Pauline Villarreal, Neil Peart, Ginger Baker, Nick Mason and John Bonham.
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Pauline Villarreal, Neil Peart, Ginger Baker, Nick Mason and John Bonham.
My all time fav is Phil Rudd: yes, he plays 4/4; yes, he's never been eclectic. But try to play with THAT groove, intensity and precision and you'll soon know that "simple" is very different from "easy"!
Other I really look up to are Ian Paice, Barriemore Barlow, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Mikkey Dee, Jorg Michael, Uli Kusch and many many others.
Keith Moon
Buddy Rich
John Bonham
Mighty Max Weinberg (of the E Street Band)
Charlie Watts
Dallas 'Digger' Royall (Rose Tattoo)
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
Dave Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam)
Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave)
A lot of the above weren't necessarily technical wizzes, but play/played with a lot of feel.
Honorable mention:
Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones -- he more-or-less invented the rock drum riff)
Alex Van Halen
Keith Moon
Joey Jordison (Slipknot)
Craig Rosvear, Brad Heaney (Screaming Jets)
Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
Mitch Mitchell
Sheila E.
She's a total badass!!!! If you ever get a chance check out the video of her on David Letterman. Plays it like she means it
Overall (in no particular order):
Buddy Rich
Neil Peart
John Bonham
Ian Paice
Gene Krupa
Metal (no particular order)
Dave Lombardo
Charlie Benante
Tom Hunting
Nick Menza
Nico McBrain
Overall (in no particular order):
Buddy Rich
Neil Peart
John Bonham
Ian Paice
Gene Krupa
Metal (no particular order)
Dave Lombardo
Charlie Benante
Tom Hunting
Nick Menza
Nico McBrain
Nice list indeed. All of them gave something great to music. I maybe would have left Hunting out (sorry Tom!) and mentioned someone like Mikkey Dee.
Alex Van Halen
Tommy Lee
Keith Moon
Phil Collins
Rat Scabies
Bam
Razzle
tbc
Yes, two in my list are from the same band, but for different reasons - one for his unique style, one for the unity he brought to the band.
No5 I'll have to think about, tempting to go for either Ringo Star or Tommy Ramone, both for the same reason - they played for the song.
Neil Peart
Mike Portnoy
John Fred Young
Alex Van Halen
Taylor Hawkins (rest in peace)
Neal Peart
Antichristian -- Tsjuder/Nattverd
Horn -- Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
Dominator -- Dark Funeral
Frost -- 1319
Dave Lombardo --Slayer