Influences?

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:39 pm

Anything Dave Weckl ever recorded.
Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater, is the best rock drummer in the past 15 years.
And Carter Beauford from Dave Matthews is the best "feel/groove" player around today!

Just my thoughts!

Mike

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:56 am

If I could get the foot timing of John Bonham, the kick drum "pop" of Lars Ulrich, the cymbal/hat work of Tony Williams or Bernard Purdie, the crazy syncopated tom fills of Keith Moon, and the snare sound of Mitch Mitchell/Stewart Copeland, I would be complete.

and too many others to mention.

BTW Mahavishnu Orchestra was Billy Cobham (i saw them live in 72 DAMM )

For feel, I just love the stones / black crowes backbeat dragpocket thang Smile

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:37 pm

Bill Ward is very underrated. Like him.

There's a band called Hey Mercedes. (an older variation of it was called Braid) It's an evolution of Punk, Hardcore but it's filled with riffs not three chord stuff. Their drummer makes me want to quit.
-miko

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:01 am

I agree with a lot of the guys here, but I'll add a few lesser knowns:

Damon Che from Don Caballero. A very Neil Peart-influenced style, but this guy can get really out there, and the rest of the band is great as well. If you haven't heard this band yet, you should check it out - especially if you're into early prog stuff like King Crimson and Rush.
Check them out here: http://www.epitonic.com/artists/doncaballero.html

Sebastian Thomson of Trans Am (and many more). This guy isn't quite the octopus that Damon Che is, but he's totally rock solid and extremely creative with his drumming. Inspirational.

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:52 am

I'm AMAZED and slightly disgusted that no one mentioned any of the following AMAZING drummers!! But I see that Stewart Copeland got mentioned WAY too many times. He couldn't carry Earl Palmer's stick bag as far as I'm concerned. Listen to Little Richard's "Slippin' and Slidin'" and tell me who can groove like that!! Stewart Copeland would be fiddlin' with his little splash cymbal with his little tip tappin'! By the way no grown man should have a splash cymbal, they're for little girls.

Levon Helm
Roger Hawkins
Al Jackson Jr
Simon Kirke
Earl Palmer
"Pistol" Allen
Benny Benjamin
Hal Blaine
Clem Burke
Gary Chester
Greg Errico
Mick Fleetwood
Jim Gordon
Jim Keltner
W.S. Holland
Uriel Jones
Shelly Manne
Nigel Olsson
Bernard Purdie
J.M. Van Eaton

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:57 am

Bozzio
Colaiuta
Wackerman
Peart
Bruford
White
Copeland
Katche
Grohl
Hakim
Cameron
Kinney
Collins (brand-x era & early genesis)
Bonham
Roger Taylor
Scheuerell
Fearrington
Craney
Steve Smith
Mike Beck
Ron Riddle
Chester Thompson

I'm sure I'm missing many more... :w:

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:04 am

Roger Taylor, YES!!!!!

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:54 am

Previously unmentioned greats:

Kenny Buttrey-Neil Young / Bob Dylan
Richie Haywood-Little Feat
Spencer Dryden-Jefferson Airplane
Dave Mattacks-Fairport Convention/Richard Thompson
Max Roach-Charlie Parker/Mboom
Bernard Purdie-everyone.....
Benny Benjamin-All the Motown hits

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2003 3:12 am

Quote:

I'm AMAZED and slightly disgusted that no one mentioned any of the following AMAZING drummers!!

This is ofcourse personal. What you like doesn't have to be somebody elses bag of potatoes Smile

Recently i have been very impressed by the following drummers:

Steve Smith
Dave Wreckl

I got the Steve Smith DVD and i love it. Can that guy play or not Smile

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 11:07 pm

just from the guys I've heard live:
Phil Collins
Steve Smith
damb...I just had a brain fart
can't remember anyone else...
saw Collins twice live...I really like the snap of his drumming on all his studio work.
and I grew up on Journey...I learned my first bits of odd meter beats from Frontiers and his straight forward beats just flow/float...haven't heard any of his jazz stuff...never see it in any music stores, unfortunately.

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:08 am

I like the drummers that played with Greg Howe in his older albums !

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 12:42 pm

Clyde Stubblefield with James Brown!

He lives in Madison WI (actually recently suffering from serious illness- living w/out insurance!)
Had a chance to work with him for a few gigs 15 years ago or so in a jazz and R&B setting. There is no one who can split the back of your head w/ a Funk backbeat better than Clyde and he could play in any style.

A few I didn't see mentioned in the jazz category:
Art Blakey
Max Roach
Philly Jo Jones

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:43 pm

Rimshot mentioned Al Miller. Wow! I didn't think anyone else knew about him. I used to go with my drummer to his lessons with Al back in the late 60's. My brother also started to take lessons from him. Great big band drummer! Is he still alive?

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:48 pm

Yeah he was a GREAT big band drummer. I studied with him from 1962-1970. Unfortunately Al passed away a couple of years ago. His son: Matt has been doing well and was the touring drummer for Blood, Sweat and Tears as well as an active studio drummer.

BTW on the first page in my post, I mentioned both Art Blakey and Philly Jo Jones (although I forgot to mention Max Roach, Tony Williams and Elvin Jones, all great influences.) Another drummer that I listen to a lot is Jack de Johnette (who seems very appropriate to mention now, especially for this forum. He is an awesome drummer and a classically trained fine keyboard player too.)

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:06 pm

Quote:

Originally posted by David_Doc_Herbert:
"Frizzle Fry"- last great progressive rock album? Doc

well fuckin' A....so i'm not the only one who feels this way! sure hope since Tim 'Herb' re-joined that they get a little interesting again...

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