I prefer the new drumming; stuff by Dominic Howard, Dave Grohl and Tre Cool is pretty good. I believe it's because the newer drumming builds on that of the past and creates interesting stuff to play on a more developed and prominent instrument.
I think drumming is overtechnical now and everyone sounds the same.
I come from the prog era.
Bill Bruford,Phil Collins,Giles,Barriemore Barlow,Neil Peart,the bloke on the Focus early albums with the awesome hipitched toms and snare sound.
I still listen to jazz stuff like Billy Cobham,Simon Philiips,Buddy Rich.
Those blokes have chops but make it musical and not some wank "look at me look at me" BS or "haha sucker,you'll never be able to play this"
Bonham is a massive influence.
His snare sound ,noone has touched yet ,even The Rival Sons.
Atm listening to alot of bebop jazz from the 50's and 60's then I'll mix it with some grindcore metal when I'm bored of the jazz stuff.
Actually Grindcore is starting to blend into jazz realms.
I saw a drummer here in Melbourne playing a one handed roll in a song like Johnny Rabb or Jojo Mayer.
Now tat's an idea!
Grindcore with a brass section.
LOL.
Love the Jack Dejohnete album Sorcery.
Drums are really earthy and he plays really musically.
Really dark moody jazz album.
He's really technical now and I can't connect with it sadly.
I guess my childhood is a fond part of my life and I need to keep clinging to it.
Loved the 70's.
Best music scene ever especially all the prog and stuff like the band Can.
Now he was a great drummer and he's drums don't sound all tarted up like drums sound these days.
You can smell the wood.
Tery Bozzio is actually a technical player I do actually admire because I love Frank Zappa.
Now that bloke wasn't born here.
He comes from some superior race on some distant planet in the Universe R>i>p.
Overnite Sensation what a cracker of an album.
I h8 you technical drummers.
You make me so jealous.
LIke those guitarists that come out of GIT that sound like a flock of Geese.
Gobble gobble gobble gobble.
Aah mate,there are rests in music
Are there?
Gobble gobble gobble gobble.