Good point about John Bonham. Buddy Rich the greatest drummer? Maybe, if you judge him for speed. But hes' old school. Very mechanical playing like so many other jazz drummers from his era. But no way could he ever match Bakers' foot work on double bass drums. Richs' finger work was phenomenal on the snare until I saw John Bonham in late 1968 in Seattle when Led Zeppelin was on their first tour.
That night they opened up for Vanilla Fudge. Bonham did perfect rolls on the snare with one drum stick at very high speed and I have never seen any other drummer since with that level of skill. I bought my first drum kit in 1969 and put my sticks down in 1980 and I was an absolute concert junkie and over the years I have witnessed at live concerts all the top rock drummer's from that era and the one drummer that should be right up there with Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, and Ginger Baker is Bill Bruford with Yes.
That night they opened up for Vanilla Fudge. Bonham did perfect rolls on the snare with one drum stick at very high speed and I have never seen any other drummer since with that level of skill. I bought my first drum kit in 1969 and put my sticks down in 1980 and I was an absolute concert junkie and over the years I have witnessed at live concerts all the top rock drummer's from that era and the one drummer that should be right up there with Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, and Ginger Baker is Bill Bruford with Yes.