Mike Portnoy Named in Top 50 Drummers of All Time

[Pete]

Mike Portnoy Named in Top 50 Drummers of All Time | Roadunner Records News


He's a great drummer, but 5th best?? I would put him somewhere in the 20's.

[Chris]

Heh, I'd put him around 1 or 2.

Edit: I don't get the Bonham love, honestly. He wasn't awful by any stretch, but #1? No fuckin' way. Polls like that always fag up the top spots with popular/dead/legendary guys. I wonder where Thomas Haake landed on that list.

Edit: And where's Danny Carey?

[Pete]

And where's Rickki Rockett??

Seriously though, how could Danny Carey not be on this list?

[Matt Crooks]

Clearly these things are the top 50 most popular drumbers, not the 50 best.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

Clearly these things are the top 50 most popular drumbers, not the 50 best.

This.

I WILL NOW ADD CREDIBILITY TO MY LIST BY ADDING KEITH MOON TO IT.

[telecaster90]

Originally Posted by Chris

Edit: I don't get the Bonham love, honestly. He wasn't awful by any stretch, but #1? No fuckin' way. Polls like that always fag up the top spots with popular/dead/legendary guys. I wonder where Thomas Haake landed on that list.

I think the Bonham hype is totally justified. While his licks today are fairly easy as opposed to the shit metal drummers are doing now, he was a pioneer in hard rock drumming. No Bonham means no dudes like Haake or Portnoy in the same way that No Van Halen means no shred guitar

[Chris]

Originally Posted by telecaster90

I think the Bonham hype is totally justified. While his licks today are fairly easy as opposed to the shit metal drummers are doing now, he was a pioneer in hard rock drumming. No Bonham means no dudes like Haake or Portnoy in the same way that No Van Halen means no shred guitar

Being a pioneer, though, does not make you the best.

This kid:

YouTube - Tony Royster, Jr., killing the DW...

Is better than all 3 of the top 3 on that list.

[7 Strings of Hate]

hey, every drummer i know, even if they dont like tool, sucks danny careys weiner. and they should, hes frickin awesome.

i hate the lists places put out because rarely are they even close. but if your going for the most popular, i guess i could see some of their pics

[Pete]

I don't get the Bonham thing just as much as I don't get the Jimmy Page thing. IMO, he's one of the most overrated guitar players, ever!

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Pete

I don't get the Bonham thing just as much as I don't get the Jimmy Page thing. IMO, he's one the most overrated guitar players, ever!