Favourite Beatles Drumming?

[tomcat]

All the Beatles talents have become soo overated over the last 40years as the myths developed there should come a time when it all gets forgotten apart from the music.Even that sounds kinda barren as standards rise.

The Beatles put out the best songs of the modern era PERIOD. They will live on for as long as there is recorded music while 95 percent of the others today will not. "Talent" what do you mean buy that? In terms of songwriting/Songs and vocals?--In that department, they are NOT overrated--they are the BEST! "Standards!" WTF are you smoking! Keep it away from me! The "standards" are effing shit these days. Beatle's songs are right there with the likes of Beethoven (sp) and will live on forever....To compare them with the commercialized piss that the mass media pours down our throats is just plain insane.

On my fuking death bead, I want to be listening to the Beatles--All the other lame asses today, on the other hand, can sink into hell listening to the likes of Britney Skank--NOT me brother.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Gary James' Interview With Klaus Voormann

Talk about being in the right place at the right time - that describes Klaus Voormann.

He was walking down the street in Hamburg, Germany and heard music coming out of the Kaiserkeller Club. He heard and saw a group called Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, whose drummer was none other than Ringo Starr. The next group up was called The Beatles. To make a long story short, Klaus Voormann became friends with The Beatles. He went on to design the album cover of "Revolver". He played bass on the solo albums of John, George and Ringo. He also played bass on albums by Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon and Lou Reed to name just a few. He was a member of Manfred Mann.

Q - Were The Beatles moving around onstage?

A - Well, you see, Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, that was the band Ringo was playing in, they were making sort of like a show band thing where they did move steps to the side and all that, but not wild acts. People always think it was a concert. Those are not concerts. It's a dance hall, where people wanted to dance. They didn't want to dance just to records in those days. They wanted to actually have a band. So the band was mainly just standing there, like The Beatles were later standing there onstage singing. Of course the announcements were much more provoking and dirty, because in those days they didn't have to check every word they were saying.

Q - I ask because in his book Lennon Remembers, John Lennon stated that after Hamburg, they had to clean up their act. I guess John would come onstage with a toilet seat around his neck.

A - Yeah. They were crazy. In general they were just excited about the music. George was 17, so...

Q - On that same day, you heard Rory Storm and The Hurricanes with Ringo.

A - The first band I heard was The Beatles, through the window. And since I got my guts together to go in there, that's when Rory Storm and The Hurricanes were onstage. So, I saw Ringo first, with Rory Storm and The Hurricanes and then I was The Beatles.

Q - Did Ringo stand out in that band?

A - Very much so. He was a fantastic drummer. Really incredible.

Q - Some contemporaries of Ringo have said he wasn't that good of a drummer.

A - They're just jealous. (laughs) Ringo was always great. You see, Rock 'n' Roll drumming is not necessarily very difficult. He always had that feel on the very first day I saw him. He stuck out immediately. On the very first day, I may not have realized that it was the drummer who was holding that band together, but the band was just solid. Even thought his playing wasn't that "hot", Ringo was just incredible. He was really, really good.

Q - Pete Best was the drummer in The Beatles when you first heard them. How would you rate his drumming?

A - He was doing OK, but if you compare it to Ringo, he just did not have that swing. He just did not have that rock. He just didn't.

Source: The Klaus Voormann Interview

 

[elfranco]

Ringo never did and never will do wrong. He Is the backbeat!

 

[BeatlesFan]

 

[Masherbrum]

Best Beatles book? Bob Spitz's one is tops.

I won't even take a sniff of crackedactor's Trolling Flamebait.

Now onto another facet of Ringo's drumming style that hasn't been mentioned yet. He never did the same "fill" twice in any song. THAT, quite frankly is very difficult to do and I am a former drummer. Those "youtube drummers" are well, not pro's.

As for the OP. This probably is my fav. drum track (I haven't seen it posted either): Magical Mystery Tour. I've always enjoyed the drumming on this track and it sticks out.

Honorable Mentions: Rain and She Said.

 

[elfranco]

All the Beatles talents have become soo overated over the last 40years as the myths developed there should come a time when it all gets forgotten apart from the music.Even that sounds kinda barren as standards rise.

Standards rise? The only difference between recordings now and those made in 1964 is technology. And, in any case, musicianship. I had a whole post I was going to share on this subject. I'll just plant this seed instead. The Beatles were the best of their time. Their catalog will never fade away. Now, fans of today's music might not understand that comment because maybe they'll never realize that with the band they think is the best. So, I want to hear case by case arguments. I would love to know what anyone thinks of today's music in comparison to the Beatles. The door swings both ways, let's cross the streams. Let me repeat, today's music compared to the Beatles.
P.S. There are no myths about the Beatles. They did what they did, sober or stoned. How can anything produced by them be forgotten?
P.P.S. It takes 133 hours to listen to evry single song recorded by THE BEATLES. H.A.N.D.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and George Martin talk about Tommorow Never Knows and Ringo's drumming starting at 7:23: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2J9zIuredY

 

[elfranco]

There was a small interview in a recent Rolling Stone mag where Ringo said that whenever a band member was singing, he followed thier lead, but any other time, he added what he thought was best for the song. He was on top of ever recording they did in that way.

 

[Foxhound]

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

"There were two struggles going on with this song: Paul and John fighting over whether it should even exist! [laughs] John called it 'more of Paul's granny music.'

I'm with John. I really wish "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" did not exist.

 

[Cincinnatus]

I was floored by some of the drums on the 'Anthology 3' . Particularly GH's "Not Guilty " . Awesome stuff .I love Ringo and anyone who dismisses his playing is clueless as far as I am concerned .