OK, in the vein of jjjnettie's covers thread and Suzy's Pink thread.
Post up your top drummer of all time with a link.
I have to go with two myself. Both brilliant in different ways IMO.
Bill Bruford with Yes, the first couple of minutes give you the general idea although it does go on for the rest of the track although generally in a more subtle vein.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsRdT...eature=related
And if I had only one I could pick, it would have to be Buddy Rich!
Feel free to flip forward to the 3:00 mark. And this was after his heart attack when they told him to take it easy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwBd...eature=related