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I said in this thread Lars was right for Metallica. The argument is dumb - Danny Carey is light years ahead in ability. No reasonable person disputes that.

Perhaps. I really dislike Tool, so that is no doubt coloring my answer. But the video you posted wasn't anything special.

Ability? What is that? Literal pure technical ability? Or the ability to be perfect in a song and make the drums more than just a timepiece? I do not agree that it is obvious that Carey is better than Ulrich in that regard. I find that Carey likes to throw in a lot of prog rock tropes into his playing (e.g. little flourishes on the hi hat between the beat) that are technically competent but come off more like masturbation than actually adding to the song.

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 10/27/16 at 9:58 pm to Big Scrub TX

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I really dislike Tool, so that is no doubt coloring my answer. But the video you posted wasn't anything special.

I enjoy that song, the drums on it - the video shows his ability to keep time, keep the beat, tuck the right stick, grab the gong mallet - his great use of bronze (yeah, he is a jazz and progressive influenced drummer, but he takes it to the next level).

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Posted by 19

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Posted on 10/28/16 at 8:49 am to Big Scrub TX

Dude, I absolutely despised King's X, but I could recognize the massive amount of talent concentrated therein.
(I still can't listen to them, just not my thing)

Lars and Danny can't be compared unless by analogy IMO:

Lars:K. Richards as Danny:Gilmour

That pretty much sums it up from a guitarist POV.

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