Comments on: Who is the best drummer in the world? http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/ Information and resources for music teachers specifically about percussion, percussion instruments and Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sammy http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-9179 Sammy Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:07:30 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-9179 Very simple reason that many drummers would choose Heavy Metal Rock Drumming over Intricate Jazz Drumming? The answer. No hard complex patterns to worry about. Just like Fast Food at the take out window. You choose Rock Heavy metal drumming or Fusion drumming you sell yourself short. Make it easy dont spend money on good drums just buy garbage can lids for cymbals go to the grocers and get empty boxes Cardboard Prefered and there you have it. You can Pound and sound like the trash man . But one thing you must do is get tatoos and rings in your ears . Dont worry about studying serious drumming skills. Just play very loud and you will be a great noise maker. Very simple reason that many drummers would choose Heavy Metal Rock Drumming over Intricate Jazz Drumming? The answer. No hard complex patterns to worry about. Just like Fast Food at the take out window. You choose Rock Heavy metal drumming or Fusion drumming you sell yourself short. Make it easy dont spend money on good drums just buy garbage can lids for cymbals go to the grocers and get empty boxes Cardboard Prefered and there you have it. You can Pound and sound like the trash man . But one thing you must do is get tatoos and rings in your ears . Dont worry about studying serious drumming skills. Just play very loud and you will be a great noise maker.

]]> By: Johnny G http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-8717 Johnny G Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:26:23 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-8717 Messed around with umpteen drum styles heavy metal drummers and so called new wave drummers. Guess What? I discovered Buddy Rich on video and there is no stopping trying to figure out how this man could play so great? I dig Buddy Rich so much because of his sound his ideas and mainly because every bar and every measure of music he plays is difficult and amazing. If you listen to the drummers today and whats happening today its pretty much the same old noise over and over and the same old cymbals playing easy mickey mouse patterns. Buddy Rich set the standards of great drumming by playing his style with no one being able to duplicate him. The way you evaluate the Buddy Rich Greatness is really quite simple. Watch any one of his videos and then try to compare Buddy Rich to whats out there today? No one can come close to his superior drumming. Buddy Rich Messed around with umpteen drum styles heavy metal drummers and so called new wave drummers. Guess What? I discovered Buddy Rich on video and there is no stopping trying to figure out how this man could play so great? I dig Buddy Rich so much because of his sound his ideas and mainly because every bar and every measure of music he plays is difficult and amazing. If you listen to the drummers today and whats happening today its pretty much the same old noise over and over and the same old cymbals playing easy mickey mouse patterns. Buddy Rich set the standards of great drumming by playing his style with no one being able to duplicate him. The way you evaluate the Buddy Rich Greatness is really quite simple. Watch any one of his videos and then try to compare Buddy Rich to whats out there today? No one can come close to his superior drumming. Buddy Rich

]]> By: Ian http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-8617 Ian Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:39 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-8617 There is a difference between "best" and "influential". This is the same linguistic conundrum that Rolling Stone had in their "Greatest Guitar Players of All Time" where Eddie Van Halen ended up 70th out of 100, several orders of magnitude behind Kurt effin' Cobain, Jack friggin' White and Keith "where's the heroin" Richards. Buddy Rich is by far the most "influential" when you ask most of the other drummers on the list provided. Every drummer, including the amazing but very arrogant Tony Williams would admit had Buddy decided to be a plumber... they'd probably also be plumbers. There is a difference between “best” and “influential”. This is the same linguistic conundrum that Rolling Stone had in their “Greatest Guitar Players of All Time” where Eddie Van Halen ended up 70th out of 100, several orders of magnitude behind Kurt effin’ Cobain, Jack friggin’ White and Keith “where’s the heroin” Richards.

Buddy Rich is by far the most “influential” when you ask most of the other drummers on the list provided. Every drummer, including the amazing but very arrogant Tony Williams would admit had Buddy decided to be a plumber… they’d probably also be plumbers.

]]> By: Alex http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-7937 Alex Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:53:17 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-7937 The year is 2010 and nothing has really happened to the drum world? You still have guys getting behind drum kits grip sticking playing so loud and sloppy and surrounding them selves with tons of tom toms and double bass drums and forty to fity cymbals and even a gong behind them? Lots of drums and layers and layers of noise. So whats a serious drummer to do? Turn back and listen to the Master Drummer Buddy Rich. So here we go again back to the basics and back to the Best Drummer who ever Drew Breath. Buddy Rich. over said and done Buddy Rich. The year is 2010 and nothing has really happened to the drum world? You still have guys getting behind drum kits grip sticking playing so loud and sloppy and surrounding them selves with tons of tom toms and double bass drums and forty to fity cymbals and even a gong behind them? Lots of drums and layers and layers of noise. So whats a serious drummer to do? Turn back and listen to the Master Drummer Buddy Rich. So here we go again back to the basics and back to the Best Drummer who ever Drew Breath. Buddy Rich. over said and done Buddy Rich.

]]> By: Brutal Truth http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-7392 Brutal Truth Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:03:47 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-7392 I see lots of Buddy Rich fans here...so am I. Now, take everything Buddy has, then add ambidextrous ability (including reverse traditional grips),wicked double bass chops, photographic memory sight reading at the highest level, perfect pitch vocal ability, world-class arranging/composing ability for ANY contemporary platform good enough to teach at ANY prestigious music schools - yes, he could've easily arranged any chart for Buddy's band or Phil Collins or Steely Dan or Clapton or Michael Jackson or ANYBODY...and you get a sick, twisted, freak called CLYDE CONNOR. I see lots of Buddy Rich fans here…so am I. Now, take everything Buddy has, then add ambidextrous ability (including reverse traditional grips),wicked double bass chops, photographic memory sight reading at the highest level, perfect pitch vocal ability, world-class arranging/composing ability for ANY contemporary platform good enough to teach at ANY prestigious music schools – yes, he could’ve easily arranged any chart for Buddy’s band or Phil Collins or Steely Dan or Clapton or Michael Jackson or ANYBODY…and you get a sick, twisted, freak called CLYDE CONNOR.

]]> By: Chuck Laper http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-7387 Chuck Laper Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:51:23 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-7387 The number one drummer was, is, and always will be Buddy Rich....followed by Louis Bellson, Ed Shaughnessy, Buddy Miles, Chubby Jackson, Sonny Payne, and for his talent and musical ideas of drumming...Shelly Manne The number one drummer was, is, and always will be Buddy Rich….followed by Louis Bellson, Ed Shaughnessy, Buddy Miles, Chubby Jackson, Sonny Payne, and for his talent and musical ideas of drumming…Shelly Manne

]]> By: Lukw http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-7212 Lukw Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:04:02 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-7212 erm tommy aldridge he is the best.... erm tommy aldridge he is the best….

]]> By: Johnny http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-6623 Johnny Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:28:41 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-6623 Will Champion is. U fools!!! Will Champion is. U fools!!!

]]> By: Christopher Thomas http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-6299 Christopher Thomas Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:08:35 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-6299 Tony Royster Jr. is the best new drummer alive!!! Tony Royster Jr. is the best new drummer alive!!!

]]> By: svengali http://percussioneducationonline.com/2008/07/best-drummer-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-6257 svengali Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:40:13 +0000 http://percussioneducationonline.com/?p=80#comment-6257 1.Neil Peart 2.Buddy Rich 3.Mike Portnoy 4.John Bonham 5.Keith Moon 6.Thomas Lang 7.Stewart Copeland 8.Mitch Mitchell 9.Joey Jordason 10.Clyde Stubblefield (I am just a guitarist).. 1.Neil Peart
2.Buddy Rich
3.Mike Portnoy
4.John Bonham
5.Keith Moon
6.Thomas Lang
7.Stewart Copeland
8.Mitch Mitchell
9.Joey Jordason
10.Clyde Stubblefield (I am just a guitarist)..

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