Jan. 25, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Ralph Brown (magicman)
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Drummer | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adi Taal | Bickram Ghosh | Bickram Ghosh | Ravi Raman |
| 2 | Total Eclipse | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | shutupthelotofyou |
| 3 | Lipstick Vogue | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | Pete Thomas | Mike Blakeney |
| 4 | Ja Funmi | King Sunny Adé | Rasaki Aladokun | Fuel |
| 5 | Hold On, I’m Coming | Sam & Dave | Al Jackson Jr. | attwilightlarks |
| 6 | Tobi Ilu | Art Blakey & the Afro-Drum Ensemble | Art Blakey | BeltwayBandit |
| 7 | Be My Baby | The Ronettes | Hal Blaine | attwilightlarks |
| 8 | El Rey del Timbal | Tito Puente | Tito Puente | alexito |
| 9 | Lateralus | Tool | Danny Carey | Cassandra Kelsey |
| 10 | Coming In from the Cold | Bob Marley & the Wailers | Carlton Barrett | Robin Layfield |
| 11 | Caravan | Papa Jo Jones | Papa Jo Jones | goldennuggets |
| 12 | Aja | Steely Dan | Steve Gadd | OldLutonian |
| 13 | Tambourinaires de Bukirasazi | Burundi Drummers | Burundi Drummers | ngoo |
B List
| Title | Artist | Drummer | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fireball | Deep Purple | Ian Paice | gordonimmel |
| 2 | Live Wire | The Meters | Zigaboo Modeliste | id99990000 |
| 3 | Do What You Like | Blind Faith | Ginger Baker | Sentimentalbloke |
| 4 | Memphis in the Meantime | John Hiatt | Jim Keltner | TheNick |
| 5 | The Glamorous Life | Sheila E | Sheila Escovedo | IsabelleForshaw |
| 6 | Demons Theme | LTJ Bukem | Danny Williamson | nilpferd |
| 7 | Happy Jack | The Who | Keith Moon | Atombowl28 |
| 8 | Roforofo Fight | Fela Kuti | Tony Allen | tricornhat |
| 9 | Tom Sawyer | Rush | Neil Peart | philipphilip99 |
| 10 | Think (About It) | Lyn Collins | Clyde Stubblefield | Fuel |
| 11 | Strings of Light | Yussef Kamaal | Yussef Dayes | Daniel Towns |
| 12 | Channel One Suite | Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich | SubjectiveSubject |
| 13 | Easy Wind | Grateful Dead | Bill Kreutzmann | dave56 |