Most Under-rated Drummers

Aaron Harris of Isis is simply one of my favorite drummers. He is so talented in my opinion and hardly anybody knows who he is I feel.

The greatest part about him is he is entirely self taught, no lessons, teachers, anything. His timing is ridiculous at points and he doesn't go crazy on huge fills, just little things that accent the music.

He's phenomenal.
 
Patrick Wilson from Weezer is very under-rated, a lot of people think that he sucks, but ive seen them live a couple of times, and when he plays songs live he adds more complex drum fills

But dill X, back to what u said about larry mullen jr. i think that guy has to be pretty good, the stuff he plays on U2 albums is nothing special, but wasnt he tought by somebody who was considered to be the best drummer out of ireland? he has to be some what of a monster on the set.

just because he tooks lessons from a good player doesn't mean anything at all. Talent doesn't transfer.
 
Chad Gracey-Live

Yes! Chad is great. I never realized how much influence I took from him subconsciously, just through listening to so much Live when I was younger. I dusted off my copy of Secret Samadhi the other day and had forgotten how much I love that album.

This guy is a killer drummer...too bad they're not out there doing their thing anymore.
 
Sorry if this's a repeat. Prairy Prince, drummer with The Tubes probably tops my list of underrated drummers. Paul Kersey from Canadian rock band, Max Webster, comes in a close second. Played a great drum "duet" with Neil Peart live on the Max Webster track, Battlescar. Both Prairy and Paul are my kind of quietly innovative drummers offering real power and a funk edge to their rock playing. And yes, they usually "Keep It Simple"!!

I will second that Prairy Prince is amazing. I saw the tubes in the 80s He had this double bass ten peice. Check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QMY02JIJAI
 
I will second that Prairy Prince is amazing. I saw the tubes in the 80s He had this double bass ten peice. Check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QMY02JIJAI

Me three. I never worked out why Praire Prince wasn't mentioned in the same breath as the usual drum idols. Apart from having mucho chops he's composed some compelling drum lines. His playing on the first few albums was amazing. I guess the music was a bit too out there for broad acceptance.

It's a shame they went commercial after the first few albums but they were running up serious bills with their live shows.
 
Chad Szeliga from Breaking Benjamin and The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold are both imo great drummers that aren't mentioned enough.
 
two drummers i heard on youtube....
chris dave and jamire williams..These guys are real serious practitioners of the art of drumming..like seriously pushing the proverbial envelope. It's unbelievable and shameful that drummer world has not acknowledged young talent the likes of these guys
 
Jon Karel - the number twelve looks like you
Probably one of the most phenomenal metal drummers I've ever heard. (aside from George Kollias)
 
Do you know Keisuke Komori?

This guy is kind of a Japanese Vinnie Colaiuta in terms of technique and articulation, but he has also a particular approach to drums, and a very personal sound.

He has played with many Japanese musicians (mostly in progressive and fusion bands), but it seems that he hasn't been involved in musical projects outside of his country (which may be the reason he isn't famous in the Western side of the world).

Don't be impressed by the size and configuration of his kit, this guy's a monster! Not only he does every kind of zappa-esque subdivisions and very weckl-esque phrasings, but also has great double bass drum chops (a la Bozzio/Donati).

Here you can listen to him with TriOffensive, one of the bands he plays in:
http://www.myspace.com/trioffensive

His personal website (too much Japanese!):
http://www.keisukekomori.com/

Watch him play with Kenso (a legendary Japanese prog band):
http://www.keisukekomori.com/drums/movie/

best regards,
K
 
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