Roger Taylor Names His Three Favourite Drummers

[@Randetroit]

And Roger's vocal abilities !!!!!

[@docsamson198]

Taylor’s strength as a drummer was that he was eclectic. He could play any genre and tempo. He was also wisely understated, which was a plus. Never flashy, he let the song itself be “the star. “

[@Monsterdrumma]

Bonham tunes his drums high not low it was huge drums tuned like a jazz drummer in which the high pitch made them cut and resonate and the size along with his touch made them untouchable gigantic sounding!

[@tristandunn4628]

In addition to this, he's a fantastic all-round musician. Great singer, plays guitar and is a brilliant song writer.

[@JunkerOnDrums]

Ian Paice on the drums - YES :D

[@EDOGG62]

Soooooo underrated/recognized!

[@charlesbronson4282]

Let's add a fourth to the list ..Ian Paice

[@Watchman70]

And a 5th Neil Peart! But you're absolutely right I was going to make the comment myself. I also love Stewart Copeland. His cymbal work and quirky time signatures were amazing imo.

[@AlbertoJorgeSoares]

Anyone who really understand about drumming, knows that Roger Taylor was/is a great drummer.

[@HVACQualityAssurance]

Boomer here: *ALLEDGEDLY* back in the late 70's/ early 80's, Roger claimed he would never do a solo in concert, stating he didn't see the point. I said *ALLEDGEDLY* because I've learned over the past 45 years, that the media, regardless of genre/ discipline, are in fact, a collection of worthless, lying *TWATS* 😒

[@cerimccoy]

Barriemore Barlow of Jethro Tull!

[@vinceventresca6763]

Roger was an absolute powerhouse. I’m a huge Keith Moon fan, so I was happy to see his name here, but I was really glad to see Mitch Mitchell get some love. He’s criminally overlooked in those Best Ever lists.

[@wpl8275]

In my mind there are drummers who define the sound of a group to build around and drummers who fit into a group's sound so that it sounds natural and seamless. The latter drummer is one like Ringo Starr. To me Taylor lies somewhere in between those two. A little of both.

[@permller9671]

Oh you could go on, Ian Paice, Stuart Copeland, Aynsley Dunbar

[@Algabatz]

Nope Bonham tuned his drums higher, but had bigger drums than most.

[@julianyo7072]

Finally, a drummer that recognizes Mitch Mitchell's genious.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Mitch was unbelievably good! He took Hendrix to another level.

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

Stewart Copeland has also been a cheerleader for Mitch, even cracking that, no, Mitch wasn't Jimi's drummer: Jimi was Mitch's guitarist!

[@julianyo7072]

@@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 Indeed. Mitch was my favourite drummer when I discovered Hendrix back in the day. Still is one of my favourites. Very underrated drummer, it happens the same with Brian Downey. You only have to listen to Fire, Manic Depression, Purple Haze or Foxy Lady to witness his touch and feeling. He added a lot to the music.

[@julianyo7072]

@@QuarrellaDeVil Yes, they were the perfect duo. That's why it didn't work with Buddy Miles in the Band of Gipsies. Mitch was the perfect fit.

[@bakeone4406]

Quite a few drummers are big Mitchell fans. Mitchell really dug Robert Wyatt, (a less widely acknowledged drummer for sure).

[@satyb]

Love his intro to one of my favourite Queen songs Liar.

[@guidovalenti4986]

Collins , Peart and Bruford

[@markegerton7764]

“We Will Rock You” is a bad example to quote, anybody who knows their Queen will tell you the track contains no drums! It was all stomps and handclaps 😊

[@toddfrank3344]

In an interview in Modern Drummer back in the 80s, Taylor said Bonham was his guy.

[@katking6820]

Mitch

[@DerGlaetze]

But they all know that Buddie Rich is in a building all by himself.

[@davidpaterson3443]

Mitch Mitchell and Pierre Van Der Linden are drumming excellence....

[@Nothing-db1zy]

He looks more and more like Anthony Hopkins!

[@ChasingTone666]

Bonham actually tuned his his drums very high like jazz drummers and with the giant physical size of the drums you get a huge sound.

[@ericbgordon1575]

It doesn't come as a surprise at all that Roger's choices would be Mitch, Keith or Bonzo. Each of them brought something different to the landscape of rock music and rock drumming, largely the way Roger has also. In his own way, Roger has something in common with Phil Collins; each of them has demonstrated to one degree or another how a drummer is not just a timekeeper but also a percussionist. That is also something that I have long admired about Stewart Copeland.

[@trajan6927]

Moonie, Palmer, Peart.

[@gregb8565]

I’m listening to Queen since the beginning need to listen to liar one of their first songs to understand the power of Roger Taylor

[@RocknRo11Vox110]

Nice1 RocknRolla...Great⚡Documentary...

[@hippydippy]

As a drummer... I couldn't agree more.

[@michaelr.4878]

Excellent video and commentary. Personally, I think Taylor is great. Both his drumming and songwriting. As for his list..it is solid. Although, I have never been a Keith Moon guy. That might be because I'm a lifelong guitar player and never really dug the Who. As a guitar player, The Who aren't really a band you go to for guitar related inspiration.

[@elenka.svaliva2]

Ian Paice.

[@keithnewbery8948]

Bonham really rated Barriemore Barlow Jethro tulls long time drummer.he said he was the best the u.k had produced.

[@fw1421]

Where does Carl Palmer stand?

[@liamfitzdrums]

On his own two feet, I'd imagine.

[@neilparks2651]

Hmm, there were no drums in We Will Rock You. Nice video though.

[@Friedtoenails]

Galileo!!

[@royayersrules]

Magnificoooooooooooooo

[@ronmullard5718]

Roger is no slouch himself....

[@billolert4058]

One of them should be Roger Taylor or Duran Duran. I would love to see those two on stage together just once.

[@UlyssesVillamin]

Paul Cook > all drummers

[@conartist267]

I love Roger but why do these writers repeat themselves

[@richbailey8174]

no surprises here

[@AllyWallyFallyCymbal]

@5:40 - what a load of rubbish ! Bonham tuned large size drums up.

[@MV-ot8kr]

Boham tuned his drums way higher , not lower . Bad intel .

[@adrianellis4497]

All this best drummer rubbish is boring, every drummer at a professional level is highly skilled, there may be style differences but skill wise there pretty much equal apart from two who stand out, Buddy Rich and Neil Peart, these two went beyond anything any other drummer had ever achieved. Don't care if you disagree the proof is history now.

[@nicholasprotz4297]

So you’ve just done what you said was boring 😂

[@royayersrules]

Peart never swung like Bonham. Groove is in the heart.

[@ChasingTone666]

Some very bad intel. Bonham actually tuned his his drums very high like jazz drummers and with the giant physical size of the drums you get a huge sound.

[@crisprtalk6963]

No, his idols were very predictable.

[@roboi2241]

Future rock star inspired by leading lights of his time shock horror. Maybe he should have been influenced by obscure unknowns only trendy rock historians understand or future drummers who don't get the accolades because they weren't part of that golden age