^Mick Harvey, good one! An unexpected nominee.

Greg Saunier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEYSeygs97Q

adris hoyos (harry pussy)
tony allen (fela kuti)
clyde stubblefield (james brown/the jbs)
bernard purdie (lots of stuff)
robbie yeats (the dead c)
klaus dinger (neu)
jaki leibzeit (can)
bill ward (black sabbath)
the drummer from mouthus

Did you hear their cover of ''Children Of The Revolution''? Spectacular.

yeah, it's awesome, i love the first 3 or 4 years of the dead c the most, but i think yeats' drumming didn't reach levels of awesomeness until later in their "career"

Mo Tucker

charles gocher
brian chippendale
panda bear
john stevens
han bennik
max roach
GEORGE HURLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah, when i saw han bennink play with peter brotzman i was blown away by his heavy samba rhythms for two reasons, firstly because he played amazingingly, and secondly because i was expecting some weird improv drummimg where he made scratchy noises on the drum heads, or something like that

Philly Joe Jones is an underrated jazz drummer. He's a a fav.

And Janet Weiss! Janet Weiss! Janet Weiss!

I can't believe nobody else went there yet....

people may have confused this for the Best Drummer thread.

and even though posting more than one is technically off-topic, I've thought of a couple more...

Eric Harmon - Chainsaw Kittens omg.... I don't think that I've EVER seen anyone play drums so fiercely.

William Rieflin - Ministry, RevCo, Pigface, 1000 Fucking Homo DJs, Swans and....uh....REM. <-- :confused:

Dwayne R Goettel - Skinny Puppy, Download, Hilt, The Motherfucking Tear Garden .....rest in pieces

I was waiting for someone to say Han Bennik. Saw him last night with Peter Brotzman and he killed!!!

probably the best living drummer...

I've heard about some people who like those drummers, so I had to put them to make this poll as broad as possible.

Bahahahaha!! :D

Why are you laughting, silly boy ? Mr Collins is a gret musi... No, I can't say that....

I'd die a happy man if I never had to hear Phil 'odious cunt' Collins again in my life.

Panda Bear's drumming on Danse Manatee and Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished is some of the most inventive and difficult playing I've ever heard.

Todd Trainer plays in perfect style. Also, Mac McNeilly.

today:

bonzo
greg saunier
bill brufford
corsano
chippendale
max roach
buddy rich
keith moon
others

bruford is great, indeed.

on that note, i love alan white and the dude who played on in the court of the crimson king.