Hey, Bass, Who's Your Favorite Drummer?

#21
David Garabaldi
Stewart Copeland
Carter Beauford
Bill Bruford
Tony Williams
Mitch Mitchell
Clyde Stubblefield
Bernard Purdie
Michael Giles
Narada Michael Walden
Ian Paice
Bill Ward
Al Bouchard
Danny Carey
Carl Palmer
Pip Pyle
Christian Vander
Steve Gadd
Kim Plainfield
Vinnie Coliauta
Dave Weckl
Mike Clark
Alex Cline
Trilok Gurtu
Bill Berg
Jack DeJohnette
 
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As if they'd have me, Ringo and Charlie Watts. I'd have been in over my head instantly, but the late Jeff Porcaro just stands out in my mind: Whenever the word 'drummer' flashes across the grey matter, he's always the first I think of. Then Kenny Aronoff.

And I've always been a Kenny Jones fan: He got the short end of the stick getting drafted to replace the late Keith Moon. They wanted him as he wasn't like Keith, then canned him as he wasn't like Keith. Go figure.
 
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I saw Bill Bruford live once with his jazz quartet. It was the most stunning display of complete and total limb independence I've ever seen. He had a mirror image set; the same drums and cymbals stretching out to both sides with a snare and cable driven high-hat in the middle. He would change sticks, hands, feet, whatever and whenever he felt like it and made it look effortless. I even got him to sign my Fragile CD cover after the show. My favorite "current" drummer would have to be Gavin Harrison. If you don't know the name, look him up. IMHO he's the best. Honorable mention to my son who can even cop some of those Gavin Harrison parts and cut his teeth on The Beatles. (He's also an awesome keyboardist...dad likes to brag on him :D:thumbsup::cool:)
 
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christle said:
In no particular order:

Neil Peart: Rush - supernatural drummer
Matt Abts: Gov’t Mule - incredible drummer with a great feel
Frank Beard: ZZ Top - great feel and creates a solid foundation for their music.
Vinnie Appice: various band. - much to this guy and quite versatile
Gil Moore: Triumph - aside from fantastic playing and great feel the man is an amazing vocalist.

There are more but those are the ones that caught my imagination. I played drums before I switched to bass at 15 and these were some of my drum heroes.
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I forgot about Gil Moore. His drumming in Lay It On The Line was one of my favorites back then...
 
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#39
In no order...

Neftali Santiago
Bill Bruford
Mike Clarke
Brian Blade
Will Kennedy
Larnell Lewis
Playing with someone like this, who plays the song, with confidence, patience, finesse, power and isn't trying to stuff the prverbial ten pounds into a five pound bag is what's it's all about for me.
 
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