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Happy 60th birthday to drummer god Jimmy Chamberlin! Originally trained as a jazz drummer, he cites Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Buddy Rich among others as major influences on his technique. While he is known as "one of the most powerful drummers in rock," he primarily strives for emotionally communicative playing. He has also been compared to jazz drummer Dennis Chambers for his "quick hands, furious snare rolls, and crackling rimshots." In general, he is one of the few hard rock drummers to combine a driving backbeat with jazz-like flourishes. In 2008, Gigwise named Chamberlin the 5th best drummer of all time. In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked Jimmy Chamberlin 53 on their list of "100 Greatest Drummers Of All Time".

In 1988 The Smashing Pumpkins were looking for a live drummer to open a show at the Metro. Chamberlin and Billy Corgan met through a mutual friend, and Chamberlin expressed cautious interest: "I went out and saw the band – Billy, James, and D'arcy – playing at Avalon with a drum machine. Man, did they sound horrible! They were atrocious. But the thing I noticed was that not only were the song structures good, but Billy's voice had a lot of drive to it, like he was dying to succeed. So I ended up driving from work every Wednesday to rehearse with them." Corgan had his own concerns: "He was wearing a pink t-shirt, stonewashed jeans, he had a mullet haircut, and he was driving a 280Z, and had yellow drums. We were sort of looking each other in the eye thinking, 'This ain't gonna happen, this is not the guy.' [But] he learned all our songs, as only Jimmy can, off the top of his head and within one practice we were ready to play. It was amazing. He's that good." Corgan later said "He's up there with Bonham … I think, pound for pound, he's the best drummer in the world."

In addition to working with the Pumpkins, Zwan, Starchildren and other projects with Corgan, Chamberlin has his own band, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, who have released have two albums and an EP. He's also recorded and performed extensively with saxophonist Frank Catalano, and was a member of Skysaw and the supergroup The Last Hard Men.

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Happy 60th birthday to drummer god Jimmy Chamberlin! Originally trained as a jazz drummer, he cites Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Buddy Rich among others as major influences on his technique. While he is known as "one of the most powerful drummers in rock," he primarily strives for emotionally communicative playing. He has also been compared to jazz drummer Dennis Chambers for his "quick hands, furious snare rolls, and crackling rimshots." In general, he is one of the few hard rock drummers to combine a driving backbeat with jazz-like flourishes. In 2008, Gigwise named Chamberlin the 5th best drummer of all time. In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked Jimmy Chamberlin 53 on their list of "100 Greatest Drummers Of All Time".

In 1988 The Smashing Pumpkins were looking for a live drummer to open a show at the Metro. Chamberlin and Billy Corgan met through a mutual friend, and Chamberlin expressed cautious interest: "I went out and saw the band – Billy, James, and D'arcy – playing at Avalon with a drum machine. Man, did they sound horrible! They were atrocious. But the thing I noticed was that not only were the song structures good, but Billy's voice had a lot of drive to it, like he was dying to succeed. So I ended up driving from work every Wednesday to rehearse with them." Corgan had his own concerns: "He was wearing a pink t-shirt, stonewashed jeans, he had a mullet haircut, and he was driving a 280Z, and had yellow drums. We were sort of looking each other in the eye thinking, 'This ain't gonna happen, this is not the guy.' [But] he learned all our songs, as only Jimmy can, off the top of his head and within one practice we were ready to play. It was amazing. He's that good." Corgan later said "He's up there with Bonham … I think, pound for pound, he's the best drummer in the world."

In addition to working with the Pumpkins, Zwan, Starchildren and other projects with Corgan, Chamberlin has his own band, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, who have released have two albums and an EP. He's also recorded and performed extensively with saxophonist Frank Catalano, and was a member of Skysaw and the supergroup The Last Hard Men.

https://spcodex.wiki/Jimmy_Chamberlin

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