Comments on: No worries, he’s a legend now

By: Adri

Adri — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:03:16 +0000

I think it was he had the thickest accent of the four. Bless his slow-speaking heart.

By: Initforthemusic12

Initforthemusic12 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:31:27 +0000

I see so many comment that need their necks wringed.
One: When ‘Love Me Do’ was released as a single Ringo did not play on it. A studio drummer did, but ONLY because they’d just gotten rid of Best and Martin(I think) didn’t want to take any chances on him. But the one on the album is Ringo playing.
Two: Ringo was an INCREDIBLY inventive drummer. He created sound along with his rhythm. You can listen to his drumming alone and tell what song it is. No one can replicate the drums on ‘A Day In the Life’. And if you haven’t heard this song, you don’t deserve to comment on anything Beatles like you know crap. No matter what was required of him, he could drum it. He never needed to show off and beat his drum heads til they broke.
Three: He was more laid back than the others, and he got more fan mail. He got plenty credit, he was also very shy. He didn’t want any solos or to be put up front.
Four: Rory Storm and the Hurricanes was bigger than the Beatles at the time. When he joined the Beatles, their fame took off.

He kept them grounded. This is not to say Ringo is my favorite(but oh, how I love thee ♥). How could you pick one? I love them all equally, they were all important.

By: Initforthemusic12

Initforthemusic12 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:17:03 +0000

R.I.P Jimmy

By: InvisibleSandwich

InvisibleSandwich — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:00:35 +0000

The Beatles wouldn’t be the Beatles without George and Ringo.

By: MrsJohnLennon

MrsJohnLennon — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:52:52 +0000

The beatles are amazing xD
Love John Lennon!!!!!!!!

By: LibbyTom

LibbyTom — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:31:54 +0000

Just to throw my … whatever the expression is …
I also have to give props to drummers who can drum and sing AT THE SAME TIME. Technically Ringo wasn’t the greatest singer by a long shot, but I think he had a very nice singing voice, even if he couldn’t hit a lot of notes (and a lot of other people think the same!) The only time where I’ve kind of whinged at his drumming/singing combo is when he had to perform “I Wanna Be Your Man” at the Coliseum and his mic sucked. But whenever he performed “Act Naturally” live, it was beautiful. <3
Also, I know others have said it, but there's a reason the other three decided to ditch Best and call up Ringo, who they viewed as the best drummer around. Of course, he was still dressing like a Ted at the time, which probably looked kind of scary. XD /shuts up

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:54:21 +0000

I’ve met one who thought he was good, and not only couldn’t keep a beat, but when he missed a drum, went back to try and hit it again, and would probably miss it again!

By: >.

>. — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:02:12 +0000

They had another guy come in to drum, not because he sucked, but because the producer guys didn’t like his playing on some songs

By: Ravengirl

Ravengirl — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:08:20 +0000

Yea exept i’ve met a drummer or two that can’t keep a steady beat to save their lives.

By: Ravengirl

Ravengirl — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:03:27 +0000

So true. I’m a drummer and we never get ANY credit whatsoever.

By: Cool3toe

Cool3toe — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:05:38 +0000

Your face

By: theedgefan

theedgefan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:32:49 +0000

haha
i remember that
“thats ringo!”

By: BeatlesLover

BeatlesLover — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:32:47 +0000

You know. You suck?

By: BeatlesLover

BeatlesLover — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:30:59 +0000

I agree(:
The beatles are my favorite band (:

By: princesslydia123

princesslydia123 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:15:01 +0000

how many guitarists does it take to change *one* lightbulb?
none. they just steal someone else’s spotlight, like they did to poor old Ringo. in my opinion Ringo was the best of the band, because when he sang i liked them better than most of their other songs.

By: princesslydia123

princesslydia123 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:12:13 +0000

mine too! I love shining time station! I even still ahve some of the old VCR tapes!

By: Prof. Worm

Prof. Worm — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:57:16 +0000

To be fair, the entire band was getting pretty disenfranchised with the recording industry and with the name brand of their namesake by the time the White album was being produced. Plus, drugs. Lots of drugs.

Maybe Ringo was just the first to admit that it was time to stick a fork in it.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:18:35 +0000

Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and…. Who was the Blond one again?

(First time the Rock Band’s electric guitarist gets less credit than the drummer and the bass)

By: paperbackwriter

paperbackwriter — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:27:25 +0000

I just came here to say that Ringo is epic win.

By: NotAPerson

NotAPerson — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:08:55 +0000

You are automatically my new favourite person.

By: Biggles

Biggles — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:49:02 +0000

Ringo wrote two songs, they recorded both of them, and both of them were wonderful, amongst my Beatles favorites, and that’s saying alot.

Beatles were the greatest, and they will always be.

By: BeatlesFan

BeatlesFan — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:46:23 +0000

I LUV

Beatles!

By: elmolovescrayons

elmolovescrayons — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:21:22 +0000

JUST SHUT UP DUMBASS

By: That One Person

That One Person — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:36:12 +0000

Already been said, dude.

By: dusk

dusk — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:07:30 +0000

Hmm I know a drummer who gets credit… Neil Peart! Hell yes, absolute brilliance there. :3

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:03:11 +0000

Agreed! Ringo gets shat on by the media because it’s impossible to top the Lennon/McCartney songwriting duo, along with George Harrison as a highly skilled guitar player. However, as a friend of mine puts it, Ringo added balls to the band. Pete Best was OK but Ringo brought balls to the quartet! John and Paul actually wanted him in the band. Prior to the Beatles, Ringo was playing for a lesser known band called Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Luckily for Ringo, he made the right decision and quit.

By: Nostawyn

Nostawyn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:32:06 +0000

And yet weirdly enough he was the one with the girls all over him, especially in America. I don’t get it, but apparently quite a few people found him more attractive than the others. Give me George any day.

By: Nostawyn

Nostawyn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:29:42 +0000

Percussionists can usually play more than just what most people call “the drums”, too. ‘Mallet’ percussion (xylo, vibes, etc.) is like drumming with notes, and often with more than one mallet in each hand.

Although, I think you need to give drummers a little more credit than you do. A drummer doing his/her job makes it much easier for everyone else to do their jobs, as well. If the drummer can be trusted to keep a beat (like Ringo), then the rest of the band don’t have to focus quite as much on counting and knowing where the beat is.

By: Nostawyn

Nostawyn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:22:28 +0000

George was my favorite Beatle before I even knew I had a favorite. “Here Comes the Sun” “Something”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Think For Yourself”, “Within You and Without You”, “Love You To” and “I Want to Tell You” were always at the top of my list even before I could pick out which one was which in a picture. Before I could even tell the differences in their voices, even. George was always awesome, John and Paul were just more prolific. I love his solo stuff, too, although his voice does grate occasionally.

As for Ringo, well. . . he’s not a great singer, nor is he a great songwriter, but he’s a heck of a lot better than I’ll ever be. And he was/is a great drummer. It’s not always about showing off. Ringo’s drumming has something in common with George’s guitar playing in that it’s got a very subtle quality to it that’s often more effective overall than trying to be overtly flashy. No, Ringo can’t play like a lot of drummers do. But those drummers probably can’t play like Ringo, either.

By: izzilla

izzilla — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:31:25 +0000

Okay, that was the awesomest series of comments I’ve ever read.

By: Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:19:56 +0000

That’s probably because Ringo was the most mediocre drummer possible.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:13:15 +0000

My Guitar Gently Weeps…

By: not your face.

not your face. — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:49:10 +0000

RINGO STAAARRRRR

By: jimmy

jimmy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:38:53 +0000

what do you call a guy who hangs around musicians?

….a drummer!!!
heeheeee

By: The Amazing Rando

The Amazing Rando — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:32:54 +0000

I believe they did release Ringo’s version of Love Me Do at some point.

By: The Amazing Rando

The Amazing Rando — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:31:06 +0000

You don’t like anything from Cloud 9? All Those Years Ago? Cheer Down? I’ll admit, he had a lot of absolute crap during the 70s, but so did all 4 of the Beatles. Some of my favorite Beatles songs are George songs, especially Here Comes the Sun.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:22:41 +0000

Poor Ringo. <3 The Beatles.

By: Drummerchic

Drummerchic — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:00:43 +0000

I know exactly what you mean. people thing I am crazy when i tell them that I am a percussionist, not a drummer. to me a drummer is someone who looks a drumsticks and a drum-set and thinks that by banging on it, he/she automatically creates music. A percussionist is someone that can read sheet music and play exactly what is written on the page with maybe some impov. every so often. That is quite common with jazz music. for solos it will just say improv instead of having a written out solo.

By: The Amazing Rando

The Amazing Rando — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:56:48 +0000

I’m afraid I have to make a small correction, Ivan. McCartney also played drums on Ballad of John & Yoko. From what I’ve read, only John & Paul are featured on that one. I knew about Back in the USSR & Dear Prudence, but are those the only songs on the White Album that Paul drummed on? Birthday doesn’t really sound like Ringo’s drumming.

I’ve never been much of a fan of Ringo’s singing. I like a few songs between the Beatles and his solo work that he did. “It Don’t Come Easy” comes to mind. I can’t believe that anyone would claim that the Beatles used a studio drummer. Ringo has always been a solid drummer. Not spectacular, but he did a good job for the best band that ever was.

By: rinanolol

rinanolol — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:53:35 +0000

What? The songs George wrote were memorable in the beatles. no one could’ve written anything like ‘Here comes the sun’ or ‘Something’ or ‘Taxman’ or ‘Long, Long, Long’ etc.

By: Drummerchic

Drummerchic — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:52:34 +0000

As a percussionist, I feel that most people see people that play drum-set as under/over-rated sometimes. The problem is that most kids today think that playing drum-set with a band means show off as much as possible. When in reality, bands are looking for people that can stay in the pocket (stay on beat) that can throw in the occasional solo on tempo. You need to be able to play the song in tempo before you can even begin to add the solos to it.

By: The Amazing Rando

The Amazing Rando — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:48:31 +0000

Lars IS a douchebag. Can’t really argue with that.

By: somejsmith

somejsmith — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:12:34 +0000

have you ever heard a good drummer? I don’t mean some crappy pop or alternative (pop by any other name…). Jazz drummers and some ska drummers have very difficult parts.

By: np

np — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:57:25 +0000

No. I’m saying that when you take that approach, you’re focusing on the least important part of music. Rather than write a song with a quality melody and/or interesting aesthetic, bands like Metallica choose to create loud, ugly crap that has a drum part that exists on its own, melody-free vocals and an invisible bassline. I’d rather listen to Beatallica any day. At least the song structures are good. And difficulty isn’t a bad thing, by any means. Virtually every jazz or classical LP I own or have heard is full of music that requires far more expertise than anything Metallica has recorded. Yet it all sounds so effortless. And if you don’t want to read all of that, you can just take my secondary reason: Lars is a giant douchebag.

By: KC

KC — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:34:05 +0000

I like pie

By: keithybabes

keithybabes — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:55:13 +0000

Apparently John Lennon was once asked in an interview ‘Is Ringo the best drummer in the world?’
He replied ‘Ringo isn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles’. But he WAS joking..

By: ahoyhoy

ahoyhoy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:21:18 +0000

So this is the thread where we all compete about who knows the Beatles more than the other? Everyone has an opinion and it’s okay for people to think Ringo wasn’t the best drummer. I think the problem was he lacked the charisma that John, Paul and George had. Not saying that’s all that makes a band, but with the Beatles it definitely was a huge factor.

By: slythwolf

slythwolf — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:17 +0000

Q: What do you call a guy who always hangs around three musicians?
A: A drummer.

By: kelly

kelly — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:57:15 +0000

Yeah, perfectly serviceable drummer. Nothing more. He doesn’t deserve any of the credit and that’s it. Not saying others don’t, however.

By: Alice

Alice — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:25:14 +0000

Because drummers don’t have to worry about notes, just rhythm. Actual musicians have a harder job.

Percussionists I respect. People who only play drum kits- nope.