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Who is Rock 'n' Roll's greatest drummer?
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"Bang," "crash," and "thwonk"...
These are just some of the many sounds rock drummers contribute to their medium. The best, though, elevate the genre even further, gently supporting the rest of the act until it's time for the thunder to shine.
But... Here's the thing. We want to know your opinions. Who do you think is the greatest drummer in rock music history? Is it someone old? Someone new? Someone... right in the middle between old and new? We'll let you decide. Just expect to back up your opinions in the comments section, especially if you select "Other."
We want to hear from you!
(Rock not your thing? We've thrown in two drummers from outside that genre who fit into the MeTV world!)
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Who is rock music's greatest drummer?
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Who is Rock 'n' Roll's greatest drummer?
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Rick Allen Of Def Leopard. 💪🏻
Buddy Rich hands down. Of course I'm a drummer know what I'm talking about. And he was primarily a jazz drummer. They should have put Karen Carpenter on this list too, because she was really good.
Mick Fleetwood?
0% He's a Rolling Stone.
Peart is,indeed,very talented as self taught. But there are some really talented musicians: Levon Helm,Rich,and Krupa were great jazz guys.Charlie Watts was a great "time" drummer steady beat and also had jazz influence.
Buddy was kinda rocknroll. Mostly big band 'jazz'.. But he and Gene Krupa...supreme.
30%. Oh freaking well. Bonham without question. Most underrated... Ringo.
I picked Benny Benjamin, 0% similar. I’m really surprised the Rush drummer is leading!
What band did B.B. drum for?
It said he was a session drummer at Motown.
My oversight. I didn't notice
Dale Dobak...
What band did D.D. drum for?
Here's some great drummers who were not on the list: Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) Sandy West (The Runaways)
Many consider Hal Blaine the greatest, although he was a session drummer (among the famed "Wrecking Crew") and not a member of any one group.
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Neil Peart of Rush. End of story. Move on.
Question: Do you pronounce "Peart"
1) Peert
2) Pert
3) Part
1) Peert
2) Pert
3) Part
2) Pert. Remember If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
I pronounce it "Pert" also.
I’m going with #2.
Me too: "Pert"
I asked because years ago I read an article about Rush. It said Peart "rhymes with 'heart' ".
And on a radio program, they pronounced it "Peert".
People speak English differently, so I thought I would survey the Neil Peart fans here.
I asked because years ago I read an article about Rush. It said Peart "rhymes with 'heart' ".
And on a radio program, they pronounced it "Peert".
People speak English differently, so I thought I would survey the Neil Peart fans here.
Buddy Rich was NOT a rock drummer !!! Stupid !!! John Bonham the king of rock drummers hands down !!
100%
I didn’t see Don Henley of the Eagles listed.
Neal peart rip
Jughead from The Archie's 🤣🤣🤣
This is rich! How about Chris Partridge.
Jeremy or Brian? Lol
Brian, he seemed like a nice kid.
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Both of them in the band at the same tine, kind of like The Dead, The Allmans, The Doobies.....
0% similar.
Took me about 1 second to click on Stewart Copeland of The Police.
The nuances he added to the music and his originality when he played was just phenomenal.
Watch ANY video of Stewart Copeland playing... live, recorded, early years, recent... doesn't matter. He's the best, IMO. Stewart wouldn't say that, so I had to. Stewart would just say that he "bangs on s**t."
No, no he doesn't. He adds a whole lot more to it than that.
Took me about 1 second to click on Stewart Copeland of The Police.
The nuances he added to the music and his originality when he played was just phenomenal.
Watch ANY video of Stewart Copeland playing... live, recorded, early years, recent... doesn't matter. He's the best, IMO. Stewart wouldn't say that, so I had to. Stewart would just say that he "bangs on s**t."
No, no he doesn't. He adds a whole lot more to it than that.
So true ! The police would have been just another band without Copeland and whatever Sting says he knows Copeland was the heart of that band !
Not to downplay Sting's talents with songwriting, playing bass, and singing; while Andy was in another world with his guitar playing(Stewart had once said that he marveled at the sounds that Andy was able to come up with with his guitar), but yeah, I can't imagine The Police's sound without Stewart's drumming.
Once again Zip, I think your right on with your assessment.
Why is Carl Palmer (from Emerson Lake & Palmer) not on the list!? FIRST!!!
Then comes Neil Peart and Buddy Rich.
Then comes Neil Peart and Buddy Rich.
Buddy Rich should NOT be on this list !! He was a JAZZ drummer and it’s an insult to the rock guys to have him here ! Then Billy Cobham should be on the list !
Gene Krupa is there too.
I was going to say that also, Cobham was great.