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Reply #30 posted 10/26/05 12:48pm

ThePunisher	Not me. Prince is good. He can keep a beat. I like his ride cymbal work. But if your talking about being one of the best around, forget it. He doesn't even come close. I will say this though. I think he's better then former Bandmate Bobby Z.
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Reply #31 posted 10/26/05 12:55pm

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EMattP said:

From several drummers/percussionists point of view (including myself) I can say that he's pretty decent drum-wise, but not "great". He has a solid pocket for sure and it's great for most of his music, but he's in nowwhere near the league of people like:

1) Neil Peart
2) Peter Erskine
3) Steve Smith
4) John Blackwell
5) Sheila E.
6) Manu Katche
7) Terry Bozzio
8) Greg Bissonette
9) Dave Weckl
10) Michael Bland

Nice list man. I love all those guys (And Gals), but you gotta add in Carter Beauford from the Dave Matthews Band. He's phenomenal. Also Stewart Copeland and Steve Gadd.

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Reply #32 posted 10/26/05 11:06pm

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Giovanni777 said:

FUNKHUNTER said:

Why not? It's tight, it's funky, it's tasty....the drummer Questlove from "The Roots" even copied the drums from "New Position" in a slowed down version on the song "Africa" from D'Angelo.

I don't think he is one of the best drummers around but he's pretty good. He is a lot better than even some of his fans give him credit for.

Omar Hakim is the best drummer in the world in my opinion.

On Prince's drumming: He's far better than he is credited. His strengths are his style on the snare, hi-hat, and his accents on the cymbals.
On Omar Hakim: He is truly great, and a fantastically down-to-earth person. If I knew how to post a picture in this post, I have a cool pic of me and Omar.

Peace.

Cool! Omar's drumming on the album "Still Warm" from John Scofield is just out of this world.