I concentrate on bass drum work a lot. One of my all-time favorites.Like him better than Joey Kramer. No one has come close to that since, and I dont think anybody ever will. It was actually a joke by Jasper Carrott. (Blink-182 showstopper Travis Barker concisely summed up his appeal: "I've always liked Dennis Chambers, he's real flashy.") He was on SO many great jazz albums in the 50s and 60sdont think I saw Philly Joe Jones name on the list either. No. Ringo fucking sucks and if u think he is number 1 then u definitely dont shit about music. I like Roger Taylor, original sound, perfect for his band. And among the Metal dummers, Ingo Schwichtenberg (former Helloween drummer, who died in 1995, one of the greatest Metal drummer in the late 80s), Les Binks (Judas Priests drummer in the late 70s, almost developped modern Metal drumming), Scott Travis (actual Judas Priests drummer), Scott Colombus (former ManOwaR drummer, who died in 2011, he had a unique sound), Ricardo Confessori (former Angra, Shaaman) and Jason Rullo (Symphony X) are absolute beasts too. Michael agree with you bud. 1968, wow you all do get excited lol Pretty much agree with the list, although the omission of Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) and Richie Hayward (Little Feat) is reprehensible. Smith is known for his explosive solos and intricate timekeeping. Then there is my personal favourite, Mr BJ Wilson. First of all, if you are universally known by one name nay, one syllable you know youve made it. Stevie Wonder is an amazing drummer. They saw The Dave Clark Five, said Andrew Loog Oldham, manager of The Rolling Stones. The jazz list would be twice as long. How is it possible to rank people in a Top 50 list if you dont even know the names of all the nominees or heard their body of work? and Dave Grohl in #9? Doesnt singing ability count?? Jackson's seismic rumble also drove sessions led by John Zorn and Bill Laswell, and reached peak extremity in Last Exit, a take-no-prisoners punk-jazz quartet featuring Laswell, saxophonist Peter Brtzmann and guitarist Sonny Sharrock. I am very surprised to see Krupa and Porcaro so low. Morello became well-versed in playing unusual time signatures, and his drum solo on Brubecks signature track, Take Five, is a masterclass in playing in 5/4 time. Check out: Flip, After establishing his reputation as the house drummer for The Grand Old Opry, Buddy Harmon helped define the Nashville sound, becoming one of the most influential country music musicians of the 20th Century. Yes, he was insane, but a human metronome. Gordon went on to record with the likes of Randy Newman and Steely Dan, and became an unlikely figure in the rise of hip-hop once DJ Kool Herc started inspiring Bronx dancers with Gordon's drum break from the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache." Check out: Joes Garage, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, who was born on January 20, 1971, in Philadelphia, is known professionally as Questlove (which he styles as ?uestlove). This endlessly adaptable rhythmic pattern was the pulse of a decade and is still omnipresent wherever dancers are getting down. Listening to Mitch Mitchell, especially the early stuff with Jimi Hendrix, is just fantastic, said the Queen drummer. Bassist Duff McKagan agreed: "Without his groove, we wouldn't have come up with a lot of those riffs," he told The Onion A.V. To which the Jim KeltnerJohn Cage hybrid would reply, "I'm there to serve the songs. Thats total bs .he is hands down the best drummer in the universe im quitting this page as of now kma people!!! 25 drum solos, fills, breaks and intros that everyone should know Amen to the mention Of Barriemore Barlow Mr.Gerry, indeed worthy of a top ten spot in my list as well. How about Billy Cobham, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Chester Thompson, to name a few? Gene Krupa. This listing has a very narrow focus and looks like it could be a top 50 drummers from Billboard Publication, that would explain everything. Roach was also the drummer in Dizzy Gillespies first big band and went on to make his own career as bandleader, forming a quintet with the young trumpeter Clifford Brown which is regarded as one of the finest small bands of the 20th Century. The best rock drummer Ive ever heard. comments and theys are like ,,,heuu wow we soupose to be brothers of drumming ,,,sad ,,,. Youve got Dave Grohl and Ringo but no Nick Mason? Eddie Bayers? Clyde Stubblefield is best known for his work with the "Godfather of Funk" James Brown. Ringo Starr should have been number one hands down!!! If best drummers of all time list includes drummers like Lars Ulrich and Meg White and omits drummers like Chester Thompson and Tomas Haake, and puts Ringo Starr to the top 20, the list is nothing but complete BS. He leaves a legacy of great drumming, including playing on Robert Palmers Addicted To Love and Madonnas Like A Virgin. JoJo Meyer? I mean, seriously, Sheila E ranked ahead of Billy Cobham??? Ouche. Adler, who was fired from the band in 1990, was replaced by technically advanced drummers like Matt Sorum and Frank Ferrer, but no one can properly capture his exuberant, whiskey-soaked, youth-gone-wild pulse. Most overated drummer of all time. How can you have Phil Collins on the list and NOT Chester Thompson? Check out: Thunder Road, Chico Hamilton took part in the first recordings by The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, representative of a career of experimentation. Even that will be challenged however, musical greats regardless of era. The thing about all 4 of these guys is, no one has ever been able to emulate their feel. You can play the same notes, but you cant imitate their Touch, sound & Feel, at all. Weinberg was a steady-handed pro schooled in the pits of Broadway shows: in other words, the complete opposite of Cream's wild-man drummer. But hes not #22. Songwriter, singer, producer OK. Levon Helm. If The Beatles ever looked over their shoulders, it was not the Stones they saw. Not sure. Never miss a post, plus grab this free guide (instant download). He is the best ever in my opinion. Ringo Starr no. Lars Ulrich is allegedly better than Art Blakey? He said his main influence was Gene Krupa. Sometimes I dont even hear a place for drums on a song. KEN !!! I would have put don brewer on here and the one drummer that nobody seemed to mention at all was paul t riddle from the marshall tucker band his drum rolls are legend!! The most recent addition to this list and one of the most powerful drumming movies of all time is 2019's Sound of Metal. And the only reason everyone makes such a big deal about Buddy Rich was because he did a lot of television. Deserves much higher place. By the time he joined the Ohio Players in 1974, the group already been kicking around for a decade and a half, but their streak of dance hits for Mercury Records was just beginning. Subjective.Im talking rock n rolljust keep time and bang the s**t out of the skins like punks three greatest drummers : Rat Scabies,Clem Burke and Martin Chambers.Can you tell that Keith Moon is my favorite rock drummer?Where is Mason,Fleetwood,Kramer,Bun E.,Capaldi,K Jones, Slade,Henley,Beard,Kramer, and many more Id rather listen to than Ulrich,Grohl,Travis Barker,Meg White and on principle Phil Collins !!! You are wrong about Ringo Discover the best female drummers of all time. I hope this list of short rockstars has inspired (or at least entertained) you. TOP 20 ACOUSTIC GUITAR INTROS OF ALL TIME 2.000 DRUMMERS ON THE BEACH - FOUR HORIZONS (CONCERT VIDEO) 5.9M views Neil Peart's Ultimate Drum Solo | Letterman 5 months ago Best Drummer Ever. Still, in the drumming community, she is widely popular as one of the best female drummers worldwide. In 2015, Errico told Rolling Stone that at their height, playing with the Family Stone "made my hair stand up, where that stage lifted off like a 747 and flew." Guns N' Roses' landmark debut, Appetite for Destruction, gets much of its swagger from the tense yet swinging beats of Steven Adler, the band's energetically goofy drummer. "Women aren't often allowed to be animals. The Oklahoma-born musician started out as a jazz drummer but went on to play on thousands of records of all types, including John Lennons Imagine and both Traveling Wilburys albums. Honorable mention: Johnnie Bolin of Black Oak Arkansas, The Tommy Bolin Band and DVC. Ask any of those other of the living 50 on that list and see what they have to say about the original drummer from Chicago Transit Authority!!!! Once the band made him the lead singer, and changed their name to the Famous Flames, fame was inevitable. He has been knighted by the Danish government. He doesn't mean that as an insult. But to say one is best is to miss so much of what the art of drumming is all about. Hes also released a limited amount of solo guitar work. 53 Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Although Bono has been made fun of for his accolades and activism, the fact is he is an amazing person. He is, however, best known for playing with the British prog rock bands Porcupine Tree and King Crimson. You could say that French bandleader Christian Vander is among the top drummers not principally known first and foremost for drumming. In the mid-70s, he also scored three hits with tracks featuring his trademark thumping style. His devotion and toughness were pretty impressive too: A 1984 Rolling Stone feature described a show opening for the Rolling Stones where Alex played the entire with his hand broken in four places. Shrieve, born on July 6, 1949, was the original drummer for Santana and played on the first eight albums by the seminal group. Over the past 40 years, Smith has played with such diverse artists as Michael Brecker, Ahmad Jamal, Bryan Adams, Mariah Carey and Savage Garden. He said he also loved jazz and based his tuning on the model of Gene Krupa. Why did I look at this list it is ludicrously stupid I must say,that best this, best that, is nothing more than BS. He was one of the first drummers to combine jazz, funk and rock. It was ironic that George Martin didnt allow Ringo to play on the first recording sessions he made with the band, and used a replacement. He has also played with Bob Dylan, Bee Gees, Linda Ronstadt and Simon & Garfunkel. Nearly ubiquitous reggae drummer Lowell Fillmore Dunbar played with everyone and, due to how frequently his riddims have been sampled, is quite possibly the world's most recorded musician. Skin to get the flavor of his style. As well as being a pioneering female rock drummer, she broke ground with her standing position, minimalist kit and preference for mallets over sticks. >>>> MATT !!! I am not a drummer. Not on the list is an exaggeration as is the top twenty let alone where he ended up. ( pink Floyd. I dont know if number one, but he should be for sure! Absolutely deafening on a simple four-piece kit, completely locked in when fans are falling over his gear, he's a study of extremes that you can dance to and the unofficialambassador for a generation oftrailblazing 21st-century avant-rock percussionists that includes Zach Hill (Death Grips, Hella) and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof). I can play circles around him. As usual, the person or persons who do these ratings, I firmly disagree with. Excellent mention. Appice also wrote the acclaimed book The Realistic Rock Drum Method, which sold nearly half a million copies. NIGEL OLSSON??!!! Chalie Watts 31. The list is bunk. Check out: Haunting the Chapel, Stewart Copeland has been an accomplished producer and composer of soundtracks for movies and television, but he will always be remembered as the drummer for The Police, who achieved worldwide fame and chart-topping albums through the mid-80s (watch him talk to uDiscover about his time with the band). "She was the antithesis of a modern drummer. "When youre playing with loops, the loop is really the drummer," John Stanier said in a 2011 interview, speaking to the high-tech approach favored by his band Battles. Their 1960 hit Apache was No.1 in the UK charts for six weeks and helped established the group as one of the most important bands of the early 60s. The list starts here (look him up). I think moon should have taken the cake he was a Mitch better performer than bonham it also feels like moon had a tighter sound. Check out: Jumpin At The Woodside, Elvin Jones was a renowned member of The John Coltrane Quartet. But lets talk about today:Antonio Sanchez,Terry Lynn Carrington,etc. Fontana was renowned for his power, speed and steadiness. Most great bands are far bigger than the sum of the individuals in them. In the words of John Lennon, he isnt even the best drummer in the Beatles. Ian Paice at 16. Shed kick most of these drummers arses! I saw a drum-off between Krupa Torme and Buddy Rich and Torme blew both of them off the stage. I did not mean to sound harsh toward Ringo Starr but there was and STILL IS a lot more going on in music than the Beetles then or some of the pop crap played on the airways today.