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I'll just list some I think are amazing.....(I won't repeat the ones that caught my eye already posted)

 

Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

Living Colour - Vivid

Tony Williams - The Story of Neptune (or anything from that period really...Tokyo Live is another great one)

Ratt - Out of the Cellar

Iron Maiden - Killers

Def Leppard - Pyromania or High and Dry

Art Blakey - Free for All

Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh

Megadeth - The System has Failed

Primus - Suck on this

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Lots of good stuff already mentioned, I'll try to stay away from repeats:

 

Drummer Albums:

Allman Brothers -- The Filmore Concerts (Johanson/Trucks)

The Beatles - Revolver (Starr)

Clutch - Robot Hive: Exodus (Gaster)

Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are (Paice)

The Golden Gods - The Thorny Crown of Rock and Roll (Davis)

Helmet - Meantime (Stanier)

Iron Maiden - Powerslave (McBrain)

Rush - Exit Stage Left (Peart)

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (Cameron)

Van Halen - Fair Warning (Van Halen)

 

 

Instrumental Albums:

801 - 801 Live (Simon Phillips)

Jeff Beck - Guitar Shop (Bozzio)

Maceo Parker - Roots and Grooves (Chambers)

Miles Davis - Filles de Kilimanjaro (Williams)

Miles Davis - Pangea (Williams)

Gene Krupa - Best of Big Bands (Krupa)

Soullive - Doin Something (Evans)

Stanton Moore - III (Moore)

Steve Morse - Southern Steel (Romaine)

Jimmy Smith - DAMN (Purdie)

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Stanton Moore - III

The Mars Volta - A Bedlam In Goliath

John Mayer - Continuum

Galactic - Coolin' Off

G. Love & Special Sauce - G. Love & Special Sauce

John Mayer Trio - Try!

Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue/Seven Steps

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

Dave Brubeck '66 Sessions (Joe Morello)

Just to name a few :)

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top ten? arghhh that's a difficult one:

 

Rush>Moving Pictures

Phil Collins>Anything

Iron Maiden>Powerslave

The Police>Sychronicity

Stevie Wonder>Talking Book

Motley Crue>Shout at the Devil

Tool>Lateralus

Tool>10,000 Days

Led Zeppelin>Anything

Van Halen>1984

 

I could add about 20 more.

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I've seen something on everybody's list (everybody's) that was an influence. I'll try to distill my most important 10.

 

Question and Answer - Pat Metheny (Roy Hanes)

King Crimson - Thrak (Bruford & Pat Mastelotto)

Photek - The Hidden Camera (computers)

Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers (RZA)

Dan - The Royal Scam (various Gods)

Polytown - (Bozzio)

MMW- Shack-Man (Billy Martin)

John Scofield - What We Do - (Bill Stewart)

 

others have hit some of my top ten so I'll leave it there.

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Yes you did my brudda... and speaking of our mutual love of Charlie, did you dig on their new album, Worship Music? It's feckin awesome
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Worship Music may be Anthrax's best to date - my original list had Anthrax on it, as well. Charlie Benante was one of my earliest faves and still is!

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I am weird I guess. I hear a song the first time based on the groove. The second time I hear the song, I usually only hear the drums (or focus on the drums).

So for me- it is not as much about the drumming in particular, but rather how the drumming relates to (or makes) the song.

 

Here goes- in no particular order: (ok, laugh, ... I know this will date me)

 

Paul Simon- Still Crazy after all these years (50 ways to leave your lover)- Gadd- of course.

 

Gino Vannelli- Gist of the Gemini- Graham Lear drummer

 

Yes- 90125- Alan White- Drummer

 

Faith Hill- Cry- Matt Chamberland and Vinny Coluita. (if you haven't seen Vinny play in the live DVD "When The Lights Go Down", ... do yourself a favor!!!

 

Keith Urban- Days Go By- Chris McHugh (or any of the HUGE list of things Chris Plays on- He is a monster groover)

 

Chicago (Any Thing Chicago released)- Danny Seraphine- Huge Influence

 

Doobie Brothers-Takin' It To The Streets or Minute by Minute- Keith Knudson- Huge influence in my early drumming

 

Queen (first album)- Roger Taylor drummer- Most recording was performed with everyone playing together over head mic style. Love the raw drumming!

 

Elvis Presley- Live From Hawaii via Satellite- Ron Tutt-drummer- was the first time I had ever seen double bass drums live- He wore it out!! Later he played for Neil Diamonds, Coming To America disc. and toured with him. A tremendous everyday drummer.

 

Elton John- Fire on Ice- Sir Charlie Morgan- drummer (who also played on most of the James Bond 70's, 80's and 90's albums!)

 

And I could keep on going- ...

Dendy

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dendy, your list is hardly dated. in fact, i've been reaching back to motown more often. you can't beat that {censored}!! admittedly, i don't know much, so please, help a brotha out...

 

james carr- complete goldwax singles

ray charles- anthology

the meters- the meters

marvin gaye- that stubborn kinda fellow

the spinners- pick of the litter

 

if someone could suggest some stevie, (and others) i'd appreciate it.

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Stevie: Songs in the Key of Life. you'll laugh your ass off as people overhear and ask 'is that Will Smith? Is that Coolio?' most of the tracks on that record have been sampled into big rap hits. the originals are all better. waaaay better.

 

Innervisions is another jaw dropper from Stevie.

 

For Motown it's Marvin Gaye. What's Going On is a monument of soul, you need to digest that one all in one sitting. it's great. I Want You is also a great achievement.

 

For soul music I prefer the Stax label to Motown. 60's Motown reminds me of the 90s/naughties boy band factory music also the tambourine gets annoying. Stax had Booker T and the MGs as the house band on most records they did in the 60s. I like Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. There's a 2-disc Booker T compilation that's great to have.

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