I like the drummer but can’t stand the band

[Talktotommy]

I like Steve Smith but don’t really care for Journey.
Do you guys have bands that you really don’t like except for the drummer or the reverse -a band you like but don’t like the drummer.

 

[Squirrel Man]

Toto
Porcupine Tree/Pineapple Thief

 

[bigbonzo]

Don't like Blink 182 but like Travis Barker and don't like Dream Theater but like Mike Portnoy/Mike Mangini.

 

[bellbrass]

Billy Cobham - don't like most of the stuff he's played on, but love his drumming. The exception: "Also Sprach Zarathustra", by Deodato.

 

[JimmyM]

Blondie.

 

[DrummerJustLikeDad]

Never listened to a lick of Iron Maiden, but man Nicko McBrain sure seems a charming likeable guy.

Come to think of it, this is actually quite easy for me:

Much respect, but while I appreciate that the Stones speak a language that's not my own, I always enjoy Charlie Watts interviews and have a lot of respect for him.

OTOH, I've no respect for Styx whatsoever (I call them the band that ruined Prog for the rest of us), but Todd Sucherman seems like somebody I'd want to hang around.

Conclusion: While everyone certainly has bands we don't care for, drummers universally are a great bunch of people no matter who they play with.

 

[1988fxlr]

Carter Beauford

 

[hsosdrum]

Blondie.

Yes! I remember thinking back around 1980 how much better the world would be if Clem Burke would quit Blondie and join The Who.

 

[repete]

I’ll use the Steve Smith example but the question is for those that are answering. What are the other bands or albums you like that the drummer has played on?

 

[pgm554]

Black Oak Arkansas Tommy Aldridge

 

[Tornado]

Love Jeff Porcaro, but I just can't listen to Toto.

 

[Tornado]

I like Todd Sucherman, but I really can't do Styx.

 

[bigbonzo]

Black Oak Arkansas Tommy Aldridge

Funny, I actually liked Black Oak Arkansas AND Tommy Aldridge.

 

[T_Weaves]

Meshuggah / Tomas Haake

All that screaming doesn't do it for me but that dude is a MONSTER drummer.

 

[BennyK]

Whiter Shade of Pale aside - BJ Wison with Procol Harem

Dave Mattacks - Fairport Convention

 

[JimmyM]

Funny, I actually liked Black Oak Arkansas AND Tommy Aldridge.

I did too until I found out their management prevented him from getting a new gig for a year or two after he quit.

 

[bigbonzo]

Meshuggah / Tomas Haake

All that screaming doesn't do it for me but that dude is a MONSTER drummer.

Truly a monster! I'm not a fan of that style of vocalization either, but the rest of the band are phenomenal. I have a few of Meshuggah's CD's as well.

 

[bigbonzo]

I did too until I found out their management prevented him from getting a new gig for a year or two after he quit.

Though, their management doesn't have anything to do with the band itself.

 

[DamnSingerAlsoDrums]

Billy Cobham - don't like most of the stuff he's played on, but love his drumming. The exception: "Also Sprach Zarathustra", by Deodato.

That is one track I've listened to A LOT !!! My friends and I have this game where we do some "song battles". We play each other songs until the dude/dudette who comes up with the most exciting/surprizing one wins. This song has been my secret weapon in a few instances: it screams "VICTORY!!!"

 

[JimmyM]

Though, their management doesn't have anything to do with the band itself.

Sometimes I wonder.