For me it's Joey Jordison. What about all of you?

I think Travis from Blink 182 is pretty sweet.
i know he's not as big as others, but just seeing him live all pumped up and playing was an experience.

Yanni's drummer - Charlie Adams...dorkish, I know. But he is soooo awesome!



I don't care how creepy he looks.

steve jocs from sum 41, he is great

then i would say travis barker from blink and +44

to me drummers from punk bands are the best =]

Bela B. from the german band "die Ärzte"(well translateable as "The Doc's")..he is great in singin' and playing the drums same time...

oh and second is the drummer of gwar(jzmac da gusha i guess)..wow..he is so a nice guy..

As I like jazz, drummers like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich top this list for me, or would if they weren't dead. Krupa because he could make drums sound truly musical and Rich because he was so fast yet so clean in his technique...brilliant.

I also like a guy called Ray Cooper who is more a percussionist and not "just a drummer". Whenever there is some huge concert for somebody with a large ensemble of 'big' name musicians from the past, Eric Claton etc, there in the background, on the drums, banging a gong or some other instrument that requires hitting, is Ray Cooper. As for the new breed of drummer, I just don't always trust that they are as good as they sound, music synthesis has come a long way very quickly and I'm extremely cynical, I'm sure many are truly excellent but I suspect that quite a few couldn't keep time with a metronome strapped to their head.

zoltan

Bev Bevan of Electric Light Orchestra:















There's also Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, I always liked his sound.

And Bill Ward of Black Sabbath, Ian Paice of Deep Purple (two of the greatest drummers ever IMO), and Bill Bruford of Yes.

Too bad Blink and Sum41 aren't punk... Though, I guess Sum41 is more punk than Blink. Old old OLLLD A Fire Inside is more punk than both combined, though, from what I have heard of them.

I am not sure who's my favourite drummer, but the drummer from Spastic Ink/Demons & Wizards is pretty sick.

TRAVIS FROM BLINK 182 LOL

Sum 41 and Blink isn't punk??now i'm really dizzy what the word 'punk' mean >.<

Dr. Chud! Or...ROBO...Or...Joey Jordison.

Uhh, no, they're not. The Who, Sex Pistols, Misfits, Ramones are some of the well known old punk bands. Sum 41 and Blink are just poprock crap bands. Nothing punk about them. Or check out Leftover Crack (punk/ska). Skyclad is also more punk than either of those bands (though they're punk/heavy metal/irish folk).

definently tre cool. (green days drummer)
i just love his style. idn somethin about him. green day has been around for a long time actually
and i dont think people give them the respect for that so yeah,. tre cool. fav.

Buddy Rich, Neil Pert, ummm...drummer from Dream Theater...there's probably more but I can't think of any right now.....OOOH!!! Ryland Steen from Reel Big Fish, he's a good drummer, not great but he is a great guy.

sum 41 and blink are punk, there new punk tho

i.e old punk is political , but new punk is just random stuff cos they have nothing else to relly write about



annddd...although i like her...avril lavigne is not ... and NEVER will be ... punk

Uhh... no. Punk isn't only lyrical, it's also about the instruments. It IS music afterall. And they are not punk musically. It's pop-rock. Period.

carter beauford from dave matthews band..

also phil collins and c. thompson.

i took this picture when genesis preform in amsterdam, they are super awsome

John Bonham from Led Zeppelin! Listen to the track moby dick off of "II"...crazy drum solo

I used to really get offended when people would say Blink and Sum 41 where punk, because I grew up listening to the old punk like Dead Kennedys, Sub Hum Ans, Crass, etc.

It seemed to have so much more meaning (not saying the new stuff doesn't have meaning) Im just saying that punk was a mindset...not just music, clothing, spikes, and mohawks...but now I don't really care what it's called, I guess the guitar (all power chords) are similar. I do however get mad when people refer to Avril as punk...explain to me what is punk about her?

The drummer from the conan obrien show. anyone who wears a suit to drum is truly the master lol.

really i like travis from blink also. i saw him in his new band plus44 at a fallout boy concert. they played a blink song which was pretty cool.

You mean Max Weinburg?

Mike Portnoy.


Easily one of the best drummers alive.
Seeing his drum equipment makes my testicles drop to the floor and his technique makes my head explode into rainbow and candy.


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Edit: I know not everyone will agree with me, but I just can't understand the hype about Joe Jordison. I'm not a drummer, but I consider myself to have some basic knowledge and I don't find his older and recent work to be neither interesting nor astoundingly skillful.

ya i always thought he was pretty funny. not to sure if hes a good drummer or not though

Travis Barker of +44

Marquis Marky (Coroner)
Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
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lots of other metal drummers.

To me it's Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal)

Shannon Larkin, from Godsmack and Another Animal.

He's awesome...

well...i like travis and portnoy

If I have to choose, I would say Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre).. He's one of the best progressive metal drummers i've known.. I like his playing style, and gotta love his awesome Siamese Monster kit..

Also probably Longineu W. Parsons III (Yellowcard) and The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold) =T

Has to be Travis barker man =D.. no doubt about it..

travis is i find one of the best, but the COOLEST to see in a show is chris dangerous of the hives

Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden has to be the best drummer alive. Period. i know of no one else in rock who can do the bass pedal as fast and technical as he can. Listen to "Where Eagles Dare" and tell me he's not a god. He uses one base pedal to do double bass beats, and his hits is huge. Most drummers just use it for show, but not nicko. He Plays the whole fucking set, gong and all. Also, he doesn't play straight beats to the song (I.e: Along with the base beat for beat), so it allows the chance for the greatest Bass player ever (Steve Harris) to be heard, as well as giving a complementary backbone to the Bass.

Nicko McBrain (2004)

Mine has to be Mike Portnoy. He plays probably the biggest drum kit I've ever seen.

Chris Adler from Lamb of God (Not so much the band although I think they're ok), Danny Carey from tool, and Mike Bordon from Faith No More.

Brann Dailor is incredible despite his over-usage of snare fills.

Bill Bruford will always be incredible though his work with King Crimson is probably his best.

Jordison, Barker, and Cool are kinda hacks.

And I'd get all high and mighty about punk if I didn't think it'd just devolve into a meaningless argument.

Mike Portnoy of DT

seeing his technique make me shock

Dave McClain of Machine Head is pretty amazing, his drumming is complex and fast and he keeps it up for ages. The stamina and skill required is immense. The same goes for Children of Bodom drummer Jaska Raatikainen and In Flames' Daniel Svensson.
As much as I love Metallica, Lars Ulrich isn't one of my favourite drummers (apart from him being a bit of a bastard his drumming isn't insanely amazing) but I've got to say he can keep time very well.

idk...too many to choose!

I don't really know the names of drummers, but i remember seeing ?uestlove live in a Roots concert and that blew me away.

Now... Joey Jordison from Slipknot, he is just a god.

(Past) Keith Moon from the Who & (Modern) Jerome Dillon Of Nine Inch Nails.

i`ll take joey jordison from Slipknot at any time ... go find his drum solo over inet and u`ll see why

this guy has played for almost all the major rock bands such as Metallica and Korn

I would have to take Keith Moon. I know that might not be too original, but he was the best.

Phil collins - Genesis

Same as thread starter, Joey Jordison.
and
Trym and HellHammer, cant forget those black metal drummers

Lars Ulrich(Metallica)

Tommy Lee(Motley Crue)

Phil Collins(Genisis)

i hate his singing but the drums are good

i would have to say Merlin Showalter from a local band greenlanders. my friend's brother is the bassist, and they are really talented. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=20527520
he is pretty crazy on stage, and they are totally badass. check out their song 'where'd the music go?'

(sorry if this seems like a plug, we like to try and get the word out)

For me it's Yoshiki Hayashi

mitch micthell, ginger baker, elvin jones, and art blakey...tehres a lot more but yea..and punk was word for people who played at cbgb's originally. It became a cultural thing shortly after. Original punk bands are definitley sex pistols dead kennedys, original heart breakers, neon boys....lots more

For me is
The Rev "Jimmy" Salivan of Avenged Sevenfold
and Travis from Trivium

I was going through the posts wondering when someone was going to mention him. ?uestlove is one of the most versatile drummers I've ever gotten an opportunity to hear. He can play any genre, anything he hears, or just go freestyle at the drop of a hat with or without a vocalist and never break a sweat.

If you haven't noticed.. I'm a fan.