does ringo really suck?

i always hear people calling him the luckiest guy in the world to get and keep his gig with the beatles.
but is he really that bad?
i just watched the vh1 classic doc type thing on plastic ono band and they had the producer playing ringos fills and he was raving about him and how he never does the same fill..ever. then ringo elaborated and so forth about his art.
i mean lennon liked him enough to invite over to his solo album he must have some talent.
i am not a drummer so this is a genuine question.
his drumming never bothered me. not like they were crazy metal but ya know what i mean.
i was at a bar on the coast and a beatles song came on. this old man (possibly insane) started screaming how they had to bring in a studio in for some of the drum parts cause ringo couldnt hack it. is this true?
im just curious
but is he really that bad?
i just watched the vh1 classic doc type thing on plastic ono band and they had the producer playing ringos fills and he was raving about him and how he never does the same fill..ever. then ringo elaborated and so forth about his art.
i mean lennon liked him enough to invite over to his solo album he must have some talent.
i am not a drummer so this is a genuine question.
his drumming never bothered me. not like they were crazy metal but ya know what i mean.
i was at a bar on the coast and a beatles song came on. this old man (possibly insane) started screaming how they had to bring in a studio in for some of the drum parts cause ringo couldnt hack it. is this true?
im just curious

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I think for Beatles stuff he did ok. A number of the early rock drummers just needed to get by, frankly. Look at Rolling Stones. A very basic player, but he fits the music.
So... yeah, Ringo is technically less talented than most of the drummers who post on this forum.
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Definitely perfect for the job though.
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But its odd how completely worshipped John Paul and George are and were. If Paul puts out a record its a big hit and his live shows, even now, are quite legendary.
You freuently heard and hear talk about how Lennon and Mccartney are two of the best lyricists to ever have walked the face of the earth. And George certainly wasnt too shabby himself. People seem to absolutely adore Something. For that song along he is a legend.
But I agree, no one seems to see Ringo as a great drummer or a great musician. I can name a number of George solo songs, John solo songs and Paul solo songs, but with Ringo I am at a loss for words. I dont know of any or many solo songs.
Its odd. How could the best band that ever walked the earth, be made up of three people who are so legendary, and one who has a mediocre at best music career. Its odd too how none of the other so called best bands in history, the Led Zeps or The Who's, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd's, etc... they are all made up of some of the best musicians that have ever graced any stage, yet none of them have mediocre band members.
Why is this so with The Beatles?
i think the other musicians made up for him sucking.
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seems he sucked but nobody cares cause its ringo
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And Tomorrow Never Knows has some of the coolest drums I ever heard on a rock album.
I think the drums, while a simple beat, was perfectly appropriate and unique. It worked.
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And if you open the song in 2 windows and play them at the same volume, but just 1/2 a second apart, it makes it better! Give it a try.
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Dude that was written by George Harrison
your logic is flawed. simply because you or i could play the drum parts ringo wrote doesn't mean we're as good of a drummer. imitation is easy. there are a million guys out there that can play hendrix spot on. but are they as innovative as he is? did they invent that sound or that style? no. i can drum led zeppelin. but i wouldn't for a second think i was as good as bonzo. he wrote those parts. being a creative musician is far far far different then repeating what someone else has done.
go read ringo's wikipedia.
holy shit! so trippy.
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I never said it wasn't. But Clapton plays the lead part.
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I'm not sure if he's credited on newer releases of it, but nobody is listed in the record.
I'm not sure how crediting works when somebody just steps in to take a solo, but it's not a case where people found out Clapton played it after the Beatles had tried to play it off like George played the solo or anything similar.
I think Ringo's personality eclipsed his skill level.
Its not to say he was a bad drummer, just average, and certainly skill wise eclipsed by many of his contemporaries (and don't sell Charlie Watts short) and most of today's successful drummers, including his son Zak, who is damn good.
told ya! it sounds trippy with regular stuff... and more so on that song.
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George had played it few times to John and Paul and they typically didnt like it. He after a while asked Eric Clapton to play lead while he looked after rhythm and vocals. It was his original version that was used on the recent album "Love"
yeah, if he had anything to do with the training of Zack Starrkey (SP??) I would say Ringo has some talent.
funny you mention that. i was watching last night the Biography of The Who, and it looks like Keith Moon was involved in Zack's learning how to play drums. also according to wiki Keith bought Zack his first pro drumset. Zack became The Who's fourth drummer.
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As for Ringo, I think he was the perfect drummer for the Beatles. I'm not a drummer but I do think he gets somewhat of a bum rap for not being good and/or innovative. I can't source it now, but I have read sentiments from reputable people that Ringo is a lot better and innovative than generally credited. Also as mentioned before, McCartney being a control freak and subbing his drum tracks for Ringo's probably went a long way in perpetuating this way of thinking.
Ringo's great. Check Strawberry Fields Forever and Helter Skelter for proof.
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Your comment is very black and white but your not a million miles off the mark. most of their stuff was pop nonsense but Sgt. Pepper was amazing