Underrated Drummers - Thoughts and Nominees

[Prestonyte]

Two on my list:
Carmine Appice - Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, etc.
Ralph Molina - Crazy Horse

 

[Swifty]

Jeff Porcaro (Toto, Steely Dan, everyone else)
Jerry Gaskill (King's X)

 

[Cackmandu]

Glenn Kotch - Wilco

 

[The Reel Ess]

Ansley Dunbar

 

[Stardust710]

I swear to God if someone says the guy from u2.

 

[The Reel Ess]

I swear to God if someone says the guy from u2.

They're not a very talented band.

 

[Stardust710]

They're not a very talented band.

Boy band talent.

 

[Guy in the Back]

Don’t know where he ranks, but Carter Beauford is one of my favorites.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Being a drummer myself, I have a soft spot for the under appreciated.

Hal Blaine (The wrecking crew)
Jim Keltner
Kenny Aronoff
Idris Muhammed - The better question would be, who didn't he drum for.


Stewart Copeland - One of the sadder days of my life, I went to see the Police in concert, and of course I was watching the drummer, and realizing that even if I practiced 12 hours a day, 7 days a week I could never, ever, come to close to what I was watching

 

[Prestonyte]

Being a drummer myself, I have a soft spot for the under appreciated.

Hal Blaine (The wrecking crew)
Jim Keltner
Kenny Aronoff
Idris Muhammed - The better question would be, who didn't he drum for.


Stewart Copeland - One of the sadder days of my life, I went to see the Police in concert, and of course I was watching the drummer, and realizing that even if I practiced 12 hours a day, 7 days a week I could never, ever, come to close to what I was watching

Keltner and Copeland

 

[suncock]

Kenney Jones - Faces, Small Faces, The Who

 

[bayrooster]

Keltner and Copeland

Copeland is not "underrated" by anyone.

 

[bayrooster]

Boris Williams

 

[Prestonyte]

Copeland is not "underrated" by anyone.

Surprisingly Copeland is not on a number of the "Top10/20/30 lists"

 

[suncock]

I don't know that he is necessarily underrated, but Dr. Steve Gadd is also excellent.

 

[NYC_Gamecock]

Bill Ward from Black Sabbath. Check out his stellar drumming on the tune "Symptom of The Universe". Absolutely Mind Blowing!!!

 

[CockyCody]

Matt Cameron - Soundgarden/Pearl Jam
Alex Van Halen