Name 3 under appreciated pop/rock drummers

Rob Hirst - Midnight Oil

Russ Kunkel - James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Carol King, etc.

David Robinson - The Cars

Gotta love the guys (and gals) who can really lay it down, and have their own distinctive sound despite the punkish nature of their bands:

David Narcizo - Throwing Muses
Janet Weiss - Sleater-Kinney
Tré Cool - Green Day

Many great responses especially...Clive Bunker-Phil Ehart-Graham Lear and Rod Morgenstein. I will add another 3 that have not been mentioned...Eric Carr-Troy Luccketta and Floyd Sneed.

Some interesting responses--many because of their obscurity and several (Joe Morelo, Ringo Starr, Ginger Baker) who are among the most appreciated and celebrated ever.

I would add Trilok Gurtu, known in guitar circles for playing with John McLaughlin but hardly a mainstream name.

Pop/Rock drummers are always going to play second fiddle to drummers in the jazz and prog/metal genre's. Those drummers play a more up front role in the sound of the band, where in pop the percussion tends to be more behind the scenes backing the vocalist.

Not to minimize what these people do, but they just don't have to play with as much continual creativity or energy as the others.