Here’s the link to my “Heaviest Beatles Moments” video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yql6j9SGo6-ck84.html

@simonmultiverse6349

Жыл бұрын

Good drumming. Also, I like the two pieces of art you have on the wall behind you - really colourful and cheerful. Do you know who painted them? I suspect Miro but that's only a guess. The art looks like it's in the same style as the cover art on Dave Brubeck's first two albums.

@theredbaron5117

Жыл бұрын

"A long time ago, this is decades ago now, we were trying out a drummer and he said Ringo sucked"... so just for clickbait views I'm just going to word the title in a way that makes it seem like this happened last week... not DECADES AGO. Thanks

@SpiritualPsychotherapyServices

Жыл бұрын

And Mr. Starkey's son is even BETTER!

@paulocosta7373

Жыл бұрын

so true! i respect Ringo more now...and I do shuffles for latin beats

@daverussellmpls

Жыл бұрын

@@simonmultiverse6349 They look like Laura F Bennett’s work

Paul McCartney says with Ringo, you never had to worry about him speeding up or slowing down-rock solid.

@walkman1984

Жыл бұрын

Paul McCartney sucks

@gearmeister

Жыл бұрын

Of all the drummers in the world to listen to, Ringo was the one who was so in the pocket that he could prove that the metronome was off! 😂😂😂

@darrylbrooks3361

Жыл бұрын

Someone asked John if he thought Ringo was the best drummer in the world. He replied, "He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles."

@landonbohinc8146

Жыл бұрын

@@darrylbrooks3361 Paul was pretty good

@halweiss8671

Жыл бұрын

I read that Ringo’s timing was so consistent that it allowed the Beatles to splice different parts of different takes of a song to make it the best version.

The best drummer ever is the drummer who plays exactly what the song calls for.

@Ilicet

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I have a very firm Moon bias, but Moon would not have been able to play for the Beatles, as Ringo would not have been able to play for The Who. Ringo was exactly what the Beatles needed, and that's all that matters.

@jeffreylong131

Жыл бұрын

And Ringo fits that description perfectly

@CorePathway

Жыл бұрын

Stewart Copeland. I couldn’t agree more.

@albertschepis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@phonomatrix

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

There's a great joke that is right on point. Gene Krupa gets a letter addressed to the "World's Greatest Drummer." He doesn't open it and says, "I know who this is for." So, he sends it to Bill Bruford. Bruford smiles and shakes his head and forwards it to Buddy Rich. Rich opens the letter while smiling and saying, "It CAME." He reads the first line, and it starts, "Dear Ringo," ...

@thorenjohn

3 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you.

@JTM1809

3 ай бұрын

No, it doesn’t. In no Universe was Ringo a better drummer, than Buddy Rich.

@mesolithicman164

3 ай бұрын

I had an extensive back and forth with someone who proposed that Pete Best was better than Ringo. It went on and on. Some people will _not_ accept the evidence of their own ears.

@seed_drill7135

3 ай бұрын

The joke was about fandom and Buddy's ego, not that Ringo was technically a better drummer. And Bruford wasn't the second drummer in the chain. It might have been Max Roach, though I could be mistaken there as well.@@JTM1809

@ncapone87

3 ай бұрын

​@@JTM1809 boy you're fun at parties

Should have asked him to sing Act Naturally while drumming that beat. Ringo pulled it off live, and often. Absolute legend, was Ringo.

@richflorio8616

2 ай бұрын

Was?!

@coldloner7453

13 күн бұрын

Last I check he still kicking it

@morlvol

13 күн бұрын

Is

I had a drummer who had the same mindset towards the Beatles. Said all Beatles songs were boring and simplistic, Ringo is a bad drummer, etc. We wanted to learn the song “Rain”, he couldn’t drum it to save his life. He is no longer my drummer…

@richardharrold9736

Жыл бұрын

Your drummer was correct nonetheless.

@damonmoon436

Жыл бұрын

​@@richardharrold9736 nah, he's wrong

@ericveith4149

Жыл бұрын

@@damonmoon436 immensely wrong

@wesley_wiskar

Жыл бұрын

The funny thing about ‘Rain’ of course is that it was recorded at a faster tempo, and then slowed down. So, Ringo had to play it faster, but still get the groove. Ringo is an amazing drummer. Full stop.

@412xtaint

Жыл бұрын

It’s funny how people can’t understand what made him the legend he is. Never sleep a legend.

George Harrison said of Ringo, "he only needed to hear a song once and he knew the drum part it needed". When the songs are being written by 3 of the greatest song composers of all time, that is an extreme compliment to Ringo's genius!!

@VideoMask93

7 ай бұрын

Puts a new spin on the joke about Ringo just being “the drummer.” He was THE drummer.

@solarismoon3046

7 ай бұрын

And what most people don't know is that Ringo also wrote some of their most famous songs too!

@AcceptYourDeath

7 ай бұрын

And this is I would say actually the most important part of being a drummer. You can come up with a beat which makes a song good or great, OR you come up with a beat which elevates it to a evergreen the entire world knows and loves for decades.

@pissedoff7243

7 ай бұрын

I think Mozart and Beethoven might have been better composers.

@prump

6 ай бұрын

​@@pissedoff7243mozart and beethoven didn't affect the music industry that much since they only made music for 💰 while Beatles used most their music to protest and to spread awareness

It’s one thing to play a cover perfectly. It’s another to create the music from scratch, like Ringo did hundreds of times. A true musical genius. Any drummer can just fill it with noise, but Ringo was a real artist, adding the perfect fill without overdoing.

@austinsatterfield4981

3 ай бұрын

He litterally played everything simple and boring. Exept the song rain where he just plays bad fills Overtop everyone. Ringo sucks

@khakigreengills7814

3 ай бұрын

@@austinsatterfield4981 How is the beat for Tomorrow Never Knows boring? One of the most iconic beats ever.

@calebsankey6945

3 ай бұрын

@@austinsatterfield4981 There's a whole lot more to music than complexity. If you can't see beauty in simplicity, you're gonna miss out on a lot of great music. Ringo made great music. Great music is far more important than chops. Ringo got it exactly right every time

@deejaquila6407

3 ай бұрын

@@austinsatterfield4981 You couldn’t play it, could you? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bonzo1975

3 ай бұрын

You got brain damage??? must suck ​@austinsatterfield4981

'I Feel Fine' is a real challenge to play also.

The fact that the other three Beatles still used Ringo as their drummer on solo albums says a lot.

@BruceLyeg

Жыл бұрын

It says they were friends

@markpichler9070

Жыл бұрын

Well, Lennon or McCartney had just also other drummers on their solo albums, not only Ringo.

@_PuppetMaster86

Жыл бұрын

@@BruceLyeg That's bs. If you needed an artist to make an important portrait for you, and you knew your art class friend sucked at art, would you still commission them to draw?

@billpaul6675

Жыл бұрын

@@markpichler9070 yep. But when Lennon was recording his Double Fantasy album, at one point he told the session drummer, "just play it like Ringo". :-)

@hatala1

Жыл бұрын

It says it's their friend, that's about all.

You know Ringo was very good because John & Paul were perfectionists & never even looked tp replace him once.

@johnnyrocker7495

Жыл бұрын

Lennon was many things. A perfectionist wasn't one of them.

@lonnieparks1638

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnyrocker7495 except being a perfect asshole.

@felpin

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnyrocker7495 True, but if John didn't like something he was never shy about speaking up.

@mr.s1961

Жыл бұрын

Just like they didn't replace yoko ono when she was screaming? LOL they were softies who didn't do what they needed.. can’t drum - “great guy, though” - Quincy Jones on Ringo Starr.

@FD_and_B

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.s1961you just don’t get it. go listen to something your speed

Ringo STILL has that relaxed, completely comfortable look when he plays. He's just that naturally good.

@JanNovak-pg8oe

23 күн бұрын

Or acts naturally. 😀

Ringo's image as a semi-clownish character distracted from his deep talent.

@ancientsociety653

5 күн бұрын

right? it'd be like if luigi was the strongest character in the mario universe. except in Ringo's case its true. I feel fine is one of my favorite Ringo beats. He really kills it on the ride cymbal.

The weirdest and best thing about Ringo is if you just looked at his face you would think he wasn't doing anything at all, he looks like he's chilling watching TV

@1blastman

7 ай бұрын

Charlie Watts was the same way.

@giovanna722

7 ай бұрын

​@@1blastmanZen guys.

@anthonyeaton5153

7 ай бұрын

John Lennon once said that Not only was he not the best drummer in the country he wasn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles.🤣

@deancarlsen3178

7 ай бұрын

@@anthonyeaton5153No, he never said that...

@user-mh2xz1vl3t

7 ай бұрын

​@deancarlsen3178 yes he did. But he was joking, having a laugh. Done my research.

My Father was an Orchestra Leader from the "Swing" era, he was not a rock n roll fan. When the Beatles arrived on the scene, HE bought their first album and sat and listened to it with us. He told us that Ringo was a true drummer, a great musical talent because he understood how important it was the keep the beat spot on always. His talent kept the band in sync, exactly what a drummer's first and foremost function is. He loved the Beatles, thought Lennon/McCartney were an amazing song writing team (as they proved over and over) and would explain why certain songs were such masterpieces. George was equally important because he brought to the band exactly what they needed. My Dad would be 109 if he were alive today - he knew music.

@fookinkoont

Жыл бұрын

Your Pa' seemed awesome. I can relate to your story, the love of music connected my dad and I more than anything. We would marvel at songs together, he'd be 62 today. Here's to amazing fathers and the hopes of becoming one someday !

@adriankolavcic2702

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@Davesplaining

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like amazing memories to have of your father. IMHO some of the songs were George songs tbh

@jordanpennant6550

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a beautiful and honestly written insight. This is how good the internet could be

@davidmahady8241

Жыл бұрын

Yea he did they are greatest musicians in history!! No music positively effects human soul as does their music!!

I had a drummer buddy back in high school, late ‘60s. He was a fantastic drummer and even then could have replaced or at least competently mimic just about any drummer in the rock ‘n roll universe at that time. He told me back then how great Ringo was. He was one of my best friends and I have lost track of him, and I don’t think he’s with us any more. His name is/was Mike Jenkins. Anyway, he demonstrated several things about the drums and Ringo that I could never emulate in a thousand years on a drum set (I would’ve made a crappy drummer) that totally blew me away, and I have since maintained Ringo’s (as well as Mike’s) greatness to everybody I’ve talked about it with.

Also, listen to the drumming on two of my fave Ringo moments: "Rain" and "Come Together".

Ringo is a human metronome. He's got perfect timing and his fills were always tasty and only where needed. I hate it when people say he isn't a good drummer. He is a GREAT drummer!

@BostonIce37

Жыл бұрын

Spot on comment. I grew up a Beatles fan (probably a little young for them but when you have an older sister playing 45’s over and over, that’s what happens)! My son is a drummer and I was so proud to hear him make this point to someone who made this same statement about Ringo. 🇺🇸

@romulusclay9624

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@clearjet

Жыл бұрын

lol. nope

@coopsawright7225

Жыл бұрын

when Mcartney and Lennon were auditioning drummers for the Beatles the 1st time they met Ringo and heard him play they just looked at each other and said "what the f*ck is going on here !?" they couldn't believe what they were hearing and Ringo makes it look so easy it's as though he isn't trying at all , even just a little bit !

@cqnrad

Жыл бұрын

no he isnt and this comment fully misses the appeal of ringo lmao, his imperfections and hihat feel are his best feature in my eyes. if you listen to his hihat, he plays a sort of in-between of a true triplet shuffle and a straight groove, and that fluidity IS the reason ringo is good.

An engineer who worked with the Beatles in Abbey Road said Ringo was the most reliable of the Fab Four because he needed mostly one take to record his parts , no timing problem. Also John Lennon stated that Ringo was already a professional before joining the Beatles and drumming was his job actually. And that since he was a left handed who was mostly self taught on a right handed kit he would come with unusual patterns that a lot of right handed drummer would struggle to replicate. He may not be the most technical drummer, and was not fond of drums solos , but he contributed to a solid rhythmic section and has his own style.

@Vina_Ravyn

Жыл бұрын

As far as the Beatles after watching the Let It Be reissue Ringo was the only one in the band that didn't make me cringe acting like a brat. A true class act.

@localbod

Жыл бұрын

Because they were recording the backing live as a band together, it is fair to say that he wasn't the one causing false starts etc... I believe that a lot of his fills were similar on different takes but never exactly the same, however I could be wrong on that.

@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266

Жыл бұрын

Well put.

@cuda426hemi

Жыл бұрын

Ringo was "professional" when he joined because he was with Liverpool's biggest band at the time Rory Storm and the Hurricanes but if you listen to old Rory - Ringo was no better than Pete Best at that point. Later if you read Recording Sessions book you'll note Beatles did many many many takes with false starts over and over sometimes into the hundreds...This was PRACTICE for Rings - over and over and over same crap - over and over. To say he was Mr one-take is absurd and Ringo himself says he NEVER practiced thus backing my claim that his schooling was done in the studio via hundreds of takes. No, he wasn't responsible for the many false starts usually but you can see his drumming evolve dramatically. Richie literally got real good in the studio because face it - by the time he joined the Beatles he never had to play longer than 30 minute sets which anybody could do without fatigue. 🎸

@thehonkening1

Жыл бұрын

I think a big reason for this opinion so many people seem to have (that Ringo sucks) is cuz Quincy Jones said he tried recording Ringo and he was no good. I never believed it cuz of Beatles concert footage I'd seen where I thought he was superb.

I used to be a drummer. The biggest argument among drummers was always Ringo and there was no "He's okay." middling opinions about him. Thing is, there was a guy who was on the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson, a lot, named Buddy Rich. He was the bona fide winner of a contest for the world's best drummer, over and over again. And, one time he said he had Ringo Starr over at his house and he'd like to show a clip of his playing. Johnny was not going to have it, thought it sounded mean and beneath B.R. to be that way, expecting it to be a terrible joke. But, no, Buddy convinced him and he showed Ringo when he was not just playing what was needed for a Beatles song and told Johnny that after a while he, Buddy Rich, had to quit because he could not keep up with Ringo. It was an awesome clip! Didn't find that, unless it turns out to be on this vid, but here' the guy that admitted he could not keep up with Ringo: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGGts7mJkdG6qdo.htmlsi=cYF7uK1xsyUKlmwp

Ringo's 'simplicity' was pure genius.

Ringo making it look easy is part of why he's a great drummer.

@halweilbrenner9926

Жыл бұрын

100!

John and Paul referred to Ringo as a human metronome. They hired him as he was THE BEST DRUMMER they had heard. Ringo was grossly underrated. He revolutionized hold the drumsticks (both in same position). He didn't hold 1 stick like a spoon, as most drummers do. He put Ludwig drums on the map. The band loved his drumming and perfect beat. One of the best in history.

@cmc5394oparva

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I thought I remember reading somewhere that Ringo usually only needed a couple of takes in the studio to get his parts down, because his instincts and rhythm were so good and so consistent. Ringo was always pretty self-deprecating about his abilities, too, so people tended to think he wasn't anywhere as good as he really was.

@Nico-dv7bq

6 ай бұрын

Exactly, Ringo was hired because he was probably the best drummer on Liverpool, he wasn't a genius composer like his bandmates, but one of the most skilled drummers on the country.

@danwillreview

6 ай бұрын

I think the terms you're looking for are traditional and matched grip

@en2456

5 ай бұрын

​@@Nico-dv7bqYou're forgetting drums are a big part of the composition. Come together is not come together without those fills, that's from the mind of Ringo. Saying he's not a composer is a disservice, he absolutely is a masterful composer of the drums, his sound is iconic and recognizable and it was all conscious intention.

@reddevil9554

5 ай бұрын

He played just the right thing on each song, never too much or too little, just exactly what the song needed. There's a good video on KZread somewhere where a girl drummer shows what made Ringo special. Nostalgia is a funny thing. Ringo was actually the fourth drummer that Brian approached to replace Pete Best. Three other drummers were asked first but refused.

Ringo is great for what he didn;t play as much as what he did. His fills are magic and he always does the song justice in my mind. Cant find one song where he hams it up.

My wife and I got to see Ringo in concert with his All Stars. He and his All Stars was great. He is underappreciated as a singer too.

I used to be the guy that thought Ringo was overrated. I was a teenager when I started playing drums, and I was really into much busier drummers like Bill Bruford, Tony Williams, Barriemore Barlow, etc. As I got older, I realized that it wasn't always about the fills and speed. Sometimes keeping a steady beat was all that was needed, and depending on where you were coming from as a musician, that simplicity could be pretty challenging. Ringo was one of the greats from back in the day when playing drums was still in it's infancy, and people like him were creating patterns that we now look at as basic. Ringo definitely deserves all the praise he gets.

@jirky015

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! On top of so many other things people don't realize about his drumming, they don't take into account the time period he was playing. Ringo brought the drums to the forefront in pop and rock music.

@bryanbryan2968

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, yeah, yeah(from She Loves You song). Ringo had a hard act to follow and Pete Best was awful good but didn’t get along well with the Beatles’ manager. Perhaps the style at the time was slowed down and they didn’t want to scare anyone. Besides, I’ve heard they borrowed drum beats from druidic/shamanic trance styles or this could just be a rumor to add to the Beatles’ mystique. I do think Ringo got better, though, as I recall hearing him play around the year 2000 or so, as he seemed tighter and quicker than much earlier.

@EbonyPope

Жыл бұрын

Not only basic. He was a very melodic drummer too. Think of come together. He used his percussive instrument to create melodies.

@paulmurphy5244

Жыл бұрын

I remember reading in some magazine where a journalist asked John Lennon if he thought Ringo was one of the best drummers around at the time. And John responded by saying "Are you kidding me??? He's not even the best drummer in our band!!" Ouch!!!

@ws90ninety

Жыл бұрын

Never liked the Beetles.

Ringo did what many drummers / percussionists cannot do. He played appropriate, musical parts that supported each song.

@thomascars1

Жыл бұрын

Only other drummer, in Ringo’s words, that can do the same is the late Mr. Charlie Watts, and he does a fantastic job too

@trailblazer225

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think Ringo has lots of great drum parts, but to me the story that explains why Ringo is as important to The Beatles as the rest of them is a part that he *didn't* play. Paul brings "Yesterday" in and plays it for Ringo so he can figure out what drum part to play, and Ringo basically says, "It doesn't need any drums; it's done already." Are there more technically skilled rock drummers? Sure, absolutely. But if any of those guys played drums for The Beatles, they wouldn't have been The Beatles.

@ikonix360

Жыл бұрын

Yep many try to make themselves the focus by playing loud or playing overly complex when the song doesn't call for an overly complex drum part.

@Fongolitus

Жыл бұрын

Aynsley Dunbar is an awesome drummer but He got kicked out of a couple of groups because he was a little too energetic lol

@Djent_Djenerator

Жыл бұрын

The Brian May of drumming? 🤔

We drummers all have our "Ringo" moment after talking shit about him. For me, it was realizing that A Day in the Life is a goddamn drumming masterwork. So unorthodox and off-kilter while managing to stay in the pocket the whole time. Just brilliant.

@liamsandal6360

4 ай бұрын

Drumming masterwork? Okay, whatever.

@Meatball996

4 ай бұрын

​@@liamsandal6360damn. This guy made a snarky reply to a KZread comment, he's so cool he must be right!

Ringo Starr had to be good enough for The Beatles, and he was. Now, 60 plus years later, he's still doing it. To me, that puts him in a class that very few other drummers have achieved.

@Soapandwater6

4 ай бұрын

👍The Beatles chose Ringo. I trust their judgment.

My dad has always said that Ringo wasn't all that because he was simple, so i put him to the test with him playing through an extended fan mix of Helter Skelter and he got tired at the 3 minute mark with 11 minutes to go. He looked up at me and laughed, and he said "son, this is one of those rare times i'm going to say that you're right". And he's never said anything bad about Ringo ever since lol.

@empratt5800

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like your dad found out why Ringo had BLISTERS ON HIS FINGERS!

@andrewpipitone1572

Жыл бұрын

Lol you got good pops when he can admit he's wrong about something. Lol

@chilibeer3912

Жыл бұрын

And never said you were right ever again

@dawnuddaded853

Жыл бұрын

Just because your old man is a sucky drummer does NOT mean Ringo's a good one. What it means is Ringo and your daddy both suck.

@pit2ryan3

Жыл бұрын

Eratic03 - Try with Bill Bruford...

Really impressive work. And ringo could do this with no clock track or backing at all. He was really incredible.

@daniel.lopresti

Жыл бұрын

I guess you're not recognised much 'round these parts... ;)

@clarapraxedes8545

Жыл бұрын

Hey, Kenji! Didn’t know you were into music… 🤪

@albertdavila6808

Жыл бұрын

Click track

@adriantomo5688

Жыл бұрын

he looked at John's ass going up and down to keep time

@reddevil9554

Жыл бұрын

I remember Ringo not being happy about the digital click track. "I'm the f**king click track!"

I enjoy his drumming. It's perfect for what is required in each song. Absolutely LOVE what he did in "Something" - the drums, brilliant bass tune, and guitar blends beautifully ❤

Well done! You taught us non-drummers some cool nuances!

My dad played drums professionally from the early 60s to the late 90s. He always said that Ringo is one of the hardest drummers to replicate, because he did his "simple" stuff so well.

@boomerguy9935

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I started playing drums in the mid-60's and I agree completely with your dad. I always wondered why this "simple stuff" was so hard to play. I'm still working on it and I've been playing professionally ever since then.

@mthomas5835

Жыл бұрын

So many people confuse the word "simple" with the word "easy". Perhaps "direct", "straightforward", "clean", or "smooth" would be more apt synonyms in this case.

@michaeldenton4185

Жыл бұрын

@@boomerguy9935 k

@matthewbrooks1556

Жыл бұрын

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@michaelbecker5995

Жыл бұрын

that's one of the reasons Kobe was so damn good. just hammered home the fundamentals, day after day.

People just don't realize how exceptional together were the four talents that comprised the Beatles.

@Ass_of_Amalek

11 ай бұрын

yeah, that is the things that's actually important. ringo clearly did his job well, otherwise the band would not have been so good. he wasn't playing drums for drummers, he was playing for the general public, who do not care about impressive drumming. in that sort of music, it's a given that the drums are not a lead instrument.

@Struwwel2

10 ай бұрын

The Beatles would have been a good band without Ringo. With him, they were a great band.

@jam3152

9 ай бұрын

They’re considered the goat band so I think so bro lol

@illstreamthat

8 ай бұрын

They all had multiple number 1 hits after the Beatles...pretty impressive.

@hanabi18-78

7 ай бұрын

Antoine de Saint-Exupery said: A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. I think this is so true for the Beatles.

His son Zak is incredible. Saw Zak with The Who a handful of years ago and I was amazed at how much he played and sounded like Keith Moon.

Fun to observe how the high-hat slowly turns clockwise throughout the song, especially in the sped-up footage. Would be a cool timelapse to lock the frame to the high-hat and everything else spins around

As a drummer I've always respected Ringo. A lot of his parts are technically simple...but he always wrote/played the right part for every song. There's a lot to be said for that. It reminds me to ask myself, "Am I putting this fill/beat in because it's tough and I can play it, or because it enhances the song?"

@davidmahady8241

Жыл бұрын

Right he had inate feel for the song and didn't push himself to the forefront with showoff shit.

@RaymondPeckIII

Жыл бұрын

The way I put it is that most drummers play patters; Ringo plays the song. Especially later, he rarely if ever just put a stock beat to a song.

@lizzaangelis3308

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think they are deceptively simple

@stevenread1676

Жыл бұрын

A lot like Charlie Watts. Underrated but played exactly what he needed to and sounded great while doing it without fuss.

@theones261

Жыл бұрын

its not just the drummer, too many know how to play drum, but the question is who gets famous.

I heard Dave Grohl say that Ringo is left handed but had learn to be right handed, so that's why he's unique as he's able to put a slight twist in his drumming style that others find hard to do.

@chrissimon8368

Жыл бұрын

this much I know is True

@v.2080

Жыл бұрын

I heard Ringo say the very same thing in a video.

@mikogale

Жыл бұрын

which makes the right hand hi-hat work even more impressive.. i could never do that shit with my non-dominant hand

@FRN2013

11 ай бұрын

True, Sally, and that's why there were some normal fills that Ringo really struggled with. That's also why Ringo invented some really unique fills, because he couldn't do some of the usual-sounding stuff.

@itstheprintshop

11 ай бұрын

THIS! He can play the down beats with back beat quickness, but can also (presumably) reverse that. It's like being a righty and learning piano...I always got messed up playing bass notes with the left hand, because that would be snare on drums lol

His drumming on "Here comes the Sun"" really impresses me...not being a drummer, I don't know how difficult it is.

@kevinnsevinn799

Ай бұрын

I’ve read that it is kinda tricky…also not being a drummer myself

Ringo is not only talented, he is quite charming. I hope to see a lot more of him playing music with other great musicians.

As far as I'm concerned, Ringo doesn't have to prove ANYTHING to ANYBODY. His drumming speaks for itself, and his drumming is top notch👍

@Solomongrundy68

Жыл бұрын

He had no career, after Beatles nobody wanted him

@PinkDevilFish

Жыл бұрын

@@Solomongrundy68 Ringo had 2 number one songs after they broke up before John had one. Dude has been playing non stop and also was also Mr. Conductor. If he's had no career you've never had a job.

@Fewolf825

Жыл бұрын

Ringo is A one in my book,, i think he's a great guy,, and he might be a great drummer , but he's a great personality,, perfect fit for the Beatles, I had the privilege of spending 10 minutes with him , and all i can say is he's a regular great guy , not stuck up and a friend i would love to have, music aside.

@williamchiafos3889

Жыл бұрын

He was often replaced and couldn't even do a proper drum roll.

@aldocort3418

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, a perfect example is the drumming on something and a day in the life. Perfectly placed fills at slower tempos, and exactly what the Beatles needed

Ringo is a human metronome, flawless time. His originality was beyond amazing. And even as a boy when I first heard the Beatles, I knew it was actually Ringo that gave the Beatles their exciting sound, their music always sounded like it was moving a thousand miles per hour. One of the greatest.

@fredneecher1746

Жыл бұрын

If you listen to early tracks with Pete Best on drums you can appreciate just what Ringo brought to the band.

@mc76

Жыл бұрын

Keeping good time was once considered a compliment. Prog rock kind of changed the calculus. For example, there is a reason why Geddy Lee is considered such a great bassist. He kept time so that Peart could meander amongst his 75 drums and cymbals.

@bobking7347

Жыл бұрын

@@mc76 Nah, I'd say they both fed off each other.

@m0j0b0ne

Жыл бұрын

Um, no. Ringo was not a great timekeeper. (Bonham was miles ahead and still not the best; that title probably belongs tp Carmine Appice) Plug him into a Russian Dragon, and fares not well, but he originated some beats never heard before and brought a unique twist to many others.

@barclaybass2327

Жыл бұрын

@@m0j0b0ne ur a clown

best description for Ringo. Star is he’s a very solid drummer and he’s also very intuitive. He able to come up with some very memorable drum parts.

Not to mention Ringo more left hand dominant when playing as well which makes that even more impressive

Ringo’s drumming made Paul’s bass really stand out. They make a perfect combo

@brichards9293

9 ай бұрын

Paul's bass playing is something else that is under rated.

@alanknott363

9 ай бұрын

@DigitalJustice Yes, the drums and bass have to really knit together well, or all is lost.

@zarzee8925

5 ай бұрын

Listen to rubber soul with just bass and drums. It's out there on youtube and it's just so good.

@hereandthere4763

4 ай бұрын

He was no Keith Moon just as Paul was no John Entwhistle, but their playing was just right for the Beatles.

You should have mentioned that Ringo was not only a human metronome, but he could repeat the same beat, over and over during 12 hour recording sessions! The man's a legend!

@richardharrold9736

Жыл бұрын

No he couldn't, he was incapable of holding the simplest beat without his timing wandering. Incompetent, arrogant, narcissistic and stupid. Quincy Jones hasn't a good word to say of him.

@astrodb4487

Жыл бұрын

When metronomes what to calibrate themselves, they get a Ringo.

@neilwilson5785

Жыл бұрын

But he cheated by having his beer and cigarettes handy!

@mikenorton632

Жыл бұрын

@@neilwilson5785 After smoking a doobie with Ahtook, Lana and his pet dinosaur.

@CMissShelleyMichelle

Жыл бұрын

@@astrodb4487 IMO Charlie Watts.

I'm surprised you didn't pick "Tomorrow Never Knows". I'm not a drummer but I'm a BIG Beatles fan. To me, that beat is just CRAZY... and yet soothing. I just freaking LOVE this song.

Love this video - shuffles are deceptive because they sound so relaxed and easy, but are a real bear to play and play well.

What I respected about Ringo is that the other Beatles threw so many styles of music at him and he make the drumming work so well.

@handrm

Жыл бұрын

Exactly; most drummers would have wilted in the presence of the creative onslaught that Lennon/McCartney/Harrison threw at Ringo, with no two songs being alike. Ringo not only met the challenge but made major contributions and enhanced the songs with his drumming and percussion. Ringo may not have known it, but he was a true musician, and exactly the right drummer for the Beatles. It’s astonishing they were all from the same place at the same time and found each other.

@coopsawright7225

Жыл бұрын

@@handrm they found each other like that bc Lennon sold his soul to the devil at midnight on an old infamous bridge in england in order to get fame and fortune thru a ridiculously talented band.

@Strato_Casterrr9898

Жыл бұрын

​@@handrm look at the get back documentary too. While lennon, mccartney, and harrisson were arguing and refining their new songs, ringo was just doing his own thing. They didn't even argue against him or gave him any suggestions. They liked what ringo was making that gave them more time to focus on theirs. Ringo did not just bring compositional talent, he also brought comfort.

@elliottcovert3796

Жыл бұрын

Here's a great example: the Beatles recorded a ska/reggae song called "Ob La Di, Ob La Da" on The White Album; Led Zeppelin recorded a reggae song called "D'Yer Maker" on Houses of the Holy. I ask you, did Ringo or Bonham nail the tight Jamaican groove better?

@Marcus_C51

11 ай бұрын

@@Strato_Casterrr9898 I noticed that too--I always knew he was an excellent drummer but he really impressed me with the drum parts that he'd come up with. Good point on them not giving him any suggestions on what to play, he was very instinctive and could come up with those fine drum parts to accentuate what they were doing. I came away from the documentary thinking woah, Ringo really was their rock, they always knew they could depend on him, not only for his superb drumming but his mellow, supportive attitude.

Ringo's brilliance lies in his musicality. He doesn't just hit the skins, he does it in perfect time and add fills at just the right musical moment. For a drummer who doesn't appreciate this they are merely a drummer. Ringo is a musician.

@frandanco6289

Жыл бұрын

FitToBe TieDyed --- Absolutely Right !!!! Always the Difference -- Musician - and everyone else.... Thanks for this !!!

@hubertpilk

Жыл бұрын

He was left handed and played a right handed kit

@larrypatterson2340

Жыл бұрын

I don't know your skill level as a musician or your ear as a producer, they're always more mistakes in a live performance I've heard mistakes on stage by many artists from Prince to The Beatles I've heard Ringo make mistakes I've heard a couple in the recordings and if you push me I'd find them I just can't remember at the moment.

@larrypatterson2340

Жыл бұрын

@@hubertpilk I think he was Urban dexterous😜

@ammagnolia

Жыл бұрын

My favorite Beatles songs.... Particularly Dear Prudence... Was done by Paul, not Ringo...

My favorite Ringo lick(?) is the last 30 seconds of Thank You Girl.

absolutely fantastic video. Rosanna ... walk into any guitar center and there's always someone TRYING but messing it up !!! The second verse of that song when he lets the ghost notes start to have a little more life... its just the best... Of course Jeff said its no big deal, its just 2 iconic songs connected together in a brilliant creative way. A beat thats so easy , rarely can anyone do it and sound natural. Just like that fast shuffle.

I've worked with so many drummers. Usually, the ones who loved to show off can't keep time to save their lives. Keeping time, knowing when to embellish and when to just keep simple time, and knowing how to play for the sake of the song and not for yourself is something that takes skill and maturity. Good drummers are NOT a dime a dozen.

@azurplex

Жыл бұрын

That goes for all musicians, no matter what instrument they play.

@andybrown78

Жыл бұрын

So true!

@harrycoleii7659

Жыл бұрын

We are on our 5th drummer in 8 years. The first was the best! Great timing, solid foot work, and rarely ticked! The guy we have now is good but he doesn't understand how to sit in the pocket and always is adding fills! But the worst is the ticking!! Ugh...

@MisfitDKhead

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@thomasffrench3639

Жыл бұрын

They are different skills. Carl Palmer is a part of Emerson, Lake and Palmer a group of talented musicians, but he can’t keep a steady beat to save his life

Ringo is so underappreciated. He is so good that he goes unnoticed. He works to support the band instead of showing off.

@beeflat4287

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely ! - There are too many thinking of ´showing off´. - Ringo is a real musician, he understands all the other parts and doing always the best for the song !!

@horatio321

Жыл бұрын

Good drummers aren't noticed by casual listeners. It means what they're playing fits the recording. When drummers get too busy and start 'falling down the stairs' with their drums, that's when they tend to get noticed - for all the wrong reasons.

@horatio321

Жыл бұрын

@@beeflat4287 Dave Grohl always said this of Taylor Hawkins, although Taylor tended to play with fairly complex patterns.

@Russocass

Жыл бұрын

He's just underappreciated by certain audience. You can find more videos defending him as a good drummer than any other drummer in the world

@OGRE_HATES_NERDS

Жыл бұрын

underappreciated? hes one of the most famous, successful, and continuously appreciated artists of all time from any genre of any medium!

Strawberry Fields is some of my favourite drumming in music. He's by no means the best drummer of all time, but he is underappreciated.

To me, it's the simplicity but near perfection of Starr's playing that makes it so good.

What makes Ringo one of the best drummers ever is his talent for CREATING beats. It's relatively easy to play most Ringo's parts, but the difference is that he actually created them from scratch.

@dracula5487

6 ай бұрын

@@aaronsinger Jealous?

@sandpiper9288

5 ай бұрын

@@aaronsinger Fake news. You must live in your misery alone.

@en2456

5 ай бұрын

​@@aaronsingerI didn't know you were the 5th Beatle. Please tell us more about your insight into your studio recordings with them.

@henryzhao4622

5 ай бұрын

No no Ringo’s stuff is not easy to play well. It’s easy to play the notes though

@HorrorKidd88

4 ай бұрын

totally agree...the only thing I would add is that Ringo's beats were also always very musical; somethng that isnt prevalent in modern music.

I think a lot of people who dismiss Ringo don't appreciate that he didn't play to stand out, but rather played to complement the song. He wasn't playing to show off but his drumming enhanced the songs beautifully.

@JohnBrown-vn2qw

Жыл бұрын

i would go as far to say the entire beatles band sucks

@matthewlivingston3168

Жыл бұрын

I watched a drum tutorial somewhere on KZread years ago in KZreads infancy. But the instructor brought up Ringo. Amd said he's not overplaying or fancy; but serving the song.

@decibelinterference2033

Жыл бұрын

True, that fits their music which is smart. However, if your talking about a real percussionist on his own, not a member of a band, who can adapt to just about any style of music from jazz to metal... funk, country, fusion, latin etc. Ringo Star would be lost, while more advanced drummers would completely inialate him. That's the point most drummers and musicans are making when they reference Ringo as "sucking" on the drums.

@robertbane2163

Жыл бұрын

Steve Ferrone club.

@robertpfeiffer8836

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Every musician's job - play to the song. No more. No less. If Ringo were playing the old Beatles tunes while trying to add Neil Peart beats and fills, it would have sounded ridiculous

The thing about Ringo is that he wasn't trying to get attention as a drummer, he was trying to make the songs sound good.

Whenever someone says “Ringo isn’t a Great Drummer”… I always offer them the same challenge: _’Name _*_one_*_ Beatles song where the Drumming is _*_not_*_ absolutely perfect for the Music-and tell me how it could’ve been better’._ I’m still waiting for an answer.

As a non-drummer, I think the best thing about Ringo is that he's like a composer. His parts are so organically intertwined with the song that you can easily tell what song it is from hearing just the drum track.

@unclefuggly7149

Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine that's been a drummer for 50 years said the very same thing. You can name the song just from hearing Ringo's drums.

@jessicacosiguitar

Жыл бұрын

So true!

@richardbeal2451

Жыл бұрын

YES!! It's not just his playing, it's his composition too. I completely agree with you!

@billyalarie929

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely not. They’re so intertwined they don’t even feel like distinguishing parts.

@captainjefferies9047

Жыл бұрын

@@unclefuggly7149 That's pretty much true of any drummer and a band they are really into. Guns and roses had mediocre drummers but I doubt there is a GNR song I can't recognize by drums alone.

The same is true with funk guitar. A lot of guitarists think funk is easy, but maintaining a fast and complex strumming pattern throughout an entire song, and staying in the pocket the whole time, is no easy task.

@stevenlornie1261

Жыл бұрын

Folks think funk is easy? Crikey, they've obviously never listened to 70s James Brown.

@imwastedhere

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to learn funk song as a beginner and halted when i look at the tabs I'm still trying but to no avail

@madhatter8508

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenlornie1261 Speed metal guitarists who beat off on the fretboard and play fast licks with no rhythm often claim that funk is "easy"

@redrick8900

Жыл бұрын

You don't really have to stay in the pocket though. The Hi Hat covers that. Plenty of funk guitar is sloppy. Between the hat and the wah it really doesn't matter.

@stephenross8463

Жыл бұрын

Chord TheSeeker Two words....... Cory Wong!

You forgot to smile and do that cute head toss so it looks like you are just chilling...

I don't much about drum tech but Ringo is a phenomenal human being and the entire list of the worlds greatest artists who had the honour of joining him on stage would most certainly back that fact.

“She Said She Said” in my opinion is his best drumming. Phenomenal. Couple of ghost notes in it. The key to Ringo’s playing is that he’s actually left handed.

@kingbee1971

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I seem to remember Dave Stewart asking him about it and citing the strange late downbeats and patterns on "Ticket to Ride" and "Come Together."

@blujay9191

Жыл бұрын

I said something similar before seeing this comment.

@Formula-602

Жыл бұрын

Ringos fave song of his is Rain….to showcase his drumming…

@monkeburnswell3349

Жыл бұрын

Ringo's fave is Rain

@livemeyer

Жыл бұрын

She Said She Said and Rain are my favorite Ringo Beatles tracks. Also happen to be tow of my top 5 favorite Beatles songs. Strawberry Fields Forever, #1.

I've always said that Ringo Starr is not the flashiest of drummers, but he is basically a human metronome.

@benmeltzer

11 ай бұрын

"I am the click."-Ringo when Jeff Lynne asked him to play to a click track.

Thank you for substantiating the quality of Ringo's skills

On the point - brilliant. 👍 Nobody has to or can be good at everything, but everyone has their strengths. Knowing your own strengths and weaknesses makes you a tastefully good musician. Thank you for your video.

I think people need to understand that just because a drummer isn’t smashing cymbals and doing a bunch of rolls or double foot kicks, it doesn’t mean they suck. Doing beats like these and holding them is incredibly challenging.

@Mike14264

7 ай бұрын

Straight up. I see how hard it is for the tambourines in the musical group I'm in to keep the tempo, it's pretty easy to fluctuate by accident. Ringo being able to keep his tempo all the way through, while also doing some of his funnier beats, is really impressive.

@lorenzzzoo

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, it honestly makes those rolls and stuff way more impressive, especially when they manage to go back to the original pattern

There's a video of him playing Act Naturally live on the Ed Sullivan show (no lip-synching!). He's playing that super-fast shuffle on the hi-hat, in perfect time, while singing and looking totally relaxed and at ease, even smiling. Many have said negative things about him - myself included - but I garnered a new respect for him having seen that video.

@garthdrake3220

Жыл бұрын

Any negative comment about Ringo is rooted in ignorance

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306

Жыл бұрын

Watching any live recordings of them really brings home how good they were and how professional and well rehearsed. And the fact they all made it look easy is even more to their credit.

@jms1963

Жыл бұрын

@@garthdrake3220 100% correct. Thank you.

New to the channel: very impressed with the quality and range, professionalism of your work. 👋👋👋👋

Ringo's playing fit the song, which is a high compliment. Same with George's guitar solos. The Beatles embodied taste. They weren't virtuosos and they knew it. But they parlayed a great blend of intelligence, taste, humor and talent into a legacy loved by music appreciators everywhere.

Early ringo has a way of swishing his stick on the hi hat left/right which I think is part of how he kept such a fast and swinging groove going. His parts are so inventive and perfectly supportive to every song.

@gregoryjenkins8645

Жыл бұрын

In addition, Ringo is a left hander playing on a righthanded drum Kit

@Ivegotwormsinme

Жыл бұрын

@@gregoryjenkins8645 Just to elaborate on left-handed people playing right handed things: Kurt Cobain was not 100% left-handed; he did everything else with his right hand, except play guitar. For some reason, as a predominantly right-handed person, he felt more comfortable playing guitar left-handed. Also, I don't even think it even qualifies him to be called ambidextrous.

@Special_K_42069

Жыл бұрын

The signature ringo swish!

@andyfletcher3561

Жыл бұрын

You said something actually key to this discussion..."...perfectly supportive to every song.". Whatever any of us may think about his playing or rating as a drummer, he was THE drummer for the Beatles.

@captainjefferies9047

Жыл бұрын

It's a figure 8 that has a completely different feel on the upstroke than the downstroke. It's almost impossible to master. I've been trying for years.

My late uncle used to say, whenever you see someone doing something and it looks so very easy, it never is. It is usually the result of a lot of work and talent. That surely applies to Ringo Star's drumming. He looks so relaxed and at ease when he is playing the drums, but if you try to replicate it, you are in for a big surprise.

@hughbarton5743

Жыл бұрын

You ( and your uncle! ) are so right!!!

@Ronaldo-wi2im

Жыл бұрын

That is a brilliant anecdote!! Music has a whole lot to do with faking it.

@javierpatag3609

Жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah. Your uncle is on point. People with developed skills may look like they're having an easy time- the reality is that they can be a having a hard time but they just don't look it because they've practiced and are used to it.

@paulrous1670

Жыл бұрын

You had a wise uncle ..

@rohanroll

Жыл бұрын

Wise uncle, you had...

Ringo was a metronome! And that is the main purpose of a drummer! He and Charlie Watts were the heartbeats of their respective bands.

In those early days, Liverpool bands left and right were playing in Hamburg for weeks and months at a time.. Pete Best, as you well know, was The Beatles' drummer at that point, and Ringo was with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. I don't know it as fact, but my belief is that the Hurricanes more than likely did a stint in Hamburg. Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison all talk(ed) about how Hamburg was like a proving ground, with sets lasting 10-12 hours a night if not more. With a schedule like that, you can see why Preludin became essential. If Ringo had a residency in Hamburg, where all bands played exponentially more hours than they would have in England, he probably plays that way from having that many hours behind the kit. Great video, sir.

After watching Get Back, seeing Ringo just coming up with beats for each new song like he's already heard that song before is just amazing, nobody even tells him what to do.

@gitsurfer27

Жыл бұрын

Exactly and sometimes that will help establish the next piece of music when they hear the feel of the beat, truly a shame how his name has become synonymous with "talentless" and "lucky to be here", people who know nothing about it talk crap about him.

@surfwriter8461

Жыл бұрын

Good point. And yet Paul was said to sometimes feel superior enough to show Ringo what he wanted Ringo to play.

@brdrnda3805

Жыл бұрын

@@surfwriter8461 "feel superior enough"? Maybe he just had a clear idea what he wants.

@captainjefferies9047

Жыл бұрын

John told him what to do all the time.

@ezrachristian718

Жыл бұрын

@@surfwriter8461 it's not Ringo's song tho, sometimes either Paul or John has a clear idea of how they would like the song to sound like. Just like how George told Paul about playing the bass in Something.

I love that you made this video. I've been a professional musician almost 40 years and have given the "Ringo Challenge" to countless drummers who believed Ringo was a slouch. I've administered this test at least 40 times and my challenge has always been the same. I ask the drummer to emulate the open hi-hat shuffle Ringo played on so many early songs. It didn't matter which song I chose; the result was always the same. Not a single drummer I've met can emulate the exact feel and groove of Ringo's playing. Some guys came close and most were able to approximate the actual pattern. But none of them could produce the exact swing and groove. These drummers ultimately sounded the way it sounds when you try to program a Ringo beat on a computer or drum machine. The parts are in their proper spots on the grid; but there is nothing even close to the actual feel of those performances. I had one of the first tribute bands in Seattle (The Britt'ns) in the '80s and we played "a tribute to the music of the '60s and early '70s" which of course included note perfect renditions of Beatles songs. We auditioned countless drummers and the test was always how close they could get on those early Ringo parts. I never found a drummer who could play with that special groove; therefore non of those songs ever felt quite right. Another even more difficult test was "Come Together". All drummers think that's easy and a no brainer until you ask them to play the part immediately after playing the Beatles recording for reference. In my 40 years playing with some of the best musicians in Seattle I have never found a drummer who even comes close to copping the way that sounds on the record. I've even had guys put tea rags to deaden their toms (as Ringo did in those days) and they were still nowhere near close. In all fairness I've seen Ringo demonstrating how to play that fill and he doesn't even sound right anymore. In 1969 when the Beatles recorded Abbey Road it was on the tail of the straight full month of jamming the band had been doing to record the Get Back project. If you watch that 8 hour film you can literally see Ringo reaching a new level as a player. Because they had become a studio band after 1966 they really didn't play their instruments unless they were making an album. The Beatles all reached new highs as musicians as a result of all the jamming they did during Get Back. After the rooftop concert they basically went straight into sessions for Abbey Road which in my opinion is the ultimate showcase for all of them to reveal all they had grown as a result of playing so much recently. I believe Ringo's playing on Abbey Road is in a universe all it's own; and when the first song Come Together opens with that incredible (untouchable) drum pattern you know you are witnessing that band in its musical prime. All that to say it's my opinion that no drummer who has lived can recreate that drum part on Come Together. The only guy who could ever do it was Ringo Starr in 1969. I'm so thankful for all the magical moments captured on their albums; and that will always be one of my favorites.

@TheArtofGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Awesome comment. I did watch the full 8 hour doc and will be doing a vid on that soon. :)

@eddiemaiden7183

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know you could write a comment that long on KZread.

@JonathanAlliali-Die-go5gl

Жыл бұрын

I still do think you guys are setting people up for failure when you compare a man who dedicated his whole career to those beats and a drummer who might be specialized in something else to replicate it on the spot

@JonathanAlliali-Die-go5gl

Жыл бұрын

@@TheArtofGuitar it’s like asking a jazz pianist to play some Rachmaninov after hearing it once or twice even if we are musician we need to practice

@paulsawtell3991

Жыл бұрын

Then you sadly haven;t worked with many pro drummers, all of whom would leave Ringo wanting to eat his hi-hat.

"now were you rushing or dragging?"

Ringo played in Skiffle bands before the Beatles so he played a jazz , bluesy, country style of beat with ease before anything rocky so he was very versatile.

In addition to his drumming talents, something also has to be said about his ability to get along with people, because when the Beatles broke up he was the only one nobody hated.

@8avexp

10 ай бұрын

"Why can't we all just get along?"

Ringo's drumming on Come Together and Here Comes the Sun was shear perfection. You don't just get up and play that without some serious practice. Or write it without some serious talent.

@linchen008

Жыл бұрын

Or both.

@partyboi8773

Жыл бұрын

This is what so many armchair critics truly don't get when they talk about lots of artists, whether musicians or other types. People will say, "Oh, come on, *I* could play that!" There are counterfeiters who can paint perfect imitations of Old Masters like Rembrandt, but the real question isn't "Can you imitate it?" The real question is, "Could you have created it in the first place?"

@davedecker1725

Жыл бұрын

@@partyboi8773 my guess is NO!

@littlekingtrashmouth9219

Жыл бұрын

I thought Paul played on Come Together

@skougi

Жыл бұрын

wasn't come together done on a wrong handed drum set too?

Never thought as Ringo as a big time drummer. Cozy Cole (Topsy Part II) & Sandy Nelson (Teen Beat & Let There be Drums) are big time classics.

I don’t know anything about drumming, this was fascinating!

I've met Ringo personally in L.A. at some cafee joint. At first I had no idea of who he was . But he was such a great person to me from the get go till the end of our regular conversations and he taught me lots of real history that he personally went thru . I truly respect that man as a person and as an greatest musicians of all time !!

@chriskourlos4407

Жыл бұрын

Lucky!!

@iwontbebeat7111

Жыл бұрын

@@chriskourlos4407 Yessss! Can you believe !? That Ringo Starr !!! One of the Original members of The Beatles !!! The man hanged around with Paul ! John ! George ! And started The Beatles!!!?? My gosh ! 😱😱😱 & talkin to you with just normal regular conversations ?! Like any other human being would do ?? When he introduced himself to me in a end... I was completely stunned with starstruck !!!! 😂🤣👍👍👍 Thanks God he told me his name in a end of our conversation because if he told me at first ? then I could have not even open my mouth to talk !! LMAO 🤣

@reginaldcampos5762

10 ай бұрын

My cousin met Mark Zuckerberg in Hawaii but she didnt recognize him and asked him to take a photo for her to post on Twitter. He said "Do you know who I am?" and she said no. He didnt take the photo.

@Achilles_heal

9 ай бұрын

​@@reginaldcampos5762my guy has an ego complex jeez

@jimhaberlin6937

9 ай бұрын

@@iwontbebeat7111 Just curios, did he say Ringo Starr or Richard Starke?

Every beat he came up with was the perfect accompaniment for every song, that is an artform in itself.

@jefffiore7869

Жыл бұрын

Yes I wholeheartedly agree!!

@gwpeoples

Жыл бұрын

Seriously, he helped make some of the greatest rock music of all time and he's a legend who cares if he didn't have 150 pieces in his kit

@billyalarie929

Жыл бұрын

It’s the same one tho. Like it doesn’t fucking change.

@LuciensMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@billyalarie929 Im not going down that rabbit hole,lmao

Honestly this reminds me of a lot of punk and metal drumming; it's just so much endurance.

Solid drummer, who always looked like he was having the time of his life.

Ringo was like a human clock keeping time. & he always kept it "in the pocket" never stepping on anyone's toes or trying to outshine anyone, just provided a steady beat and complimented the song. And for drummers who played too loud, I had a music teacher who always said "a good drummer is felt, not heard."

@ptortland

Жыл бұрын

Regarding playing too loud, the famed jazz drummer, Tony Williams (RIP), studied under the legendary Alan Dawson. Dawson had Tony practice until he could play incredibly intricate & complex rhythms at a volume such that you could carry on a normal conversation while standing next to the drum kit!

@Christopher-md7tf

Жыл бұрын

That's honestly a pretty dumb and limited take from your music teacher.

@johannjohann6523

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for that enlightened statement, as I have held that is the most important thing about a drummer since day 1 I started playing. Drums are meant to be felt not just heard. (all about the tuning).

@jkthewonderguy

Жыл бұрын

Ringo did keep time very well from what I see. His drumming was over simplistic and non technical for me. As long as his band and his fans are fine with it, none of my business

@ikonix360

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

One thing about Ringo. He is infinitely better than people realise. He is in fact left handed yet played a right handed kit. Incredible

@JoryKorvid

Жыл бұрын

Not unusual or even remarkable

@LatiNoble

Жыл бұрын

@Jory Corvid That’s a fair point. And would be relevant except for the fact that it’s not unusual or remarkable literally because of Ringo Star.

@lagartogrande1908

Жыл бұрын

Willie Smith did that his whole career with Muddy. Fran Christina with the Fabulous Thunderbirds the same.

@BWOY_MU5H

Жыл бұрын

When I started drumming and my instructor had me learn Come Together, it became the most fun and interesting piece to learn since i had to emulate some of Ringo's playstyle.

@Jdfuller82

Жыл бұрын

Many people didn't realize he was left handed playing on a right handed drum kit. When I found that out it blew me away.

When I was in college in the late 1960s, I was in a sort of psychedelic hard-rock-blues band (think the Grateful Dead meet Cream), and when we auditiond drummers (boy, did we have trouble with drummers!), we’d play a shuffle right away, and that would eliminate about 80 percent of them. Even back then, most so-called rock drummers couldn’t play shuffles! I think the best drummer we tried out was a young lady (we were all young!) whose husband was a drum teacher. She played great shuffles, and when she got pregnant and had to quit the band, her husband said he’d fill in for her-and he couldn’t play a shuffle! He was a straight-up four-on-the-floor rock drummer.

I think Ringo and Micky Dolenz are underrated as great drummers, especially singing drummers, with how "simple" their songs seem to have been. Not to mention singing drummers weren't too common back then.

I noticed on a recent Beatles documentary how little the songwriters (Lennon/McCartney) “wrote” the drum section. Ringo just seemed to decide what went with their sound, and do it. To my mind that makes him a significant contributor to the writing of the song.

@dannyvine3605

Жыл бұрын

There is the story, told by Ringo, How John Lennon asked Ringo to play the drums like on a record he heard. When Ringo told him that was actually 2 seperate drum parts and drummers, John told him 'don't worry about that'! So obviously John Lennon had great confidence in Ringo to play what he wanted.

@onesong2001

Жыл бұрын

@Danny Vine That reminds me of a little story about my girlfriend making me an omelet. She asked how many eggs I wanted. I said 5 and she came back to me and said she only had 4 so I said just use 4 of them and she did.

@onesong2001

Жыл бұрын

She's a great cook

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306

Жыл бұрын

@@onesong2001 But unlike Ringo she couldn't turn 5 eggs into 6. Not sure if Ringo could either but he is a drummer, not a cook.

Ringo developed a completely unique beat for each and every single song. This was a big part of the Beatles sound and what made them stand out.

@RockyDave

Жыл бұрын

Very true. All Beatles were highly talented.

@mc76

Жыл бұрын

It is remarkable to listen to their catalog and recognize the variety of beats and fills that Ringo came up with. He deserved songwriting credits because he contributed as much to the sound of every song as anyone in the band.

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306

Жыл бұрын

@@mc76 No one in the band was expendable.... including Ringo. I guess the proof of that is they all went on to very successful solo careers after the inevitable breakup but none of it touched the Beatles. Some came close as they are talented as individuals, but the magic between those 4 is a one time thing. Not just once in a lifetime but once in a forever.

@sbphillips177

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! exactly spot on!!!!

@davidowens5898

Жыл бұрын

@@mc76 Listen to 'My love don't give me presents'. Ringo at his creative best..........

Not a drummer, but I loved playing the drums on Beatles Rockband. So nice beats on the base drum.

I saw an interview with Phil Collins, who was saying that occasionally he'd put on his "Ringo hat" and try to copy his feel and some of his fills. Phil said they're not as easy as you would think. Pretty good testimonial.

I played Ringo in a couple of Beatles tributes over a few years. I’ve always been a Ringo fan, but had started playing as John, and when our drummer quit we auditioned several drummers. Not a one of them could play a shuffle AND sing at the same time. So I ended to taking the Ringo Role and we got a new John. I can attest that the man is no slouch on the drums. His abilities are so much greater than we often hear because he plays to the song, not his ego.

@bennettbrooks8287

6 ай бұрын

Great drummer audition task to play a Ringo shuffle! Have to remember that. Here is one our band asked at the drum audtition - Q: "Can you roll the brushes?" Usual A: "What are brushes?"

@angrydragonkungfu9164

5 ай бұрын

Make your own music. Stop plagiarizing already. Jeesh. The music world is going to be a bunch of copy cats with no more original music.

@BT-ir5zl

5 ай бұрын

@@angrydragonkungfu9164 Quick story, I'm too young to have seen the Beatles thing when it happened, but in the 90's I caught (by accident) the Mahoney Brothers doing their early Beatles show at a fair. They were flawless. Gave me goosebumps. Good tribute bands sound just like the recordings. Young people need to have the opportunity to see that stuff.

@jorgeno-remix679

5 ай бұрын

@@angrydragonkungfu9164 if he is happy doing that and making many people happy at the same time, well that is what is important. Some are original but rarely are enjoyed by others.

@randyc8771

4 ай бұрын

@@angrydragonkungfu9164 Oh, come on! Being in a tribute band is not "plagiarism". Tribute bands cite their sources!

People may say that about Ringo, but there’s always these little nuances about his playing that helped him become one of the most influential rock drummers

@pit2ryan3

Жыл бұрын

Andrew - He didn't influence anybody...

@OhSayWhatIsTruth

Жыл бұрын

@@pit2ryan3 What are you talking about? There are plenty of drummers who have praised and were inspired by Ringo.

Ringo wasn't just rock solid, either. He was a master at fills. He had this preternatural ability to insert flare into a beat exactly when it was needed and in a way that best serviced the rhythm