Comments on: Ringo Starr, ordinary lad

By: Traci Lawrence

Traci Lawrence — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:32:04 +0000

Hi. Thanks for the great article! I mentioned it in my latest blog post: http://www.tracisworld.com/2016/07/fighting-odds-top-examples_92.html

By: blert

blert — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 03:35:17 +0000

Ringo is, of course, the source for the very title “A Hard Days Night” — which he uttered as the Sun came up — to John & Co.

Lennon jumped all over it — right on the spot.

When queried whether he was a ‘Mod’ or a ‘Rocker’ — Ringo replied: “I’m a mocker.”

That broke her up into titters.

%%%%

His great ambition — at first — was to slam together some recording bucks into a chain of hair dressing salons.

He dropped that dream sometime in 1964 as each gig threw off more cash than a salon could generate in thirty-years.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:38:50 +0000

Badco: That's interesting about the "matched grip." He did have a strong beat in addition to a steady, driving one. Did you ever see this article about a fascinating study of time perception in drummers? You might be interested in it.

By: Badco

Badco — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:21:07 +0000

Ringo’s influence on Rock drumming is immense. I’m not talking technical expertise here. Instead it’s the way he held his sticks. Called a self explanatory ‘matched grip’ (both sticks held the same in each hand). This all but eliminated the ‘traditional grip’ used by ALL drummers up til then. The matched grip made it possible to play louder, a necessity in front of screaming fans.

Also, Ringo is left handed but plays right handed on a right handed drum kit. A lot of the fills he plays he still leads with his left hand making some of them in effect backwards and difficult to exactly copy.

Regarding his small sized kit compared to a Neil Peart. The hardware on the drums in the 60’s was severely lacking in sturdiness compared to modern hardware (stands) making stacking drums and cymbals on top of each other a risky endeavor at best.

Badco

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:29:10 +0000

I just watched A Hard Day’s Night a week ago and was struck by how witty and charming the Beatles were. I couldn’t help but notice how sparse Ringo’s kit was. Bass drum, tom-tom, snare, and a couple of cymbals. Compare that to Neal Peart’s kit. But Ringo was as solid and steady a drummer as they come.

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:53:27 +0000

on another note, the bs election crapola is hiding a lot of stuff other countries are doing.

Nuclear missiles along NATO border?

By: Surellin

Surellin — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:19:42 +0000

Ringo certainly had something – the Beatles weren’t going anywhere before he replaced Pete Best. I’ve heard that he could not do a snare drum roll – so I guess a roll isn’t all that important. 🙂

By: Geoffrey Britain

Geoffrey Britain — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:03:05 +0000

I’m not qualified to speak of Ringo’s talent as a drummer. But it was the success of the Beatles that prevented his slide into obscurity and quite probably drug addiction. Even then, he almost blew it.

By: Cornflour

Cornflour — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:51:47 +0000

Tonight I have insomnia, am neither sleepy nor completely awake, and find myself troubled by thoughts of a conversation between Yoko Ono and Artfldgr.

I never believed in fate, but …

By: Assistant Village Idiot

Assistant Village Idiot — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 02:28:39 +0000

Because he was self-taught he did some things “wrong.” But innovations are more likely to come from autodidacts. A drummer friend explained (words inexact) “Oh he’s terrible, but he’s still perfect sometimes.”