Would love to see Charlie take a shot!

Steven Adler
Jerry Nolan
Steven Perkins

Charlie Watts, John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Jack Bruno, Simon Kirke ... many others ...

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Charlie Watts, John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Jack Bruno, Simon Kirke ... many others ...

Sorry, I misread the title. "OT", so I delete Charlie ...

Aynsley Dunbar !

Neil Peart !also Buddy Rich !

Ringo Starr, John Bonham, and Keith Moon are the top three.

Elvin Jones
Tony Williams
Art Blakey

2 1 2 0

Andy Newmark
Kenny Aronoff
Michael Shrieve
Ginger Baker
Richie Hayward
John Coughlan
Stewart Copeland
Gene Parsons
Michael Clarke
Michael Giles
Bill Bruford
Jim Keltner

There are many...

Clook
Philly Joe

2 1 2 0

Phil Collins

Stewart Copeland is the ultimate
Neil Peart is the professor
Keith Moon is the lunatic
Buddy Rich is the goodfella

Manu Katche is the high priest
Vinnie Colauita is the bombardier

DP is right...there's so many...
But those are my faves

That's pure truth!

Mickey Waller
Kenny Jones
Stan Lynch

And on the jazzier side of things:

Dave Tough
George Wettling
Ray Bauduc



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Chad Wackerman?

I'll add

Ian Paice
Roger Taylor

Let's not forget Zigaboo!

Pentti 'Whitey' Glan
Levon Helm
Trevor Morais
Steve Gadd
Billy Cobham

Keith Moon
Ginger Baker
Charlie Watts
John Bonham
Zak Starkey
Terry Bozzio
Phil Taylor
Mikkey Dee
Nick Mason
Mitch Mitchell
Bill Ward
Art Blakey
Gene Krupa
Max Roach
Cesar Zuiderwijk



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And Bun E. Carlos

if CW took a shot it would sound like a song not cars crashing.

Bobby Graham
Clem Cattini
Frank Farley
Bobby Elliott
Mick Avory
Hal Blaine
Jim Gordon
Andy White (not for the obvious reason,check out his other stuff)
Tony Meehan
Brian Bennett
and Elvin Jones again because he should be on everyone's list.

Honourable mention for Brian Downey Thin Lizzy

Jazz drummers and rock and roll drummers are, for the most part, like apples and oranges. I could list my favorite heirloom apple varieties, and I would not include any oranges on that list. Including the likes of Buddy Rich on a list with Charlie Watts and Keith Moon, to me, just doesn't make much sense. That said, there are just too many great drummers out there, in both categories, to determine who is the best. Most of the drummers mentioned above are all terrific. But sometimes a player's touch just strikes the right chord, and you think-- Yeah, that guy plays those drums like they should be played. For me, Gabe Jarrett, son of Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, absolutely left me amazed after a live performance. But I'm not going to try to convince you he's better than your favorite. Rather than scrolling through lists, I am more interested in what makes a drummer great for you all. For me, GJ just played those drums like the musical instrument they are, exquisite buzz rolls carefully tossed in at appropriate transitions (he even did them on his cowbell!), and intricate polyrhythms played with such finesse not for the sake of complexity, but for the sake of the song. That's what makes a drummer great to me. The drummer has to do his part to make the whole song/ band sound great. (That's why I love Charlie, incidentally).. Drums are not to keep time, as I see it, but to drive a groove and accent moments in that groove.

Ralph Molina
Scott Ashton
George Receli
Steve Jordan

Ronnie Wood

Ginger Baker, my favourite drummer of all time alongside Charlie. Tony Williams was great too.

Adolfo Fito de la Parra (Canned Heat)

I think Tate said it very well, above.

glad to know about Gabe Jarrett, thanks!

and on the topic of touch, polyrhythmic finesse, movement of the groove, and pocket in general.. I have to mention a kid I saw play with John Scofield once a few years ago, amazing then..

Adam Deitch...he was a kid then, now plays with Lettuce..

lots of great drummers in local bands and regional touring bands.

when you see them play it can be amazing. another is Lisa Pankratz,
with Dave Alvin.

and I'll mention too- hope he doesn't mind, but he's got great feel and plays so well for the song-

erwin, drummer for us in the IORR project..yes indeed.