| DRUMMERS & PERCUSSIONISTS: |
| These (dozen) 12 Drummers that I have listed here
below are all wonderful world class Drummers as
everyone already knows. Though I listen to many, many
great Drummers, (to many here to actually list), these
12 Drummers are my desert island Drummers.
Everyone here listed below has not only totally changed
the face of the instrument, but has also completely
changed the way I play and hear Drums and Drumming
itself to this very day. Every single one of these
Drummers is a pioneer in one sense or another, and
what they have individually contributed to the Drums
and the Drumming community will always and forever
change and look at the way we see and hear Drums
and Drumming.
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| Visionary
drummer & pioneer BILL BRUFORD |
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| The greatest hard rock drummer of all time, JOHN BONHAM |
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| Progressive Rock pioneer TERRY BOZZIO |
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| There's VINNIE COLAIUTA, then there is everybody else. |
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| Another monster drummer and great singer/songwriter, PHIL COLLINS |
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| Pioneering Jazz master JACK DE JOHNETTE |
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| Master Drum Guru KENWOOD DENNARD |
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| Master world beat, ethnic drummer/percussionist TRILOK GURTU |
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| Quite simply, one of the leading masters of tabla drumming, ZAKIR HUSSAIN |
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| Legendary progressive rock pioneer CARL PALMER |
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| Rocks most modern drummer, and the very first reason why I began to play all those years ago, NEIL PEART |
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| Another visionary drumming pioneer, MICHAEL SHRIEVE |
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| SYNTHESISTS: |
| These 5 Synthesists have also completely changed
the way I see and hear and compose music. All of
these artists are also pioneers in their genre. Listening
to each one of these individuals music will reveal a
completely original approach and voice that completely
sounds like no other.
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| Founding father of Tangerine Dream - EDGAR FROESE |
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| The
soundworlds of STEVE ROACH |
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| Synthesizer
pioneer KLAUS SCHULZE |
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| Academy award-winning composer VANGELIS |
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| Ambient/Electronic multi-instrumentalist - KIT WATKINS |
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| GUITARISTS: |
| These 4 Guitarists are not only incredible Guitarists,
but they are also totally unique sounding as well. There
are no other Guitarists on the planet right now that
sound anything remotely like these 4 individuals.
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| Former
Genesis guitarist, STEVE HACKETT |
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| Progressive rock/jazz/fusion pioneer and guitarist virtuoso, ALLAN HOLDSWORTH |
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| Monster ethnic guitarist of world fusion - STEVE TIBBETTS |
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| Experimental Avant-Garde Progressive Rock / Jazz Fusion innovator, DAVID TORN |
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| BANDS: |
| These 4 bands have again literally and completely
changed the way I hear and perceive music. All 4 of these bands are Pioneers as well.
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| One of the most venerable Progressive Rock bands of all time, KING CRIMSON |
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| Monster drummer CHRISTIAN VANDER/MAGMA |
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| Ethnic/Psychedelic/Progressive/Spacerock
band OZRIC TENTACLES |
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| RUSH...need I say more? |
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| MISCELLANEOUS ARTISTS: |
| These 2 individuals are also very important Pioneers in
the world of Progressive Rock as the lead singers of
two of its most important bands. What these 2
individuals have brought to modern music is often
imitated but never have they ever been successfully
duplicated. Totally original and unique. |
| JON ANDERSON'S Olias of Sunhillow was the very first ever Ambient / Space music
recording I ever heard, when I was 14 years old. Even
before I became an Electronic music artist myself. This
recording had then, and still has today a profound
impact on my music making process.
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| The one and only PETER GABRIEL |
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| VISUAL ARTISTS: |
| These 3 visual Artists are quite plainly and simply
some of my favorite artists producing fantastic artwork
in the world today.
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| Fantasy artist, architect and visionary ROGER DEAN |
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| Visionary fantasy artist ROBERT VENOSA |
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| GILBERT WILLIAMS, a fantastic visionary artist who paints light in a very beautiful way. |
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