Comments on: Our Ten Best- Episode 17: Classic Rock Drummers

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:18:02 +0000

It always blows my mind that Buddy Rich never gets the recognition he deserves. His bass drum prowess is second to no ones. Mitchell played well off of Hendrix in The Experience but Rich & Hendrix never gelled in Band Of Gypsies because they were both masters ahead of their time on their respective instruments.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:21:19 +0000

Moon great showman, great drummer, but not number 2.
Honarable mention perhaps. Way to sloopy, his timing is not the greatest either.

By: John

John — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:56:07 +0000

John Bonhan speed? Check Ian Paice one hand snare. He is twice the speed of Bonhan for sure.
Much faster, much more creative, much more virtuoso. Check Burn the main track. Bonhan could only seat, listen to it and contemplate.

By: ken

ken — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:39:03 +0000

Bonhan great drummer. However, he is up there because the Led Zepplin legend still lives on. It is like Hendricks. Their deaths made them immortals. There are better musicians than them. Nobody has the balls to to judge them against others. There are better drummers and better guitarists for sure, but is to cenvenient and to easy to put them always on top.

By: DennyB

DennyB — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:40:21 +0000

All GREAT drummers. However, the only drummers that have even a chance of topping Peart are Bonham and Moon. Peart is # 3 at worst and THE greatest living rock drummer of all time.

By: Glaze

Glaze — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:41:41 +0000

Ian Paice – the only one that swings (obviously I’m refering to his drumming)!

By: RealBigSwede

RealBigSwede — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:01:07 +0000

very nice list. I think an Honorably Mention should include Michael John Kells “Mick” Fleetwood.

By: J.D. Stephens

J.D. Stephens — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:41:39 +0000

Another fine article, Steve. Glad to see you rank Carl Palmer so highly. His drumming is phenomenal. I would’ve put Phil Collins on the list, even if only Honorable Mention. There aren’t many drummers out there whose sound the average man-on-the-street can instantly recognize. Maybe he just did too many sappy pop tunes along the way to qualify anymore. Surprised you didn’t include Charlie Watts, but only because every music writer alive seems to list him among the all-time greats (I’ve always found his playing fairly boring). Absolutely shocked Roger Taylor isn’t on here, but you’ve atoned for this and your other past sins of omission with choice #7. Rock On!

By: Joseph c.

Joseph c. — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:49:22 +0000

I greatly enjoyed the article! An argument can be made for the inclusion of Bill Bruford
in the top ten. Bruford not only performed in Yes;his percussion also provided the foundation for King Crimson and a version of Genesis.In addition, his technical prowess has made him a legitimate drummer in the jazz and jazz-rock worlds.Terry Sullivan of Renaissance,who shared the same drum instructor as Bruford, is a greatly overlooked drummer that incorporated much tuned percussion in classic rock.