Welcome to the inaugural top 5 from my new abode. I have the new office rockin', with images of The Band, Jim and Lebowski set to grace it's walls. They should serve as sweet inspiration for the weeks to come as we head back to the musical realm and hit on topics i should have covered long ago. With the theme at hand we should be in for 4, maybe 5 top 5's featuring different instruments. This could get well out of hand, so i'll keep it (for now) to instruments featured within the modern band format. The top 5 pan flute players could be well on down the line. Happy birthday Chilli!!
- John Bonham. The King, The Myth, The Legend. Bonzo's the reason i kept on keepin' on; a true rock monster. The grooves, the power and the often overshadowed subtleties were the keys to Bonham's castle. A classic rock and roll death iced the man but created the legend.
- Steve Gadd. A studio legend and the man behind Paul Simon's most legendary grooves; the original NYC session badass.
- Clyde Stubblefield/Jabo Starks. The men responsible for James Brown's funky funk must be mentioned as one entry since they combined seamlessly to create the grooves on all the classic cuts. My first drum teacher gave me a James tape during one of my first lessons and i never looked back.
- Levon Helm. The laid back beat behind The Band never gets enough credit for creating deceptively complex grooves that sound simple upon first listen; the mark of a true master.
- Matt Cameron. Matt cracked open the math texts to drive Soundgarden's odd meters into the pop mainstream, no small feat for a 7/4 signature that crunches that hard. He moved on to the straight ahead rock and continues to drive PJ through their best material in years.
Honourable Mentions - Chad Smith - Chad is a true innovator of the funk-pop-rock beat. He anchors the Chilis, smashes the beat through the stage and gets asses onto dancefloors. All that, and i hear he gets the girl at the end of the night, too. A true master of his craft. ?uestlove - The embodiment of the live hip hop beat and my inspiration to keep on truckin' with DCS.
Posted by scotty at June 27, 2006 12:50 AM
great to see the vag/gay banter back in action!
Posted by: scotty on July 1, 2006 07:25 PMYay! Gay has helped us complete a list of very good drummers, instead of posting a personal top 5.....you're so considerate!
Posted by: metal vagina on July 1, 2006 05:42 PMI know I am a little late......little suprised by names that are missing so I will fill the voids:
Ginger Baker (Cream)
Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix's drummer)
Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
Stewart Copeland (The Police)
Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa)
thats too bad scatty!
guess who was in town yesterday and at a local bar stating who he was and NO ONE beleived him...Marvin Lee Aday of Meatloaf!!
My buddy was even booing him then I showed him pic of Meatloaf cd cover and it was him.lol.their in town for special guest appearance for the made in canada bash in sarnia!!
xoxo happy canada day guyz!
vag's death match...
Posted by: scotty on June 29, 2006 03:22 PMkiller watch the language :)
i referred 2 that site stating that bonham is mentioned\commended for his performances a million timez more than any PJ drummer...seeing as hes not mentioned at all!BUT i still love you!
P\S I forgot 2 incorporate Tommy Lee 2 my list only b\c he kicks ASS when I run his show in Celebrity Death Match :)...whos game is that by the way in the move...scattys or vaginas??...XOXOXOXO
Hey Justine...are you illiterate? When is that fuck up ever mentioned on our lists? Personally I'm not impressed by that ex Chili fuck up either.
Posted by: Killerov on June 29, 2006 05:37 AM1. Dave Grohl
2. John Bonham
3. Keith Moon
4. Carter Beauford
5. Max Roach
-The Beast(Zeppelin)
-Keith Moon(Who)
-Jim Gordon(Derek n the Dominoes)
-Brian Downey(Thin Lizzy)
-Jason Bonham(UFO)
Honerable Mention-S.T.D aka ScAtty Finlayson(Bang it like Bonham buddy:))
P\S Vagina n Killer do me a favour and check out http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_drumperf.html...100 greatest rock drum performances...check out how many times Bonham of Zeppelin is on there and how many times Jack Irons of PJ is NOT :)
XOXOXOXO
1. John Bonham
2. Keith Moon
3. Max Weinberg
4. Mick Fleetwood
5. Dave Grohl
1. Dave Grohl. Period.
2. Tommy Lee
3. Mike Portnoy (from Dream Theater for you G.Love hippies)
4. Dave Lombardo
5. Blas Elias (from Slaughter, not for his playing ability, but because he by far looked the coolest while playing of anyone I've ever seen.....spins, cymbals behind his head, you name it...\m/)
Washed up? Coming from you?
Posted by: The Captain on June 27, 2006 05:03 PMSee what happens when you start playing a jambe with a washed up poof rock wannabe hippie? Go play some Jack PUSSY!
Lol...can you say ACID TONGUE?
As for VAG, your spelling would be fucked up to if for the last 5 years you've been rocked by poor English speaking hotties! It rattles da brain man.
Posted by: Killerov on June 27, 2006 09:55 AMdon't get me wrong, fog. my list could be 100 names long, with carey right up there. mine consists mostly of my faves that also influenced my style. i couldn't play most of the carey mayhem to save my life! well, except for the select tool songs we used to rock the shit out of. \m/
Posted by: scotty on June 27, 2006 09:39 AMHow did Danny Carey from Tool not make your lists, Scotty and Killer? I don't know fuck all about drums next to you Scotty, but everything I've heard has impressed the shit out of me.
Posted by: Lou on June 27, 2006 08:44 AMWhile I ponder my list, can we correct Killer's hatchet job spelling "Grohl" and "Peart".....bah!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: metal vagina on June 27, 2006 08:29 AMHell Scotty, I was impressed I even knew drummers names....who the fuck are those tattoo covered, no shirt wearing freaks anyways? Just kidding as we all know that the drum solo was always the most anticipated event at the ol'skool arena rock shows!
\m/
solid work killerov. i would have all of these gents on my extended list fo sho. i also dig the fluidity of abbruzzese on the old live and studio shit.
Posted by: scotty on June 27, 2006 07:29 AM1. Dave Abbruzzese: Will always be the ultimate PJ drummer...his effortless looking playing fucking awed me watching my old bootlegs. Also must send him props for creating the "Alive" stickman.
2. Dave Grol: He is the human form of Animal from the Muppets...nuff said.
3. Alex Van Halen: Guy can rock out some sweet rocking beats...can you say Hot for Teacher intro?
4. Neil Pert: Terry Thomaes always cranked RUSH in da house and I have always loved the drum beat in Tom Sawyer.
5. Tommy Lee: Purely for the rock n' roll attitude.
Posted by: Killerov on June 27, 2006 04:32 AM