Baker always seemed blinded by his own ego and bitter that bonzo was always seen as number one rock drummer
Mainly because he didn’t see himself as a rock drummer, rather a jazz drummer, and he had no time for rock drumming. A great drummer, but far too far up his own ass.
My list, fwiw:
Daisy Palmer (Goldfrapp, among a bunch of local bands)
Dave Grohl
Ringo Starr
John Maher – Buzzcocks
Sergei – pinkshinyultrablast (amazing drummer, barely moved apart from his forearms and wrists, but loud and rhythmic. Can’t find a surname anywhere).
Bill Bruford, Michael Giles, Ian Wallace, Jamie Muir, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, Bill Reiflin, Jeremy Stacey – King Crimson, among many other projects.
John Bonham
I make no apologies for including a bunch of drummers involved with Crimson, it’s a band I discovered at school with their first album, and loved them ever since. I’ve left one or two out, only because their tenancy was brief, but I saw Crimson on their 50th Anniversary tour, with three drummers across the front of the stage, plus a fourth on percussion, and it was extraordinary to watch from a box looking right down on the stage.
There are plenty of others I could include, it’s worth picking out Bill Reiflin as drummer with R.E.M. as well.