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Many drummers are pioneers of the usage of the modern day drum kit whereby each is different in how that subdivide time and hold the beat.

Ringo Starr has a huge fan base of professional top names in drummers because he brought fills, backbeat and snare styles that no one before or after did and that obviously was a result of both his own initiative and inventiveness and the influence of the Lennon and McCartney package which no other drummer had.

Moon was incapable of playing a straight beat so introduced unorthodox playing style (sometimes without a snare) that not only kept solid time but also provided gaps which Entwhistle embraced to fill as well in turn pushing Moon further in developing a style no one can play although many have tried. Hence this is likely the first solid rhythm section in rock music.

Bonham was a genius at flogging a basic drum kit and getting the most out of a single kickdrum and a single basic tom set up and is as good any everyone says, but is no better than Ian Paice from Deep Purple who was during the 70's the drummers drummer and so fast on the kick drum that the music magazines of the day were full of questions on what double kick drum set up he used, where he never did. It just sounded like he did.

Ginger is a bass players dream as no one cuts the beat and opens the pocket like Ginger could and that is why he and Jack Bruce were rated the very best in their fields when playing together. Each brought out the best playing in each other. Together with Clapton, the first Super Group.

Everyone else is really a hybrid of these guys even Alex Van as someone posted earlier, who in his own worlds stated that Ginger playing TOAD was a wall of sound that floored him when he heard it and was the influence he tried to emulate when creating the drum intro of Hot for Teacher. It fell short, but was none the less an influenced sound rather than an innovative sound.

The understated drummer technically was probably Stewart Copeland of Police,, as I saw him play during a documentary once and his capability and ability was immense and not demonstrated in the basic commercial offerings of the Police. I am sure there are a lot more drummers whereby their bands did not showcase their capability.

I'll be playing with a drummer less than half my age tonite. These days an age spread in generations is more common than the mere months or a couple of years spread there was in my early band days more than 50 years ago. Tonite will be fun, a Warwick Thumb, Fender Jazz Bass and Gibson Flying V bass into a couple of Marshall amps. The song I will enjoy playing most will be White Room.
Long Live Rock and Roll.

Keith Moon was good

RINGO. 😁

Is he better than Tommy Lee? (asking for a friend)

Charlie Watts, if for no other reason than 'cause he survived 58 years of making music with Mick and Keith.

Bill Ward

Amen, someone finally said it.

I am not sure Neil Peart is even a good drummer, Rush is so bad its hard to tell.

Amen, someone finally said it.

I am not sure Neil Peart is even a good drummer, Rush is so bad its hard to tell.

No, he wasn't.

He couldn't see "good" in his rear view mirror before he passed.

One of Toto's singers was on my golf league team for a few years. One of the other guys said "David plays drums" and I was all "um, he was in a band with Jeff Pocarro, please don't say that. I own drums...."