The epic starts at about one minute in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO7xWMi0lR8

6/2/2010 1:00:43 AM

dude's got tricks and shit but i bet he couldn't even play pour some sugar on me on expert

6/2/2010 1:28:44 AM

^ Are you talking about some fake band game shit? Nothing personal, but I gotta rant at you about this.
Even if you are trollin' haha.

Pay close attention to the rhythm of the songs, the 4-6 drum pads and tempo don't actually follow the music... I swear, if you smoke out and spent one hour learning how to actually make a beat or play guitar you would never play that game again. Nothing brings me peace like making some tracks. Download any of the DAW demos such as FL Studio the next time your bored thinking about playing rock band or guitar crack hero whatever. Some buttons and switches will never ever capture the complexity or joy of making music, and you can never learn how to improvise with those fake instruments either.

6/2/2010 2:14:31 AM

hilarious, yes

good tricks, yes

great drumming, no

the awful wardrobe, shitty patter, and headset microphones don't help

this is great drumming

6/2/2010 2:22:49 AM

I think you are both missing the point that this guy is fucking EPIC.

6/2/2010 2:23:48 AM

some people can be epic and still play in time

this guy ain't one of them

6/2/2010 2:27:41 AM

ahaha he is stealing the show

6/2/2010 2:29:45 AM

i can't fault him, though

i would pull shit like that too if i had to play the same shitty set in the same shitty lounge twice a night for fifteen nights in a row, only to move three hours down the road and do the same thing in another shitty lounge for two more weeks

god bless 'em, because i guess they're making an honest living playing music whereas i just make a pittance

but goddamn that's gotta be soul-crushing sometimes

6/2/2010 2:33:38 AM

that's what i'm saying. he's got tricks and shit and good showmanship, but if was really the best. drummer. ever. he'd be playing in some semi-famous band. odds are... any drummer that's in a decent band could pull this shit off with 3 hours of practice. it's impressive on a small scale but if he were playing with a real band he'd be the weak link most likely.

6/2/2010 2:37:41 AM

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6/2/2010 2:39:37 AM

Not. Good. Drumming.

I do like how Jimmy Chamberlain is rocking out and keeps a stone solid look on his face.

See Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater. He's just straight up excellent.

6/2/2010 2:40:43 AM

sarcasm escapes ALL OF YOU.

This guy is by no measn a bad drummer, but OBVIOUSLY he is not the best drummer ever.

He is, however, one of the most fucking entertaining to watch that i have ever laid eyes on. And i am not talking from the stance of musical talent, i am talking about FUCKING FUN TO WATCH.

I love having to explain threads to people.

6/2/2010 2:42:05 AM

the only person close to Bonham is Keith Moon

^ your title says nothing about "most entertaining to watch"




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6/2/2010 2:42:27 AM

Neil Peart is clearly the best drummer ever when it comes to drumming ability : douchey lead vocals ratio

Quote :

"your title says nothing about "most entertaining to watch"

no, but watching the video makes it obvious

6/2/2010 2:43:27 AM

who clicks links?

6/2/2010 2:44:38 AM

Let the beat build.

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6/2/2010 2:44:57 AM

You, apparently. How else would you even know whether the thread title was accurate or these other people are just fucking muppets.

I have never had more fun watching a drummer than this guy. Listening, sure, but watching... this guy it the tits.

6/2/2010 2:50:44 AM

john bonham is no keith moon

and neil peart is amazing but boring as all hell

6/2/2010 2:52:17 AM

We're talking about Bill Bruford, right?

Because I thought we were talking about the best drummer ever.

6/2/2010 2:56:12 AM

By the way, Max Roach deserves this title more than anyone previously mentioned in this thread.

Not enough credit goes to the Jazz drummers that were the musical pioneers, and who knew how to lead a band properly.

6/2/2010 3:02:45 AM

For female drumming, I actually nominate Karen Carpenter. That broad could rock out a jazz beat.

6/2/2010 3:04:55 AM

this is a thread, not a link

6/2/2010 3:11:10 AM

just... just go away.

6/2/2010 3:11:53 AM

Mike portnoy is garbage. He does nothing but follow the wankery of the rest of the band, and has not progresses in years. Try listening to chad wickerman era zappa.


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6/2/2010 3:12:11 AM

^I like Dream Theatre, but Portnoy is seriously only good when compared to the otherwise shitty array of modern drummers. You go back 20 years and this thread gets blown out of the water.

6/2/2010 3:13:52 AM

^^^ pissed off that Bonham blew your mind?

Quote :

"ohn bonham is no keith moon"

correct, Bonham is on a whole different level



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6/2/2010 3:14:06 AM

awesome.




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OP

6/2/2010 3:22:22 AM

No. There are plenty of excellent modern drummers who are way better but don't follow excessive wank all day, ie brann dailor, shannon lucas or the guy from coliseum. There are way better wank following drummers also like the dude from planet x or any person who plays in one of those tech death metal bands. Being able to memorize 15 minute songs does not make you good. Formula for dream theater songs: play some shit 3x, change the time sig for one measure, play it again, chorus, repeat till the 8min mark, break out into some wank solo in 7/8, OH SHIT new solo new key switch to 6/4, long as fuck outro

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6/2/2010 3:23:50 AM

Holyshit I agree with AstralAdvent and I don't know what's going on.

6/2/2010 3:39:52 AM

is that smashing pumpkins video from the greensboro show a million years ago? i think i was at that show, it looks so familiar.

6/2/2010 4:28:16 AM

this guy is fucking EPIC.

6/2/2010 4:44:54 AM

It's like Michael? Jordan playing with High Schoolers.

6/2/2010 4:47:53 AM

^^^ no, it's from the final breakup show at the metro

they filmed it with a million cameras for a dvd release that never happened

"fuck you" is the only bit that got released; it's on the 1991-2000 dvd

6/2/2010 5:47:54 AM

Best. Drummer. Evar!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa0C5Uxpd3c

Great song but the real fun begins at 3:23

End of Thread......

6/2/2010 12:26:02 PM

what did i say about wankery?


if i wanted to listen to some faggot prog drumming i'd just listen to like bobby jarzombek or virgil donati because they are light years ahead of neil peart, but none of that shit has any feel, not that feel is even important in that kind of music where you're just showcasing how many times you can roll the dice for time signatures. None of that shit has any dynamic which is kind always disappointing because drums only have one volume










this guy plays music a fuck load heavier than Rush or DT or any of that shit but keeps it incredibly interesting, and its almost entirely in 4/4 or 6/4 or something normal, and when it does go into those weird timings he actually has feel and it doesn't sound like a fucking metronome.


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6/2/2010 12:27:53 PM

matt cameron from soundgarden/pearl jam is pretty awesome

6/2/2010 12:38:02 PM

6/2/2010 12:44:16 PM

HAHA, the OP is hilarious.

And you'd think someone would only do those kinds of tricks if they enjoy it, but this guy does not look like he's having fun.

6/2/2010 12:48:22 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o4dww6aht8

And Quentin Baxter...local Charleston Jazz musician tearing it up...I'm going to see him play again tonight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VM7_T98MHs

Someone embed that 2nd link...it's just sick. I feel privileged that I get to see this guy on a regular basis.

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6/2/2010 12:48:53 PM

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6/2/2010 12:53:00 PM

the guy in the OP looks like me when I play guitar hero

6/2/2010 1:39:40 PM

lol at the first guy, EPIC

And I second brann dailor. He is amazing.

6/2/2010 2:00:18 PM

no mention of Matt Helders in this thread? Wow

6/2/2010 2:58:05 PM

since everyone is taking the thread title so seriously, I'll throw in a good one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdgkzYOYUp0

6/2/2010 3:09:17 PM

6/2/2010 6:45:36 PM

dude Romain Goulon is so garbage, He has like 5% of the power and intensity that Hannes has. That band will fail until hannes quits obscura or whatever the fuck he is doing and joins again. I've seen both of them play drums twice, there is just no comparison.


Kai Hahto is almost as sick as those other guys. I don't think we will ever hear Wintersun - Time though...

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6/2/2010 7:18:02 PM

True, he's not the BEST DRUMMER EVER, but he is FAR from garbage.

6/2/2010 10:50:41 PM

i don't get the point of playing death metal if you can only play that fast because you trigger your entire kit and hit soft as fuck. Thats only legit if you're playing at like 480bpm or something that's actually physically impossible to play.

realistically if you trigger anything other than your bass pedal you are garbage, and if you trigger your bass pedal you better be playing some decent sized shows, otherwise you are garbage. No one will notice the difference in an empty venue anyways...

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6/2/2010 11:05:55 PM

?uestlove pretty awesome but far from the best. What about the true greats: Jojo Mayer, Steve Gad, Peter Erskine, and Andrea Vadrucci (Vadrum or whatever).

6/2/2010 11:20:17 PM

Quote :

"None of that shit has any dynamic which is kind always disappointing because drums only have one volume"

So prog drummers like Virgil Donati have no feel...
And then you post some links to Brann Dailor?
What the fuck are you talking about?

You think Brann Dailor has more dynamics than Dennis Chambers, Jojo Mayer, Bill Bruford, Terry Bozzio, Bill Cobham, etc?

Get the fuck out of here.

Lasersoup is getting there (VaDrum is good, but gimmicky and far from being considered a great)

I love Mastodon, and I respect Brann Dailor, but he doesn't deserve mention in a thread about best drummers ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwCf2xIxOo&feature=related



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6/2/2010 11:42:57 PM