colterphoto1 Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Hey Michael. Hit the nail on the head with The Mothers.... How about John Mayall's alum.? One of the most under rated drummers IMHO is Aynsley Dunbar, despite the fiasco with Journey. Probably Bonhams biggest influence! I saw him with Eric Burdon about 3 years ago and man has he got some chops! He made that little 4 piece Yammy kit explode! Listen to some of the stuff he did with Zappa, tight man tight!! I know the Dunbar name but that's about it. Which Zappa albums was he associated with? I dont' know anything about his association with Animals or Mayall. Wasn't he mostly a session guy? Any long stints with bands or just the occasional album? Give us a bit of discography if you will, I've probably got something around here.... Who was the drummer in that band Blue Murder in the 80-'s? Nice thread ya got going here... Michael Quote
colterphoto1 Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Good God Almighty http://www.aynsleydunbar.com/html/album_art.html This page of album covers says it all... Who HASN"T he played with. Bowie, Zappa, New Animals, Scorps, Whitesnake, Beck, Journey, Ian Hunter, Ronson (RIP Mick) it's a real Who's Who. Michael Quote
TBrennan Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Here's the guy that made the 4-piece kit cool again and inspired scads of overplaying drummers back to basics. I still have my old Rogers Swivomatics. Quote
TBrennan Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 I saw Dunbar play a couple of times with Journey in their psychedelic jam phase. He was an incredible powerhouse and Journey was a very good band then. They were very good in their Steve Perry phase too and were one of the most accomplished live acts out there. Quote
jeffgeorge Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Here is my 2 cents. Jeff Porcaro (Toto & session drummer) - My personal favorite of all time. The rest are in no particular order Phil Collins Prarie Prince Chester Thompson Carl Palmer Phil Rudd (AC/DC) Alex VanHalen Neal Peart Roger Taylor (Queen) Don Henley (Well, you know) Dave Grohl (Nirvana) Larry Mullen (U2) Jon Farris (INXS) Ron Tutt (Later Elvis years) Quote
JohnA Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Bonzo, I gotta dog you about Keith Moon, too. I sat behind the Who at the MTSUx Athletic Center in about '78. I could see Moon better than any of the others. He made not a single wasted motion, was a fluid and water and looked like he put out no effort at all. In spite of his rep, he might have been the only member of the band not to have missed a lick. His sound was bigger than life and the rest of the band was never able to get it together without him. Just listen to "Won't Get Fooled Again". Quote
jt1stcav Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 I'm not a big fan of Def Leppard's music, but you have to admire Rick Allen's dedication to his craft. And with his specialized drum kit and numerous foot pedals, this one-armed drummer is still able to rock the house![] Quote
Bonzo Posted September 25, 2005 Author Posted September 25, 2005 I guess I never did dig Moon's style of playing, I don't know why. I think Pete Townshend is a musical genious but The Who were never my favorite band, I do have several of their albums and cd's though. A buddy of mine went to a Zep concert in L.A. where Moon made a guest appearance. I guess he was drunk and/or loaded off his A**! Supposedly they had to carry him off the stage. Wish I would have been there! Aynsley Dunbar was in Mayalls band when he had Peter Green, my favorite rock gutarist, and John McVee on bass. Great classic Brit. blues! I will have to dig out my Zappa albums to see which ones he played on. I am pretty certain he was the drummer on ('). Quote
jeffgeorge Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Just a side note... As a drummer, have you noticed that cymbal and drum brands have the same loyal following as Klipsch speakers do in the audio world. I myself am a Pearl / Paiste man. How about the rest of you drummers out there? Quote
TommyC Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Kenny Arnoff What she said. Although I think it is actually spelled Aronoff. [] One of the most versatile drummers on the planet. Also agree with most mentioned here. My faves: Mike Portnoy Carl Palmer Neal Peart Kenny Aronoff Pat Mastelotto John Bonham Jukka Nevalainen Among others... Quote
colterphoto1 Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 The album cover page of Aynsley gives you all you need to know, Looks like Hot Rats through Apostrophe (although Ralph Humphries is given credit). THere are some photos on his website of him with Flo and Eddie, so its the early acid stage Zappa where Aynsley played. I was surprised with the Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson work, I've got lots of their albums/CD's. All told I've probably got a dozen pieces around here with his drumming. Went to dig out the double LP Truth/Beckola set out right now. Jeff Beck on gtr, Ronnie Wood (yes Stones gtr) on BASS, and Rod Stewart on vocals. That guy behind the kit- NOT Aynsley as the web site would have you believe- It' ;isted as Mick Waller on Truth and Tony Newman on Beckola- what gives? Michael Quote
rockbobmel Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 How about; Bobby Caldwell (1971) Captain Beyond........... Michael Walden ( early 70's Jeff Beck & Tommy Bolin)Danny Carey (Tool) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)Virgil Donati (Steve Vai)Sean Kinney (A.I.C.)Gregg Bissonette (DLR)Rod Morgenstein (Winger & Dreggs)HOW'S THEM APPLES???? Quote
colterphoto1 Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 I knew you'd have some good ones Michael Walden ( early 70's Jeff Beck & Tommy Bolin) Yeah, Marching Powder with Tommy, Stanley Sheldon (Frampton bass) and Dave Sanborn Sax- that song just wails and says it all. I think that was the only tune with Tommy. Prarie Prince did the rest of the Teaser Album. Great rock/jazz fusion. Too bad about drugs taking Tommy, wonder what he had up his sleeve for the next supergroup. btw, heard your band's CD at the Gathering! Great sound, specially da drummin. Any more CD's laying around? Michael Quote
colterphoto1 Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Sept 25, 1980- Rock lost it's greatest drummer. See General Section.... Quote
TBrennan Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Mick Waller, forgot all about him. A very good drummer. I always thought Bonham kind of plodded. Maybe it was just the band he played in which was plodding and bombastic in the extreme. Live they stunk. Jeez, I saw Vanilla Fudge blow them off the stage and the Fudge were anything but a high energy band. Quote
colterphoto1 Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 Anyone seen Zak Starkey perform? Ringo's son ain't no slouch. Didn't he work with the WHo for a while? Quote
RAPTORMAN Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 I think Neil Peart should be number one on the list. Have you seen Rush in Rio??? Maybe I'm just being bias, because those guys came from the same town I grew up from.[][] Quote
theryugobuddy Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 This is somewhat related-- My least favorite drummer of all time is Max Weinberg with the E-Street Band-- Whenever I listen to Springsteen's old albums, I just can't enjoy them because of that plodding, in-front-of-the-beat, right-out-front thumping on every song with not much variety-- He bores the snot out of me-- My favorites? Dave Grohl --"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is the finest performance ever to inspire air-drumming-- Stewart Copeland -- consistently interesting Bill Bruford--prog hero Jack Dejohnette--jazz with power Fred Below -- blues swing I'm still thinking.... Quote
colterphoto1 Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 I always enjoy Liberty Devito, Billy Joel's drummer. What a great rock and roll name and he played like he really enjoyed it. Great guy to watch live! M Quote
Born2RockU Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 I am astonished that NO-ONE has mention two of my biggest influences. Don Brewer - Grand Funk Railroad .. http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/station.htm http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/69to99.htm and Tommy Aldridge http://www.tommyaldridge.com/ ( Black Oak Arkansas, Ozzy, Pat Travers, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent...etc.) Eat your heart out w/ this following link : Drum Solo's web link ... http://drummerworld.com/drummersolo.html. Quote
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