MARCH 2011 - video of the month and drummer of the month will now be posted on my facebook pages - click here to go to my facebook page
Below you will find a link to famous and influential drummers that everyone should know about. You should try to listen to as many different drummers and styles as possible. A new drummer will be added each month but the previous months will remain on this page for future reference. The link will take you to other websites so just use your web browsers back button to return to this site.
January 2010 - Brann Dailor - click here
Drumming Style - Metal - check out his drumming on Mastadons latest album it is awesome - loads of VERY fast fills
December 2009 - Lars Ulrich - click here
Drumming style - Metal. Check out any Metallica track.
November 2009 - Stanton Moore - click here
Drumming style - Funky New Orleans Style
October 2009 - Keith Moon - click here
Drumming style - Pop/Rock
Suggested tracks to listen to/download:-
The Who - 'My Generation', 'Won't Get Fooled Again','I Can See for Miles'
September 2009 - Jim Chapin - click here
In honour of Jim Chapin who died on 4th July 2009
August 2009 - JoJo Mayer - click here
Drumming style - Various but mostly drum n bass style
Suggested tracks to listen to - anything by Nerve
July 2009 - Thomas Lang - click here
Drumming style - Various
June 2009 - Tre Cool - click here
Drumming style - Punk Rock
Suggested tracks to listen to/download:-
Green Day 'American Idiot', 'Jesus of Surburbia', 'Hitchin a Ride'
May 2009 - Tommy Lee - click here
Drumming style - Rock/Metal
Suggested tracks to listen to/download:-
Motley Crue 'Live Wire', 'Too Fast for Love', 'Wildside', 'Dr Feelgood', Girls, Girls, Girls'
April 2009 - Max Roach - click here
Drumming style - Jazz
Suggested tracks to listen to/download:-
Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker - 'Salt Peanuts'
Ellington, Mingus and Roach - 'Monkey Jungle'
Miles Davis - 'Birth of the Cool'
Max Roach - 'The Drum Also Waltzes', 'Drums Unlimited'
March 2009 - Dave Grohl - click here
Drumming style - Rock
Suggested tracks to listen to/download:-
Nirvana - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'Drain You'
Foo Fighters - 'Monkey Wrench', 'My Poor Brain'
Queens of the Stone Age - 'No One Knows'
February 2009 - Mitch Mitchell - click here
Drumming style - Rock/Fusion
Suggested tracks to listen to/download:_
Jimi Hendrix:- 'Manic Depression', 'Fire', 'Purple Haze', 'Hey Joe'
January 2009 - Travis Barker - click here
Drumming Style - Punk rock
Suggested tracks to listen to/download:-
Blink 182 - 'Adam's Song', 'All the Small Things', 'Feeling This'
+44 - 'When Your Heart Stops Beating'
Boxcar Racer - 'I Feel So.'