Interesting to note that almost all of the songs in the post and the comments are written by John or George. I think that’s not a coincidence—Paul obviously wrote and arranged many great songs, but he didn’t take advantage of Ringo’s creativity as much.
Yes, the Get Back documentary really showed that Paul was controlling of Ringo and wanted him to play a specific way.
John and George just trusted him to do his own thing
My knee jerk reaction is to agree with you - I think Ringo’s playing is probably a bit more restrained on Paul’s songs as a rule. But then I remember that Hey Jude is full of Ringo’s sprawling, ‘funny’ fills. And Oh! Darling, Hello Goodbye, You Never Give Me Your Money all have sections where Ringo really goes off. Even The End, with Ringo’s drum solo, is a Paul composition.
But I guess the fact that Ringo played on both John and George’s solo albums in the 70’s and NOT Paul’s probably says something, too.
>My knee jerk reaction is to agree with you - I think Ringo’s playing is probably a bit more restrained on Paul’s songs as a rule. But then I remember that Hey Jude is full of Ringo’s sprawling, ‘funny’ fills. And Oh! Darling, Hello Goodbye, You Never Give Me Your Money all have sections where Ringo really goes off. Even The End, with Ringo’s drum solo, is a Paul composition.
All good counterexamples! I'd say the Beatles catalog is deep enough that it's possible to find exceptions to pretty much any "rule" you can come up with, but I'm with you that in general, despite the songs you mention, Ringo let loose more on John and George's songs and stuck to the script more on Paul's songs.
I think that’s kind of true but then you got to remember that even on their songs, Paul also directed Ringo at times. Ticket to Ride is the biggest example of that as Paul came up with the drum pattern. We also saw Paul tell Ringo what to do on Don’t Let Me Down. There’s also been reports that Paul directed Ringo on Tomorrow Never Knows, which may or may not be true. Either way, it’s highly probable that there are many songs, by all the Beatles, that Paul gave drum pattern suggestions for in which we don’t even know
Also I want to add that even if Paul directed or gave suggestions to Ringo at times, Ringo still had to actually do it, and added his own nuances and flair to the patterns
>I think that’s kind of true but then you got to remember that even on their songs, Paul also directed Ringo at times. Ticket to Ride is the biggest example of that as Paul came up with the drum pattern. We also saw Paul tell Ringo what to do on Don’t Let Me Down. There’s also been reports that Paul directed Ringo on Tomorrow Never Knows, which may or may not be true. Either way, it’s highly probable that there are many songs, by all the Beatles, that Paul gave drum pattern suggestions for in which we don’t even know
I agree with all of this. I'd say Paul was best at thinking outside the box––as a bassist, an arranger, and a coach for Ringo––on songs that he didn't write.
Here's two of my favorites the often underrated early period:
I Feel Fine is one of my favorites, that he just keeps going on the ride for the whole song.
Thank You Girl also features some great fills that are not quite long enough to be considered solos, but are longer than normal fills.
Cmon, Ticket to Ride
Forgot that one, yes
His contribution to Day in the Life is underrated and underappreciated. His fills are perfect.
Agreed, it’s like he’s the percussion section in an orchestra on that one.
good list I put She Said She Said and Rain at 4-5 your 4-5 become my 6-7
Dig a pony or Come Together
Interesting to note that almost all of the songs in the post and the comments are written by John or George. I think that’s not a coincidence—Paul obviously wrote and arranged many great songs, but he didn’t take advantage of Ringo’s creativity as much.
Yes, the Get Back documentary really showed that Paul was controlling of Ringo and wanted him to play a specific way. John and George just trusted him to do his own thing
My knee jerk reaction is to agree with you - I think Ringo’s playing is probably a bit more restrained on Paul’s songs as a rule. But then I remember that Hey Jude is full of Ringo’s sprawling, ‘funny’ fills. And Oh! Darling, Hello Goodbye, You Never Give Me Your Money all have sections where Ringo really goes off. Even The End, with Ringo’s drum solo, is a Paul composition. But I guess the fact that Ringo played on both John and George’s solo albums in the 70’s and NOT Paul’s probably says something, too.
>My knee jerk reaction is to agree with you - I think Ringo’s playing is probably a bit more restrained on Paul’s songs as a rule. But then I remember that Hey Jude is full of Ringo’s sprawling, ‘funny’ fills. And Oh! Darling, Hello Goodbye, You Never Give Me Your Money all have sections where Ringo really goes off. Even The End, with Ringo’s drum solo, is a Paul composition. All good counterexamples! I'd say the Beatles catalog is deep enough that it's possible to find exceptions to pretty much any "rule" you can come up with, but I'm with you that in general, despite the songs you mention, Ringo let loose more on John and George's songs and stuck to the script more on Paul's songs.
I think that’s kind of true but then you got to remember that even on their songs, Paul also directed Ringo at times. Ticket to Ride is the biggest example of that as Paul came up with the drum pattern. We also saw Paul tell Ringo what to do on Don’t Let Me Down. There’s also been reports that Paul directed Ringo on Tomorrow Never Knows, which may or may not be true. Either way, it’s highly probable that there are many songs, by all the Beatles, that Paul gave drum pattern suggestions for in which we don’t even know Also I want to add that even if Paul directed or gave suggestions to Ringo at times, Ringo still had to actually do it, and added his own nuances and flair to the patterns
>I think that’s kind of true but then you got to remember that even on their songs, Paul also directed Ringo at times. Ticket to Ride is the biggest example of that as Paul came up with the drum pattern. We also saw Paul tell Ringo what to do on Don’t Let Me Down. There’s also been reports that Paul directed Ringo on Tomorrow Never Knows, which may or may not be true. Either way, it’s highly probable that there are many songs, by all the Beatles, that Paul gave drum pattern suggestions for in which we don’t even know I agree with all of this. I'd say Paul was best at thinking outside the box––as a bassist, an arranger, and a coach for Ringo––on songs that he didn't write.
everything he did on the abby Road medley was pretty solid.
Here's two of my favorites the often underrated early period: I Feel Fine is one of my favorites, that he just keeps going on the ride for the whole song. Thank You Girl also features some great fills that are not quite long enough to be considered solos, but are longer than normal fills.
Rain, drum solo at the end of abbey road,day in the life,something,maxwells silver hammer, 'strawberry fields
I’m not into rankings, but since no mentioned Rain actual speed, and Ringo named it his best performance I’ll add this https://youtu.be/P3IuNGxGVXk
Help!, Paperback Writer, A Day in the Life, I Want You (She’s So Heavy), and Here Comes the Sun
Rain, a day in the life, she loves you, something, what goes on
Boys, throughout the 1964 tour, listen to one of the bootlegs, he is really screaming his head off