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I love a good drum groove. I'll take Steve Gadd over some octopus-styled prog-rock drummer any day. What Gadd did on so many Paul Simon recordings (50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Have a Good Time, Late in the Evening) is of more interest to me than anything Neil Peart has ever done.
This is not to say that a drummer cannot show off their chops. John Blackw…
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