from everything i read ringo was good in the studio where he didnt make m any mistakes so if the beatles had to do numerous takes it was rarely because of ringo that what i meant by pro...btw was your grandfather andy white or bernard purdie ?
While Ringo *himself* has often derided his ability to play rolls (he's a lefty playing a righthanded set up so one arm gets in the way of the other) he is SPOT ON with the beat.
Ringo starrs heavy bass drum pounding and high hat swooshing and inventive drum fills simply lift an already great song to new heights! And this is all before paul mccartney added his superb bass parts. This is the very magic that made the beatles so very wonderful.
Ringo didn't do these type of fills in their early recordings. He evolved with the rest of them. I first remember these kind of fills on "A Day in the Life" and thinking it added a lot of depth to their sound.
Ringo's fills were the stuff of heaven. Never has there been a less educated player that played so well. Sometimes, the beat was so ploy that it sounded as though he tripped over the kit! Wonderful feel and human soul. Perfection does not exist, nor should it ever, in music. The proof, you ask? Listen to modern pop and top 40... it's as sterile as a surgeon's scalpel.
Today's drumming isn't really that - it's machine/producer based - droning. No swing, no "feel" no real sound. This man - is an icon, who may still not believe it.
@@allenf.5907 Some forms of drumming work for different genres. You don't see drumming like this because it wouldn't fit. Look at Aphex Twin, arguably a master of percussion. He has amazing drumming BECAUSE it feels co-ordinated and planned.
The funny thing is, Ring never wanted to do a "solo" and, listening to this, it's easy to understand why -- his playing lived within the music. I reckon it's the same reason he doesn't practice -- it just comes naturally to him.
It's funny. People cast him as somehow the least talented but time after time on these out-takes his parts are perfect while George, Paul, and John go off.
I mean, Ringo was definitely the least talented songwriter. He was the best drummer in the Beatles, but every one of the Beatles was as least as talented as the stellar Starr.
His left handed-ness with a right hand set up gave that slight delay AND credit Geoff Emerick with the close mic of drums to get an entirely different sound where he was miking the sound side (underside) and not the attack.
This backing track shows why Ringo and his outstanding drumming were absolutely essential to the great Beatles song recordings. Absolutely superb, original and fascinating drumming. Paul's piano playing is so excellent too. I am fed up to the back teeth with that joke John made about Ringo not even being the best drummer in the Beatles...it was great mates taking the mickey out of each other. Who did John want on his first solo album...Ringo and that's acknowledged as a classic.
It never fails to amaze me that they had their 1st single release in 1963 and by 1969/70 they had split..All those achievements in just seven years! A phenomenon, No one comes close.
Ringo once commented that his drumming on the song "Rain" is his own most surprising work. He stated that he doesn't know where that timing came from and he never did anything like it again. Phil Collins once stated: " Only Ringo could have come up with that one. Collins also said: "I wouldn't have known what to do with I am The Walrus. It was so unusual". I'd have overdone it. But Ringo figured out what it needed perfectly. Lot's of Tom Toms and slow rolls in his unique style.
The reason ringos fills sound so cool on this song apart from being cool is they are most in 5 or 7 note groupings against a 4 in the bar groove. His left hand lead created this so he could start and end on a left sticking leaving him able to crash on his right.
Sure sounds like 'Whiter Shade of Pale' before the track begins. Ringo's falls right in with the perfect fills. Wish there were more. Oh, yeah, 'Hello Goodbye' is great, too. What chords!
If you like Ringo, look him up in Wikipedia. Very fascinating life. It mentions that he started to get worried when Paul and John started using orchestras for the background music, he was often reduced to playing the tambourine or other minor instrument.
If you listen very carefully at the end you can hear Paul singing hey la hey hello a. Very much a Beatles take and not a fake. As for Ringo this track really does say something for his drumming. Amazing find awesome song long live the Beatles
For years ignorant people claimed that Pete Best was the real star of the Beatles and a better drummer than Ringo. Never in a million years could Pete have done what Ringo did here and on songs like Strawberry Fields Forever and A Day in the Life.
I listened, then thought must comment about Ringo...and so has everyone else. Never over done, always in style, emphatic when necessary like an exclamation mark, and in Come Together, it even shivers with the creeps .Here during fade out Ringo gets bored and chucks in an interesting few pieces for the fun of it. He was always "into" the musicality . Awesome as usual.
My only minor (very minor) quibble is that the thumbnail should have a colorful late 1967 photo of The Beatles to reflect the era of the demo. Apart from that, thank you…Ringo’s drumming was perfect example of why he was such an incredible “song” drummer.
@IanGPx2 They were not ahead of their time - they WERE their time. Few other artists have been so wedded to an era (the 60's). As for being revolutionary while using simple elements, the Wright Brothers' first plane was made of simple wood, fabric, and wire, but it certainly changed the world forever.
@LBrilliante ... at least 3:26 through to the end may be the finished take.. but even if this isn't the finished take it is probably one of only 7 finished attempts that the Beatles would have made of this song. I really hope they release surround remixes of this song as the drums and cymbals that Ringo plays here are so beautiful in true high resolution.
Without Ringo, no Beatles. Ringo understood his instrument and knew what he could make it do. Regarding piano, this clearly demonstrates why McCartney's music and contributions standout. The chords don't follow expectantly. There are lovely little divergences that repeatedly call your interest back into the musical thread.
So much agree with you on Ringo. The true final piece of the puzzle - among the other pieces still to come. He seemed to augment and support the rhythm-ness that John and Paul already had going on. I believe that he was a percussionist first - and not just a time keeper. PLUS Pete Best had a difficult time - keeping time. With P. McCartney - the songs were always so well thought out - case in point here!
Paul’s talent as a master craftsman is overlooked, gems like “Magical Mystery Tour”, “Lovely Rita”, “Lady Madonna” and “Hello, Goodbye” if you look at all the isolated tracks of those songs you can see the brilliant craftsmanship involved. It just fascinates me. Even little gems like “Martha My Dear” are so brilliantly executed-the rock section with the drums and guitar leading way to the swing horn section, it’s just amazing. George Martin helped Paul channel his unique talents in so many ways, they were both ahead of their time.
@johnnydemo9 The drumming here is miles ahead of Paul's drumming. Definitely, the brilliant but underrated Ringo Starr. Even on the promotional video, Paul was on vocals and was playing bass and Ringo of course on the drums.
Did anyone notice, that after the call of "Take One", the warm-up piano passage sounds *very much* like....and I'm not kidding...The Woody Woodpecker Theme"? Listen for it, m8's Ennyroad, this is COO-ELL! Thanx fer it!
I love this version not only because its a historical piece of Beatles History being a early take But I love how it was al instrumental. Please Someone pass it along or make it in your own. (I don't know how to cut lyrics out) Lets make a Beatles all instrumental album. ..... I could play this on repeat allday
studio "ruffs" are cool to other people if you become famous...to us musicians...their just ROUGH I know this song SO well that I can pick it up at any part,,,I'm happy to have the pleasure of listening....a great time in music!!!
This is fascinating drum wise. The time was not as good as the version that they released but some of the fills are amazing. He never played in this style again. Almost a jazz approach to the snare drum fills. Sounds like he took off the towels for this song.
I'm not sure that i believe this was an early take. In my readings , i thought that the ending "Heba Heloaheba'etc..was a spontaneous thing that was added in a spontaneous improv moment and this recording seems to already have that part inserted.
@1967mustanggta Not only is this the Beatles it is precisely the released take's basic track. I've been listening to this song since I was 2 years old and I recognize the precise organ parts that, while only saudible in the finished take, are almost unconsciously recognizable. This is indeed the basic track and if the 5.1 remixes do become available you'll be able to hear for yourself! Listen closely to the finished one up against this and you'll not hear one deviation!
@buzzflea it's good to be acknowledged for my Ringo opinion by a very musical chap like you who knows the truth. Ringo may well be the secret ingredient that made the Beatles worldbeaters...that She Loves You drum feel; his popularity with American fans in 1964; coming up with the fantastic title, at a crucial time, of 'A Hard Day's Night'; being the right guy to be the cartoon star of the Yellow Submarine movie; most of all playing those consistently inventive drums as displayed here.
@PC3900 It could have been john, than again it could have been paul, cause paul played the piano and bass, so its a tie between the two. and forgive me for the correcting they recorded this song in '67 in the sgt.peppers album
Is Lennon on organ, starting at abpout 2:00? I know he despised this song, but they were at least still functioning as a band in late '68 when this was recorded.
Its Ringo. NO one else drums like that. He was so underrated, but as a drummer myself, he has my deepest respect. Incredible feel for the song.
Ringo was probably the top drummer of England at the time. I have full respect for Ringo!
ringo is a true pro in all these early take versions of beatles songs ringo always brings his A game
+faith davies grandfathers have a way of embellishing stories to their grandchildren.
faith davies I should have held back on this one.it is your grampa.have a good night.
from everything i read ringo was good in the studio where he didnt make m
any mistakes so if the beatles had to do numerous takes it was rarely because of ringo that what i meant by pro...btw was your grandfather andy white or bernard purdie ?
faith davies why does a male troll use a female name?
+faith davies False. Studio documentation clearly shows Ringo in the chair. Please name one song your so-called "Grandad" played on.
Ringo's drumming on this song demonstrates true *ahem* genius.
Sounds adequate.
Certainly far beyond anything Pete Best would have done.
Those drum rolls Ringo does don't exactly require a PhD in rocket science.
No but you wouldn't have played them
While Ringo *himself* has often derided his ability to play rolls (he's a lefty playing a righthanded set up so one arm gets in the way of the other) he is SPOT ON with the beat.
Ringo starrs heavy bass drum pounding and high hat swooshing and inventive drum fills simply lift an already great song to new heights! And this is all before paul mccartney added his superb bass parts. This is the very magic that made the beatles so very wonderful.
Loved your comment.....thank you. Glad I stumbled upon this vid.
~ RED ☮♥♫
Ringo didn't do these type of fills in their early recordings. He evolved with the rest of them. I first remember these kind of fills on "A Day in the Life" and thinking it added a lot of depth to their sound.
Ringo's fills were the stuff of heaven. Never has there been a less educated player that played so well. Sometimes, the beat was so ploy that it sounded as though he tripped over the kit! Wonderful feel and human soul. Perfection does not exist, nor should it ever, in music. The proof, you ask? Listen to modern pop and top 40... it's as sterile as a surgeon's scalpel.
xtc1957 LOL tripped over the kit
Today's drumming isn't really that - it's machine/producer based - droning. No swing, no "feel" no real sound. This man - is an icon, who may still not believe it.
@@allenf.5907 Some forms of drumming work for different genres. You don't see drumming like this because it wouldn't fit. Look at Aphex Twin, arguably a master of percussion. He has amazing drumming BECAUSE it feels co-ordinated and planned.
Could not have said it better.
Ringo's drum fills are LIFE!!! love it!!!
Ringo, the best drumer of his time!!
Muito bom
+Anthonio Boaventura Haha....Good one.
This certainly has to be amongst Ringo's all-time best drumming. I've heard pretty much everything too.
The funny thing is, Ring never wanted to do a "solo" and, listening to this, it's easy to understand why -- his playing lived within the music. I reckon it's the same reason he doesn't practice -- it just comes naturally to him.
Ringo's drumming stellar!
It's funny. People cast him as somehow the least talented but time after time on these out-takes his parts are perfect while George, Paul, and John go off.
I mean, Ringo was definitely the least talented songwriter. He was the best drummer in the Beatles, but every one of the Beatles was as least as talented as the stellar Starr.
hats off Ringo. he once said this was among his best.true that!
3:02 this break right here especially- listen to the drums!! Ringo rocks
Ringo's snare sound.....unique and unmatched.
Yep, love the sound of Ringo's drums on this song. Got a nice sort of "punchy" feel.
Graham Taylor
Lol for decades several drummers have tried to get that same exact tone from the snare drum
I love the sound of his toms too!
His left handed-ness with a right hand set up gave that slight delay AND credit Geoff Emerick with the close mic of drums to get an entirely different sound where he was miking the sound side (underside) and not the attack.
Ringo, maybe the best drummer compared to his time.. Listen to this man ! Its not all about technique..
He could just keep a beat, the feel, there's something magic in there. And his sound was always spot on.
Harald Sævik - I must admit Keith Moon was the best but Ringo was best for The Beatles, one of the greatest bands ever... No doubt in talent!
Ringo at his sublime best...and i don't mean pete...those rolls are flippin fabuloso...beat meister!!
Love that little shuffle beat Ringo does during the verses.
This backing track shows why Ringo and his outstanding drumming were absolutely essential to the great Beatles song recordings. Absolutely superb, original and fascinating drumming. Paul's piano playing is so excellent too. I am fed up to the back teeth with that joke John made about Ringo not even being the best drummer in the Beatles...it was great mates taking the mickey out of each other. Who did John want on his first solo album...Ringo and that's acknowledged as a classic.
It never fails to amaze me that they had their 1st single release in 1963 and by 1969/70 they had split..All those achievements in just seven years! A phenomenon, No one comes close.
My God, they were good.
I just realized that 'Sowing the seeds of love' sound a lot like this O: 💙
Ringo once commented that his drumming on the song "Rain" is his own most surprising work. He stated that he doesn't know where that timing came from and he never did anything like it again. Phil Collins once stated: " Only Ringo could have come up with that one. Collins also said: "I wouldn't have known what to do with I am The Walrus. It was so unusual". I'd have overdone it. But Ringo figured out what it needed perfectly. Lot's of Tom Toms and slow rolls in his unique style.
Also, wasn't rain actually slowed down?
This is great! So much fun. Ringo rules.
The reason ringos fills sound so cool on this song apart from being cool is they are most in 5 or 7 note groupings against a 4 in the bar groove. His left hand lead created this so he could start and end on a left sticking leaving him able to crash on his right.
Love the interplay between drums and piano. Very percussive by both
ringo , you are the best drummer in the beatles.
Sure sounds like 'Whiter Shade of Pale' before the track begins. Ringo's falls right in with the perfect fills. Wish there were more. Oh, yeah, 'Hello Goodbye' is great, too. What chords!
my dad said 'Whiter Shade of Pale was lennon's fav song:)
Yes, that´s true!
Paul and Ringo were in total sync on this one.
Love Ringo's drumming on this song!!
the Beatles playing on this is incredible, they are all great.
This is fantasic😊😊😊😊
Ringo = awesome. People always speak poorly of him. I can't see how. Listen to that badass groove.
Love the drums and piano all the way through the song, especially in the chorus
I love those basic tracks where you can hear the details that's otherwise lost in overdubs.
Love seeing all the comments about Ringo below. I was thinking the same thing, he does some awesome drumming in this song!
OMG...I had never noticed there was a piano here !!!!
Shame on me...but thanks to the one who posted this musical take.
in that case did you notice the violin that follows the main lyric at the start ? pure genius
Still didn't hear it :( what minute?
But, at 2:45 orgue is comiong in
If you like Ringo, look him up in Wikipedia. Very fascinating life. It mentions that he started to get worried when Paul and John started using orchestras for the background music, he was often reduced to playing the tambourine or other minor instrument.
Not to mention Paul removing Ringo's tracks and playing the drums himself on a couple of songs.
Couldn't have been a good feeling.
+Barnaby ap Robert Paul only played drums on a couple of songs on the White Album because ringo quit the beatles at the time, then came back.
also, ballad of john and yoko was all paul and john, george and ringo were not available for the session.
Wish I would have heard this before I did the drum cover. Very insightful.
Ringo hit's the first time out. Now that a drummer you go Ringo!!
give Richard Starkey a hand
If you listen very carefully at the end you can hear Paul singing hey la hey hello a. Very much a Beatles take and not a fake. As for Ringo this track really does say something for his drumming. Amazing find awesome song long live the Beatles
they were light years ahead of there time, and even today they are still way ahead of anybody else. god bless the beatles.
Ringo gets so many different sounds out of a basic kit - he is far more creative than those drummers who have massive kits. A TRUE genius!!
McCartney is the master of arrangments.
beautiful melody
Great playing Ringo!
ringo was an absolutely brilliant drummer
Love the clear piano sound on this take
I freaking love this song and Ringo’s drumming on it!!!
"Hello hello take one". Pretty awesome how they took a song from a basic backing track to a thing of incredible art.
I like the ending to this version.
Hey la,
Hey, hey lo lah.
For years ignorant people claimed that Pete Best was the real star of the Beatles and a better drummer than Ringo. Never in a million years could Pete have done what Ringo did here and on songs like Strawberry Fields Forever and A Day in the Life.
That is crazy good.
ringo president
Haha! He'd be better than Trump, anyway
make the beatles great again!!1!
@@walkaboutarts should have said that when Yoko came into the picture hahahaha
Masterpiece...Peace & Love.
I listened, then thought must comment about Ringo...and so has everyone else. Never over done, always in style, emphatic when necessary like an exclamation mark, and in Come Together, it even shivers with the creeps .Here during fade out Ringo gets bored and chucks in an interesting few pieces for the fun of it. He was always "into" the musicality . Awesome as usual.
Perfect timing
Great stuff! Kind of reminds me of Todd Rundgrens - Tic Tic Tic, It Wears Off.
My only minor (very minor) quibble is that the thumbnail should have a colorful late 1967 photo of The Beatles to reflect the era of the demo. Apart from that, thank you…Ringo’s drumming was perfect example of why he was such an incredible “song” drummer.
@IanGPx2 They were not ahead of their time - they WERE their time. Few other artists have been so wedded to an era (the 60's). As for being revolutionary while using simple elements, the Wright Brothers' first plane was made of simple wood, fabric, and wire, but it certainly changed the world forever.
@LBrilliante ... at least 3:26 through to the end may be the finished take.. but even if this isn't the finished take it is probably one of only 7 finished attempts that the Beatles would have made of this song. I really hope they release surround remixes of this song as the drums and cymbals that Ringo plays here are so beautiful in true high resolution.
I love this version! Thank you very much!
The last minute of this is so enjoyable :)
Thanks for posting!
Love this
3:07 yeah
Opening with "Whiter Shade of Pale" cover :-)
Not so much of an early take, as a backing track in preparation for the vocal overdubs. Nice to listen to nonetheless.
Well, it was "take 1", so technically.... :-P
it is not a backing track, back then than just wipe and record over the same tape, which often leaves artifacts
Without Ringo, no Beatles. Ringo understood his instrument and knew what he could make it do. Regarding piano, this clearly demonstrates why McCartney's music and contributions standout. The chords don't follow expectantly. There are lovely little divergences that repeatedly call your interest back into the musical thread.
So much agree with you on Ringo. The true final piece of the puzzle - among the other pieces still to come. He seemed to augment and support the rhythm-ness that John and Paul already had going on. I believe that he was a percussionist first - and not just a time keeper. PLUS Pete Best had a difficult time - keeping time.
With P. McCartney - the songs were always so well thought out - case in point here!
For example?
Paul’s talent as a master craftsman is overlooked, gems like “Magical Mystery Tour”, “Lovely Rita”, “Lady Madonna” and “Hello, Goodbye” if you look at all the isolated tracks of those songs you can see the brilliant craftsmanship involved. It just fascinates me. Even little gems like “Martha My Dear” are so brilliantly executed-the rock section with the drums and guitar leading way to the swing horn section, it’s just amazing. George Martin helped Paul channel his unique talents in so many ways, they were both ahead of their time.
A daffy song. Cool version.
@johnnydemo9 The drumming here is miles ahead of Paul's drumming. Definitely, the brilliant but underrated Ringo Starr. Even on the promotional video, Paul was on vocals and was playing bass and Ringo of course on the drums.
they kept going till they got it right that one of the things that make them so good!
@Ishi680 There's no bass on this. Paul is on Piano, Ringo is on drums. John is probably doing the organ, and any guitar will be George.
@WhiizzKiidd Yeah, those are awesome fills!
Ringo knew that it was not just about acrobatics, like many drummers now. He is only vanguard and style.
I don't think it's fake. The drums sound very much like Ringo.
the ending was a sign of things to come..".Hey Jude"- the following year
Did anyone notice, that after the call of "Take One", the warm-up piano passage sounds *very much* like....and I'm not kidding...The Woody Woodpecker Theme"?
Listen for it, m8's
Ennyroad, this is COO-ELL! Thanx fer it!
I love this version not only because its a historical piece of Beatles History being a early take But I love how it was al instrumental. Please Someone pass it along or make it in your own. (I don't know how to cut lyrics out) Lets make a Beatles all instrumental album. ..... I could play this on repeat allday
am i hearing triplets on kick @ 3:14 . WOW pretty rad actually.
holy shit, yes
james alverson actually it’s triplets he’s doing on the floor Tom, he developed a really fast right hand
@Astbruchgefahr I was pertaining to the finished version of this song because that one has Paul on the bass.
Long live the Beatles. I really like how it's just instruments, because in the song you don't hear the true beauty of the piano or the drums.
certainly not fake. thats ringo alright. thanks for sharing
Why did you pick that picture of all pictures?
studio "ruffs" are cool to other people if you become famous...to us musicians...their just ROUGH I know this song SO well that I can pick it up at any part,,,I'm happy to have the pleasure of listening....a great time in music!!!
Cool!
Cool
The organ fills add a huge dynamic. I'm assuming played by John.
This is fascinating drum wise. The time was not as good as the version that they released but some of the fills are amazing. He never played in this style again. Almost a jazz approach to the snare drum fills. Sounds like he took off the towels for this song.
I'm not sure that i believe this was an early take. In my readings , i thought that the ending "Heba Heloaheba'etc..was a spontaneous thing that was added in a spontaneous improv moment and this recording seems to already have that part inserted.
Andrew Amoah well it’s take one, that’s undeniable it’s written in the records 😆
Ringo said his best drumming was on "Rain", but this has to be pretty close behind.
@1967mustanggta Not only is this the Beatles it is precisely the released take's basic track. I've been listening to this song since I was 2 years old and I recognize the precise organ parts that, while only saudible in the finished take, are almost unconsciously recognizable. This is indeed the basic track and if the 5.1 remixes do become available you'll be able to hear for yourself! Listen closely to the finished one up against this and you'll not hear one deviation!
@julbim I didn't read your comment until after I posted mine. Completely happy there are some people who respect Ringo.
I take it back that I said it was fake, it's definitely the Beatles, don't know what I was thinking when I posted that comment, actually lol
@buzzflea it's good to be acknowledged for my Ringo opinion by a very musical chap like you who knows the truth. Ringo may well be the secret ingredient that made the Beatles worldbeaters...that She Loves You drum feel; his popularity with American fans in 1964; coming up with the fantastic title, at a crucial time, of 'A Hard Day's Night'; being the right guy to be the cartoon star of the Yellow Submarine movie; most of all playing those consistently inventive drums as displayed here.
GOOD
The drumming is the great the final version of this song was the first drum solo i learned
@crowley24 Right! My bad - it was recorded in Oct. '67.
This is great!!:)
This is why Pete Best was fired
Yep! 😂😂😂
@PC3900 It could have been john, than again it could have been paul, cause paul played the piano and bass, so its a tie between the two. and forgive me for the correcting they recorded this song in '67 in the sgt.peppers album
Is Lennon on organ, starting at abpout 2:00? I know he despised this song, but they were at least still functioning as a band in late '68 when this was recorded.
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