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top 5 best drummers in vic(that play in bands)
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| morbid ranger | Yo, just bored and trying to start an interesting and controvercial post! Have fun. - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 4:33pm | ||
| Anonymous | Aaron B Although unless you hear him play on his own you may never know it. - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 4:48pm | ||
| bong | Terry........ Zola Buds Drummer very solid kinda John Bonham like.....real metronome.... Sticky Kola - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 4:51pm | ||
| Anonymous | who's aaron b? why would you have to see him alone?? Is he a closet drummer? - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 4:56pm | ||
| Anonymous | Best drummers eh, great original post. To heighten the competitiveness amongst local bands, perhaps we should have them don uniforms...ooo wait some already do... FOOTBALL! - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 4:59pm | ||
| RSBF | Jay Brown - AWT, Hoosegow, etc. ; ) Aaron B - Gallows End Stefano Pasta - Dizzy Aubrey - BELT Death Metal Dave (DMD) - Gorilla Monsoon (just going on the genre i attend - not as familiar with other genres) - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 4:59pm | ||
| Jason User Info... | These "whos the best..." threads are lame. There is no "best drummer" or "best guitarist". For every person you see ripping it up, there's a kid sitting in his or her basement (or perhaps a woodshed) that's twice as good. No offense to the players already listed, there all good at what they do, I just think a "who's your favourite..." would be alot better. - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 5:04pm | ||
| RSBF | awwwwww come on Jason, have some fun - this ain't serious.......... it's just one of those 'who do you enjoy listening to the most' kinda things. i have no idea if the drummer's i listed are "THE BEST" - i don't even go to many shows that aren't of the genres of music i enjoy most......... my list are the drummer's that are the best in my mind from what i've seen and heard so far. they catch my ear among other things ; ) - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 5:14pm | ||
| Adrenaline Animal | Ok, My "favorite drummers" that I've seen in vic over the years would have to be............................... drum roll please ( - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 5:16pm | ||
| Jedi | who's aaron b? why would you have to see him alone?? Is he a closet drummer? It's just that he cant play at his full potential with the band he's in now. He can play both soft and loud, his double bass rhythms would give any great bassist or guitarist a challenge. Plus he plays guitar, gives him an edge as a drummer. - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 6:33pm | ||
| Myka User Info... | Doug from Soy, and then Peruke, and then Champions of Hell. - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 6:34pm | ||
| Wreaker of Havoc User Info... | Aaron B's a chump - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 6:53pm | ||
| sahra_is_rad User Info... | my favorite victoria drummers are brad mckinnon y matt chico skillings. they are exceleent - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 7:23pm | ||
| Wreaker of Havoc User Info... | john london gets my all time vote. Havent seen him play in years though. Danny Wear was a talented fucker too back in the day - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 7:33pm | ||
| Anonymous | 1. Paul from Hot Hot Heat 2. Connor from The fine Options 3. Luke from Grace Nocturnal 4 Aubrey from Belt 5. Jeremy from Moneyshot - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 7:36pm | ||
| Masturbating The War God User Info... | Hey Myka, what ever happened to steve(manifest?), is he still living in White Rock? He was a good drummer, from what I remember anyway. Paul from All father gets my vote. - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 7:36pm | ||
| Anonymous | Adam Sutherland of Limestone knows how to work it. - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 7:51pm | ||
| KnifeGhost User Info... | The three drummers of the Chico strain: Tom Shields Matt Skillings Rob now of Wooly Mammoth T'others: Connor from The Fine Options Em from Wooly Mammoth, cause she's cool... - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 7:58pm | ||
| Jason User Info... | fun??? what's that? okay okay I'll bite. My "fav" vic drummers are john from Gross Misconduct (naniamo/victoria, who cares) buddy from AllFather (think his names Paul) Jake from within a vision (I'm not playin with them anymore so I'm aloud to say that) threes all ya get - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 8:03pm | ||
| brad | Hmm...i don't know what Jedi has against Gallows End. I've only seen them once live, and listened to the mp3's a bunch. but from what i can tell from listening is that they have a wicked bassist and killer guitars. Ya i was really impressed with the drummer too (wish i could play that well)!! I thought they all complimented each other very well....whatever- opinions, opinions.... - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 8:16pm | ||
| brad | oh...back on topic - my personal fav's from whom ive seen play in this town: ken kempster, dustin schwam , the guy from pigment vehicle, (fuck aaron's now got me thinkin about danny wear..i played so many shows with that guy when he was in black kronstadt..i definately took alot from his drumming) ...oh jessie cahill now that guy could fill in the gaps..amazing - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 8:22pm | ||
| Anonymous | I know the Rocktoria recording sucked and was boring as hell, but I was at the show that band Iris played at and their drummer was fucking tight.... - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 8:52pm | ||
| Ty Stranglehold User Info... | No Order: Big Rick - Lid Blark - Betty Ford Schwam Bomb - BSB Dwayne - Subverts(when he's on the up and up) Jay Brown - I don't give a fuck if he IS in my band! - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 8:55pm | ||
| Wreaker of Havoc User Info... | You should hear some of the old death metal shit Blark used to crank out back when he was a little prarie metalhead! Oh and Brad. I think John London plays for pigment vehicle now. Old MOC was da shit though - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:10pm | ||
| - | Fuck i dont know names and if i do they are: Aaron - Gallows end Rampant drummer Luke - old ak-47 AWT drummer and #5....? - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:38pm | ||
| cock=suck charlie | jason from old pigment vehicle calvin dick from mansmell conner of the fine options Calvert of the bloody Hells - Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:40pm | ||
| jay brown User Info... | Hey thanks for putting my name on here, but being a drummer here's the guys in this town that I cant even come close to. John London- Pigment Vehicle, formerly of Onion House, Colour Out Of Space, and Mission Of Christ Jason Benoit- formerly drummed for pigment Vehicle, now plays keyboards for them. Dustin Schwamn- played in every band in this city at one time or another. Terri James(I think thats his name)- used to play for punish There's lots of others but these guys make me forget that there is anybody else on stage when they are playing. That pretty much says it all. - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 1:47am | ||
| Adrenaline Animal | I forgot about Punish, that drummer did kick some serious ass. Mike from Last Laugh was always fun to watch too. - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 2:18am | ||
| Anonymous | i played with terry james in punish and he is not only a great drummer but easy to work with i also played with loran werrun in conviction and later with punish ...hes in zappinin black now and he was also a pleasure to play with... both these guys are really fuckin dedicated to thier chosen instrument which goes a long way with me danny weir might have been a good drummer if he wasnt drunk most of the time and stefano from dizzy is another reputible drummer and a damn good guy at that.... the old sayin goes...a band is only as good as its drummer i just wish there was more good drummers in this town so there could be more cool bands..... dave from gorilla mosoon is damn good too cheers CC - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 4:03am | ||
| Chris Logan User Info... | Ken Kempster, bar none, though he doesn't play much if at all anymore. Calvin Dick a second so close it's hardly worth separating them. - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 5:29am | ||
| Wreaker of Havoc User Info... | Come see Gallows End Aaron B bang those drums with Cyanotic @ Soundgarden March 15th! Just leave the vocalist out of your critism. He is old and frail.... - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:17am | ||
| Anonymous | and gay and weak. - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:50am | ||
| Wreaker of Havoc User Info... | yes that too.... - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:37am | ||
| Anonymous | calvin dick - formerly fracas, now and then mansmell. No one close, every style. - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:45am | ||
| Myka User Info... | Steve still lives in Van. - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:27pm | ||
| secret fan | Mel from Frog Eyes: No crappy rolls, no sloppy fills, just good drumming. She's easy on the eyes too! - Tue, 4 Mar 2003 8:27pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | Gary Brainless is a awesome drummer, he's fun to watch (I get a kick out of seeing him play)!!!! I have to make mention of Stefano from Dizzy cause he's been playing for years and he's really good at playing (plus I know him). When I lived in Sooke many years ago, you could hear him like 2 blocks away on a quiet night practicing in his basement, needless to say the neighbours weren't pleased, including my father (RIP). - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 4:33am | ||
| Wreaker of Havoc User Info... | Lincoln from Self Inflicted! - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 9:08am | ||
| Troutbreath | Check out Leon the Conga player with Son de Cuba. He's straight out of Havana and doesn't even speak English. He learned how to play from the guys that invented Conga playing. A different kind of drumming maybe but you know what they say. - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:02am | ||
| Anonymous | Luke from Grace Nocturnal - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:23am | ||
| SHREDER | DOUG FROM PERUKE - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 4:22pm | ||
| Anonymous | applesauce - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 4:32pm | ||
| Alias McAlias aka Jonny Dilaudid | I distinctly recall a show where the band had to wait for Jay to brush his hair as he sat on the drum stool before the set could start. now THAT is punq rawk. - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 5:38pm | ||
| anti - XedgeX | That guy that drummeded for Lost Cause "back in the day" was pretty hilarioused to be watchinged. Probably one of the worstest drummers's ever to pick up chick o sticks. - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 5:47pm | ||
| Chico H. | Pete from ERD. Nobody in this city hits harder and he is solid. ERD is tracking their new album in the studio currently. - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 6:11pm | ||
| Anonymous | > - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 6:11pm | ||
| Anonymous | paul from HHH connor from the fine options luke from grace nocturnal everyone else bites large cock - Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:19pm | ||
| Teri-Lynn | yea, you wish, you cocksuckin' fudge - Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:13am | ||
| Jason User Info... | LOST CAUSE!!!!lol I've still got a tape of them somewhere. First time I saw them they were opening for The Accussed (and Distorted Influence?? can't remember). I was on a quad and Bubba scared the shit outta me. - Tue, 11 Mar 2003 2:24am | ||
| Capn Fat liner User Info... | Ok well I know I'm not gonna say myself cause I didn't use an alias, but here's my take... John Wright-NoMeansNo Conner from TFO is solid Ryan Rae- Armchair (if you know you know) Donny Black- Zappnin (so fun to watch) The guy from Within A Vision is crazy too That's my five but I could go on............ - Tue, 11 Mar 2003 4:33am | ||
| The Best Drummer in the World User Info... | ..Me. - Wed, 12 Mar 2003 1:09pm | ||
| Sudz | Krusy Kent Kynaston - Sonic Doom!!!! TOTAL METAL!!!! yea baby yea!!!!! - Wed, 12 Mar 2003 1:38pm | ||
| The Mad Subwoofer User Info... | My local favs have always been; John Wright (duh.) Lil' ol' Kenny Kempster, my old chum. John London is just the greatest...Sludge Confrontations was such a hoot. I saw Colour out of Space open for Alice in Chains I think it was...great show. Him and Sean Ross together were one of the classic Vic rhythm sections. Dan Beer who I am SO lucky to be playing with. Kind of a Bruford/Copeland thing goin' on. A great player. Scott Henderson...just because he can do it! ;-) - Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:25pm | ||
| eboner User Info... | paul-HHH...luke-GN - Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:41am | ||
| Anonymous | I don't know if you guys have ever seen Paul from HHH actually play drums before. My guess, since you also picked that poser from GN, is that just because he's got a record deal he must be good. Hasn't anyone ever noticed the fact that his tempos when he plays live vary in songs by at least 10-15 bpm???? Not only does it make his drumming sound sloppy, it causes the singer to rush and make his lyrics sound garbled. I would think, along with many other people on this board that a defining aspect for a good drummer, or even just a decent drummer should definitely require some sort of talent at KEEPING SOLID TIME!!! - Thu, 13 Mar 2003 2:12am | ||
| Anonymous | Josh of RB/JWAB is pretty a damn good drummer. - Thu, 13 Mar 2003 2:25am | ||
| Vocalizer | To the anon who posted about drummers keeping consistent time cause if they don't, vocals suffer .. you are so correct - Thu, 13 Mar 2003 2:29am | ||
| Ty | -that guy from Smoked Out Brainzzz is awesome! - Thu, 13 Mar 2003 2:39am | ||
| Anonymous | Donnie Black from Zappnin gets my vote. Not just for his drumming style, but for his ability to talk on the mic. I guess being a dj in a strip club for the past ten years helps. Rock and roll Mr. Black. - Thu, 13 Mar 2003 8:54am | ||
| larz | ben cherry from threshold - Fri, 14 Mar 2003 2:29am | ||
| larz | i mean chet - Fri, 14 Mar 2003 2:32am | ||
| Anonymous | napalm dave ( crust/sleestak) - Fri, 14 Mar 2003 4:28am | ||
| Anonymous User Info... | Crazy Clarke. You'll see him eventually when his Black Sabbath tribute band comes to town. Rick Lee on bass, Kelly Nordstrom on guitar. They rule! - Fri, 14 Mar 2003 7:53pm | ||
| Hey Fuck-o | Dustin hands down. Love him or hate him show the respect deserved by the most well rounded fucking tits out drummer in our fair garden city. - Fri, 14 Mar 2003 8:02pm | ||
| some guy | STU - FROM BRONZE ! If you haven't picked him, its cuz you haven't seen him live! Word. - Fri, 14 Mar 2003 9:18pm | ||
| Anonymous | stu is damn good actually and i saw a young guy in a band called machine gun kelly i think thats thier name.... damn good and if you like thier brand of punk that band should only get better but hey man...bring a back up guitar to yer next gig breaking strings is a drag - Fri, 14 Mar 2003 9:22pm | ||
| Anonymous | what about that rippin' new drummer from xtuff as nailsx? ex scanners drummer...jason michaud - Sat, 15 Mar 2003 1:49pm | ||
| Ms. Hell | That Hell~On girl... I hear she plays topless sometimes, too... Oh...god.. She be the fucking drummer to define the Gyp-Rock genre! Rock it on, Hell~On! - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 1:31am | ||
| Ms. Hell | Um, she also counts as my other four... - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 1:35am | ||
| Anonymous | Metal drummers don't 'play' drums they just bang things. They might just as well bang on kitchen pots. Punk drummers just plain suck. Jazz drummers, that's where it's at. Sweet Gene Kruppa. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 1:57am | ||
| Jorge | totally man, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Louie Bellson... the list goes on and on. It's nice to see some taste on this board once in a while. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 3:09am | ||
| ROSS B AY User Info... | hey fuck guy, anyone who can figure out how to play those damned contraptions is good in my book. punk and metal drummers have it tough in that they have to think faster than rock drummers lots of the time, which can be hard for them as they're all fyucked in the head. Jay Brown, Dustin Rentsnorter, Lincoln McCulloch, Frank Shiv, Blind Marlik, that guy in the Sweathogs, Mike Walmsley, Mike Hughes, these cats all got it figured out well. I understand the rock drummers in this town are pretty damn good as well, but haven't seen any of them yet. Vic actually has tons of real good musicians for the size of this hick town. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:45am | ||
| beandead | yea Elvin Jones! Mitch Mitchell woulda never been a decnt backup drummer if he hadn't learned from Elvin Jones. Ginger Baker, Bill Bruford, King Koffee, Steve Drozd, there are so many good contemporary drummers these days too from the last 20 + years. Buddy Miles, I like that guys style. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:44pm | ||
| beandead | I guess it's a given that Jason ex of P.V. was freaking phenomenol. There was this metal band Jay Flower put on Break Even, I can't remember their name. The drummer was wicked crazy good. Anyone?I'd like to find that guy for my band. That Bounty/hump drummer was heavy good too but he's a nutjob from what I hear. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:50pm | ||
| Metal Drummers... | Look at Canadas Flo Mounier.. Plays in a band called Crypropsy.. Internationally recognized as one of the best drummers around,, fully schooled, fully trained, teaches at various percussion schools and gives clinics when not touring.. Look at Gene Hoglan, plays in a band called Strapping Young Lad. also internationally reknowned. Can out drum almost any drummer on the planet. Regularly gives clinics as far away as Europe. One of the most respected drummers in the hard music scene. Did anyone come check out Candiria when they played Victoria? Their drummer even played underhanded jazz style on a 4 peice kit.. was almost as killer as Flo Mounier.. Anyhow, I could go on and on, but whomever claimes metal drummers cant drum and just bang on their drums is probably somebody who thinks that earwigs actually go into peoples ears and eat their brains. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:52pm | ||
| Anonymous | What do you call the annoying guy that likes to hang out with musicians?...........the drummer! - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 1:31pm | ||
| MethodAir | Extreme Metal and fusion, push drumming into new levels of performance. http://www.electricmountain.com/methodair.mp3 - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 2:13pm | ||
| That Dude | Metal drummers don't 'play' drums they just bang things. They might just as well bang on kitchen pots. Punk drummers just plain suck. Jazz drummers, that's where it's at. Sweet Gene Kruppa Wow, could that be any more ignorant? - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:16pm | ||
| Tony Williams | No it can't. Learn how to spell his name right for a start: 'Gene Krupa', and then realize he was more of a swing, big band entertainer than a 'die in the wool' jazz drummer like Max Roach. And finally, shut the fuck up, because you obviously know nothing about either genre. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:05pm | ||
| Ty Stranglehold User Info... | isn't it "dyed in the wool"? sorry, couldn't resist. - Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:39pm | ||
| KnifeGhost User Info... | That's fair, Ty.... If you're going to criticize someone for their spelling, you should expect people to hold you to your expressions...... I, personally, prefer to stay out of it.... - Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:00am | ||
| Tony Williams | Nah, I like it my way, it's more in the vein (vain, vayne) of 'Angel of Death' which I was listening to at the time. - Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:15am | ||
| Anonymous | You ppeopple are making fun of my sppeech inppediment. Gene Kruppa is a good drummer. - Mon, 17 Mar 2003 4:44am | ||
| ROSS B AY User Info... | Is? - Mon, 17 Mar 2003 6:39am | ||
| beandead | "drummer"? - Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:56am | ||
| Anonymous | Best drummers? Jeremy Turner (Seatbelt), Ken Kempster (Shovlhed), Jason Boner (Pigment Vehicle). Sorry Jason, I frgt hw 2 spl yr lst nm. - Mon, 17 Mar 2003 9:03pm | ||
| beandead | Isn't it 'Bonneau'?, not 'Boner' or 'Benoit'? - Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:27am | ||
| spoonman | best drummers eh? Not in any order: 1) chris ?? from meatlocker 2) the stephano pasta from dizzy 3) aubrey trodder from belt 4) d.m.d. from G.M. - Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:10pm | ||
| Trick Question | there aren't 5 good drummers in Victoria, right?? - Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:25pm | ||
| craig | I'd say Stefano, Dave a.k.a. D.M.D and chico. - Tue, 1 Apr 2003 4:20pm | ||
| Anonymous | That guy from Machine Gun Kelly. Straight up. Damn fine drummer. - Fri, 4 Apr 2003 2:09am | ||
| bonzo | GROW A BRAIN !!!!!!! - Fri, 4 Apr 2003 7:43am | ||
| clyde"THE DON"burnside | me - Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:16am | ||
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