The Greatest Drummers Of All Time!

See who makes number one in our countdown...

May 29, 2008

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Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth - Sonic Youth wouldn't have been the same without him. Famously experimental, Shelley worked with mallets, brushes, gongs, bells and even blades to create the ethereal darkness he, Moore, Ranaldo and co are famed for. Did they get to grunge first? Shelley's scratchy, awkward style may be the clincher.

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How come Ringo isn’t at number one?
~ by Andy 5/29/2008 Report
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Ginger should have been a HELL of a lot higher up on this list. But yay for Keith :)
~ by V 5/30/2008 Report
Although I’m a huge Beatles, Stones, Cream, etc. fan, I agree with alot of the picks but I think Charlie Watts should be in the top ten!! He’s not only one of the greatest ”Rock ’n’ roll” drummers (even though he is quoted as saying ”I hate Rock ’n’ roll”, but he is also one of the top Jazz drummers from his era. If you can tell me of another drummer who has sat through 30 hr. Rock sessions (In the Seventies) and is as steady as a drum
~ by Fan 5/30/2008 Report
remi, brendan canty should be on there
~ by the shiny phantom pearl 5/30/2008 Report
Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, Hal Blaine, Trey Cool, Pat Wilson would all be in my personal top 10. Meg White and the one-armed guy? Ridiculous!
~ by Nimrod 5/30/2008 Report
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