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Carter Beauford Vs John Bonham

#44
mcm said:
One is in the Dave Matthews band, the other is led zep. You guys need to grow some really. Bonham 10 fold. Dang guys, you should be ashamed. Seriously.
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That don't matter. We're talkin' about DRUMMERS, NOT BANDS. Besides, Carter has became one of the most in-demand drummers when it comes to doin' studio work. He's played with a bunch of hot-rod jazz artists, too. I don't care if he played with Milli Vanilli, he's a bad-ass behind the kit.
 
#54
Kidding aside, I just think Bonham, Beauford, Keltner and Purdie are all great drummers - and we could go on, of course. No need to talk about who's "better". They're all great, they've all made some great music and they're all different.

Anybody who says any one of them is "better" than any of the others without even considering context is oversimplifying and missing the point, really - about drummers, and about music.

But anyway - and just for fun - even in the company of Cobham, Peart, Paice, Bruford, Krupa, Roach, Palmer, Gadd, Porcaro et al, there's really only one possible choice for greatest drummer of all time.



;)
 
#55
I think a lot of the commenters forget the historical perspective as well as the context of saying one drummer is better than another. Bonham changed the game for drummers of his era by laying down signature grooves that were quintessential to the sound of the song. Those songs in turn, became legendary in the hands of a legendary band. Carter has had a lot of influence as part of DMB and is an incredible drummer, but think of how different the sound of DMB and Zeppelin are, as well as the scope of their respective influence.
 
#56
jaywa said:
I would humbly submit that Bernard Purdie is better than either of them.
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I was re-reading a Downbeat mag from the '70s...Jeff Beck is on the cover.
In this time frame, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Rock-Jazz is on its cusp.
Inside, Beck is talking about his touring band at the time (in support of Blow By Blow). Purdie was the drummer...Beck, in so many words, said Purdie had to be replaced. Essentially, the tunes weaved in & out of different feels & time signatures, etc...Purdie wasn't up to it.

That said, noboby plays a Funk shuffle like Purdie.
 
#57
bassdrop said:
Carter has had a lot of influence as part of DMB and is an incredible drummer, but think of how different the sound of DMB and Zeppelin are, as well as the scope of their respective influence.
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Different...OK. But they may be closer than what you think. Both bands can stretch out their material...in LZ's time, it was expected (by players & music lovers).
DMB, very early on, brought that back into the mainstream.
It's about attitude & their approach.

The 1st-time I heard DMB was a live bootleg(?) of "Tripping Billies"...a local radio station played it (back when local Rdaio stations were locally-owned & not held to the demands of a Corp). Anyway, I had no idea who this band was...except, OMG, the drummer was a monster. A short time later, I bump into someone from Charlottesville...he mentions the DMB...and I ask who is their drummer. Well, the name rang a bell 'cause I recognized it as the same drummer in a Richmond Fusion band called Secrets (w/ Keith Horne...and these guys: Tim Reynolds & Butch Taylor). Yeah, depressing...all these great players flock together.
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