I'm 65, and heard all this music AS it hit the airwaves, when it was new. Herb Alpert was the bomb....and the drumming was key. Little did I know, that drummer was on almost every other hit I was listening to back then. Thank you for post this video, and thank you to the great Hal Blaine. Genius.
Joe Morello, Simon Phillips, Carl Palmer, etc. The list could go on of influential drummers. Really enjoyed this video as it really showed a wide range of drumming greats. Opened my eyes to very good drummer musicians that I was not aware of. Many thanks.
It's only out of fairness to all the (other)great drummers, whose music isn't played 50,000 times a day on radio stations across the world. Everyone knows Bonzo is more legendary and influential than RIngo or Ginger. Can't believe they completely left out Gadd, Devito, Mitchell, AVH and only mentioned Bruford, Phil Collins, Steve Smith and Copeland briefly. Whatevs....it would take 6 hours to give the top 100 their proper credit.
Great documentary. I’d love this to be a whole series and really dive into the details. Then you wouldn’t just flash Bonham and Rich in the final few seconds and not mention them at all.
Excellent! I have been waiting for this steve white is a friend of mine and I have taken drum lessons with him He’s a great drummer and a drum history buff
No history of Drumming would be complete without mentioning contributions of Drummers like Benny Benjamin, Ureal Jones and Pistol Allen from Motown's Funk Brothers! James Brown's awesome drummers Cylde Stubblefield and John Jabo Starks! . Al Jackson Jr. , Narada Michael Walden, James "Diamond" Williams from The Ohio Players! So many others are great drummers but it would take all day! Thanks for " giving the Drummers Some"!
Cindy Blackman is such a fantastic drummer, I wonder how sick she is of being mentioned as a great woman drummer alongside clips of her playing 'Are You Gonna Go My Way', which had Lenny Kravitz playing drums on the record. They think because she is in the video and was touring with him that she's on the track? Why not play something on which she is actually playing? Even the great Rob Hirst did this on the ABC, talking about drummers, mentioned her and then played that track. I like Kravitz's playing on that record, but they can't tell the difference? She played with Mike Stern, Santana, Gary Bartz, Vernon Reid...
Is it me or when Steve Smith mentions himself playing a double bass kit and they show the picture that picture looks like it's Aynsley Dunbar and not Steve. 🤔
@@MoreMusicShows - Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. Explains why you didn't include Mitch Mitchell. You don't want Janie Hendrix coming after you.
So we talk about drums and no one mentions people like Art Blakey, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Earl Palmer, Clyde Stubblefield, James Gadson, Benny Benjamin, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Cobb, Chick Webb etc.?Each of the drummers in this documentary wouldn't have been able to play a single note without the artistic contributions of the drummers mentioned above!! Give credits to the ones who really deserve it!!
I quite enjoyed the video. If I was making this video I would have probably mentioned Rick Allen from Def Leppard. It would’ve been great to touch on his half electronic and half traditional kits with the extra triggers and things that he uses with his feet after losing his arm. Otherwise great video. Keep up the great work. Hello from Lindsay Ontario Canada.
I was one of the punk drummers Dave Lombardo met in the 80s. I got to hang out with him a few times in 84/85. Super nice guy. If you listen to our album (Final Conflict "Ashes to Ashes") you will hear me stealing Dave's licks and vice versa.
Acouple of corrections... Photo @26:56 is of Ansley Dunbar (not Steve Smith!) Billy Cobham should of been credited with his triple bass, triple snare drum setup.
Beautiful stories from which you learn a lot. I humbly comment that there are numerous drummers in other parts of the world worth knowing. In Argentina I recommend Pomo Lorenzo, Jota Morelli, Daniel Wirtz, Daniel Colombres, Jorge Araujo, Federico Gil Solá, Martín Carrizo, among many others. From Brazil Kiko Freitas, Airto Moreira, João Barone, Carlos Bala, Téo Lima, among others.
@@MoreMusicShows Thank you once again! I have watched and is awesome! Incredible work you put together and all the great Drummers you had as guests. It was a pleasure to watch it. Thank you!
20 best drummers is a bummer. Because thers at least 50 best 5 drummers in the world!! Mitch Mitchell, Dave Weckl, Elvin Jones, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Phil Rudd, Nicko Mcbrain, Terry Williams, Charlie Watts... Man...it goes on and on. The list is long.
Great presentation but you missed so many great drummers.Tony W, Max R, Elvin J,Vinnie C,, Alex A, , Chester, T, Jabo S, Bernard P, Steve G, Sly D, Jim K, and the list goes on.......
Dave grohl??? Cmon man. He's a great rock drummer but certainly not a top 20 drummer of all time! I think he himself would even say he's doesn't belong on that list.
I Grew Up With All These Singers- Now I Have A 24 Yr Old Grandson - Started. Drums - At 12 Yrs Old - Now Guitar - In His Blood. - Every Spare Minute. Writing - Playing - Has A Recording Studio In Home - Writes Music - Plays Biker Joints Every Saturday -How Does He Get A Break - He Loves His Music- He Is On U Tube - Michael Marotta. Does Not Know I Am Writing This- He Needs Direction - Anyone 🇺🇸. ? Thank You
Wow , just saw the Docu and Not One mention of the master … Neil Peart ;( although , every drummer unique to their taste and style , Neil would put a dozen drummers in his pocket .. my lessons from Neil Peart over so Many Rush shows was being glued to Neil showing rush fans “The Art of playing the drums” with such passion and finesse every single night ;) Neil Peart always in my heart ❤️
Thank you! I watched 10 minutes of this garbage on Netflix then turned off. Please who is actually putting together YOUR fucking content? Wise up Netflix, do not throw out content about ART unless you know what that is……
a bit more emphasis on ian paice wouldn't have hurt, since he too was responsible for the transition from rock to metal in the earliest stages of that. and also one drummer on two important rock records is missing in this documentary: brainbox - dark rose (1969) focus - hocus pocus (1971)
This was a decent documentary. HOWEVER...to leave out a couple of Drummers, (mind you)...not even mention their names is just absolutely criminal. And...they are Gary Chester and Vinnie Colaiuta and lest we forget the one and only Tony Williams. This is NOT a complete documentary IF you don’t include these legends as well. Nuff said...
There are so many great drummers including me and its impossible to include them all in one documentary. Therefore, its ridiculous to complain about any drummers who aren't mentioned in this video. Instead, if anyone loves drums they should give praise to this video which is very interesting and informative and is one of the best drum documentaries that has ever been made. Life is short so appreciate it for what its worth. Btw, I can't believe how Ginger Baker has aged.
lets take a moment of silence in remembrance of: John “Stumpy” Pepys /died in a bizarre gardening accident, that the authorities said was “best left unsolved.”/
incredible They forgot the best and most innovative 50's r'n'r drummer, Cricket Jerry Allison. He literally paved the way as far as r'n'r drumming is concerned. Nearly every UK drummer owe Jerry a lot, they didn't know how to play r'n'r drums until he arrived there with the great Buddy Holly in '58..paradiddles, triplets, heavy toms use, cardbox drums, knees slapping..
32 minutes in, they say that drum machines aren't replacing drummers-listen to pop radio, not a real drummer in sight, just programmed trap beat after programmed trap beat.
I liked the video don't get me wrong and checked out the full version as well, but in the whole 4 hours there were like 5-6 black guys and the drums ARE a black instrument, which pretty much came out of jazz. So, everything which is shown here couldn't be possible without a lineage of black drummers such as Babby Dodds, Papa Jo Jones, Philly Joe, Max, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams and so many others which somehow get overlooked in...this kind of who-is-the-GOAT videos but in my opinion they represent much better The Art of Drumming than most (if not all) of the drummers mentioned in the video. They are great craftsman I agree and some of them are artists as well, but the Art of Drumming is rooted in jazz. Again, this is just my opinion.
It does not really matter. It is a list with fine drummers. I wondered how Bill Bruford or Vinnie Colaiuta were not included. Or Stewart Copeland. Or Bernard Purdie: However. It is fun to make lists and they will be made forever, but it is not fun to be bitter about them IMO. But you are right, especially when it seems the list was compiled by drummers: they usually allways mention Gadd and Colaiuta as the drummers that drummers like themselves.
@@MoreMusicShows I appreciate Lang and his legacy . Was not trying to imply featured artists were sub par. I would compare him to a machine. Def deserves a place of high recognition in my mind.
As a drummer myself I appreciate the effort here with this documentary. But it is somewhat weak. Some of the greatest drummers of all time get little mention or no mention at all and others not even in the top 100 get mentioned and interviewed. Like I said a little weak.. I did enjoy it though. Thanks for the effort.
This documentary is technically well made, and I recognize it's from two years ago, but it's really missing the mark in multiple ways. Other than some of the gripes listed below, I think the main issue- and never has this been more apparent than this year- is one of representation. I realize that it seems to be focused around rock drumming (and also that it has multiple parts- maybe the others solve some of these issues)- but the doc is not titled The Art of Rock Drumming. It's drumming period. As such, I find it very very important to recognize the history of the drum-set and the pioneers. To mention Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa as the primary jazz drummers in the video (with short mentions of Billy Cobham/Chris Dave) I mean.... I think you all see the problem here. The drumset was invented in America in tandem with the progression of black American music (jazz). The earliest pioneers and (in my opinion) most important innovators were people like Papa Jo Jones, Chick Webb, Baby Dodds, and later Kenny Clarke, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, and Tony Williams (to this day arguably the most innovative and influential drummer of all time IMO). Even when jazz and blues music gave birth to rock in the 50's it was artists like Ike Turner and Chuck Berry who were leading the charge. But often Elvis gets so much more credit. It's a tale as old as time and it's important to change this narrative. There are and were tons of amazing artists and drummers of all races, but we all owe SO much to black culture and black american music- let's give credit where credit is due people.
Watched the film last night all great drummer's for sure especially ginger, buddy,moon, Ian Bonham but not to mention Neil was a joke it's like talking about hockey not mentioning the Montreal Canadiens it shouldn't happen.!!!!!!
Generally, I think this top 10 is solid here except for Dave Grohl. Yes he was influential in grunge, but he really doesn't belong in a credible top-10 list. How about Stewart Copeland, or Mitch Mitchell, Tony Williams, Charlie Watts, Elvin Jones, Clyde Stubblefield, Bernard Purdy, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner… Any of those guys would've been appropriate as top 10'ers. Funny none of them even made the top 20 in this documentary. But it's all subjective and it still was a pretty good doc. Everyone has their favorites…
I enjoyed the doc, but one could've replaced any of the drummers featured in this with atleast 500 other drummers and it would've been just as interesting if not more, probably more in fact.
Hail Blaine's post"S in Modern Drummer? PEOPLE WERE LITERALLY WRITING in saying I am considering suicide THOSE were edited other than saying Hal saying NO PRINT THAT!
I always loved Russ Kunkel’s playing and demeanor.
Incredible Mr Blaine’s legacy, respect!
I'm 65, and heard all this music AS it hit the airwaves, when it was new. Herb Alpert was the bomb....and the drumming was key. Little did I know, that drummer was on almost every other hit I was listening to back then. Thank you for post this video, and thank you to the great Hal Blaine. Genius.
Joe Morello, Simon Phillips, Carl Palmer, etc. The list could go on of influential drummers. Really enjoyed this video as it really showed a wide range of drumming greats. Opened my eyes to very good drummer musicians that I was not aware of. Many thanks.
💥✨💥 41:07 To only give Bonham that 3 second plip at the end...?? Ouch that hurt.
here it is...ruclips.net/video/91pz1E8pAOY/видео.html
This could have been a whole series.
It's only out of fairness to all the (other)great drummers, whose music isn't played 50,000 times a day on radio stations across the world. Everyone knows Bonzo is more legendary and influential than RIngo or Ginger. Can't believe they completely left out Gadd, Devito, Mitchell, AVH and only mentioned Bruford, Phil Collins, Steve Smith and Copeland briefly. Whatevs....it would take 6 hours to give the top 100 their proper credit.
@@MoreMusicShows That makes total sense. Fay Milton. Interesting.
Thanks for posting a link to the full doc 🥁🤘
All hail to Hal Blaine. The man, the legend. Truly one of a kind! Oh yes, Thomas Lang is an absolute freak !!
Great documentary. I’d love this to be a whole series and really dive into the details.
Then you wouldn’t just flash Bonham and Rich in the final few seconds and not mention them at all.
At least they appear, but what about Steve Gadd? 😔
Excellent! I have been waiting for this steve white is a friend of mine and I have taken drum lessons with him
He’s a great drummer and a drum history buff
No history of Drumming would be complete without mentioning contributions of Drummers like Benny Benjamin, Ureal Jones and Pistol Allen from Motown's Funk Brothers! James Brown's awesome drummers Cylde Stubblefield and John Jabo Starks! . Al Jackson Jr. , Narada Michael Walden, James "Diamond" Williams from The Ohio Players! So many others are great drummers but it would take all day! Thanks for " giving the Drummers Some"!
I love Narada Walden. Great you mention him.
Ay, I have a similar gripe. This documentary is too "white-washed."
And colaiuta
I just happen to have Standing in the Shadows of Motown on DVD, VHS, and it’s free on RUclips (with ads, of course)!!!!
Steve Gadd is missing 😔
These guys are so generous with their advice
Earl Palmer also did alot of recordings.
Eddie - Clem Burke mentions Earl Palmer during the Hal Blaine segment
Hal was a major influence. I grew up trying to play along with his recordings.
Great documentary. Thank you
Langs approach to drumming is ass kicking and a door opener for me.
Bill ward style is just perfect
Cindy Blackman is such a fantastic drummer, I wonder how sick she is of being mentioned as a great woman drummer alongside clips of her playing 'Are You Gonna Go My Way', which had Lenny Kravitz playing drums on the record. They think because she is in the video and was touring with him that she's on the track? Why not play something on which she is actually playing? Even the great Rob Hirst did this on the ABC, talking about drummers, mentioned her and then played that track. I like Kravitz's playing on that record, but they can't tell the difference? She played with Mike Stern, Santana, Gary Bartz, Vernon Reid...
Is it me or when Steve Smith mentions himself playing a double bass kit and they show the picture that picture looks like it's Aynsley Dunbar and not Steve. 🤔
It’s indeed Aynsley ...🙄
I say that too
So disrespectful
@@MoreMusicShows - Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. Explains why you didn't include Mitch Mitchell. You don't want Janie Hendrix coming after you.
So we talk about drums and no one mentions people like Art Blakey, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Earl Palmer, Clyde Stubblefield, James Gadson, Benny Benjamin, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Cobb, Chick Webb etc.?Each of the drummers in this documentary wouldn't have been able to play a single note without the artistic contributions of the drummers mentioned above!! Give credits to the ones who really deserve it!!
Also Steve Gadd
Awesome i want more of this👏👏🤟🏻🤟🏻🥁🥁🇨🇦🇨🇦
Probably the best Drum Documentary, I've ever seen.
Steve Gadd, John jr Robinson?vinnie colauita? Wish we heard Billy Cobham talk ...
Great video thanks for sharing! 👍
Love Hal Blaine. What a classy guy who tells great stories without disrespecting anyone. Oh....and a great drummer as well.
I quite enjoyed the video. If I was making this video I would have probably mentioned Rick Allen from Def Leppard. It would’ve been great to touch on his half electronic and half traditional kits with the extra triggers and things that he uses with his feet after losing his arm. Otherwise great video. Keep up the great work. Hello from Lindsay Ontario Canada.
I was one of the punk drummers Dave Lombardo met in the 80s. I got to hang out with him a few times in 84/85. Super nice guy. If you listen to our album (Final Conflict "Ashes to Ashes") you will hear me stealing Dave's licks and vice versa.
Acouple of corrections...
Photo @26:56 is of Ansley Dunbar (not Steve Smith!)
Billy Cobham should of been credited
with his triple bass, triple snare drum setup.
Thank You!!! Grazie Mille
Hub Janssen “Crazy Sticks” RIP. The best drummer and showman you’ve never heard of!
Young drummers of all genres, pay attention to their words on the intangibles of drumming
Porcaro should be up near the top
Beautiful stories from which you learn a lot. I humbly comment that there are numerous drummers in other parts of the world worth knowing. In Argentina I recommend Pomo Lorenzo, Jota Morelli, Daniel Wirtz, Daniel Colombres, Jorge Araujo, Federico Gil Solá, Martín Carrizo, among many others. From Brazil Kiko Freitas, Airto Moreira, João Barone, Carlos Bala, Téo Lima, among others.
being a drummer, once I heard Hal in the sixties, I could pick his playing and fills in everything he played
Awesome, I really enjoyed it!
This is a Gem! Thank you!!!
@@MoreMusicShows Thank you once again! I have watched and is awesome! Incredible work you put together and all the great Drummers you had as guests. It was a pleasure to watch it. Thank you!
I believe the commentator was Clem Bourke who was Blondies drummer.....but I could be wrong.
Clem Burke is at 2:50
Carl Palmer, Brufford, Phil Collins, Portnoy, Lombardo. ...so many...
Those are really great drummer don't get me wrong, but have you heard of Damien Schmitt?
20 best drummers is a bummer. Because thers at least 50 best 5 drummers in the world!! Mitch Mitchell, Dave Weckl, Elvin Jones, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Phil Rudd, Nicko Mcbrain, Terry Williams, Charlie Watts... Man...it goes on and on. The list is long.
That's the truth!
@@MoreMusicShows Joe Morello, Neil Peart
Great presentation but you missed so many great drummers.Tony W, Max R, Elvin J,Vinnie C,, Alex A, , Chester, T, Jabo S, Bernard P, Steve G, Sly D, Jim K, and the list goes on.......
Dave grohl??? Cmon man. He's a great rock drummer but certainly not a top 20 drummer of all time! I think he himself would even say he's doesn't belong on that list.
I love Dave but when I saw that I thought "Uh whut?"...
For real, there are videos of five year olds playing his beats
@@krislars3852 LMAO 😂
Agreed
Joe Morello, Neil Peart ,, Rip
26:56....OOOPS! That was the other Steve Smith...Aynsley Dunbar.
I Grew Up With All These Singers- Now I Have A 24 Yr Old Grandson - Started. Drums - At 12 Yrs Old - Now Guitar - In His Blood. - Every Spare Minute. Writing - Playing - Has A Recording Studio In Home - Writes Music - Plays Biker Joints Every Saturday -How Does He Get A Break - He Loves His Music- He Is On U Tube - Michael Marotta. Does Not Know I Am Writing This- He Needs Direction - Anyone 🇺🇸. ? Thank You
Wow , just saw the Docu and Not One mention of the master … Neil Peart ;( although , every drummer unique to their taste and style , Neil would put a dozen drummers in his pocket .. my lessons from Neil Peart over so
Many Rush shows was being glued to Neil showing rush fans “The Art of playing the drums” with such passion and finesse every single night ;) Neil Peart always in my heart ❤️
Thank you! I watched 10 minutes of this garbage on Netflix then turned off. Please who is actually putting together YOUR fucking content? Wise up Netflix, do not throw out content about ART unless you know what that is……
neil peart was mentioned keep watchin' . . .
Camille Bigeault-drummer. She is a Rising Star! ⭐
Thomas and Craig.... respect. Two of the best.
a bit more emphasis on ian paice wouldn't have hurt, since he too was responsible for the transition from rock to metal in the earliest stages of that.
and also one drummer on two important rock records is missing in this documentary:
brainbox - dark rose (1969)
focus - hocus pocus (1971)
@@MoreMusicShows thanks so very much - keep up the good work!
Very cool
love it!!
This video is null and void with no mention of Steve Gadd.
That 4 sec of Ian Paice playing is enough to know he is one of the greatest drummers ever
This was a decent documentary. HOWEVER...to leave out a couple of Drummers, (mind you)...not even mention their names is just absolutely criminal. And...they are Gary Chester and Vinnie Colaiuta and lest we forget the one and only Tony Williams. This is NOT a complete documentary IF you don’t include these legends as well. Nuff said...
Not to mention Krupa....
@@strokerwillie1190 The lack of Tony Williams is rough!
Steve Gadd!
"If you think about what you're doing, your lost." v. colaiuta
Great big tall blonde geek, solid drummer, solid,,
Strange seeing Hal Blaine playing DW after all those years playing Ludwig..
Another changer 🥺
JEFF PORCARO.
holy trinity of rock and roll / led zeppelin / deep purple / black sabbath / drummerz are the blood & heartbeat of music / Muzik = Life
There are so many great drummers including me and its impossible to include them all in one documentary. Therefore, its ridiculous to complain about any drummers who aren't mentioned in this video. Instead, if anyone loves drums they should give praise to this video which is very interesting and informative and is one of the best drum documentaries that has ever been made. Life is short so appreciate it for what its worth. Btw, I can't believe how Ginger Baker has aged.
True that Barry. I can't believe I'm not mentioned though. 😎
Josh freeze is the modern day hal blaine
Thank you for this great documentary! 👍🙏🤘
@@MoreMusicShows thanks for the link ... wow it is a long documentary ... I'm going to be at this one for days!
man some great history!!
lets take a moment of silence in remembrance of: John “Stumpy” Pepys /died in a bizarre gardening accident, that the authorities said was “best left unsolved.”/
Isn t that jeff porcaro you re talking about?
I thought he spontaneously combusted?
@@johncaudill9782 or perhaps he was the one who had choked on (someone else’s) vomit. rip either way...
Are you kidding me??? Neil Peart and Bonzo are #1 and #2!!!
11:19 They have the song title and song backwards.
Kunkle's toms sound so beefy - beautiful with brushes.
Guys, i really liked the documentary BUT, there is one huge drummer that is not here...vinnie colaiuta
They didn't mention Steve Gadd either
incredible They forgot the best and most innovative 50's r'n'r drummer, Cricket Jerry Allison. He literally paved the way as far as r'n'r drumming is concerned. Nearly every UK drummer owe Jerry a lot, they didn't know how to play r'n'r drums until he arrived there with the great Buddy Holly in '58..paradiddles, triplets, heavy toms use, cardbox drums, knees slapping..
32 minutes in, they say that drum machines aren't replacing drummers-listen to pop radio, not a real drummer in sight, just programmed trap beat after programmed trap beat.
He was one of the Wrecking crew guys
Great show - but not sure how you can omit Steve Gadd & Vinnie Colaiuta
I liked the video don't get me wrong and checked out the full version as well, but in the whole 4 hours there were like 5-6 black guys and the drums ARE a black instrument, which pretty much came out of jazz. So, everything which is shown here couldn't be possible without a lineage of black drummers such as Babby Dodds, Papa Jo Jones, Philly Joe, Max, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams and so many others which somehow get overlooked in...this kind of who-is-the-GOAT videos but in my opinion they represent much better The Art of Drumming than most (if not all) of the drummers mentioned in the video. They are great craftsman I agree and some of them are artists as well, but the Art of Drumming is rooted in jazz. Again, this is just my opinion.
Stephen Perkins, Matt Cameron and especially Danny Carey should have been mentioned. Oh and how can I forget Stewart Copeland.
@@MoreMusicShows very nice. Thank you for the link!
Portnoy took prog drumming to the next level.🔥😎
Launches list of greatest drummers; leaves out Steve Gadd: Unsubscribe.
The list is absolute garbage don't worry about it.
Man, they're missing a lot of good ones. Tony Williams, Elvin Jones... I mean c'mon!
It does not really matter. It is a list with fine drummers. I wondered how Bill Bruford or Vinnie Colaiuta were not included. Or Stewart Copeland. Or Bernard Purdie: However. It is fun to make lists and they will be made forever, but it is not fun to be bitter about them IMO. But you are right, especially when it seems the list was compiled by drummers: they usually allways mention Gadd and Colaiuta as the drummers that drummers like themselves.
Great segment. But no mention of Jeff Porcaro?? Hmmmm....
Buddy for sure!
Great doco, but it's obviously subjective.
I enjoyed watching it though, at least it points out the importance of drums in music.
Love this....Truth🥁
@@MoreMusicShows Thanks.
Ed Blackwell or Paul Motian ...my ultimate ‘hero’s
To me Lang has no feel. Just tech abilities. Super impressive but mehhh.
@@MoreMusicShows I appreciate Lang and his legacy . Was not trying to imply featured artists were sub par. I would compare him to a machine. Def deserves a place of high recognition in my mind.
props to his dexterity, but no soul...well said.
I’m outraged at the exclusion of Meg White!
@@MoreMusicShows I was just joking. Meg White sucks.
Peter Allen Peter Allen Peter Allen Peter Allen. if you know then you know.
As a drummer myself I appreciate the effort here with this documentary. But it is somewhat weak. Some of the greatest drummers of all time get little mention or no mention at all and others not even in the top 100 get mentioned and interviewed. Like I said a little weak.. I did enjoy it though. Thanks for the effort.
I agree...
Steve Gadd not even mentioned!
Not one mention of Dave Weckl?
Steve Gadd neither 😔
This documentary is technically well made, and I recognize it's from two years ago, but it's really missing the mark in multiple ways. Other than some of the gripes listed below, I think the main issue- and never has this been more apparent than this year- is one of representation. I realize that it seems to be focused around rock drumming (and also that it has multiple parts- maybe the others solve some of these issues)- but the doc is not titled The Art of Rock Drumming. It's drumming period. As such, I find it very very important to recognize the history of the drum-set and the pioneers. To mention Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa as the primary jazz drummers in the video (with short mentions of Billy Cobham/Chris Dave) I mean.... I think you all see the problem here. The drumset was invented in America in tandem with the progression of black American music (jazz). The earliest pioneers and (in my opinion) most important innovators were people like Papa Jo Jones, Chick Webb, Baby Dodds, and later Kenny Clarke, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, and Tony Williams (to this day arguably the most innovative and influential drummer of all time IMO). Even when jazz and blues music gave birth to rock in the 50's it was artists like Ike Turner and Chuck Berry who were leading the charge. But often Elvis gets so much more credit. It's a tale as old as time and it's important to change this narrative. There are and were tons of amazing artists and drummers of all races, but we all owe SO much to black culture and black american music- let's give credit where credit is due people.
@@MoreMusicShows Ah ok I didn't realize you all had just uploaded, thought it was your content somehow.
Deathlok? Brutal.
what about purdie
I like to take a junky pawn shop snare and find its natural timbre.
Good drumming documentary indeed, but absolutely no mention of John Bonham in it whatsoever WTF!!!!!!!
Watched the film last night all great drummer's for sure especially ginger, buddy,moon, Ian Bonham but not to mention Neil was a joke it's like talking about hockey not mentioning the Montreal Canadiens it shouldn't happen.!!!!!!
two tracks makes me a drummer: smoke on the water and the balroom blitz (the sweet).
Generally, I think this top 10 is solid here except for Dave Grohl. Yes he was influential in grunge, but he really doesn't belong in a credible top-10 list. How about Stewart Copeland, or Mitch Mitchell, Tony Williams, Charlie Watts, Elvin Jones, Clyde Stubblefield, Bernard Purdy, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner… Any of those guys would've been appropriate as top 10'ers. Funny none of them even made the top 20 in this documentary. But it's all subjective and it still was a pretty good doc. Everyone has their favorites…
Steve Gadd!
I enjoyed the doc, but one could've replaced any of the drummers featured in this with atleast 500 other drummers and it would've been just as interesting if not more, probably more in fact.
@@MoreMusicShows Thanks! Looking forward to it!
@@MoreMusicShows BTW, I failed to see your VIEWER NOTE explaining it all.
Agree, Neil pear for sure.
i think neil peart should be higher than 11 lol
J. R. Robinson. Serious omission.
@@MoreMusicShows
Thanks for the link. 👍
Hail Blaine's post"S in Modern Drummer? PEOPLE WERE LITERALLY WRITING in saying I am considering suicide THOSE were edited other than saying Hal saying NO PRINT THAT!
Hal the magic man.
@@MoreMusicShows THANK YOU!!!
No Danny Carrey ???????
Vinnie Paul was missing when discussing Heavy Metal drummers.
Steve Gadd? Bernard Purdie? Bull!
I wonder why this selection of the full original documetary has been released in black and white.... oh sorry! It's in white and white!