I spent like an hour on these timecodes, to make it easier to search JAZZ 0:10 Gene Krupa 0:20 Max Roach 0:28 Elvin Jones 0:38 Jack DeJohnette 0:46 Antonio Sanchez 0:54 Paul Wertico 1:01 Jeff “Tain” Watts 1:10 Al Foster 1:18 Philly Joe Jones 1:28 Bernie Dresel 1:36 Johnny Vidacovich 1:43 Rashied Ali 1:51 Greg Hutchinson 2:00 Louis Bellson 2:08 Ed Blackwell 2:15 Roy Haynes 2:22 Connie Kay 2:30 Steve Gadd 2:39 Shelly Manne 2:46 Buddy Rich 2:55 Ed Shaughnessy 3:04 Joe Morello 3:12 Louis Hayes 3:20 Lewis Nash 3:29 Art Blakey 3:36 Billy Higgins 3:46 Brian Blade 3:55 Bill Stewart 4:03 Harvey Mason 4:12 Peter Erksine FUSION 4:22 Vinnie Colaiuta 4:30 Dave Weckl 4:38 Horacio Hernandez 4:47 Alex Acuna 4:55 Billy Cobhma 5:03 Ralph Humphrey 5:12 Gary Novak 5:20 Norada Michael Walden 5:28 Damien Schmitt 5:36 Lenny White 5:44 Jojo Mayer 5:52 Alphonse Mouzon 6:01 Gary Husband 6:08 Mark Mondesir 6:17 Rod Morganstein 6:25 Ben Perowsky 6:32 Omar Hakim 6:42 Dan Gottlieb 6:50 Tony Williams 6:58 Steve Smith 7:07 Carter Beauford 7:16 Dennis Chambers ROCK 7:25 Cozy Powell 7:33 Kevin Aronoff 7:40 Ansley Dunbar 7:48 Gregg Bissonette 7:57 Simon Phillips 8:06 Carmen Appice 8:13 John Robinson 8:22 Jeff Porcaro 8:29 Matt Cameron 8:37 Mitch Mitchell 8:46 John Bonham 8:55 Ian Paice 9:03 Stanton Moore 9:11 Kenny Wollesen 9:18 Stewart Copeland 9:24 Josh Freese 9:33 Jim Gordon 9:41 Phil Ehart 9:48 Earl Palmer 9:57 Ginger Baker 10:05 Hal Blaine R&B 10:10 Zoro 10:18 James Gadson 10:26 David Garibaldi 10:36 Dino Danelli 10:45 Steve Jordan 10:54 Pernard Purdie 11:03 Al Jackson Jr. PROG ROCK 11:11 Virgil Donati 11:21 Terry Bozzio 11:29 Chester Thompson 11:36 Alan White 11:44 Morgan Agren 11:53 Tim Alexander 12:01 Bill Bruford 12:09 Chad Wackerman 12:18 Neil Peart 12:26 Carl Palmer 12:35 Danny Carey 12:44 Pat Mastelottob 12:52 Mike Portnoy 13:01 Thomas Lang 13:10 Marco Minneman METAL 13:14 Dave Lombardo 13:27 Danny Castronovo 13:36 Tommy Aldrige 13:45 Nick McBrain 13:53 Mike Mangini
Well many of the greats are here…. I’m glad you included Bernie Dresel ( one of the most amazing drummers I’ve ever seen! I was a bit disappointed to not see Papa Joe Jones or Barriemore Barlow of Jethro Tull. Shiela Escovado and Teri Lynne Carrrington are amazing as well. Don’t forget Manu Katche!!! Thank you for an amazing enjoyable video
You missed Phil Collins. Not 80s singing Phil, but prog rock archetype Phil from 60s and 70s when Peter Gabriel was out front and Steve Hackett was on guitar.
What about Clyde Stubblefield, not only one of best for sure but also literally the most sampled drummer of all time. Even if you dont know his name you know Funky Drummer!
How do you have any kind of drummer's list without Danny Seraphine? (?????) I've been following his career since I first met him in 1968, just after I turned 12 years old and he was almost 20. He created the whole genre of Jazz-Rock Fusion, and on February 15, 1967, got six other guys together to write and play it with him (Chicago Transit Authority, later called Chicago), and is still active with his band California Transit Authority since 2010. This whole thing was HIS brainchild, although alot of other people refuse to admit it and blackball him. Today, at age 69, he stands alone as America's premiere Progressive Jazz and Jazz-Rock Fusion drummer, and is a member of the rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Whaaaaaat????? How can they forget the older guys who are dedicated enough to still be working?
Just goes to show how people who consider themselves musically literate have serious holes in their knowledge and experience. Ricky Lawson is also a notable omission but Danny Seraphine is a truly outstanding drummer, his work on all Chicago albums up to VII is innovative, distinctive, eclectic and, as has been said, a key ingredient of the Chicago sound just as much as the horn section.
Todd Sucherman of Styx...amazing technical drummer...even plays with traditional grip. Obviously all the drummers on the list are all great...but Todd should be included as well!
Missed Jimmy Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese, Matt Garstka, Thomas Haake, Tony Royster Jr., Chris Coleman and Mike Mitchell. But it's a good list, tho. Way better than that bizarre Rolling Stone magazine's drummers list.
Also, Alex VanHalen deserves to be on this list - dominated rock in late 70's thru 80's - very popular back then - he's the first influence for me - great era in music!
@@BaconIsNotBiceps I'd agree - technically nowhere near the top - but influentially, he was a giant in that era - damn few groups were bigger than VH - his style was very eclectic & fun - never knew what to expect from him - he deserves to be on this list just for numbers of charting hits for two decades - mega hits back then
This is a great compilation, very enjoyable. Here's my short list of drummers missing from the video: Michael Shrieve, Floyd Sneed, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr.
Ever heard the story of Vinnie eating sushi WHILE sight reading insanely difficult Zappa charts at a rehearsal? Just Google Vinnie Colaiuta sushi story. Crazy!
Jeffrey Vincent Thompson, Actor Levon Helm ... Absolutely. As far as Moon ... I think he was a little overrated. He played good in the studio, but live, he was super sloppy and overplayed a lot.
@@furlong337 I think it is somewhat subjective. Technical skills will be appreciated more by those who are keen drummers, the other side of the coin is what feels good to listen to... 'Soul Sacrifice' solo by Michael Shrieve at Woodstock for example. I do admit the randomised sound and beat of Jazz music does absolutely nothing for me. A continuing and rhythmic beat even if sped up and slowed down is far more enjoyable IMO. Fully respect and accept that other have their given preferences though. To each his own as they say.
@@furlong337 True. THANK YOU. Moon always sounds like he just found out he has 8 fucking toms. One trick pony and the trick can be heard at your local guitar center
No Keith moon, no Phill Collins and no Ringo Starr or no Charlie Watts means only technique is more important than music. What is a good skilled drummer ?
I am trying to read all the comments and to get to the end of all these: It's the neverending story. I understand that the list is for the skilled drummer, meaning technically proficient, but to me A good and skilled DRUMMER is not just about technique, and also how well you fit to the music of the band and add musicality to it. For that reason, i would list certainely Phil Collins for his drumming in Genesis early period with Peter Gabriel. Mickael Giles in King Crimson, Christian Wander in Magma, Keith Moon of course, Ringo evidently and Clem Burke. It's just my feeling :)
Collins and Giles are technically skilled, way superior than many on this list. I consider Phil one of the best drummers ever tbf. Keith Moon is tricky but it makes sense plus his intuition certainly worked wonders for the type of music he played. Ringo is controversial: The Beatles did have amazing drum compositions but there are many testimonies that say that they used session drummers to compose and records the trickiest drum parts, so I don't know the real extent of Ringo's drumming input.
I've seen 21 of those in concert. Indeed, some very great drummers left off: Joey Baron, Chad Smith, Keith Carlock, Toss Panos, Nick D'Virgilio, Ray Luzier, Gavin Harrison, Ed Greene, Carlos Vega, Larnell Lewis - and these are just other ones that I've actually seen in concert.
Jerry Kelliker My brother played drums for 30 plus years until his passing away so I’ve always liked rock drummers. Jim Gordon wasn’t about flash or speed but his timing was unmatched by anyone. Check out his music credits for the albums he played on back in the day. He was a very sought after musician .Unfortunately his story has a very sad ending. Thanks for sharing
Jim played on some of the most played songs ever: I think he played on "layla" with Eric Clapton. He also played "Sundown" with (gosh I can't remember...oh it just came to me: Gordon Lightfoot...a clear example of less is more). Jim was a genius that "drugs" got on top of him.
Not necesarily, Jim Gordon wasn't a premier drummer and Chester is defenitely not on the level of Vinnie or Terry, although amazing on his own right of course
Luv that 6, count em 6 drummers in frank zappa bands ..My 1st zappa show was in 1980. People thought it was dave logeman, but I saw em in the fall of 1980..It was Vinnie C....Saw fz. the next year in 1981...Chad's 1st year..He's a great drummer....yes...I did notice the luv for frank zappas, drummers...Before the video even started, I said to myself, wonder how many fz drummers o. This list..oh yeaahh....6 of em...damn right!!!
Great to see Johnny Vidacovich on this list!!! Monster Drummer and a great human being!!! Really liked that you said most skilled instead of greatest of all time. So many great players in this world. My hats off to all of them! Thanks for posting!
Thanks for this. Many many inspiring drummers here. Hard to pick a favourite but I saw Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scott’s when I was 17 and for me he’s still the guv’nor.
Al Jackson Jr....what an underappreciated master of the craft - -I love that video you showed a little snippet of, he owned the drum kit and his fellow band mates were just as blown away as we are!!
It's hard to do a definite "list" of the absolute best musicians, as there's probably someone great that each of us has never heard, but this list of 100 VERY Skilled Drummers is very inspiring! Thanks for compiling this! :)
If you told me you were gonna play 100 drum solos in a row, I'd a told ya, "I'm gonna go take a leak and get a beer." But you did it. Great job. I saw Zappa with Paul Humphries, one of if not the most " MUSICAL" drum solos of my life.I saw Steps Ahead with Peter Erskine at the Paradise in Boston. I sat right behind him.Another great nite.We opened for Mick Taylor in Boston at Nitestage. Bernand Purdie played. Another great drummer. He came out and sat right in front of us with a big smile on his face while we did our little opening set.Thanks Mr Purdie. I saw the video of Mahayishnu Orchestra with Billy Cobham. What a powehouse. I remember seeing Louie Bellson on Mike Douglas or Merve Griffin Show as a kid doing a one handed roll. Pretty cool. My friend had a cassette of Jimmy Smith with Grady Tate. I couldn't believe how sparse yet hoe effective his playing was. I love listening to Muddy Waters album "Hard Again" with Willie Big Eyes Smith.He's like the bus driver that lets you know he's gonna turn 4 blocks before it happens.Wraping it up,how about that recording of Buddy Rich on the bus yelling at the band. Ok who made the first drum?...........Termites.
I don't know shit about drumming but I'm glad to see Danny Carey made the list, proving I'm not a complete imbecile when I tell people he's my favourite :P His work on Schism is incredible!
Love the 4 piece kit players. Buddy Rich is in a class of his own. Carl Palmer, of those still with us. It would have been interesting for drummers, if they mentioned the brand of drums everyone played
Wilfredo Reyes, Jim Capaldi, Don Brewer, Nigel Olsson, Jerry Edmonton- hey, it’s hard to make up a Best 100 list without leaving someone out. Thanks for the great compilation🍯.
Chick Webb, Keith Moon, Thomas Haake, Tony Royster Jr., Clyde Stubblefield, Todd Sucherman, and several others. Chick definitely one of the best jazz drummers to ever live, plus did it all with a substantial handicap. Look him up, very interesting guy.
All of them are real legends! Our favorites of all time! The best video of Weckl has been chosen here. Minnemann is a phenomenon! But after 36 years on the instrument I still vote for Buddy & Steve! Never surpassed...
Yeah Chambers, and Simon Phillips for once. So-called Fusion drummers are often overlooked because their genre straddles rock and jazz... among other styles (i.e. country) that's why I prefer to call it jazz-rock and those musicians should be allowed to be evaluated as either instead of being overlooked for lack of a category.
Love how the genres were separate, although the best of these players transcend all genres. I've met several and played with some of these guys. I thought for the most part it was spot on. No one can satisfy everyone's taste.
That's a great list. I am a guitarist/keyboardist and I never played in a jazz or fusion band, but let's face it, those musicians are head and shoulders above the rest of us. Rich, Bellson, Chambers, White, etc., etc., are in another world. The best guys who made their fame in prog and rock are really jazz/fusion players who realized where the money was. The clips of the top guys in those categories you showed were all displaying jazz and big band prowess. The great Carl Palmer basically brought Buddy Rich's chops to prog and blew audiences away with his technique and musicality.
The thing about Mikes solo in "Soul Sacrifice", was that it was musical, and complemented the melody. Very few drummers can actually play music in a solo, usually they just show off a collection of tricks.
Mikes solo in Soul Sacrifice was Musical, and complemented the melody, which very few drum solos achieve.I heard Dennis Chambers with Santana do SS and it was such a completely alien collection of tricks that was absolutely non musical. So many drummers are completely non musical trick-meisters.
So very hard to pick the "BEST OF THE BEST" so I image that most people will choose the drummer in their favorite all time band so it's Neil Peart for me.
Phil Collins?? Anyone?? Bill Ward ?? Bobby Caldwell, Frank Beard?? If I missed Bill Ward sorry but I don't think I did! Oh well I'm glad Ginger, Billy Cobham, Bruford and Paice made it
@Ed Nicholson in the 80s yeah but from 1971- 1980 nope. But a beast on The lam especially tracks riding the scree and in the cage and on album Foxtrox track apocalypse on suppers ready and fountain of salmaticas on nursry crymes and the break down in robbery assault & battery on Trick of the tail. Phil Collins went simple after duke and introduced his new gated drum sounds that he started on one of peter Gabrielle tracks. Introducing it on his first solo and Abacab and so on.
Fabulous list, well-researched and very complete. I'm glad you included Dino Danelli of the Young Rascals, too, one of my favorite drummers of the time. But if I could name only one, it would be Buddy Rich, definitely, BUDDY RICH.
Great comprehensive list. All are simply amazing artists of their crafts. One modern drummer that I absolutely love to watch is JP Gaster from Clutch. Groove-machine.
very impressive compilation, and great choices as well! so many other drummers lists would include Travis Barker, Joey Jordison, Lars Ulrich, etc. while skipping over true greats such as Cozy Powell and Aynsley Dunbar.. it's obvious you put some thought into this.. great job!
I haven't sorted through the comments, but there are a couple that come to mind. One will be quite a shock, Karen Carpenter. The other is Phil Collins.
Great Vid. When I first heard Rush in 77, (I was 13), I thought he was the greatest drummer ever. Still my fav, but I know in my heart, he would tell me nah dude, its at least 50 drummers in this video that were even better.
Got to have Keith Moon.... maybe not as technical as some but a great natural talent on drums!! Almost forgot Phil Collins... his playing with brand x is unreal!!!
That was truly enjoyable. Learned of some new ones. I'm sure others will suggest additions. The fact is, each of these drummers have been endowed with terrific talent and have adapted their skills in unique ways, thankfully. I might have added Barriemore Barlow and some others. What we learn overall is that the number 100 is too small when it comes down to skill on sticks and tubs.
Also, where's Ronnie Tutt on the list as far as "Rock" drummers? Elvis chose him for a reason (the eye contact between them and the fact that he watched Elvis's every move onstage). He should have been listed in the "Rock" category!!
The Winner is Buddy Rich of Course hands down! Plus I'm adding Ringo Starr & Phil Collins!. Ringo is under rated. Brilliant Drummers they all have lots of Soul!
If I had to pick just one it would definitely be Gregg Bissonette. He's got incredible range and skill in all genres and his solos are always very inventive / inspiring. Honorable mention to Jeff Ballard who didn't make the list...
I was lucky enough to see Gregg with Steve Lukather's Nerve Bundle at The Baked Potato this last year, and in addition to everything you jus said, Gregg is the most entertaining and fun to watch drummer I've seen (and I've seen a lot).
Good list - I would also include Gerry Brown for R&B, Tim Yeung for speed metal, Dylan Elise for fusion - his "Amazing Drum Solo" is unbelievable - and Bert Smaak (with Acoustic Alchemy - Casino)
I was waiting for my favorites, John Blackwell Jr., Sheila E., Jerome Brailey, Gaylord Birch... but I still saved this clip so I can look up all these beast drummers I didn't know of.
I will add my two cents worth, not that they are needed. One, Joe Morello was a drum god. He had perhaps more technique and chops than Buddy Rich and was much more creative of a player (in my humble opinion, of course). Many people, including drummers, do not realize that because Morello didn't run around telling everyone how great he was. Two, listen to some 1960's era Louie Bellson drum solos, and then listen to some John Bonham solos. Bonzo said he listened to a lot of the big band drummers when he was young, and some of the stuff that he picked up from Bellson and then expanded upon is obvious. Two geniuses! There were a lot of incredible players on this list, and yes, some were left out. I guess that is the nature of the beast. Onward and upward!
Louie is a beast...I'd put him against Buddy any time...And you're totally right about Morello...He's a monster too...I took drum lessons in 71...The Joe Morello drum exercises was the go to book for teachers...
sounds like you and Buddy have bad blood between yous...lol...he _did_ show off and put himself on a pedestal quite a bit..but it doesn't take away from the fact that he is in the top 5 across all genres of music..as it stands today in 2019. Very few have ever been better. Ill base that rank on speed alone as well...never mind his other top ranked attributes as a percussionist.
@@TehMehKehIen I'm think your waaaaay off if your talking about Phil Collins. John Henry Bonham had that spot filled from 1971 until his untimely death in 1980....
@@kensalazar5066 Bonham cant play nearly as clean or as fast or in all the different time signatures or with a swing feel like Collins does. Theres a reason Zep had collins fill in for bonham at live aid anyone with doubts is free to listen to these clips ruclips.net/video/hkPzu3gMr_g/видео.html ruclips.net/video/AJuXt10C3MM/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Lmeyb8bX4Uo/видео.html
@@Aquatarkus96 your completely insane, Collins was unable to play the drum fills ar live aid, they picked him because of his friendship with Robert Plant
I spent like an hour on these timecodes, to make it easier to search
JAZZ
0:10 Gene Krupa
0:20 Max Roach
0:28 Elvin Jones
0:38 Jack DeJohnette
0:46 Antonio Sanchez
0:54 Paul Wertico
1:01 Jeff “Tain” Watts
1:10 Al Foster
1:18 Philly Joe Jones
1:28 Bernie Dresel
1:36 Johnny Vidacovich
1:43 Rashied Ali
1:51 Greg Hutchinson
2:00 Louis Bellson
2:08 Ed Blackwell
2:15 Roy Haynes
2:22 Connie Kay
2:30 Steve Gadd
2:39 Shelly Manne
2:46 Buddy Rich
2:55 Ed Shaughnessy
3:04 Joe Morello
3:12 Louis Hayes
3:20 Lewis Nash
3:29 Art Blakey
3:36 Billy Higgins
3:46 Brian Blade
3:55 Bill Stewart
4:03 Harvey Mason
4:12 Peter Erksine
FUSION
4:22 Vinnie Colaiuta
4:30 Dave Weckl
4:38 Horacio Hernandez
4:47 Alex Acuna
4:55 Billy Cobhma
5:03 Ralph Humphrey
5:12 Gary Novak
5:20 Norada Michael Walden
5:28 Damien Schmitt
5:36 Lenny White
5:44 Jojo Mayer
5:52 Alphonse Mouzon
6:01 Gary Husband
6:08 Mark Mondesir
6:17 Rod Morganstein
6:25 Ben Perowsky
6:32 Omar Hakim
6:42 Dan Gottlieb
6:50 Tony Williams
6:58 Steve Smith
7:07 Carter Beauford
7:16 Dennis Chambers
ROCK
7:25 Cozy Powell
7:33 Kevin Aronoff
7:40 Ansley Dunbar
7:48 Gregg Bissonette
7:57 Simon Phillips
8:06 Carmen Appice
8:13 John Robinson
8:22 Jeff Porcaro
8:29 Matt Cameron
8:37 Mitch Mitchell
8:46 John Bonham
8:55 Ian Paice
9:03 Stanton Moore
9:11 Kenny Wollesen
9:18 Stewart Copeland
9:24 Josh Freese
9:33 Jim Gordon
9:41 Phil Ehart
9:48 Earl Palmer
9:57 Ginger Baker
10:05 Hal Blaine
R&B
10:10 Zoro
10:18 James Gadson
10:26 David Garibaldi
10:36 Dino Danelli
10:45 Steve Jordan
10:54 Pernard Purdie
11:03 Al Jackson Jr.
PROG ROCK
11:11 Virgil Donati
11:21 Terry Bozzio
11:29 Chester Thompson
11:36 Alan White
11:44 Morgan Agren
11:53 Tim Alexander
12:01 Bill Bruford
12:09 Chad Wackerman
12:18 Neil Peart
12:26 Carl Palmer
12:35 Danny Carey
12:44 Pat Mastelottob
12:52 Mike Portnoy
13:01 Thomas Lang
13:10 Marco Minneman
METAL
13:14 Dave Lombardo
13:27 Danny Castronovo
13:36 Tommy Aldrige
13:45 Nick McBrain
13:53 Mike Mangini
Many thanks! Good job!
You are a gem.
you have made 7 people happy thats something ive never been capable of
Wow, thank you for that!!!👍
The only one you didn’t make happy is Deen Castronovo. But I bet you made Danny happy! 🤣 Wait. And it’s Kenny Aronoff. ☺️
Anyone who says Phil Collins isn't a great drummer should go back and listen to what he was doing 45 years ago
He KILLED with Brand X. (And Genesis)
Bruh The Cinema Show was made by Tony and Phil. Phil's legacy seems to be reduced to a basic drumbeat with tons of echo nowadays
Live AID ruined his career
@@rumenbirov2311Phil hated progressive rock by 1980. He was still a great drummer though and never forgot his jazz roots
Agree. He wouldn’t have made it that far in his career, if he wasn’t good.
I’m so happy that Jeff Porcaro is on here he is my FAVOURITE drummer
Indeed, the rosanna shuffle is extraordinary
Jeff was, and will always remain, THE Drummer.
What a list, and LOVE THEM ALL!!!!
But damn it, I just can't stop tearing up every time Neil Peart is mentioned.
❤️🙏🥁💔😭🤘🏻❤️
Well many of the greats are here…. I’m glad you included Bernie Dresel ( one of the most amazing drummers I’ve ever seen! I was a bit disappointed to not see Papa Joe Jones or Barriemore Barlow of Jethro Tull. Shiela Escovado and Teri Lynne Carrrington are amazing as well. Don’t forget Manu Katche!!!
Thank you for an amazing enjoyable video
Great list! Just missing Gavin Harrison on the progressive rock list!
All they showed initially was his hands and you knew it was Buddy Rich. Never be another like him.
Yup!
That is exactly what I said ... "That's Buddy ... nobody single stroke rolls like Buddy"
Just you guys opinion is all.
Yep...knew it right away.
Can't stand that guy.
You missed Phil Collins. Not 80s singing Phil, but prog rock archetype Phil from 60s and 70s when Peter Gabriel was out front and Steve Hackett was on guitar.
Phil's best drumming was with Brand X. Even Buddy Rich loved it
These lists are a fools errand.
Brand X phill was amazing .after that ughhh
@@nepoleonbonaparte6517 shush!
Love the Carter Beauford and Dennis Chambers back to back sequence 😊
What about Clyde Stubblefield, not only one of best for sure but also literally the most sampled drummer of all time. Even if you dont know his name you know Funky Drummer!
indeed
How do you have any kind of drummer's list without Danny Seraphine? (?????) I've been following his career since I first met him in 1968, just after I turned 12 years old and he was almost 20. He created the whole genre of Jazz-Rock Fusion, and on February 15, 1967, got six other guys together to write and play it with him (Chicago Transit Authority, later called Chicago), and is still active with his band California Transit Authority since 2010. This whole thing was HIS brainchild, although alot of other people refuse to admit it and blackball him. Today, at age 69, he stands alone as America's premiere Progressive Jazz and Jazz-Rock Fusion drummer, and is a member of the rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Whaaaaaat????? How can they forget the older guys who are dedicated enough to still be working?
Jimmy Holmes I agree I watched this just to see if seraphine was in it
Chicago Kicks Ass!🎷🎺
I agree 100% Seraphine Rules!!!!!
Just goes to show how people who consider themselves musically literate have serious holes in their knowledge and experience. Ricky Lawson is also a notable omission but Danny Seraphine is a truly outstanding drummer, his work on all Chicago albums up to VII is innovative, distinctive, eclectic and, as has been said, a key ingredient of the Chicago sound just as much as the horn section.
I'm embarrassed to say I am not familiar with him. But I will check him out.
Todd Sucherman of Styx...amazing technical drummer...even plays with traditional grip. Obviously all the drummers on the list are all great...but Todd should be included as well!
Traditional grip is nothing special. Its just a way to hold a stick.
Todd is a great drummer. You're right.
Omg, just for the stuff he laid down on "come sail away" alone
John Panozzo was also a great drummer and he played on come sail away
lol
Missed Jimmy Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese, Matt Garstka, Thomas Haake, Tony Royster Jr., Chris Coleman and Mike Mitchell. But it's a good list, tho. Way better than that bizarre Rolling Stone magazine's drummers list.
I was bummed Jimmy Chamberlin wasn’t on here
Thank you for including Tony Royster Jr., How about Chad Smith and Sonny Emory???
Jimmy Chamberlain is one of my favorites too
Rolling Stone's lists are always crap anyways
@@ronaldhiggins6805 oh yeah, good call on chad Smith and Sonny emory
Not a bad list, people can disagree- also, Vinnie Colaiuta could have been in every genre.
jar1001 agree
in the 90s vinnie was hailed best around now he seem to get no recognition.
Yeah, totally agree.
once he takes the cigarette out of his mouth
Porcaro too.
Also, Alex VanHalen deserves to be on this list - dominated rock in late 70's thru 80's - very popular back then - he's the first influence for me - great era in music!
Definitely
Alex is underrated, but he's not top 100 all-time.
@@BaconIsNotBiceps I'd agree - technically nowhere near the top - but influentially, he was a giant in that era - damn few groups were bigger than VH - his style was very eclectic & fun - never knew what to expect from him - he deserves to be on this list just for numbers of charting hits for two decades - mega hits back then
this video was bs
Yep. Him too.
This is a great compilation, very enjoyable. Here's my short list of drummers missing from the video: Michael Shrieve, Floyd Sneed, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr.
ringo??? you've got to be kidding
Jim Keltner with The Beatles individually and prominently at the Concerts for Bangladesh and George.
Did you forget the late old smoothie Charlie Watts ?
Vinnie Calaiuta smoking when playing clip! Hysterical
No, not hysterical - relaxed... :))
Ever heard the story of Vinnie eating sushi WHILE sight reading insanely difficult Zappa charts at a rehearsal? Just Google Vinnie Colaiuta sushi story. Crazy!
No Keith Moon? Transcribe "We Won't Get Fooled Again" - he was brilliant when he wasn't wasted, always underrated. Also where is Levon Helm
Then do "Happy Jack" and "I Can See For Miles".
Jeffrey Vincent Thompson, Actor Levon Helm ... Absolutely.
As far as Moon ... I think he was a little overrated. He played good in the studio, but live, he was super sloppy and overplayed a lot.
Jeffrey Vincent Thompson, Actor moon was a complete hack. Won’t get fooled again can be done by any beginner drummer
@@furlong337 I think it is somewhat subjective. Technical skills will be appreciated more by those who are keen drummers, the other side of the coin is what feels good to listen to... 'Soul Sacrifice' solo by Michael Shrieve at Woodstock for example. I do admit the randomised sound and beat of Jazz music does absolutely nothing for me. A continuing and rhythmic beat even if sped up and slowed down is far more enjoyable IMO. Fully respect and accept that other have their given preferences though. To each his own as they say.
@@furlong337 True. THANK YOU. Moon always sounds like he just found out he has 8 fucking toms. One trick pony and the trick can be heard at your local guitar center
Un grave error no incluir al gran Keth Moon en la lista de los mejores bateristas del Rock. Es algo inadmisible.
No Keith moon, no Phill Collins and no Ringo Starr or no Charlie Watts means only technique is more important than music. What is a good skilled drummer ?
I am trying to read all the comments and to get to the end of all these: It's the neverending story. I understand that the list is for the skilled drummer, meaning technically proficient, but to me A good and skilled DRUMMER is not just about technique, and also how well you fit to the music of the band and add musicality to it. For that reason, i would list certainely Phil Collins for his drumming in Genesis early period with Peter Gabriel. Mickael Giles in King Crimson, Christian Wander in Magma, Keith Moon of course, Ringo evidently and Clem Burke. It's just my feeling :)
Bruno ROUSSEAU honestly, your comment is barely worth qualification but suffice to say, you don’t have a freaking clue. Those drummers all suck
@@furlong337: Excuse me...but did you say Michael Giles sucked??? WOW!!!
I agree...which is also why, Prince should added as well.
Collins and Giles are technically skilled, way superior than many on this list. I consider Phil one of the best drummers ever tbf.
Keith Moon is tricky but it makes sense plus his intuition certainly worked wonders for the type of music he played.
Ringo is controversial: The Beatles did have amazing drum compositions but there are many testimonies that say that they used session drummers to compose and records the trickiest drum parts, so I don't know the real extent of Ringo's drumming input.
I've seen 21 of those in concert. Indeed, some very great drummers left off: Joey Baron, Chad Smith, Keith Carlock, Toss Panos, Nick D'Virgilio, Ray Luzier, Gavin Harrison, Ed Greene, Carlos Vega, Larnell Lewis - and these are just other ones that I've actually seen in concert.
I watched this video full, just to check that Lars Ulrich is not in the list. Now I am satisfied
Rizki Tri Satio fu
Early Lars is pretty good
Of Shannon Larkin of Godsmack, ugly kid joe, candlebox. He’s a phenomenal drummer
HAHA!
wow such original joke
Those Jazz, Fusion, and Prog drummers are awesome!
I was happy to see Thomas Lang on here.
Great list. I was glad to see Jim Gorden there. His work on Derek and the Domino's Live at the Fillmore was fantastic.
Jerry Kelliker
My brother played drums for 30 plus years until his passing away so I’ve always liked rock drummers. Jim Gordon wasn’t about flash or speed but his timing was unmatched by anyone. Check out his music credits for the albums he played on back in the day. He was a very sought after musician .Unfortunately his story has a very sad ending. Thanks for sharing
Jim played on some of the most played songs ever: I think he played on "layla" with Eric Clapton. He also played "Sundown" with (gosh I can't remember...oh it just came to me: Gordon Lightfoot...a clear example of less is more). Jim was a genius that "drugs" got on top of him.
Bill Bruford is my guy. Best snare anywhere and a true technical muslcal wizard
Anybody else notice that 6 of these awesome drummers were the main and most skilled percussionists Frank Zappa used for touring and studio ?
And the others played with Miles!
Yep! Basically, if you ever were in the Zappa drum chair, you're by default in the top 0.0001% of drummers on the planet!
Not necesarily, Jim Gordon wasn't a premier drummer and Chester is defenitely not on the level of Vinnie or Terry, although amazing on his own right of course
Frank always wanted the best, and they HAD to read some crazy shit, too.
Luv that 6, count em 6 drummers in frank zappa bands ..My 1st zappa show was in 1980. People thought it was dave logeman, but I saw em in the fall of 1980..It was Vinnie C....Saw fz. the next year in 1981...Chad's 1st year..He's a great drummer....yes...I did notice the luv for frank zappas, drummers...Before the video even started, I said to myself, wonder how many fz drummers o. This list..oh yeaahh....6 of em...damn right!!!
Seriously amazing video. A lot of work went into this and your reconnaissance of good drummers is amazing.
narada michael walden, cobham, husband, tony williams, peart, mastellano, bonham, bruford, donati, palmer, wackerman, and alan white! Impressive list!
Narada is an unknown BEAST to many bro....
Great to see Johnny Vidacovich on this list!!! Monster Drummer and a great human being!!! Really liked that you said most skilled instead of greatest of all time. So many great players in this world. My hats off to all of them! Thanks for posting!
Thanks for this. Many many inspiring drummers here. Hard to pick a favourite but I saw Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scott’s when I was 17 and for me he’s still the guv’nor.
Al Jackson Jr....what an underappreciated master of the craft - -I love that video you showed a little snippet of, he owned the drum kit and his fellow band mates were just as blown away as we are!!
If they'd had a section for reggae he could have been there too. ALL of the reggae drummers listened to Mr Jackson.
The Master of Groove
It's hard to do a definite "list" of the absolute best musicians, as there's probably someone great that each of us has never heard, but this list of 100 VERY Skilled Drummers is very inspiring! Thanks for compiling this! :)
Much better and more complete list than those other "top ten lists"!!
Great job!!
If you told me you were gonna play 100 drum solos in a row, I'd a told ya, "I'm gonna go take a leak and get a beer." But you did it. Great job. I saw Zappa with Paul Humphries, one of if not the most " MUSICAL" drum solos of my life.I saw Steps Ahead with Peter Erskine at the Paradise in Boston. I sat right behind him.Another great nite.We opened for Mick Taylor in Boston at Nitestage. Bernand Purdie played. Another great drummer. He came out and sat right in front of us with a big smile on his face while we did our little opening set.Thanks Mr Purdie. I saw the video of Mahayishnu Orchestra with Billy Cobham. What a powehouse. I remember seeing Louie Bellson on Mike Douglas or Merve Griffin Show as a kid doing a one handed roll. Pretty cool. My friend had a cassette of Jimmy Smith with Grady Tate. I couldn't believe how sparse yet hoe effective his playing was. I love listening to Muddy Waters album "Hard Again" with Willie Big Eyes Smith.He's like the bus driver that lets you know he's gonna turn 4 blocks before it happens.Wraping it up,how about that recording of Buddy Rich on the bus yelling at the band. Ok who made the first drum?...........Termites.
My Favorites -
• Neil F’in” Peart
• Steve “Machine Gun” Smith
• Carl Palmer
• Nicko McBrain
• Mike Portnoy
All of them (excwpt maybe for Nicko) were heavily influenced by Buddy Rich, a beast on drums
Great list!
I don't know shit about drumming but I'm glad to see Danny Carey made the list, proving I'm not a complete imbecile when I tell people he's my favourite :P His work on Schism is incredible!
This is a badass video. Thank you for putting it together. I could not help thinking that the drummers who wore suits or tuxedos must have suffered!
It was a very cool video to see rolling Snippets of so many amazing drummers. Thank you for putting this together
Love the 4 piece kit players.
Buddy Rich is in a class of his own.
Carl Palmer, of those still with us.
It would have been interesting for drummers, if they mentioned the brand of drums everyone played
Wilfredo Reyes, Jim Capaldi, Don Brewer, Nigel Olsson, Jerry Edmonton- hey, it’s hard to make up a Best 100 list without leaving someone out. Thanks for the great compilation🍯.
Excellent list !! great drummers, my favorite JEFF PORCARO ♡
I think he was the only one smiling! He was awesome
One of the truly great ones. His Dad wasn't too bad either.
Maybe add Ringo Starr because of his musical contribution??? And because of his humbleness about his actual playing ability.
It's a list of most skilled players. There are thousands of drummers more skilled than Ringo. Ringo is a sick drummer in his own right though ❤
It's skill, not influence
Chick Webb, Keith Moon, Thomas Haake, Tony Royster Jr., Clyde Stubblefield, Todd Sucherman, and several others. Chick definitely one of the best jazz drummers to ever live, plus did it all with a substantial handicap. Look him up, very interesting guy.
All of them are real legends! Our favorites of all time! The best video of Weckl has been chosen here. Minnemann is a phenomenon! But after 36 years on the instrument I still vote for Buddy & Steve! Never surpassed...
Thank you for putting Aynsley Dunbar on this list.
Wow!! This is the first drummer list with Dennis Chambers on it. Congratulations. Someone made a good list finally.
Frankie K agreed chambers was god with the brecker bros
Um...San fricken tana!!
Yeah Chambers, and Simon Phillips for once. So-called Fusion drummers are often overlooked because their genre straddles rock and jazz... among other styles (i.e. country) that's why I prefer to call it jazz-rock and those musicians should be allowed to be evaluated as either instead of being overlooked for lack of a category.
where?? what list..?
As a Frank Zappa fanatic I am grateful your list includes almost all of his former drummers!
Glad you don’t rate them 1 to 100 , they are all amazing!!
Man, THAT was a fun ride. Thanks!
What no Clyde Stubberfieild the most sampled drummer ever and the greatest drummer James Brown ever had. Crazy
wasn't NO FUNK genre included. a non-list, list as far as I'm concerned.
Or the drummer from the Meters.
So true, even the other JB drummers... Im still happy Al Jackson JR was rightfully there :) Cheers
Clyde Stubblefield: the funkiest. Crazy feel, insanely good
Love how the genres were separate, although the best of these players transcend all genres. I've met several and played with some of these guys. I thought for the most part it was spot on. No one can satisfy everyone's taste.
Thank you for putting Carter B on there. I still think he is one of the greatest.
You have certainly given homework on some of the greats. Thanks for the playlist of talent.
That's a great list. I am a guitarist/keyboardist and I never played in a jazz or fusion band, but let's face it, those musicians are head and shoulders above the rest of us. Rich, Bellson, Chambers, White, etc., etc., are in another world. The best guys who made their fame in prog and rock are really jazz/fusion players who realized where the money was. The clips of the top guys in those categories you showed were all displaying jazz and big band prowess. The great Carl Palmer basically brought Buddy Rich's chops to prog and blew audiences away with his technique and musicality.
Mike Shrieve only played one of the most famous drum solos of all time
Shrieve definitely deserves to be on such a list.
The thing about Mikes solo in "Soul Sacrifice", was that it was musical, and complemented the melody. Very few drummers can actually play music in a solo, usually they just show off a collection of tricks.
Mikes solo in Soul Sacrifice was Musical, and complemented the melody, which very few drum solos achieve.I heard Dennis Chambers with Santana do SS and it was such a completely alien collection of tricks that was absolutely non musical. So many drummers are completely non musical trick-meisters.
At something like age 19 as well!
AWESOME!!! You'll never bail it 100%, but man, this is a great job!
Stewart Copelands snare my god!
His High-Hat is even better....saying that is crazy! How is that possible?...it is...
Stewart Copeland *period*
Carmine!! I’m a product of his Realistic Rock series of books and tapes. Man he opened my drumming world up.
I saw his brother Vinny Appice give a drum clinic once in Dallas. He was awesome.
So very hard to pick the "BEST OF THE BEST" so I image that most people will choose the drummer in their favorite all time band so it's Neil Peart for me.
same
Copeland, Peart, Bonham, Hakim, and a 5th spot rotating cast.
Phil Collins?? Anyone?? Bill Ward ?? Bobby Caldwell, Frank Beard?? If I missed Bill Ward sorry but I don't think I did! Oh well I'm glad Ginger, Billy Cobham, Bruford and Paice made it
@Ed Nicholson Bobby Caldwell, what a talent, yes he should be there.
@Ed Nicholson in the 80s yeah but from 1971- 1980 nope. But a beast on The lam especially tracks riding the scree and in the cage and on album Foxtrox track apocalypse on suppers ready and fountain of salmaticas on nursry crymes and the break down in robbery assault & battery on Trick of the tail. Phil Collins went simple after duke and introduced his new gated drum sounds that he started on one of peter Gabrielle tracks. Introducing it on his first solo and Abacab and so on.
Frank Beard is and will always be criminally under rated. A true Jazzer at heart. His work on Tejas was incredible.
Missing Johnny Rabb, Vinnie Paul... but great list. Keep it growing! Make it 200 with the suggestions mentioned on the comment section ;)
Fabulous list, well-researched and very complete. I'm glad you included Dino Danelli of the Young Rascals, too, one of my favorite drummers of the time. But if I could name only one, it would be Buddy Rich, definitely, BUDDY RICH.
HE should have been NUMBER ONE!!!!!
Great list, including many underrated drummers. I would have included Keith Moon, Phil Collins, Chad Smith, Manu Katché and Liberty DeVito.
Would like to have seen Clive Bunker. Underrated, IMHO and seemingly long forgotten.
One of the most underrated drummers...His work with Ian is so killer..Barrymore is overlooked too...
Holy crap.. Someone actually remembers about Clive Bunker?
Chester Thompson is so underrated.
Gene 'Atomic Clock' Hoglan.
Thought Manu Katche would make it
Cassian YHVH I was soo expecting to see him.
Yes Cassian, Good Point...!!!
He and Paco Sery should have been here, but I guess that would have put too many jazz guys lol
God damn Jack DeJohnette sounds absolutely incredible. Everyone check out the Cellar Door Sessions by Miles for some more of Jack.
Great comprehensive list. All are simply amazing artists of their crafts. One modern drummer that I absolutely love to watch is JP Gaster from Clutch. Groove-machine.
Prog without Gavin Harrison? I couldn't disagree more
Gavin Harrison!!! I cried when I didn't find him on this list and knowing that Porcupine Tree are not currently together
Arman Amirkhanyan I was just about to say too where the fuck is Gavin Harrison haha
Thats no shit
Me too... PT are no more togheter but Gavin Harrison and Steven Wilson are doing some really good solo stuff!!!
One more vote for Gavin Harrison. I was looking for him the whole time.
very impressive compilation, and great choices as well! so many other drummers lists would include Travis Barker, Joey Jordison, Lars Ulrich, etc. while skipping over true greats such as Cozy Powell and Aynsley Dunbar.. it's obvious you put some thought into this.. great job!
Yes indeed, I still think Phil Collins should have definitely been here, but otherwise pretty solid list
Lars a good drummer LOL!
PHIL COLLINS where is he (?)
I haven't sorted through the comments, but there are a couple that come to mind. One will be quite a shock, Karen Carpenter. The other is Phil Collins.
There’s some I hadn’t heard of and some I completely forgot about. But there’s some amazing drummers on that list
I must have missed Danny Seraphine, Tris Imboden, walfredo reyes sr and walfredo reyes jr.
Al Those greats...!!!
Seraphine didnt keep time very well.
BTW: That was NOT Connie Kay it was Kenny Clarke...
The kings Buddy Rich and John Bonham☺😉
Geirfuglen1 it’s 🧬 krupa
Phwaw! Bonham's not qualified to carry Buddy's trash out! A complete Hack!
Great compilation! Impossible to include everyone's favorite. Keith Moon, MIA here!
Great Vid. When I first heard Rush in 77, (I was 13), I thought he was the greatest drummer ever. Still my fav, but I know in my heart, he would tell me nah dude, its at least 50 drummers in this video that were even better.
Got to have Keith Moon.... maybe not as technical as some but a great natural talent on drums!! Almost forgot Phil Collins... his playing with brand x is unreal!!!
Moon was a clown.
Dave DiCenso. And Phil Collins if only for his work with Brand X
Oh man! Phil's playing with Brand X is amazing. And TOTALLY unique! No one sounds like him.
Wtf? Phil was brilliant on Genesis too. His sound is unique indeed
Gavin Harrison?
Gavin is truly other worldly. My absolute fav drummer. Anyone one here that is NOT familiar with him, check him out, you'll be very glad you did.
These pioneers, they could convey wishes through their drums talking.
This is the best list I have ever seen.
That was truly enjoyable. Learned of some new ones. I'm sure others will suggest additions. The fact is, each of these drummers have been endowed with terrific talent and have adapted their skills in unique ways, thankfully. I might have added Barriemore Barlow and some others. What we learn overall is that the number 100 is too small when it comes down to skill on sticks and tubs.
Great list other than the lack of papa jo jones
are u blind ? he is there ... philly jo jones
Papa jo jones was an another drummer!
Shit list, missed many great drummers
PAPA JOE Jones
Also, where's Ronnie Tutt on the list as far as "Rock" drummers? Elvis chose him for a reason (the eye contact between them and the fact that he watched Elvis's every move onstage). He should have been listed in the "Rock" category!!
I agree...Tutt not only played with Elvis but he was Jerry Garcia's first drummer in the Jerry Garcia Band.
i'm a drummer myself since near 50 years, i just love these 2
Fritz Randow and Bobby Jarzombek ....
The Winner is Buddy Rich of Course hands down! Plus I'm adding Ringo Starr & Phil Collins!. Ringo is under rated. Brilliant Drummers they all have lots of Soul!
Oh stop it will you please. Rings wasn’t a drummer, he wAs a freaking actor. And buddy rich wasn’t half as good as he thought he was
Wud love to see mark craney, sheila e, phil collins, danny seraphine in the list (maybe extend the list to 150 😀)
Danny is on the list
Mark Craney for sure.👍
Keith Moon definitely should have made this list even without a video.
I love Keith Moon but is seriously is hardly in the class of these guys. He is popular then again so is Peter Chriss :)
If I had to pick just one it would definitely be Gregg Bissonette. He's got incredible range and skill in all genres and his solos are always very inventive / inspiring. Honorable mention to Jeff Ballard who didn't make the list...
I was lucky enough to see Gregg with Steve Lukather's Nerve Bundle at The Baked Potato this last year, and in addition to everything you jus said, Gregg is the most entertaining and fun to watch drummer I've seen (and I've seen a lot).
Good list - I would also include Gerry Brown for R&B, Tim Yeung for speed metal, Dylan Elise for fusion - his "Amazing Drum Solo" is unbelievable - and Bert Smaak (with Acoustic Alchemy - Casino)
I was waiting for my favorites, John Blackwell Jr., Sheila E., Jerome Brailey, Gaylord Birch... but I still saved this clip so I can look up all these beast drummers I didn't know of.
I was half expecting for Lars Ulrich to be on this list. Im so glad you didnt include him.
Ha, ha Lars Ulrich? There are at least 100 better drummers in Denmark.
@@bafattvahetere I completely agree. For some reason people think he is a good drummer. He keeps time like a broken fan belt.
When this list is updated, please include Lee Pearson who plays with Chris Botti and was with Spyro Gyra. Quite a talented musician.
I will add my two cents worth, not that they are needed. One, Joe Morello was a drum god. He had perhaps more technique and chops than Buddy Rich and was much more creative of a player (in my humble opinion, of course). Many people, including drummers, do not realize that because Morello didn't run around telling everyone how great he was. Two, listen to some 1960's era Louie Bellson drum solos, and then listen to some John Bonham solos. Bonzo said he listened to a lot of the big band drummers when he was young, and some of the stuff that he picked up from Bellson and then expanded upon is obvious. Two geniuses! There were a lot of incredible players on this list, and yes, some were left out. I guess that is the nature of the beast. Onward and upward!
Louie is a beast...I'd put him against Buddy any time...And you're totally right about Morello...He's a monster too...I took drum lessons in 71...The Joe Morello drum exercises was the go to book for teachers...
sounds like you and Buddy have bad blood between yous...lol...he _did_ show off and put himself on a pedestal quite a bit..but it doesn't take away from the fact that he is in the top 5 across all genres of music..as it stands today in 2019. Very few have ever been better. Ill base that rank on speed alone as well...never mind his other top ranked attributes as a percussionist.
I swear to god, I have never heard Bonham do anything that even seemed difficult. He's just an unimaginative thumper.
Two Cents Worth is a great song by Kansas, 1975, Phil Ehart on the drums.
Great list. Only person I could think missing for the time this was made is John Blackwell
Can't get 🎉 enough of this stuff!
phil collins...brand x !!..half the drummer s mentioned don't live up to this man's creativity and energy *
Phil freaking Collins??? Are you joking?
@@furlong337 As a drummer? No, he's not. He was regarded as the best drummer in the world back in the early/mid-70s.
@@TehMehKehIen I'm think your waaaaay off if your talking about Phil Collins. John Henry Bonham had that spot filled from 1971 until his untimely death in 1980....
@@kensalazar5066 Bonham cant play nearly as clean or as fast or in all the different time signatures or with a swing feel like Collins does. Theres a reason Zep had collins fill in for bonham at live aid
anyone with doubts is free to listen to these clips
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ruclips.net/video/AJuXt10C3MM/видео.html
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@@Aquatarkus96 your completely insane, Collins was unable to play the drum fills ar live aid, they picked him because of his friendship with Robert Plant