Who is the superior drummer?

[jpgray]

[livinginphotographs]

1. Woman! Woman!

n/t

[Bob3]

2. But Buddy gave the better motivational speech.

N/T

[Wapsie B]

3. I had the good fortune

to see the Buddy Rich Big Band in the mid 70's. It was better than I ever imagined. Buddy was just smoking. He held nothing back just because he was playing a small college in Iowa.

[Melodybe]

4. Neil Peart from Rush

[Old and In the Way]

5. Gene Krupa (in that era)

Bill Kruetzman in my era....

[loftycity]

6. Terry Bozzio and Gene Krupa (agreeing with Old and in the Way)

Bozzio-Frank Zappa's drummer (and others SRV, etc.) an excellent soloist.

[Old and In the Way]

7. "Drum Battle" Krupa vs. Rich

No contest.

Krupa's last album was recorded in the 1972 with a bunch of his old buddies..."Live at the New School". Listen to "Struttin' with Some Barbeque" and "China Boy" (ironically, the 1st song he ever recorded and the last song). The man was a veritible drum machine.