I've seen most of them and by far the two that stand out are Neil Peart of Rush and Ceasar Z. of Golden Earring. For non-rock I would say it's a no brainer with Buddy Rich.
Heyyyyy... got to give some to Chad Wackerman, Vinnie, Chester and Arthur Tripp!!...not laying claim to any "best" designations, but those guys banged skin on some high quality FZ stuff.
I just realized there are two pages of responses to this thread that go back to 2006. Someone else picked the same drummer with the same comment that I made (i.e. "...without a doubt"). Also, I checked the date and noticed it was written on my birthday in 2006. Eerie!
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