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World's Best Drummer

I was asked this question from someone 2 days ago. It's been years since I've heard it and surprised that I'm still getting it. There have been polls taken by various magazines for the 'Top Drummer of the Year' or 'The Best All Time Drummer'.  I've always thought it a kind of silly question since it is so subjective.
During my freshman year in college I took a class in Musicology from Frederick Dorian. At one of those classes he made the comment 'Many times I have been asked, Who is the best composer - Bach, Beethoven, or Brahms- and I would say- Why choose when we have all 3 of them and so many more'.
This is probably the best answer for any of those types of questions.
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