Top 5 drummers

heckler73 · May 25, 2015

Excuse me... but what about Mean Gene Hoglan?

Glaucoma · May 25, 2015

bu$hleaguer said:
Pearl jam fan here but Matt Cameron is in your top 5 all time? And bonham isnt? I'm stunned. Matt's with the band for the most part because he can play 3 hour shows 20 times a year for long tours year after year but he's about as creative as a rock. He's a machine, yes, but don't expect anything interesting from him. All his tempo is 4/4 and the rhythm never changes.

Bonham is a free space, and LOL on Cameron's time signatures. You are confusing him for Phill Rudd from ACDC.

Glaucoma · May 25, 2015

panhead said:
Keith Moon & John Bonahm were both jokes

GASP! How dare you, sir?!

Call them what you will, but there is no denying their influence!

torontoke · May 25, 2015

Technically ginger baker was the best ever but people dont like bringing him up lol

Eric clapton laughs at bonham and moon compared to him on the documentary

Glaucoma · May 25, 2015

torontoke said:
Technically ginger baker was the best ever but people dont like bringing him up lol

Eric clapton laughs at bonham and moon compared to him on the documentary

Ginger is a madman for sure! I saw that doc on him, too. Great stuff.

RestOnSundays · May 26, 2015

How can you guys not have The Rev up there with the top 5? He out drums any of these guys if not is equal to them. Even mike portnoy said it. And he's a good talented man. Drummers mentioned are great. Some even beyond great, but don't tell me Jimmy isn't in the top 5. Travis barker? Come on, this thread should be called, drummers. Not top 5.

Abiqua · May 26, 2015

Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich
dude from Iron butterfly [no love for this Bonham clone?}
Stuart Townsend
drummer from Crass
[honorable mention: Dale Crover:...too many Melvins shows been slogged to, not too.....

my recent plays
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Jimmyjonestoo · May 26, 2015

1.joey jordison
2.the rev
3.joey jordison
4. The rev
5. Joey jordison and the rev.

RestOnSundays · May 26, 2015

Finally. Haha

hondagrower420 · May 26, 2015

RestOnSundays said:
How can you guys not have The Rev up there with the top 5? He out drums any of these guys if not is equal to them. Even mike portnoy said it. And he's a good talented man. Drummers mentioned are great. Some even beyond great, but don't tell me Jimmy isn't in the top 5. Travis barker? Come on, this thread should be called, drummers. Not top 5.

Check my list I didn't know his name but he's on there. These guys are old darts. John Bonham. Haha. Maybe 40 years ago.

Most these guys are half past dead. Haha

RestOnSundays · May 26, 2015

hondagrower420 said:
Check my list I didn't know his name but he's on there. These guys are old darts. John Bonham. Haha. Maybe 40 years ago.

Most these guys are half past dead. Haha

I see. Well The Rev is not here anymore, but his Drum talent is never forgotten. He's a beast and anyone who disagrees needs to hear the STST Album and also the WTF album, their early days.
Yeah, old drummers, but still decent and have places as good drummers. Dude, Dave Grohl over Travis Barker any day. Haha. Travis Barker is Great With Blink though, anything else Is okay. I liked the song he did with Kid Cudi and Steve Aoki. :bigjoint:

bu$hleaguer · May 26, 2015

Glaucoma said:
Bonham is a free space, and LOL on Cameron's time signatures. You are confusing him for Phill Rudd from ACDC.

No, no confusion unfortunately. I've seen him too many times to count now with Pearl Jam and gotta say I'm a way bigger fan of Jack Irons and what he did with the band. No Code is def their most intricate percussion album. Most pj fans don't like him very much either. I do def think he's much better with soundgarden, but I don't like Chris Cornell too much so it's tough for me to like Cameron that much either

Glaucoma · May 26, 2015

bu$hleaguer said:
No, no confusion unfortunately. I've seen him too many times to count now with Pearl Jam and gotta say I'm a way bigger fan of Jack Irons and what he did with the band. No Code is def their most intricate percussion album. Most pj fans don't like him very much either. I do def think he's much better with soundgarden, but I don't like Chris Cornell too much so it's tough for me to like Cameron that much either

Well, I can't speak as to his contributions with PJ, (not a fan) but dude is amazing with SG. Their time signature switches are just crazy, and he has an uncanny ability to make odd time sound like straight time when he wants to..

""Outshined" is in 7/4, "My Wave" is in 5/4 and 4/4, "He Didn't" is in 5/4 and 6/4, "Black Hole Sun" is in 4/4 and 9/8, "The Day I Tried to Live" is in 15/8 for its verses and switches to 4/4 for the second half of its choruses. "Fell on Black Days" and "Somewhere" are in 6/4, "Never the Machine Forever" and "Black Rain" are in 9/8, "Beyond the Wheel", "Get on the Snake" and "New Damage" are in 9/4, "Face Pollution" uses 9/8 and 6/4, "Rusty Cage" is in 4/4, 7/4, and 19/8, "Ugly Truth" is in 4/4 and 6/8, "Limo Wreck" alternates between 12/8, 15/8, 9/8, and 6/8, "Half" is in 5/8 with a measure of 11/16 before a 4/4 section, and "Spoonman" alternates between 7/4 verses and 4/4 choruses with a section in 6/4." - Soundgarden wiki page

I mean, seriously.. Who writes shit like that? And makes it sound good? Cameron, that's who!

rkymtnman · May 26, 2015

alex van halen? maybe not top 5 but top 20

leftyguitar · May 26, 2015

In no order:
a) Dave Grohl
b) Travis Barker
c) Ginger Baker
d) Buddy Rich
e) John Bonham

bu$hleaguer · May 26, 2015

Glaucoma said:
Well, I can't speak as to his contributions with PJ, (not a fan) but dude is amazing with SG. Their time signature switches are just crazy, and he has an uncanny ability to make odd time sound like straight time when he wants to..

""Outshined" is in 7/4, "My Wave" is in 5/4 and 4/4, "He Didn't" is in 5/4 and 6/4, "Black Hole Sun" is in 4/4 and 9/8, "The Day I Tried to Live" is in 15/8 for its verses and switches to 4/4 for the second half of its choruses. "Fell on Black Days" and "Somewhere" are in 6/4, "Never the Machine Forever" and "Black Rain" are in 9/8, "Beyond the Wheel", "Get on the Snake" and "New Damage" are in 9/4, "Face Pollution" uses 9/8 and 6/4, "Rusty Cage" is in 4/4, 7/4, and 19/8, "Ugly Truth" is in 4/4 and 6/8, "Limo Wreck" alternates between 12/8, 15/8, 9/8, and 6/8, "Half" is in 5/8 with a measure of 11/16 before a 4/4 section, and "Spoonman" alternates between 7/4 verses and 4/4 choruses with a section in 6/4." - Soundgarden wiki page

I mean, seriously.. Who writes shit like that? And makes it sound good? Cameron, that's who!

This is Matt being badass at his best though I feel: