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Does Trilok Gurtu count?

 

Percussion is a *really* wide field. There are much more intersitng percussionists than Trilok (IMHO) around. I could start droning on about Arab percussion if anyone is interested... Not forgetting the West African drum bands, "Nilotic" percussion (a fusion of African and Arab IMO), Latin American (where Europe meets Africa meets Inca...), Japanese, Indonesian, Korean, Chinese, Irish, New Orleans...

 

John Bonham could piss on everyones fire

 

Yeah dave but what's he like at drumming

 

Not much I can add to Joel and Ian's list for jazz drummers, but Jaki Liebizeit is the rock drummer, so far ahead of the field it is actually scary.

Tony.

 

Im not really knoweldgable on what makes a good drummer.

Am suprised no-one has mentioned Art Blakey though?

 

So am I !

Gene Krupa anyone ?

 

Art blakey is one of my favourites, but just feel Peart has it all, timing, groove, syncopation, and it's effortless, have a look at the new live in rio cd, extra disc has umpteen view thingy just so you don't miss anything, mesmerising his solos are not boring so that even non drummers like them, FWIW Peart is first and foremost a jazz man and BR is his hero, there styles are quite similar, the man is a drumming god, not familiar with all the jazz drummers mentioned as my tatse lie mainly up to now in rock, but Peart is the best I have heard, by a long long way, and when he plays jazz stuff, he would surprise a lot of you jazz fans, his timing is sublime and he is so musical as a drummer, bear in mind that Rush don't have a seperate percussionist, and do very little overdubs (if any the odd track but never more than one/album, and thats usually keyboards), his recognition problem is that a lot of people don't like Geddy Lee as a singer and so don't listen much to rush and he does very little other stuff.

Peart is the best, you're all deaf if you disagree, I've been taking lessons from James and I'm right and you are all wrong

EDIT think i mentioned Krupa, but I prefer Buddy, more energy, ian paice is another pretty good rock drummer, have also heard mel gaynor in the studio and he is metronomic in his timing, good but not one of the greats.

 

He's very good, no question. Can I add Robert Wyatt (his drumming on those early Soft Machine records is fantastic, one of those things that makes you glad to be alive), and, top of the Greatest Female Drummers Ever list, Mo Tucker, The Human Metronome.

I also think Ringo is underrated, I love his drumming. Wish he wouldn't try to sing though.

-- Ian

 

I've seen Rush live,and Peart was great,but he doesn't project a personality from the stage,unlike say Cozy Powell did.

 

No he is a rather private man, he just lets his drumming do the talking, way better than CP IMHO, Rush are great live have seen them a few times over the years, but unfortunately I will be on business this year when they will be here, bas**rd

 

I remember when I was young loving the track ''spirit of radio'' (what a riff at the beginning!)..

I then bought the live (ish) album 'exit stage left' and I realised that the above track was a one-off for me, I really didnt like them.

 

You may like their stuff better from grace under pressure through to roll the bones. OTOH maybe you just don't like them, most that don't find that Geddy lee's falsetto voice gets on their tits.

 

Spirit Of The Radio made me cry............................TOTP had Pams People dancing to it,my sisters just took the piss for weeks (i was well into them at the time)

great album though Permanent Waves

ps Bytor and the Snowdog,how many bands are that creative nowadays?

 

HAHA Saab watched TOTP, ah ya fu**** girl no wonder they were laughing.

No bands today that creative, whole side of 2112, whole side of hemispheres, pure class, Neil Peart was into Ayn Rand at the time, his lyrics are something else.

 

twat!! I was watching it because Rush were on! although I never watched it again

oh,and I was only 15

 

And that's supposed to be a good thing??!!!!

-- Ian

 

<snigger>

 

If you're looking for technical excellence look no further than Dave Weckl. He's pretty much widely accepted amongst drummers as being one of the tightest and most technically flawless drummers ever. If ever a drummer deserved the title of "Mr Metronome" (in the best sense) then Dave is it. Used to play with such greats as Chick Corea.

Check out a video clip:

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/DaveWeckl.html


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