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Slipknot drummer is the best, OK?
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 1 September 2010
So, that’s why Slipknot made their drumming man Joey Jordison ‘#1’ in their intraband numbering system, they knew one day Rhythm magazine would declare him the number one drummer of rock from the last 25 years. Yes people, according to Rhythm, Joey drums better than even Phil Collins, who’d have thought it possible?
You have to go down to number nine in the poll to find Phil. After Joey you get Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, then Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree, then Neil Peart from Rush, and then some fella called Dave Grohl. And no Harry from McFly anywhere in the top ten.
Rhythm magazine editor Chris Barnes praised Jordison for having “mind-blowing technicality and [the] ability to bolster any project with his unique sound and style”. Jordison himself said he was “at a loss for words” about topping the poll, adding: “This is beyond unbelievable. Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this”.
