DarwinNebraska wrote:Rock'ndeano wrote:No offence paddy, but Alex is rather "average," compared to some others, like Steve Smith and Neal Peart. Don't get me wrong, The VH rythm section is solid, but not spectacular.
I think like Eddie, Alex has NOT improved..at all...but that happens when you stop playing music.
Alex Van Halen could plays circles around Steve Smith.
And Steve Smith has no business being thought of in the same league as Neal Peart.
Whaddya expect from a delusional Journey fan.
Chalk it up to being a Journey fan if that makes you feel better...but Steve Smith is one of the best drummers out there. And he easily outshines AVH! Now I, like many, rank Neal Peart as probably the BEST rock drummer out there. But I think Smitty is probably 2nd! When you add the jazz chops that he has you can't touch him. And if you were to ever read any of his interviews, you would see the kind of work he puts into constantly improving his craft. As stated by Deano, AVH has not really done ANYTHING to improve on his talent.