meh...I'll go bach to Bach....

FastBikerBoy


Who's Beethoven?

That guy who rolled over just before he told Tchaikovsky the news. 

I seem to recall George once said, 'Get out of my house, burglar'

pbognar
B)  Just for the record, Ringo was the only Beatle to not play drums on 'Back in the USSR'.  Primarily Paul, with a teeny bit of help from John and George. 
 
 

Pick your reply:

A) Party pooper. The other story was better. 
B) So it took three Beatles to do the job of one?

They cheated?   

trimph1


They cheated?   

According to 'ol Geoff they NEVER got anything right, out of the gate. So of course they cheated. I would imagine EVERY record ever made after 1959 was a "cheat". Even live albums have overdubs.

Ringo, in his modest way, claims not to be very good technically.  I don't know if that's true or not, but, in art, creativity beats technique every time.


I would have to agree with Ringo on that but the second part is hitting the nail on the head IMO.
Any decent club band drummer could technically play what Ringo created...but man what he created was indeed true art (had to be to be able to deal with the eclectic-material roller coaster they were on ) and had a uniqueness about it that was always interesting...plus the fact that he was so always in the pocket....with a natural backbeat on the snare....smooth and silky if you will.

trimph1


They cheated?   

Don't tell anyone........

bapu

pbognar
B)  Just for the record, Ringo was the only Beatle to not play drums on 'Back in the USSR'.  Primarily Paul, with a teeny bit of help from John and George. 

Pick your reply:

A) Party pooper. The other story was better. 
B) So it took three Beatles to do the job of one?

Sorry to have pooped. 
 
Ringo was quite talented for the early 60's.  Listen to some early stuff - he plays some pretty wicked Latin beats.  He was also brilliant in his slight tempo variations to make the songs breathe and more exciting.
 
The Paul thing cuts many ways.  Very talented guy.  And if not for him cheering on the band, they would have broken up in about 1966.  But he took over as leader about that time.  The others felt like his side-men.
But look what we would have missed out on - especially Abbey Road.

pbognar
But look what we would have missed out on - especially Abbey Road. 

I know. In the music biz, you're only as good as your last album.