another vote for you queen fans out there
roger taylor from queen (july 26 1949)
nick mason from pink floyd (january 27 1944)
little known facts
roger taylor always uses single drum kits
nick mason always uses double drum kits
why is that please help me out
Nick's playing is too tight, there is not enough feeling in it. On the other hand, Roger's playing is more loose and he put a lot of himself in it. Roger CAN groove :)
rick is the "playboy-drummer" and not a real virtuouso. roger has (had) much more power).
if asked about dark side, the only thing gilmour would have likd to be better was the drums!
my vote goes for rog!
I like the 80s stuff like the WWRY vid. Plent of cameras on Roger and his movement behind the drumkit is superb. Also on Staying Power at Milton Keynes. Roger is a far more technical drummer. With a lot more Grrrrrroooovvveeeeeee.
I think both are great, sometimes too underrated drummers, but I'd have to go with Roger. I know next to nothing about drumming, but he plays with an emotion that you don't always hear in Pink Floyd songs.
Nick isn't "mechanical" or technical at all. If anything HE was the one that was too "loose" and improvisational. Nick has even stated that "There was more pressure on me to make the drumming more accurate and less flowery" for the Wish You Were Here Album. Nick had some trouble on the Wall as well, he went so far as to work out a way to read music for the drums and Pink Floyd needed to bring in a studio drummer to record on one of the tracks. I think if Nick was the technical drummer he would have been able to work through any complexities that he might have come across. Roger had great timing and was very proficient in the drumming department and he was pretty loose too. I think its safe to say that Roger was a superior drummer overall.
You also have to take into consideration that Pink Floyd and Queen are 2 totally different styles of music. Nick played "less" because that's what Roger Waters wanted alot of times. But if you listen to the "Animals" album, you'll hear Nick give a little more than usual. Queen's music is alot more rockin' and needed Roger to "go off" more. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Roger. He is an excellent drummer, but I don't think its fair to say Nick wasn't. Personally, I don't think Roger's style would have worked on Dark Side of the Moon at all!!
Lets see... this is a Queen noticeboard, therefore the conclusion is kind of foregone.
Why not visit an Elvis Presley website and ask who was the better singer - Freddie Mercury or Elvis Presley?
Again, I think the conclusion would be quite predictable also!
Who is the best drummer? Buddy Rich, hands down. I think drummers like Bonham and Peart come in behind, but it's pretty far behind. No-one can touch Rich.
Now...who is the better drummer, Roger Taylor or Nick Mason? I love Roger, and Floyd's drumming never really impressed me. I think I'll have to side with Taylor on this one.
Roger hands down, I mean God love Nick Mason, he is a great drummer and I do love Pink Floyd, but Roger's the man, cause he was my first crush when I was 8 years old. Third best drummer? the late,great John 'Bonzo' Bonham.
i've always been a fan of drumlines...
some of the greatest "drum-oriented" songs
Now I'm Here - Queen (Roger's ego prevails)
When The Levee Breaks - Zepp (heavy heavy drum sound)
White Room - Cream (you can't help but air drum to this one)
Baba O'Riley - The Who (as basic and addictive as they come)
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY - U2 (try to figure the rythm pattern out of this one!... very calculated)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John (not an obvious one, but give it a spin, the drums in that one really breathe life, very spacey)
One - Metallica (needs no explanation)
In The Flesh? - Pink Floyd
name some songs, my list is very incomplete... i want to make a mix cd... so keep them coming
Try any live version of 'A Quick One, While He's Away'...Moonie gives his all there, and it's really amazing. 'The Ox' is also four minutes of Moon whirling around his drum set. I've tried drumming along to that, and I very nearly pass out after thirty seconds.
Heh.
I'm not the only person to think that the drums were important to Someone Saved My Life Tonight. Nigel Olssen is a lot like Roger--he sang back up in a trio and did similar style of drumming.
There's a question for you , because the styles are so close--who's the better drummer? Roger or Nigel?
-Elwhis
I can't say who is the best drummer, but I can say that Roger fits wonderful in Queen. And he created his own style, just like the other members did too. That's what I appreciate the most in Roger.
Both of them are good (and I prefer Roger, maybe ’cos he’s from Queen? :-). But speaking of best rock drummers - for me it’s Peart, Bonham, Moon (in this order).