There've been hundreds of drummer jokes over the years, but no one jokes when it comes to putting together a list of the best who've ever played.
NME is the latest publication to take a crack at it with its 32 of the Best Drummers to Grace Rock 'n' Roll list. A couple of the choices are a bit odd (Both Meg and Jack White? Buddy Rich is Rock?), but they do hit all the usual suspects. Here's the entire list, which is in no order.
- Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Ringo Starr of The Beatles
- Alex Van Halen of Van Halen
- Dave Grohl of Nirvana
- Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters
- Travis Barker of Blink-182
- Neil Peart of Rush
- Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac
- Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones
- Stephen Morris of New Order
- Phil Collins of Genesis
- Meg White of The White Stripes
- Topper Headon of The Clash
- Moe Tucker of The Velvet Underground
- Dominic Howard of Muse
- Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire
- John Bonham of Led Zeppelin
- Keith Moon of The Who
- Terry Bozzio of Missing Persons and Frank Zappa
- Tommy Aldridge of Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy
- B.J. Wilson of Procol Harum
- Alan White of Yes
- Jack White of The Dead Weather
- Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint
- Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney
- Mat Helders of Arctic Monkeys
- Lars Ulrich of Metallica
- Roger Taylor of Queen
- Stewart Copeland of The Police
- Ginger Baker of Cream
- Buddy Rich
- Sheila E.