25 Reasonable chance, depending.
24 No chance in hell; there are other drummers IN HIS BAND that might, though.
23 He's either going to be in someone's top ten or not on the list, so probably won't make the final.
22 No chance. I might take some crap for this one.
21 No chance; most people won't know who he is.
20 No chance.
19 No chance (part of what will possibly be the only "father/son" pair on anyone's list)
18 No chance, due to this band being a pariah around here.
17 60-40 he makes it.
16 Probably no chance, but a crying shame. The man is a mule.
15. Slim chance; he is arguably my vote for best drummer in his genre, though there's another guy that gets all the press.
14 One of three guys from a certain band to make my list; probably won't make the final.
13 90% lock
12 100% lock
11 Slim chance; the other guy who replaced him has a better shot.
10 Should be a 100% lock; this forum? 50-50 at best.
9 Cozy Powell (I submitted my predictions AFTER this)
8 No. 11's "other guy". Should be 70-30 to make it.
7 Sadly, no chance.
6 Bill Ward (Sadly, probably no chance; he's a pale shell of his former self, but some of his early live work is incendiary.)
5 SHOULD BE 100% lock.
4 100% lock
3 100% lock
2 100% lock
1 100% lock and my guess for Number One overall.
27: Carter Beauford
NR: Gene Hoglan
NR:
Martin LopezNR: Blake Richardson
NR: Alex Van Halen
NR:
Mark Zonder
I never really hear either one talked about very much in drumming circles, either. I guess a lot of people just cast votes for the drummers in their favorite bands?
Yes and no. I have many favorite bands where their drummer didn't make my top 25 (U2, Radiohead, Queensryche, Death Cab, XTC, The Beatles, Kansas, etc.).
Well, first, you made a mistake, Kev. You said "I have many favorite bands where their drummer didn't make my top 25", then inadvertently listed The Beatles.
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Second, I didn't just list the drummers of my favorite bands - Peter Criss was NOWHERE near my list - but I had to be at least familiar with the band for a drummer to make the list, else, how could I know their playing? There's not many, but there are a couple people on my list that I just know they're monsters but don't really care all that much for the bands they played in.