Brain vs Matt Sorum

[Annie]

 :)Even though i was totally traumatized at the Buckehead concert last night, it was cool to see Brain up close and personal.  He is an amazing drummer, and I think he is much better than Matt Sorum. What does everyone else think? I just want to start a discussion, not get anyone upset and I am in a lot of pain right now so please be nice to me.

[Billo]

Id have to say matt....Brain cant play the YCBM intro...hehehe
But honestly id say matts the best technical drummer ive heard....So MATT
I havent heard the new CD yet....Ive only seen him play on Guns live and he was good but id say Matt.

[MeanBone]

i think Brain Offers a lot more than sorum. He plays just about anything and plays it very well. he has an excellent sense of groove. i think he can bring things to a band that sorum could never bring cuz Sorum, even thought a great musician, is just  a Rock N' Roll drummer and i haven't seen him play much else. and ever since its five o'clock somewhere came out i haven't really listened to any of his stuff that was actually amazing. he has some very nice work in VR; but i still think it's not as good as his previous work.
as for brain... he plays with primus, that's another league on it's own. he's in the band cuz of Josh Freese recomended him when he had to leave so if he thinks Brain is good for the job... who am i to think otherwise.
but then again i don't know much about drumming. i just like brain better.

P.S. the intro to YCBM is different cuz brain wants it different. i think that it wouldn't surprise anyone to assume that he can actually play that intro just like sorum. any professional drummer can...  actually, any drummer who puts his mind into it. but since Brain has the chance to create something new i think he chose not to copy the intro and twist it a little. some may hate it, some may like it... but it's just his aproach to the song

[Falcon]

Dead horse..

[Jizzo]

I'm biased as to having seen sorum 4 times, but sorum wins

[jbreezy]

I've been playing drums for 15 years and have seen Brain since he was in the limbomaniacs, allthe way through Primus and then with GNR.  Brain destroys Sorum.  Matt's solid as hell but Brain is by far the best drummer that Axl has ever had behind him.  At the Vegas show he played the end of Paradise City one handed.  On the live version of Tommy the Cat with Primus he does an extended solo and starts this amazing fill, when the camera pans behind the set it shows he's doin it with one hand while drinking water.  Matt Sorum is exceptional but Bbrain is way way better.  The YCBM intro that Brain does is acctually harder because of the way he plays it, if you watch him do it you'll see.  Musically, before the exit of Buckethead, the new version of GNR was a better musical cast that just needed some more live shows to gel the way the old band did.  Hopefully this fuckin cd comes out so they can get on the road like they should and come together the way they should.  Check out some Primus videos, even if you know nothing about drumming, you can see Brain';s technical skill.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

I like Brians rythem better but Josh Freese is better than them both, its too bad he got away

[ClintroN]

Brain

Matt is boring and needs to play different drum fills

[matt88]

I've taken a liking to Brain, i was never fond of Sorum.

[Mr Cowbell ?]

I like Brians rythem better but Josh Freese is better than them both, its too bad he got away

Hell yeah but Freese isnt gonna sit by waiting, he's a great studio drummer, and is excellent in APC.

[metalhead666]

Matt's also played in the cult so that's why i say Matt

[Rob]

Steve Adler

[nesquick]

Steven's drums on Appetite are EXEPTIONALS

[ppbebe]

Brain.

He's an elastic drummer in many ways.

[ispep]

Brain

[hyperionmax2003]

Matt Sorum  -  I hate anything involving shithe... i mean Buckethead

[Sakib]

Brain def. matts gd but no stage prescence

[Genesis]

Brain.

[mesaboogie]

I have to say for all the talk of Brain being better he is yet to prove it in his stage show and in the recent recordings.  Some of his ending are dubious to say the least, in the live shows in 2002 axl didnt seem to know at time when to drop his hands at end of some songs! His interpretation of of some of steven adlers grove is nowhere nearly as good..the adler trademark bass drum/cymbal triples are gone and replace by a few snare hits...sounds like crap.  Most of the new songs keep the same double beat throughout..very boring and sounds like a drum machine.  Many people slate guitarist etc but I think the drummer is the man who hasnt raised the stakes.  Matt sorum, was never a fan so nothing more to add on him.

[kaasupoltin]

Matt ofcourse. Brain can't even handle YCBM