I don’t know if anybody mentioned, or posted, that Neil Peart was ranked #4 on the Rolling Stone list of the 100 greatest rock drummers of all time, but here it is:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...-drummers-of-all-time-77933/neil-peart-31860/
I can’t disagree with the top 4. I feel like John Bonham deserves to be #1. You listen to Led Zeppelin songs like “When the Levee Breaks”, and the power of his drumming is driving the song. I recall listening to Led Zeppelin songs on a really good stereo system with subwoofer and I would get blown away listening to the power of Bonham’s drumming and its dominance in the sound of many LZ songs.
Neil Peart was more of a speed guy. I think “Red Barchetta” and “Tom Sawyer” are the best exemplars of his drumming technique. He was more like Keith Moon stylistically than Bonham, although both were unique.
Phil Collins (didn’t see where they ranked him) is more like Bonham stylistically. I sometimes wonder whether “In The Air Tonight” was his tribute to Bonham as the drums in that song are very Bonhamesque.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...-drummers-of-all-time-77933/neil-peart-31860/
I can’t disagree with the top 4. I feel like John Bonham deserves to be #1. You listen to Led Zeppelin songs like “When the Levee Breaks”, and the power of his drumming is driving the song. I recall listening to Led Zeppelin songs on a really good stereo system with subwoofer and I would get blown away listening to the power of Bonham’s drumming and its dominance in the sound of many LZ songs.
Neil Peart was more of a speed guy. I think “Red Barchetta” and “Tom Sawyer” are the best exemplars of his drumming technique. He was more like Keith Moon stylistically than Bonham, although both were unique.
Phil Collins (didn’t see where they ranked him) is more like Bonham stylistically. I sometimes wonder whether “In The Air Tonight” was his tribute to Bonham as the drums in that song are very Bonhamesque.
