Modern Drummer's 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2014) by 
AAL2014 
Here's a fun chart idea I came up with.. Modern Drummer Magazine, the same mag I've been subscribed to and thumbing through for almost 5 years, published a list of the 50 Greatest Drummers of all time voted by the readers back in 2014. I love lists and this was a very poignant list at the time for me. Of course with any list, there will be omissions. Everyone on this list is a very special and influential player so it's tough to say who should be on instead.
This chart is ordered the exact way the drummers were voted. The albums chosen are ones I think of as being the best (or one of the best) works by the artist, and the comments on each are my own. Drums have been an enormous part of my life for almost 10 years. I wouldn't be apart of this website without the drums choosing me to be apart of a spectacular rhythmic journey.
Here is my tribute to the drums, the greatest drummers, and the greatest drum magazine on the planet.
- Chart updated: 06/28/2017 21:15
- (Created: 08/23/2016 21:27).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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DANNY CAREY
The Legend: Originally, Danny Carey was not the drummer in Tool. However he was the one renting out the space for Tool to practice. After multiple sessions in which their drummer did not show up, history unfolded the way it was supposed to and Danny Carey became the drummer in Tool. A heavy hitter like Bonham, a progressive wizard like Neil Peart, a creative, dynamic maestro like Billy Cobham, Danny Carey used his influences to craft a beautiful and identifiable skill set that has influenced a generation of drummers all the same. I had tried to learn the syncopated poly-rhythmic groove from Eulogy for a long time, only recently has it started to fall in place. Danny's use of odd groupings (especially within odd time signatures) has a hand in making Tool one of prog's greatest acts. He's incredible.
The Album: Funny to think of it this way, but 2006's 10,000 Days is still Tool's latest release. So we're going on 4,000 Days since Tool's last album.
Anyway, 10,000 Days is the reason I'm so into Tool now. It was the first album I listened to with intent all the way through from them. Upon each re-visitation, I kept hearing more and more details (big and small) I hadn't noticed before. Especially from Carey. You could honestly pick any of the last 3 Tool studio albums as Danny Carey's finest moment, but this is the most influential to me. Jambi, The Pot, Vicarious, and of course Wings (10,000 Days) have incredibly precise yet kick ass drum tracks aided by incredible production. Don't be fooled by the 75/100 score on Best Ever Albums, 10,000 Days is a great album. "Why can't we just admit it?"
Best Performances: The Grudge, Pushit, Lateralus [First added to this chart: 08/25/2016]
The Legend: Originally, Danny Carey was not the drummer in Tool. However he was the one renting out the space for Tool to practice. After multiple sessions in which their drummer did not show up, history unfolded the way it was supposed to and Danny Carey became the drummer in Tool. A heavy hitter like Bonham, a progressive wizard like Neil Peart, a creative, dynamic maestro like Billy Cobham, Danny Carey used his influences to craft a beautiful and identifiable skill set that has influenced a generation of drummers all the same. I had tried to learn the syncopated poly-rhythmic groove from Eulogy for a long time, only recently has it started to fall in place. Danny's use of odd groupings (especially within odd time signatures) has a hand in making Tool one of prog's greatest acts. He's incredible.
The Album: Funny to think of it this way, but 2006's 10,000 Days is still Tool's latest release. So we're going on 4,000 Days since Tool's last album.
Anyway, 10,000 Days is the reason I'm so into Tool now. It was the first album I listened to with intent all the way through from them. Upon each re-visitation, I kept hearing more and more details (big and small) I hadn't noticed before. Especially from Carey. You could honestly pick any of the last 3 Tool studio albums as Danny Carey's finest moment, but this is the most influential to me. Jambi, The Pot, Vicarious, and of course Wings (10,000 Days) have incredibly precise yet kick ass drum tracks aided by incredible production. Don't be fooled by the 75/100 score on Best Ever Albums, 10,000 Days is a great album. "Why can't we just admit it?"
Best Performances: The Grudge, Pushit, Lateralus [First added to this chart: 08/25/2016]
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2006
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Modern Drummer's 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2014) composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 4% | |
| Dream Theater | 2 | 4% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 1 | 2% | |
| Rush | 1 | 2% | |
| Tower Of Power | 1 | 2% | |
| Toto | 1 | 2% | |
| The Blues Brothers | 1 | 2% | |
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From AAL2014 06/15/2017 06:54
AAL2014 06/15/2017 06:54
Thank you Bobby. I appreciate that, I still have some work to go on this chart with comments and I still have a couple of these drummers to listen to so I can provide an honest comment on why they were voted onto this list. So hopefully you'll revisit later haha.
Karen Carpenter was indeed a great drummer. Unique player who had a lot of personality and made it come through in her playing. I haven't listened to a ton of the Carpenters' music however I've seen a number of awesome solo videos from her on YouTube. Pretty great snare chops.
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bobbyb5 06/15/2017 01:49
That was very informative to someone like me who really doent shit about music. Heh heh. I like it. Ive heard people i know who play drums say that Karen Carpenter was actually a good drummer. Is that true? I thought they were joking but they weren't. Lol
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From mostlymor 10/01/2016 12:42
Excellent chart, enjoyed your comments particularly.
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