Sunday, August 20, 2017

Hello Goodbye

The Beatles

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

God bless Ringo Starr!

Pastorius said...

Yes, this is among my favorites of his;

Hello Goodbye
Day in the Life
Strawberry Fields Forever

Anonymous said...

There is so much to like about Ringo. A couple examples: the perfect drum line backing "She Loves You", the exquisitely timed cymbal hits in Revolution, I could go on.

Thanks to modern technology we can see old Beatle performances from the early years. I am struck by watching how much time Ringo spent in the cymbals. I'm thinking this was to amplify Lennon's vocals. John had a relatively weak voice (as evidenced by Phil Spector double tracking his vocal on early solo stuff, a practice John revived on his last album).

Yeah, Ringo was understated and hence overlooked but he rewards careful and attentive listening.

Pastorius said...

Watch him on Act Naturally on this vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxcSUiHnhag

Pastorius said...

Are you a drummer?

Anonymous said...

I watched that vid and enjoyed it. Had not seen it before. No, not a drummer, just a fan.

Pastorius said...

Hey, another great Ringo song is Long Long Long.

Awesome drumming in that song.

Brilliant production of the drums as well.