1. Vin-That guy from the 1.6 band and Crownhate Ruin. Pretty stellar.
2. Mac McNeilly- loose, yet tight.
3. Dale Crover. Commander of the Melvins.
4. Whoever played drums for Zeni Geva's 1996 American Tour. He wasn't japanese.
5. The Drummer from Heart, Little Queen era.
6. Bonzo
7. John McEntire when he was in Bastro. He was good in Tortoise too, just not as frantic and complex.
8. Mike Greenlees, from Tar. Simple, shifty, rocking.
9. Rey Washam in anything.
10. Mik Glaisher, Comsat Angels. Emphasize the toms, but do it methodically and simply.

oh and EAF poster Vockins is a damn good drummer too.

dontfeartheringo wrote:Mac from Jesus Lizard is one of the most CREATIVE drummers ever. I mean, given that the guy has chops and stamina that are unequaled, but he was also WRITING CIRCLES around 95% of the drummers I have ever seen.

Curtis Crowe from Pylon was a powerhouse who nailed that whole Gang of Four dancepunk thing to the wall. He was also the cofounder of the famous 40 Watt Club.

seconded on both accounts

mr.arrison wrote:4. Whoever played drums for Zeni Geva's 1996 American Tour. He wasn't japanese.

Wasn't it Blake Fleming from the Dazzling Killmen? I saw Zeni Geva around that time period and I want to say that's who was playing the drums.

Susie Ibarra is wonderful, however I have never really liked the way she sounded on records. It seems to me she is more dynamic live.

Hamid Drake is also a monster on the drums as well as Yoshida Tatsuya of the Ruins.

1. steve gadd
2. dave weckyl

when i saw steve gadd at his clinic he did a one-handed buzz roll with a brush like 3 minutes into the clinic, and then he really started to warm up

i thought seb rochford from polar bear was pretty good for playing a fill that consisted of one hit on the rack tom in juuuuust the right place. jeff indyke on you tube is just lovely.

Kyle Motor wrote:Bun E. Carlos. Watching him play an old perfectly-tuned Ludwig kit unmiced in a room for a drum clinic was great. The guy just knows how to make those things sing, and he does a constant subtle shuffle with his snare hand all the time.

I can't believe that in the 9 pages of this thread, this is the only mention of this wizard. One of my favorites.

Lil' Sunshine from Weakling is a one man stampede of the drums. I can't believe that someone can play that fast and in time.

Nobody has mentioned Scott Macdonald from Arcwelder.

That is a damn shame. So I will do so. Scott Macdonald!

Powerful, creative, mesmerizing drummer.

I will also second Mac McNeilly and Michael Dahlquist.

You folks ought to check out these two maniacs:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9RF7E4JnyUo


just thought I'd share that.

Dan Peters