Great Ian solo from back in the day. His hand speed is absolutely nuts!

While Bonham is justly recognized for his fat, deep-as-the-ocean groove, I think his technical skills are somewhat underraetd. Listen to this solo...the man had great rudimental chops, especially in his early career - plenty of speed and power. [youtube_https:108bp976]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

An early video of Vinnie's biggest influence.

Man, Kashmir is such an absolutely hypnotic groove...deceptively simple, but few drummers can get the feel and power behind it.

Can't forget this classic...Funk Me Up, Stevie!

Greatest rock drummer ever in my book. Certainly one of the most influential drummers of all time. You can really tell he was heavily influenced by blues, R&B, James Brown's drummers, Max Roach, Art Blakey, etc. Also, he had such great drum tone and sound. His snare sound in particular was fanta...

So I'm curious as to what you all think the essential elements of Vinnie's unique "feel" are: those special things that let you know that it's Vinnie you are hearing, even when you haven't actually read the credits on a given song or album. To me, I usually can identify him by a combinatio...

Even back in the olden days, Steve was a goddamn MONSTER:

Forgive me for changing the subject from Steve Smith, but anyone else think that the gentleman in the vid below takes a bit after Mr. Smith?

*ahem*...