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Saturday Fun Favourite Drummers

fegs

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Ok Just for fun, who's your favourite drummer and why?

(Bit of a theme occurring here)

Note I said favourite not best!

We're not necessarily looking for technical prowess here, they may well just be cool as ........ any reason will do!

Or they may well be your fave because they're masters of their craft?

Here's mine in no particular order, and like all good lists this may well be different tomorrow


  • Clem burke - Blondie (Check his drumming on "Dreaming")
  • John Maher - Buzzcocks (One of the best of his era IMHO,cites Clem Burke as his main influence)
  • Kev Bales - Spiritualized (He's my mate, great bloke, great drummer)
  • Rat Scabies - The Damned (One of the best I've seen live)
  • Topper Headon - The Clash (The best thing that happened to The Clash)
  • Tony Allen - Fela Kuti , The Good, The Bad & The Queen (Afrobeat Legend)
  • Janet Weiss - Sleater Kinney (ferocious, physical brilliant rock drummer)
  • Dave Grohl - Nirvana (I've seen him live in three different bands, he's one of the best)
  • Donald Johnson - A Certain Ratio (This man oozes talent)
  • Stephen Morris -Joy Division, NO (Incredible precise timing)

Ok, let's hear yours
 
No particular order my top 5

Neal Peart. Rush. Subdivions on air drums is amazing but he did like a solo
Ian Mosely. Marillion the infills on Fugazi etc live just blew me away and no drum solos
Dr Avalanche/ Pandora Sisters/Ghostdance. Got to love a drum machine it made their sound
Budgie. Loved in the banshees but with John Grant great
Phil Collins Genesis. Loved the early stuff forget the vocals.

pS forgot Bill Brufford such a maestro. King Crimson and YES

Ciao
 
Michael Shrieve (just love the Woodstock Soul Sacrifice video!).
 
Moe Tucker.

:D
Damn, you beat me to it. OK, Meg White. And Animal from the Muppet Show. And Elvin and Dannie of course, both of whom were not only cool but great. Oh, and whoever was the original butt of the ‘only have to punch the information in once’ joke.
 
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Jon Hiseman - Technically dazzling, but also sooo musical.
Michael Giles - Because ... well, Schizoid Man!
Mark Guiliana - Avishai Cohen Trio. Just listen.
Bill Bruford - Intelligent AND a drummer!
Jack DeJohnette - Because he understands how to integrate peerless drumming into an ensemble without overwhelming it.
ML
 


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