Travis Barker

[DonnieDarko]

I think he is one of the most over-rated drummers of all time. A few years ago i thought he was good, and i'm sure he was. The problem is, he never improved, where as everyone else did.

[Frodo]

what are you talking about, have you ever even seen him perform? hes pretty crazy, and more original than most drummers. he comes up with some nice beats, why do you think hes all over the place

[punk rock angel]

i dont know. all i know is that travis fukin kicks ass and i LOVE him. :D

[13th hour]

Travis is by far the best Punk drummer in the world. He might be the best drummer in history besides Buddy Rich or Jimmy Chamberlin.

[takingbackrufio]

Is this a fucking joke? Travis is the best punk drummer, easily, and in good contention for the best drummer in the world. Travis owns you.

[lollirot]

There are tons other drummers who don't get nearly enough recognition as they should.

[yeAA]

donnie darko is the shit...

i think dan trapp from senses fail is pretty good.. considering he is like 17, thats pretty bad ass

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by lollirot
There are tons other drummers who don't get nearly enough recognition as they should. That's true. I've heard of some unknown drummers that are at Travis's level.

[dretti]

i'll agree with him being the best punk drummer, but he still has a lot to compete with for an all time spot. I personally think Chad Smith is about 50 times better than travis.

[richter915]

What I like about travis is ya he's fucking amazing but he also expands his horizons and stuff...he plays drum beats for rap and can probably dominate any type of rock...that's really respectable and just pure talent and skill.

[Milonater]

Step 1: Learn drums
Step 2: Try to play travis' lines, perfectly.
Step 3: Shut up after figuring out that he kicks your ass at drumming, and pretty much everyone else's.

Seriously, have you seen this dude live?

[seethesights]

Originally posted by takingbackrufio
Is this a fucking joke? Travis is the best punk drummer, easily, and in good contention for the best drummer in the world. Travis owns you.

dude...quiet down.

[Alex Djaferis]

Originally posted by yeAA

i think dan trapp from senses fail is pretty good.. considering he is like 17, thats pretty bad ass


yeah that kid is already so good...in a few years it might become scary.



and travis is not overrated. hes rated just right; amazing.

[DonnieDarko]

I have seen him live, and i've heard most of all the shit he's done, it's not terrible, but it's over-rated, the guy has no creativity like are you people serious?

The same drum roll for every song on the box car album, he's not all over the place, i could name 10 drummers(well not their names it's a shame drummers don't get any recognition)

1. Mars voltas drummer

2. a static lullabys old drummer

3. saosins drummer

4. Neal pert from rush

please seriously listen to what some of these drummers and other insane drummers are doing, then go back and listen to basic mcgee, otherwise known as travis, he's using beats that have been used for the better part of 30 years...nothing new.

have you ever heard a drum line? i know a few people in one, and they are way better on the snare than travis will ever be.

as i said earlier, yes 3 years ago travis rocked because he was doing cool things, now he's just doing the same shit as then, maybe a little cleaner, where as other people are going insane.

Think about it, some drummers you hear, arn't even playing a Beat, they're just going insane, and still somehow keeping a beat, plus a drummer can't do much when the band is only playing 4/4 songs.

[richter915]

I think there are some heavy metal drummers who deserve a lot more respect than travis...like...joey jordison (?) from slipknot...and the drummer from Dimmu Borgir...fucking insane...what about the drummer from from autumn to ashes...he seems great.

[FarPastGone]

Once on The David Letterman (however you spell it...) Show, they had like a thing where they had all these famous drummers play Travis, the 311 drummer (who is quit good, listen to all his stuff), a few like famous (professional/or in a famous drum line; one of those things) drum line people and some other famous drummers from bands (can't remember it was a while ago, I think its on Kazaa though), form like a drum line and play together and then each person got there own solo, and from what I saw the professional drum line people where the best, but no one did bad. Its kind of hard though to say any drummer is better then another, because drummers play beats to the songs there band write, so its hard to say the Senses Fail drummer is def. better then Travis when you haven't heard them try to play the same stuff. In no way though am I saying Travis sucks, in fact I think he kicks much ass, but yes theres better out there.

Letter Twelve and Adelline (goes through like 8 sticks a song....more like 2) drummers are both insane, but (I don't think) none of ya'll have seen them (I don't think atleast) so its hard to say there insane without anyone hearing or seeing them either.

[DonnieDarko]

Originally posted by FarPastGone
Once on The David Letterman (however you spell it...) Show, they had like a thing where they had all these famous drummers play Travis, the 311 drummer (who is quit good, listen to all his stuff), a few like famous (professional/or in a famous drum line; one of those things) drum line people and some other famous drummers from bands (can't remember it was a while ago, I think its on Kazaa though), form like a drum line and play together and then each person got there own solo, and from what I saw the professional drum line people where the best, but no one did bad. Its kind of hard though to say any drummer is better then another, because drummers play beats to the songs there band write, so its hard to say the Senses Fail drummer is def. better then Travis when you haven't heard them try to play the same stuff. In no way though am I saying Travis sucks, in fact I think he kicks much ass, but yes theres better out there.

Letter Twelve and Adelline (goes through like 8 sticks a song....more like 2) drummers are both insane, but (I don't think) none of ya'll have seen them (I don't think atleast) so its hard to say there insane without anyone hearing or seeing them either.

i agree, i mean i never said the man sucks, nor do i think that, i just think there are many a better drummer even in the punk world, and he is over-rated.

[Milonater]

.......no creativity?
:goofy:

[DonnieDarko]

ya heard! if 4/4 timing with the same drum roll is creativity, then chalk me up as one of the best drummers of all time.

[13th hour]

Mark and Tom might play in 4/4, but listen to travis's beats. Alot of them are in 6/8 or 1/2. Im not saying he is playing the most complex stuff in the world, but he is damn damn damn good. Best drummer in punk music, easily. And whoever said that stuff about metal drummers... most of them use double kick pedals, which, in my opinion is a cop out. Joey from Slipknot is good, but your average metal band drummer is nothing special at all.

[richter915]

Originally posted by 13th hour
Mark and Tom might play in 4/4, but listen to travis's beats. Alot of them are in 6/8 or 1/2. Im not saying he is playing the most complex stuff in the world, but he is damn damn damn good. Best drummer in punk music, easily. And whoever said that stuff about metal drummers... most of them use double kick pedals, which, in my opinion is a cop out. Joey from Slipknot is good, but your average metal band drummer is nothing special at all.
double kick pedals = double bass pedals? I'm not too good with instrument terminology. And I thought many punk drummers, including travis barker, used double bass pedals...guess I was wrong. I did hear from friends that it's quite hard to be master double bass pedals so that deserves respect...if that statement is valid.

[13th hour]

Im a bass player that cant play the drums worth shit... I dont know what the damn pedals are called. heh. But no, I was just talking to the drummer in my band, and I asked him if double pedals was hard, and he said no, anyone can do it. He also says Travis doesnt play doubles.
"The only thing hard about double bass pedals is that you cant have a foot on the high hat pedal. But thats no big deal because theyre right next to each other, and most metal drummers dont play high hat much anyway."

[jaycougar]

Best fucking drummer IMO. I saw him live and his solo was amazing. He was lifted in the air and then fliped upside down all while playing without messing up once. It was somthing to see.

[popdisaster530]

honestly, i have no buisness posting on this subject (cuz im no huge authority on drummers) but though travis is a great drummer, theres no way hes the best drummer out there. Those drumming mags. that give out all the awards arent gonna put some drummer thats not ridiculously famous on the cover, they want someone who everyones heard of. So though travis is awesome, and Blink was one of the bands that "originally" got me into punk music all together, hes not the best in the world.

I think Dave Grohls done some awesome shit on the drums....but hes not the best.

[Milonater]

With all due respect, if you think travis lacks in creativity you need your balls stuck into a vice clamp. Seriously, do you even PLAY drums?

[angie710]

I have to give it up for Travis, but he's personally not my favorite drummer... I'd go with Mike Portnoy or Joey Jordison...

Travis has a really diverse way of playing and I respect that..

[review]

now let me be honest, i really dont like pop-punk or blink very much at all. but i will say that travis barker is pry the best drummer of our generation. pry the second greatest of all time.

if only he wasnt such a douchbag.

[DonnieDarko]

I don't even own a drum set, yet i can still play the entire boxcar c.d? what does that say?

He has no creativity, those rolls you call creativity have been used for 80 years in drum lines.

[MaybeOneDay]

Travis > Any other drummer out there

[lollirot]

Chris Pennie (DEP) > Travis Barker

[FallingOut]

Originally posted by MaybeOneDay
Travis > Any other drummer out there

I totally agree. People just like to deny that hes the best out there cause they think Blink is pop. Youre all wrong!

[paen]

though travis is extremly good, he is no where near the top of our generation, defiently not of all time. yes, he is creative and extremly good, but not up there. take mike portony of dream theater for example, he is amazing . someone like him is best of our generation. listen to many different kinds of music and you will see so many drummers better than travis. ive been playing drums for 7 years and i can play anything he plays (yes even most of his "solo" stuff), plus i can think of pleanty of things just as creative, if not much more creative. i'm not saying i'm better than him, but i'm just saying, if a 16 year old can play his stuff with easy, there is no way he's the best of our time, cause i know pleanty of people much better than me.

[dontlookdown]

fuck dude listen to the transplants. those guys kick ass and travis plays some pretty tight beats. he can play rap or punk or whatever is thrown his way and if you think he has no creativity then youre insane. just listen to that cd because some of the stuff he does is amazing on that album. im not saying he is the best out there but he is sure damn close.

[punklet2101]

Originally posted by paen
though travis is extremly good, he is no where near the top of our generation, defiently not of all time. yes, he is creative and extremly good, but not up there. take mike portony of dream theater for example, he is amazing . someone like him is best of our generation. listen to many different kinds of music and you will see so many drummers better than travis. ive been playing drums for 7 years and i can play anything he plays (yes even most of his "solo" stuff), plus i can think of pleanty of things just as creative, if not much more creative. i'm not saying i'm better than him, but i'm just saying, if a 16 year old can play his stuff with easy, there is no way he's the best of our time, cause i know pleanty of people much better than me.


Travis is a great drummer, but yeah .. you have some good points.

[punkpixie]

I think Travis is an awesome drummer, like someone said earlier he can play most things thrown his way. Not only that he plays with style too, he inspired me to play drums and girl drummers are a pretty rare thing!. Another great punk drummer is Adam Carson of A.F.I, Travis is still my fav though.:D

[AgentEM0]

Best drummer has to be Joey from slipknot he has crazy skills and on the start of "left behind" i think the song it his hand will appear invisible from the speed hes going

[takingbackrufio]

I agree ... Joey Jordison, he is crazy good.

[cymbals110]

Travis Barker is a Hard-Working drummer.... He always strives to be the best at all costs. He's not just a one-sided player either. He can play any style and well I might add. There are a lot of other drummers out there who are just as good who may not be credited as well as he is. But that's the media for you... He is very very good... If you say he is not then that shows that you truly know nothing about music. Drumming is an art... just as playing any musical instrument.

[AgentEM0]

Rufio have you ever seen joey live?

[still_life]

For the type of music he plays, he's probably the best. But so many drummers would school him

Dave Witte
Chris Pennie
Neil Peart
Danny Carey
Mike Portnoy
Nick Barker
Dave Lombardo

[MaybeOneDay]

I just don't see at all, how you can say Travis is overrated.

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by AgentEM0
Rufio have you ever seen joey live? I wouldn't go to a Slipknot concert if somebody paid me to. Maybe when I'm 20.

I've seen their VHS tho, the concerts look fucking INSANE and the whole band goes complete haywire on stage, burning shit, Sid stage diving off of the highest things he can find ... and the pits look like if you go in them, you are liable to die.

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by MaybeOneDay
I just don't see at all, how you can say Travis is overrated. I second that.

[BanMe]

Originally posted by still_life
For the type of music he plays, he's probably the best. But so many drummers would school him

Dave Witte
Chris Pennie
Neil Peart
Danny Carey
Mike Portnoy
Nick Barker
Dave Lombardo

Took the words right out of my mouth, although I'd add Stefan from Choke to that list as well.

[indie_child]

Travis is a good drummer, but certainly not the best. I will declare him the best when he can play pop-punk as well as latin, country, jazz, metal, etc.

[RefusedsXe]

Hes a great drummer.

[RefusedsXe]

Carey and Lombardo are the best. Portnoy is great BUT over-rated. Yea I said it....him and Barker are close...and yes Travis is definely the best pop/punk drummer you will ever hear

[AgentEM0]

Slipknot in concert is like a swarm of angry bees. My sister went to a concert and her boyfriend came out with a broken nose and bruised ribs but said all and all it was a great show

[shetpisfock]

Originally posted by RefusedsXe
Carey and Lombardo are the best. Portnoy is great BUT over-rated. Yea I said it....him and Barker are close...and yes Travis is definely the best pop/punk drummer you will ever hear

Travis is much more than just a pop punk drummer. He is better than 90% of the drummers of bands mentioned on this site.

[BanMe]

Originally posted by shetpisfock
Travis is much more than just a pop punk drummer. He is better than 90% of the drummers of bands mentioned on this site.

Talk about grading on a curve..

[slidemasterx]

what? travis can play latin and jazz. if you listen closely to his solos, you can hear samba patterns.

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by shetpisfock
Travis is much more than just a pop punk drummer. He is better than 90% of the drummers of bands mentioned on this site. Word.

[MaybeOneDay]

Originally posted by shetpisfock
Travis is much more than just a pop punk drummer. He is better than 90% of the drummers of bands mentioned on this site.

Like Trent, word.

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by MaybeOneDay
Like Trent, word. I stole that from broknhartedlosr. :goofy:

[BuriedAlive]

Originally posted by AgentEM0
Slipknot in concert is like a swarm of angry bees. My sister went to a concert and her boyfriend came out with a broken nose and bruised ribs but said all and all it was a great show

ah who cares... joey cheats to make himself sound better. he has 4 double bass heads instead of the usual for a double bass. its to make him sound like hes playing faster. hes not as good of a drummer as he is proclaimed to be.

[thexflamesxburn]

i don't think you should comment on that.

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by BuriedAlive
ah who cares... joey cheats to make himself sound better. he has 4 double bass heads instead of the usual for a double bass. its to make him sound like hes playing faster. hes not as good of a drummer as he is proclaimed to be. I disagree, he's an excellent drummer.

[BuriedAlive]

Originally posted by takingbackrufio
I disagree, he's an excellent drummer.
i never said he was a bad drummer i just said he isnt as good as people say he is. and ever since i heard that he uses 4 double bass heads on a double bass.. my liking of him has gone down. he uses the double bass alot in all of the songs. i saw his little drum solo. it was awesome, yes, but i dont see why he would need to use 4 double bass heads. he should use the normal 2.

[steve-0]

Originally posted by DonnieDarko




3. saosins drummer

please tell me youre joking. he was THE worst part of that band. He got off beat so much trying to make these fills that he couldnt pull off. i felt bad for the rest of the band for having to play with that guy.

[em0]

the drums off the new blink album are pretty crazy. watch travis play the new shit live and you'll see just how fast he is.

[kevin]

Travis isn't overrated. Regardless of the band he's playing in, the man is an incredible drummer. Not the best, but still damn good.

Here are my top five of all time:

1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix)
3. Keith Moon (The Who)
4. Stuart Copeland (The Police)
5. Ron Wood (Rolling Stones)

[jgirv17]

Originally posted by kevin
Travis isn't overrated. Regardless of the band he's playing in, the man is an incredible drummer. Not the best, but still damn good.

Here are my top five of all time:

1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix)
3. Keith Moon (The Who)
4. Stuart Copeland (The Police)
5. Ron Wood (Rolling Stones)

Mitch Mitchell....while being an awesome drummer...also has an awesome name...it sounds like he'd fit in nicely with Carl Carlson and Lenny Leonard.

[theseidel]

Originally posted by kevin
Travis isn't overrated. Regardless of the band he's playing in, the man is an incredible drummer. Not the best, but still damn good.

Here are my top five of all time:

1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix)
3. Keith Moon (The Who)
4. Stuart Copeland (The Police)
5. Ron Wood (Rolling Stones)

yes, john bonham is arguably the best rock and roll drummer of all time, but doesn't ronnie wood play guitar for the stones?

[kevin]

Originally posted by theseidel
yes, john bonham is arguably the best rock and roll drummer of all time, but doesn't ronnie wood play guitar for the stones?

Yes, you're right. I got the names mixed up, I meant to say Charlie Watts.

[still_life]

The Rolling Stones drummer? Give me a break. Not a single person in that band was exceptionally talented.

[MaybeOneDay]

Originally posted by em0
the drums off the new blink album are pretty crazy. watch travis play the new shit live and you'll see just how fast he is.

The drumming on that abulm is incredible.

[shut.the.door]

Originally posted by review


if only he wasnt such a douchbag.

...and what do you base this on?

[kevin]

Originally posted by still_life
The Rolling Stones drummer? Give me a break. Not a single person in that band was exceptionally talented.

They're easily one of the best bands of all time. Charlie Watts is solid and is one of my favorites. He's like sixty and is still incredible.

[BuriedAlive]

Originally posted by MaybeOneDay
The drumming on that abulm is incredible.
hell ya it is.

[still_life]

Originally posted by kevin
They're easily one of the best bands of all time. Charlie Watts is solid and is one of my favorites. He's like sixty and is still incredible.

It's cool that he's your favorite, but putting him in a top five of all time list is quite ridiculous. He doesn't do anything special.

[takingbackrufio]

The definite stand-out on Blink 182's new album, other than the drastic change, is definetly the drumming. The beats in it are unbelievable ... my respect for Travis a drummer jumped after hearing him on this new album.

[DonnieDarko]

Originally posted by takingbackrufio
The definite stand-out on Blink 182's new album, other than the drastic change, is definetly the drumming. The beats in it are unbelievable ... my respect for Travis a drummer jumped after hearing him on this new album.

You have to be kidding me? I still don't think people are listening to him. He is still doing the same thing he's always done...as for playing "different styles" Listen to him play "latin" it'll be the same punk beat, for latin....i'm not trying to say he sucks, but he is over-rated, you say he is fast, ya, there are way faster, i've seen blink live, i've seen other people, he's no where near the best. Sorry to say.

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by DonnieDarko
You have to be kidding me? I still don't think people are listening to him. He is still doing the same thing he's always done...as for playing "different styles" Listen to him play "latin" it'll be the same punk beat, for latin....i'm not trying to say he sucks, but he is over-rated, you say he is fast, ya, there are way faster, i've seen blink live, i've seen other people, he's no where near the best. Sorry to say. I just said I liked the drumming on the new album. In my opinion, anybody with talent like that deserves credit.

[DonnieDarko]

Originally posted by takingbackrufio
I just said I liked the drumming on the new album. In my opinion, anybody with talent like that deserves credit.

he does deserve credit true, but i think he gets to much of this priase.

[takingbackrufio]

Originally posted by DonnieDarko
he does deserve credit true, but i think he gets to much of this priase. I personally am a drummer and I think different, however ... I must be mistaken, I am not very knowledgable about drummers in general, I just know that Travis has mean talent.