Best Drum Performances by Greatest Drummers

Ariel · **Joined:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:19 am **Posts:** 1392

Elephant Talk is WAY more complex and nuanced than you'd think, you just need to listen really closely to what he's doing. Rule of thumb on Bruford: NOTHING he does is 'simple'.

(Not trying to pick on you, just sayin')

I think a lot of the important performances are on there actually. The problem with Bill is his career is so incredibly vast, his body of work, that to make an informed list you'd need to know hundreds of songs.

I do think Heart of the Sunrise, South Side of the Sky, Siberian Khatru, Indiscipline, Red, One More Red Nightmare, Discipline are all pretty much locks. And look at me haha I'm already up to 7 for a guy with hundreds of performances, when I'm familiar with precisely five of his albums in full (Yes, King Crimson), and only vaguely familiar with his non Yes/KC work. Doh. Surely TEN performances for a guy like this is too limiting...

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

Yeah I probably haven't even heard a fraction of his whole body of work. But what I have heard has blown my mind.

I still say Larks > HotS.... :biggrin:

Classic Rock Junkie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:05 am **Posts:** 1893

Ariel wrote:

Elephant Talk is WAY more complex and nuanced than you'd think, you just need to listen really closely to what he's doing. Rule of thumb on Bruford: NOTHING he does is 'simple'.

(Not trying to pick on you, just sayin')

I think a lot of the important performances are on there actually. The problem with Bill is his career is so incredibly vast, his body of work, that to make an informed list you'd need to know hundreds of songs.

I do think Heart of the Sunrise, South Side of the Sky, Siberian Khatru, Indiscipline, Red, One More Red Nightmare, Discipline are all pretty much locks. And look at me haha I'm already up to 7 for a guy with hundreds of performances, when I'm familiar with precisely five of his albums in full (Yes, King Crimson), and only vaguely familiar with his non Yes/KC work. Doh. Surely TEN performances for a guy like this is too limiting...

Beelzebub is another must. That performance is ridiculous that whole song is nuts

Bones · **Posted:** Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:20 pm

Stewart Copeland
1. One World (It Ain't Enough) - Police
2. Pseudo Suicide - Oysterhead
3. Driven to Tears - Police
4. Little Faces - Oysterhead
5. Message in a Bottle - Police
6. So Lonely - Police
7. Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
8. Walking on the Moon - Police
9. Spirits in the Material World - Police
10. Synchronicity I - Police

KeithMoonIsGod · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:53 pm

Rock N Herbs wrote:

Stewart Copeland
1. One World (Not Three) - Police
2. Pseudo Suicide - Oysterhead
3. Driven to Tears - Police
4. Little Faces - Oysterhead
5. Message in a Bottle - Police
6. So Lonely - Police
7. Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
8. Walking on the Moon - Police
9. Spirits in the Material World - Police
10. Synchronicity I - Police

One World (Not Three) is definitely NOT his best performance. You've also neglected to include "Regatta de Blanc", which is arguably his best performance, as well as "No Time This Time" and "Next To You". And Copeland only plays the high-hat at the beginning of "Red Rain".

Bones · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:34 am

Stewart Copeland
1. Reggatta De Blanc - Police
2. Driven to Tears - Police
3. One World (It Ain't Enough) - Police
4. Pseudo Suicide - Oysterhead
5. No Time This Time - Police
6. Little Faces - Oysterhead
7. Message in a Bottle - Police
8. So Lonely - Police
9. Walking on the Moon - Police
10. Spirits in the Material World - Police

How does the update look Keith?

Bones · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:43 pm

thejew wrote:

Keith Moon - The Who

1. Won't Get Fooled Again
2. A Quick One
3. Cobwebs & Strange
4. I Can See For Miles
5. My Generation
6. The Ox
7. Bargain
8. Baby Don't You Do It
9. Heaven & Hell
10. Getting In Tune

Bargain...? what the fuck? Where's "Who Are You"?

Bones · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:47 pm

1. Reggatta De Blanc - Police
2. Driven to Tears - Police
3. One World (It Ain't Enough) - Police
4. Pseudo Suicide - Oysterhead
5. No Time This Time - Police
6. Little Faces - Oysterhead
7. Message in a Bottle - Police
8. So Lonely - Police
9. Walking on the Moon - Police
10. Spirits in the Material World - Police

So what do we think about this?

KeithMoonIsGod · **Posted:** Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:29 pm

Rock N Herbs wrote:

thejew wrote:

Keith Moon - The Who

1. Won't Get Fooled Again
2. A Quick One
3. Cobwebs & Strange
4. I Can See For Miles
5. My Generation
6. The Ox
7. Bargain
8. Baby Don't You Do It
9. Heaven & Hell
10. Getting In Tune

Bargain...? what the fuck? Where's "Who Are You"?

Um, have you even HEARD the double-bass work at the end of Bargain??? Fuck Who Are You, Bargain should be higher!

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

"My Generation" over "Heaven And Hell"?

Are you drunk?

Bones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:55 pm

Have you heard the drum transitions in "Who Are You" during the main verse? and then the footwork during the chorus? Fuck Bargain. Lol.

Bones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:56 pm

Negative Creep wrote:

"My Generation" over "Heaven And Hell"?

Are you drunk?

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

To be honest, one of many songs from Live At Leeds should be his #1.

No studio performance can touch most of what he does on that album.

Cruz · **Posted:** Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:51 pm

Negative Creep wrote:

"My Generation" over "Heaven And Hell"?

Are you drunk?

"Noooo! Well, ten beers."

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

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