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medium jim · « **Reply #20 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 05:45 am »

Can't wait....should be real eye opening. Wonder how PDR feels about it!

Jim

Rclark · « **Reply #21 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 05:54 am »

Shouldn't be any big surprise. Just like how there are better athletes today. Time and progress march on.

medium jim · « **Reply #22 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 06:21 am »

Quote from: Rclark on 1 Jan 2013, 05:54 am

Shouldn't be any big surprise. Just like how there are better athletes today. Time and progress march on.

Gee, Jimi is your guitar god...your logic doesn't make sense as you can't have it both ways. Musicians for the most part are not athletes.

Jim

Rclark · « **Reply #23 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 06:26 am »

No jimi is just god period. But there are far more talented guitarists today. I still love his music.

And rock / metal drummers today are very much athletes. Calm yourself Jim, I'll get to you.

medium jim · « **Reply #24 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 06:50 am »

Very calm and we all can judge your picks!

Jim

Rclark · « **Reply #25 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 07:12 am »

Let's take this one at a time, start easy.

We'll start with Thomas Pridgen, formerly of the MARS VOLTA...

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72yH6HPhidM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOWpZ0sKwo8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfX6ze7dtBU

(hat's off to your Cobham though, but Pridgen is just way more technical. He's laughing, not even looking at what he's doing. Make sure to watch all three.)

Berto · « **Reply #26 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 07:36 am »

Well I was 13 when I went to one of my first concerts and saw Black Sabbath. Must say it was very 13 like to hear Phish close the NYE show tonite with a rousing "Iron Man"

WireNut · « **Reply #27 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 07:53 am »

Thomas Pridgen is obviously an excellent drummer. Very Fast.
For me, the awe and goose bumps aren't there.

Rclark · « **Reply #28 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 07:56 am »

You have to like the music. If you're of a certain age, you are apt to like what you liked and kinda stop taking in new music the same way you did when you were young. The Mars Volta is legendary, among my friends.

Pound for pound, beat for beat Pridgen eats alive any classic drummer. He can do anything they did, and more.

WireNut · « **Reply #29 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 08:07 am »

I'd like to hear something really funky by him instead of supper fast.

Rclark · « **Reply #30 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 08:13 am »

He's got a new band, I think it's a punk band... they're ok... He's young, we haven't seen the last of him. We'll see him again in some major new rock band, someone's got to snatch him up.

He's a genius drummer, though, for sure.

won ton on · « **Reply #31 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 03:08 pm »

Ginger Baker
Chad Wackerman
Mitch Michell
Jim Keltner
John Marshall

Devil Doc · « **Reply #32 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 03:15 pm »

When drumming becomes an athletic event, it's being done wrong. I remember the first time I saw Billy Higgins play, up close. I was impressed by his economy of motion and the amount of sound and notes coming from his kit. It sure is easier on your body and keeps carpal tunnel at bay. People who play with proper technique play well until they die in their late '70. Joe Morrello, Art Blakey etc. Kids who thrash away at the kit don't last long. "It's better to burn out than fade away", is overrated.

Doc

SoCalWJS · « **Reply #33 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 03:28 pm »

Old School: Buddy Rich (and GoaT in my opinion)

Modern: Neil Peart (bonus points for sheer size of the drum kit

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kevin360 · « **Reply #34 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 03:32 pm »

One terrific drummer we could consider modern/contemporary is Danny Carey - a serious student of some of the greats mentioned thus far, as well as other unmentioned greats (and theory, in general). Danny is skilled and creative.

Quote from: SoCalWJS on 1 Jan 2013, 03:28 pm

(bonus points for sheer size of the drum kit )

You should check out Terry Bozzio's current kit.

http://terrybozzio.com/kit-setup/

drumzncarz · « **Reply #35 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 04:06 pm »

No finese or use of dynamics !
Try Carl Palmer, Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Billy Cobham , Ian Paice,

drumzncarz · « **Reply #36 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 04:10 pm »

Or Virgil Donati who can wipe the floor with your dude with timings, dynamics and sheer finese

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em1TSuToNS4&feature=player_detailpage

SteveFord · « **Reply #37 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 04:13 pm »

I looked real close and I don't see any tai chi finger cymbals with Bozzio's kit.
And Dale is still with him? Jeez.
Nope, they got divorced. Nevermind.

drumzncarz · « **Reply #38 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 04:19 pm »

If you are still unsure - don't drop your jaw to hard !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLN5E6WbZEU&list=PL163A9EE7D26EDBA7&feature=player_detailpage

kevin360 · « **Reply #39 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 04:31 pm »

Quote from: drumzncarz on 1 Jan 2013, 04:10 pm

...wipe the floor with your dude with timings, dynamics and sheer finese

My dude? Where did I suggest that Danny was the greatest drummer in the world and everyone else can stuff it? Relax, dude! I'm quite familiar with the the names in your post just prior to the one quoted above - I'm in my 50s. This isn't a competition. Let's not take this thread in that direction, please.