As big a fan of Peart as I am...he isn't top 3...top 5 yes. Buddy Rich is the greatest that has ever lived and that is just a fact. Bonham was a giant and he too deserves a top 5 nod but #1? No.
So many great drummers out there.
My top 10 is
1. Buddy Rich 2. Billy Cobham 3. Dennis Chambers 4. Neil Peart 5. John Bonham 6. Mike Portnoy 7. Carter Beauford 8. Marvin Smitty Smith 9. Danny Carey 10. Vinnie Paul
Bill Bruford
Billy Cobham
Terry Bozzio
Just wondering - where would you put Gene Krupa on that list?
I’ve been listening to a lot of Benny Goodman lately.
Gene Krupa, Tony Williams, Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham. Hell, since about 1950 till his death whoever Miles had playing at the time rates ahead of most of these guys.
Bonham? That’s just sad.
Lame. If they put Ringo Starr on that list they might as well put Fleetwood Mac’s drummer too. And however Phil Collins may have ruined Genesis as a singer / songwriter, he’s still a helluva drummer.
Ginger Baker is pretty funny too. Awful drummer.
Chick Webb, "The daddy of them all".
-Buddy Rich
Say what you will about his schmaltzy pop songs, but Phil Collins should be in the Top Five.
How about Sandy Nelson???
That turkey could never even do a decent drum roll! I suppose he did have rhythm though........
Agreed. Buddy puts everyone on this list to shame. Peart would be the first to admit it. Buddy is the only deceased drummer that is still spoken of in the present tense: “I love it when Buddy plays on the bottom of the high hat.” or “I love Buddy’s single stroke rolls. He’s so much faster than anyone else.”. He was a freak of nature the likes of which will never be seen again.
Neil Peart not #1 = list is horsesh*t
Vinnie Colaiuta is the greatest drummer who ever lived. Terry Anybody who ever played with him will tell you so...Bozzio will too.
Bill Bruford should be in the top 10. Steve Gadd too.
Done in one take.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGmB7Jksl5k
I could think of a bunch more drummers better than their list.
...and many more
"He's one of the most amazing sight-readers that ever existed on the instrument. One day we were in a Frank rehearsal, this was early '80s, and Frank brought in this piece of music called "Mo 'N Herb's Vacation." Just unbelievably complex. All the drums were written out, just like "The Black Page" except even more complex. There were these runs of like 17 over 3 and every drumhead is notated differently. And there were a whole bunch of people there, I think Bozzio was there. Vinnie had this piece of music on the stand to his right. To his left he had another music stand with a plate of sushi on it, okay? Now the tempo of the piece was very slow, like "The Black Page." And then the first riff came in, [mimics bizarre Zappa-esque drum rhythm patterns] with all these choking of cymbals, and hi-hat, ruffs, spinning of rototoms and all this crazy stuff. And I saw Vinnie reading this thing. Now, Vinnie has this habit of pushing his glasses up with the middle finger of his right hand. Well I saw him look at this one bar of music, it was the last bar of music on the page. He started to play it as he was turning the page with one hand, and then once the page was turned he continued playing the riff with his right hand, as he reached over with his left hand, grabbed a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth, continued the riff with his left hand and feet, pushed his glasses up, and then played the remaining part of the bar. It was the sickest thing I have ever seen. Frank threw his music up in the air. Bozzio turned around and walked away. I just started laughing."
Are these the same people who vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
If so, it is no wonder.
I always thought Neil Pert was better than Bonham. I have not heard of many of the others, and will yield to your selection. I do have a whole new selection of people I want to hear.
Speaking of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or what ever other list they want to throw out, since there is no “real” Rock bands left, when are they going to stop inducting bands?
Buddy Rich. And then everyone else.