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The best drummer of all time.

IM469

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I have to put my vote in for our home boy - Neil Peart.

Is he the fastest ? No. There are many who play drums fast - if that is your only measurement.
Neil Peart was a musician - he played drums as an instrument. While you can sit in a room and marvel how fast the same monotone drums could be beat - for me Neil Peart was like watching a black and white TV bloom into colour. It was not an olympic contest - instead this drummer produced a full range unique melody. It is no surprise that he wrote much of the music for Rush ...

 

Insidious Von

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Neal Peart is the reason why Danny Carrey took up the drums.

As for current drummers: Ethan Torchio.


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Insidious Von

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1. Neil Peart
2. Dave Lombardo

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K Douglas

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I think its pretty known that Neil Peart is considered the best drummer of all time. But there are many contenders. Danny Carey was mentioned. I was blown away when I first heard Tool. Another drummer that blew me away was Buddy Rich. Check out his videos on YT if you don't know who that is.
 
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ogibowt

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it is hard to rank the "greatest " drummers of all time...because everyone looks to drummers who are an intregral part of their favorite genre
I am no different
 

ogibowt

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and one of the most sought after session drummer of all time...and a staple of the Phil Spector Wall of Sound
The great Hal Blaine
 
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ogibowt

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Drumming isnt just virtuoso solos.....imo...the underpinning of a song is important too....Hal Blaine was the "greatest"
 
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Drumming isnt just virtuoso solos.....imo...the underpinning of a song is important too....Hal Blaine was the "greatest"
I agree completely. But this guy is doing things that are nearly impossible for most to do.
He puts a smile on my face, while I'm shaking my head and saying "wtf?!".
He got me hooked.
 
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