I want to add Phil Collins


he may not be hard rock like the others posted but this man can play

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ucic7j5CIFg&feature=related

and this one just cracked me up

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CbLr2NEV_7o

Neil Peart #1
Nick Mason #2
John Bonnem #3

Buddy Rich could do more with less (drums)

ROD

Neil Peart for sure.
He is the Lord of the Drum Kit.

Bandit: I didn't know you were a huge fan, so am I !!

My number 2 choice is Danny Carey from Tool. I saw them play, and that guy is a nutty drummer.

#3 Animal from the Muppets.

Adam

i think its hard to say who the best drummer of all time is, since there are so many different style of drumming.

neil peart is amazing, but so it buddy rich, and john bonham kicks *** too.

this is my favorite neil peart vid ive seen:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1bIchqJoxFQ&feature=related

buddy rich, amazing:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WgeX9iYOFSQ


my personal favorite drummer of all time (carter beauford):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lDf6JIfoBE make sure to get to 1:23

Danny Carey, drummer from Tool.
Able to play multiple time sig'*. simultaniously and different time sig'*. from other instruments FTW.

Ditto!!!

X2

I think the band'* name was The Electric Mayhem. I used to have a t-shirt with
Dr. Teeth, Janice, Animal and whoever the other two were back in my tiny tot days. It was the most god awful color too.
You can't have an all time best, there are just too many genre'*.