Love Peart and Rush...but Bill Bruford with King Crimson was doing as much inventive percussion and odd time signatures as anyone.
Wow, only one Bruford mention in almost 60 responses. He was always my favorite, from early Yes to UK to King Crimson, filling in live with Genesis and in his own Earthworks band. Saw him a number of times with his Bruins logo a-shirt. Talk about your odd beats, I could hear him doing three hits with one hand, coordinated with four hits on the other hand and six with his foot....amaaazing!