Drummers least able to replace

[robert alderman]

What drummer do you think meant or means the most to their band. With that I mean what drummers style made their band that much better. My vote is for Mick Fleetwood. Mick does'nt do anything that makes you say " wow! how on earth did he do that ! " But his smooth style & tasteful licks, to me, are just amazing. Whenever I listen to " Rhianon" I listen in amazemant & think " how did he come up with that for this song". You will never hear Mick overplay a song. If anything he often underplays a bit & adds tasteful dynamics that make a song his. So I'm interested to hear what drummers you feel fall into this category.

[xsabers]

Neil, hands down. Just the lyrics alone...

[atomcorr2]

id say Stewert Copeland,,, the police would have been nothing without him

[butter]

jimmy THE REV sullivan

absolutely irreplaceable. apparently mike portnoy is playing for him on A7X' new album, but i dont think it will be the same. we will see. i guess sullivan had all his material written before he died, so mike portnoy will be able to just play it. there will be a huge difference, of course. no one could replace bonham, either.
both these guys had really unique qualities. bonham is famous for his groove, sullivan just for unique stuff he put into his music.

[backtodrum]

I would say Neil Peart as well1

[shabutie2113]

Dom Howard From muse

[xweasel]

Neil Peart (Rush), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Danny Carey (Tool).

[Constinator25]

jimmy THE REV sullivan

absolutely irreplaceable. apparently mike portnoy is playing for him on A7X' new album, but i dont think it will be the same. we will see. i guess sullivan had all his material written before he died, so mike portnoy will be able to just play it. there will be a huge difference, of course. no one could replace bonham, either.
both these guys had really unique qualities. bonham is famous for his groove, sullivan just for unique stuff he put into his music.

AMEN!!!

One of the best I've ever heard. Can't believe he passed away.

Slipknot would be crap without Joey Jordison (even though I don't really like his style). Same with my favorite band, Emery (can't remember the drummer's name).

[atomcorr2]

and ya sure cant leave Ringo out of this thread, he was the perfect drummer for the Beatles.

[drummer]

Great thread idea!

Carter Beauford. Even though I'm not a big DMB fan, he makes Dave Mathew's sound.

[drummer]

id say Stewert Copeland,,, the police would have been nothing without him

Definitely! And one of the best examples of this.

[butter]

i totally agree about emery. the drummers name is dave powell, i think.

[Northern Redneck]

Tommy Lee, as great as Randy Castillo was, Tommy's style and attitude is critical to Motley Crue.

[Northern Redneck]

The other is Phil Rudd ACDC. Those were some mighty lean years songwise when he was gone.

[areFish]

Dave Weckl because without him the Dave Weckl Band would be called Band.

[Atomic]

Mitch Mitchell I think so many people don't realize how great he was behind Hendrix but he added so much to the songs they just wouldn't be as good without him backing it up

[butter]

definitely mitch mitchell! he brings to mind michael shrieve. im surprised nobody has mentioned buddy rich... im not really a huge fan, but hes one of the most influential drummers there ever has been.

also, as ironic as it is, def leppard wouldnt be the same if they had ditched rick allen. he may be missing an arm, but he cant be replaced all the same.

[32ndHeartBeat]

Carter B and Danny C are the drummers for their bands, no other. Tool and DMB rock!

[xxkmanxx]

Keith Moon, John Bonham, Danny Carey, Neil Peart, Carter Beauford, Stewart Copeland Mitch Mitchell.

[xweasel]

Chad Smith (RHCP), Stanton Moore (Galactic), Tomas Haake (Meshuggah), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), George Kollias (Nile).

Those bands would be really weird without their drummers.

[mind_drummer]

IMHO, none is irreplaceable but it wouldn't certainly sound & feel the same.

It happened in many bands where a great musician whatever instrument he's playing passed away or quitted for another project etc... The best example is Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, after his death in a terrible bus accident, he was replaced by Jason Newsted, Metallica were still Metallica but it didn't sound as the original and feel the original and yet they never really recovered from that night of september 1986 .


To me one drummer that if replaced, the band wouldn't sound the same and would probably never be the same is Nicko McBrain from Iron Maiden.

[xweasel]

IMHO, none is irreplaceable but it wouldn't certainly sound & feel the same.

It happened in many bands where a great musician whatever instrument he's playing passed away or quitted for another project etc... The best example is Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, after his death in a terrible bus accident, he was replaced by Jason Newsted, Metallica were still Metallica but it didn't sound as the original and feel the original and yet they never really recovered from that night of september 1986 .


To me one drummer that if replaced, the band wouldn't sound the same and would probably never be the same is Nicko McBrain from Iron Maiden.

I think without Tomas Haake, Meshuggah would have to disband. Who else can play like him apart from Akira Jimbo lol

[peachyplace]

Keith Moon, I know he has been replaced but they arn't nearly as good without him, Keith Moon is the perfect fit for that band. +1 to bonham, mitchell, and copeland.

[Riouel]

John Bonham FOR LED ZEP FOR SURE

[shabutie2113]

animal is irreplaceable =]