Ringo plays with a unique sort of swing feel that's really hard to duplicate, but really stood out when I first heard them back in the 1960's. Covers of songs like 'She loves you' never sounded right because the drummers always played the standard rock beat and it sounded rigid compared to Ringo.
I consider that very important. A technically brilliant drummer with no feel, can ruin a record. Some songs are emotional like "Open Arms" by Journey. Neil Peart is a drum god, but I think Steve Smith knew instinctively where to place beats and it lifted the track. I meant to mention Ainsley Dunbar, Journey's earlier drummer in this response but his name escaped me at the time. He is also a great drummer, but Dunbar wouldn't have been suitable for that song. "Feel" and instinct for a song is the primary reason Steely Dan records too long to record. They wanted the right musician for the right song.
I mean for an artist let say a painter are you going to focus on the brush strokes and details or the painting as a whole and the feeling you get looking at it? Music is at the end of the day is just that. A painting of sound that provokes feeling to the listener
@@joshswimmerly7110 Absolutely not. You probably aren't a drummer, so you wouldn't understand, but when it comes to holding a track together, less is quite often more. Drummers do not need to play every second of every track like their life depends on it.
@@Mick_Ts_Chick I don't like the "drums are a support instrument" kind of thinking. Same way most people just play rhythm guitar, doesn't mean that's what guitar's all about.
@@lifenote1943 I don't think drums or rhythm guitar is support. I actually think the drums are what set the tone of the song, so to speak. I just meant Ringo wasn't always trying to be flashy like some other bands. The ones who play like the Energizer bunny actually get on my nerves. All the flailing of the arms looks weird to me.
Yeah, I find that when I was young I practiced for hours on end, now, after going through e very chop, lick, expression I could possibly learn, I don't pick up the guitar as much (except learning a new song...) 😀
@@stolensentience In an interview about Ringo as a drummer George Harrison revealed that he, too, never practiced either. I guess I’ve been reading on my own since I was 7 or 8 years old, about 65 years, and I haven’t practiced in as many years either. When I want or need to read I just go ahead and do it. I don’t even warm up or anything.
@@markwildt5728 Ringo had his own style that is highly respected by people like Dave Grohl, Stewart Copeland, and a number of other well know drummers. He came up with some great fills and patterns that worked great with the Beatles songs. Try to imagine Buddy Rich or Elvin Bishop playing with them.
@@johnfairweather9188 my point remains the same. You only think it fits because it's all you've ever known. Ringo was not and is not that great of a drummer, and to say he just fit well with the music is a total copout.
@@markwildt5728 I never said he was a great drummer. Your point about him fitting the Beatles’ music is silly. To prove your point, you’d have to try every other drummer in the world with the band. And you ignored my point a out some technically better drummers than Ringo who would not have fit the Beatles at all. There is a TH-cam video of sone great drummers lauding Ringo for his style and they know a lot more about drumming than you do obviously.
Everyone who knows nothing about drumming thinks Ringo isn't good. Anyone that knows a bit knows he's just phenomenal. Maybe not the absolute peak of technical ability nor does he know the theory and yet in spite of all that, he performs and writes amazingly
Exactly. People only pay attention to technicality. What they never understand is just how difficult it truly is to play and connect with a band as smoothly as he can, as well as keeping as great of time that he can. Sure it's easy to be a great drummer technically with ages of practice, but actually being able to play with others amazingly (which is the drummers job) is the most important thing a drummer can do, and if you can't easily connect with anyone else, while still being creative, having a voice, and serving the song you're screwed
Exactly- I've come to Ringo's rescue more than once in the comments - like you said- only people who don't know what's up bag on Ringo- no matter who you are or how good you get, there's a jack*ss in every crowd, I mean people even bag on Jimmy Page...
Ringo Star was PERFECT for the Beatles. He was the ultimate solid drummer, never overplaying, with phenomenal musical instincts. Ringo just played what the song needed. He played beats and fills that became classic drumriffs!
Yes keep it simple. It's the hardest thing to do because we try to make things complicated. The human mind that keeps trying to make it better when in reality simple is the best way to make it perfect .
I can't imagine any other drum track by any other drummer in ANY Beatles song surpassing or even equalling what Ringo did. Plus he's a very humble, likable character who doesn't take himself too seriously. There's not many rock musicians out there that fit that mold.
Paul actually played drums for The Beatles when Ringo briefly left the band. Back in The U.S.S.R had Paul on drums. I think they had a studio drummer play on an early song too.
Perhaps no practice was needed to play the relatively simple percussion backing he did, but I can guarantee you that Neil Peart, and Steve Gadd practiced plenty.
George saying that he "could be quite good" if he practiced his guitar is a shining example of humility. George, you were "quite good". Quite good, indeed.
Oh God yes. Look at Mark Rivera's song "Money Money Money". Not only is that one of the best drum tracks he ever played guest on, but according to Mark, they had to rewrite the entire song because of what he played. They had a completely different style in mind originally.
Wayne,,, Right On. Also Ask the Folks on Drumeo, Steve Taylor, and many others who concur. Watch Sina on Drums who disects Ringo's playing so well. She protrays his brilliance in playing. Be Well...
Ringo marked an epoch in drumming history. He is solid and a great time keeper and creative and imaginative. Just listen to songs like I Feel Fine and Come Together for the originality and substance of Ringo’s drumming. Ringo made the Beatles work and they never fired him because he got the job done. Everyone who’s ever listened to the Beatles music has recognized that Ringo is solid whether they admit it or not. There was only one Beatles and only one Ringo and it worked. Thanks Ringo. We will always love you.
Ringo plays what goes naturally to the dynamics of the song , he has an incredible sense of timing like no other!! I can always tell his 😅signature style due to the way his drumming seamlessly works for the song!! He is highly respected and held in very high esteem by real drummers!!! ☮️❤️😊
@@melaniestarkey7868 Ringo is a fantastic musician and singer . I saw him live in concert for the 2012 tour and it was an amazing show! The Beatles are my favorite band and Ringo is an integral member!! ✌🏻❤️🎸🥁🎼
What's funny is that you can tell when Paul is playing drums ("Back in the U.S.S.R." being one example) and, while he's technically on point, it's just kinda meh.
imma be real there's a couple songs in the white album where paul was on drums and i had no idea until i read it. and i play drums. ringo has a sound, but it's not THAT distinct
I feel the same with Tom DeLone from Blink 182, he's not the best guitarist but he has the ability to make some of the most simple abut most memorable riffs of all time
What a wonderful saying from George, not only does he Express his respect for Ringo, but he humbles himself on his own expertise , you'll never bring four lads together to do what they accomplished in 10 years
The Beatles songs wouldn’t be what they are without him. He brings a lot to the table, the subtleties in his rhythms add to the songs so much. Drummers are almost always underrated within bands but people don’t realise, a good drummer help write the songs and dictate where the energy ebbs and flows within the track.
Simplicity can be perfection. The guitar riffs we remember aren't the crazy complex ones. They're the blues solos, simple and profound. Drumming can be the same. More complicated does not mean better.
I was the same way, I'm left handed and learned to play the drum set on a right handed set up, because of an awful elementary school music teacher who insisted that was the only way a drum set was supposed to be set up, so all throughout my years of playing, even though I got quite good, I always have kind of an inferiority complex because I thought I was playing the wrong way. When I found out that Ringo played in the same style as I did it made me feel a little better about myself!
Ringo has a blessed gift for just knowing. He knows what sounds right. All the Beatles had that gift. They didn't really know how to read or write music. They just knew what sounded right.
Watching The Beatles: Get Back highlights this. John and Paul would come into a session with an idea for a song, then after hearing it only a few times George and Ringo came up with their parts, and quite often they were pretty close to what eventually went on the album
Small talk from small people. Anyone who really listens to the Beatles knows how brilliant his drumming was. Not some flashy showing off but integral and essential to such brilliant performances. Many years ago a good friend and drummer helped me understand this 😂
Whoever thinks that Ringo is not a good drummer, knows nothing about drumming or making music. Ringo is a legend!!! One of the best drummers of all time! I've been playing drums for over 30 years in the genres of jazz, pop and rock , and I still get the chills when I listen to him play.
@@davehelmboldt6790 Funnily enough, Joe Walsh said in an interview that he knew John Bonham, and all Bonham wanted was to be Ringo. If he were still alive today, he would probably be praising the hell out of him.
Not only did he drum but I feel he helped keep the band together for as long as possible in his own little way as not just anyone as mild mannered as him could do so
WTF are you talking about? Drummers don't crap on Ringo, anywhere!! Ringo makes things swing, and is totally unique and legendary. NO ONE has called him pale or plain in 30+ years.
@@nomobties I'm a former drummer from Toronto and know a lot about Neil, and while I can't quote him on Ringo, I will bet my testicles that he never shit on him. He would surely have recognized the pioneering and mastery of that simple swing thing, and Ringo's respect for the "song."
What most people don't know about Ringo is he is left handed but plays drums right handed & if you know anything about playing the drums it goes against every fiber of your being to play swith handed.
All classes are simple, classical music ( comparing to jazz) clasic radio, classic art, classic books. the Beatles are the raw begins of an entire wave of music the ripples are still going today. He sounded simple he invented a lot and inspired most the people I like now. Classic
YES!!!! I had no idea George said this but I've put my guitar down for months or more periodically throughout my journey and I've absolutely benefited from it. I always called it :"letting the creative waters dam". Every time I come back it's a fresh creative palette. Helps with muscle memory too.
Based on the consistency and perfection required to produce good recordings during that time, I'd say staying in the pocket all the time is good enough.
That's the greatness of the Beatles. They may not have been the greatest guitarists, drummers or singers, but all four of them were tremendous musicians and it showed in their songs
@@cutekanjii That's absolute shit. Lennon never said it. It was said as part of a joke by British comedian Jasper Carrott. Do some research into it, you'll see I'm right.
Go watch the YT vid of the Beatles playing - RAIN - then you will see and hear how damn good and talented and innovative he was (and still is). When you watch that entire video (B&W) - he had just been with the other 3 about 2 years - still quite young. Watching him work he looks lazy, but really he is very very efficient and looks like a duck paddling his ass off - and not a ripple in the water - you’ll see.
My favorite Ringo story is the one he tells about where or when he got the idea for "Octopus Garden", then recording it with the Beatles. Pure Ringo. As far as drumming goes, he considers himself highly creative in the studio, something I have never doubted, with his main weakness being his lefthandness, limiting his drum breaks. He is also creative with language or words, having inspired "Hard Day's Night, and "Tomorrow Never Knows," among others. And still find his drumming on TNK, some fine wildass studio drumming. Not to mention his epic miminalist drum solo on Abbey Road. A drummer's drummer.
when was these things said? I have heard many and I mean many of people, musicians that are regarded as some of the best,talking high praises about his playing and his style of playing. I don't agree with this at all
And that is exactly what they were seeking from a drummer when forming the Beatles, and they found it in Ringo in spades. He is understated in his perfection.
That's one of the reasons why i love george. He's a really caring and loving person. You just have to get to know him. And ask the right questions. Along with just going with what your heart and feelings tell you about him.
What George was describing is actually profound insight to any musician. What he really was saying is it’s the SPIRIT not the practice. If you took practice and the technicalities as the defining attributes, then sure, both ringo and George were “bad” in that sense, but the Beatles proves that technicality is only an avenue, not the ONLY avenue to a successful song or melody or beat or rhythm. George was suavely giving priceless advice on how to capture SPIRIT with music. Which is what music is all about. A spirit about whatever that you hear and feel through the sound waves. This can be done with a spoon and a voice. Music is so much more than technicalities, and Ringo knew the spirit of it like almost no others.
George Harrison was the youngest yet the best of the Fab four. George Harrison and Ringo Starr were really good friends. George Harrison is very missed. and Ringo Starr is still at it and looking amazing.
He was one of the first to use matched grip. When people in the US saw him play on TV for the first time it changed drumming forever since so many emulated his grip.
I don’t know any real drummers who have “knocked down” Ringo. He’s easily the biggest influence on pop/rock drumming today. His feel for a song cannot be beat.
In over 300 Beatles recordings Ringo Starr played drums not as a percussive instrument by itself, 4/4, but as a musical instrument played together with bass, two guitars and vocals, each as different as the different songs themselves!! He never just kept time and added accent, but played notes as part of the song's melody itself!! Never repeated any single song's drum part, but played each song entirely seperate!! He is perhaps one of the most underrated of all rock drummers!! A brilliance all his own, and in a large part most often overlooked, and strangely eclipsed by masters like Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Keith Moon et al, made the bed upon which the Bestles songs were crafted to become the unique music it still remains today!!
Kinda baffles me how George is all “I don’t practice” because if you’re only playing to cut a record you don’t truly love your instrument. Many guitarists don’t actually “practice” or call it practice-they play guitar because they LOVE it. I don’t “practice” the piano, I play it because I love it and have loved it since I was ten years old.
Ringo’s drumming worked for the songs. He was way too humble to think he was the one who should show off or be in focus. Charlie Watts was another one of those guys. I have nothing but respect to musicians like that
This was actually a high compliment if you listen. The “flaw” of not practicing he also gave to himself… and he’s prob say Lennon too. And we all know that little Liverpool garage band wasn’t too bad musicianship-wise!
I'm the same way as a guitarist and a drummer I appreciate these guys so much practice makes perfect but perfect it's unattainable so just play from the heart
I got chills down my spine hearing George say that. I go months without picking up my guitar but the lonely handful of days I do I play, it is for seven hours straight. Okay Maybe like 10 times a year.. those 70 hours add up.
Somebody said Ringo was a good drummer for the Beatles because he was able to write beats that fitted the mood of the song (and it just so happened that his beats were simple to play), his strength was being able to get a feel of what a song needed, if he was a more technically gifted drummer then the Beatles might not have worked with him in it
George and Ringo were always humble and self-deprecating . . . but also fantastically good and capable. It's always been sport to criticize the Beatles, and say they weren't good . . . but they were unmatched geniuses, and there will never be guys this proficient and productive.
How can anyone call Ringo a bad drummer. When you hear him play, you know immediately who it is. Ringo sits in the groove beautifully. Never overplaying, never being too showy. Sitting in the song and playing as he should. And, with metronome like timing that's second to none! Top 5 beet drummers to have ever picked up sticks in my opinion. Absolute living legend!
“He listens…and knows exactly what to play”. That’s the most important quality to have as a drummer.
The rest of the band follow the drummer
Timing is absolutely necessary.
Ringo plays with a unique sort of swing feel that's really hard to duplicate, but really stood out when I first heard them back in the 1960's.
Covers of songs like 'She loves you'
never sounded right because the drummers always played the standard
rock beat and it sounded rigid compared to Ringo.
I’m a percussionist and I play djembe congas cahon with various guitarists and I listen to what they’re doing and play with it read it feel it
'Listens' 😯 daymn played with alot that didn't so this is a big plus
Ringo was an artist of feel rather than technicality
The Beatles were all like that!
I consider that very important. A technically brilliant drummer with no feel, can ruin a record. Some songs are emotional like "Open Arms" by Journey. Neil Peart is a drum god, but I think Steve Smith knew instinctively where to place beats and it lifted the track.
I meant to mention Ainsley Dunbar, Journey's earlier drummer in this response but his name escaped me at the time. He is also a great drummer, but Dunbar wouldn't have been suitable for that song. "Feel" and instinct for a song is the primary reason Steely Dan records too long to record. They wanted the right musician for the right song.
Even his technique is good tbh… I’d like to see some of these flashy drummers hit a perfect ringo shuffle for 3 minutes straight
I mean for an artist let say a painter are you going to focus on the brush strokes and details or the painting as a whole and the feeling you get looking at it? Music is at the end of the day is just that. A painting of sound that provokes feeling to the listener
Ringo was the best
Ringo is great because he always plays what the song needs. He knows how to not overdo literally anything
Agreed. Isn't a basic premise of drumming to play what the song requires? That's the very definition of Ringo, and he does it in his own unique way.
Another way of saying he was basic and a terrible drummer.
@@joshswimmerly7110 Absolutely not. You probably aren't a drummer, so you wouldn't understand, but when it comes to holding a track together, less is quite often more. Drummers do not need to play every second of every track like their life depends on it.
@@Mick_Ts_Chick I don't like the "drums are a support instrument" kind of thinking. Same way most people just play rhythm guitar, doesn't mean that's what guitar's all about.
@@lifenote1943 I don't think drums or rhythm guitar is support. I actually think the drums are what set the tone of the song, so to speak. I just meant Ringo wasn't always trying to be flashy like some other bands. The ones who play like the Energizer bunny actually get on my nerves. All the flailing of the arms looks weird to me.
As Thelonious Monk once said, “I practice every time I play.”
Yeah, I find that when I was young I practiced for hours on end, now, after going through e very chop, lick, expression I could possibly learn, I don't pick up the guitar as much (except learning a new song...) 😀
Probably got all his practice done early
@@stolensentience In an interview about Ringo as a drummer George Harrison revealed that he, too, never practiced either. I guess I’ve been reading on my own since I was 7 or 8 years old, about 65 years, and I haven’t practiced in as many years either. When I want or need to read I just go ahead and do it. I don’t even warm up or anything.
@@dennissilber287 that’s what I mean. You practice when you’re 4-8 and it’s second nature
Mr. Jimmy Heath told me one time"Whenever you play you're practicing g. "
Ringo’s drumming fit the Beatles. That’s what counts.
I don't think anybody could have did
what Ringo did he was perfect for The Beatles.When CDs came out I
heard parts that I just didn't hear on
the LPs.
It only fits because that's all you've ever heard. You would be saying that about any drummer in his place.
@@markwildt5728 Ringo had his own style that is highly respected by people like Dave Grohl, Stewart Copeland, and a number of other well know drummers. He came up with some great fills and patterns that worked great with the Beatles songs. Try to imagine Buddy Rich or Elvin Bishop playing with them.
@@johnfairweather9188 my point remains the same. You only think it fits because it's all you've ever known. Ringo was not and is not that great of a drummer, and to say he just fit well with the music is a total copout.
@@markwildt5728 I never said he was a great drummer. Your point about him fitting the Beatles’ music is silly. To prove your point, you’d have to try every other drummer in the world with the band. And you ignored my point a out some technically better drummers than Ringo who would not have fit the Beatles at all. There is a TH-cam video of sone great drummers lauding Ringo for his style and they know a lot more about drumming than you do obviously.
Everyone who knows nothing about drumming thinks Ringo isn't good. Anyone that knows a bit knows he's just phenomenal. Maybe not the absolute peak of technical ability nor does he know the theory and yet in spite of all that, he performs and writes amazingly
Exactly. People only pay attention to technicality. What they never understand is just how difficult it truly is to play and connect with a band as smoothly as he can, as well as keeping as great of time that he can. Sure it's easy to be a great drummer technically with ages of practice, but actually being able to play with others amazingly (which is the drummers job) is the most important thing a drummer can do, and if you can't easily connect with anyone else, while still being creative, having a voice, and serving the song you're screwed
Exactly- I've come to Ringo's rescue more than once in the comments - like you said- only people who don't know what's up bag on Ringo- no matter who you are or how good you get, there's a jack*ss in every crowd, I mean people even bag on Jimmy Page...
Ringo Star was PERFECT for the Beatles. He was the ultimate solid drummer, never overplaying, with phenomenal musical instincts. Ringo just played what the song needed. He played beats and fills that became classic drumriffs!
@@stevia3162 they had almost immediate success as soon as he joined
Yes keep it simple. It's the hardest thing to do because we try to make things complicated. The human mind that keeps trying to make it better when in reality simple is the best way to make it perfect .
George himself also gave the songs exactly what they needed. They all did. That's why The Beatles are so legendary.
That, and George Martin.
I can't imagine any other drum track by any other drummer in ANY Beatles song surpassing or even equalling what Ringo did. Plus he's a very humble, likable character who doesn't take himself too seriously. There's not many rock musicians out there that fit that mold.
Paul actually played drums for The Beatles when Ringo briefly left the band. Back in The U.S.S.R had Paul on drums. I think they had a studio drummer play on an early song too.
The bad thing is he didn't practice.
The good thing is he didn't need to practice.
Perhaps no practice was needed to play the relatively simple percussion backing he did, but I can guarantee you that Neil Peart, and Steve Gadd practiced plenty.
George saying that he "could be quite good" if he practiced his guitar is a shining example of humility. George, you were "quite good". Quite good, indeed.
Yes, I had to laugh. George was a great guitarist and even mastered the Sitar.
Ringo always, ALWAYS, played to enhance a song and that’s what makes him a truly great drummer.
well said
Nah
@@mclovinpo Philistine.
Absolutely without a doubt
Oh God yes. Look at Mark Rivera's song "Money Money Money". Not only is that one of the best drum tracks he ever played guest on, but according to Mark, they had to rewrite the entire song because of what he played. They had a completely different style in mind originally.
His fills in A Day In The Life are brilliant. Just ask Phil Collins.
Yes. Also, in Rain, Tomorrow Never Knows and I Am the Walrus, among others. Ringo rocks!
Wayne,,, Right On. Also Ask the Folks on Drumeo, Steve Taylor, and many others who concur. Watch Sina on Drums who disects Ringo's playing so well. She protrays his brilliance in playing. Be Well...
“Yeah Phil were they?”
Phil: “I can feel it comin in the air tonight! Oh lord oh loorrd”
🙄
Have you got Phil's phone number so I can ask him? Thanks.
And while you're at it, ask Phil about his conga contributions on All Things Must Pass lol
Ringo’s drumming is fantastic because he always knows when NOT to play …. Absolute perfection 😚
Absolutely not. Silly comment.
It’s called “taste.” You nailed it
And because his play is very different and unique
A lot of drummers over play, imo. Ringo was tasty in his choices without over playing.
Bad take and bad music taste there buddy
Ringo marked an epoch in drumming history. He is solid and a great time keeper and creative and imaginative. Just listen to songs like I Feel Fine and Come Together for the originality and substance of Ringo’s drumming. Ringo made the Beatles work and they never fired him because he got the job done. Everyone who’s ever listened to the Beatles music has recognized that Ringo is solid whether they admit it or not. There was only one Beatles and only one Ringo and it worked. Thanks Ringo. We will always love you.
The chemistry of the four sparked a creativity that was unmatched. It's been, and will be recognized for generations.
Absolutely without a doubt true.
I’ve been a drummer for 30 plus years. Ringo is an amazing drummer. Any real drummer will say the same. He’s very innovative.
His patterns were genius 👏 👌
It was never Ringo that screwed up a take on a song, he was a machine.
Absolutely without a doubt true.
I worked in a Beatles cover band for several years. I went in with the view that it would be easy work. I was wrong.
Any actual drummer will know how dogshit Ringo is
Ringo plays what goes naturally to the dynamics of the song , he has an incredible sense of timing like no other!! I can always tell his 😅signature style due to the way his drumming seamlessly works for the song!! He is highly respected and held in very high esteem by real drummers!!! ☮️❤️😊
I am so glad for him to get the respect he deserves a wonderful comment from you
@@melaniestarkey7868 Ringo is a fantastic musician and singer . I saw him live in concert for the 2012 tour and it was an amazing show! The Beatles are my favorite band and Ringo is an integral member!! ✌🏻❤️🎸🥁🎼
Paul, did you ever use a click track? “Yes, his name was Ringo.”
He is a “musician’s” dream drummer.
Preach it
What's funny is that you can tell when Paul is playing drums ("Back in the U.S.S.R." being one example) and, while he's technically on point, it's just kinda meh.
Like fuck he is.
Ringo was NOT a metronome..but his tempos moved to the benefit of the song.
@@finnsterling6514 Finn, you only say that because you've read what tracks McCartney played drums on. You're not fooling anyone.
“All ya gotta do is act naturally” 😊
"Cause i can play the part so well"
Few drummers can claim a signature sound. When you hear it you know who is drumming. Ringo is one.
I wouldn't go that far.
I agree with you 100%
@@markwildt5728 Of course you wouldnt.
Keith moon is one when you hear you know who it is!😁
imma be real there's a couple songs in the white album where paul was on drums and i had no idea until i read it. and i play drums. ringo has a sound, but it's not THAT distinct
Say what you want about Ringo but he came up with some very unique grooves ... He deserves respect!
I feel the same with Tom DeLone from Blink 182, he's not the best guitarist but he has the ability to make some of the most simple abut most memorable riffs of all time
What a wonderful saying from George, not only does he Express his respect for Ringo, but he humbles himself on his own expertise , you'll never bring four lads together to do what they accomplished in 10 years
Exactly, Clapton can rip in the guitar but George’s techniques and compositions are better.
The Beatles songs wouldn’t be what they are without him. He brings a lot to the table, the subtleties in his rhythms add to the songs so much. Drummers are almost always underrated within bands but people don’t realise, a good drummer help write the songs and dictate where the energy ebbs and flows within the track.
After watching “Get Back” Ringo’s role was crucial in The Beatles, he was the mature voice and somewhat a fatherly figure
Simplicity can be perfection. The guitar riffs we remember aren't the crazy complex ones. They're the blues solos, simple and profound. Drumming can be the same. More complicated does not mean better.
Absolutely!
I agree
If anything he can keep in time better than almost any other drummer in the world. Ringo is so awesome!
If complicated meant better then shredding would objectively be the best guitar playing but I certainly don't find that to be true for myself.
It's about connection and communication Ringo's Perfect Everytime
Ringo is also unique in that he is left handed but plays a right handed set. This makes his sound hard to duplicate.
exactly!
I was the same way, I'm left handed and learned to play the drum set on a right handed set up, because of an awful elementary school music teacher who insisted that was the only way a drum set was supposed to be set up, so all throughout my years of playing, even though I got quite good, I always have kind of an inferiority complex because I thought I was playing the wrong way. When I found out that Ringo played in the same style as I did it made me feel a little better about myself!
Ringo has a blessed gift for just knowing. He knows what sounds right. All the Beatles had that gift. They didn't really know how to read or write music. They just knew what sounded right.
Watching The Beatles: Get Back highlights this. John and Paul would come into a session with an idea for a song, then after hearing it only a few times George and Ringo came up with their parts, and quite often they were pretty close to what eventually went on the album
Small talk from small people. Anyone who really listens to the Beatles knows how brilliant his drumming was. Not some flashy showing off but integral and essential to such brilliant performances. Many years ago a good friend and drummer helped me understand this 😂
You've got it.
Ringo is a drummer who plays with feel...that's what makes him great.
You got it!
George became one if the best rock guitar players by the late-60’s in my opinion
Whoever thinks that Ringo is not a good drummer, knows nothing about drumming or making music. Ringo is a legend!!! One of the best drummers of all time! I've been playing drums for over 30 years in the genres of jazz, pop and rock , and I still get the chills when I listen to him play.
He was among the first of the Rock Drummers, you can't say his shit is basic when it's the original.
Exactly! And any drummer knows he did some really cool stuff.
Anybody that criticizes Ringo for his drumming style obviously doesn’t know anything about playing drums along with other musicians.
Exactly 💯
Absolutely without a doubt true
painfully untrue
Maybe they just know several popular Beatles's songs
And if we notice, we can distinguish what song it is just by listen the drum part
Cmiiw
Ringo's plain drum patterns just happen to be some of the most memorable & iconic drum patterns. This infuriates a lot of second rate drummers.
Ringo was mad underrated. He kept the time and groove with The Beatles like no other drummer could.
He was one of the first drummers to integrate his part into the arrangement, rather than just playing a beat.
Well, I suppose he wasn't Ginger Baker or Keith Moon, but he seemed to be exactly what the Beatles needed ergo, he was perfect!!
I saw a video where Ginger Baker said some unflattering things about Keith Moon and John Bonham. For sheer talent, it's pretty tough to beat Bonzo,
@@davehelmboldt6790 Funnily enough, Joe Walsh said in an interview that he knew John Bonham, and all Bonham wanted was to be Ringo. If he were still alive today, he would probably be praising the hell out of him.
I love his solo on In The End. I still play it 20x in a row.
Not only did he drum but I feel he helped keep the band together for as long as possible in his own little way as not just anyone as mild mannered as him could do so
WTF are you talking about? Drummers don't crap on Ringo, anywhere!! Ringo makes things swing, and is totally unique and legendary. NO ONE has called him pale or plain in 30+ years.
What did Neil Pert think of his drumming? I’ve found no information on this topic.
@@nomobties I'm a former drummer from Toronto and know a lot about Neil, and while I can't quote him on Ringo, I will bet my testicles that he never shit on him. He would surely have recognized the pioneering and mastery of that simple swing thing, and Ringo's respect for the "song."
"I know I could be quite good, I just don't practice enough." Says one of the greatest guitar players of all time.
He basically said he and Ringo are alike, so it was just a description of their musical approach, which I fully sympathize with and relate to.
Ringo isn’t just a drummer, he is a musician.
They are creative naturals and Ringo Starr is a very original leader in his field.
So beautifully true.
his patterns were creative
And that's what he did and with him being left handed I think it made his
fills unique.
His drumming is perfect for the songs. They don’t need to be over the top and wild. They need to fit and they all fit PERFECTLY.
What most people don't know about Ringo is he is left handed but plays drums right handed & if you know anything about playing the drums it goes against every fiber of your being to play swith handed.
We all want a brother that's real like this
So true!
If you knock Ringo, you don’t know music.
Really ignorant comment
@@RockyTop85 Your obviously one of those people, you probably think Neil Peart is the greatest drummer of all time.
@@shea65 lmao so true!
@@shea65 to some, he might be. Who cares?
Yeah no. He's an objectively bad drummer despite his success. You know everything about good music.
Ringos the 🐐 it makes me happy seeing him get his praise and flowers even 60 something years later🥁💐
Whether he's good or not, he's the coolest and chillest rockstar ever, and to this day all he wants is peace and love ✌️
I play drums...and Ringo is my favorite ...iconic..plays for the song!
Misleading title
Anyone doubting Ringo’s drumming just watch some early Beatles clips. He’s a madman on those drums.
The Beatles are a perfect band . All complement each other to greatness. Iconic!
The best drummers play EXACTLY what the song needs. He did just that.
I'd put up the drumming in Rain against any other pop song. Awesome
Ringo and Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy are two of the most underrated Rock drummers in my opinion
Like I always say, " practice is what put these lines in my face, LET'S JUST DO IT "..😎👌
All classes are simple, classical music ( comparing to jazz) clasic radio, classic art, classic books.
the Beatles are the raw begins of an entire wave of music the ripples are still going today. He sounded simple he invented a lot and inspired most the people I like now. Classic
YES!!!! I had no idea George said this but I've put my guitar down for months or more periodically throughout my journey and I've absolutely benefited from it. I always called it :"letting the creative waters dam". Every time I come back it's a fresh creative palette. Helps with muscle memory too.
Drummers love Ringo’s playing .. he’s awesome
Based on the consistency and perfection required to produce good recordings during that time, I'd say staying in the pocket all the time is good enough.
Ringo was perfect fit for the Beatles
So nice to see these clips of the
Beatles. 👏👏👏👍
That's the greatness of the Beatles. They may not have been the greatest guitarists, drummers or singers, but all four of them were tremendous musicians and it showed in their songs
I don't know any of Ringo's contemporaries who said his drumming was pale.
I've only heard this type of stuff from high school kids and other know-nothings.
@@SamSitar99 👍
John lennon did. When asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world and he said he wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles
@@cutekanjii That's absolute shit. Lennon never said it. It was said as part of a joke by British comedian Jasper Carrott. Do some research into it, you'll see I'm right.
@@cutekanjiiThat was a made up quote John never said that.
Go watch the YT vid of the Beatles playing - RAIN - then you will see and hear how damn good and talented and innovative he was (and still is).
When you watch that entire video (B&W) - he had just been with the other 3 about 2 years - still quite young.
Watching him work he looks lazy, but really he is very very efficient and looks like a duck paddling his ass off - and not a ripple in the water - you’ll see.
Ringo might not have been the most flamboyant drummer; but his Timing was flawless.
My favorite Ringo story is the one he tells about where or when he got the idea for "Octopus Garden", then recording it with the Beatles. Pure Ringo.
As far as drumming goes, he considers himself highly creative in the studio, something I have never doubted, with his main weakness being his lefthandness, limiting his drum breaks. He is also creative with language or words, having inspired "Hard Day's Night, and "Tomorrow Never Knows," among others. And still find his drumming on TNK, some fine wildass studio drumming. Not to mention his epic miminalist drum solo on Abbey Road.
A drummer's drummer.
when was these things said? I have heard many and I mean many of people, musicians that are regarded as some of the best,talking high praises about his playing and his style of playing. I don't agree with this at all
I agree. I've never heard any other professional drummers putting him down. If anything, he influenced many great drummers.
He literally just basically said he’s great without even practicing lmao
Ringo was a great feel player, that played for the song with out over kill .
ITS CALLED BEING A NATURAL!!! A GIFT!!! LIKE A BIRD.... THEY FLY AROUND... BUT THEY DONT HAVE TO PRACTICE FLYING, EVERYTIME THEY GO SOMEWHERE!!
Great his idea never blast out paul or John with flash loud drumming 😘❤️🍏
And that is exactly what they were seeking from a drummer when forming the Beatles, and they found it in Ringo in spades. He is understated in his perfection.
@@dougoverhoff7568 absolutely agree with you
Dingo is the human metronome. Many of his beats are unique and his tempo is spot on.
You were one of the greatest George! and still underated, thank you George for sharing your gift, it will last forever, You are sadly missed!
That's one of the reasons why i love george. He's a really caring and loving person. You just have to get to know him. And ask the right questions. Along with just going with what your heart and feelings tell you about him.
I've never heard a musician ever say anything bad about Ringo's drumming.
Ringo served the songs and did it fucking brilliantly
What George was describing is actually profound insight to any musician. What he really was saying is it’s the SPIRIT not the practice. If you took practice and the technicalities as the defining attributes, then sure, both ringo and George were “bad” in that sense, but the Beatles proves that technicality is only an avenue, not the ONLY avenue to a successful song or melody or beat or rhythm. George was suavely giving priceless advice on how to capture SPIRIT with music. Which is what music is all about. A spirit about whatever that you hear and feel through the sound waves. This can be done with a spoon and a voice. Music is so much more than technicalities, and Ringo knew the spirit of it like almost no others.
George was so kind 🙏💜
George Harrison was the youngest yet the best of the Fab four. George Harrison and Ringo Starr were really good friends. George Harrison is very missed. and Ringo Starr is still at it and looking amazing.
He was one of the first to use matched grip. When people in the US saw him play on TV for the first time it changed drumming forever since so many emulated his grip.
Ringo focused on the grove, not the drums. Not only did he play what anyone could play, but he played what everyone could love.
I don’t know any real drummers who have “knocked down” Ringo. He’s easily the biggest influence on pop/rock drumming today. His feel for a song cannot be beat.
Ringo was the best drummer in Liverpool. Solid time, has a great feel and created memorable hooks.
The beats that he plays sound simple but people don’t understand how hard it is to hold a beat at the right tempo for that long without messing up
Two words to describe Ringo's genius: Come together
In over 300 Beatles recordings Ringo Starr played drums not as a percussive instrument by itself, 4/4, but as a musical instrument played together with bass, two guitars and vocals, each as different as the different songs themselves!! He never just kept time and added accent, but played notes as part of the song's melody itself!! Never repeated any single song's drum part, but played each song entirely seperate!! He is perhaps one of the most underrated of all rock drummers!! A brilliance all his own, and in a large part most often overlooked, and strangely eclipsed by masters like Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Keith Moon et al, made the bed upon which the Bestles songs were crafted to become the unique music it still remains today!!
Kinda baffles me how George is all “I don’t practice” because if you’re only playing to cut a record you don’t truly love your instrument. Many guitarists don’t actually “practice” or call it practice-they play guitar because they LOVE it. I don’t “practice” the piano, I play it because I love it and have loved it since I was ten years old.
Ringo’s drumming worked for the songs. He was way too humble to think he was the one who should show off or be in focus. Charlie Watts was another one of those guys. I have nothing but respect to musicians like that
This was actually a high compliment if you listen. The “flaw” of not practicing he also gave to himself… and he’s prob say Lennon too. And we all know that little Liverpool garage band wasn’t too bad musicianship-wise!
I'm the same way as a guitarist and a drummer I appreciate these guys so much practice makes perfect but perfect it's unattainable so just play from the heart
I got chills down my spine hearing George say that. I go months without picking up my guitar but the lonely handful of days I do I play, it is for seven hours straight. Okay Maybe like 10 times a year.. those 70 hours add up.
"I COULD BE quite good if I practiced more"
~One of the greatest musicians of all time
Somebody said Ringo was a good drummer for the Beatles because he was able to write beats that fitted the mood of the song (and it just so happened that his beats were simple to play), his strength was being able to get a feel of what a song needed, if he was a more technically gifted drummer then the Beatles might not have worked with him in it
George and Ringo were always humble and self-deprecating . . . but also fantastically good and capable. It's always been sport to criticize the Beatles, and say they weren't good . . . but they were unmatched geniuses, and there will never be guys this proficient and productive.
“No, no, listen. I know you think he’s bad at drumming, but it’s only because he doesn’t do sh1t”
George Harrison defending Ringo Starr
How can anyone call Ringo a bad drummer. When you hear him play, you know immediately who it is. Ringo sits in the groove beautifully. Never overplaying, never being too showy. Sitting in the song and playing as he should. And, with metronome like timing that's second to none!
Top 5 beet drummers to have ever picked up sticks in my opinion. Absolute living legend!
Ringo says, “Im left handed playing right handed rhythms”…. “I play the drums ‘backwards”.