mrzepbonham Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 bonham in my opinyon is one of if not the best rock drummer of all time. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZeppe75 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 YES HE IS THE BEST DRUMMER EVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 There may be better technical drummers out there, but no one NO ONE better propelled a band better than Bonham. Listen to any live recording. That bass and snare are something never heard before or since. He may have been shy about his abilities, but the ears don't lie. Greatest rock drummer ever. Anybody "heavier" lacked his grace and subtlety. And the Purdie shuffle? Yeah right. Bonzo had all the bases covered like no other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 My personal hero as a drummer has been Gavin Harrison, as I've gained SO MUCH information on HOW to drum and sound good with a band and groove just by listening to him play, not to mention listening to him talk. As well as actually getting to read and have questions answered from him on drummerworld.com. Now when I first started what really got me interested in that was listening to Led Zeppelin. Which is more important? I don't know. But these days I'm not listening to as much Zeppelin as I used to and I'm listening to more Tony Williams than I did back then (I didn't listen to him back then). I'm betting Mr. Bonham listened to Mr. Williams too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzepbonham Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 My personal hero as a drummer has been Gavin Harrison, as I've gained SO MUCH information on HOW to drum and sound good with a band and groove just by listening to him play, not to mention listening to him talk. As well as actually getting to read and have questions answered from him on drummerworld.com. Now when I first started what really got me interested in that was listening to Led Zeppelin. Which is more important? I don't know. But these days I'm not listening to as much Zeppelin as I used to and I'm listening to more Tony Williams than I did back then (I didn't listen to him back then). I'm betting Mr. Bonham listened to Mr. Williams too though. i never heard of Gavin Harrison, thanks lol, hes pritty dam good lol. im not a fane of the music he was playing but hes mad good. he may be a better tecnical drummer then bonham, but i dont realy no him well enuph two really say that, but i dont think i will ever like aney drummer as much as i do bonham, im alittul obsessed with bonham. and now that i think about it he probably did lisson two Mr. Williams, bonham did start as a jazz drummer.....and if you are a drummer and dont lisson to jazz start it will make you so much better check out danny brit on drummerworld.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzepbonham Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 There may be better technical drummers out there, but no one NO ONE better propelled a band better than Bonham. Listen to any live recording. That bass and snare are something never heard before or since. He may have been shy about his abilities, but the ears don't lie. Greatest rock drummer ever. Anybody "heavier" lacked his grace and subtlety. And the Purdie shuffle? Yeah right. Bonzo had all the bases covered like no other. one of the coolest things about the way Bonham played was what he leftout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazulike88 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 i believe his technique was all about crude raw power and physical prowess ... to hell with precision and technicality .... it was exclusive to bonzo ... no drummer have ever or will ever be in the same league as he was .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 John Bonham was the best drummer ever, and he always maintained his humility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross62 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 i believe his technique was all about crude raw power and physical prowess ... to hell with precision and technicality .... it was exclusive to bonzo ... no drummer have ever or will ever be in the same league as he was .... I like your enthusiasm but,Bonzo was precise and technical,he had to be to follow and slot in with many of Pagey's riff and licks. He was also ultimately inventive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Led_Rock_Hard Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Bonzo is my favorite drummer along with Keith Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I vaguely remember an interview from the 70s when Bonzo was asked about the significance of the four symbols, and he replied I don't know go and ask them wassocks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazulike88 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I like your enthusiasm but,Bonzo was precise and technical,he had to be to follow and slot in with many of Pagey's riff and licks. He was also ultimately inventive. i prefer to call that, on-stage chemistry ... plant, page, jones and bonham understood what they were doing and were perfect in doing it together ... they just understood each other .. and to think of bonham as a technical drummer precisely calculating when to hit this and when to hit that is just boring .. i know he was technical and he always knew what he was doing ... but for me he'll always be a mad man drumming with baseball bats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Check out Buddy Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhamite Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Bonzo always will be my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross62 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 i prefer to call that, on-stage chemistry ... plant, page, jones and bonham understood what they were doing and were perfect in doing it together ... they just understood each other .. and to think of bonham as a technical drummer precisely calculating when to hit this and when to hit that is just boring .. i know he was technical and he always knew what he was doing ... but for me he'll always be a mad man drumming with baseball bats Bonzo created gold in the studio too. As well as your typical rock drumming which he managed to breathe new life into,he's also been called a funk drummer.But the best thing I think I can do is to give you a couple of examples which show some precision and technique: You've got your own way of looking at Bonzo,that's cool.I see there's more to him than a mad-man drumming.. ..with baseball bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 In my opinion he was the best. I'm also very impressed by Keith Moon and that guy who has one arm (I think from def Leopard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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