[Drummer1919]

I'm not sure if anyone else gets DRUM! magazine but I do and they had their annual drummer of the year poll and john doleyman(system of a down) won. I voted for thomas lang, john is a pretty good drummer anyone have any opinion on this?

[gyutae]

System of a Down is a great band overall and I think they have a bunch of great musicians. However, I've never actually heard John by himself or showing off any of his stuff. How good really is he?

[Drummer1919]

I'm not really sure I have never heard him play by himself either, I think that the people that send in votes are mostly young people that vote for the band instead of the drummer, because last years drummer of the year was tre' cool and he is pretty good, but I mean there are other drummers that make him look like a three year old playing

[full metal]

The only thing that I can say about this that I know for a fact that him and that guitar player sit down and they write out all the parts and lyrics for the band and I do mean they write out all the sheet music for all the parts from scratch so the guy has a good all round music ablity.

[AvengedDrummer]

John Dolmayan is a really good drummer. Hes not out there with crazy fills or anything, he just has a style all his own. Listen to "Revenga" off of Mezmerise for some crazy bell patterns during the chorus. Also the drumming off of toxicity is just perfect too.

Heres the results for the whole thing.

Drumming Awards:
Drummer of the Year: John Dolmayan
Percussionist of the Year: Marc Quinones
Rising Star: Daniel Adair
Jazz/Fusion: Dave Weckl
Funk: Chad Smith
Metal: Joey Jordison
Mainstream Rock/Pop: Carter Beauford
R&B/Blues: Zoro
Prog. Rock: Mike Portnoy
Jam Band: Carter Beauford
Alternative Rock: John Dolmayan
Punk: Travis Barker
Country: Paul Leim
Studio: Josh Freese
Live: Joey Jordison
Clinician: Dom Famularo
Album: Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses; Slipknot

Percussion Awards:
Rising Star: Fausto Cuevas
Latin Perc: Giovanni Hidalgo
Jazz/Fusion: Sammy Figueroa
Rock/Pop: Tim Pacheco
Studio: Bobby Allende
Live: Marc Quinones
Worldbeat: Rolando Morales-Moto
Drum Circle Facilitator: Jim Greiner
Clinician: Jim Greiner
Percussion Ensemble: Hip Pickles
Album: Time Was- Tim Is; Ray Baretto

Industry Awards:
Drum Kit: Pearl Reference Series
Cymbals: Zildjian A Custom
Snare Drum: Pearl Joey Jordison Model
Electronic : Roland TD-20S V-Pro Kit
Percussion: Pearl Bobby Allende Signature Series Congas
Pedal: Tama Iron Cobra
Hardware: DW 9000 Series
Sticks: Vic Firth American Classic 5A
Drumhead: Remo Ambassador
Accessory: Dunnett R-Class Swivel Lever Throw-Off
Print Ad: Pro-Mark "Say It With Your Music"

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[gyutae]

Wow, that's a pretty impressive list...

As for John Dolmayan, I heard that in that issue of Drum! magazine he complains about how modern pop drummers suck and that he is the greatest and the most unique drummer on the planet.

What with all these stuck up drummers these days?

[Drummer1919]

Yea I read that to it kinda pissed me off because I mean for me I like to listen to all different kinds of music just for the drums and see what they are doing different

[gyutae]

Yeah, I know what you mean. What a bastard.

[all_around_musician]

well think about this, we didnt here him say it, it could be sarcasim, he might have been joking around, he doesnt seem like the type of dude that would be stuck-up. but then again looks can be decieving. as for the pop drummers, i dont think they suck, i think they are probably told what to play, most pop drummers are actually seccion drummers, they dont really get to decide what they play so one of them could be just as good if not better then john, they just dont get to show off

[znamenacek]

I kinda agree with All Around Musician, it's hard to interpert exactly what John meant. But, if he meant it, and it wasn't just sarcasim, than I think he's a dick. I haven't heard him show off, but from listening to System of a Down song, Toxicity, he seems to transitions well between the mellow part of the song and the more up beat part of the song. And, in Lonley Day, he des a good job blending with the band and letting everyone do their thing. I'm sure it's not the only song he does it in, but it's the only example I could think of. And, I can really respect him for writing the music, too. I took a Music Theory class last year, and it wasn't easy. So the fact that him and the Guitarist can sit down and put the music on paper is really cool.