2007-02-26 08:03:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I think he's an amazing drummer. I love all of Queen's songs. Especially We Will Rock You.
2007-02-26 08:11:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose the question must be, how do you rate a good drummer?
For example, look at Ringo Starr of the Beatles, technically not a superb drummer but what he did, and how he did it, was near perfection. Using a smaller drum kit to perfection.
With Roger Taylor, he tended to use big drum kits, sometimes using more than 24 pieces (in fact I am sure he once in concert played a 48 piece drum kit).
Perhaps there are other more 'technically' better drummer out there but Roger Taylor's style was suite to the band in the same way that the band were suited to each other.
Take any of the members of Queen out and the group definetly lacked something, The whole is bigger than the parts.
Roger Taylor played a specific role and it is fair comment to say that he let no one down and in fact regularly played extremely well, and wrote some decent songs.
Perhaps there are better drummers, but Roger Taylor definetly had a lot of talent and personally I would rate him very highly.
2007-02-26 16:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by Alistair B 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I stayed at a B and B next door to his mum and dad in Cornwall in 1979 or 1980. They were very nice people. He was guest drummer on the Gary Numan album 'Dance' so this to me is a recommendation that he is a good drummer.
2007-02-26 16:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by just me 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. Interesting question that. I really like the bloke and everything - have a lot of respect, of course - but I don't really think he's a particularly brilliant drummer. Feel guilty for saying that.
2007-02-26 16:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by Rachael H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not in my top 20......
Jaki Liebezeit (Can)
Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
Bill Bruford (Yes)
Zig Modeliste (Meters)
Klaus Dinger (Neu)
Keith Moon (Who)
Tim Alexander (Primus)
Damon Che Fitzgerald (Don Caballero)
Anton Fier (Golden Palominos)
William Calhoun (Living Colour)
Stanley Demeski )Feelies)
Yuval Gabay (Soul Coughing)
Mike Shrieve (Santana)
Doug Scharin (Codeine)
Charlie Ondras (Unsane)
Maureen Tucker (Velvet Underground)
Charles Hayward (This Heat)
Ginger Baker (Cream)
Dave Kerman (5UU's)
Neil Peart (Rush)
2007-02-26 16:11:54 · answer #5 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good, very capable drummer for the kinda band he was in. Nothing more or less.
2007-02-26 16:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing special.
2007-02-26 16:13:01 · answer #7 · answered by iron chef bryan 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
f***** awesome !!!
2007-02-26 16:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by looby 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋