Oh no the drummer's exploded!

[James Deuce]

Well there's where we differ eh? Keith Moon is to John Bonham as Bill Ward is to Ian Paice.

99% of the bands I like have a drummer at the helm who provides both a solid foundation and a stylistic derivation from the norm with out losing the essential foundations of groove. Zigaboo Modeliste makes most of his chronological compatriots look like amateurs, but very few people in NZ ever cottoned on to The Meters.

Keith Moon was so out there and on the edge of catastrophe all the time, that I feel The Who lack the "something" that makes me connect with their music. The stand out musician in that band is John Entwhistle.

See? Subjective.

[MisterD]

Well there's where we differ eh? Keith Moon is to John Bonham as Bill Ward is to Ian Paice.

The reason I rate Moon and Bonham together are that I'd recognise their style without the rest of the band around them..and probably the only other drummers I can do that with are Neil Peart, Frank Beard and Phil Taylor (what an incongruous gig line up that would be...)

I'm not a muso myself though, just a skinny white boy that likes loud guitars and drums...hence why I'd rate Billy Gibbons light years ahead of Satriani or Vai as a guitarist.

[BarBender]

99% of the bands I like have a drummer at the helm who provides both a solid foundation and a stylistic derivation from the norm with out losing the essential foundations of groove. Zigaboo Modeliste makes most of his chronological compatriots look like amateurs, but very few people in NZ ever cottoned on to The Meters.

Yeah too right! Joseph Modeliste has a huge influence on music - alot more than what people tend to think. Would definitely rate him above the guys mentioned - As I would Ginger Baker,Billy Cobham, Gene Gruper, Buddy Rich and Steve Gadd......Subjective alright.

I'm not a muso myself though, just a skinny white boy that likes loud guitars and drums...hence why I'd rate Billy Gibbons light years ahead of Satriani or Vai as a guitarist.

Dont get me started on guitarists.....