Which drummer you would like to have played with?

[Maude]

I'll have to second Keith Moon, just for the sheer craziness of it all. 

Also Stephen Morris for the raw energy and Boris Williams because he's just a great drummer. 

[Dad3353]

I'm surprised (and not a little hurt...) that my name has not yet been mentioned. 

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[Killed_by_Death]

 

Crazy people are SO creative:

 

[chris_b]

It's a long list, including Levon Helm, Zigaboo Modeliste, Jim Keltner, Steve Gadd, Ginger Baker, Jeffrey Jellybean Alexander, Al Jackson, Nikki Glaspie, Mick Fleetwood, Richie Hayward, Stanton Moore and Howard Lee Grimes.

Fabulous drummers I did get to play with, Micky Waller, Glen LeFleur, Henry Spinetti, Graham Walker and for 2 songs, Kenny Jones.

Edited February 15, 2021 by chris_b

[meterman]

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

I'm surprised (and not a little hurt...) that my name has not yet been mentioned. 

...

 

Make the trip South again Douglas and I’ll set up my drums for you mate. I’ll even make the tea 😂

Paiste Formula 602’s? 1971 Ludwig Acrolite snare etc? Hello, honky tonks!

[Bolo]

Gene Hoglan, the Atomic Clock! I'm nowhere near his league though.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Far too many to choose from. In the interest of picking a few names that haven’t already been mentioned:

Phil Collins, Chester Thompson, Chad Wackerman or Jean-Paul Gaster.

[BreadBin]

8 hours ago, Drax said:

Would have loved to play with Pierre Moerlen 

Good call 👍 he was a friend of my mum's back in the day.

I would have loved to have played with Duris Maxwell, the drummer on Devin Townsend's Ki. Sadly died in November.

[Steve Browning]

Great question.

Roger Taylor (Queen should use me as their bass player anyway 🙂 ) and I've always been a huge fan of Jeff Rich (from his days in Stretch).

Some great names already. I think Simon Phillips would be good and Gerry Brown (played with Stevie Wonder).

Here's Gerry Brown - if you can tear your eyes away from the backing singers.

 

[Chezz55]

David Garibaldi - Tower of Power

and

Joe Morello - Dave Brubeck Quartet

[Drax]

57 minutes ago, BreadBin said:

Good call 👍 he was a friend of my mum's back in the day.

How brilliant. Would love to hear more about that. Really tragic he’s no longer around, was no age and still playing in his prime.. 

[Cat Burrito]

The two drummers in my main two bands are both exceptional - one is Chris who played with Mega City Four in the 90s so spent 10yrs at pro level. They are both such a pleasure to play with that I don't fantasise about other drummers now. I feel very lucky.

[LeftyJ]

Martin Lopez, formerly of Opeth and now in SOEN. 

[BlueMoon]

John Hartman and Michael Hossack, as a pair.

Doobie heaven!!

[steantval]

Simon Kirke.

As I know most of the Free songs down to a tee, I would feel very comfortable getting up on stage with him doing the songs from his early days, it would be an absolute dream.

[Leonard Smalls]

Dennis Chambers.... Funky, musical and expressive!

 

[Graham]

Jean-Paul Gaster of Clutch and Ben Koller of Converge and every hardcore band in the world

[ezbass]

Manu Katché, Stewart Copeland, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd, Tom Brectlein. Probably in that order too. However, I’ve had the privilege to work with a drummer for the last decade or so, who we refer to as Mr Clock. On top of which, he is more than capable of channeling the aforementioned names rather nicely. Undoubtedly, made me a better bass player.

Edited February 15, 2021 by ezbass

[BreadBin]

1 hour ago, Drax said:

How brilliant. Would love to hear more about that. Really tragic he’s no longer around, was no age and still playing in his prime.. 

I'll send a PM later 👍

He was an amazing musician - Downwind (the album) was one of the soundtracks to my youth and had a definite influence on my playing style.

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, Cat Burrito said:

The two drummers in my main two bands are both exceptional - one is Chris who played with Mega City Four in the 90s so spent 10yrs at pro level. They are both such a pleasure to play with that I don't fantasise about other drummers now. I feel very lucky.

My old band did a good few gigs with MC4. Don’t think they particularly liked us though.

[JottoSW1]

39 minutes ago, BreadBin said:

I'll send a PM later 👍

He was an amazing musician - Downwind (the album) was one of the soundtracks to my youth and had a definite influence on my playing style.

Moerlen was extraordinary.

The 2 "Gong" Albums with Allan Holdsworth and Francois Moze (bass) are timeless masterpieces Gazeuse and Expresso II. Both available on CD👍👍

[oldslapper]

Roger Pope (RIP) or S. Copeland.

 

[kendall]

Doktor Avalanche for me.

[40hz]

Derrick McKenzie of Jamiroquai and Tony Thompson of Chic.

My sort of drummers in that they just lay it down with huge gravity, absolute groove and no messiness. Never interfering with the pulse of the song. No distracting fills constantly, just pure rhythm.

Edited February 15, 2021 by 40hz

[thodrik]

Lars Ulrich, great song writer and a better drummer than he gets credit for. It could also do great things for my bank account.