NEIL PEART IS THE GREATEST DRUMMER EVER!!!!

[Draconator]

Like, holy s h i t

[T&C]

No. He might be Your favorite drummer but not the best... a massive drum kit means nothing.

[BillsPride12]

Bonham would be my personal choice but once you are talking about Bonzo, Peart, Moon it really comes down to preference.  They were all legends

[T&C]

I'd pit Prairie Prince against anyone (Tubes)... 

 

 

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

And in other news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

[ExiledInIllinois]

18 hours ago, T&C said:

No. He might be Your favorite drummer but not the best... a massive drum kit means nothing.

Exactly.

 

...It's the magic in it.😉 

[Logic]

Buddy Rich would like a word 😝

[Pete]

Jaki Liebezaint, drummer for German band Can, is one of the greatest drummers of all time.  Here is this albums Drums isolated. Jake was known as "The Human Metronome.

 

 

[Bad Things]

Been drinking?

[Pete]

Idris Muhammad, known as The Funky Drummer, is one of my favorites.

 

Some of the best drummers I have ever heard and seen were street performers using buckets.  Amazing 

 

 

[PastaJoe]

[Draconator]

17 minutes ago, Bad Things said:

Been drinking?

Yep

[DaVinci]

 

[davefan66]

There are many great drummers.

 

Peart, Bonham, Moon, Stewart Copeland, Buddy Rich…even Ringo…and not necessarily in that order.

 

My top guy? Peart. Technically sound, intricate, dedication. Great lyricist. Was perfect for Rush and loved watching him! As for the remaining guys, all great drummers who were perfect for their respective bands. Again, even Ringo who I’ve been learning to really like.  I just feel Neal was a step above.

 

A sleeper that I love watching from back in the day is Joe Morello who played with Brubeck. 

[Bill from NYC]

My favorite is Keith Carlock. The man is beyond great. 

 

Jmo.

[frostbitmic]

Carl Palmer never gets a mention, I'll give him his. Not bad for being 72 at the time.

 

 

[BillsFan4]

There are a lot of truly amazing drummers out there, and I keep discovering more via social media outlets like YouTube. I have a hard time saying any one guy is best.

 

I love Neil Peart. He’s among the best for sure. But personally, there are drummers I’d probably put above him. Like Danny Carey (of Tool). His drum tracks are iconic.

 

As a former percussionist myself, I think Danny Carey’s drum parts are some of the most complex I’ve ever attempted to play. Half the time you can’t even figure out what time signature he’s in. lol

 

 

If you are into the drums, check out the YouTube channel “drumeo”. They have some awesome videos where they bring in all these different drummers from famous bands and then they have them listen to a bunch of different songs with iconic drum tracks until they find a song the drummer has never heard before. Then they play them the track without the drum part and have them do their own drum part to the song. Then compare. It’s super fun to watch if you are into that kind of stuff. 

Edited August 19 by BillsFan4

[Metal Man]

Can't have a great drummer thread without including Danny Carey.

His ability with odd time signatures and polyrhythms is masterful.

 

 

[muppy]

picking your fav drummer is subjective. as mentioned there are a TON of talented musicians who could claim the title.

 

sometimes you just love a guys style. My pick of my favorite drummer is a guy named Liberty DeVitto who drums for Billy Joel

 

dude smashes the drums he is FANTASTIC

 

 

[muppy]

2 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

My favorite is Keith Carlock. The man is beyond great. 

 

Jmo.

link? Im curious

On 8/17/2025 at 8:45 PM, US Egg said:

Wanna talk about great drummers. How about Tommy Lee doing his drum solo upside down on his roller coaster drum set high above the crowd. Greatest drum solo I’ve ever seen.

no love for Tommy or the Blink 182 drummer either Travis Barker

 

neither are my own particular taste but still. . Best of anything depends on a lot of things. Your taste. preference etc