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Article: How Well Do You Know Your Drummers Giveaway

How Well Do You Know Your Drummers Giveaway

drummeresgiveaway Happy International Drummers Month! To celebrate, we're kicking things off by testing your knowledge of rock's most famous drummers with another edition of How Well Do You Know... And it's a tough one! (There are some trick questions in the mix.) Are you up for the challenge? Check out the awesome prize package that you have a chance of winning:

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1) Which drummer below is also known as the "Thunder God?" a. Dave Grohl of Nirvana b. Animal of the Muppets c. Richard Allen of Def Leppard d. Ringo Starr of The Beatles 2) Which of these women isn't a drummer? a. Meg White of the White Stripes b. Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo d. Kim Deal of the Pixies d. Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters 3) Which of these drummers died before they turned 40? a. Eric Carr of Kiss b. John Bonham of Led Zeppelin c. Keith Moon of the Who d. Jeff Porcaro of Toto 4) Name the drummers of these bands: a. Queen b. Rush c. Police d. Foo Fighters 5) And just because we want to know: Who do you consider the best drummer of all time and why? (There is no incorrect answer here...unless, of course, you don't name a drummer.) Post your answers below by Sunday, November 10, at 8 pm PT. The first person with the most correct answers will win all three (3) Rockabye Baby CDs. Good luck!

13 comments

Richard Allen of Def Leppard

All the ladies played percussion

John Bonham of Led Zeppelin

a. Queen – Roger Taylor
b. Rush – Neil Peart
c. Police – Stuart Copeland
d. Foo Fighters -Taylor Hawkins

Neil Peart always comes to mind for me just for his techinques and amzing fills.There’s so many amazing drummers for so many reasons though.

Anthony Pellegrino

Richard Allen of Def Leppard

Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters

John Bonham of Led Zeppelin

a. Queen – Roger Taylor
b. Rush – Neil Peart
c. Police – Stuart Copeland
d. Foo Fighters -Taylor Hawkins

Neil Peart always comes to mind for me just for his techinques and amzing fills.There’s so many amazing drummers for so many reasons though.

Anthony Pellegrino

1.- C
2.- d
3.- b
4.- a-Roger Taylor
b-Neil Peart
c-Stewart Copeland
d- Taylor Hawkings
5.-The best drummer of all time is Neil Peart, just because in all the tracks he has done for Rush, you can feel his energy and the technique. He is unique at the way he plays the drums.

Mario Estrada

1. thunder god- rick allen of def leppard
2. not a drummer- kim deal of the pixies
3. all died before age 40 except eric carr of kiss, July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991
4. queen drummer- roger taylor, rush drummer neil peart, police drummer stewart copeland, foo fighter drummer taylor hawkins

best drummer of all time- my personal favorite, travis mcnabb of sugarland, formerly of better than ezra!! cause he’s an awesome guy- philanthropic, loves his fans, loves music, loves new orleans, and is super talented- i just love him! :)

elaine g

1. c
2. d
3.b
4. Roger Taylor, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, and Taylor Hawkins.
5. I’d say Marco Minnemman, he’s an extreme, ambidextrous, wild maniac of a drummer who’s probably not human.

Kim

1. C
2. D
3. B,C, & D
4. Roger Taylor, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, & Taylor Hawkins

5. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)

Eric Peterson

sorry for the reposts, my email was incorrect, also the ladies one was the trick question =), I caught myself after I posted my original answer ha!good one
Richard Allen of Def Leppard
All the ladies played percussion
John Bonham of Led Zeppelin
a. Queen – Roger Taylor
b. Rush – Neil Peart
c. Police – Stuart Copeland
d. Foo Fighters -Taylor Hawkins
Neil Peart always comes to mind for me just for his techinques and amzing fills.There’s so many amazing drummers for so many reasons though. -

Anthony Pellegrino

1-Rick Allen
2-Kim Deal
3-John Bonham, Keith Moon & Jeff Porcaro
4-Queen: Roger Taylor
Rush: John Rutsey, followed by Niel Pert
Police: Stewart Copeland
Foo Fighters: William Goldsmith, followed by Taylor Hawkins.
5-There are a lot of great drummers. I love Niel Pert and Chad Sexton. Don’t hate on 311, they’ve had some really great music! Have you ever seen them play Applied Science live? It’s amazing.

Teri Gillon

Brad O’Brien
1. Thunder god-Rick Allen
2. Not a drummer: Kim Deal
3. B,C and D died before 40
4. Queen: Roger Taylor, Rush: Neil Peart, Police: Stewart Copeland, Foo Fighters: Taylor Hawkins
5. Best Drummer: Clint Hyndman from Something for Kate. Look him up. You wont be disappointed.

Brad O'Brien

1. C..Richard Allen
2. C..Kim Deal
3. B..John,C..Keith & D..Jeff
4. Queen..Roger Taylor
Rush…Neal Peart
The Police.. Stewart Copeland
and as far as the Foo Fighters goes-
94-97..Dave Grohl
95-97..William Goldsmith
97-Present..Taylor Hawkins
5.best drummer ever, hmmmm? good question! There are so many great drummers (Danny Carey,Chad Smith,Dave Grohl,Neal Peart,Moose {BFMV}, The Rev,Mike Portnoy{♡me some A7X}, John Dolmayan {there’s just something about SOAD that gets me going}, Vinnie Paul{♡♡♡Pantera} to name just a few) it’s hard to choose just one! but since I have to pick I am going to have to go with The Deftones’ Abe Cunningham for always staying true to himself, the band and to the music. not to mention I’ve always had a little bit of a crush on that handsome fella!

christeena

1. C
2. D
3. B
4.
Queen – Roger Taylor
Rush – Neil Peart
Police – Stuart Copeland
Foo Fighters – Taylor Hawkins

5. Dave Grohl.

Eric

1) c Richard Allen
2) d Kim Deal
3) b John Bonham, c Keith Moon, d Jeff Porcaro
4) Roger Meddows Taylor – Queen, Neil Peart replaced John Howard Rutsey – Rush, Stewart Copeland – Police, Dave Grohl as a solo project then William Goldsmith was replaced by Taylor Hawkins.
5) Dave Grohl – talented musician with a wide variety of skills.

Melissa Stacks

Keri* Beutel
1. Thunder God – Rick Allen
2. Not a Drummer, all are Drummers. Kim plays percussion on many tracks for the breeders both live and in studio
3. Only Eric Carr Died over 40 the rest were under 40
4. queen Roger taylor Rush Neal Peart& John Rutsey Foo Fighters- Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins,and William Goldsmith,

Best Drummer is Neal Peart, human metronome as well as being an incredible songwriter.

Keri

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