Greg your respect for Ringo and his playing makes us all happy. It’s funny how Ringo made the simplest grooves look easy but when you try to emulate them it’s just not quite the same. Master of the song.
But that's the thing. A lot of his playing wasn't simple. I've been a drummer for 13 years or so, and there's many things that Ringo played that I can't, feel-wise as well as technique-wise.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gregg for saying it. Ringo is a tremendous percussionist! Over-looked and again, underrated. Everything you said about washing the hats and cymbals, playing with the shoulder of the stick is exactly right! And, how about his brush work on A TASTE OF HONEY. He stirs the pot with the best of them during the verse and then goes into that shuffle confined to the snare seamlessly, shuffling to the stop, and then back into stirring the pot again and repeat. Just brilliantly simple. I was at a blues jam here in Nashville a couple of years ago. We were playing some shuffle going into our 3rd and last song at bat and I started washing the hats cruising into the end of the tune. When we were done the guitar player who is one of my favorite players in town and all-around great guy turned to me with a big smile as he set his guitar on a stand and asked, "Where did you learn to wash the hats like that". As it left my lips he said it with me, "RINGO"!
I have always loved Ringo's drumming. I could not understand why people thought he wasn't a great drummer. What I liked is he never showed any negative feelings about it. He is who he is.
Just watched the old vids of DC in ‘64. Wow! Drum riser was rockin!! Had to hit so hard to hear his own drums. Wicked. Can’t imagine the feeling. Thanks for the inspiration to play again. Love it!
You can't imagine Lennon´s, " Run for your life" without that energetic Ringo´s tambourine it is the best part of the whole song. John had could sing the whole song just with Ringo's tambourine!
It’s wonderful to see Ringo appreciated by an excellent drummer like Greg. Brilliant playing on maybe a hundred of the most famous recordings of all time. I can’t imagine any one of those songs without Ringo. An evolution from Love Me Do to Strawberry Fields. No other artists that I can think of have made a journey like that. One little note. I’ve followed the Beatles from their first album to the last and it was Ringo Star, not Starr. Mandela Effect?
"The bass drum is percolating". What a great description! And a great explanation of Ringo. Thanks so much for sharing. Your enthusiasm was such that after you played his only solo I had to go listen to it so to hear that beat lead to the guitars :)
Wow this brings back memories - back around 2001 Gregg had a Ringo seminar for West LA Music - even Don Cheadle was there, we got to hang out with him. Great night.
I enjoyed the video! There is an inaccuracy regarding "In My Life". Ringo did not invent this drum groove. He lifted it from "Anna - Go With Him" by Arthur Alexander who was the original singer and composer of the song. It can be found here on RUclips. I believe it was recorded at Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1962. The session drummer was Roger Hawkins. Ringo copied the drum part for the Beatles cover of "Anna" and used it again on "In My Life". Here are some facts for you: @t
Thanks you guys... but Gregg, you came out of The End solo WITHOUT that crackin' Hat and Snare section... I had to hit the garage and play it myself! 😎
I'm sure this is sacrilege but why is it that nobody ever relates Ringo's drum solo on 'The End' to the In-a-Gadda-da-Vida' solo which preceded it with that same 8th note bass drum/tom-fills figure?
I just have to say, Charlie Watts couldn't have done one thing in this video, lol. Half a century later, The Stones weren't even close to The Beatles {and I knew it then too}.
They drummed in different styles, didn't they? For instance, I have a hard time imagine Ringo playing that pattern on "Get Off Of My Cloud". Not because he couldn't, but because it wasn't his style.
Gregg is so respectful and so intent on praising Ringo that he pretends he can’t play Come Together with Ringo’s lefty sticking. We all know he can. But, man, that first demo, of washing the HiHats with the boom, ta-boom boom, ta-boom boom beat was spot on for feel. That pattern has to have that lope to feel right. Ringo’s got it and Gregg’s got it!
6:17 - don’t get me wrong: I am a Ringo fan BUT did he really, I mean REALLY, invent “drumming for the song“? Forgive my ignorance but where Drums really just for mere timekeeping before The Beatles?
What about Bernard Purdie saying there are four drummers on the Beetles records. None of those were Ringo, I know because I was one of them; says Purdie,, we got hired to fatten the beetles songs for the records.
Purdie did the Pete best era. Not Ringo. Love Purdie but his claiming is a bit hard to swallow. Both Have very distinct styles, and even approaching, Purdie can't sound exactly like Ringo. As everyone else. Also what you hear, not just technically but sonically , is Ringo on albums is Ringo on stage , and you can't fake that.
In My Life...beautiful!
Greg your respect for Ringo and his playing makes us all happy. It’s funny how Ringo made the simplest grooves look easy but when you try to emulate them it’s just not quite the same. Master of the song.
Why is Ringo better than [arena rock drummer name here]? That guy played drums--Ringo played music!
But that's the thing. A lot of his playing wasn't simple. I've been a drummer for 13 years or so, and there's many things that Ringo played that I can't, feel-wise as well as technique-wise.
The longer I play music the more I aprreciate Ringo. He is so under-sung in praise.
I’m not a drummer I’m not a musician but I am a music lover and this was fascinating and enjoyable to watch, thanks 👍
"Painting" the hi-hat was one of the first things i learned from Ringo!
Not a drummer.. but I could listen to Greg all day.. love his energy.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gregg for saying it. Ringo is a tremendous percussionist! Over-looked and again, underrated. Everything you said about washing the hats and cymbals, playing with the shoulder of the stick is exactly right! And, how about his brush work on A TASTE OF HONEY. He stirs the pot with the best of them during the verse and then goes into that shuffle confined to the snare seamlessly, shuffling to the stop, and then back into stirring the pot again and repeat. Just brilliantly simple. I was at a blues jam here in Nashville a couple of years ago. We were playing some shuffle going into our 3rd and last song at bat and I started washing the hats cruising into the end of the tune. When we were done the guitar player who is one of my favorite players in town and all-around great guy turned to me with a big smile as he set his guitar on a stand and asked, "Where did you learn to wash the hats like that". As it left my lips he said it with me, "RINGO"!
So much love for Ringo coming from Gregg. Goes to show you the generosity in Ringo‘s playing as well. 😻🥁
I have always loved Ringo's drumming. I could not understand why people thought he wasn't a great drummer. What I liked is he never showed any negative feelings about it. He is who he is.
I love this video!! It really goes into depth about Ringo's drum technique and style. Its really awesome😀. We need Ringo's style.
Just watched the old vids of DC in ‘64. Wow! Drum riser was rockin!! Had to hit so hard to hear his own drums. Wicked. Can’t imagine the feeling. Thanks for the inspiration to play again. Love it!
You can't imagine Lennon´s, " Run for your life" without that energetic Ringo´s tambourine it is the best part of the whole song. John had could sing the whole song just with Ringo's tambourine!
What a blast watching this. Thanks Greg and Co for the insights. We love you Ringo!
It’s wonderful to see Ringo appreciated by an excellent drummer like Greg. Brilliant playing on maybe a hundred of the most famous recordings of all time. I can’t imagine any one of those songs without Ringo. An evolution from Love Me Do to Strawberry Fields. No other artists that I can think of have made a journey like that. One little note. I’ve followed the Beatles from their first album to the last and it was Ringo Star, not Starr. Mandela Effect?
It's 2 R's....
"The bass drum is percolating". What a great description! And a great explanation of Ringo. Thanks so much for sharing. Your enthusiasm was such that after you played his only solo I had to go listen to it so to hear that beat lead to the guitars :)
Wow this brings back memories - back around 2001 Gregg had a Ringo seminar for West LA Music - even Don Cheadle was there, we got to hang out with him. Great night.
Great stuff. I'm just a guitar player. Ringo and Motown helped me learn drums. Such a great swing.
That's so cool. I jokingly call The Beatles - 'the world's first, and best, Motown tribute band' ;-)
@@LaurelCanyon1969 Money.. You really Got a Hold On Me.. Stellar stuff.. Cheers from Detroit.
Ha ha! An old singer guy who i was in a band with some years back used to say to me, 'Butter those Hats!'.... Lol!
On 'In My Life' the snare is just the greatest thing ever - perfectly recorded.
Man those drums sound SO good...
Thanks..very nice listen and thinks all
And that tiny crescendo on the famous come together groove is essential. You dont even really realize it until you play it wrong.
so good man! thank you so much!
Love it...great explanation ....not easy to play
Greg! Did you ever notice how on HELP!, the Snare is tuned to the Tonic…”A”. Cool!!!
"You ripped of yourself, it doesn't get any better than than". Greg is such a natural comedian. Love him.
Well, Ringo ripped off Roger Hawkins from Muscle Sholes fame on Anna.
I enjoyed the video! There is an inaccuracy regarding "In My Life". Ringo did not invent this drum groove. He lifted it from "Anna - Go With Him" by Arthur Alexander who was the original singer and composer of the song. It can be found here on RUclips. I believe it was recorded at Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1962. The session drummer was Roger Hawkins. Ringo copied the drum part for the Beatles cover of "Anna" and used it again on "In My Life". Here are some facts for you: @t
Roger Hawkins never gets his respect...that guy was great
i don't know who mic'd your kit for this video, but it sounds fantastic! They did an awesome job ❤️
Bissonette at the kit
2:08 In My Life
2:48 Strawberry Fields Forever
7:34 The End
11:30 Come Together
Thanks you guys... but Gregg, you came out of The End solo WITHOUT that crackin' Hat and Snare section... I had to hit the garage and play it myself! 😎
Great stuff!! More, more, more! How bout a Gregg Bisonnette YT channel?
Ringo doesn't appear enough on drumming channel shows. You have to pay a yearly subscription to Masterclass to get any direct Ringo action. :/
awesome Jeff Chonis shout out. he used to be my boss.
I'm sure this is sacrilege but why is it that nobody ever relates Ringo's drum solo on 'The End' to the In-a-Gadda-da-Vida' solo which preceded it with that same 8th note bass drum/tom-fills figure?
RINGO smiled on The music.... WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT, COME TOGETHER WAS A HIT BEFORE I HEARD ONE WORD.
See sina-drums video on Ringo
Light goes off in dark room here too, now see where the "slow down" in so many Beatles come from, it's Ringo leaving room, slight syncopation?
In My Life is the Same Groove as The Song "Anna"
What type of Remo drum heads doe's Ringo use? Thanks Great video!
"I ripped off what I did on Anna." Nov that's modesty. We love you, Ring.
I just have to say, Charlie Watts couldn't have done one thing in this video, lol. Half a century later, The Stones weren't even close to The Beatles {and I knew it then too}.
They drummed in different styles, didn't they? For instance, I have a hard time imagine Ringo playing that pattern on "Get Off Of My Cloud". Not because he couldn't, but because it wasn't his style.
Gregg is so respectful and so intent on praising Ringo that he pretends he can’t play Come Together with Ringo’s lefty sticking. We all know he can.
But, man, that first demo, of washing the HiHats with the boom, ta-boom boom, ta-boom boom beat was spot on for feel. That pattern has to have that lope to feel right. Ringo’s got it and Gregg’s got it!
6:17 - don’t get me wrong: I am a Ringo fan BUT did he really, I mean REALLY, invent “drumming for the song“?
Forgive my ignorance but where Drums really just for mere timekeeping before The Beatles?
The Beatles had a drummer?
An the hihat go... Suisooosuiisooo 😂
He didn’t come up with the Anna part ruclips.net/video/2rHcvYa93sU/видео.html
But he can be forgiven for forgetting it was 50 years ago 😆
comparing mike portnoy to rings star is Like comaring Batman to super man
SHHHHHHHHHHHHH
What about Bernard Purdie saying there are four drummers on the Beetles records. None of those were Ringo, I know because I was one of them; says Purdie,, we got hired to fatten the beetles songs for the records.
Purdie did the Pete best era.
Not Ringo.
Love Purdie but his claiming is a bit hard to swallow.
Both Have very distinct styles, and even approaching, Purdie can't sound exactly like Ringo.
As everyone else.
Also what you hear, not just technically but sonically , is Ringo on albums is Ringo on stage , and you can't fake that.