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Neal. He did this on the daily, not as a one-off wonder-solo, and similarly on every live and recorded track.
Thanks; close thread.
Also, Steve Gadd's playing on the title song of Steely Dan's Aja album is hard to beat. The outtro is perfection.
For technical prowess, I don't think any of the rock&roll drummers can outdo Buddy Rich. Just about any song his band did contained an out-of-sight drum solo.
I would hate to be Neil’s roadie.
Check out this work from Mike Mangini with Dream Theater. My favorite drummer is Marco Minnemann Who plays with Guthrie Govan in the Aristocrats... but this solo by Mangini is simply mind-boggling:
Can’t tell the “greatest” but some enjoyable ones:
Santana —Mike Shrieve.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKcI2mcsueM
A normal day for Ginger Baker (Cream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EKaflXTzHw
Billy Cobham with Mahavishnu Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCWhLUtCVXc
I recall watching some video on the making of one of Peart’s drum kits. The drum builders had told him about some new piece of wood that came in and they had built a set out of it and asked if he wanted to see it.
He came in and started to play on it. Two hours later and they were closing up shop and he was still playing. They told him to lock up when he was done.
The guy had passion. RIP.
Not the greatest but for a “de-stress” moment here is an enjoyable featured drummer on rock radio:
The Ventures-—Wipeout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKG0p6Tv9Q
Carl Palmer. ELP and Asia
Iron Butterfly - In A Gada Da Vida
Dare I say...Kiss - 100,000 Years
Jan Gabarek Quartett - Beast of Komodo (I think!)
Dave Brubeck Quartett - Take Five
The great white whale has to be on any list
The opening to Rock and Roll by LZ
Enhanced from little Richard ditty keep a knocking
Well, your number one pick was going to be my only pick since I’ve never heard anyone who could come close to Neil Peart, so I think that question is settled.
Rush love here always is a tell for me
Fifties and northern
I was a hair before Rush
Not that Peart wasn’t top shelf rock drummer he sure was
Ginger Baker and Charlie are often regarded as journeymen drummers in general and greatly admired by peers
Rock or rock and roll was like an indulgence for them
Mitch Mitchell underrated
Levon Helm for how well he mixed singing in between setting or following the beat
Billy Cobham not a rock drummer per se was indeed an incredible drummer
Moonie for shall we say for being an independent drumming band member lol
My favorite drummer ever and highly underrated is Tommy Aldridge. He played with Whitesnake, Ozzy, but this 9 minute 1973 solo from his Black Oak days is my favorite solo of all time. It just contains it all and I love when he tosses the sticks and just goes wild.
All credit to Bonham, Peart, Ginger and others but this guy deserves some love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGI_nh133U
Dave Brubecks drummer in “Take Five”. First recorded in 1959 though.
Bird is the word - had a pretty good drum solo I think... I was friends with the drummer.
This isn’t a drum solo, nor is it very difficult or technical, but hey it sounds good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as1NcX31szs&t=14s
Bill Lordan with Gypsy (1970s Minneapolis band): “Tomorrow is the Last to Be Heard”: drum solo starts at 3:50.
https://sonichits.com/video/Gypsy_(USA)/Tomorrow_Is_The_Last_To_Be_Heard?track=1
Bill Kreutzman of the Grateful Dead drum solo “The Other One’’from The Fillmore East , April 1971.
Awesome.