^Mick Harvey, good one! An unexpected nominee.

Greg Saunier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEYSeygs97Q

adris hoyos (harry pussy)
tony allen (fela kuti)
clyde stubblefield (james brown/the jbs)
bernard purdie (lots of stuff)
robbie yeats (the dead c)
klaus dinger (neu)
jaki leibzeit (can)
bill ward (black sabbath)
the drummer from mouthus

Did you hear their cover of ''Children Of The Revolution''? Spectacular.

yeah, it's awesome, i love the first 3 or 4 years of the dead c the most, but i think yeats' drumming didn't reach levels of awesomeness until later in their "career"

Mo Tucker

charles gocher
brian chippendale
panda bear
john stevens
han bennik
max roach
GEORGE HURLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah, when i saw han bennink play with peter brotzman i was blown away by his heavy samba rhythms for two reasons, firstly because he played amazingingly, and secondly because i was expecting some weird improv drummimg where he made scratchy noises on the drum heads, or something like that

Philly Joe Jones is an underrated jazz drummer. He's a a fav.

And Janet Weiss! Janet Weiss! Janet Weiss!

I can't believe nobody else went there yet....

people may have confused this for the Best Drummer thread.

and even though posting more than one is technically off-topic, I've thought of a couple more...

Eric Harmon - Chainsaw Kittens omg.... I don't think that I've EVER seen anyone play drums so fiercely.

William Rieflin - Ministry, RevCo, Pigface, 1000 Fucking Homo DJs, Swans and....uh....REM. <-- :confused:

Dwayne R Goettel - Skinny Puppy, Download, Hilt, The Motherfucking Tear Garden .....rest in pieces

I was waiting for someone to say Han Bennik. Saw him last night with Peter Brotzman and he killed!!!

probably the best living drummer...

I've heard about some people who like those drummers, so I had to put them to make this poll as broad as possible.

Bahahahaha!! :D

Why are you laughting, silly boy ? Mr Collins is a gret musi... No, I can't say that....

I'd die a happy man if I never had to hear Phil 'odious cunt' Collins again in my life.

Panda Bear's drumming on Danse Manatee and Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished is some of the most inventive and difficult playing I've ever heard.

Todd Trainer plays in perfect style. Also, Mac McNeilly.

today:

bonzo
greg saunier
bill brufford
corsano
chippendale
max roach
buddy rich
keith moon
others

bruford is great, indeed.

on that note, i love alan white and the dude who played on in the court of the crimson king.

From the list, Steve Shelley. Tasteful rock drummer if ever there was one.

Milford Graves
Elvin Jones
Max Roach
Tony Oxley
Chris Corsano
Han Bennink
Eddie Prévost
Jaki Leibzeit

Go buy this right now drum fans.

From the list Steve Shelley, but he's the only one I particularly like on the list (Watts is o.k. too).

First to mind: William Hooker

other mega-faves:

Charles Gocher (Sun City Girls)
Babatunde Olatunji
Max Roach
Bill Bruford (mostly for King Crimson)
Moe Tucker
Bon von Wheelie (Girl Trouble)
Bob Bert (Pussy Galore, SY)
FM Einheit (Einsturzende Neubauten!)
Dale Crover (Melvins), can't believe I was first to mention him!
George Hurley

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing about Dale.

Also not mentioned: VINNIE FUCKING PAUL


Yo, flo slo, do you really play or are you just fucking around??

thanks god somebody else mentioned fireman hurley

none of those listed

but

Danny Carey
Josh Freese
Steve Shelley
Art Blakey

this guy is up there for me..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWjNX4PBlI

I don't get why the first of the related videos according to youtube is Advanced Sex Ed - Oral Sex - viewer request ...

beatmaster-v

Zach Hill, Brian Chippendale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dxluc1LKtM

can't remember his name, but the guy who plays in Why?

charlie watts (from THAT list)

keith moon is prob. my favourite ever
but bonham was a beast

lori barbero from babes in toyland is excellent


actually the dude from king crimson is my favourite.

I Was Suprised By Mbv's Druimmer Last Night

Hmm this is a tough question, but I think I'd really have to go with this guy :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrette/63981437/

I always thought the albums don't do justice to that one.

Josh Freese. I don't even care that he's not the best drummer in the world and occassionally tours with shit bands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpCPUM9zmL0

your poll doesn't have dale crover...
Fail

And I can't believe nobody has mentioned Dale.
That man hits the drums like some sort of fucking animal.

Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich
Jonathan Kane
Mitch Mitchell
Steve Shelley
Rashied Ali
Danny Carey
John Bonham
Keith Moon
Bill Bruford
Art Blakey
etc.........

I'm guessing that's a Tzadik release?

Which one? Bill Bruford?