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Re: zak vs ringo



Ringo's drumming is perfect, and suited for the songs
he played upon.

He has alway been under-rated, under-appreciated,
and, like Charlie Watts of TheRollingStones, perfectly
suited for the songs and band he performed with.

So Sad that talent is oft measured in excess.

AnEnglishBoy!



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Scott Schrade wrote:

> > The thing is, I just have never heard anyone claim that Ringo was
> > innovative.
>
> Well, he was the first drummer in a Rock & Roll band to really get noticed.
> He wasn't just "the drummer."  He was Ringo.  Part of that can be credited
> to management but you gotta give Ringo some of the credit, too.  It might
> look tame by today's standards but he played with a kind of wildness &
> originality.  He worked up a sweat.
>
> Besides, Moon always said Ringo was one of his favorite drummers.  I
> remember a remark Moon once made about the high quality of Ringo's
> bass drum, foot pedal work.
>
> - SCHRADE in Akron