One other one that will probably get rotten vegetables tossed my way....

Brain.

That Praxis/Godflesh/Primus run during the nineties?

It ain't nothing to sneeze at.

Actually one other fellow past Brain...

Jean-Yves Tola/16 Horsepower

Get that the band it a "Take It..."/"Leave It..." proposition for most folks, but Tola was aces on those first two albums.

One of the few drummers that I would just say "Can't you just sell me a multi-disc release with 'Just Bass/Drums...' on the second disc?..." about.

numberthirty wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:48 am One other one that will probably get rotten vegetables tossed my way....

Brain.

That Praxis/Godflesh/Primus run during the nineties?

It ain't nothing to sneeze at.

Jesus fuck no.

Charlie Ondras of Unsane died in '92 - does he get to count? His Keith Moon shtick kept that band from being boring.

But even as much as I like Charlie's playing on those couple albums he got to make, we're clearly on b-grade here!

gotdamn wrote: Charlie Ondras of Unsane died in '92 - does he get to count? His Keith Moon shtick kept that band from being boring.

But even as much as I like Charlie's playing on those couple albums he got to make, we're clearly on b-grade here!

This crossed my mind, as well. And while he was very, very good, Ondras was more of a stylish, inventive drummer than a perfect one. (I don't love the records he's on at all, but Vinnie Signorelli is probably a technically "better" and more versatile player.)

From that time and place, both Rick Nance and the guy he replaced, Sam "Reed" Lohman, from the Dustdevils were aces. Although we're digging pretty damn deep now. But cue up "Throw the Bottlefull," and there you go.

numberthirty wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:43 am

losthighway wrote: Mon Mar 24, 2025 4:48 pm

Isaac wrote: Mon Mar 24, 2025 2:36 pm Mike Heidorn is DEEPLY IN THE POCKET. Real, real good on those first couple Son Volt albums, too.

It's like the only thing that stands out about him as a drummer, which it turns out, at least for the genre he played, is plenty.

He literally played the cowbell part that no one ever mentions when folks talk "Cowbell..."



Never mind that those first two Uncle Tupelo albums are almost like The Police when it comes to the drummer being an equal third of what is happening in the band.





Much as I love John in Boy's Life, Mike was right there in that neck of the wood's without ever getting any of the "Off The Beaten Path..." love that those drummers did.

Oof, I was actually thinking of Ken Coomer. My description doesn't really apply to Heidorn at all. He was much more inventive than Coomer.

Matt Cameron on the strength of the drumming on Jesus Christ Pose alone. Holy F.

Heidorn is really a standout because he was probably the least technically "educated" drummer of the list, by his own admission. If he were on the list, that is.

Can we count Will Calhoun? Dude was/is a beast.

this guy says it better than i

From the options - Che

Tim Soete from The Fucking Champs is amazing too, as is Reni from The Stone Roses.

kicker_of_elves wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:46 am Matt Cameron on the strength of the drumming on Jesus Christ Pose alone. Holy F.

Heidorn is really a standout because he was probably the least technically "educated" drummer of the list, by his own admission. If he were on the list, that is.

Can we count Will Calhoun? Dude was/is a beast.

To me, Calhoun sort of fits into the same category as Abe Cunningham.

I can totally see why someone would say it even if most folks would not really bring their names up.

One other drummer that is in that pile....

Atom Willard

While I think that the guy is easily a standout during the period in question, I could also easily see most folks being unable to agree.