This is the worst part about Drummerworld. Even Grant Collins (look him up on this very site, the most amazing Aussie drummer, and my teacher) said something along the lines of "It's great when I teach you, because you are all about the music. A lot of my students are really technically proficient drummers, but they don't wanna talk about anything except for really complex jazz and stuff. Sometimes you just need a good 4 piece kit and rock the xxxx out".
That's exactly what punk is all about. Attitude, style, complexity within simplicity, playing for the song, not to show off your chops.
So many morons on this board come here and rag out punk drummers entirely, because they don't get it. That's ignorance, plain and simple. Far too many people take pride in their ignorance.
There are so many amazing punk drummers out there, for varying reasons. Tastefulness, speed, attitude, style. These are attributes that ANY drummer out there needs to possess to take that leap from "Very proficient drummer" to "Amazing drummer". Just because you don't understand the greatness of simplicity, and more importantly, the ability to play just for the music, don't rag it out. Punk is just as much a genre as everything else, so don't rag on dudes because they don't have a 15 piece drumkit and play in some bizarre time signature like Portnoy or Carey. They're great, but so are these guys.
That said, my favorites:
Derek Grant from Alkaline Trio - pure style, tastefulness, just amazing to watch and listen to
Drummer for Alexisonfire - more of an emo band I guess, but still, this guy plays HEAVY music, but he plays it with so many different influences, it's just an assault on your senses
Warren from Against Me! - The best goddamn band on the planet. 4 piece kit, Ride, Hi-hats, nothing else. So very simplistic, but anything else would be a travesty, as it would RUIN the music. This guy is like a big, bearded ball of energy, and while what he's playing is fairly simple, he plays it FEROCIOUSLY. Amazing
Drummer from The Descendents - This guy is awesome. Plays your standard punk fare... but just a little more complex, a little more proficient. In my opinion, replace the drummer and bassist from this band, and they wouldn't have come very far at all. They make the band.
Dangerous Darrin - Goldfinger - This guy was right up there for the best punk drummer of 2005 in MD, and it shows. His kit resembles a metal kit more than a punk kit, and sometimes, he plays it like one! The guy brings so much to the table for the band, it's incredible. Great fills, great sense of time / speed for the music, and some awesome double bass work where you just wouldn't expect it. Creative, and HILARIOUS to watch too!
Good Riddance Drummer - Speed and ferocity. Like a big ball of hate behind the kit. Excellent hand speed, excellent fills, just brutally quick.
Josh Freese - The Vandals - ...Do I need to explain myself? It's Josh Freese ferchrissake!