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Sunday, August 20, 2017

Hello Goodbye

The Beatles

7 comments:

  1. God bless Ringo Starr!

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  2. Yes, this is among my favorites of his;

    Hello Goodbye
    Day in the Life
    Strawberry Fields Forever

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  3. 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.

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  4. Watch him on Act Naturally on this vid:

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

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

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  6. Hey, another great Ringo song is Long Long Long.

    Awesome drumming in that song.

    Brilliant production of the drums as well.

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