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Is Ringo Starr the most underrated drummer ever? Seattle drummers give their take
Seattle Times ^ | 10/2/22 | Charles L. Cross

Posted on 07/15/2023 5:21:06 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Back in 2008, a journalist asked Ringo Starr what he wanted for his birthday. “Peace and love,” Starr replied. Ringo is so beloved that, these days, every July 7, social media is filled with “peace and love” tags for Ringo’s birthday.

Ringo — one of the few “one name” celebrities — was 68 that year (he’s 82 now). He brings his still youthful stellar musicianship, along with his “All Starr” band, to Benaroya Hall for an Oct. 11 concert. (Starr tested positive for the coronavirus and had to cancel and reschedule several stops on his tour this week. As of this writing, the Seattle show is still scheduled, but best to check online closer to the date of the show.)

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: beatles; richardstarkey; ringo
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I know John Bonham or Keith Moon are the "best", but Ringo's drum work on "Day in the Life", is very good, plus he has a good personality.

1 posted on 07/15/2023 5:21:06 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

From what I’ve read, he has the best timing of any drummer in the history of rock and roll. If he maintains a beat, he can maintain it forever.


2 posted on 07/15/2023 5:23:37 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: DallasBiff

The “most” underrated likely lives or lived in relative obscurity.


3 posted on 07/15/2023 5:23:38 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: Jonty30

I believe you are thinking of Charlie Watts.


4 posted on 07/15/2023 5:26:00 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: DallasBiff

I saw a youtube of some guy saying he could play Ringo’s stuff no problem. About a minute and a half and he acquiesced. Ringo is hard to “beat”. 😁


5 posted on 07/15/2023 5:28:14 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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To: DallasBiff

I’m told Paul McCartney once said Ringo wasn’t even the best Drummer in The Beatles. The man is a machine, though. He’s a Human Metronome.


6 posted on 07/15/2023 5:28:59 PM PDT by The Chid
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To: DallasBiff
Human Metronome and Human Drum Machine goes to Neil Peart.


7 posted on 07/15/2023 5:30:45 PM PDT by CodeToad (No Arm up! They have!)
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To: The Chid

John Lennon said that. John Lennon was the one with the acerbic tongue.


8 posted on 07/15/2023 5:31:44 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: DallasBiff

I remember reading that Paul McCartney would go in after recording sessions in the middle of the night and re-dub Ringo’s drumming b/c he wasn’t happy with it.


9 posted on 07/15/2023 5:32:05 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: DallasBiff

Ringo gets a lot of flack, but I love him. He is a solid drummer. My take on the Beatles is this: Paul is one of the finest song writers I’ve ever heard. George is a criminally overlooked guitar player. Ringo is a superb drummer, and a truly fine human being. John was an overrated hack who was eclipsed by his wife (who I actually love, she’s such a nut case.)


10 posted on 07/15/2023 5:32:25 PM PDT by Mermaid Girl
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To: DallasBiff

Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Ed Shaughnessy, Hal Blaine of the old school.

Ringo was the best for the Beatles tho.


11 posted on 07/15/2023 5:33:24 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: DallasBiff

If you ever wonder how The Beatles maintained their place in songs during their live performances with screaming girls, that was Ringo. He wasn’t the most talented or technically accurate drummer ever, but he was the right drummer for The Beatles. And Paul was not the best drummer in The Beatles. Not even close.


12 posted on 07/15/2023 5:33:53 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: Mariner

Charlie Watts may have been able to do that as well, but what I understand is that Ringo had the ability to keep a steady beat and he had the ability to craft a beat that fit the song the Beatles were trying to sing.

I remember a story about when Ringo had enough and he quit the band, Paul and John spent months trying to woo him back before he decided to rejoin. To them, there was no Beatles without Ringo.


13 posted on 07/15/2023 5:33:58 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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Ringo’s trademark style was to remain subtle and not steal the show, and maintain the beat like a quartz crystal. His only ‘breakout’ solo really was the short segment on Abbey Road’s ‘medley’, but an impeccable percussionist.


14 posted on 07/15/2023 5:34:29 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: CodeToad

I swore that was Alec Baldwin at first.


15 posted on 07/15/2023 5:34:39 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: DallasBiff

Not shabby.


16 posted on 07/15/2023 5:34:44 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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Ringo -Barbara Jo Mason
17 posted on 07/15/2023 5:36:08 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (5,301,904 Truth | 86,921,174 Twitter)
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To: The Chid

I thought John Lennon said that.


18 posted on 07/15/2023 5:36:40 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Lazamataz

Switch drinks. :)


19 posted on 07/15/2023 5:37:29 PM PDT by CodeToad (No Arm up! They have!)
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To: llevrok

Perfect...


20 posted on 07/15/2023 5:40:10 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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