It should also be noted that 2 of the most famous drummers of all time are also underrated

Charlie Watts
Ringo Starr

I used to listen to full drumming albums by this dude


This was the video that made him popular back when YouTube was a new thing...

Danny Carey gets my vote, but I've never seen anyone make it look so effortless as Carter Beauford.

PneumAg said:

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62strat said:

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With the recent passing of Neil, there can be only 1.

My submission


As a drummer of 25 years, I'll comment a bit.
90% of drummers out there today couldn't even get through his polyrhythmic little intro at 1 minute mark.

I absolutely love the juxtaposition of him playing along to Justin (bass, 4:15 to 4:35), and then to Adam (guitar, 4:35 to 5:10), and then back to Justin.. it sounds like a completely different song, yet bass and guitar play exact same thing during that whole section. It's the drums that give it two lives.

And then, coming out of that, he goes to another polyrhythmic deal with his right keeping that cool single/triple hit beat over the main beat (his foot and snare), which is already an odd time signature. This is incredibly difficult to do.

6:25 to 9:00 is just ridiculous... putting so much rhythm and groove into a song, yet not using a kick, high hat, cymbal or snare. Who else is doing that in rock?

That look at 10:45.. over to Justin, saying to each other, well we got through it again!.. and then he almost screws up his ride beat! Then almost screws up again at 10:53! This is the extent of this man screwing up, completely unnoticeable to 99.9% of the spectators, and likely only noticed from a drummer that would be watching this video specifically.


There are interviews of Adam saying Danny is a huge driver of these odd time signatures and polyrhythms. Adam admitted that he is sometimes not even able to play along with Danny in early stages of riff writing, because he'd write a riff, then Danny would start playing some crazy beat with it, and it would screw Adam up from playing his own riff.

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Danny Carey is absolutely the best drummer n the world. I opened this thread to post that, so I'm glad to see it was the OP.

My favorite drum part in Pneuma, while not as flashy, is from 4:36 to 5:42 in that video. I love the accents on the hi hat leading back into the verse riff, and then it's basically the same verse riff, but Danny is riding with his right hand in 3 with that single/triplet pattern on the roto tom or whatever it is . So creative. There is no other drummer who would write that.

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Swiss triplets across everything in the middle, slow left handed triplet on the tom at 9:20, and the Cymbal fill at 11:08 are among my favorites

Ridiculous stuff here....just some cuts lof parts from songs but...

1:45 and 2:40 in particular. and 5:34

Nicko McBrain

Peter Criss

Dave Lombardo of Slayer

To me he is kind of like the Bonzo of thrash metal. His drumming always sounds right and musical like Bonzo.

Big fan of Richard Christy

Stewart Copeland isn't dead.

Bottlehead90 said:

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Dave Lombardo of Slayer

To me he is kind of like the Bonzo of thrash metal. His drumming always sounds right and musical like Bonzo.

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I am not familiar with a lot of the names mentioned here, but Dave Lombardo is a badass. It may not be some of your cups of tea, but this is more amazing to me every time I watch it.

Bottlehead90 said:

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Dave Lombardo of Slayer

To me he is kind of like the Bonzo of thrash metal. His drumming always sounds right and musical like Bonzo.

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I idolize Lombardo. He is the Ringo Starr of metal drummers. HUGE influence to soooo many of us. He truly is an icon.

Danny is a badass for sure. My favorite is Carter Beauford.

Some drummers that I always thought just played what is right for the song - not saying they're the best or even in the top 50.

Chad Sexton - 311

Chad Gracey - Live (drumming on Throwing Copper album makes the dynamics more than Ed Kowalcyk's vocals)

Morgan - Sevendust

Scott Rockenfield - Queensryche

MookieBlaylock said:

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Lars is the correct answer

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I say this as someone who as a kid idolized Lars, but he might not even be the best drummer in Metallica...

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Morgan - Sevendust

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Also one of my favorites.

I don't know crap about drummers so I'm sure this will get laughed at but Mick Fleetwood was a total badass when I saw Fleetwood Mac late last year. Especially for his age.

yawny06 said:

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MookieBlaylock said:

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Lars is the correct answer

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I say this as someone who as a kid idolized Lars, but he might not even be the best drummer in Metallica...

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lars has my been my ultimate idol for 25 years now as a drummer.

I conceded to the fact that he's not really technically that talented at all for a good 20 of that.

Same with Kirk, speaking as a guitar player for 25 years as well.

But the 3 of them plus 1 just had that certain something. All the technical prowess in the world doesn't get you what Metallica has attained.
What Lars lacks in technicality, he makes up for in drive and business acumen. And what Kirk lacks in technicality, he makes up for it in personality/quirkiness, and ability to write fantastic lead hooks.

Truthfully, I am only kidding and joking. I, admittedly, am not a very talented drummer even though I love to play. Lars is and likely always will be my favorite drummer in my favorite band.

I firmly believe you put anyone else behind that kit, and Metallica is just another metal band. He never became the most technically capable drummer because he didn't have to be...

Super good break down of the Swiss triplet section Carey plays on Pneuma. So freaking hard. I'm admittedly a hack.

Good to see someone else who watches Austin.

Amazing YouTube creator who gets no love.

I like Lars but he brings a sledgehammer to every song.

Troutslime said:

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Stewart Copeland isn't dead.

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Thank you. Fantastic drummer.

Bernard Purdie is not your flashy rock drummer, but is pretty awesome. He is very technical. You can find a lot of videos out on youtube where he explains how to play shuffles, ghost notes, etc. I had a whole bunch bookmarked, but they are no longer available. Here is something though. I would have to get a lot of practice in to even approach this again.

Anyone who wants more cool Danny Carey footage, follow his drum tech, Joe Slaby, on Instagram.

https://instagr.am/p/B-YaGqGJ0_x

Wow...this video is so cool/funny on many levels... (yes I'm bored....)

Guitar Teacher + Baby watch Danny Carey

Phil Collins or Alex Van Halen

I've been listening to a lot of Nate Smith lately.

TP Ag '87 said:

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Wow...this video is so cool/funny on many levels... (yes I'm bored....)

Guitar Teacher + Baby watch Danny Carey

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My 5 year old loves watching that danny carey video. He def. seems to be a bit mesmerized. I am a drummer, and have a drumset in the basement which he hops on now and then, so he has that connection that maybe other 5 year olds don't.


We've come to enjoy watching live music videos together, which he refers to as 'jamming'.

He especially likes marching along with the poozers:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hxlpt1tnl5y4f68/2020-03-30%2017.11.58.mov?dl=0

nosoupforyou said:

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everybody be nice -

I'm not in this drummer crew that is responding to the OP but am curious about these 2 names... clearly not the same type of answer you guys are responding to but some nice feedback?

1) Phil Collins
2) The guy from Foo Fighters

Also - was thinking you guys would have mentioned the movie Whiplash by now - that was intense!

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Taylor Hawkins from Dallas

His dickweed drum tech tried to pick a fight with me one night in Osaka about 14 years ago.

Yep....I've showed the Poozers to mine as well.