 | Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend by Tony Fletcher
Buy used from: $4.12 This list is strictly Rock, no Jazz. Well, where would Neal Peart and Alex Van Halen be without this guy? Lightning speed and manic style, need I say more?
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 | Disraeli Gears by Cream
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $4.45 Ginger Baker was Rock's 1st all out soloist. Fusing rock with jazz into marathon solos like Toad made rock drumming more intellectual.
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 | Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $5.30 Backing up a totally new innovative type of music of Jimi's was quite a chore for Mitch Mitchell, but he was up to the task. With jazz and hard pounding rock styles, he set a new standard.
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 | John Bonham: A Thunder of Drums by Chris Welch
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.60 What can you say about the man who defined metal drumming. He did more on a 5 piece set than most drummers using those 50 piece New York skyline sets who don't even use half their stuff.
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 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer by Emerson Lake & Palmer
Buy used from: $6.37 Probably the closest thing to a Buddy Rich rock ever came up with. Carl Palmer's dexterity is just truly amazing. The way he just glides over the skins without breaking a sweat is a sight to behold.
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 | 2112 by Rush
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $3.97 Neal Peart picked up where John Bonham and Carl Palmer left off and took rock drumming into new territory with innovation and technical precision.
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 | Face Value by Phil Collins
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $1.95 Yes! He plays drums, remember? Phil's use of tribal rhythms in his playing made him quite unique and not to mention inventive.
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 | Machine Head by Deep Purple
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.25 What makes Ian Paice so incredible is not just the flair of his hands but his feet as well. Plays a single bass setup but listening to him you'd swear it was a double bass setup.
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 | One of a Kind by Bill Bruford
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $7.91 Bill Bruford is without a doubt one of most diversified drummers around. He can play anything, jazz, rock and even classical percussion. From Yes to Earthworks, he's been around.
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 | Mickey Hart's Mystery Box by Mickey Hart
Buy used from: $0.21 Never been much of Deadhead myself, but I gotta admit, Hart's one hell of a percussionist. Utilizing instruments and techniques from around the world, he's never boring!
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 | Abbey Road by The Beatles
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.70 OK, he wasn't flashy, didn't really solo (except a little ditty on this LP), but Ringo was a pretty inventive drummer for the times. And you gotta like a drummer that both Moon and Bonham admired.
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