Best Drummer Ever

[Profpointy]

Joe Morello. Sublime.

Good shout! You beat me to it.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Ginger Baker. But how much of his skill came from extraneous substances will never be known.

 

[Oldhippy]

Good call on Ginger. One of the top five of all time I reckon.

 

[Oldhippy]

Ian Paice of course.

 

[Smokin Joe]

When asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world John Lennon said that he wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles.
Many a true word spoken in jest.

An oft repeated myth.

 

[Teamfixed]

Pete Best 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

 

[Ming the Merciless]

An oft repeated myth.

Ringo wasn’t in the Beatles? 😯

 

[Dave7]

As someone who cannot play any sort of instrument I tend to rate drummers by character eg
RIngo had zero characrer/personality
Phil Collins oozed personality as did the Who drummer.

 

[Oldhippy]

Mike Portnoy is up there as well. Not convinced I spelt his surname correctly though.

 

[Oldhippy]

Phil Collins is a class musician in the drumming dept. Keith Moon I never really thought much of. Don't know why.

 

[Drago]

Interestingly, John Bonham rated Barriemore Barlow, ex,of Jethro Tull, as the best rock drummer out there.

Clapton rates Ginger Baker as a class above Bonham, but I don't hear it myself.

 

[Teamfixed]

+1 For Ian Paice. Wether or not he is the best who can say but he does combine technical ability with style. (drummers here check out his rudiments vids)

 

[Oldhippy]

Bonham and Barlow of course! There are so many when you think about it. Again, don't recall his name but the drummer on Santana's Moonflower album is just stunning!

 

[Oldhippy]

Ian Paice is a master at those little in fills and double stops. He sets up a rolling groove on some tracks that border on jazz at it best and then Ritchie piles in with a solo completely throwing yours ears off course.

 

[Yellow Fang]

When asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world John Lennon said that he wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles.
Many a true word spoken in jest.

That might have been Jasper Carrot who said that.