Your Mt. Rushmore of drummers!

Mine...

John Bonham
Terry Bozzio
Tommy Aldridge
Billy Cobham

What say you?

John Bonham
Neil Peart
Herman Rarebell
Nigel Glockler

Metal:
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan
Igor Cavalera
Vinnie Paul

Rock:
Alex Van Halen
Bill Ward
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge

Troublezone wrote:

Metal:
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan
Igor Cavalera
Vinnie Paul

Rock:
Alex Van Halen
Bill Ward
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge

My list too .

Robert Sweet
Gene Hoglan
Jason Bittner
Dave Lombardo

I also like Chris Nail from Exhorder. Excellent drumming skills.

Troublezone wrote:

Metal:
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan
Igor Cavalera
Vinnie Paul

Rock:
Alex Van Halen
Bill Ward
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge

Three of your rock drummers are also metal drummers.

Lari wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Metal:
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan
Igor Cavalera
Vinnie Paul

Rock:
Alex Van Halen
Bill Ward
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge

Three of your rock drummers are also metal drummers.

I consider them hard rock drummers. Not the same IMO.

Neil Peart and Rush were definitely not Metal!

Neil Peart
Dave Lombardo
Morgan Rose
Dan Presland (drummer for Ne Obliviscaris)

Marky Ramone !
Carl Canedy !
Phil Rudd.
Bill Ward.

Troublezone wrote:

Lari wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Metal:
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan
Igor Cavalera
Vinnie Paul

Rock:
Alex Van Halen
Bill Ward
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge

Three of your rock drummers are also metal drummers.

I consider them hard rock drummers. Not the same IMO.

Neil Peart and Rush were definitely not Metal!

Sure they were. Among other things.

Ian Paice
Neil Peart
Dave Lombardo
Mitch Mitchell
Mike Portnoy
John Bonham
Bill Ward
Sami Kuoppamaki
Danny Carey
Mikkey Dee

Oh, guess I should have paid attention to the title. Only four? Screw it, my mountain has room for ten lol

Neil Peart
Bill Ward
Phil Taylor
Dave Lombardo

Lari wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Lari wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Metal:
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan
Igor Cavalera
Vinnie Paul

Rock:
Alex Van Halen
Bill Ward
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge

Three of your rock drummers are also metal drummers.

I consider them hard rock drummers. Not the same IMO.

Neil Peart and Rush were definitely not Metal!

Sure they were. Among other things.

Stop trolling me and move along. You are obviously being a smartass. Can they play metal? Sure. Is that what they are known for? No.

Alex Van Halen and Neil Peart would have told you to your face that they are not Metal. Tommy Aldridge is basically a session guy that started with Black Oak Arkansas (not Metal). I guess you could consider Bill Ward Metal, but Tony Iommi said they were not!

Troublezone wrote:

Tommy Aldridge is basically a session guy that started with Black Oak Arkansas (not Metal). 

Not trolling you, but Tommy both recorded and toured with more bands than he just did a session for in the studio. Black Oak, Travers, Gary Moore, Ozzy, Whitesnake, Nugent, Lizzy, and John Sykes.

My first concert, California Jam, I watched Tommy's solo and went home and learned what I saw. Which was basically a  quintessential 80'\s metal drum solo done in 1974.

Stuff that Peart played is from a technique & theory perspective what tone tons of metal drummers emulate. Sure Rush didn't have what you could call that "metal" tone in the guitar department and in most of their latter arrangements any semblance the stuff from the mid/late 70's. It is debatable to say they were "metal" or not, especially considering what was considered metal in that period.

Dave Lombardo
Charlie Benente
Pete Sandoval
Mick Harris

James B. wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Tommy Aldridge is basically a session guy that started with Black Oak Arkansas (not Metal). 

Not trolling you, but Tommy both recorded and toured with more bands than he just did a session for in the studio. Black Oak, Travers, Gary Moore, Ozzy, Whitesnake, Nugent, Lizzy, and John Sykes.

My first concert, California Jam, I watched Tommy's solo and went home and learned what I saw. Which was basically a  quintessential 80'\s metal drum solo done in 1974.

Stuff that Peart played is from a technique & theory perspective what tone tons of metal drummers emulate. Sure Rush didn't have what you could call that "metal" tone in the guitar department and in most of their latter arrangements any semblance the stuff from the mid/late 70's. It is debatable to say they were "metal" or not, especially considering what was considered metal in that period.

What I meant by “session” is that he never seemed to stay in a band for more than a few years or albums. Maybe “hired gun” works better.

Flashy technique also doesn’t mean Metal. Jazz drummers can do things that would make your head spin and jaw drop, but it’s not Metal. Peart is massively influential to prog-Metal players, but that doesn’t mean he is Metal. He probably took more from jazz cats than John Bonham.

Brian Downey
Bill Ward
Billy Cobham
Lance Garvin

Troublezone wrote:

What I meant by “session” is that he never seemed to stay in a band for more than a few years or albums. Maybe “hired gun” works better.

That is what I figured you meant

Troublezone wrote:

Flashy technique also doesn’t mean Metal. Jazz drummers can do things that would make your head spin and jaw drop, but it’s not Metal. Peart is massively influential to prog-Metal players, but that doesn’t mean he is Metal. He probably took more from jazz cats than John Bonham.

Two of my Mt. Rushmore drummers are jazz players, they also incorporate other styles of music utilizing aspects of jazz playing.

I could incorporate 90% of the drumming from "La Villa Strangiato" into a Priest or Maiden style tune and would it be "metal" drumming of "rock" drumming?

We are talking about "drumming" and not specifically songs or bands.

Anyways, people have their opinions about stuff, especially what something is it what it isn't.

BTW, ever seen Aldridge's BOA drum solo from 74'?

James B. wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Flashy technique also doesn’t mean Metal. Jazz drummers can do things that would make your head spin and jaw drop, but it’s not Metal. Peart is massively influential to prog-Metal players, but that doesn’t mean he is Metal. He probably took more from jazz cats than John Bonham.

Two of my Mt. Rushmore drummers are jazz players, they also incorporate other styles of music utilizing aspects of jazz playing.

I could incorporate 90% of the drumming from "La Villa Strangiato" into a Priest or Maiden style tune and would it be "metal" drumming of "rock" drumming?

We are talking about "drumming" and not specifically songs or bands.

Anyways, people have their opinions about stuff, especially what something is it what it isn't.

BTW, ever seen Aldridge's BOA drum solo from 74'?

I tend to categorize things. Just look past it… you still get my list of players.

Yes. I believe I have seen his BOA solos on YouTube. He’s an amazing drummer! His open hand “bongo” segment is fun to watch.

Bill Ward
Cozy Powell
Dave Lombardo
Bempa Larsson

Honorable mention : Randy Castillo.
That Lita Ford album was sooooo solid.

Alex Van Halen
Igor Cavalera
Terry Williams
Terry Bozzio