Modern Drummer 2005 Readers' Poll Awards

Modern Drummer 2005 Readers' Poll Awards -
Here are the 2005 results (congrats to all):

HALL OF FAME
2005: STEWART COPELAND

ALL-AROUND
VINNIE COLAIUTA
2. Josh Freese
3. Dennis Chambers
4. Steve Gadd
5. Steve Smith

STUDIO
JOSH FREESE
2. Vinnie Colaiuta
3. Kenny Aronoff
4. Steve Gadd
5. Steve Ferrone

MAINSTREAM JAZZ
BILL STEWART
2. Roy Haynes
3. Peter Erskine
4. Matt Wilson
5. Jeff Hamilton

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
DAVE WECKL
2. Steve Smith
3. Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez
4. Antonio Sanchez
5. Dennis Chambers

BIG BAND
LOUIE BELLSON
2. John Riley
3. Ed Shaughnessy
4. Jeff Hamilton
5. Max Weinberg

UP & COMING
CHRIS ADLER (LAMB OF GOD)
2. Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
3. Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
4. Terreon Gully (Christian McBride)
5. Longineu Parsons (Yellowcard)

POP
CARTER BEAUFORD
2. Kenny Aronoff
3. Vinnie Colaiuta
4. Abe Laboriel Jr.
5. Teddy Campbell

ROCK
CHAD SMITH
2. Josh Freese
3. Danny Carey
4. Jimmy Chamberlin
5. Matt Sorum

METAL
JASON BITTNER
2. Joey Jordison
3. Tomas Haake
4. Vinnie Paul
5. Lars Ulrich

PUNK
TRAVIS BARKER
2. Tr? Cool
3. Josh Freese
4. Darrin Pheiffer
5. Jordan Burns

PROG
MIKE PORTNOY
2. Danny Carey
3. Virgil Donati
4. Neil Peart
5. Mike Mangini

R&B
JOHN BLACKWELL
2. Zoro
3. Ricky Lawson
4. David Garibaldi
5. Stanton Moore

HIP-HOP
AHMIR "?UESTLOVE" THOMPSON
2. Gorden Campbell
3. Gerald Heyward
4. Keith Harris
5. Li?l John Roberts

COUNTRY
PAUL LEIM
2. Billy Mason
3. Eddie Bayers
4. Trey Gray
5. J.D. Blair

HAND PERCUSSIONIST
GIOVANNI HIDALGO
2. Luis Conte
3. Richie Flores
4. Alex Acu?a
5. Sheila E

CLASSICAL/MALLET PERCUSSIONIST
LEIGH HOWARD STEVENS
2. Evelyn Glennie
3. Gary Burton
4. Robert Van Sice
5. Chris Lamb

CLINICIAN
DOM FAMULARO
2. Thomas Lang
3. Virgil Donati
4. Mike Mangini
5. Billy Ward

EDUCATIONAL BOOK
JOHN RILEY: THE JAZZ DRUMMER?S WORKSHOP
2. Richie "Gajate" Garcia: Play Timbales Now!
3. Dave Weckl: The Next Step
4. Anthony J. Cirone: Portraits For Drumset
5. Joe Bergamini & Kevin Fuhrman: Turn It Up & Lay It Down?The Book

EDUCATIONAL DVD
BILLY WARD: BIG TIME
2. Tommy Igoe: Groove Essentials
3. Giovanni Hidalgo (with Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez): Traveling Through
Time
4. Kenwood Dennard: The Studio/Touring Drummer
5. Various Artists: American Drummers Achievement Awards Honoring Steve Gadd


RECORDED PERFORMANCE
JASON BITTNER?SHADOWS FALL: THE WAR WITHIN
2. Joey Jordison?Slipknot: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
3. Tomas Haake?Meshuggah: I (EP)
4. Chris Adler?Lamb Of God: Ashes Of The Wake
5. Mike Portnoy?Dream Theater: Live At Budokan

Hoo-boy.
Ah, well, I don't even want to comment on some of that...

For starters,
PROG
MIKE PORTNOY
2. Danny Carey
3. Virgil Donati
4. Neil Peart
5. Mike Mangini

is laughable as #3 & 5 should easily be #'s 1 & 2...altho I know these "polls" are more the popularity contest usually [Altho some of it is accurate]. NP def has a place in my [img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img] , but b4 Mang, Carey, or esp Virg?! Methinks not.
Carey I can see/understand.

R&B
JOHN BLACKWELL
2. Zoro
3. Ricky Lawson
4. David Garibaldi
5. Stanton Moore

2, 4, & 5 I can see...DG can groove rnb like a beast, but is more known for his funk-fusion style...RL is a good player, but I wouldnt nec put him in the top 5...how about some of those guys that groovemeister, groovisimo, funkygroove[r][?], pocketime, & funkydrummer always talk about?!

COUNTRY
PAUL LEIM
2. Billy Mason
3. Eddie Bayers
4. Trey Gray
5. J.D. Blair

2 & 4 should be replaced with Lonnie Wilson, Steve Turner, Milton Sledge, or a whole slew of other cats. [Guess they still don't know who Pat McDonald or Ray Massey are [img]tongue.gif[/img] ...PM is to country what TSuch is to classic rock/Styx [img]wink.gif[/img] ]
2 & 4 are in very high-prof gigs for that genre, though, which would explain it. & both can play the live stuff to the click.
[You'd prob need to divide this category into "studio" vs "live" anyway...] [img]wink.gif[/img]

MAINSTREAM JAZZ
BILL STEWART
2. Roy Haynes
3. Peter Erskine
4. Matt Wilson
5. Jeff Hamilton
That's pretty good, but it's a tough call because there's so many greats...Tain, Joey Barron, JDeej, & Elvin being but a handful more of...

Why am i even commenting on this... [img]graemlins/thinking.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ March 18, 2005 02:28 PM: Message edited by: fuseU1 ]</font>

because you can't help yourself fuse! [img]wink.gif[/img]

Does the "All-Around" category include a drummer's versatility in different styles?

Yes...I...knowww...

...hey, where's my methodone?!...
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Cheers for posting Groovissimo. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

Man, some of this is laughable...

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
DAVE WECKL
2. Steve Smith
3. Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez
4. Antonio Sanchez
5. Dennis Chambers

ALL, yes ALL of the contenders in this category should not be in there. FACT.
Weckl= fusion
El Negro = Jazz? Do me a favour!! (I'll come to him later)
Steve Smith = One of the best contemporary jazz drummers of the year? Really? If conemporary jazz means twirling your sticks or doing hi-hat tricks, then I guess so!?!?!?!
Antonio Sanchez - peripheral, but fair enough.
Chambers = Fusion full stop. As great as Dennis is, he has never in my book, been classed as a jazz player. Contemporary or otherwise.

Why is there no mention of Brian Blade? Jack De Johnette? Bill Stewart? Tain? Joey Baron? Clarence Penn? Paul Motion? Idris Mohamed? Ari Hoenig? Erskoman? Nussbaum? John Marshall? Jorge Rossy? etc etc etc.

When you consider the great living exponents of contemporary jazz that are, thank God still alive, it absolutely astounds and amzes me that fucking bedroom drummers and editors alike would lump Horacio El Negro Hernandez in the category of "Best Contemporary Jazz Drummer" (unless Groovissimo has made a mistake with this!)

If this is the intelligence and level of understanding of contemporary jazz that Modern Drummer Magazine has, then I'll never buy another copy again. This is clearly the drumming equivalent of The Beano!!

....farcical. [img]mad.gif[/img]

Sorry Fuse, just posted and then read yours. I guess we're singing from the same hymn book!!

... It's just you ain't had as many [img]graemlins/beer.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/beer.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/beer.gif[/img] 's as me!! [img]wink.gif[/img]

"Farcical [at best]"

Yes, indeedy, Dazz-O-roo.

[Altho those listed there are no doubt fantastic players indeed,] I was deliberately leaving commentary on the CONTEMPORARY JAZZ category for you...
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Have another & post some more...[I love it]... [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ March 17, 2005 08:20 PM: Message edited by: fuseU1 ]</font>

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I was deliberately leaving commentary on the CONTEMPORARY JAZZ category for you...

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hehe!! Dats ma boy!! [img]cool.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

hey Dazzler, and all...

You are right about the Contemporary Jazz category... does not make sense !

By the way, all of these winners are correct according to MD.

But, as we've said in the past, this is like a popularity contest, and the most popular or better known always win !

Don't forget, that this Poll reflects who the majority of Modern Drummer's readers are.

If this Contemporary Jazz category was polled by readers of Downbeat, Jazz Iz, or other jazz mags, the result would be different.

As for Mike Portnoy, he is the king in New Jersey. So, he gets the prize every year !