tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post8349750728859022926..comments2024-01-09T08:37:11.232-06:00Comments on Glam-Racket: The Bakers Dozen Greatest Rock Drummers Of All TimeTodd Totalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08985141400507835685noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-29985472965449355662010-08-23T01:58:00.626-05:002010-08-23T01:58:00.626-05:00Glam-Racket - your list and 28 other best-of drumm...Glam-Racket - your list and 28 other best-of drummer lists have been consolidated into an aggregate list by DavesMusicDatabase.com. Check it out on the Dave's Music Database Facebook page in the Notes section at http://www.facebook.com/davesmusicdatabaseDave Whitakerhttp://www.facebook.com/davesmusicdatabasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-89108565151882624832010-01-27T22:21:54.219-06:002010-01-27T22:21:54.219-06:00Dave Lombardo, Nicko McBrain?Dave Lombardo, Nicko McBrain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-13704526173695566622010-01-27T04:07:49.298-06:002010-01-27T04:07:49.298-06:00- Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in The Be...- Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles--that was Paul--but he is the luckiest drummer who ever lived.<br /><br />- Dude, I'm not going to add to the Phil Rudd bashing except to say that I agree with the dissenters within the context of this list. <br /><br />- Not impressed w/Alex Van Halen, Jimmy Chamberlain, or Carl Palmer? Really?<br /><br />- Conversely, who is actually impressed by the limited abilities of Nick Mason or the graceless, plodding overkill of Matt Sorum?<br /><br />FWIW: My all-time faves are Bill Bruford--leaving out the greatest prog-rock drummer ever is a criminal blunder on your part, my friend--Stewart Copeland, and Dave Grohl, in that order.Kiko Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853638809350064933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-62934116693635099502008-11-15T14:01:00.000-06:002008-11-15T14:01:00.000-06:00Nice list except that John Bonham absoutely belong...Nice list except that John Bonham absoutely belongs at the top of any list of greatest rock drummers. I love Moonie, but Bonham remains in a class by himself. Bonham had a unique combination of phenomenal power and speed, combined with an ocean deep groove and unfailing timing. Million's of drummers are still trying to recreate the Bonham magic, ie Paul Bunyan stomping on the Grand Canyon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-330762926672110312008-06-09T22:00:00.000-05:002008-06-09T22:00:00.000-05:00You got me so worked up that I spelled "your" as "...You got me so worked up that I spelled "your" as "you're." Anyway, I think that's the brilliance of Phil Rudd. If you look at what he could have done with AC/DC, think about how differently the band would have sounded. And I don't mean in a good way. He was smart enough to lay off the fills, move the power chords forward, and let the brothers run the roost. Consider those that aped AC/DC and, aside from the guitar tones and chord phrasing, what is the second most common thing that is lifted: Rudd's drumming strategy of less is more. <BR/>And don't discount <I>Back In Black</I> either. Mutt Lange is notorious for spending months with drummers, getting the right bass drum sound and making sure every beat is metronome perfect. He's used click tracks on nearly every drummer he's worked with except Rudd. <I>BnB</I> was recorded and mixed and ready for delivery in two months. There's an art to timekeeping, and it's easy to sit here and to claim that anyone with three months worth of practice can do it. Actually being able to is entirely different.Todd Totalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985141400507835685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-67826669252344655842008-06-08T22:55:00.000-05:002008-06-08T22:55:00.000-05:00Yes you have to know when not to play. You also h...Yes you have to know when not to play. You also have to know when to play. The drummer should complement the music at all times, and great drummers find ways to do this in unique and innovative ways (Neil Peart). Laying down a snare on 2 and 4 on every song is usually enough to keep the beat of a song. But it is not the sign of a great drummer, let along top 10 all time.I Ain't No Russianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044584686370431303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-49680584454661125342008-06-08T21:30:00.000-05:002008-06-08T21:30:00.000-05:00Part of being a great drummer is knowing when not ...Part of being a great drummer is knowing when not to play. None of your own choices are going to be able to say that they propelled an album that sold over 25 million copies....Well unless you're picking Don Henley of course. Point being, Rudd is awesome enough to know what his role in the dynamics is. "Name a drummer who can't nail a 2/4 rock beat who's been playing for more than 3 months?" Scroll up and check out the digs on Herweg. There's you're answer.Todd Totalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985141400507835685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-76106212681358824802008-06-08T12:02:00.000-05:002008-06-08T12:02:00.000-05:00This list is seriously laughable for one reason an...This list is seriously laughable for one reason and one reason only. Phil Rudd is on it. You talk about him nailing Back in Black on the first take. Show me anyone who's been playing the drums for more than 3 months who CAN'T be perfect playing a standard 2-4 rock beat. Subtle? The only way he could be more subtle would be to stop playing altogether. Get a clue.I Ain't No Russianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044584686370431303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-29768625384346455742008-03-06T16:36:00.000-06:002008-03-06T16:36:00.000-06:00No Peter Criss in your Baker's Dozen renders your ...No Peter Criss in your Baker's Dozen renders your list invalid and virtually meaningless. He inspired literally dozens of kids in the 1970's to take up the skins and have you ever heard one of his drum solo's?!?!?! I'm guessing not. Please pick up a copy, if you can find one, of KISS Alive or KISS Alive II to hear the master at work. Goodness gracious, his very first solo was so fantastic that he never had to improve upon it and was therefore able to concentrate on writing the song that really captured the hearts of junior high schoolers everywhere in the 70's - BETH! Name me one other drummer on your so-called "list" that wrote anything near that classic. Let me stop you before you blurt out "Toad" or "Moby Dick" They can't compare! Get it! I can also recommend Peter's 1978 solo masterpiece. Please try to find it on 8-track for the highest fidelity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-29496500913720670332008-03-05T17:26:00.000-06:002008-03-05T17:26:00.000-06:00Herwig is part of the reason why I did the list! H...Herwig is part of the reason why I did the list! He makes Meg White look like Neil Peart.<BR/>And before the booze took over, Keith Moon was one handsome fuck.Todd Totalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985141400507835685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-61514546764468655342008-03-05T16:45:00.000-06:002008-03-05T16:45:00.000-06:00You forgot Bryan Herweg of Pelican. Nope! I couldn...You forgot Bryan Herweg of Pelican. Nope! I couldn't type it with a straight face. Seriously Steve Smith (Journey) should have been an honorable mention. Otherwise the list is spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-83555284065974887842008-03-04T10:08:00.000-06:002008-03-04T10:08:00.000-06:00I don't care how dead he is, I will always be in l...I don't care how dead he is, I will always be in love with Keith Moon. I've gotten a lot better about not dating drummers in general, though.Churlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018288474865559384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26208080.post-11129731687399444272008-03-03T22:08:00.000-06:002008-03-03T22:08:00.000-06:00Straight-up agree with all yr choices, but you mis...Straight-up agree with all yr choices, but you missed a big one: Al Jackson, Jr. That tight, soulful rhythm on every Booker T. & the MG's song? My man Al. The heartbeat behind 95% of Stax's classic era hits? None other. And that great drumming on a bunch of Al Green classics? Need I speak the man's name again? Brothers and sisters, I gotta testify; Al Jackson was the king of the fatback groove.DJMurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341294795686430221noreply@blogger.com