always great to have this list of drummers at hand, in case my band's drummer in hospital while touring
I myself am a drummer too (or atleast I was for years untill guitars started to grap my total attention). I'm into funky-groove-oddtiming-heavy-steady stuff. Anything goes, as long as the beat keeps on flowing. Any one can play the drums...
but there are a few masters:
** Danny Carey
Truly the master. The things he does are truly amazing, odd-timing drummer number one besides having great feeling to flow on every timing he is also a great hands-feet-independant-thingy drummer dude. If you are not familair with this guy, please listen to the last TOOL albums: Aenima & Lateralus. Take a good listen an be amazed
** Mike Portnoy
Duh, real master in heavy odd signature drumming. Although he tends to loose that all important 'feeling' in the Dreamtheater tracks.. Too much ego I guess. But this man can hit!!
** Will Calhoun
Ofcourse, the Living Color drummer... I think he's a underestimated drummer. This guy really has a groove
** Dave Abbruzzese
The semi-first drummer of PearlJam.
He's got amazing flow... and not afraid to hit harder but gentlier than any one.
I've seen Mitch Mitchel in one of these thread-replies and must say; Mitch is a great drummer, but he should have stayed playing jazz.. Although the hendrix-mitch combination was ultimate! (but sometimes to much chaos... 2 masters on one stage)
I myself am a drummer too (or atleast I was for years untill guitars started to grap my total attention). I'm into funky-groove-oddtiming-heavy-steady stuff. Anything goes, as long as the beat keeps on flowing. Any one can play the drums...
but there are a few masters:
** Danny Carey
Truly the master. The things he does are truly amazing, odd-timing drummer number one besides having great feeling to flow on every timing he is also a great hands-feet-independant-thingy drummer dude. If you are not familair with this guy, please listen to the last TOOL albums: Aenima & Lateralus. Take a good listen an be amazed
** Mike Portnoy
Duh, real master in heavy odd signature drumming. Although he tends to loose that all important 'feeling' in the Dreamtheater tracks.. Too much ego I guess. But this man can hit!!
** Will Calhoun
Ofcourse, the Living Color drummer... I think he's a underestimated drummer. This guy really has a groove
** Dave Abbruzzese
The semi-first drummer of PearlJam.
He's got amazing flow... and not afraid to hit harder but gentlier than any one.
I've seen Mitch Mitchel in one of these thread-replies and must say; Mitch is a great drummer, but he should have stayed playing jazz.. Although the hendrix-mitch combination was ultimate! (but sometimes to much chaos... 2 masters on one stage)