Was Ringo A Crap Drummer.

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^how so?

i take it that youre saying that there is often more originality in the guy who has no clue what he's doing, rather than the guy that knows every single thing here is to know about drumming, and has done it all before.

am i right in assuming that thats what you are trying to say?
 
I think a person's opinion of whether he was a great, good, competent, or bad drummer, for some people, is in direct correlation with how much they like/dislike the Beatles. Or at least that's the impression I get from this thread, anyway. I could be wrong. (wouldn't be the first time)

Either way, Ringo was 1/4 of the Beatles, and he played his part. John and Paul were the focal point, with George and Ringo the supporting cast. That was just the dynamic, you know?

As far as Ringo's abilities, he wasn't spectacular, but didn't often erabarrass himself. He could carry a tune, barely. If he was a great singer, he'd have had more songs, right?
 
correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't think white's drumming is even near lollipop...it's hard ass....maybe simple...but still, she does the trick....i think anyone could have replaced ringo and noone would have known the difference....white's asketic yet hard drumming is what makes the white stripess so great ( along with the amazing guitar work from mr. white of course )...oh, i don't think ringo's drumming was crap...i just think it's nothing special....
 
You're wrong.

The White Stripes would be so much better with Neil Peart on drums LOL!!!11!

And Batio and Cooley should replace Jack on guitar, Dio replace him on vocals, and then have Billy Sheenan on bass.

Cuz you cant have a good band without fancy solos and a bass player, dats teh troof.
 
I don`t think Ringo was a crap drummer. I just think people take the piss because he was the ugliest meraber of the band & wrote f*cking horrible tunes.
 
Ringo Starr...was he any good on the skins?

In my opinion Ringo has always had a bad press and has always been slagged off as the least talented of The Beatles.

He was always the first to admit that he wasn't the most talented drummer and often put himself down.
But in reality would the other 3 have had him in the band if they thought he was crap, particularly a perfectionist like McCartney?
 
i think ringo was a good drummer. i wouldnt rank him near the top of the greatest of all time. but i think that the succes of the beatles was a team effort. they each did their part to the best of their ability, and no one tried to outshine the others.
 
No, they just don't sound good, I don't think.

Drums seem to be predestined to play something simplistic to keep everything else grounded. Crazyness seems to prevent people from connecting.

I don't know, im leaving the door open for violent assault against me, but thats just what I feel. Complex drumming more often than not equates to bad drumming.
 
i think ringo was a fine drummer. i mean, he was definitely not as talented as others, but i think he contributed to the beatles sound.

i know for a fact that drummers can change the sound of a band completely. my band, who recently found a new drummer that is about 324349720348987 times better than our last one, has a noticeably revamped sound because the drummer is capable of different and more complicated fills and beats.

i think in the way you are looking at it, that ringo was part of the original sound of the beatles, and they didnt want to change that. they got together, and liked the sound they had and they didnt want to change it, and they didnt need to. if they really thought he was that bad, they probably would have ousted him, but they didnt because they liked the sound they had.

...thats the way i see it.
 
well congradufuckinglations, this is probably the most uncomfortable i ever got on these boarRAB.....or maybe i'm just in a lousy fucking mood tonight....
 
he never played the most challeging drum beats for any drummer i dont think..

I personally don't think he's the worlRAB worse drummer but no he was not that good by any means... q the :band:
 
^very true. what im getting from this is that the drumming has to match the music.

i mean...if you had meg white playing drums for a band like the mars volta, well they would obviously not be as good, and their sound would suffer hugely. but say you put the mars volta's drummer in place of meg white. that band would surely have quite a different sound, and it wouldnt be the white stripes as we know it. so it sounRAB like the conclusion we're arriving at is that (and i think this may have been stated) the drummer makes the band.
 
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