After Neil Peart, who was the next best drummer of all time.

[bluzman61]

Another one of my favorites, Marco Minneman ( Satch, Aristocrats, Racer X....)

Satriani, one of my all-time favorite guitarists, thanks for the post!

 

[westwall]

Buddy has always been the best there ever was!

He was the best... until Neil.

 

[westwall]

Also Bill Bruford, Bill Ward and
Nick Mason from Pink Floyd are great drummers.
His work on Dark Side was pretty cutting edge stuff in 1973.

He's 75 btw, racing cars as a hobby and different things.

I met him at the Goodwood Festival of Speed a few years ago. Really interesting guy.

 

[Dana7360]

Yes Carol Palmer is an excellent drummer. I worked with ELP a couple times and then once when Carl was on tour alone.

Here are a few shots. One is from 1992 and the other two are from 2006.

 

[the other mike]

Another one of my favorites, Marco Minneman ( Satch, Aristocrats, Racer X....)

Satriani, one of my all-time favorite guitarists, thanks for the post!

He should have a Sirius XM station...we need one for instrumental music besides jazz and classical.

 

[the other mike]

Yes Carol Palmer is an excellent drummer. I worked with ELP a couple times and then once when Carl was on tour alone.

Here are a few shots. One is from 1992 and the other two are from 2006.

If I would have given it more thought at the time, he would be on my list for sure.
I saw him once with Asia in Akron Ohio.

 

[bluzman61]

Another one of my favorites, Marco Minneman ( Satch, Aristocrats, Racer X....)

Satriani, one of my all-time favorite guitarists, thanks for the post!

He should have a Sirius XM station...we need one for instrumental music besides jazz and classical.

I had the pleasure of seeing Satriani live six times when I lived in Phoenix, Arizona. Four times as part of his G3 tours from the '90's and 2000's and twice solo. I got to see him up close a couple times and was able to see how he got such fantastic sounds from his guitar. Amazing!

 

[the other mike]

I had the pleasure of seeing Satriani live six times when I lived in Phoenix, Arizona. Four times as part of his G3 tours from the '90's and 2000's and twice solo. I got to see him up close a couple times and was able to see how he got such fantastic sounds from his guitar. Amazing!

Cool.
I'm not sure I'd want to sit through a G-3 'wankfest', but I'd love to see
Joe's whole set sometime.

 

[bluzman61]

I had the pleasure of seeing Satriani live six times when I lived in Phoenix, Arizona. Four times as part of his G3 tours from the '90's and 2000's and twice solo. I got to see him up close a couple times and was able to see how he got such fantastic sounds from his guitar. Amazing!

Cool.
I'm not sure I'd want to sit through a G-3 'wankfest', but I'd love to see
Joe's whole set sometime.

And Steve Vai was awesome, as well, when I saw him as part of several G3 tours.

 

[MAGAman]

This is just a list off the top of my head, so I'm including the 'other' option
for the ones I left off. And sorry ladies. I guess it's a 'guy thing' or maybe I just don't know of many famous female drummers.

All due respect to the great ones on the list, Mike Portnoy has to be my next choice after Neil.
So naturally some will argue there are or were better ones than Neil Peart....maybe so.

There could be some 15 year old kid in Madagascar playing animal bones
who blows everyone away.

How did you leave out Carl Palmer?

Even as an old man...

 

[the other mike]

Maybe it's just me, but I could listen to Joe Satriani all day, but Steve Vai
gets on my nerves in less than 5 minutes.

 

[the other mike]

How did you leave out Carl Palmer?

I know.
But at least I remembered him before anyone else in post #17.

 

[MAGAman]

Or Billy Cobham

 

[MAGAman]

Rod Morgenstein

 

[MAGAman]

Yes Carol Palmer is an excellent drummer. I worked with ELP a couple times and then once when Carl was on tour alone.

Here are a few shots. One is from 1992 and the other two are from 2006.

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You lucky bastad....

 

[bluzman61]

Rod Morgenstein

The Dixie Dregs, with Steve Morse, were amazing.

 

[Dana7360]

Yes Carol Palmer is an excellent drummer. I worked with ELP a couple times and then once when Carl was on tour alone.

Here are a few shots. One is from 1992 and the other two are from 2006.

If I would have given it more thought at the time, he would be on my list for sure.
I saw him once with Asia in Akron Ohio.

I've seen him perform and worked with him 3 times. The first two times where in the 90s with ELP. The last time was in 2006 alone with his own band. He had a teenager with him playing guitar that totally blew me and the audience away. His name is Paul Bielatowicz. I joked with him about being too young to actually be at the show. It was at the Triple Door which is a 21 and over place. He is very gifted.

He does a fantastic solo in this video.



He does a beautiful rendition of Clair De Lune in this video

 

[MAGAman]

Rod Morgenstein

The Dixie Dregs, with Steve Morse, were amazing.

Morse is my personal favorite guitarist.

Leprechaun Promenade... The Bash...

Night of the Living Dregs (at Montreux Jazz Festival) is my favorite live album.

 

[Dana7360]

Yes Carol Palmer is an excellent drummer. I worked with ELP a couple times and then once when Carl was on tour alone.

Here are a few shots. One is from 1992 and the other two are from 2006.

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You lucky bastad....

It's just my job. No different from anyone else's job. I've been doing it since I was 19 years old. It's normal for me.

 

[edthecynic]

Buddy has always been the best there ever was!

He was the best... until Neil.

Buddy is still the king.
#2 is Billy Cobham.