Jason Plautz
Lunchtime Quiz: Who’s Got The Beat?
by Jason Plautz - October 29, 2009 - 11:30 AM

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In the power rankings of rock musicians, drummers usually end up towards the bottom. Even though their role is invaluable, they don’t usually get the glory or the name recognition. With just the drummer’s name, can you identify the twelve bands in this quiz?

Take the Quiz: Rock & Roll Drummers

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Comments (11)

  1. 1 wrong. If only I knew more about middling Prog-Rock.

    posted by EMStoveken on 10-29-2009 at 11:34 am

  2. Yay for me!! I got 100%!

    posted by sjms on 10-29-2009 at 11:47 am

  3. 10/10 – Alan White was the only tricky one (and the last one, if you have not seen the movie).

    posted by Ian from Baltimore on 10-29-2009 at 12:02 pm

  4. If you miss the last question, there is a serious gap in your pop-culture knowledge and you should be ashamed.

    I got 100%!

    posted by Rachel on 10-29-2009 at 12:49 pm

  5. I can’t believe I missed Alan White! Didn’t Duran Duran ALSO have a drummer named Roger Taylor? Supposedly in the 80s, some publication announced it’s list of Top Rock Drummers and Roger Taylor (from Queen) finished near the top. The story then goes that the younger, far suckier Roger T. (from Duran Duran) called and expressed his appreciation, but was told “um, we didn’t mean YOU.” I don’t know if that story is true, but I like it.

    posted by TBV on 10-29-2009 at 1:35 pm

  6. no frakkin’ way. 12/12 and I guessed on quite a few. And I really enjoyed the last one.

    posted by Jonny on 10-29-2009 at 1:59 pm

  7. woo, 12/12!

    I’m pretty sure the only m_f quizzes that I’ve gotten 100% on have been flowers and this one. I guess I’ve got my parents to thank for those bits of knowledge.

    posted by Lindsey on 10-29-2009 at 2:23 pm

  8. Hey wait, w/ the title “Who’s Got The Beat?”, why doesn’t the Bangles drummer appear? Or would that have been too obvious, maybe you could have reversed it and given 3 female names and asked which drummed for the Bangles

    posted by Jonny on 10-29-2009 at 5:07 pm

  9. Jonny, “We Got the Beat” was performed by the Go-Go’s and not the Bangles. Plus, the Go-Go’s had two women play drums for them.

    posted by Jerm on 10-29-2009 at 9:12 pm

  10. 100%
    and Yes had several other drummers at different times. Also Rush had a diffrent drummer for first album.

    posted by sandburr on 10-30-2009 at 2:28 am

  11. 100! I’m letting my age show with this one.

    posted by Jen Sweeney on 10-30-2009 at 6:40 am

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