10 Most Underrated Drummers In Rock

When talking about acts that are heralded as the greatest of their generation, Radiohead are certainly one of the weirder concoctions of the '90s. Never before had anyone seen a band taking on genres like ambient, rock, jazz, and electronica and combining them to making something wholly unique. Then again, if you're covering that much different material on an album, it's probably best that you have a kickass rhythmic structure beforehand.

Starting off in their grunge days, Phil Selway already worked well in the Radiohead mold, with drum parts that seemed as much indebted to the Pixies as they were to Nirvana. On the other hand, Selway has proven himself to be somewhat of a jack of all trades when it comes to percussion, as he practically created a human drum loop on Airbag and made some of the most intriguing glitchy rhythms across albums like Kid A and Amnesiac.

Unlike the more "eclectic" drummers who tend to throw whatever they can at the wall for the hell of it, Phil is also one of the few drummers who understands when the drum machines are needed and when you have to strip everything back down to the old kick and snare. Even though Thom Yorke gets a lot of credit for the songwriting of Radiohead, Phil Selway is another glowing example of why this band is about the collective rather than any one member.