43 responses to “Winners of DRUM! Magazine Readers Poll 2008”

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   Damian

   July 3, 2008

   As usual…the masses seem to always stick to the cool and popular…overlooking what’s actually practical and true. Just because something is popular dosen’t mean it’s a good product or the BEST for that matter,reader pole or no. I actually voted in this one, who counted the votes…the Bush administration?

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   drumfreak

   July 3, 2008

   I guess DrummerConnection.com and bigdrumthump.com will have to be on Next Year’s Best Website list 🙂

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3. 

   SFL

   July 3, 2008

   Damn bloody right, drumfreak!

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4. 

   Anna Danger Wright

   July 4, 2008

   Travis Barker is the best Punk Drummer!!
   and Tré Cool is the best too!
   LOL that’s great!
   I’ll bee the best some day.. you’ll see
   Best Punk Drummer
   ANNA DANGER
   believe me! =P

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5. 

   greeny

   July 4, 2008

   tre cool is the best drummer on this world!!!!!!
   green day rules!!!!!!

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6. 

   Maria of Suburbia

   July 5, 2008

   think the same as greeny

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   Alisob

   July 5, 2008

   oh Tré cool is the beeest drummer in the hole world!
   GreenDay’s beest!

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8. 

   Nooneknows

   July 5, 2008

   Best Punk Drummer = Tré Cool

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9. 

   haushinka

   July 5, 2008

   Tré Cool is the best drummer ever!
   whatever,, GREEN DAY RULES!

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10. 

    Nutty

    July 5, 2008

    Who the fuck is Thomas Pridgen, and how the hell did he beat Spencer Smith? Spencer should’ve won that category.!
    And Tre Cool could beat Barker as a drummer ANYDAY.
    This was rigged, I bet. 🙁

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11. 

    XxNimrodxX

    July 5, 2008

    Tre Fucking Cool is the best drummer period.Green Day is the best fucking band in the world, even though they’ve been gone for so long =[

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12. 

    Megan Maria

    July 5, 2008

    Blink 182 is not punk so theres no way that that kid can be better than Tre Cool, because Tre and Green Day are punk.
    Oh ya and suck my lesbo cock, you fuckheads left out the best drummer ever…. John Bonham!!!!!!!

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13. 

    melissa

    July 5, 2008

    Best Punk Drummer = Tré Cool

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14. 

    david davidson

    July 5, 2008

    all you green day worshippers, please shut the fuck up. just because you enjoy green day like MTV tells you to doesn’t mean tre cool is the best drummer in the world, let alone ever. listen to some real percussionists for once.

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15. 

    Flora

    July 6, 2008

    I don’t think that Travis Barker is a pure punk drummer. Knowing his influences ( Pop, R’n B…), he is not totally punk. For me the best punk drummer is Atom Willard followed by Tré Cool. I think we can include Dean Butterworth ( not mentionned in the lists of drummers).

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16. 

    Punky

    July 6, 2008

    ^^^ I never listened to Green Day because MTV tells me so xD And you could listen to Tre Cool at once.. Go, try it!
    And btw, everyone likes something else..
    For me.. TRE COOL = Best Drummer ;]

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17. 

    tommy

    July 6, 2008

    It’s a shame this list has travis barker and tre cool listed as the best drummers. Sure they are good, but in punk category they are only above Brooks Wackerman because more people know green day and blink than Bad Religion.

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18. 

    bjamrptc

    July 6, 2008

    best punk drummer = Tre’ Cool

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19. 

    rev!rox!

    July 6, 2008

    yay! Jimmy Sullivan runner up drummer of the year i dont care he the best! woo! and best live drummer performer runnner up! yeah A7X drumming album! yay! 😀

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20. 

    Siobhan

    July 6, 2008

    TRE WINS.

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21. 

    moomoo

    July 8, 2008

    okay, if you people seriously think that being on mtv makes people not punk, you completely have lost the idea of punk . its about not letting poeple tell you what to do, and saying “f*** off” to the authority. and loud music. xD
    even if you are on MTV, you can do that. There are plenty of real punks who have also made it in the mainstream music scene.
    *shakes head*
    :end rant:

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22. 

    green day and a7x freak

    July 8, 2008

    I’m with you, moomoo. Green Day haters constantly say stuff like that idiot up there. We don’t listen to Green Day because we watch MTV. I’ve only had cable for a few months!!!
    But yeah, Tre Cool, best freaking drummer, along with JIMMY SULLIVAN/THE REV. Can’t believe neither of them won anything. What a shame.

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23. 

    ashin

    July 11, 2008

    tre cool is the best punk drummer, nobody else . it’s my own opinion, of course, but.. .
    HE’S THE BEST!
    greetings from poland 🙂

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24. 

    christian

    July 12, 2008

    Nutty, are you an idiot? Listen to the drumming on Wax simulacra by Thomas’s band The Mars Volta, and then reconsider your arrogant statement.

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25. 

    billycody69

    July 13, 2008

    Well, for all the talk about it being a popularity contest I find the most interesting winner to be 18 year old Matt Smith (3rd in the Rising Star category). Here’s an up and coming guy with serious name rec because of youtube and internet stuff and his amazing technique, but with no endorsements or exposure in a major band.
    This shows that Drum Magazine is pretty even handed.

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26. 

    Nutty

    July 13, 2008

    To that david davidson asshole, I’ll let you know that I fucking hate MTV. It’s stupid. I never watch it, so it couldn’t tell me anything about Tre Cool. So shut the fuck up, because you don’t really know anything like you think you do.

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27. 

    Nutty

    July 13, 2008

    And to christian, you’re the idiot. I’ve heard that shit before, and I still know that Tre is the best drummer. He’s the fucking shit, man. I’m not arrogant, I just know good music when I hear it, thank you very much, asshole.

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    christian

    July 13, 2008

    Nutty, I wasn’t referring to tre, I was referring to spencer smith.

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29. 

    Nutty

    July 14, 2008

    Whatever. This is stupid shit, anyways. I really don’t enjoy arguing with people I’ve never met when it’s on the internet. Can you said, “Pointless?” I CAN. :]
    Thank you veeery much.
    I’m going to go listen to some Cobra Starship.
    I’m really not in the mood to be a bitch right now, so I won’t be.
    Does anybody here write fan-fictions?
    I need a sno-cone, damnit.. ]:

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30. 

    grEEnheAd

    July 16, 2008

    Travis is shitttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..The real winner should be Tre Cool…….

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31. 

    grEEnheAd

    July 16, 2008

    it was a set up!!!!…those judges don’t know how to pick a true punk drummer.what ashit..Tre Cool!!!!!!!!!!!! is the real winner

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32. 

    Jos

    July 18, 2008

    I think that Dominic Howard from MUSE is one of the best drummers on progressive rock style!!

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33. 

    uskiller

    July 21, 2008

    Greenday is best tré is crazy drummer

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34. 

    zabbadahut

    July 29, 2008

    First readers vote here, not judges. And how is this poll a popularity contest when a cult favorite like Matt Smith gets in the Rising Star section? Sometimes it’s just different than you think it is.

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35. 

    Bigpoppat

    July 30, 2008

    WTF? Chad Sexton isn’t mentioned anywhere on this website. Sexton is a drumming God

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36. 

    Leslie

    July 30, 2008

    I’d have to say none of my favourite drummers (I’m specifically talking about ones that are still alive) appear to be on that list. I can’t believe there’s no drummers from Dischord Records on there. There’s some talent on that list, just not my favourites.

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37. 

    tchek

    August 4, 2008

    I’ve always felt tre cool and all, but have you ever heard or for that matter seen Darren King of Mute Math? Don’t know what category he fits in but who cares.

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38. 

    Drew

    September 4, 2008

    I definitely agree with tchek on that one…
    Darren King is by far one of the best drummers out there, an honorable mention at the least.
    I’m not entirely sure where he would fit, but hey. He’s still pretty damn good for playing a 40 year old four piece kit with old ass hats and one crash/ride.
    Also, Dom Howard should be in the Progressive section.
    He has a killer sound to him, he’s flawless live, uses jazz influences to make his sound his own, is a lefty, AND sometimes dresses up as Spiderman whilst playing.
    Awesome?
    I thought so.

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39. 

    pablo

    December 12, 2008

    mike portnoy best progresive drummer?
    im larfing rite now. i mean no offend, but damn.

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40. 

    ben

    January 9, 2009

    holy shit
    mike portnoy kicks ass, fully deserved 1st place in prog
    why so much talk bout punk drumming
    green day is for 14 year olds
    prog and metal drummers way better

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    Cameron

    February 2, 2009

    I agree with most things on this list, but one thing. Anyone who thinks Travis Barker is the best anything is an idiot. I mean, he’s not bad by any means, he’s a pretty decent drummer. Decent. He’s not the best anything. At all. It makes me sad that because he can bash and wail and maybe has a little speed that people think he’s amazing. *tear drop*

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42. 

    Cameron

    February 2, 2009

    I just gave it another look…Tre Cool and Chad Smith aren’t anything special either (in the realm of the best drummers). Epic Fail!

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43. 

    Matthew

    February 8, 2009

    Ok, a few things. Travis Barker’s crap, Mike Portnoy is hugely overrated and certainly not better than Neil Peart.
    One more thing. Muse suck in every possible way. Including their musicianship. And they are NOT progressive rock, they’re rubbish pop with self-importance. And Matt Bellamy is a smug, talentless tosser. Were it up to me they’d all be hanging from the yardarm, and never have released any of their embarassing crimes against music.
    EUGH. Muse. I look forward to the hatemail I will no doubt receive.

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