The drums. The spine and pulse of a band. A bad drummer loses an audience. A good drummer keeps the flow going in unison. A great drummer owns the stage. Being a bass player, I have always been intrinsically tied to drummers as we both have the duty of keeping things "in the pocket."
It is out of love that I share with you my Top 10 Drummers of All Time.
10. Josh Freese (The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Devo, Nine Inch Nails, all over modern rock radio) — One of the most sought-out studio drummers in rock music, Freese — a Florida native — cut his teeth in a Disneyworld band when he was 12. At 15, he was already touring with the seminal/joke/genius punk band, The Vandals. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records.
