Members techristian Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Our casino just built a big auditorium and are celebrating with a few big acts. For $40 I'll be able to see Ringo Starr and his new band ! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Ringo is coming to my town! I had visions of Johnny Ringo, dual six guns slung low on his hips, a reptilian sneer on his face, walkin' slow up the suddenly deserted main street of town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boosh Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Our casino just built a big auditorium and are celebrating with a few big acts. For $40 I'll be able to see Ringo Starr and his new band !Dan Please give him one of your drumvideos,... he needs them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Please give him one of your drumvideos,... he needs them. Why does one of the best drummers in the world need a drum video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted April 29, 2008 Moderators Share Posted April 29, 2008 I understand his shows are great. I always wondered if they would be worth it or not but over the years, time and again, someone I trust musically comes back after seeing his show and raves at just how great it is. All the cool musicians paying homage to Ringo and The Beatles. Then I got a chance to see his band on that great TV show Storytellers and they were right. It's very good, and fun! Sounds like a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boosh Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Why does one of the best drummers in the world need a drum video? Actually he isn't one of the best drummers in the world. He is good but not one of the best in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Actually he isn't one of the best drummers in the world. He is good but not one of the best in the world. There's always a faster gun... Suddenly, Ringo stops, his hand fluttering near his holster. There, suddenly in front of him alone in the middle of the dusty, deserted street is Doug "Cosmo" Clifford... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudcat007 Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Actually he isn't one of the best drummers in the world. He is good but not one of the best in the world. While he technically may not be one of the best, I would say that musically (which is a subjective judgement) he absolutely is one of the best. I would also posit that he may also be the most influential drummer in rock music history (although an equivalent argument for Hal Blaine may also be made). I wish he was coming to Nashville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boosh Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Don't get me wrong ,.. If he was here I would see his show also but I still think The Beatles are WAY overrated. Every now and then I here people say that,..John or George or Paul or Ringo is the best,...... The whole Myth of The Beatles has got nothing to do with the characters by theirselves. The Beatles were awesome but solo they were just mediocre.It's the chemistry they had together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted April 29, 2008 Moderators Share Posted April 29, 2008 There's always a faster gun... Suddenly, Ringo stops, his hand fluttering near his holster. There, suddenly in front of him alone in the middle of the dusty, deserted street is Doug "Cosmo" Clifford... You're killing me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dahkter Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 I'm going on June 24th to his show at Radio City Music Hall, going with my Dad, looking forward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 I very much liked his single "It Don't Come Easy".... It sounded much like a Badfinger or Beatles recording. But records like "Photograph", "The No-No Song", "Back Off, Boogaloo" amd others made me want to climb the walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted April 29, 2008 Moderators Share Posted April 29, 2008 I very much liked his single "It Don't Come Easy".... It sounded much like a Badfinger or Beatles recording. I've only seen Concert for Bangledesh once and that was when it came out 150 years ago... and yet I remember clearly It Don't Come Easy from the film. A great R&R moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudcat007 Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 I've only seen Concert for Bangledesh once and that was when it came out 150 years ago... and yet I remember clearly It Don't Come Easy from the film. A great R&R moment. I love that lyric "duh, duh, duh...and it's growing all the time...." I think Mr. Starkey was a bit nervous during that performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bp Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 Ringo plays songs and plays them very well. There are many chop monsters out there who would know what to do with a song if it landed on their over sized kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dahkter Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 It's interesting, I think in the last twelve months with the debut of the Beatles Love LP plus the leak of the Sgt Peppers Mulititracks, you can hear that Ringo was a solid MF, more of a time keeper and less of a metronome than other drummers of that era. I personally love his groove and dynamics, he was a perfect complement to the John, Paul and George IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 I think his son is proving to be an even better drummer than Ringo, not that Ringo wasn't a good drummer, but there must be something in the genes that Zac inherited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tedster Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 There's always a faster gun...Suddenly, Ringo stops, his hand fluttering near his holster. There, suddenly in front of him alone in the middle of the dusty, deserted street is Doug "Cosmo" Clifford... Freakin' hilarious... And as to the "Is Ringo good?"...He's absolutely the best drummer in the world at being Ringo...and what Mudcat and TinderArts said is right on. We think of McCartney as being a bass player, but, a guitar player too. And perhaps as a guitarist, McCartney is no Eric Johnson, but McCartney played the solo on "Maybe I'm Amazed"...one of the most astoundingly simple and musical solos ever. In my book, musical trumps technical any day of the week... YMMV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted June 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2008 The tickets sold out so fast that I wasn't able to get one. Now as to Ringo's ability.......He played what the gig called for. It was OLD ROCK'N ROLL back then and the Beatles were already pushing the envelope with their own very distinct sound. They were the first and then many other groups learned and pushed the sound even further. Had a John Bonham type arrived (at that time) they may have never been the same supergroup, and even though Keith Moon was way out there with a very successful "The Who" somehow I don't think that George Martin could ever work with a Keith Moon type either. Now if you want to hear a drummer today who is pushing the technical envelope then listen to Virgil Donati but keep in mind that some argue that what he plays ISN'T MUSICAL. All that is happening is that 2008 ears aren't ready for his sound yet. The other thing to keep in mind is that DRUM TECHNOLOGY is better now and the double pedal , for instance , never existed 40 years ago. Ringo played with what was available at the time. Dan Virgil Donati video link below. Even Terry Bozzio would have gotten his knuckles rapped for OVERPLAYING by George Martin.http://youtube.com/watch?v=xir6EVkzDws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flemtone Posted June 3, 2008 Members Share Posted June 3, 2008 Suddenly, Ringo stops, his hand fluttering near his holster. There, suddenly in front of him alone in the middle of the dusty, deserted street is Doug "Cosmo" Clifford... ching....ching....ching.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted June 3, 2008 Members Share Posted June 3, 2008 The other thing to keep in mind is that DRUM TECHNOLOGY is better now and the double pedal , for instance , never existed 40 years ago. Ringo played with what was available at the time. So you REALLY think the Beatles would've been better if Ringo had used a double pedal? How about Jim Keltner or Max Weinberg? They're very highly regarded and sought after and they use simple kits with no double pedal, even though they have access to all the latest technology. Does this make them lesser drummers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted June 3, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 3, 2008 So you REALLY think the Beatles would've been better if Ringo had used a double pedal? How about Jim Keltner or Max Weinberg? They're very highly regarded and sought after and they use simple kits with no double pedal, even though they have access to all the latest technology. Does this make them lesser drummers? Of course he would've been better with a double pedal! And even better with one of those hexagon Simmons synth drum kits from the 80's. That would have rocked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted June 3, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 3, 2008 Ringo could've had the Flock of Seagulls doo too. That would work with the Simmons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted June 3, 2008 Members Share Posted June 3, 2008 Yeah, and it would've been awesome if McCartney'd had a 7 string bass and had known how to slap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted June 3, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 3, 2008 Yeah, and it would've been awesome if McCartney'd had a 7 string bass and had known how to slap. ...and wore an eye patch and Dead or Alive hair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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