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Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers" UPDATED to Top 15 *
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:51 am
by Sam
Only just noticed this on the site the other day. Pretty spot on if you ask me!
(in alphabetical order...)
Louie Bellson
John Bonham
Dennis Chambers
Vinnie Colaiuta
Steve Gadd
Elvin Jones
Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich
Dave Weckl
Tony Williams
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:19 am
by Gerry
Although there are plenty of other drummers that could be on that list, I can't quibble with those they decided to put on it...which is more than I can say for the dumb lists that many drum magazines generate...
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:01 am
by Tombo 7/4
I couldn't think of a better Top 10.
Quite spot on.
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:04 am
by Rodge
Yeah not a bad list, I would need to see Billy Cobham though.
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:34 am
by willyz
Rodge wrote:Yeah not a bad list, I would need to see Billy Cobham though.
Yeah, just what I was thinking...
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:54 am
by Kurtis
take off bellson and bonham and put in peart and cobham. like to see what this list would look like 50 years from now
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:40 pm
by Isaac Lee
They forgot to add Joey and Travis.
On a serious note. Its hard for me to imagine a top 10 list without Virgil. I really think DiCenso is incredible as well. More so then some of the giants on that list imho.
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:11 pm
by Manu
I would take Bonham off and put Erskoman.
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:21 pm
by Sam
Bonham definitely belongs on the list. Sure, there's a ton of guys over the years who were/are more technically proficient, but he had the groove, sound and presence to make an everlasting imprint on rock and contemporary music that i would've thought was pretty much unquestionable. To be honest, i would have been a bit appalled if he wasn't included on the list.
Re: Drummerworld's "Top 10 Drummers of all time"
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:12 pm
by Rodge
Isaac Lee wrote:They forgot to add Joey and Travis.
On a serious note. Its hard for me to imagine a top 10 list without Virgil. I really think DiCenso is incredible as well. More so then some of the giants on that list imho.
If it's "just" about the drumming (boring...) sure you could add Virgil or DiCenso, but the question we have to think is : what these did bring to the music industry ? Not that much...
They are great drummers/musicians, but their discography, their impact on the music industry is too minor, don't you think so ?