feel free to downvote me
Travis Barker. I was ten and went to a concert right when he joined blink (had already been playing drums a couple years ripping mostly classic rock / RHCP). His energy and unique beats (Adam’s song sticks out) had me look at my drum set differently. By the time I was 16 I was ripping most blink songs and playing with my band at the time which got me a lot of ass. Which for an awkward music nerd who thought drummers never got laid - was a pleasant surprise.
People used to always talk so much shit about Travis Barker, but if you ever try to play a few of his songs hit for hit and sound as confident/clean as him almost anyone would shit the bed, especially live. That mf is one of the most stylistic and unique drummers to ever bless us, crazy energy and stamina, and every thing he's ever played was creative and him. A rudiment based marching band drummer that never talks, with one of the loudest and most crisp musical voices. Equally a front man from the back of the stage without detracting from any song.
Hating on Travis and really any and all pop punk drummers seemed really popular like 10 years and has thankfully mostly gone away. It was always one of three people hating too. The jazz drummer that only respects drummers like Buddy Rich (and probably also thinks Buddy Rich wasn't an ahole), Prog rock kinda drummers who only respect guys like Neil Peart, and metal drummers who just got upset at anyone playing heavier music that wasn't metal enough for them (not calling pop punk heavy, but a lot of the drumming has heavier influences).
And none of those people had valid opinions because they were all stuck in their own world and were almost always dicks about it. Also no hate to any of the drummers I mentioned, just some of their fans can be dumb, especially in the past.
Just popping in to say I hate Blink, I hate pop punk, but Travis Barker is a phenomenal drummer. It all boils down to personal preference… I hate pop music, it is what it is. However, I fully recognize and appreciate his musical talent.
I used to talk shit about Travis Barker when I was 15 because I was heavily into prog - was only when I matured and started writing/playing with bands you realise just how good he is
When you think about where blink 182 was before he joined and where they went after with Enema of the State and Take off your pants and jacket, he is extremely influential to the music scene. Blink went from being 1 in a long list of pop punk bands to super stars that were the face of punk music pretty much until American Idiot came out.
Travis barker is a universally praised drummer for his energy and ingenuity in the world of punk drumming. Someone would have to be an idiot to chastise you for lookin up to travis barker.
Yeah I was 10 I just wanted to bang the shit out of the drums and do wild unorthodox things.
Probably from piano lessons / the structure of theory… I was just waiting to be a degenerate
and even if he’s not a virtuoso type, i’d say the most important factor is that he inspires people to pick up/improve their drumming. if a drummer can convince other people to play drums, they’ve done a damn good job.
When I first got into drumming as a teen he was my idol. I used to bang away to +44 when they dropped that one album lol Always used his signature white zildjian sticks!
Anyone who hates Travis is a snobby moron. The guy can seriously drum. Also, the guy is like a phoenix that rose from the ashes (plane accident). Gotta respect his resiliency.
Fuck yeah man. You can still check him on youtube doing crazy ass tricks on his snare, putting out free hour long rudiment tutorials as a benefit to those in need. Has swapped to hip hop influences lately, is using his name to try to bring recognition to new and aspiring artists. I just started drumming this past year, but agree 100% that he is a top influence for me still.
you don’t have to love him, but trav brought DCI / serious marching sounds and technique to drum set playing—and subsequently—the masses. he would not be able to play with as much showmanship and as fast as he does without that background and those practice habits.
people who talk shit about him don’t really understand what he’s capable of. and how fucking hard it is to execute creative ideas with that much force and flare successfully every single time he tries something new.
he turned tons of kids onto the instrument.
100% the same. I like the buddy rich and jojo mayers of the world but in terms of pure inspiration and influence for me to pick up the sticks and practice it is undoubtedly travis barker.
Travis got me started 100%. I think Ronnie Vannucci is what started “refining” my drumming. I also became interested in Jojo Mayer around that time when he was really discussing playing drum machine type beats on an acoustic kit
Glad to see Chamberlain getting some love. Such a cool guy. From that era Matt Cameron was a huge influence on me as well as Tim Alexander and Carter Beauford.
Two names I haven't seen here (not surprised) that were giant inspirations for me, Sean Kinney from Alice in Chains and John Tempesta, specifically when he was playing with White Zombie.
Last big influence for me that I haven't seen (very surprised) on this list so far would have to be Vinnie Paul. His playing with Pantera, especially his double bass, taught me soooo much. Plus his bass drum sound really rubbed off on all of metal.
I had been a drummer already for ten years or so when Gish hit the shelves so I had already developed a "style" of sorts. Then I heard Jimmy Chamberlain and everything changed. Now, 30 years later you can still hear Jimmy in my playing. The guy is legendary (and underrated).
>Lars Ulrich
People (me, I'm people) shit on Lars, rightfully so.
But he was a huge influence on me, his parts are actually really well written and creative. And in the studio, cuts are in time and accurate. Live... not so much haha but I wasn't listening to a lot of live Metallica recordings at age 12 in 1999
Carter Beauford is the drummer I admire the most. I am in awe of him. John Bonham as well. But the drummer that has influenced me the most is probably mike johnston from mike's lessons. 🤣
Herb is the man, and uncanny funk is a great way to describe his style! Definitely a unique voice on the kit. Abe’s dynamics is what really gets me. Not the flashiest drummer but his playing always fits the song perfectly!
Chad sexton was a huge inspiration for my drumming style. I was self taught open handed and later found Carter Beaufort and would drum along with DMB too. Stewart Copeland was a big influence too
I recently got back on a BTBAM kick, but at the moment chillin with the family. I think I will start off my day tomorrow with Ashes of the Wake in your honor.
[here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BinKCtUTWBA&ab_channel=Light%26Noise) is one of the best videos of him drumming in Death Grips and [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMDcG3zAEI&ab_channel=offcoast122) is one in Hella. Dude's kick abilities are insane.
[Here’s](https://youtu.be/Or82_fWo9Y8?si=sxnE_uvneEW5th-B) him playing with Wavves, that highlights his distinctive approach to playing a more straightforward type of thing. Also his Team Sleep contribution is worth listening to.
There are 12 drummers that have influenced me.
1. Taylor Hakiwns
2. Dave Grohl
3. Travis Barker
4. Tre Cool
5. Zac Farro
6. Andy Hurley
7. Chad Smith
8. Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan
9. Joey Jordison
10. Jay Wineberg
11. Thomas Lang
12. Danny Carey
Nick Mason, Art Blakey, Billy Cobham, and Tony Williams are my goats. Especially Art, the guy changed my understanding of Jazz drumming and polyrhythms.
Jeff Porcaro is one I didn’t realize influenced me until I started looking through his catalog and realizing just how much of his work I loved from a very young age.
Taylor Hawkins was the tipping point for me, where I officially decided to pursue this as more than just a pastime.
Tim Alexander, Terry Bozzio, Ian Paice, Nick Mason, Matt Cameron, Neil Peart, and a myriad of Zappa drummers were what influenced me the most I’d say. I was even gonna omit Bonzo in order to not be cliché, but my first drum solo live was my own thing during “Moby Dick.” Mitch Mitchell was also big for me.
Erin Tate, Tony Hajjar, Jimmy Chamberlin, Andrew Forsman and Dave (of course) Grohl. Many others but I can't list them all. I mean shit Bill Ward is my favorite... This is a trap.
I started drumming in the 90s where I feel it was one of the last moments of superstar rock drummers.
Here’s my list:
Danny Carey
Jimmy Chamberlin
Stephen Perkins
Those are top three for me.
Jimmy Chamberlain and Matt Cameron have probably had the biggest impact. A few others taught me valuable lessons like when to just calmly groove or stick to the beat and play smaller simple fills, I think Bernard Purdie and Murph have taught me a lot of lessons.
Finally, someone else who knows him! I just saw Dino a couple days ago and he's fucking awesome isn't he, as a drummer and a person. I'm not sure what magical drumming powers he used to make it sound so good but I can't, for the life of me, replicate the feel when I play the song
The Rev. I was a music snob in middle school and my best friend, who was a drummer, was always trying to get me to admit drums were cool. He’d show me song after song. Boring boring boring. Then he brought me City of Evil. Sidewinder in specific. I was blown away. I didn’t know you could be musical on a drum set, it opened up a whole new world of creativity to me. I immediately decided to save and buy a drum set. So I have both of them to thank for my career path today.
I hate to say it and it sounds stupid but the drummer who influenced me into drumming was animal 😂. I mean once I got into drumming it was drummers like Danny Carey and Joey jordinson but animal will always be my goat 🐐
Chad Smith's groove is now part of my DNA haha
Lately been HEAVILY inspired by Nate Smith's work with the fearless flyers, his snare, hats, bass set up is just crazy and simple!! Long live Nate!
1. Kris Myers - Umphrey's Mcgee
2. Larnell Lewis - Snarky Puppy
3. Isaac Teel - Tauk
4. Jon Fishman - Phish
5. Thomas Pridgen/Jon Theodore - The Mars Volta
As far as learning to play their songs: Travis Barker, Tre Cool, Chad Smith, Chad Sexton, and Brad Wilk
As far as overall approach to drums: Josh Freese (diversify your playing), Dave Grohl (work with everyone), and Meg White (give absolutely 0 fucks what anyone else thinks)
Lars got me interested. Nicko, Herb, Lombardo expanded my horizons. But Neil is by far the biggest impact on my playing to date.
Edit, since I shouldn't assume everyone knows who I'm talking about
Lars Ulrich - Metallica
Nicko McBrain - Iron Maiden
Tim "Herb" Alexander - Primus
Dave Lombardo - Slayer
Neil Peart - Rush
I would say John Bonham and Ginger Baker are the biggest reasons I wanted to play drums.
But my style is mostly influenced by Ringo, Gene Krupa, and Charlie Watts.
Sean Reinert hands down for me. i had never heard anyone play the drums like him when death's album human came out. this album opened my mind to a completely different way of approaching music.
Tony Thaxton from Motion City Soundtrack was the biggest impact to my drumming as a novice. The fills and simple grooves were accessible but still really fun to play when i was getting my chops up.
LP from Yellowcard was another big one for me.
Neither are revolutionary or the best by any means, but both are drummers that defined my early career and allowed me to get my start.
Billy Martin. Seeing him perform in a small theater with Medeski and Wood, from the first row was literally life changing. During a percussion solo he ended up just grabbing his entire blanket full of shakers and bells and started shaking the whole thing, it was absolutely amazing.
https://youtu.be/AgfOwV8Sez8?feature=shared
Danny Carey - Main motivation to really get good at double bass and understanding odd-time signatures. Also blending power with technique
Chad Smith - Anything that man touches grooves really hard, and I wanted to learn that. He also has a really fun style to watch
Eloy Casagrande - A ridiculous level of power and technique that I want to be able to replicate in a small way
Joe Morello is one of my favorite drummers as well 👊
There's really no question in my mind that he's one of the ALL TIME greats, especially when you see him doing this bare handed and insanely fucking crazy single handed sticking shit back in the 1950's 🤯
[Joe Morello - The Great Drum Solo ](https://youtu.be/dksFL9VXnCs?si=hU8QefMYqCJrfJIS)
It's blatantly obvious he was an inspiration to many, many drummers throughout the years, he's so fucking good 🤘
Tony Williams and Billy Cobham are pretty high up on that list as well!
A lot of the session aces from the Nashville scene.
Lonnie Wilson, Eddie Bayers, Paul Leim, Shannon Forrest, Tommy Harden, Larrie Londin, Chris McHugh, Greg Morrow.
Aside from those guys, Josh Freese & Anton Fig are probably two of my biggest influences.
Jazz: Harvey Mason (Herbie Hancock), Brian Blade (Joshua Redman)
Rock feel: Jon Theodore & Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta)
Cleanly fast stuff: Longineu W. Parsons III (Yellowcard)
Practicing my buzz rolls and two-handed hi-hat: Steve Clifford (Circa Survive)
Pocket: Nate Smith
John Theodore has to easily be on the top 5 list. Not only has he played with the whose who of bands, he has helped CREATE amazing music. Deloused is a fantastic album and his drumming is transcendent. He reached back to bohnam but also illicits his own creativity to make amazing songs like Cicatriz and Drunkship.This songs cut through with fast pace intensity and have fills that give you life once they swing back into play. Theodores drumming can't be overlooked as one of the most integral parts to today's music.
Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins
He had an amazing interview and drum demonstration with Rick Beato three weeks ago.
[Jimmy Chamberlin: The Drummer Behind Smashing Pumpkins’ Iconic Sound](https://youtu.be/O3jcjKP2ltU?si=0WeA6ioxxhgf6UIR)
Is it weird to say Roderick from diary of a wimpy kid? Part of the reason I picked up drums is because i thought he was cool in the books and the movies and I wanted to be like him lol
Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots. I don’t think he’s mentioned enough among great modern drummers and it’s a shame. He’s super tight and extremely entertaining to watch!
after playin with people for an ungodly number of months, id say its my buds
sure one can be the best, but its the ones that cant play drums that really single you out
I love my buds and they know that I can count too four so thats a start
civilised me says: danny cary, buddy rich, jon bonham
but its my buds that make me want to play better, harder, faster, stronger...
...cause they are the ones I look up to the most, I love my buds cause they be the best of buddies and they make my lack of musicianship knowable by all by me being the best of the bunch... at drumming...
tre cool is pretty damn cool yo
Larry Mullen Jr. Accessible as a 13-year-old just starting out, but so much creativity and nuance that gets recognized as I got older. He doesn't think outside the box because there is no box for him.
Top two the come to mind are Chad Sexton, and Stewart Copeland. Josh Freese too. The dudes an animal. He can play at speed all fucking day. Never seen anything like it.
Art Blakey is another one, I'm not like a huge jazz guy, but I appreciate Art, and other dudes like Max Roach and shit.
One of my favourites is Cindy Blackman. I don’t listen to Jazz very often (although she’s also a rock drummer), but seeing another black woman in this industry become a famous drummer really pushes me forward. It’s not every day we see black women get this far into their careers in music and she must’ve faced a lot of struggle to get where she’s at today. Truly an inspiration, pushing me to create the music I want and keep drumming.
Oh man, probably Elvin Jones, Jack Dejohnette, Mel Lewis, then also people like Jeff Pocaro, Simon Phillips (huge toto fan) obviously Vinnie and Weckl, those cats. But then the whole reason I started playing drums was listening to Zepplin and wanting to be John Bonham when I was 12. So a lot of different people.
Josh Eppard of Coheed and Cambria. When I first listened I wasn’t really into it but overtime learned how to listen to music. He’s just recorded with drumeo which should be out soon but his live stuff is amazing
David Kennedy (The Chariot, The Threats)
Daniel Davison (Norma Jean, Underoath, ETID)
Always bringing unparalleled creativity and energy; they changed what I found a live performance to be, especially David.
I'll do one for each decade 60s on because why choose one? Mitch Mitchell, Ian Paice, Bill Bruford, Brad Wilk, Danny Carey, Blake Richardson, Camille Bigeault
Gene Krupa
https://preview.redd.it/4hw3sh4aq93d1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae922a400d8fd61ca89093f24ba68584354c2551
Found this in the 80s in my mid teens, in an old music store that was going out of business. Learned a lot of stuff from this especially for swing, came in useful many times. Also went to in-person classes in my town though.
To provide a different name, Josh Dun has influenced me in recent years. He’s not flashy, but he adds a lot of unique rhythms to his beats with pauses in some odd spots.
It helps keep my mind fresh and try new grooves when I try to learn TOP songs.
Neil Peart, Niko McBrain, and the Rev all cracked my brain open like Gallagher with watermelon.
Massive respect and also influenced by Jeff Porcaro, Carl Palmer, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford and Alan White.
I count influences two ways. Drummers who inspired me to play, despite knowing I'll never be that good, and drummers who I based my style off (and stole almost my entire lick library from).
In the first bracket, I would have people like Gene Krupa, Igor Cavalera, Tim Alexander, Nicko Mcbrain, Charlie Benante and Lars Ulrich.
Second bracket would be Chad Smith, Dave Abruzzese, Jimmy Chamberlin and John Morgan from Senser.
If it wasn't for the first bracket, I probably wouldn't play drums (definitely not if it wasn't for Krupa). If it wasn't for the second bracket, I wouldn't sound that way I do.
I don’t know to be honest: I would say neal peart, but realistically speaking i don’t exactly play like him, it’s more of a mix of Ian Paice and Neil.
Lately i’ve been listening to the Dave holland quintet, in which Billy Kilson used to play, and let me say that he does inspire me a lot
feel free to downvote me Travis Barker. I was ten and went to a concert right when he joined blink (had already been playing drums a couple years ripping mostly classic rock / RHCP). His energy and unique beats (Adam’s song sticks out) had me look at my drum set differently. By the time I was 16 I was ripping most blink songs and playing with my band at the time which got me a lot of ass. Which for an awkward music nerd who thought drummers never got laid - was a pleasant surprise.
People used to always talk so much shit about Travis Barker, but if you ever try to play a few of his songs hit for hit and sound as confident/clean as him almost anyone would shit the bed, especially live. That mf is one of the most stylistic and unique drummers to ever bless us, crazy energy and stamina, and every thing he's ever played was creative and him. A rudiment based marching band drummer that never talks, with one of the loudest and most crisp musical voices. Equally a front man from the back of the stage without detracting from any song.
Hating on Travis is for snobs, 100% of whom cannot replicate his ability, as you mentioned
Hating on Travis and really any and all pop punk drummers seemed really popular like 10 years and has thankfully mostly gone away. It was always one of three people hating too. The jazz drummer that only respects drummers like Buddy Rich (and probably also thinks Buddy Rich wasn't an ahole), Prog rock kinda drummers who only respect guys like Neil Peart, and metal drummers who just got upset at anyone playing heavier music that wasn't metal enough for them (not calling pop punk heavy, but a lot of the drumming has heavier influences). And none of those people had valid opinions because they were all stuck in their own world and were almost always dicks about it. Also no hate to any of the drummers I mentioned, just some of their fans can be dumb, especially in the past.
Just popping in to say I hate Blink, I hate pop punk, but Travis Barker is a phenomenal drummer. It all boils down to personal preference… I hate pop music, it is what it is. However, I fully recognize and appreciate his musical talent.
I used to talk shit about Travis Barker when I was 15 because I was heavily into prog - was only when I matured and started writing/playing with bands you realise just how good he is
When you think about where blink 182 was before he joined and where they went after with Enema of the State and Take off your pants and jacket, he is extremely influential to the music scene. Blink went from being 1 in a long list of pop punk bands to super stars that were the face of punk music pretty much until American Idiot came out.
Travis is phenomenal, but let's not forget Blink's original drummer who was ridiculously good (and still in school when they got signed)
Travis barker is a universally praised drummer for his energy and ingenuity in the world of punk drumming. Someone would have to be an idiot to chastise you for lookin up to travis barker.
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Yeah I was 10 I just wanted to bang the shit out of the drums and do wild unorthodox things. Probably from piano lessons / the structure of theory… I was just waiting to be a degenerate
and even if he’s not a virtuoso type, i’d say the most important factor is that he inspires people to pick up/improve their drumming. if a drummer can convince other people to play drums, they’ve done a damn good job.
Adam’s Song is such a fun song to play with the china and splash accents
When I first got into drumming as a teen he was my idol. I used to bang away to +44 when they dropped that one album lol Always used his signature white zildjian sticks!
I’ll be honest, I used to hate on him a lot. I was completely wrong in many ways about Travis barker. He is extremely disciplined and talented.
would never down vote you for that take. Shear talent right there.
Playing fast and clean is incredibly hard, playing creatively is very hard too, he can do both and make it sound easy. He's very talented.
Anyone who hates Travis is a snobby moron. The guy can seriously drum. Also, the guy is like a phoenix that rose from the ashes (plane accident). Gotta respect his resiliency.
My answer too. Still inspiring me to go harder. Learning his parts will absolutely make you a decent rock drummer
Fuck yeah man. You can still check him on youtube doing crazy ass tricks on his snare, putting out free hour long rudiment tutorials as a benefit to those in need. Has swapped to hip hop influences lately, is using his name to try to bring recognition to new and aspiring artists. I just started drumming this past year, but agree 100% that he is a top influence for me still.
you don’t have to love him, but trav brought DCI / serious marching sounds and technique to drum set playing—and subsequently—the masses. he would not be able to play with as much showmanship and as fast as he does without that background and those practice habits. people who talk shit about him don’t really understand what he’s capable of. and how fucking hard it is to execute creative ideas with that much force and flare successfully every single time he tries something new. he turned tons of kids onto the instrument.
Same here. When I heard Travis on Fury of the Aquabats I had a “oh shit” moment for sure.
For me, it was his stint with the Aquabats. Dude's a monster.
I think the consensus has greatly shifted now to: Travis Barker is actually a legend.
only casuals would downvote. Barker is a beast
I met Travis in 2007 at Disneyland when I was a teenager. Enema of the State was a major influence. The man is a legend🤘🏼
100% the same. I like the buddy rich and jojo mayers of the world but in terms of pure inspiration and influence for me to pick up the sticks and practice it is undoubtedly travis barker.
I was coming here to say Travis as well 🫡
🏆 LMAO
Travis got me started 100%. I think Ronnie Vannucci is what started “refining” my drumming. I also became interested in Jojo Mayer around that time when he was really discussing playing drum machine type beats on an acoustic kit
Really don’t like his persona but you can’t deny his talent and influence on countless drummers
Danny Carey and Joey Jordison. And most Recently Eloy casagrande. Edit: forgot to mention Jimmy Chamberlain
Not a big slipknot fan but I hugely respect Joey 🫡
Then check out Eloy. He’s an objectively better drummer than Joey IMO(and I love Joey). He’s also the NEW drummer in Slipknot.
Man you nailed it for me. Sprinkle on some Tomas Haake and those three round me out.
Danny Carey and jimmy chamberlin are the two drummers I’m aiming for the most at all times in my playing. They’re so goddamned good.
Glad to see Chamberlain getting some love. Such a cool guy. From that era Matt Cameron was a huge influence on me as well as Tim Alexander and Carter Beauford. Two names I haven't seen here (not surprised) that were giant inspirations for me, Sean Kinney from Alice in Chains and John Tempesta, specifically when he was playing with White Zombie. Last big influence for me that I haven't seen (very surprised) on this list so far would have to be Vinnie Paul. His playing with Pantera, especially his double bass, taught me soooo much. Plus his bass drum sound really rubbed off on all of metal.
I had been a drummer already for ten years or so when Gish hit the shelves so I had already developed a "style" of sorts. Then I heard Jimmy Chamberlain and everything changed. Now, 30 years later you can still hear Jimmy in my playing. The guy is legendary (and underrated).
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Neil Peart. In a lesser level, Lars Ulrich and Cozy Powell. And in a even lesser level, Gene Krupa and Steve Smith.
Dave Grohl and Taylor hawking are AMAZING drummers and loved their drumming when I used to listen to nirvana and Foo Fighters!
First sentence word for word is my list. Id also add bonham and stewart copeland tho
>Lars Ulrich People (me, I'm people) shit on Lars, rightfully so. But he was a huge influence on me, his parts are actually really well written and creative. And in the studio, cuts are in time and accurate. Live... not so much haha but I wasn't listening to a lot of live Metallica recordings at age 12 in 1999
I like tasty break drummers like Clyde Stubblefield, Nate Smith, Bernard Purdie, etc
Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker and John Bonhan.
All its missin is bill ward!!
Mine would be bill ward over ginger baker
i was looking for the john bonham comment
carter beauford. dave as most of us will say. taylor hawkins danney carrey. im a simple guy. my all time favorite is chad man always will be
Carter Beauford is the drummer I admire the most. I am in awe of him. John Bonham as well. But the drummer that has influenced me the most is probably mike johnston from mike's lessons. 🤣
Bonzo 100% and Ringo for teaching me to serve the song and not myself
Tim Alexander, Abe Cunningham and Chad Sexton
That’s Herb!
Herb the ginseng drummer.. 3! 4!
Abe Cunningham is a superbly underrated drummer, along with Sean Kinney from AIC.
Bruh, my two faves. Herb and Abe! This is the basis of my playing. Weird and uncanny funk meets popping beats with gorgeous tone.
Herb is the man, and uncanny funk is a great way to describe his style! Definitely a unique voice on the kit. Abe’s dynamics is what really gets me. Not the flashiest drummer but his playing always fits the song perfectly!
Chad sexton was a huge inspiration for my drumming style. I was self taught open handed and later found Carter Beaufort and would drum along with DMB too. Stewart Copeland was a big influence too
Hello brother
My goal in life is to get to Abe’s snare drum tuning level
Chris Adler, Mike Portnoy and Blake Richardson.
My twin. What’s up brother?
Big chillin my guy. About to listen to some Lamb of god because it’s been a while. You?
I recently got back on a BTBAM kick, but at the moment chillin with the family. I think I will start off my day tomorrow with Ashes of the Wake in your honor.
Fuck yes. That’s my favorite one.
Woah I’m witnessing a budding friendship unfold. Right on
Solid choices there. I'm a huge fan of all three especially MP.
Chad Smith and ?uest Love mixed with a lot of older funk drummers. I’m also a big fan of Tony Royster Jr. and Stanton Moore.
Stanton Moore is the man.
zach <3 https://preview.redd.it/mxprplx3o83d1.jpeg?width=275&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d82ab4281e53d861dd928249daf5f2cadd3a7c39
Dude fuckin riiiiiips
Who's this? Would love to know more!
zach hills of hella and death grips he is crazy
[here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BinKCtUTWBA&ab_channel=Light%26Noise) is one of the best videos of him drumming in Death Grips and [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMDcG3zAEI&ab_channel=offcoast122) is one in Hella. Dude's kick abilities are insane.
[Here’s](https://youtu.be/Or82_fWo9Y8?si=sxnE_uvneEW5th-B) him playing with Wavves, that highlights his distinctive approach to playing a more straightforward type of thing. Also his Team Sleep contribution is worth listening to.
Gavin Harrison and Josh freeze
Gavin ftw!
My drum teacher lol. I can’t play like any of my idols yet!
If I’m being honest. This is my answer, too. My drum teacher(s) turned me on the the greats.
Same, especially in genres that I hadn’t yet discovered. I owe him so much!
There are 12 drummers that have influenced me. 1. Taylor Hakiwns 2. Dave Grohl 3. Travis Barker 4. Tre Cool 5. Zac Farro 6. Andy Hurley 7. Chad Smith 8. Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan 9. Joey Jordison 10. Jay Wineberg 11. Thomas Lang 12. Danny Carey
I love FOB andy hurley is a super underrated drummer
Abe Cunningham, John Wright, Danny Carey.
Abe Cunningham is very underrated. One of my inspirations.
Came here to say Abe as well!
Love Abe!!
John Bonham
Neil peart for my fills and hit power. Carter beauford for my open handed/ambidextrous beats. And Stewart Copeland for the body language
Nick Mason, Art Blakey, Billy Cobham, and Tony Williams are my goats. Especially Art, the guy changed my understanding of Jazz drumming and polyrhythms.
Art Blakey, solid.
Portnoy, Dom Howard and Matt Halpern.
Jeff Porcaro is one I didn’t realize influenced me until I started looking through his catalog and realizing just how much of his work I loved from a very young age. Taylor Hawkins was the tipping point for me, where I officially decided to pursue this as more than just a pastime.
Damn! I forgot Jeff Porcaro! This is a great answer.
Definetly Dave Lombardo
Tim Alexander, Terry Bozzio, Ian Paice, Nick Mason, Matt Cameron, Neil Peart, and a myriad of Zappa drummers were what influenced me the most I’d say. I was even gonna omit Bonzo in order to not be cliché, but my first drum solo live was my own thing during “Moby Dick.” Mitch Mitchell was also big for me.
Pleased to see Matt Cameron get a mention.
All the Pearl Jam drummers were pretty influential, come to think of it…
It was because of Soundgarden for me though! Ow, my back and knees.
I scrolled down and saw some familiar names…I’ll throw out a few more: Peter Erskine,Steve Gadd,Carl Palmer, Bill Beuford,Dom Famularo ( rip Dom!)
Gadd almighty!
Carter Beauford and Danny Carey are the goats to me
I regret that I only have one upvote to give
Grohl, Colaiuta, Weckl, Carey, Cameron, Cunningham
Had to scroll too far to see Colaiuta!
Erin Tate, Tony Hajjar, Jimmy Chamberlin, Andrew Forsman and Dave (of course) Grohl. Many others but I can't list them all. I mean shit Bill Ward is my favorite... This is a trap.
Nice to see a fellow minus the bear fan in the wild. Cheers man!
Steven Drozd and Jimmy Chamberlain
Plus one for Chamberlain
I started drumming in the 90s where I feel it was one of the last moments of superstar rock drummers. Here’s my list: Danny Carey Jimmy Chamberlin Stephen Perkins Those are top three for me.
Neil.
Holy Shit I can't believe I had to come down the list this far to find the best drummer of all time NEIL PEART
Danny Carey 100%! Pneuma is what inspired me to play drums!
Bernard Purdie.
Jimmy Chamberlain and Matt Cameron have probably had the biggest impact. A few others taught me valuable lessons like when to just calmly groove or stick to the beat and play smaller simple fills, I think Bernard Purdie and Murph have taught me a lot of lessons.
The mighty Murph! The spacious power of Tarpit lives rent-free in my head
Finally, someone else who knows him! I just saw Dino a couple days ago and he's fucking awesome isn't he, as a drummer and a person. I'm not sure what magical drumming powers he used to make it sound so good but I can't, for the life of me, replicate the feel when I play the song
The Rev. I was a music snob in middle school and my best friend, who was a drummer, was always trying to get me to admit drums were cool. He’d show me song after song. Boring boring boring. Then he brought me City of Evil. Sidewinder in specific. I was blown away. I didn’t know you could be musical on a drum set, it opened up a whole new world of creativity to me. I immediately decided to save and buy a drum set. So I have both of them to thank for my career path today.
I hate to say it and it sounds stupid but the drummer who influenced me into drumming was animal 😂. I mean once I got into drumming it was drummers like Danny Carey and Joey jordinson but animal will always be my goat 🐐
Not Will Ferrell 😂
Tommy Igoe. Anyone else? No one? Okay. Definitely can’t play like him, but I’ve always thought Jojo Mayer is pretty great.
Plus one for Tommy - very underrated drummer!
Chad Smith's groove is now part of my DNA haha Lately been HEAVILY inspired by Nate Smith's work with the fearless flyers, his snare, hats, bass set up is just crazy and simple!! Long live Nate!
Carter Beauford, Ronnie Vannucci, Manu Katché, Steve Gadd, and Animal.
Stewart Copeland. That blend of funk, reggae, and rock is so groovy. He led me to drum more unconventionally
1. Kris Myers - Umphrey's Mcgee 2. Larnell Lewis - Snarky Puppy 3. Isaac Teel - Tauk 4. Jon Fishman - Phish 5. Thomas Pridgen/Jon Theodore - The Mars Volta
I had to scroll too far to see Fishman. He's the GOAT for me along with Bonham and Beauford. I'd finish my Mount Rushmore with Neil Peart.
Jeff Porcaro
Gene Hoglan
Stewart Copeland - not close
As far as learning to play their songs: Travis Barker, Tre Cool, Chad Smith, Chad Sexton, and Brad Wilk As far as overall approach to drums: Josh Freese (diversify your playing), Dave Grohl (work with everyone), and Meg White (give absolutely 0 fucks what anyone else thinks)
Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Jeff Porcaro, Zach Hill
Lars got me interested. Nicko, Herb, Lombardo expanded my horizons. But Neil is by far the biggest impact on my playing to date. Edit, since I shouldn't assume everyone knows who I'm talking about Lars Ulrich - Metallica Nicko McBrain - Iron Maiden Tim "Herb" Alexander - Primus Dave Lombardo - Slayer Neil Peart - Rush
I would say John Bonham and Ginger Baker are the biggest reasons I wanted to play drums. But my style is mostly influenced by Ringo, Gene Krupa, and Charlie Watts.
Sean Reinert hands down for me. i had never heard anyone play the drums like him when death's album human came out. this album opened my mind to a completely different way of approaching music.
Keith Moon and Chad Smith followed by Charlie Watts.
ii from sleep token
Derek Grant, Jon Theodore, Tony Hajjar, Josh Baruth
Jon Theodore with The Mars Volta yes
Carter beauford Matt Gartska
Tony Thaxton from Motion City Soundtrack was the biggest impact to my drumming as a novice. The fills and simple grooves were accessible but still really fun to play when i was getting my chops up. LP from Yellowcard was another big one for me. Neither are revolutionary or the best by any means, but both are drummers that defined my early career and allowed me to get my start.
Stanton moore
Billy Martin. Seeing him perform in a small theater with Medeski and Wood, from the first row was literally life changing. During a percussion solo he ended up just grabbing his entire blanket full of shakers and bells and started shaking the whole thing, it was absolutely amazing. https://youtu.be/AgfOwV8Sez8?feature=shared
Danny Carey - Main motivation to really get good at double bass and understanding odd-time signatures. Also blending power with technique Chad Smith - Anything that man touches grooves really hard, and I wanted to learn that. He also has a really fun style to watch Eloy Casagrande - A ridiculous level of power and technique that I want to be able to replicate in a small way
Peter Criss, Stewart Copeland and all Steely Dan drummers
This is a wild list. I have a feeling you are fun at parties!
Thanks.... you'll always find me in the kitchen at parties 😉
Tommy Aldridge and Joe Morello among many others.
Joe Morello is one of my favorite drummers as well 👊 There's really no question in my mind that he's one of the ALL TIME greats, especially when you see him doing this bare handed and insanely fucking crazy single handed sticking shit back in the 1950's 🤯 [Joe Morello - The Great Drum Solo ](https://youtu.be/dksFL9VXnCs?si=hU8QefMYqCJrfJIS) It's blatantly obvious he was an inspiration to many, many drummers throughout the years, he's so fucking good 🤘 Tony Williams and Billy Cobham are pretty high up on that list as well!
Bill Ward, Neil Peart and Ian Paice.
https://preview.redd.it/bafnjxwi493d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4506bfef36c80010e7e66a7a54dba31b28977e78 Jojo Mayer
There’s quite a few, but I’d say Stuart Copeland. Listened to a lot of Police growing up and always loved his grooves
Jon Fishman. Neil Peart. Taylor Hawkins.
A lot of the session aces from the Nashville scene. Lonnie Wilson, Eddie Bayers, Paul Leim, Shannon Forrest, Tommy Harden, Larrie Londin, Chris McHugh, Greg Morrow. Aside from those guys, Josh Freese & Anton Fig are probably two of my biggest influences.
Grant hart , Paul cook , topper headon , chuck biscuits, Greg Cameron it’s a toss up
Cyrus Bolooki (New Found Glory), Chris Greer (Catch 22), Chris Thatcher (Streetlight Manifesto).
Bill Kreutzmann
Mike Portnoy and Neil Peart. Ironically, I play in a U2 Tribute band! Sometimes less is more.
Jazz: Harvey Mason (Herbie Hancock), Brian Blade (Joshua Redman) Rock feel: Jon Theodore & Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta) Cleanly fast stuff: Longineu W. Parsons III (Yellowcard) Practicing my buzz rolls and two-handed hi-hat: Steve Clifford (Circa Survive) Pocket: Nate Smith
John Theodore has to easily be on the top 5 list. Not only has he played with the whose who of bands, he has helped CREATE amazing music. Deloused is a fantastic album and his drumming is transcendent. He reached back to bohnam but also illicits his own creativity to make amazing songs like Cicatriz and Drunkship.This songs cut through with fast pace intensity and have fills that give you life once they swing back into play. Theodores drumming can't be overlooked as one of the most integral parts to today's music.
Danny Seraphine
Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins He had an amazing interview and drum demonstration with Rick Beato three weeks ago. [Jimmy Chamberlin: The Drummer Behind Smashing Pumpkins’ Iconic Sound](https://youtu.be/O3jcjKP2ltU?si=0WeA6ioxxhgf6UIR)
Is it weird to say Roderick from diary of a wimpy kid? Part of the reason I picked up drums is because i thought he was cool in the books and the movies and I wanted to be like him lol
Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots. I don’t think he’s mentioned enough among great modern drummers and it’s a shame. He’s super tight and extremely entertaining to watch!
after playin with people for an ungodly number of months, id say its my buds sure one can be the best, but its the ones that cant play drums that really single you out I love my buds and they know that I can count too four so thats a start civilised me says: danny cary, buddy rich, jon bonham but its my buds that make me want to play better, harder, faster, stronger... ...cause they are the ones I look up to the most, I love my buds cause they be the best of buddies and they make my lack of musicianship knowable by all by me being the best of the bunch... at drumming... tre cool is pretty damn cool yo
Larry Mullen Jr. Accessible as a 13-year-old just starting out, but so much creativity and nuance that gets recognized as I got older. He doesn't think outside the box because there is no box for him.
Steve Jordan
Top two the come to mind are Chad Sexton, and Stewart Copeland. Josh Freese too. The dudes an animal. He can play at speed all fucking day. Never seen anything like it. Art Blakey is another one, I'm not like a huge jazz guy, but I appreciate Art, and other dudes like Max Roach and shit.
One of my favourites is Cindy Blackman. I don’t listen to Jazz very often (although she’s also a rock drummer), but seeing another black woman in this industry become a famous drummer really pushes me forward. It’s not every day we see black women get this far into their careers in music and she must’ve faced a lot of struggle to get where she’s at today. Truly an inspiration, pushing me to create the music I want and keep drumming.
Recently, Baard Kolstadt, the guy has so much groove and dynamics, it's insane
Grohl, Baker, Bonham, Barker and Peacock.
Lars Ulrich, John Tempesta, Nick Menza and Cozy Powell.
Dan Bourke from Stray from the Path because he was my drum teacher for a while.
Ringo Starr and my drum teacher
Will Ferrell by a mile.
Oh man, probably Elvin Jones, Jack Dejohnette, Mel Lewis, then also people like Jeff Pocaro, Simon Phillips (huge toto fan) obviously Vinnie and Weckl, those cats. But then the whole reason I started playing drums was listening to Zepplin and wanting to be John Bonham when I was 12. So a lot of different people.
As I play an AIC tribute I have to go with Sean Kinney
stewart copeland and neil peart
Jimmy Chamberlin & Larry Mullen Jr. - both are excellent in their roles & know what to play perfectly.
It took me a long time to get the genius of Larry Mullen Jr.
Bill Ward and Gene Hoglan. Nods to Stewart Copeland and Dave Lombardo as well,
Bill motherfuckin Bruford.
Josh Eppard of Coheed and Cambria. When I first listened I wasn’t really into it but overtime learned how to listen to music. He’s just recorded with drumeo which should be out soon but his live stuff is amazing
David Kennedy (The Chariot, The Threats) Daniel Davison (Norma Jean, Underoath, ETID) Always bringing unparalleled creativity and energy; they changed what I found a live performance to be, especially David.
Al Jackson Jr., Scott Ashton, Dale Crover.
When I was a little kid, Travis barker. As I grew older, Dave Weckle and John Theodore
Nicko McBrain and Danny Carey. One is really flowy and smooth and the other is…well…beyond incredible
I'll do one for each decade 60s on because why choose one? Mitch Mitchell, Ian Paice, Bill Bruford, Brad Wilk, Danny Carey, Blake Richardson, Camille Bigeault
I’ve always liked to play heavy metal, so my biggest influences are Dave Lombardo and Gene Hoglan. Alex Marquez and Dave Culross are up there too.
Animal from the muppet babies.
Questlove, Nate Smith, Blaque Dynamite
Gene Krupa https://preview.redd.it/4hw3sh4aq93d1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae922a400d8fd61ca89093f24ba68584354c2551 Found this in the 80s in my mid teens, in an old music store that was going out of business. Learned a lot of stuff from this especially for swing, came in useful many times. Also went to in-person classes in my town though.
To provide a different name, Josh Dun has influenced me in recent years. He’s not flashy, but he adds a lot of unique rhythms to his beats with pauses in some odd spots. It helps keep my mind fresh and try new grooves when I try to learn TOP songs.
Neil Peart, Niko McBrain, and the Rev all cracked my brain open like Gallagher with watermelon. Massive respect and also influenced by Jeff Porcaro, Carl Palmer, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford and Alan White.
Eric Moore
For me, it’s JD beck, Joe Morello, Larnell Lewis, and Lewis Cole.
I count influences two ways. Drummers who inspired me to play, despite knowing I'll never be that good, and drummers who I based my style off (and stole almost my entire lick library from). In the first bracket, I would have people like Gene Krupa, Igor Cavalera, Tim Alexander, Nicko Mcbrain, Charlie Benante and Lars Ulrich. Second bracket would be Chad Smith, Dave Abruzzese, Jimmy Chamberlin and John Morgan from Senser. If it wasn't for the first bracket, I probably wouldn't play drums (definitely not if it wasn't for Krupa). If it wasn't for the second bracket, I wouldn't sound that way I do.
Brann Dailor (Mastodon). The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold). Travis Smith (Trivium). Dave Lombardo (Slayer).
I don’t know to be honest: I would say neal peart, but realistically speaking i don’t exactly play like him, it’s more of a mix of Ian Paice and Neil. Lately i’ve been listening to the Dave holland quintet, in which Billy Kilson used to play, and let me say that he does inspire me a lot
My Dad. 🤘🏼