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    Recently found this -- Oh, boy.................another list that makes everybody argue or comment...................according to New Arena:


    25. Alex Van Halen

    24. Tommy Lee

    23. Phil Collins

    22. Carmine Appice

    21. Janet Weiss

    20. Chad Smith

    19. Roger Taylor

    18. Tommy Aldridge

    17. Jeff Porcaro

    16. Danny Carey

    15. Terry Bozzio

    14. Maureen "Moe" Tucker

    13. Max Weinberg

    12. Mike Portnoy

    11. Dave Grohl

    10. Ringo Starr

    9. Ian Paice

    8. Mitch Mitchell

    7. Stewart Copeland

    6. Keith Moon

    5. Bill Bruford

    4. Charlie Watts

    3. Ginger Baker

    2. Neil Peart

    1. John Bonham
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    wow yeah there's so many questions....
    Like Dave Grohl is awesome but #11 awesome above all those others... ?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpazApproved View Post
    wow yeah there's so many questions....
    Like Dave Grohl is awesome but #11 awesome above all those others... ?!
    Moe Tucker is better than any of those below her ?....................laughable.
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    Gotta love "best X of all time" lists ...

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    Charlie Watts at #4? HA
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    Ringo anywhere!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by dangermoney View Post
    Gotta love "best X of all time" lists ...
    Exactly how I feel too. Judging someone's talent gets subjective right? How about how getting down to what's in their bank accounts?

    According to the music site hyperbolt- 2014

    "25 Most Richest Drummers in the World?"

    1. Ringo Starr – $300 Million (The Beatles)
    2. Phil Collins – $250 Million (Solo, Genesis)
    3. Dave Grohl – $225 Million (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
    4. Don Henley – $200 Million (The Eagles)
    5. Lars Ulrich – $175 Million (Metallica)
    6. Charlie Watts – $160 Million (The Rolling Stones)
    7. Larry Mullen Jr – $150 Million (U2)
    8. Roger Taylor – $105 Million (Queen)
    9. Joey Kramer – $100 Million (Aerosmith)
    10. Chad Smith – $90 Million (The Red Hot Chili Peppers)
    11. Travis Barker – $85 Million (Blink 182, The Aquabats)
    12. Stewart Copeland – $80 Million (The Police)
    13. Alex Van Halen – $75 Million (Van Halen)
    14. Nick Mason – $75 Million (Pink Floyd)
    15. Tommy Lee – $70 Million (Motley Crue)
    16. Bill Ward – $65 Million (Black Sabbath)
    17. Jon Fishman – $60 Million (Phish)
    18. Carter Beauford – $55 Million (Dave Matthews Band)
    19. Rick Allen – $50 Million (Def Leppard)
    20. Tre Cool – $45 Million (Green Day)
    21. Danny Carey – $40 Million (Tool)
    22. Tico Torres – $40 Million (Bon Jovi)
    23. Max Weinberg – $35 Million (Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Conan O’Brien)
    24. Mickey Hart – $30 Million (The Grateful Dead)
    25. Bill Kreutzmann – $25 Million (The Grateful Dead)

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    Where is Danny Seraphine and Pick Withers ?

    Is this list based on technical ability, overall playing ability, or both?

    If it's their ability to play with a band, that is entirely subjective. If it's playing ability by itself, going by Ricardos list, I could outplay 3/4 of those drummers including 1 who has threatened to sue me 3 times for making him look like a fool at a "early clinic" about 45 years ago, and he's in the Drummers Hall of Fame.

    As for Rich's list. If I had my accountant sell off every stock I own, I would probably be worth about $250K. In other words, pocket change to those guys. I would be # 4309 on the money list and probably moving down.

    The money doesn't make you good, it just means you're rich. Ringo, $300,000,000 and technically easily the worst drummer on either list.

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    These types of lists always make me chuckle.

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    Any list with Keith Moon in the top 10 is laughable IMO
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    >Ringo, $300,000,000 and technically easily the worst drummer on either list.
    Really?
    When compared to Charlie Watts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pgm554 View Post
    >Ringo, $300,000,000 and technically easily the worst drummer on either list.
    Really?
    When compared to Charlie Watts?
    Yes, really. Neither 1 would be on my top 25 list, but being that they are there, and going by just playing ability, Watts is better than Ringo.
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    Danny Carey isn't a rock drummer, never has been.
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    That's like saying Bruford isn't a rock drummer.
    If the shoe fits...
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    Crazy list , everyone knows Tommy Lee should be #1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NPYYZ View Post
    Crazy list , everyone knows Tommy Lee should be #1.
    Are you talking about Tommy Lee who plays in a diaper and likes to hang upside down?
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    Lars Ulrich didn't make the list? How dare they!

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    Lars Ulrich didn't make the list? How dare they!
    Where's Travis Barker?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickthedrummer View Post
    Are you talking about Tommy Lee who plays in a diaper and likes to hang upside down?
    Yes , he's so dreamy......

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    Quote Originally Posted by NPYYZ View Post
    Yes , he's so dreamy......
    haha!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NPYYZ View Post
    Yes , he's so dreamy......
    He’s a good actor too. I saw him in a movie once....
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    Quote Originally Posted by N2Bluz View Post
    He’s a good actor too. I saw him in a movie once....
    LOL !
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    Quote Originally Posted by N2Bluz View Post
    He’s a good actor too. I saw him in a movie once....
    Yeah!!! I saw it too. Wasn't Pamela Anderson his co-star.

    If we took both their brains, magnified them 100K times and stuck them up a ant's a$$, they would still rattle like a BB in a box car.
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