Top 20 Rock Drummer Nicknames
- Thread starter Infamous Beater
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Sorry to disappoint, it was neither
I got the nickname after having to dig out my stuck van from the mud after a Triple A guy, with the equipment he needed...wouldn't even try it. After a gig. On the guys lawn we were playing at. Boy did I tear his lawn up lol
I dug like 20 feet of mud out...both sides...with the best tool I had available....a clawhammer...and managed to get it out just as it was getting light out.
I can't believe the AAA guy just left me to twist in the wind. He was enormous.
criz p. critter
Silver Member
Pentti “Whitey” Glan. He was an albino!
en.m.wikipedia.org
Now days a name like that isn’t quite PC.
Pentti Glan - Wikipedia
ineedaclutch
Platinum Member
He was an enormous (insert expletive).
That’s hell of a tale you have now though, so swings and roundabouts I suppose.
GetAgrippa
Diamond Member
He’s not a drummer but I always wondered how did Skunk Baxter get his name- my mind gambols with disgusting answers.
toddmc
Gold Member
What you lose on the roundabouts you make up on the swings (ie you went through a crappy experience but now have a new nickname and story to tell). Gotta love those cultural differences
Living Dead Drummer
Platinum Member
"Living Dead Drummer".... no? lol
toddmc
Gold Member
Great example actually- is this a stage name, nickname or just a forum name? 🤔
Nick name: A familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name.
Stage name: A name assumed for professional purposes by an actor or other performer.
So in broadest terms, a nickname is given to you by others, while a stage name is chosen by the person themselves (so the OP's original list sounds like a mixture of both to me).
Living Dead Drummer
Platinum Member
It's a Nick Name for sure. Someone referred to me as "Living Dead Drummer" for a specific gig I was doing, the one in my profile pic actually. So you can see why they called me that. After that gig I decided that was the best way to differentiate myself from the "other" Nick Mason, something I struggled with for the first 15 years of my career. I immediately changed my website, social media, etc to "Living Dead Drummer." Then I called the trademark office!
toddmc
Gold Member
So, a nickname which became a stage name- nice one
incrementalg
Gold Member
I saw Testament just to see Gene play. They're not my usual cup of tea, but he was awesome and it gave me a new appreciation for their music.
Seafroggys
Silver Member
No mention of Cozy Powell's most famous band, Rainbow?
Over50drumguy
Member
Morgan
Morgan “Alien Freak” Rose of Sevendust .
Friends referred to him as alien way back due to his appearance . Sometime later people called him a freak due to his performance behind the kit. He later joined them together to form his Alien Freak clothing and merch company and Vater has the Morgan Rose Alien Freak double butt end signature stick . There was an oval tipped signature signature stick called the whiplash.
And there was a pearl Morgan Rose signature snare drum . Talk about making your nicknames work for you !
Morgan “Alien Freak” Rose of Sevendust .
Friends referred to him as alien way back due to his appearance . Sometime later people called him a freak due to his performance behind the kit. He later joined them together to form his Alien Freak clothing and merch company and Vater has the Morgan Rose Alien Freak double butt end signature stick . There was an oval tipped signature signature stick called the whiplash.
And there was a pearl Morgan Rose signature snare drum . Talk about making your nicknames work for you !
Infamous Beater
Member
Couldn’t list ‘em all. Surely, Black Sabbath was a bigger credit than Rainbow, though.
Seafroggys
Silver Member
Yeah, Sabbath is the bigger band than Rainbow overall, but no one remembers that Cozy was in Sabbath, and he was in a period that hardly anybody cares about (Hell, I forgot he was with them). Meanwhile, he was with Rainbow during their most critically acclaimed and adored period with Ronnie James Dio. I think he's probably more famous for his Stargazer intro than anything else he's done.
newoldie
Silver Member
I never suspected that "Nicko" was the nickname part of the drummer, but instead, for decades assumed "McBrain" was the made up part. It is such an unusual name that it seemed only logical that it was a made-up last name... In fact, to this day, it still seems to be the case despite facts to the contrary...
