Who is your favorite drummer(s)

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Two reasons. He's no longer living and Toto.

On a side note, Toto is giving a free concert at Mohegan Sun casino in CT tomorrow night. The Porcaro family grew up in the Hartford area resulting in a PACKED room. And it's not your Mother's Toto. Simon Phillips drives that band in a way that Jeff Porcaro never did.

Womble said:
I think I only have one drumming 'God' -

Jeff Porcaro; and I had to scroll through 22 posts to see him mentioned here - what's going on dudes?? :)

Womble
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mlehnertz said:
Two reasons. He's no longer living and Toto.

Sorry, I didn't realise dead drummers were excluded. Nor, looking at the lists, did quite a few others.

On a side note, Toto is giving a free concert at Mohegan Sun casino in CT tomorrow night. The Porcaro family grew up in the Hartford area resulting in a PACKED room. And it's not your Mother's Toto. Simon Phillips drives that band in a way that Jeff Porcaro never did.
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Toto wrote some unbelievably cheesy and awful songs, without doubt. There's no point us getting into a Porcaro/Phillips argument, because you clearly have different requirements for what you like in a drummer. However, if you've only ever heard studio Toto, I would suggest you watch their Live in Paris DVD; Jeff definitely kicks the band in that one, and the overall sound is much fatter. It's also a lesson in groove, taste and everything else he was famous for. I'd also just like to check you know he did quite a bit more in his career than play with Toto...?! Here's hoping.

Womble.
 
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Superlow said:
Damn Duke! you stole the words out of my mouth...Now, spice it up with Art Blakey, Mickey Roker, Vernal Fournier. And dont forget the rock either. Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, and Ginger Baker
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Okay, let the flames begin...
I don't like Art Blakey's drumming very much sometimes.
 
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theduke86 said:
Okay, let the flames begin...
I don't like Art Blakey's drumming very much sometimes.
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Hey, there's plenty of great drummers I don't like sometimes. Just to really get the flames going, I've never been too partial to Tony on "Four and More" myself for some inexplicable reason. But Art Blakey is pretty inarguably a master of swing. I've never been a big fan of his soloing, but in all honesty I've never been a big fan of soloing at all so I don't really care about that part. His time playing is everything for me, and that's amazing...
 
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Porcaro owns all, cant believe i forgot him off my list, Ooo the shame :(

Toto are cool amazing drumming, minor cheese admittedly

Oli
 
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I agree totally with everything. The only comment about Porcaro/Phillips is that Simon's playing really fits the band better (IMO) because of the direction Lukather has taken the band. For the Porcaro fans, Roseanna simply isn't the same. :D

Womble said:
Toto wrote some unbelievably cheesy and awful songs, without doubt. There's no point us getting into a Porcaro/Phillips argument, because you clearly have different requirements for what you like in a drummer. However, if you've only ever heard studio Toto, I would suggest you watch their Live in Paris DVD; Jeff definitely kicks the band in that one, and the overall sound is much fatter. It's also a lesson in groove, taste and everything else he was famous for. I'd also just like to check you know he did quite a bit more in his career than play with Toto...?! Here's hoping.

Womble.
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To OliverLawford - don't worry, you are forgiven ;) Jeff forever!!

To Mlehnertz - I do have a TOTO album with Phillips somewhere, Mindfields I think it's called, and I was impressed that he (at that stage anyway) restrained his playing to fit the TOTO sound. I was familiar with him from Luke's solo stuff, which although hilarious (what's that track in 17/8?? It makes me giggle) wouldn't really have fit in with TOTO songs. I've never heard how he deals with playing original Jeff stuff like Africa or Rosanna, and, well, I don't think I ever want to. And that is meant as no disrespect to Simon Phillips; hell, you wouldn't have caught me taking over Jeff's drum seat, even if I had been asked...dream on Womble hohoho.
 
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He doesn't deal with it. I'm a huge fan of Simon Phillips but he will never replace Jeff Porcaro. To his credit, he doesn't really "try" to copy the feel of Roseanna because simply I think he knows he never can duplicate that groove. Or Africa. It was Jeff Porcaro's signature groove.

But listen to Simon play "Jake to the Bone". Holy crap. Porcaro never had chops like that.

Womble said:
I never heard how he deals with playing original Jeff stuff like Africa or Rosanna, and, well, I don't think I ever want to. And that is meant as no disrespect to Simon Phillips; hell, you wouldn't have caught me taking over Jeff's drum seat, even if I had been asked...dream on Womble hohoho.
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My favorite drummer is none other than Carter Beauford the greatest Modern rock, jamband, jazz drummer I have ever heard and seen perform.
 
my favourite drummers would .. john bonham, mitch mitchell, neil peart, travis barker and joey jordison
 
Art Blakey
Max Roach
Steve Williams
Steve Jordan
Philly Joe Jones
Jeff Hamilton
Jack Dejohnette
Tony Williams
Bill Stewart
Lewis Nash
Brian Blade
Tain Watts
Gregory Hutchinson

(more too, of course)
 
Mitch Mitchell is my number one favorite! He is the man
Ginger Baker
Keith Moon
John Bonham
Chad Wackerman(Frank Zappa's drummer, friggin amazing solos)
Buddy Miles (Band of Gypsies, Buddy Miles Express)
Chris Slade (AC/DC)
 
Mine would have to be
Branden Steineckert
Joey Jordison
Chris Crippen
 
chad smith
taylor hawkins
joey castillo
dave grohl
tommy lee
thomas lang
jose pastillis

playing along to them since i started, 7 years ago
 
Dennis Chambers. I know there are a lot of great drummers out there, and I love them all, but DC has a special place in my heart. He's just unreal.
 
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