Who are your influences?

[Bonzo'69]

Well, I really want to hear what drives you guys. I know ive always been a fan of Ten Years After and Led Zeppelin, but thats just me

[ulank]

Gin.

:(

[the DW]

The Three Stooges.

And only Curly will do!

nyuk nyuk nyuk.

[rockbeat]

I feel I've probably been influenced by practically everything I've ever listened to in some way.

[FitchFY]

"Women, money and booze... But at what ratio?" ;)

[mraia]

Bonham, Watts, Peart, Copeland, Gadd, Moon, Rich, Ed Shaugnessy, Gene Krupa, Danny Carey.

[someones_tired]

Danny Carey is god to me.

others would be a perfect circles drummer

incubus's drummer

pretty much any rock drummer that plays creatively.

[aqualung211]

danney carey, stewart copeland, chuck biscuits.....etc. etc. etc.

[Robert Dyck]

Every drummer I listen to.

[essential noize]

in order:


1: eric singer


2: buddy rich

3: john henry bonham

4: niel peart

5: mike portnoy

and gretsch drums :love:

[MPF]

in no particular order

Mike Portnoy

Gene Hoglan

Richard Christy

Vinnie Paul

Jason Bittner

Jean-Paul Gaster

[BBDrums]

Bonham
Peart
Moon
Buddy Rich
Stings drummer (police)
Spyro Gyra drummer
Carter Beauford

[Dude007]

Abe cunningham,john confrentino, Chad sexton, Chad smith,dave grohl, Alfredo hernandez
and such

[Drumstix61]

Not enough room here to list all of them!

But I will try;Bozzio,Peart,Rockenfeld,Lee,
Weckl,Like I said,,not enough room!!

Got to agree with rockbeat,Every one I ever listened to has influenced me some
way.:wave:

[twosticks]

Guys I used to emulate:
Steve Smith, Steve Gadd, Jeff Pacoro, Phil Collins, Russ Kunkel, Jim Keltner, Alan White, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, Carl Palmer, Max Weinburg, Mick Fleetwood, Stan Getz, Alan Kratzner, Don Henley, Chester Thompson,

But even guys like Peter Criss and Karen Carpenter have influnced me. It's the guys that play drums for the Moody Blues, Vince Gill, Alabama, Patsy Cline, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters, Sister Hazel, Stevie ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Counting Crows, James Blunt, Etc.

It's just when I hear a good song with a good beat with a good drummer playing it helps influnce my playing. Like I can hear Anne Murray's drummer in "you needed me" or "could I have this dance" and the drums sound nice and it's like I tell myself "you know, those drums sound really nice and simple and really add to the song and I love the sweet simple sound he's playing"

So I'm influnced by all different things around me. So the guys I tried to emulate were guys that really shaped me but I KNOW I left a lot out!

Also it wasn't just them. It's just so much! Like Little River Band and Air Supply to Whitesnake and Quiet Riot as well. Just too much to list. Hope this makes sense......

[Cangrejito]

In order:

1.- Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band).

2.- Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith, etc.)

3.- Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors)

4.- Steven Adler, Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses)

5.- John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

6.- Everyone else...

[ArtVandelay]

No particular order:

Gene Krupa
Steve Gadd
Joe Morello
Chad Wackerman
Terry Bozzio
Jeff Porcaro
Rod Morgenstein
John "JR" Robinson
Phil Gould
Neil Peart
Bill Bruford
Alan White
Phil Collins
Ringo Starr
Phil Rudd
Tyler Stewart
Buddy Rich
John Trentacosta
Jim Chapin
Darren Jessee
Zigaboo Modeliste
Clyde Stubblefield
Bernard Purdie
John Bonham
Bun E. Carlos
Matt Sorum
Omar Hakim
Mitch Mitchell
Mike Bordin
Philip "Fish" Fisher
Vinnie Colaiuta
Myron Grombacher
Steve Jordan
Steve Smith
Richie Hayward
Billy Cobham
Simon Phillips
Stewart Copeland
Prairie Prince
Chad Smith
Dennis Diken
Eric Kretz
Sean Kinney
Alex Van Halen

and probably many, many more...

[the DW]

OK, here's the serious reply.

Dave Garibaldi - learned that the hi hat or ride don't have to be played just with straight quarter, eighth or sixteenth notes. (Soul Vaccination anyone?)

Steve Gadd - learned what it means to play tastefully.

[JSimms]

Steve Gadd
Matt Chamberlain
Todd Roper
Phil Collins

[tmetaler]

Originally posted by the DW
The Three Stooges.

And only Curly will do!

nyuk nyuk nyuk.
yhea... none o'that stupid fuck shemp!! n e way... ima hafta say neil peart, mike portnoy, vinnie paul (abbott... thats his REAL last name fyi!), matt mcdonough, carter beauford, buddy rich, jason bittner, and chris adler!

[suyash gabriel]

danny carrey
matt mcdonough
steve smith
chris adler

[cheeseadiddle]

The Three Stooges.

And only Curly will do!

nyuk nyuk nyuk.

I'll claim Samuel Horowitz. One of the original® stooges.

[Mogwix]

Chad Smith
Brad Wilk
Dave Abbruzzese
Phil Rudd

Are specifics that come to mind.

[1001gear]

Through out my life, just people who knew better. And unfortunately the standard comp of morons and bungholes as well.

[manoeuver]

Bugs Bunny
John Yossarian
James Bond
Peter Sellers

[cheeseadiddle]

Peter Sellers and James Bond cancel each other out.

[manoeuver]

Peter Sellers and James Bond cancel each other out.

Wait till you meet me in person.

[Carminemw]

Professor Irwin Corey...now we'll REALLY see how many of you old farts are out there...:poke:

[1001gear]

Carol Wayne.

[Carminemw]

Carol Wayne.

Now you're talkin!

[1001gear]

Yeah, I was bummed when she passed away. :cry:

[polarnewfie]

Animal
Meg White (hah!)

[boxofrocks]

John Stanier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stanier_%28drummer%29)
Matt Cameron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Cameron)
Brendan Canty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Canty)
David Eric Grohl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl)
This list changes and grows every day I keep learning new things....

[suyash gabriel]

halle berry
Stephen hawking
ronaldo

[boxofrocks]

danney carey, stewart copeland, chuck biscuits.....etc. etc. etc.

I forgot about the tasteful stuff Chuck did with Danzig... Good freakin rock drummer right there...

[jadz01]

chad smith, taylor hawkins, dave grohl, brad wilk, matt sorum, mike bordin, phil rudd, daniel erlandson, tico torres, rick allen, stewart copeland, jose pasillas, dominic howard, mitch mitchell, john bonham, vinnie paul, joey castillo, matt cameron, eric kretz, danny carey, larry mullen.

and these aussie drummers,
andy strachin (the living end)
rob hirst (midnight oil)
kristian hopes (grinspoon)
micheal barker (john butler trio)
tom larkin (shihad)

[cearleywine]

In no particular order these are the guys I listen too the most, although so many musicians influence me these are the drummers: Weckl, Gadd, Erskine, DeJohnette, Roach, Rich, Colaiuta, Cobham, Bonham, Morello, Jimmy Cobb, Roy Haynes, Omar Hakim, Antonio Sanchez, Jeff Hamilton, Billy Martin, Bill Stewert, Kenny Washington, Jeff "tain" Watts, Stanton Moore, Jojo Mayer, Airto Moreira, John Riley, Merv Pepler, Zach Velmer, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jon Theodore. I'm sure I'm forgetting many.

[D Carroll]

Cheese, and Thofmann.

[eddie-drums]

for me, it'd have to be:

bonzo
ringo
keith moon
dave grohl
john densmore
nick mason
etc.

[cheeseadiddle]

If I gotta get serious and join this beat to death discussion... I'd have to say guys like Ringo, Helm, Kunkle, Rudd, Al Jackson Jr, etc... I'm more impressed by guys that played with taste and knew that sometimes you have to leave a little empty space around the groove. There are a loads of guys, famous guys... who played huge kits and wild fills every other measure. And while much of it was applicable to the music, the guys I listed above did the same by keeping steady time and playing tastefully. I like that.

[manoeuver]

Cheese, and Thofmann.

you're doomed.

[zildjian@consol]

Everyone but you

[fusionfunk]

1- Billy Cobham-Mahavishnu Orchestra (and everything else he's done, which is too extensive to list).

2-Narada Michael Walden- ALL, especially Mahavishnu and Jeff Beck

3-Lenny White- ALL, especially Return to Forever

4-Tony Williams- ALL, especially Miles Davis and Lifetime.

5-Alphonse Mouzon-ALL, especially Larry Coryells 11th House.

[zildjian@consol]

1- Billy Cobham-Mahavishnu Orchestra (and everything else he's done, which is too extensive to list).

2-Narada Michael Walden- ALL, especially Mahavishnu and Jeff Beck

3-Lenny White- ALL, especially Return to Forever

4-Tony Williams- ALL, especially Miles Davis and Lifetime.

5-Alphonse Mouzon-ALL, especially Larry Coryells 11th House.

Billy is amazing

[sunspot]

Today:

Patron
Sky
Sangria
B & B

and water.......maybe a cigar after bbq.