Roger was an absolute powerhouse. I’m a huge Keith Moon fan, so I was happy to see his name here, but I was really glad to see Mitch Mitchell get some love. He’s criminally overlooked in those Best Ever lists.
Taylor’s strength as a drummer was that he was eclectic. He could play any genre and tempo. He was also wisely understated, which was a plus. Never flashy, he let the song itself be “the star. “
Bonham tunes his drums high not low it was huge drums tuned like a jazz drummer in which the high pitch made them cut and resonate and the size along with his touch made them untouchable gigantic sounding!
Boomer here: *ALLEDGEDLY* back in the late 70's/ early 80's, Roger claimed he would never do a solo in concert, stating he didn't see the point. I said *ALLEDGEDLY* because I've learned over the past 45 years, that the media, regardless of genre/ discipline, are in fact, a collection of worthless, lying *TWATS* 😒
It doesn't come as a surprise at all that Roger's choices would be Mitch, Keith or Bonzo. Each of them brought something different to the landscape of rock music and rock drumming, largely the way Roger has also. In his own way, Roger has something in common with Phil Collins; each of them has demonstrated to one degree or another how a drummer is not just a timekeeper but also a percussionist. That is also something that I have long admired about Stewart Copeland.
“We Will Rock You” is a bad example to quote, anybody who knows their Queen will tell you the track contains no drums! It was all stomps and handclaps 😊
R U Positive no drums/percussion instruments beyond "stomps and hand-claps" were in recording of "We Will Rock You" the very basic rhythmic time keeping melody-setting/centric composition..?
@ I’ve been following Queen since 1974, the only musical instrument on the original recording is Brian May’s guitar solo at the end. Drums are used when it’s played live, but the original recording which appears on the ‘News of the World’ album features no instruments other than Brian May’s ‘Red Special’ guitar
@@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 Indeed. Mitch was my favourite drummer when I discovered Hendrix back in the day. Still is one of my favourites. Very underrated drummer, it happens the same with Brian Downey. You only have to listen to Fire, Manic Depression, Purple Haze or Foxy Lady to witness his touch and feeling. He added a lot to the music.
In my mind there are drummers who define the sound of a group to build around and drummers who fit into a group's sound so that it sounds natural and seamless. The latter drummer is one like Ringo Starr. To me Taylor lies somewhere in between those two. A little of both.
This is the first time I've heard someone so famous mention Mitch Mitchell. I think Mitch Mitchell and John Densmore are two tremendous drummers who put in fantastic performances to closely follow the evolution of their own band leaders.
Roger was so incredibly good! Unique and cutting edge, had his own style and and orchestrated his drum parts with such grace and taste. My favourites from that era are; Roger Taylor of Queen, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Mitch Mitchell of Jimi Hendrix Expericence, Aynsley Dunbar (studio), Ian Paice of Deep Purple, Mick Tucker of Sweet (underrated), Paul Thompson of Roxy Music (underrated) and Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy. There were obviously many more brilliant UK drummers in that era but the ones I've listed are the UK drummers that meant the most to me...
Bonham, a master, Copeland, Graham Downey from Thin Lizzy, Manu Katche, Phil Collins, Neal Pert, and Gavin Harrison are all superb, as well as Moony and Bill Ward is also very under rated
🤔….great list of iconic Rock drummers. The discussions (arguments) will never end…. 1) add in Ginger Baker (who influenced Bonham greatly); and 2) although an earlier era, Ringo Star is far better than most people realize; and finally…. 3) almost an “unknown” now, but absolutely incredible technically and perfect for the unique position in pop/rock in which the great band “CHICAGO” existed - Danny Seraphine. Honorable mention: Karen Carpenter 👀 🤔….yeah, I said it! Not so sure? ….do your own research of her career. She even beat out John Bonham in rankings by a major publication back around 1974 (give or take a year or so) - a misguided ranking, I think we’d all agree, but it says a lot Karen Carpenter’s abilities. Even Buddy Rich complimented her technical skills.
Why when talking about the genius of queen people ignore John Beacon's contribution? The man composed some on queens most iconic tunes, his rhythms kept the instruments so tightly together in an organic way and he created some incredible grooves, man! The guy is no less genius than the other 3. He glued everything together and more!
Taylor is a true great, riding a wave created by his idols but rather like Queen as a whole, he goes underrated when in truth his legacy in bringing many approaches into a beautiful whole actually surpasses all three individually. He was one of the first major branches from the Bonzo/Moon/Baker/Mitchell tree trunk from where many wonderful players sprouted. Rather like Neil Peart and Steve Smith were to the Buddy Rich / Gene Krupa / Art Blakey tree trunk. Brian May occupies a similar underrated position amongst the Guitar greats pantheon. Freddie on the other hand is perhaps more the Hendrix of rock vocals - an original phenomenon.
How can no one have mentioned Bev Bevan. The Move's Shazam album should be on every drummer's turntable. B. J. Wilson. And Mark Unspellable [Bryznicki or something?) of Big Country. When he toured with Procol Harum he took my breath away as old Terry Bozzio had.
And a 5th Neil Peart! But you're absolutely right I was going to make the comment myself. I also love Stewart Copeland. His cymbal work and quirky time signatures were amazing imo.
There are too many excellent drummers to provide a short list across every genre. Personally amongst several that I'm a fan of, I include Rainbow's (and others) Cozy Powell and from Blondie Clem Burke.
@ Yea,me too. I was lucky to have seen ELP 3 times in the early 70’s in the Tampa Bay Area. We were lucky all the big bands of the era came to St.Petersburg or Tampa.
Il mio preferito è John Bonham Taylor si ispirava al batterista ROCK iconico dei LED ZEPPELIN sottovalutato non direi ho amici che suonano la batteria è mi dicono che è semplicemente un ottimo batterista ❤❤❤
Excellent video and commentary. Personally, I think Taylor is great. Both his drumming and songwriting. As for his list..it is solid. Although, I have never been a Keith Moon guy. That might be because I'm a lifelong guitar player and never really dug the Who. As a guitar player, The Who aren't really a band you go to for guitar related inspiration.
Ya, I know. Weird. Especially considering so many great drummers do mention him as one of their all time favourites. In fact Neil is a drummer’s drummer. And likely one of the best percussionist’s that ever graced a stage. He truly brought the drums to the forefront.
Keith moon knickname the loon ah John Bonham bonzo for short #1 of all time mitch Mitchell from Hendrix band well I think that adds up well apart from some more but these three will do nice choice Rodger Taylor.😮😊
Some very bad intel. Bonham actually tuned his his drums very high like jazz drummers and with the giant physical size of the drums you get a huge sound.
Rock musicians don't know much about jazz. Klook, Roach, Philly Jo, Elvin, DeJohnette, Tony, Simon, Gavin, Dennis. Pat Metheny's drummers, Paul Wertico, Antonio Sanchez, Bill Stewart. And the master of clave, Horacio el Negro.
Neil Peart, your favourite drummer's favorite drummer! Well, maybe not all the time, Unfortunately He was the most dedicated and hardest worker 100% Relentless!!!!
I was luck enough to see Moon, Buddy Rich and Bonzo live and believe me Bonzo was THE greatest. Most people say he was loud, yes , but it was the fact that he was so powerful. BIG DIFFERENCE
Roger was an absolute powerhouse.
I’m a huge Keith Moon fan, so I was happy to see his name here, but I was really glad to see Mitch Mitchell get some love. He’s criminally overlooked in those Best Ever lists.
And Roger's vocal abilities !!!!!
*He is definitely within the top 10 greatest rock voices ever. And, yes, I'll die on that hill!* 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Taylor’s strength as a drummer was that he was eclectic. He could play any genre and tempo. He was also wisely understated, which was a plus. Never flashy, he let the song itself be “the star. “
He also likes to write in 6/8 which is cool!
I was fortunate enough to do a session with Roger in the 90's - what a great pro and nice guy.
A session on one of his solo albums? I am curious now..... :)
In addition to this, he's a fantastic all-round musician. Great singer, plays guitar and is a brilliant song writer.
Bonham tunes his drums high not low it was huge drums tuned like a jazz drummer in which the high pitch made them cut and resonate and the size along with his touch made them untouchable gigantic sounding!
Thank you!
Anyone who really understand about drumming, knows that Roger Taylor was/is a great drummer.
Boomer here: *ALLEDGEDLY* back in the late 70's/ early 80's, Roger claimed he would never do a solo in concert, stating he didn't see the point. I said *ALLEDGEDLY* because I've learned over the past 45 years, that the media, regardless of genre/ discipline, are in fact, a collection of worthless, lying *TWATS* 😒
I love Queen but he really isn’t.
@@Dave_H834try playing drums to a queen song with the drums removed. What roger was able to do with queen’s songs is actually insane
Also a great songwriter
It doesn't come as a surprise at all that Roger's choices would be Mitch, Keith or Bonzo. Each of them brought something different to the landscape of rock music and rock drumming, largely the way Roger has also. In his own way, Roger has something in common with Phil Collins; each of them has demonstrated to one degree or another how a drummer is not just a timekeeper but also a percussionist. That is also something that I have long admired about Stewart Copeland.
“We Will Rock You” is a bad example to quote, anybody who knows their Queen will tell you the track contains no drums! It was all stomps and handclaps 😊
Don't you wish these people would di a little bit of research?😂😂
*EXACTLY!*
Yes!! You are quite right.
R U Positive no drums/percussion instruments beyond "stomps and hand-claps" were in recording of "We Will Rock You" the very basic rhythmic time keeping melody-setting/centric composition..?
@ I’ve been following Queen since 1974, the only musical instrument on the original recording is Brian May’s guitar solo at the end. Drums are used when it’s played live, but the original recording which appears on the ‘News of the World’ album features no instruments other than Brian May’s ‘Red Special’ guitar
Fabulous drummer and incredible singer!
Finally, a drummer that recognizes Mitch Mitchell's genious.
Mitch was unbelievably good! He took Hendrix to another level.
Stewart Copeland has also been a cheerleader for Mitch, even cracking that, no, Mitch wasn't Jimi's drummer: Jimi was Mitch's guitarist!
@@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 Indeed. Mitch was my favourite drummer when I discovered Hendrix back in the day. Still is one of my favourites. Very underrated drummer, it happens the same with Brian Downey.
You only have to listen to Fire, Manic Depression, Purple Haze or Foxy Lady to witness his touch and feeling. He added a lot to the music.
@@QuarrellaDeVil Yes, they were the perfect duo. That's why it didn't work with Buddy Miles in the Band of Gipsies. Mitch was the perfect fit.
Quite a few drummers are big Mitchell fans. Mitchell really dug Robert Wyatt, (a less widely acknowledged drummer for sure).
Barriemore Barlow of Jethro Tull!
Nice one. Without a doubt 👍
Also Clive Bunker!!
My favourite!
I got to see Queen twice with Freddie, just amazing in every way.
@@acidbran I saw them 33 times between March 1974 and August 1986 (all with Fred) and I never saw a bad show. 😊
If you're not convinced that Roger is a truly great drummer, listen to It's Late
Live at the bbc!
Collins , Peart and Bruford
Ward
Bonham really rated Barriemore Barlow Jethro tulls long time drummer.he said he was the best the u.k had produced.
Ian Paice on the drums - YES :D
Soooooo underrated/recognized!
Ian Paice legend
The reason he got in queen was brian may pinned a note on notice board in imperial collage "Mitch Mitchell Ginger Baker type drummer wanted.
Love his intro to one of my favourite Queen songs Liar.
Mitch Mitchell and Pierre Van Der Linden are drumming excellence....
Oh you could go on, Ian Paice, Stuart Copeland, Aynsley Dunbar
*Three names that really don't get mentioned enough!*
Pete Best!
The Professor,….Neil Peart.
In my mind there are drummers who define the sound of a group to build around and drummers who fit into a group's sound so that it sounds natural and seamless. The latter drummer is one like Ringo Starr. To me Taylor lies somewhere in between those two. A little of both.
This is the first time I've heard someone so famous mention Mitch Mitchell. I think Mitch Mitchell and John Densmore are two tremendous drummers who put in fantastic performances to closely follow the evolution of their own band leaders.
Roger was so incredibly good! Unique and cutting edge, had his own style and and orchestrated his drum parts with such grace and taste. My favourites from that era are; Roger Taylor of Queen, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Mitch Mitchell of Jimi Hendrix Expericence, Aynsley Dunbar (studio), Ian Paice of Deep Purple, Mick Tucker of Sweet (underrated), Paul Thompson of Roxy Music (underrated) and Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy. There were obviously many more brilliant UK drummers in that era but the ones I've listed are the UK drummers that meant the most to me...
Roger and Joey. Two of rock’s most unsung heroes!❤
yeah - absolutely, Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham and Keith Moon - to me as well!
Roger Taylor is a fantastic drummer himself, one of the best in the world. 😁
And those 3 drummers has one commen drummer in mind Ringo Starr one of the worlds most underrated drummers 😊
Bonham, a master, Copeland, Graham Downey from Thin Lizzy, Manu Katche, Phil Collins, Neal Pert, and Gavin Harrison are all superb, as well as Moony and Bill Ward is also very under rated
Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy
@@magnusparsons5392 Indeed, I went to school with a Graham Downey
@@kevinbailey3384 Aw Kevin. Gavin Harrison. Now you’re talking. Nice one mate. 🏴❤️👍
@@paulh3122 He is so consistent as well
@@kevinbailey3384 👍
I absolutely love his kick drum sound!
Dla mnie Roger jest najlepszy.... kocham cię Roger ❤❤❤
The open hi-hat at the same time with hitting the snaredrum is also a trademark of Roger Taylor!
Bonham actually tuned his his drums very high like jazz drummers and with the giant physical size of the drums you get a huge sound.
As a drummer... I couldn't agree more.
In an interview in Modern Drummer back in the 80s, Taylor said Bonham was his guy.
Mitch
Moonie, Palmer, Peart.
I’d add Bill Ward to that list.
@domenicgalata1470 yes I concur!
I’m listening to Queen since the beginning need to listen to liar one of their first songs to understand the power of Roger Taylor
*Modern times rock n roll*
And
*Sheer heart attack*
...are great examples too.
He was a very good boy!
Two of his contemporaries that I admired were Phil Collins of Genesis and Neil Peart of Rush.
Mitchell one of the few drummers that held his sticks properly like Buddy Rich. 🎉
🤔….great list of iconic Rock drummers. The discussions (arguments) will never end….
1) add in Ginger Baker (who
influenced Bonham greatly); and
2) although an earlier era, Ringo Star is far better than most people realize; and finally….
3) almost an “unknown” now, but absolutely incredible technically and perfect for the unique position in pop/rock in which the great band “CHICAGO” existed - Danny Seraphine.
Honorable mention:
Karen Carpenter 👀
🤔….yeah, I said it!
Not so sure? ….do your own research of her career.
She even beat out John Bonham in rankings by a major publication back around 1974 (give or take a year or so) - a misguided ranking, I think we’d all agree, but it says a lot Karen Carpenter’s abilities. Even Buddy Rich complimented her technical skills.
Ian Paice.
Why when talking about the genius of queen people ignore John Beacon's contribution? The man composed some on queens most iconic tunes, his rhythms kept the instruments so tightly together in an organic way and he created some incredible grooves, man! The guy is no less genius than the other 3. He glued everything together and more!
I don’t know about rock drummers but watch Buddy Rich , a genius
Taylor is a true great, riding a wave created by his idols but rather like Queen as a whole, he goes underrated when in truth his legacy in bringing many approaches into a beautiful whole actually surpasses all three individually. He was one of the first major branches from the Bonzo/Moon/Baker/Mitchell tree trunk from where many wonderful players sprouted. Rather like Neil Peart and Steve Smith were to the Buddy Rich / Gene Krupa / Art Blakey tree trunk. Brian May occupies a similar underrated position amongst the Guitar greats pantheon. Freddie on the other hand is perhaps more the Hendrix of rock vocals - an original phenomenon.
Roger is no slouch himself....
He looks more and more like Anthony Hopkins!
John Walsh from Country Wildlife was the best I’ve seen close up.
How can no one have mentioned Bev Bevan. The Move's Shazam album should be on every drummer's turntable. B. J. Wilson. And Mark Unspellable [Bryznicki or something?) of Big Country. When he toured with Procol Harum he took my breath away as old Terry Bozzio had.
Palmer, Bozzio, Dunbar, Powell, Laing
Let's add a fourth to the list ..Ian Paice
And a 5th Neil Peart! But you're absolutely right I was going to make the comment myself. I also love Stewart Copeland. His cymbal work and quirky time signatures were amazing imo.
There are too many excellent drummers to provide a short list across every genre. Personally amongst several that I'm a fan of, I include Rainbow's (and others) Cozy Powell and from Blondie Clem Burke.
I think it may have been Roger who once said 'drummers are frustrated guitarists who need more volume!'
Rock on Roger.
My top 3…..Copeland, Paice, Porcaro
Joe Morello.
I was studying about the history of Queen. He was very handsome and a badass. I love this guy.
Nice1 RocknRolla...Great⚡Documentary...
Keith Moon had “some untamed part of his soul”??? It was ALL untamed. Moon was a monster 24/7.
Neil Peart?
Barrymore Barlow
Roger Taylor is just a genius.
I knew he was drummer for Duran duran, didn't know he had a side project called Queen.
Hmm, there were no drums in We Will Rock You. Nice video though.
Nope Bonham tuned his drums higher, but had bigger drums than most.
A Big Hand For The Marvellous Tony Meehan Please.If it wasn’t for him there would have been no Taylor Bonham Moon
Going back to the Mitch Mitchell clip, theres a touch of thin Lizzy's sha-na-na in there
Cozy Powell?
Carl palmer, for me.
Michael Shrieve
Where does Carl Palmer stand?
On his own two feet, I'd imagine.
He’s up there in my book
@ Yea,me too. I was lucky to have seen ELP 3 times in the early 70’s in the Tampa Bay Area. We were lucky all the big bands of the era came to St.Petersburg or Tampa.
Mitch❤Mitchell
Ultimate Bonham ...ACHILLIES' LAST STAND
Il mio preferito è John Bonham Taylor si ispirava al batterista ROCK iconico dei LED ZEPPELIN sottovalutato non direi ho amici che suonano la batteria è mi dicono che è semplicemente un ottimo batterista ❤❤❤
Mitch Mitchell remains one of the greatest!
Excellent video and commentary. Personally, I think Taylor is great. Both his drumming and songwriting. As for his list..it is solid. Although, I have never been a Keith Moon guy. That might be because I'm a lifelong guitar player and never really dug the Who. As a guitar player, The Who aren't really a band you go to for guitar related inspiration.
& the apple don't fall far from the tree,Rufus is Bostin!
rogers naming his favs so all of you shouting about others ,didnt read the headline
...again, no mention of Neil
Ya, I know. Weird. Especially considering so many great drummers do mention him as one of their all time favourites. In fact Neil is a drummer’s drummer. And likely one of the best percussionist’s that ever graced a stage. He truly brought the drums to the forefront.
Keith moon knickname the loon ah John Bonham bonzo for short #1 of all time mitch Mitchell from Hendrix band well I think that adds up well apart from some more but these three will do nice choice Rodger Taylor.😮😊
The thumbnail looks like kindly, old Uncle Jarvis.
John Coghlan
One of them should be Roger Taylor of Duran Duran.
I would love to see those two on stage together just once.
Me too!
But they all know that Buddie Rich is in a building all by himself.
Dats right.
Ah no... Nice try.
Carl Palmer for me
Szkoda że nie rozumiem o czym mówią.... pozdrawiam z Polski 🇵🇱
Galileo!!
Magnificoooooooooooooo
sorry , ian paice in his young years could easily match up with this 3 , no doubt , you only need enough Media....
Never forget the absolute mastery of Ginger Baker!
I thought he was going to be on this list with the other three. Pre-Queen recordings (Smile) sound very Cream-like
Mel Gaynor was the best drummer in rock n roll end off
Some very bad intel. Bonham actually tuned his his drums very high like jazz drummers and with the giant physical size of the drums you get a huge sound.
Paul Cook > all drummers
Boham tuned his drums way higher , not lower . Bad intel .
Ginger baker also topper headon from the clash
no surprises here
I love Roger but why do these writers repeat themselves
Great player. But Rich Cobham and Gadd. Let`s get serious.
Rock musicians don't know much about jazz. Klook, Roach, Philly Jo, Elvin, DeJohnette, Tony, Simon, Gavin, Dennis.
Pat Metheny's drummers, Paul Wertico, Antonio Sanchez, Bill Stewart. And the master of clave, Horacio el Negro.
Neil Peart, your favourite drummer's favorite drummer!
Well, maybe not all the time, Unfortunately
He was the most dedicated and hardest worker 100%
Relentless!!!!
The Professor on the drum kit. #Pratt #Bubba
I was luck enough to see Moon, Buddy Rich and Bonzo live and believe me Bonzo was THE greatest. Most people say he was loud, yes , but it was the fact that he was so powerful. BIG DIFFERENCE
@5:40 - what a load of rubbish ! Bonham tuned large size drums up.
Hell of a way to milk out 60 seconds of Roger Taylor talking by repeating stuff over and over and over and over.