SterlingRe (July 22, 2008 at 5:10 pm)

Unfortunately we really haven't seen Tony play with the right musicians(band) for long enough to even judge that. He needs to be in a good Jazz fusion band with musicians of equal caliber and cut an album or 2. I don't see him having any problem sounding sweet in that style. As far as straight up technical ability goes Tony is so good it defies words. Drumming is obviously very physical and Tony's raw physical ability is something he has over virtually anyone playing right now. Speed,power,style

Timmyinc44 (July 21, 2008 at 10:28 pm)

To truly compare twp drummers you would have to put them in a bunch of different genres of music then rank them in that genre then move to a solo using the same basic setup for both drummers.

fallingfromjupiter (July 20, 2008 at 7:56 am)

yeah I suppose. No wait Tony is better with a band, and just a better drummer it's just you can't compare them as musicians, but drummers, yes. Watever the fuck that even means o.0

22drums (July 19, 2008 at 4:04 pm)

HA HA... Yea..Beauford is probably a better drummer with a band and Tony is obviously a monster on the solos. Is that better??:D

fallingfromjupiter (July 19, 2008 at 9:42 am)

well even though I'm fully retarted, He is better than Chambers and Beauford, it's just not fully right to compare them. You get what I'm saying, right?

22drums (July 19, 2008 at 5:05 am)

nOpe...Its FULLY true, even tho u may be retarded.... your point is still semi valid... i guess....

fallingfromjupiter (July 19, 2008 at 2:39 am)

man wtf did you say that for you know thats not fully true. You cant even compare them

22drums (July 18, 2008 at 5:39 pm)

Sorry everyone... This guy shits on anybody you can think of. Even ChaMBERS AND bEAUFORD.

SterlingRe (July 18, 2008 at 12:46 pm)

You've actually got it backwards. He actually has the discipline to know when to stop playing fast and go back into his sweet beats. As far as finess goes Tony is technically brilliant so I don't even know what you mean by that. What your describing would be your typical metal drummer who has some speed but not much else. If Tony isn't a master he's so close it's a moot point.

SterlingRe (July 18, 2008 at 12:21 am)

Neil Peart is a very good rock drummer who does everything Rush's music asks of him. He is at least one major notch down from guys like Tony, Caliuta,Gadd, Chambers etc. I'm a huge Rush fan and even I realize Neil's limitations. If you don't think Tony learned some theory from Dennis Chambers then you need to look into this guy some more. As to only playing fast you need to look at old Buddy Rich videos. He constantly showed off his amazing speed because he could. If you got it, flaunt it.