re: Best Classic Rock Rythum Section

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You are talking about Charlie Watts for goodness sake.

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And I think he was a great drummer, just not nearly in the discussion of GOAT drummer.

My gold standard is Bonham, just based on the variety of things he did well, with few weaknesses - kind of the Jack Nicklaus of drumming.

But guys who were "sloppy" technique-wise, but were "right" for their band abound - Nick Mason, Ringo, Keith Moon, etc. They played with the right feel and it obviously worked for those 3 legendary bands.

I'm not necessarily going to put Charlie in that category because I think his technique was stronger than those 3, particularly, and he still played with the right feel for the Stones.