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I'm not saying this dude is the best at it currently - but I've been digging back into this Twenty One Pilots album this weekend and God damn he's impressive. Josh Dun is his name. Doesn't do anything that blows you away but he has a knack for rhythm and basically just always killing the track. 

Couple of highlights but I'd encourage y'all to check out the full album:

 

Who else do you guys like that is younger or making their best stuff right now?

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He reminds me of Travis Barker in a good way. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is one of the greatest drum albums of all time and there's some vibes from that here. 

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Mike Mangino? Portnoy? Matt Cameron?

What is best? It can’t be measured - bonham and Peart were not interchangeable.

The dude from Styx (lives in Austin) is about as proficient as it gets. Dude is a monster.

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18 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

What is best?

Yeah, I mean it's the same as asking best guitarist or whatever, can't answer it.

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The answer is Chad Smith.  He's getting a little long in the tooth, but the mofo has been laying it down for decades and still plays his ass off. 

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3 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

The answer is Chad Smith.  He's getting a little long in the tooth, but the mofo has been laying it down for decades and still plays his ass off. 

That's definitely not the answer.

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28 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

Mike Mangino? Portnoy? Matt Cameron?

What is best? It can’t be measured - bonham and Peart were not interchangeable.

The dude from Styx (lives in Austin) is about as proficient as it gets. Dude is a monster.

Trying to talk about current guys. Not guys from fucking Styx.

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4 minutes ago, Handcruser said:


You should be talking g about him. Hes not the original drummer and he’s a fucking monster.

Okay bro. 

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Okay bro. 

You asked for the next rock drummers right now. I would argue he is one of the best right now. Styx is still active. He’s been on tour and doing studio work. He’s a legit candidate.

Jimmyjazz - chamberlin is legit AF.
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so, a guy that's, in certain people's opinion, the best drummer working, and he's playing with fucking Styx?   Like...this spectacular drummer couldn't replace Taylor with the Foos?  Styx is the best gig he can find?  He's back there slamming away on "Babe", "Grand Illusion", "Lady", and "Mr. Roboto"?  Are you assholes kidding me?

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5 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

so, a guy that's, in certain people's opinion, the best drummer working, and he's playing with fucking Styx?   Like...this spectacular drummer couldn't replace Taylor with the Foos?  Styx is the best gig he can find?  He's back there slamming away on "Babe", "Grand Illusion", "Lady", and "Mr. Roboto"?  Are you assholes kidding me?

Maybe he knew that Dave couldn’t keep his dick in his pants. And that Styx only caught a bad rap because most critics are cynical assholes. 

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15 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

so, a guy that's, in certain people's opinion, the best drummer working, and he's playing with fucking Styx?   Like...this spectacular drummer couldn't replace Taylor with the Foos?  Styx is the best gig he can find?  He's back there slamming away on "Babe", "Grand Illusion", "Lady", and "Mr. Roboto"?  Are you assholes kidding me?

He named three other guys before he got to Sucherman.  Try the fucking decaf.

By the way, Steve Smith played for Journey and he was also a beast.

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17 hours ago, ztejas said:

Trying to talk about current guys. Not guys from fucking Styx.

Well you said Rock drummers and brought up fucking 21 Pilots. 

How about:

Danny Carey

 Josh Freese

Eloy Casagrande

Paul Bostaph

 

 

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15 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, I've seen a lot of Sucherman's live playing along with some tutorial videos.  He is absolutely a monster.

Yes he is, and so smooth.

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7 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

Yes he is, and so smooth.

A little sleuthing says he won Modern Drummer's Readers Poll "Best Rock Drummer" in 2009, along with top honors other years in Prog Rock, Classic Rock, and Live Drummer.  So yeah, that guy sucks.

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17 hours ago, ztejas said:

Trying to talk about current guys. Not guys from fucking Styx.

The demographics of this website are closer to collecting social security checks than college age, so not exactly your best bet for a robust discussion of modern music. 

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This guy has been incredibly kind to my daughter.  They met when they toured together, him with punk supergroup OFF!.  He gave her all his cymbals after the last show.  Who does that?

He's most well-known for being Thundercat's drummer, so there's a definite prog/fusion/jazz bent to this stuff, but man he has chops.

 

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there are lots of amazing drummers everywhere. as someone who has picked up drumming as a hobby over the last couple of years, there are no-names on youtube that can play shit i could spend the rest of my life practicing and never be able to do...just like guitar.

that said, if i had the opportunity to put together an ensemble of my choice for a studio session to make a "rock" album, the choice on drummer would be by far the easiest. i would not hesitate for even a moment...danny carey. 

the shit he was playing in the king crimson tour last fall was fucking amazing to see in person. octopus shit but more importantly, incredible feel and groove that has your head bobbing to not the most accessible music.

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Sorry for the threadshit, but this should be titled "Favorite rock drummers right now". It's so fucking annoying seeing people argue on who is the "best". 

If people post their favorites it will allow all of us to be introduced to different drummers/styles. I want to discover something, not read another Danny Carey blowbang. 

 

 

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