The Top 15 PROG Drummers 🥁

A conversation about who I perceive to be the TOP 15 PROG DRUMMERS. Who would make YOUR list??? Tell me in the comments!!! :)
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[@joemyers2818]

Great list. I was surprised you listed Ralph Humphrey. He is one of my favorites I actually saw him in the Don Ellis jazz band during the 1971 "Tears of Joy" tour. Awesome concert and album.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Awesome you got to see him live!!! Did you ever see him with Zappa?

[@mpkelley20]

Great list. Peart will always be my favorite but Gavin Harrison is probably my favorite living prog drummer right now.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

I can definitely agree with that!!!! GH is a heroic drummer.

[@sudarmaji77]

I had a TFTO shirt just like that years ago

[@terrywalker8446]

Hi Cody👋🏻 I'm not claiming that he's the best but the ONE guy who consistently has me playing along on my air drums is Neil Peart (I play air guitar to lots of stuff, but it takes ages to set my air drums up so I don't play them too often🤭). There's so many Rush songs with killer drum parts. Anyone who can listen to Rush without playing along needs to check their pulse. They may be dead🤭

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

I can’t listen to anything that’s good without air drumming along, let alone RUSH… I sweat just from the intense air drums, let alone when I get behind the kit and play!! 🤘🎶

[@jeffschielka7845]

Hey Cody! Cool vid. Wish you were in the live chat. Would of been cool if you were sitting behind your drums for this one. 🥁🥁🥁👍😎

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Hey Jeff!! It would be so cool to do a video one day breaking down drum parts and things… perhaps there’s a possibility

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@BrockwaysVinylBytes 🥁🥁🥁👍😎

[@TheProgCorner]

Great list!!!

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

@TheProgCorner hey, it’s the Prog Corner!!!! Thanks man. Tell me, if you had to pick… who would you put in the top 15 Great Prog Drummers?

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@TheProgCorner 👍😎

[@drytool]

I'll put in a vote for the drummer from ROVO, I don't even know his name, but he's got a unique sound.

[@donhadfield2835]

B J Wilson was an amazing, eclectic drummer who knew when to fill or not to fill and had a unique style. I guess the question is: Was Procol Harum 'Prog' enough...

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

A great question indeed!!

[@bweeks8869]

Love your Genesis song list Cody! Glad you put In the Cage from 3 sides live so high!

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

I didn’t have any choice - Genesis made me do it!!! It’s too good 😎😎 thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed!!!

[@grantrobinson9709]

Barrymore Barlow should be in the top 5

[@TeagueChrystie]

Man you had me in three seconds. Subscribed.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Very much appreciated my friend!!! Thank you so much. Enjoy the content! I put lots of time into it… I think you’ll love it 😃🤘 cheers 🎶

[@ilabelle1]

Great list Cody. Have you ever seen Terry Bozzio doing his solo drummer thing? I’ve seen him twice in small venues. If you can imagine a 2 hour drum solo on monstrous drum kit. Six or seven bass drums alone! If you don’t know check it out. He’s all over KZbin. I also recently ran into a clip of him playing a kit made entirely out of cymbals. So cool! Another one I want to mention is Antonio Sanchez. He’s a jazz drummer but he has that album Soundtrack to Bird Man (the Michael Keaton film). A whole album of just drumming. It’s Amazing check it out!

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

That is fantastic!!! I’ve heard of those gigs but never got to see one. Awesome that you have!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@vincentcase287]

Solid list, dude! Kudos. If I were picking nits, it would only be based on MY personal ranking (I love Pink Floyd, but....Nick Mason above Vinnie Colaiuta? And THAT far down the list?! C'mon, man....) Also, as a die hard Zappaphile, seeing his four best drummers on this list warms the cockles of my heart. 😁

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Thanks for your comment!!! So glad you enjoyed the video 😃 Most often these are not in any particular order… and as a drummer myself, I could have picked 200!! Hahaha

[@ZealZaddy]

Good list. Agree on a lot, although in a different order. Like Gavin Harrison I would suggest should be top 5 considering the amazing work he does. And no Canterbury drummers?

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Good point. I LOVE Gavin Harrison. Ultimately anyone in the top 10 is number 1 on different days… 😃🤘 really glad you enjoyed the video my friend!!

[@SpinninProg]

Cody!! How can you do a top prog drummer vid without Jon Heisman?? 😱😱😱😱😱

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Truthfully there’s so much great talent I had to leave off the list! alas, I’m not very familiar with JH either. Any suggestions? 😃

[@SpinninProg]

@@BrockwaysVinylBytes Check out Colosseum II. He's superior

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

@SpinninProg awesome!!! ❤️🤘 thank you!!!

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

@SpinninProg there’s my homework for today!! Love it 🤘 thank you

[@MultiSkyman1]

I mentioned him too!

[@loucontino4804]

This a very good list. I'm not a Portnoy fan but I get why people vote him high. Some others of interest are Andy Ward of Camel, Pugwash Weathers from Gentle Giant, early Tull drummer Clive Bunker, Michael Giles from King Crimson and Pierre Van der Linden from mid period Focus and Trace.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Bunker and Giles almost made it!!! 🤘🤘🎶🎶😃😃

[@arnaudb.7669]

Christian Vander is not too bad ;o)

[@MichaelCampbell01]

Ralph Humpries taught at Musician's Institute for awhile while I was there (1988/89). Neat dude; made everything look like it was child's play. It was not.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

He’s a beast!!

[@SpinninProg]

Well done Cody.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Thank you Tara & Dermot!! 🤘🤘❤️❤️

[@user-mq7de9yz9o]

NDV

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Love Nick!!!

[@faceface24]

No mention of Bill Bruford playing with Genesis?? You just made my shit list!

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Lol - well, I mean I did put Bill at #1… I figured that can’t be too bad!! 😂🤘

[@faceface24]

Sorry, it was just a joke. I was watching the countdown and as it got closer to #1 . I thought you were leaving him off the list. I was ready with the shitlist comment. So sorry, and glad you are a Bruford fan! He has been my favorite drummer since the early 70's. I was so happy you had Bill #1.Thanks.@@BrockwaysVinylBytes

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

I knew you were just playing around!! It’s all good 😃😃🤘🤘 really glad you liked the video btw. Thank you so much for watching!! 🎶

[@rickcook7308]

Putting Nick mason over Vinnie is just silly. Although not normally thought of as a “ prog” drummer , Vinnie is the 🐐.. ask all the other drummers you mentioned..

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

@rickcook7308 wasn’t meant to really be in much of an order - just shining light and giving recognition to guys who have influenced me. 😃

[@Shattuckus]

Marco Minnemann

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Love him!!

[@tarbuck1]

Good list - but I dont think you should have ranked them. You can't compare and rank Palmer, White, Bruford, Peart or Thompson etc. They all have their skills, styles and flaws.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Wasn’t really meant to be a ranking, was just meant to showcase all of them as a whole 😃 the number in which they were placed is subject to change at anytime

[@peterlanger8705]

Billy Cobham?

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Great drummer! Big fan. However, this is largely focussing on drummers of Prog 😃

[@user-qs6xd3rk9z]

Billy cobbam was awesome

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Agree - Billy is awesome!!!

[@arnaudb.7669]

For sure!

[@Cr8Tron]

Wait!? You didn't feel Billy was good enough!? Before clicking to see the reactions to this comment, I was presuming I'd for sure see a response that this wasn't including the jazz fusion drummers (i.e. Cobham / Lenny White, etc.) You were though!? 😬

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

No, I did not include any fusion drummers… only straight up “Prog”, if I was doing drummers from all over the list would forcibly be much longer haha

[@Cr8Tron]

@@BrockwaysVinylBytes *Whew*

[@MultiSkyman1]

I would take Vinnie off this list. How about Jon Heisman? Even Bonham could be here.

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Bonham is the reason I ever picked up sticks! 🥁 this video is revolving around drummers of what is considered Prog Rock… aside from that - I’m a huge Zephead!

[@drytool]

I agree completely with your list, bro! That's weird...

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

It’s not weird! You just have exceptional taste!! Hope you will subscribe to see more Kool Content! 😃 thank you

[@drytool]

@@BrockwaysVinylBytes Right on, bro. I'm diggin' your channel!

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

@@drytool thank you so very much!!! Glad to have you around. 🤘🤘🎶🎶

[@user-qs6xd3rk9z]

My top five are bill bruford neal pearl phil collins Carl palmer terry bozzio

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

All of them are in this list! 🤘🤘

[@damienrouse8244]

Mike Portnoy not even in the top 3? woof

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Wasn’t really meant to be a ranking, was just meant to showcase all of them as a whole 😃 the number in which they were placed is subject to change at anytime

[@Esrom_music]

even if not a ranking...top 3 are correct@@BrockwaysVinylBytes

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

Appreciate it 😃🤘 thanks!

[@glazalde07]

GH way too high on this list...

[@BrockwaysVinylBytes]

I can’t say I agree, as I think Gavin is amazing and largely impactful on modern day Prog… but nonetheless, we can’t all love the same everything!! 😃🤘