Millenium(ish) Rock Drummers

Push pull stroke said:
On a related note, I guess I’m just not that into hard rock drumming as a stand-alone thing. It fits the music and works well in context, but it’s just not subtle or musically inspiring in the way that stuff from back in the day was. Not to me, anyway.
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As far as context within the group’s direction, I always thought Disturbed drummer Mike Wengren has and still comes up pretty tasty grooves working in a metal band.
 
bud7h4 said:
The fill at 0:27 makes the "one" beat of the next bar feel like 10 tons when it drops.

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Oh yea and the intro to Loco will get your bird a flyin as well as the high hat openings on the 1 and 3 making the beat sound a little delayed, (geeking out here). I felt Bug possessed alot of A grade quality skills, more so than the drummers of the bands I listened to in that genre.
However it wasn’t the same style of drumming later, though I don’t know if it was direction or lack of motivation, etc... Chamber Music wasn’t that memorable of an album.

He has some very clean work on the CC self titled album that to me is masterful.
 
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Ransan said:
I don’t know if it was direction or lack of motivation, etc... Chamber Music wasn’t that memorable of an album.
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I always heard there were a lot of issues within the band. I watched them on their first tour after releasing it and I don’t know if they even played 1 song from the album. The whole set list was self titled and I couldn’t have been happier.
 
Swissward Flamtacles said:
Does Jon Theodore count?
There was also that one H-Blockx drummer but not sure if I'd call Marco Minnemann strictly a "Rock Drummer".
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Jon is great - he played on one of my favorite tracks by Kimbra:

 
C.M. Jones said:
I think it's only right and proper to add Chad Smith to the pantheon. Though he joined the Chili Peppers in 1988, he recorded, in my opinion, his best work with them in the '90s. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" and "Californication" are iconic albums in my music museum.

The '90s. Where can I find a time machine?
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the only reason I didn't mention him is b/c he is actually a Gen Xer....closer to my age (51) than the rest
 
Ransan said:
Ahh hell yeah - The break in Dig, I swear all his cymbals are getting thrashed I love that! Severed is a beast of a song and Internal Primates... don’t even get me started on “Spuug” as he was known at that point.
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Mudvayne, to me, was the nu metal band that really wasn't nu metal...they just got lumped into the genre b/c of the image. Matt McD was so solid. I thought LD50 was great, but honestly, The End Of All Things To Come was their best effort to me. So solid. So destructive....

he also marched drum corps - that is actually what got me into those guys. As well as Chad Sexton and 311

Push pull stroke said:
His PERSONALITY is that of an ungraceful pounder. But I agree, he has technical ability well beyond that. I just can’t stand watching him play. I feel like he’s about to jump up and punch someone or steal their lunch money. LOL
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I have met him 3-4 times, and was able to have extensive discussions with him, and he is DEFINITELY one of the nicest, funniest, non egotistical dudes, and is at least as smart about the world of drum set as Steve Smith is. He reminded me of the kid who goes into the drum store for the first time, and is "eyes wide open" at all of the possibilities.
 
Armor of Light said:
I saw them OPEN for Rush..Counterparts tour I believe..
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yep...saw them there as well. Was not surprised at that choice of opener!!! I was in heaven times 2!!
 
C.M. Jones said:
But let's not overlook my favorite rock drummer of that era: Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyro's. The latter band's first album (1993) contains some of the best drum tracks I've ever heard. He left nothing in the tank for that project.
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Stephen Perkins was 21 when he recorded Nothing Shocking, his drumming/percussion on that record was awesome, some
great fills and sequencing. Massive inspiration for me at the time.
 
Pootle said:
Stephen Perkins was 21 when he recorded Nothing Shocking, his drumming/percussion on that record was awesome, some
great fills and sequencing. Massive inspiration for me at the time.
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Yes, and he only got better from that point on. Perkins is a dedicated drummer always striving for enhancement.
 
This post sent me down a hole looking for Helmet songs, and realizing how influential this guy was to me as a drummer... especially the bass drum work.

Armor of Light said:
Facebooks just reminded me of one of my favorites..John Stanier of Helmet. I always love playing Helmet!
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C.M. Jones said:
A temple should be erected for Carey alone. He belongs on Olympus with Zeus and Hermes.
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given his other passion - metaphysics - he has probably been to Olympus with those guys !!
 
I know I am a couple of years late to the party here, but I just have to throw my man John Otto into this conversation. I realize a lot of people love to hate Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst. Fine, whatever. I get that his voice can be annoying at times, but they made some really good music. The Significant Other and Chocolate Starfish albums were both huge inspirations for me as a young drummer.
 
NouveauCliche said:
Hey everyone,

I was flipping through YouTube drowning in nostalgia and it hit me:

It it just me or were there some really GREAT "Rock Drummers" that were active starting in the 90's and moving forward. I think these guys had some great influences and really transcended the genre in a lot of ways.

People that came to mind are:

Matt Cameron - Sound Garden
Jimmy Chamberlin - Smashing Pumpkins
David Abbruzzese - Pearl Jam (for a bit)
Jeremy Taggart - Our Lady Peace
Aaron Comess - Spin Doctors

I never realized how great all those guys were and how much time I spent listening to them. I think at the time for me it was easy to lose them while studying Weckl, Gadd, Colaiuta....but there was some great players in this time period.

Anyone else that comes to mind for you all or stories about these cats?
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Oh yeah! Ginger's drumming with Masters of Reality. Sunrise On The Sufferbus.
 
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