ezbass Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Huge Hands said: EDIT: @ezbass according to my Sky box that was episode 4 of 4, but happy to have more! Just did a Google search and it confirms that it is indeed only 4 ☹️. Now that they’ve done drums, I wonder if they’ll do other instruments 🤞. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, ezbass said: Now that they’ve done drums, I wonder if they’ll do other instruments 🤞. Hope they don't do bass. Bass players are pure lame bro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbasspecial Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I used to be in a band with Craig Blundell (one of the contributors) for a couple of years (1998-2000) and weirdly/coincidentally we share the same birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intime-nick Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I may be a bass player (of sorts) but my day job, for as long as I care to remember, is designing drums in all forms (kits, snares, marching, hardware etc etc). I know Steve White pretty well (we worked together at Premier where I designed a range of kits and snares with him as a consultant) and, as with all programs of this type, you can’t please everyone and not everyone’s favourite will be included. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good effort and most importantly didn’t fall into the ‘lowest common denominator’ style to pander to the masses which would have been just awful. I thought the last episode was a bit poor as lists are pretty pointless and the time would have been better spent interviewing some of the other great drummers mentioned in the previous comments on here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 18:57, ezbass said: Now that they’ve done drums, I wonder if they’ll do other instruments 🤞. A bass one would be horrific. Man alive, it would just write itself and you can see it now; full of the usual suspects, the omission of loads who should be in there and a subtle nods to the likes of the previously unknown Blind Reggie Fingerblister who revolutionarily tuned to E/C/F#/H and played on a lone Sun Records b-side in 1957. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 09:35, ped said: Also should have Harvey Mason, JR Robinson.. Vinnie Colaiuta.. Yeah, I thought those three might have been in a Drummers list. Although oddly enough, JR Robinson seems to pass many by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 52 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: A bass one would be horrific. Man alive, it would just write itself and you can see it now; full of the usual suspects, the omission of loads who should be in there and a subtle nods to the likes of the previously unknown Blind Reggie Fingerblister who revolutionarily tuned to E/C/F#/H and played on a lone Sun Records b-side in 1957. You could say it's been done with the release of Beneath The Bassline, which is a brilliant film/documentary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 39 minutes ago, BassBunny said: You could say it's been done with the release of Beneath The Bassline, which is a brilliant film/documentary. Kill.Me.Now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Did everyone spot the pre-bald Tony Levin lurking in the back with Steve Gadd in the 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover clip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 11/10/2018 at 19:37, Huge Hands said: Did anyone else watch the whole 4 episodes? In the last one, they did a list of the "Top 20 Drummer's Drummers" - basically the top ones mentioned by the contributors. They are below. Discuss! Note before you get angry, even the program (Steve White) said it wasn't the definitive list, it was just theirs, so don't take it too seriously. No surprises with most choices, but I just thought it would be good to hear people's thoughts. Like they said, if it inspires someone to go check someone out, it's worth it. 1. Buddy Rich 2. John Bonham 3. Hal Blaine 4. Ringo Starr 5. Gene Krupa 6. Dave Grohl 7. Louie Bellson 8. Bill Ward 9. Billy Cobham 10. Ian Paice 11. Neil Peart 12. Earl Palmer 13. Ginger Baker 14. Steve Gadd 15. Cindy Blackman 16. Dave Daddy Kane (didn't get mentioned in all 4 episodes until the list) 17. Carlton Barrett 18. Jeff Pocaro 19. Clyde Stubblefield 20. Keith Moon Personally, and I am by no means an expert nor right, I was surprised they had Jeff Pocaro and not Bernard Purdie, as he just went further with BP's idea? Also, with Cindy Blackman, it felt like they had put her in because they felt they had to include a female? I admit she is good (and most likely much better than I ever was), but top 20 ever? Some of my personal idols that didn't make the series (not necessarily the list) were Mitch Mitchell (surprisingly barely mentioned at all) the Motown drummers, Al Jackson Jr (Stax), Greg Errico and UK drummer Pete Ray Biggin. I did love hearing Jabo Starks humbly praising Clyde Stubblefield as though he was nothing in comparison! I also have renewed love for Ian Paice, both his drumming and his personality after watching this series. ...and no doubt the most inflammatory bit for some - I totally agree with Ringo's inclusion - he was a massive influence on me. I'm a drummist before I'm a bass player and haven't managed to see this series so will have to catch up but I'm perplexed at some of the inclusions here considering these are meant to be drummers' drummers. I've never been a fan of Bonham, all power and no finesse IMO. Moon was just messy, Starr was functional, Grohl is there cos he's more famous than most. I'd have Art Blakey, Zigaboo Modeliste, JR Robinson, Michael Shrieve, Sly Dunbar, Stewart Copeland, Tony Thompson, Dennis Chambers, Dave Garibaldi, Tony Allen, Elvin Jones, Bernard Purdie and Terry Bozzio, instead of some of those listed. All these have idiosyncratic styles , supreme technical skills, widely recorded and influential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I very much enjoyed the first three episodes and was looking forward to the fourth and final show but must admit I felt a little let down by it, not just because of the "top 20 drummers" list -- always a bit of a waste of time as these things can never be definitive (imho) -- but also because it just seemed like the programme makers had perhaps run out of steam and put together a compilation of clips from the previous three episodes along with the aforementioned top 20 list. That said, I was pleased to see Tom Lang and his crazy 6-pedal kit, also Craig Blundell included in the series, one of the few representatives of the "7/8-9/8-13/8 Club" -- otherwise known as Prog Rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 12/10/2018 at 09:35, ped said: I really never saw the fascination with Buddy Rich. Really! I can't take my eyes off his toupees over the years... Sorry bit personal that... I think his technique was pretty impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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