Hit Parader's Top 100 Bassists & Drummers

[Victor Synn]

A while ago, I posted a top 100 list done by Hit Parader Magazine featuring their supposed best vocalists of all-time. It was a disaster. Well, the fine folks at Hit Parader have decided to give us the Top 100 bassist & drummers of all-time. The first thing that came to mind when I bought the magazine today was "Is there not enough bassists and drummers in the world to warrant two separate top 100 lists? Apparently, Hit Parader's answer is a resounding no. Anyway, I took a look at what they thought were the greatest bassists and drummers and here is the list:

100. Chris Adler: Drums- Lamb of God
99. Shannon Larkin: Drums- Godsmack (Side note: Ex-Ugly Kid Joe)
98. Brann Dailor: Drums- Mastodon
97. Mike D'Antonio: Bass- Killswitch Engage
96. Cozy Powell: Drums- Numerous bands, but most notably Rainbow and Sabbath (Note: Deceased)
95. Evan Seinfeld: Bass- Biohazard (Note: Bass player in VH1's Supergroup series)
94. Robert Trujillo: Bass- Metallica (Note: Ex- Suicidal Tendencies, although it was never mentioned in the article, and Ex-Ozzy)
93. Nick Barker: Drums- Ex- Cradle of Filth, Ex- Dimmu Borgir
92. Matt McDonough: Drums- Mudvayne
91. Andy Fraser: Bass- Free
90. Troy Saunders: Bass- Mastodon
89. Pete Way: Bass- UFO (Note: Helped form the 80's band Fastway)
88. Corky Laing: Drums- Mountain
87. Scott Travis: Drums- Judas Priest
86. Shavo Odadjian: Bass- System of a Down
85. Mike Wengren: Drums- Disturbed
84. Mike Portnoy: Drums- Dream Theater (Note: Second biggest travesty on the list)
83. Nick Menza: Drums- Ex-Megadeth
82. "Wild" Mick Brown: Drums- Dokken
81. Rikki Rockett: Drums- Poison
80. Dana Strum: Bass- Slaughter (Also Ex- Vinnie Vincent Invasion, but never stated)
79. Vinnie Hornsby: Bass- Sevendust
78. Simon Kirke: Drums- Free
77. Josh Freeze: Drums- Ex-Nine Inch Nails, Ex- A Perfect Circle (Note: The only mainly studio drummer to get a position on the chart)
76. Ian Hill: Bass- Judas Priest
75. Vinnie Appice: Drums- Dio, among others
74. Johnny April: Bass- Staind
73. Carmine Appice: Drums- Various bands, but notably Vanilla Fudge and King Kobra
72. Rick Savage: Bass- Def Leppard
71. Matt Sorum: Drums- Velvet Revolver (Note: Ex-Guns N' Roses, Ex-The Cult)
70. Matt Cameron: Drums- Pearl Jam (Note: Ex-Soundgarden)
69. Phill Rudd: Drums-AC/DC
68. Jason Newsted: Bass- Supernova (Note: ex-Metallica, Ex-Voivod, Ex-Ozzy)
67. Tim Commorford:Bass- Audioslave
66. Danny Carey: Drums- Tool
65. Bobby Dall: Bass- Poison
64. Roger Taylor: Drums- Queen
63. John Dolmayan: Drums- System of a Down
62. Mike Inez: Bass- Alice In Chains (Note: Ex-Ozzy)
61. Lemmy: Bass- Motorhead
60. Peter Steele: Bass- Type O Negative
59. Blas Elias: Drums- Blue Man Group (Note: Ex-Slaughter)
58. Robbie Merril: Bass- Godsmack
57. Jon Wysocki: Drums- Staind
56. Randy Castillo: Drums- Ex- Ozzy, Ex- Dio, Ex- Motley Crue, Ex- Lita Ford (Note: Deceased)
55. Eric Singer: Drums- KISS (Note: Ex- Badlands, ex- Black Sabbath)
54. Rob Deleo: Bass- Army of anyone (Note: Ex- Stone Temple Pilots)
53. Tomas Haake: Drums- Meshuggah
52. Justin Chancellor: Bass- Tool
51. Cliff Williams: Bass- AC/DC
50. Paul Gray: Bass- Slipknot
49. Ryan Martinie: Bass- Mudvayne
48. Blackie Lawless: Bass- WASP (Note: Now plays guitar)
47. Rick Allen: drums- Def Leppard (Note. Biggest travesty on this list, no question)
46. Ginger Baker: Drums- Cream
45. Brad Wilk: Drums- Audioslave (Note: Ex- Rage Against the Machine)
44. Nicko McBrain: Drums- Iron Maiden
43. Bill Ward: Drums- Black Sabbath
42. David Silveria: Drums- Korn
41. Jeff Ament: Bass- Pearl Jam
40. Tom Hamilton: Bass- Aerosmith
39. Roger Glover: Bass- Ex- Deep Purple, Ex- Rainbow
38. Joey Kramer: Drums- Aerosmith
37. Herman Rarebell: Drums- Scorpions (Note: Deceased)
36. Eric Carr: Drums- KISS (Note: Deceased)
35. Clown: Drums- Slipknot
34. Jeff Pilson: Bass- Foreigner/ Lynch-Pilson (Note: Ex-Dokken, Ex-Dio, Guitarist for War and Peace)
33. Jack Bruce: Bass- Cream
32. Morgan Rose: Drums- Sevendust
31. Dave Grohl: Drums- Ex-Nirvana/Probot (Note: Guitarist in Foo Fighters)
30. John Entwhistle: Bass- The Who (Note: Deceased)
29. Duff McKagan: Bass- Velvet Revolver (Note: Ex- Guns N' Roses)
28. Rudy Sarzo: Bass- Quiet Riot (Note: Ex- Ozzy, Ex- Whitesnake, among others)
27. Peter Criss: Drums- Ex-KISS
26. Scott Rockenfield: Drums- Queensryche
25. Alex Van Halen: Drums- Van Halen
24. Tico Torres: Drums- Bon Jovi
23. Neil Peart: Drums- Rush
22. Dave Lombardo: Drums- Slayer
21. Dave Ellefson: Bass- F5 (Note: Ex- Megadeth)
20. Phil Lynott: Bass- Thin Lizzy
19. Fieldy: Bass- Korn
18. Billy Sheehan: Bass- Ex-David Lee Roth, Ex-Mr. Big, Ex-Steve Vai
17. Keith Moon: Drums- The Who (Note: Deceased)
16. John Paul Jones: Bass- Led Zeppelin
15. Tom Araya: Bass- Slayer
14. Michael Anthony: Bass- Ex- Van Halen
13. Joey Jordison: Drums- Slipknot
12. Tommy Aldridge: Drums- Whitesnake (Note: Ex- Ozzy, Ex- Black Oak Arkansas)
11. Flea: Bass- Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Cliff Burton: Bass- Metallica (Note: Deceased)
9. Vinnie Paul: Drums- Damageplan (Note: Ex- Pantera)
8. Geezer Butler: Bass- Black Sabbath/Ozzy
7. Geddy Lee: Bass- Rush
6. Nikki Sixx: Bass- Motley Crue
5. Steve Harris: Bass- Iron Maiden
4. Tommy Lee: Drums- Supernova/Motley Crue
3. Gene Simmons: Bass- KISS
2. Lars Ulrich: Drums- Metallica
1. John Bonham: Drums- Led Zeppelin (Note: Deceased)


Well, there it is in all it's glory. First thing is first...there is a hell of a lot of people on here that I have no clue about. So to say that these musicians are the best that metal has to offer at their instrument is totally subjective. The old guard of music, I can understand, but why give an accolade to a guy that has only been in the national eye for a few months? Too damn early to start blowing some up-an-comer (No pun intended).
However, my biggest gripe comes from one major fuck up. How can you put Rick Allen of Def fucking Leppard at #47? He lost a fucking arm! That immediately puts him at top 5 for that alone. Forget that he still plays better than most two armed drummers. That is complete bullshit, especially since they pretty much focus on his accident the whole portion of his write-up. Not to mention that one of metal's most renowned drummers, Mike Portnoy, ends up in the 80's when a guy like Lars Ulrich gets #2? What the fuck is this world coming to? Portnoy would destroy Ulrich in a drum-off on his worst day. That is a fact. Ask any drummer in this world who knows anything about technique and knowledge of the instrument and they'll tell you. Hit Parader littered this shit list with so many fucking new age metal bands that it's a joke. Where's Rod Morganstein or Charlie Benante, or Frankie Benalli? Hm? Where's their fucking love? How about Eric Brittingham or Jack Blades, or Les Claypool? fuck all the wanna-be's in the rock world right now. In 10 years, they'll be forgotten. Give the credit where credit is fucking due.


On a side note, this paragraph was also in Hit Parader. Had to do with Paul McCartney and The Beatles and it made me want to kill the writer. Check this out:

OVER N' OUT: Friends hope it doesn't happen, but Sir Paul McCartney might be in for an embarrassing moment or two on account of a little lady. Please...we can say no more...No joke here, but a sign on a restaurant wall in Gotham reads as follows: "Show me, show me now. No, it was not a big reaction. It's just that you absorbed electricity from our test circuits." By the way, the aforementioned bistro was serving alcoholic refreshments...And speaking of The Beatles, in conclusion, how much money must John, Paul, George, and Ringo be racking in if they can thumb their noses at Steven Jobs and Apple Computer and expressly forbid any of their classics to be offered on the I-Tunes, Ans. Hundred and Hundred of millions of British pounds per year!!!


Well, I can answer how much John and George are "racking in" these days...NONE! THEY'RE FUCKING DEAD! I can't believe the people that write shit like this. How about you get someone who knows what the fuck it is they're bitching about instead of what appears to be a 7 year old Phillipino child who's trying to speak English for the first time and has no clue who the fucking Beatles even were? Yes friends, this is the type of senseless horse shit that Hit Parader grinds out once a month. There is plenty more where that came from, but I'm tired of typing, so I'll put more in tomorrow. Till then...

[Starr]

Yeah you are right...they are dead and I would imagine they would roll over in their graves. That's such bullshit right there. The fucking Beatles have made history and some people, like these retards, can't get over it. The band is what rock was all about. And to use their name in that aspect is well...DISrespectful. I suppose that's all out of an act of jealousy b/c the bands these dumb asses like will never reach the point in Rock history as the Beatles did.

So Here Comes The Sun and it's gonna burn a hole right in their soul!