Kidding. I've always liked Cream's drum parts.

BUT.... (hear me out)... It's not a drum solo but I think the changes and the fills are great.

The Pipettes song 'Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me'. Now this is a British pop group with a 60's sound. IT IS NOT ROCK. Keep and open mind and listen to the drums on this song they are great.

[darthrick10]

I Want To Hold Your Hand- Ringo Star....

Kidding. I've always liked Cream's drum parts.

BUT.... (hear me out)... It's not a drum solo but I think the changes and the fills are great.

The Pipettes song 'Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me'. Now this is a British pop group with a 60's sound. IT IS NOT ROCK. Keep and open mind and listen to the drums on this song they are great.

Hey don't diss ringo i think he is really underrated, check out Rain and A Day in the Life if u don't believe me. As for Cream they have some amazing drum parts. Toad, White Room, Rollin And Tumblin and Sweet Wine are among my favourites. I've heard of the pipettes but i aint heard them. i must check them out

[Rev0lver]

project mayhem- finch
seattlantis- the fall of troy
crossing the rubicon- the human abstract
on account of an abscense- misery signals
anything by tool

[Seattle_Sound]

Dave Grohl can ****ing move some air.

[cmg4894]

Dave Grohl can ****ing move some air.


Yes he does. He can do some of the best fills. AND I don't know how he does his changes so quickly. Just freakin' cool.

[benjamin]

I will also give props to Grohl, his drumming just has this forcefulness and energy that makes me notice it.

[BlackHole]

Fall Out by The Police listen to it its very fast.

[PDMChubby]

Really Neil Peart is amazing, his solo on YYZ live is pretty good, or any other Rush song after the first album. The fact that he writes the lyrics, as well, is pretty kick ass. I have to say that John Bonham is good, just because he can ****ing blast, so I guess his best performance would be Moby Dick, just because it's his solo. Of course, there is always Keith Moon, Dave Grohl, and Andrew Forsman (Fall of Troy). Oh yeah, and Buddy Rich, but he's jazz... his best performance is Birdland.

[Smitzer]

Yeah, i'd say my list of drummers is probably
#1 John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
#2 Kieth Moon (The Who)
#3 Niel Peart (Rush)
#4 Ginger Baker (Cream)
#5 Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

I like Dave Grohl as well... as a drummer at least.

[Police_Ataque]

Seven Nation Army - Meg White (The White Stripes)

Absolutely kidding, of course.

[WingsOfSteel]

Hey don't diss ringo i think he is really underrated, check out Rain and A Day in the Life if u don't believe me.

Rain's drum parts are awesome.

Also, I like his drum solo in The End.

[iamever777]

okay i realise that this is your opinion but Joey Jordison is recognised as one of the greatest rock drummers ever. and the fact that slipknot have 2 percusionists as well doesn't mean anything. they just add a strong back beat. they are like to the drummin as bass is to guitar. If u still dont believe me check out people = **** and duality, in my opinion the finest examples of slipknot drumming.

How about you check out some of the older a7x stuff. All songs are great considering he was still in HIGHSCHOOL while recording it. I bet it took Slipknot ages to get their act together while recording while The Revered has been smashing out perfect recordings 1st try since his first EP. He is on his way to greatness.

As for staying on topic: I completely agree with the #1 listed on this post.

[Kutsic]

Any Cryptopsy song, period.

[Rev0lver]

yeah i think the rev. is extremely underrated. hes overshadowed by synyster.

[Kutsic]

I agree about the Rev thing

Actually the whole band in general is pretty damn underrated.

That seems to happen when a band gets popular tho. Like with Slipknot, even tho Joey can stand in for Satyricon (and I dare anyone to argue that Frost isn't a god beyond the drumset), he's still called a ****ty drummer. Metal fans are just stupid like that, the bigger a band gets, the more they seem to hate them and assume that their increase in popularity is due to a decrease in talent.

[Wraithz0r]

If you like Dave Grohl's work, theres a version of him playing Avon live, he does quite a sweet solo at 2:55 if you don't wanna watch the whole thing just skip to it (Great performance your missing out on by the by)

Heres the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW2AKkwJb_c

[darthrick10]

That seems to happen when a band gets popular tho. Like with Slipknot, even tho Joey can stand in for Satyricon (and I dare anyone to argue that Frost isn't a god beyond the drumset), he's still called a ****ty drummer. Metal fans are just stupid like that, the bigger a band gets, the more they seem to hate them and assume that their increase in popularity is due to a decrease in talent.

i agree. people seem to have a back lash against bands when they become so popular. i know a few people that have said lars ulrich is a **** drummer. so i told them to go listen to dyers eve and battery. :)

[PDMChubby]

i agree. people seem to have a back lash against bands when they become so popular. i know a few people that have said lars ulrich is a **** drummer. so i told them to go listen to dyers eve and battery. :)

Yeah, but there's no denying that Lars is the biggest wank in the music industry. He can play though, I suppose. Personally, on a different genre, I totally went against Fall Out Boy when they became popular, I admit it. But they're **** anyway, so I guess it's not a good example.

[Kutsic]

Yeah, but there's no denying that Lars is the biggest wank in the music industry. He can play though, I suppose. Personally, on a different genre, I totally went against Fall Out Boy when they became popular, I admit it. But they're **** anyway, so I guess it's not a good example.

Haha Fall Out Boy has always been a mystery to me. Sure, they can make some damn catchy songs, I'll even admit there's about 3 I actually like...but, honestly, has anyone ever seen them live? I saw them at Warped Tour two years ago and Jesus Christ do they suck. I figured it might've just been that performance, but everytime I hear them play live, they butcher any song they've ever written. It will always confuse me as to how they amassed such a large audience when they can't play their own damn songs.

On another note tho, their drummer actually isn't too bad.

[darthrick10]

Yeah, but there's no denying that Lars is the biggest wank in the music industry. He can play though, I suppose. Personally, on a different genre, I totally went against Fall Out Boy when they became popular, I admit it. But they're **** anyway, so I guess it's not a good example.

ha yeah lars is a wank lol but he can play

[FalseReality]

Check out some of Travis Barker's solos. You can download em on LimeWire or see em on youtube. I know a lot of his stuff with Blink was your usual punk, but his solo work is great.

[blackmarketpanda]

Buddy Rich, B*tch!!
lol sorry but he's awesome
Gene Hoglan - Slayer, Dark Angel, Strapping Young Lad, and will play drums on Dethklok's Dethalbum
Dave Mackintosh - DragonForce
Vinnie Paul - Pantera, Damageplan, Hell Yeah

[drummingrobot]

For the best rock drummers, i'd go with:
1) Danny Carey - Tool (frickin amazing, really tasteful, plus he can really blow you away if he needs to [46 &2, Ticks and Leeches,])
2) Gene Hoglan - Strapping, Dark angel, Death (he's just the king of metal, amazing speed and precision, check out his work on Death's "Symbolic" album)
3) Tomas Haake - Meshuggah (he's got speed and his patterns are amazingly syncopated, i can't even keep track of all the polyrythms he uses)
4) Martin Lopez - Opeth (overlooked by a lot of people, he can groove like a motherf***** and can still bust out heavy double bass)
5) Gavin Harrison - Porcupine Tree (skill-wise probably the most amazing drummer on this list, but i'm not a huge fan of his style [his dvd's blow me away])

[JudasHendrix]

Normally I'm the kind of guy who throws up a bit in his mouth at an extended drum solo, but Dio did a show a few years back where during "Gypsy" (or "Tarot Woman", I can't remember) the drummer just went ape**** for like five minutes. It was pretty awesome.

[kindmortal]

I'd have to stay lars ulrich in the master of puppets album.

[Killerzarequiet]

but id have to say something by Slipknot


my favorite is joeys drum solo on he vertical spinning pentagram
now that was cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp_PJrPgpk8

[TheTogfather]

Going way, way back, the extended drum solo during Inagodadavida, by Iron Butterfly has always been a favorite of mine. I've never verified it, but I've always heard rumors that when they played live he would hold a 40oz upright clenched in his teeth during the solo, and after he finished the first one, someone from the band would switch it out for a second one...

dunno if it's true, but it sounds cool

Other than that, Danny Carey...best. drummer. ever.

[Rev0lver]

something i think is worth mentioning...

i will pay $100 to anybody who can do the drum rythm in a perfect circle's cover of "let's have a war"

[WingsOfSteel]

Moby Dick's drum solos - John Bonham of Led Zeppelin

[army_of_me]

I Want To Hold Your Hand- Ringo Star....

Kidding. I've always liked Cream's drum parts.

BUT.... (hear me out)... It's not a drum solo but I think the changes and the fills are great.

The Pipettes song 'Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me'. Now this is a British pop group with a 60's sound. IT IS NOT ROCK. Keep and open mind and listen to the drums on this song they are great.

The drums ARE good on their stuff. I also like the beat on "Pull Shapes". I wonder who's the drummer to thank.

[Tendoza]

I think the thread creator got his list from here:

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_drumperf.html

[Phiromos]

DarthRick10 thanks for sticking up for Ringo...he really is a Great Drummer...he just never got a chance to shine because of the era of music he played in..the 60's...if he was in the 80's hed have great drum solos as well...but in the 60's it was all about phycadellic or mellow guitar and voice music...which Paul McCartney and John Lennon did great...but ringo is a very good drummer..and not a half bad singer either

[iamever777]

The guys on this thread talking about popular music make me want to cry. Slipknot has 0 talent kids, sorry to burst your bubble. The reason they are liked is because they drive a fan base of ohio kids that know nothing better. Real drumming, and I hate to say this, is pretty dead at the moment. Metal focuses more on guitar work than anything, the drums can be great, but they will go unheard if a guitarist is lacking.

Slipknot will always be bad.
Tool is bad. They are terrible live, thats 1/2 a legendary band.

[DIEGOROBOT26]

Neil Peart owns all you can bow down to him and his huge drum set.

[Raider87]

Neil Peart owns all you can bow down to him and his huge drum set.

That's a shocker.... but I think Dave Lombardo is a kick ass drummer

[Varsps]

Gavin Harrison from Porcupine Tree, check out Anesthatize from Fear of a Blank Planet

just pure class

[fried_blowney]

Neil Peart.

That is all.

[RiffMeister]

Any JOHN "HENRY" BONHAM performance is Greatness.

And also try for Drum Solos:

"Into The Fire" -- Harry Nillson

"Inna Gadda Da Vida" -- Iron Butterfly

"Carry That Weight" -- The Beatles

I like of Alex Van Halen's licks with the original VH, notably:

"Everybody Wants Some"
I'll get to others later.. someday..

[Coldplayer]

I don't know about the old days but some of the best drummers today are definitely:

Travis Barker (blink-182,+44) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8SqFhqUiC4) (listen to the last minute of the song "Lost Without You")
Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-S0qJS9mG4) (Mew)
Matt Tong (Bloc Party) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R6S5CJWlco&mode=related&search=)

[karlkaza]

Okay there is a thread for greates guitar solo so what about greatest drum performance? As a drummer there nothing i love more than a drum solo :)

well this is my top 10:

1. Moby Dick - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Toad - Ginger Baker (Cream)
3. Ticks And Leeches - Danny Carey (Tool)
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Michael Giles (King Crimson)
5. La Villa Strangiato - Neil Peart (Rush)
6. Erotomania - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
7. Cobwebs And Strange - Keith Moon (The Who)
8. Tarkus - Carl Palmer (ELP)
9. Hot For Teacher - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
10. Heart Of The Sunrise - Bill Bruford (Yes)
wat about travis barker and the song, "I'm Lost Without You"? hmm....

[LavatoryLoveMachine]

Okay there is a thread for greates guitar solo so what about greatest drum performance? As a drummer there nothing i love more than a drum solo :)

well this is my top 10:

1. Moby Dick - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Toad - Ginger Baker (Cream)
3. Ticks And Leeches - Danny Carey (Tool)
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Michael Giles (King Crimson)
5. La Villa Strangiato - Neil Peart (Rush)
6. Erotomania - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
7. Cobwebs And Strange - Keith Moon (The Who)
8. Tarkus - Carl Palmer (ELP)
9. Hot For Teacher - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
10. Heart Of The Sunrise - Bill Bruford (Yes)

I would say the whole Nightfall in Middle Earth album has kick ass drumming. I mean Omen is just an amazing drummer. This album has the most interesting rythmms Ive heard.

Also, theres an amazing cymbal and drum solo in the Manowar Achilles song...

[p0pachery]

I've always liked the drum solo from Inna Gadda Davida, but as dar as the best drummer in my opinion, Brain from Primus is pretty efin' awesome.

[darthrick10]

these are some of my fav drummers and in my opinion their greatest performance

Neil Peart - La Villa Strangiato
Dave Lombardo - War Ensemble
Tommy Aldridge - Dallas Warhead
Bill Ward - Rat Salad
Nicko McBrain - Where Eagles Dare
Vinnie Paul - Revolution Is My Name
Alex Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
Lars Ulrich - Dyers Eve
Brann Dailor - Crusher Destroyer
Joey Jordison - People = ****
Jack Irons - In My Tree
Mike Bordin - Midlife Crisis
John Dolmayan - Chop Suey
Brad Wilk - Renegades Of Funk
Matt Sorum - You Could Be Mine
Scott Travis - Painkiller

[WingsOfSteel]

Neil Peart - Rush - 2112
Ginger Baker - Cream - White Room
Keith Moon - The Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
Phil Ehart - Kansas - Belexes
John Bonham - Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick
Alex Van Halen - Van Halen - Hot for Teacher
Ringo Starr - The Beatles - Rain
Phil Collins - George Harrison - Art of Dying
Ron Wilson - The Surfaris - Wipe Out

[SplinterMech]

Dave Lombardo from Slayer is probably one of my favorite drummers. War Ensemble and Angel of Death just have some kick ass drums, and they sound awesome live.

[TheDude_01]

Ginger Baker - Cream - White Room
Keith Moon - The Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere


While these are good performances, I would have chosen the Live version of Crossroads for Ginger Baker and Heaven And Hell live version from the Isle of Wight festival for Keith Moon.

[A_Perfect_TOOL]

Danny Carey - Triad

[vtjustinb]

Although there are plenty of talented ones, I don't generally acknowledge most death/speed metal drummers. I think a lot of that style of music really comes down to physical strength and chops, which is note-worthy but not really that musical.

I've always been very impressed with Danny Carrey. Not only is he really tasteful and technical, but he's so clean and that isn't always easy to come by in drummers. Other standouts are Neil Peart from Rush, Tim "Herb" Alexander from Primus, and Stewart Copeland of The Police.

The funk/jazz scene really has some of the world's most incredible drummers. Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers, Jack Dejohnette, Steve Gadd, Buddy Rich, and many more.

There was a concert that featured Weckl, Colaiuta, and Gadd on YouTube:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6b_nBM-V8

Some of the best drumming I've seen in forever. They're all true masters.

[Hoodman]

Moby Dick - John Bonham
Ticks and Leeches - Danny Carey
Toad - Ginger Baker
Some Neil Peart performance I have no idea which one(any of them are great)

[smokeverbs]

I'm going to take the easy way out and just say it's Anything John Bonham Ever Did With Zeppelin...

[AlterEgo]

Well, if we're talking live performances, Santana (http://youtube.com/watch?v=XnamP4-M9ko) should at least be up there.
Neil, Moon and Baker are great though.

[wayo_93]

If you haven't heard them especially if you like drums check out Dream Theater. Their drummer is just amazing, hell they are all together just really good at their instruments so I suggest to any of you who can look past lyrics to check them out.

[MetalHead99]

Lars Ulrich - Dyers Eve, Am I Evil, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black
Vinnie Paul- 13 steps to nowhere, drag the waters, cemetery gates,

[PhilCastro]

http://www.andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/neil_images/R30neil.jpg

[devo193]

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Fast forward to about 3 minutes 20 seconds into the video.

This solo owns all!!

[progROCKER]

If you haven't heard them especially if you like drums check out Dream Theater. Their drummer is just amazing, hell they are all together just really good at their instruments so I suggest to any of you who can look past lyrics to check them out.

I love when I meet other dream theater fans. The name of the drummer is mike portnoy, he and the other members of dream theater are in fact, gods.

But anyway, The best drums of all time are in lateralus by tool.

The time signatures change from 9/8 to 8/8 to 7/8 through ought the song. Lets see you play it.

[battle_axe_of_doom]

thomas haake can play that and add more changes in time signature

[AlterEgo]

How many of you guys are seriously educated in music? I'm not trying to start any flame wars, just curious.

[markmw]

Neil Peart easily kicks all the other drummers' asses. The other ones suck his dick like a popsicle...

[Hastyl3]

Geek USA by Smashing Pumpkins. Jimmy did a badass job on those drums.

[Qstrike]

as the guy above me a few posts said, Neil Peart is god
listen to anything Rush, and be amazed by his drumming (2112 especially imo....)

[KingofQUEEN48]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3569489258300618727&q=keep+yourself+alive&total=467&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Im surprised no one said Keep Yourself Alive (above) Roger Taylor, skip to 2:20 Just Amazing

[rebelace]

Pretty good list here. But what is starting to blow my mind is the double bass speed that is just getting ludicrous. As blood runs black has some crazy speed (to bad they fired there drummer in my opinion he made the band) and the new job for a cowboy cd has some pretty crazy double bass too.

[assmonkey]

Has anyone here ever heard Carter Beauford with The Dave Matthews Band. I am not a great fan of the music, but saw them live. This man can play the skins. He played an excellent solo during the show.

[battle_axe_of_doom]

Pretty good list here. But what is starting to blow my mind is the double bass speed that is just getting ludicrous. As blood runs black has some crazy speed (to bad they fired there drummer in my opinion he made the band) and the new job for a cowboy cd has some pretty crazy double bass too.

double bass is seriously the stupidest way to judge talent. oh and those bands suck

[caex12]

okay i realise that this is your opinion but Joey Jordison is recognised as one of the greatest rock drummers ever. and the fact that slipknot have 2 percusionists as well doesn't mean anything. they just add a strong back beat. they are like to the drummin as bass is to guitar. If u still dont believe me check out people = **** and duality, in my opinion the finest examples of slipknot drumming.

I've heard both songs, and the drumming was not anything special at all. One of the best rock drummers ever? PLEASE, he is an average drummer at best.

[clearGHOST]

My top favorite is Moby Dick- John Bonham

[Shredder]

Who Are You-The Who
Symptom of the Universe-Black Sabbath

[Atsumi]

Danny Carey and John Bonham are my favorites.

[trollhammer]

Mikkey Dee, guys, Mikkey Dee.

[guitaristbmh]

In a Gadda da vida - Iron Butterfly

Headless Cross - Black Sabbath (cozy powell)

[Raeiin]

3. Ticks And Leeches - Danny Carey (Tool)

This. I consider Danny Carey to be one of the great drummers EVAR.

Also, I don't know his name, but the drummer from Gojira is really good. That man can really move his feet.

Here are some videos you might want to check out that show how good these guys are:
Danny Carey(Tool) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVbFrl9wLBA
Gojira drummer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8L2bZVA2Jc

[DoctorSpaghetti]

ur aware that slipknot has a drummer and two percussionists and all of them combined (in my opinion) arent as good as avenged sevenfold...

ur aware that slipknot has a drummer and two percussionists and all of them combined (in my opinion) arent good
fixd


BUT.... (hear me out)... It's not a drum solo but I think the changes and the fills are great.

QFT, at least as far as actual application goes, though drum solos can be a good benchmark for skill.

Also Stephen Perkins' drum solo at Guitar Center's Drum off was something to behold: http://youtube.com/watch?v=B02Q5qqereI

[Tuljmyrskyt]

I'm guilty of not paying much attention to the drums in songs. However, there are a couple performances which have stood out in my mind.

I watched a live Godsmack performance a couple years ago where the lead singer, Sully Erna, got behind the drums and did a sort of 'drum duet' with their current drummer, and it sounded amazing. (Note: I am NOT a fan of Godsmack, I just thought this performance was neat)

Also, Blind Guardian encorporated some fantastic, driving drum beats on their "Night at the Opera" album using a specialised double-kick bass drum. The speed and intensity of the drum felt almost primal, and nonetheless AWESOME.

[DoctorSpaghetti]

I'm guilty of not paying much attention to the drums in songs.

Thats very understandable. With the way that music today is mixed, they usually push the drums way to the back, where they bring guitar and vocals way to the front. A great example of how music used to be mixed would be pretty much any album by The Roots (its hip-hop, but not the "is that you fiddy" hip-hop they push on MTV, so don't be put off). The way its mixed may have something to do with the fact that the producer is also the drummer in the group, ?uestlove ;)

The drum parts aren't always the most lively, but you can actually hear what the fills and such really can contribute to songs. ?uestlove is also an awesome drummer and producer in general.

[ManOwaR]

Hmm.

Manowar - Triumph of Steel - Achilles there is a drum part that owns.

Kiss - Alive II - God of Thunder. i always liked that song. Also liked Carr Jam.

Many many metallica dub base songs that were great!

[Swamp_child179]

i cant believe no one has mentioned zach hill from Hella.
dude is ridiculous. look up hella biblical violence on youtube. its insane

[Eastern-Eagles]

I'm surprised only one person has mentioned Jimmy Chamberlain so far. He's my favorite drummer. Siva and I Am One are my two favorite songs for drums, although Won't Get Fooled Again by the Who and anything by Rush are up there as well.

The single greatest rock drum performance I have ever seen was Neil Peart's solo when I saw Rush live last August. It was ridiculous.

[Mournblade77]

?uestlove is also an awesome drummer and producer in general.

Yes he is, the Roots in general don't get the respect they deserve. If you ever have a chance to see them live, do. They put on one of the best shows I have ever seen in any genre.

I've seen enough love for the greats in the genre (Bohnam, Moon, Baker, Pert & Star) so I'm gonna throw out Mitch Mitchell from The Jimi Hendrix Expreience. He was a fantastically talented drummer that was overshadowed by playing with the patron saint of guitar.

[caex12]

Stian Lindaas Kristoffersen is an excellent drummer, one of the best I've ever seen live.

[Spankyboy0710]

9. Hot For Teacher - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)


You realize that aside from this song, the beginning of Jamie's Cryin' and the fills on Drop Dead Legs, Alex's drums are among the most boring out there. I believe that was by design, however. Eddie was clearly the showpiece not to be intruded upon by anyone else on stage.

[MrGrieves]

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[Eclegg]

Tommy Lee - Motley Crue
is a great drummer, he even played them upside down.

[battle_axe_of_doom]

^ lol <JJJJJJJJJJJJ>

[BULB_MLG]

don't know his name but the drummer for Gojira, supposed to be the fastest drummer in the world

[battle_axe_of_doom]

as much as i like gojira i can't help it but to say this

FASTEST =/= BEST

[xizorhutt]

moby dick led zepplin

[Scarlet_Fire]

mickey hart and bill kreutzmann are awesome on Dancin' In the Streets and the beginning of Not Fade Away. but nothing comes close to moby dick and toad, quality stuff their man.

[Oblong]

Neil Peart is my personal Lord of Drums. Seen them 5 times in concert and always find myself focusing on his performance, and that's with Alex and Geddy who can more than hold their own.

I also really like the drumming of Chad Smith for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he may not be considered a "great" but I love his style.

[Tender-Surrender]

I like how he took the list from a different website, but I agree with that website, so I agree with you!

[kleners]

ur aware that slipknot has a drummer and two percussionists and all of them combined (in my opinion) arent as good as avenged sevenfold...


Joey from Slipknot...Korn is one of the best drum performances ive ever seen in concert.

As for your crack on the other percussionist. if you were to listen to slipknot or see them live... which i see you havent. they produce little for the music. they are more side drums and backing vocals. they are a monkey show. there drums are on springs and they just bounce around the whole time like they are kids at a playground.

and ive seen Avenged live and have thier new cd...... yea not impressed.

[Ron_Sly]

Hands down John Bohnam in Moby Dick

[caex12]

Joey from Slipknot...Korn is one of the best drum performances ive ever seen in concert.

As for your crack on the other percussionist. if you were to listen to slipknot or see them live... which i see you havent. they produce little for the music. they are more side drums and backing vocals. they are a monkey show. there drums are on springs and they just bounce around the whole time like they are kids at a playground.

and ive seen Avenged live and have thier new cd...... yea not impressed.

Neither Joey, nor the drummer for Korn, are great drummers. Korn's drummer sucks, and Joey is not all that good.

[kleners]

haha no joey is drumming for korn now. that was the refrence.

[SRButton]

Tommy Lee - Motley Crue
is a great drummer, he even played them upside down.

Please....the only good set that Tommy ever got on was Pamala's.....( o Y o )
and I believe he played them upside down also.

Best solo ever.....
John Bonham - Moby Dick
No contest.....Bonham was ahead of his time.

[Flea_funk]

I like Moon the best. Hes a ****ing monster. Then Chad Smith of the Chilis (eats drums for breakfast lol), Bonham (obviously), and Neil Peart (again, obviously).

[starkukraine]

Anything by John Bohnam, Keith Moon, Bill Bruford(YES), Billy Cobham, Tim Alexander, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, Danny Carey, Dave Grohl and Jon Theodore.

[SlivedCupWinner]

it is my humble opinion that among these other fine drummers that Phil Collins deserves mention. chuckle if you like, but go youtube him and decide yourself. plus, he can sing lead while he drums, that's impressive in and of itself.

[starkukraine]

Dude Stevie Wonder owns Phil Collins... Check out youtube for Stevie on drums too.

[SlivedCupWinner]

well played. I rather enjoyed the stevie clip.

[taylor198]

john bonham playing moby dick
keith moon on summertime blues

[jonnyp1077]

Dudes, where the F is Charlie Benante on your lists???

Caught in a Mosh MotherF'ers!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Muffin_Man]

I'm kind of jumping in the middle of the whole conversation here, but I've always had one drum performance in the forefront of my mind for something like this. It's not necessarily the best, but it'd ahve been awesome to see. At some point in 1977 Led Zeppelin was in Los Angeles and Keith Moon of The Who (who was apparently friends with most of Zeppelin, Jones, Page and he had worked with Jeff Beck in the past) came on stage and playing in Bonham's place. Later (either that night or the next, I forget) Moon and Bonham played together on a few songs. I'm not sure if they had two kits or or they switched off or what. The only pics I've seen are of Bonham watching Moon and the bootleg I heard (which is amazing) is Moon playing with the rest of Zeppelin.

But yeah, thats got to rank up there as one of the greatest stadium drumming events of all time. At least I think so.

Oh. And I'm willing to except any and all flack for this, but I've always thought Buddy Rich was one of the greatest drummers ever.

[abasketfullofpuppies]

The guys on this thread talking about popular music make me want to cry. Slipknot has 0 talent kids, sorry to burst your bubble. The reason they are liked is because they drive a fan base of ohio kids that know nothing better. Real drumming, and I hate to say this, is pretty dead at the moment. Metal focuses more on guitar work than anything, the drums can be great, but they will go unheard if a guitarist is lacking.

Slipknot will always be bad.
Tool is bad. They are terrible live, thats 1/2 a legendary band.

actually joey is pretty damn talented. if you google "slipknot drum solo" you will probably see what i mean. and as for tool sucking live? i thought they were awesome. not too many bands these days try to go for more than playing their most popular songs jammed together. tool goes for an approach more in line with old school Psychedelic. the experience as a whole is more important than whether they play all the most downloaded songs off itunes.