Passes out. Chokes on own vomit, never to be heard from again. ROCK 'N ROLL!!!!! Say hi to John Bonham for me.

I totally agree, John Bonham was a totally amazing drummer and his untimely death was such a loss to music; as were the early deaths of Marc Bolan and Jimi Hendrix. I would love to have heard how their music evolved.

There are few drummers in the world that can compare to John Bonham, one of those few is Neil Peart of the Canadian rock legends RUSH. There was a article a few years back in Rolling Stone magazine which listed him as number 4 (Bonham was number 1!!). I think Keith Moon was second, although I don't know why. Peart is far better!! I can't remember who was third.

Thank you for this Oritteropo! Keep the beat mate!

oritteropo Sifted the first video I saw of Polyphonics *related=https://videosift.com/video/What-Makes-John-Bonham-Such-a-Good-Drummer when I got deep in and finally Sifted this one... That's a great one too.

What Makes John Bonham Such a Good Drummer? has been added as a related post - related requested by RFlagg.

Alone in the category of overrated drummers who prize technical ability and a massive kit over groove and feel.

Give me John Bonham any day. Or even Dave Grohl.

Hell, I'd rather have Animal!

The girl in the back right is properly channeling John Bonham.

Peart, Terry Bozzio, Ginger Baker and Kieth Moon have always been my favorites for sheer energy in execution, improvisation, and texture. John Bonham was fun to listen to and watch, too. Surprisingly, I sat mesmerized by Charlie Watts at this show in 79' in Dallas where the band was Page, Clapton, and Beck all jamming with Entwistle on bass and Watts on drums. He looks like a tax collector sitting there but busts out an incredible envelop of rhythm with the precision of a Swiss timepiece on a minimalist kit.

Actually, I have to say Freddie had a reasonably profound effect on my world view. When I discovered he was gay, I was a typically bigoted ignorant young teenage male (the fact that I didn't realise he was gay probably tells you as much as you need to know about me at that age).
I only found out he was "a queer" when he died, but I'd always thought his voice and music were epic. It forced to re-evaluate my stereo-typed view of the world, which lead to a number of important epiphanies in my life.

I don't believe in an afterlife, but if I'm wrong, I hope he's up there jamming with Hendrix, John Bonham and John Entwistle.

In the actual video, which I painfully watched for comparison, the lead singer says the drummer is "the best drummer in the world."

Danny Carey and Zombie John Bonham would like to disagree (with shotguns and steak knives.)

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Jimmy Page' to 'Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, 70s, 1973' - edited by rasch187

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some of the best, if ya ever wanna hear/see some technical monsters-Art Blakey, Max Roach, jazz) Terry Bozio, Carl Palmer and Ansley Dunbar (both influenced Neil Peart),
of course theres Buddy Rich, Luis Belson,from the Big Band Jazz days.....

and for simplicity and solid rhythm...Charlie Watts (stones ds.),Elvin Jones, John Bonham and Keith Moon (zeppelin,the who).......

That chick from the White Stripes???.....Faux Drummer, but has the intensity and charm, because of the great song writing and relationship with her beau......True Love-

"....you can dance, you can glide, having the time of your life, oooohhhh".....totally could hear the ABBA he was listening to......

From the Metafilter posting... In 1979 Paul McCartney asked a few friends, namely John Paul Jones, David Gilmour, Ronnie Lane, John Bonham, Kenney Jones, Hank Marvin and Pete Townshend to stop by the studio for a bit of a jam. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rockestra.