Anthology Zero: The Beatles at their Best
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Made primarily from photos, video clips and interviews all found on the Internet, many only recently available, "Anthology Zero: The Beatles at their Best" provides viewers with the opportunity to meet The Beatles at the time that John Lennon says they were at their best.
"We were at our best when we were playing in the dance halls of Liverpool and Hamburg. The world never saw that." - John Lennon
The Best family home gave birth to The Beatles and Pete Best's "Atom Beat" became the new Liverpool sound. When Pete joined the Beatles, they were a bum band nobody wanted. A year later they were the #1 band in two different cities in two different countries. They had released a single recorded in Hamburg Germany and on the second anniversary of the group, were recording their British debut, "Love Me Do". They were already well on their way to superstardom and Pete Best was the most popular member of the group.
The summer of 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles decision to replace original drummer Pete Best with Ringo Starr during the recording of "Love Me Do", the Fab Four's first hit record. It is also the 50th anniversary of the closing of the legendary Casbah Coffee Club. The Casbah was the launching pad of The Beatles and the entire Merseybeat sound, events that forever changed the world.
"I think it's a good idea to let people know about The Casbah. They know about The Cavern, they know about some of those things, but The Casbah was the place where all that started." - Paul McCartney
To commemorate these anniversaries, the critically acclaimed short film The Beatles at their Best, best documentary winner at the 2011 New England Underground Film Festival, made its final festival showing this June 23, 2012 at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and now is offered free to the public via RUclips.
When it is finally finished, it will be more than a film. It will be an index movie. Viewers will be able to watch it and then 'click' on it at anytime to be redirected to the source material it contains. A full crediting of all of the content will be made available at www.TheUltimateTrip.net. You can help by sending information to Press@TheUltimateTrip.net.
"The Beatles at their Best" is the true story you've probably never heard about the group you thought you knew everything about!!!
Enjoy!
God Johns been gone for 40 years and just to hear him talk still hits me
I honestly think that one thing that contributed to the Beatles eventually break up was the very sad death of their manager Brian Epstein!
@@kathrynschimpf8957 ... Aend, their very fortuitous magically mentored coupling with George Martin
@@pereraddison932 ------"So. Absolutely True"---
Fourteen hits on the Billboard chart at the same time. Nothing like that before or since. And people today say they were over rated????
Since 1964 I have never heard anyone say that the Beatles were overrated. Actually, the exception to that might be John Lennon himself in an interview. In an interview that the Beatles were just a band that made it very big. Wow it’s true that they were a band that made it very big there was a lot more going on and just that and he knew it. There were only four people who did not experience Beatlemania the way the rest of the world did so I can understand that they might have a different perspective, but that’s the closest I’ve ever come to hearing anything about overrated. I don’t know where you got such an idea.
Ringo’s style just ‘fit’. He never over played and had a spot on internal metronome.
...And he never tried to steal the spotlight; Just an overall great friend..."They are looking for someone to be there, but not always "THERE", if you get my meaning? "Sounds great"; Everybody get's laid!
p m: "How to get an online stalker, with this one trick..." OMG, you absolute Psychopath; GET HELP!!!
Well, there is the song Rain.
William Jordan he doesn’t overplay on rain
Pete out, Ringo in and one month later the Beatles were in the charts. Very hard on Pete, but it was clearly the right decision.
He was a terrible drummer. Period. Also, couldn't get the Beatle hair cut or attitude. I've kicked guys out of my bands for less.
@@richiewalker0114 I guess you're solo artist by now ?
Pete Best can be heard drumming on Love Me Do Anthology #1 Disc #1.
Pete's biggest problem was his timing, it was not consistent. There is a RUclips video that compares his timing on Love me Do and how it speeds up and slows down. Guess he didn't want go to the extra trouble of taking drum lessons, getting the hair cut and trying to get along and fit in for millions of dollars and worldwide fame.
Show you Right and I've been a Beatle fan ever since and will always be
There is no way to explain the phenomenon that was the Beatles in those early years. I am now 64 years old and they’re still hasn’t been a single band that even came close to the impact the Beatles had on the world!
They had the songs...
cliff long +
It was a tsunami wave. I also was there brother, on the floor in the living room watching Ed Sullivan when they made the first appearance, it was Electric. The look, the clothes, but it was the music, unique yet universal. It hooked me then and hasn't let up.
And you're correct, there is no way to explain the phenomena.
I'll end on this: years ago my favorite music critic Lester bangs ( wrote for Creem Magazine - Boy Howdy ! ) stated on a panel: .. " If it wasn't the Beatles it would have been someone else. Sorry Lester, ( he's long gone ) you were wrong then, you're still wrong now.
Stay Safe....Peace
Simple, they were what the KIDS wanted, not what the media industry was pushing.
Raw and honest rock and roll
do they still need you do they still feed you when you're 64
I honestly believe that it was destiny that John, Paul, George and Ringo would come together as a band. And Ringo's personality meshed so perfectly with the other three.
Astrologically, they were trined..... Aquarius, Gemini and Libra.
I also think the combinations of their personalities glued the band together. John and Paul had huge egos. George and Ringo had to sit back, otherwise the band would have implied. The trip they went thru in the early days, bonded them in a way, very few men have ever experienced.
I think Ringo and George had the best sense of humor in the band. Just my opinion
awfull decent of you, to lend them
@@sohooded which means absolutely NOTHING. Astrology is spiritual hogwash, and worse. It is a scam.
Please stop.
While some may argue about Ringo's creativity, he's head and shoulders above Pete, and Ringo keeps a flawless beat. Eerily perfect. Even in outtakes where the lads are messing about, Ringo *NAILS* the beat.
Ringo - the human metronome.
Also, Ringo was never over the top or star of the show, simply an excellent drummer.
I agree. Ringo was the perfect drummer and fourth member of the Beatles. Still during Pete's tenure the Beatles concurred Hamburg and Liverpool, recorded My Bonnie (with Sheridan), were signed by Brian, and finally signed by George Martin. The Beatles could not have accomplished these milestones in two years with an unprofessional, incompetent on drums.
Ringo also was unique with his style because he is left-handed and sets his kit up right handed
R u jack asses stupid..?? Ringo is horrific.. is playing was replaced in the studio.. he sucks.
I’m glad Pete was payed royalties for the first album. That was nice of the group since they fired him.
They had to pay him.
For sure, that caught me by surprise, I think they felt guilty for what they did
It was great being a young kid when the Beatles changed Rock and Roll forever. When they had 14 songs on the billboard charts at one time you got a Beatles song every 15 minutes on the radio. Then England sent us about a dozen more great bands. The 60s rocked.... I was 14 years old when they ruled the world of music, and NY in 1964. Fast forward to 2019..., there's a Beatles CD in my car waiting for me to turn the key. When the Beatles broke up, Pink Floyd filled in for them. Yes it was good to be a kid back then.
The look on Pete's face when Letterman asked what he felt when the Beatles rocketed to stardom was heartbreaking. I thought he was going to cry. But, Pete is now a top draw since Lennon and Harrison are gone. Millions love Pete. good for him.
I had the chance to meet Pete and chat with him for a bit. A nice man, soft spoken and thoughtful. Perhaps not the best drummer but he was there he was a beatle and that my friends is a very small fraternity.
I met him in the early 2000's when his band (including half brother Roag) came to play a small club in Philadelphia. The band was not bad at all... He was a very soft spoken fellow. I had the book 'True Beginnings' that he, brothers Rory & Roag co-wrote, along with a draft of the not yet released book "Liddypool, Birthplace of The Beatles' by my friend, David Bedford, which Pete wrote the introduction, and autographed both for me... Pete was very appreciative, of what he had, and where his life has gone.. A very cool fellow..
@@liverpooloflife8731 Yep, the soft-spoken Pete wouldn't have really fit in with what the Beatles had become by 1964. They were all so witty, smart, and outgoing, and Pete just wasn't like that at all. Ringo's boyish charm brought in "the mommies and the kiddies," as he put it, and expanded their fan base far beyond what it would have been with Pete.
@@randyjordan5521 Nothing against Pete but, Ringo just had to be, it was sort of pre-destined.
@@hectorsalcido4106 Ringo was the last piece of the puzzle that made the Beatles what they became. Paul has said in interviews that the improvement in the band was instant as soon as Ringo signed on.
@Kaptain Kid The band went by The Beatles when they took Pete Best with them to Germany. They replaced him with Ringo several months later when they were trying to get a recording contract.
7-hr. sets, 7 days a week. This is hard work.
+SergioMartelli honestly that's why they were so good. and in my opinion that's when the beatles were the most happy. i agree with you also because having work like that as a young musician is like winning the lottery
More like 7-hr sets, Eight days a week.
7-hr. sets, 7 days a week. Thats a Hard Days Night. Thats Eight Days a Week :-)
You can't overestimate the value of a good drummer. There is an early take of "Please Please Me" with Pete Best on drums. It's a good song. WIth Ringo, it became a great song!
Correction: That recording was done the same session Andy White did Love Me Do, and November, '62 was when they actually recorded the song with Ask Me Why and tried Tip Of My Tongue, but that would be later given to another band
People given you thumbs up when it wasn't Pete on please please me, obviously they don't know. This documentary was put together by someone who is bias against the Beatles decision for getting rid of Pete
❤The world was never the same after they preformed on the Ed Sullivan show!!!
Pete is a wonderful guy. He still never wrote a song to my knowledge. Paul and John and George did not defraud him. They were the three greatest song writers in human history. Paul and John wrote almost 300. Paul admitted that George was "right there" as one of the great writers. But those three could have any drummer. They paid Pete some millions 'cos Pete was on about 10 songs in the Anthology series.
Time does provide a healing perspective. Yes, Ringo was a better fit, destiny, chemistry etc. But Pete, you were a part of a historic phenomenon, and you're a survivor. Good on ya man!
How many people can say that
You can count them on one hand
I have always thought Ringo’s drumming was unique and spot on. He had great timing that was just as important as anything else in the band. The Beatles really needed Ringo, especially when they got into the more psychedelic style. He was right there binding everything together with unconventional percussions. Any drummer can do 4/4 blues and rock and roll. They went beyond that. You know it’s perfect when it all just blends together seamlessly and no one part sticks out except an intentional lead. They did that so well.
I think Ringo was the most skilled at their instrument out of the Beatles, and this is coming from a diehard Lennon fan
Years ago, I worked for the Ambulance service in Liverpool, we were taking home a patient who just happened to be Bob Wooler. He would have been well into his late 60's at that time, he lived in the Sefton Park area of south Liverpool and was talking about his time at the 'Cavern'. He very much regretted not taking up the offer of management for the Beatles to the point of having 'Mugs' produced with the logo 'I gave away the Beatles' (or something to that manner).
Another time, we were transporting a very elderly lady home to Woolton village, so I'm sitting there all quite and muttered something about Mendips, as we past on Menlove ave. And she piped up nonchalantly: "Oh that's Mrs Smith's old house".
Me: "Yer wha'?"
Her: "Mrs. Smith, my friend lived there years ago with her husband and nephew John".
Me:"You knew John Lennon's, Aunt Mimi?"
Her: 'Yes, of course, I remember him too!"
She went on to describe him as a "nice boy" and tell both my partner Debbie (Ambulance crew) and I about the Woolton fete, when John met Paul for the first time. She didn't really remember much about the music being played, as she was busy selling home made cakes at a stand. My response to her was: "You were there when history was being made! You need to record this information on tape for future generations".
Both Debbie and I, were totally gobsmacked, we wanted to chat longer with her, but duty called and off we went....
On a more personal note, as a child we were told that a branch of our family (on my Grandad's side) had once owned a music shop and were told it was located "over the water" in Birkenhead. I found out a number of years ago from my Dad and Uncle, that it wasn't located in Birkenhead, but in Walton road, Liverpool. What's this got to do with anything I hear you ask? Well that Music shop, just happened to be 'North End Music Shop' (they sold musical instruments), also known as N.E.M.S. in later years by the new owners. My Great, great Grandparents sold the business to a local Jewish family by the name of Epstein. And the rest is history...
That's quite a story!
Surely it was actually Allan Williams who was known as " the man who gave The Beatles away"?
It's so sad that John passed away 40 years ago today. John was a total Rocker🍏
A rocker and a coward
I think he was a mocker
Glad I watched it. The Pete Best story will always be a chapter in the Beatles story. It shows how long they worked before they made it, and how it hardened them. Pete was never in their inner circle. But his departure and afterwards are an embarassing story for the other 3 Beatles.
It's good to hear Lennons comments in here about only having best in the band because they were desperate and needed a drummer so they could go to Hamburg, and his comment about wanting to dump Pete as soon as they came back.
Pete considers himself closest to John, yet neither made any attempt to speak to each other after he was booted, Pete was obviously very traumatised by everything, this pain he carried for many years, as a failed artist desperate for some kind of recognition right up until his attempted suicide in 1965.
He was paid when he was in the band and did very well out of them becoming famous, without there fame he would not be a wealthy man now, so I guess he's offering some gratitude through gritted teeth.
John Lennon once said:" Pete Best was a good drummer. Ringo Starr was a good Beatle."
I think that sums it up pretty well.
Do you have a source for this quote? I've been a fan for over 40 years and never heard it before.
It's not even true, Pete was a rubbish drummer
and also a better drummer.
John Lennon said Pete Best wasn't a very good drummer.
There is a RUclips video showing John, Paul and George saying they did not think much of Pete Best. George didn't think he was a very good drummer. They all 3 pointed out how Best couldn't do certain drum maneuvers.
Ringo was so much a part of their signature sound. Even without the lads singing, you knew it was The Beatles because those drums generated such incredible excitement.
The whole band was Oooooozing with so much talent, skill, and charisma!! WOW!! This will not happen again. It simply can't. If the beatles were transplanted to the current music era, they will overwhelm all others in the same manner.
The Beatles style was born in Hamburg! Their music in Liverpool pre-Hamburg was very raw.
Been there. You can only tour the cellar area but it's fab enough. Pete's drum kit is there. There is no doubt he had one of the best mums in the universe!
"We sold out." -- great honesty from Lennon at the beginning of this doc.
I bet you that not one of them would believe that people would still be talking about them in 2019.
I think it was rough being so close to Beatle stardom then getting canned right before they hit the big time. But Best handled it fairly well, he was never ugly about it. He did play with the Beatles, he was a Beatle at one time, one of the few, you can't take that away from him.
'The Pete Best Story' is a worthwhile book that tells his side of the story. A valuable perspective. It should be a movie. A likable guy & I'm glad he got some money from 'Anthology'.
Its always chemistry and talent. Ringo had both and he simply was a better fit. Pete Best has handled it well..some things are meant to be..so let it be.
@David Roberts butthurt
Ringo was just smart enough to put everyone else in the band ahead of himself...Whenever the lights got too bright, he would jump in the back seat.
@David Roberts Idiot. Whatsamatter? Hurting your feelings with the truth?
Go kiss the Pete Best posters on the wall of your room in mom's basement.
David Roberts Are you mental?
You know I totally agree with you @PeterTorrey but I think the Beatles could have put things right by publically acknowledging Pete's contribution during their rudimentary phase.
I enjoyed watching this -- but one thing that is not mentioned regarding the sacking of Pete Best is that George Martin said after their audition that he was prepared to offer the band a contract but did not want to use the drummer, although he said he didn't care if The Beatles still used Pete for their live gigs. I've always felt sorry for what happened to Pete, and the lousy way they ditched him on the eve of what turned out to be incredible success. But you only have to listen to Pete's drumming on that first recording of "Love Me Do" to realize they made the right decision by switching to Ringo, who also had the perfect personality for the band. Still, I'm glad Pete finally got some money through the ANTHOLOGY 1 release -- seems only fair.
johnny Hutch said he was on the first record.Andy White was brought in to play drums on Please please me because Ringo couldn't play the Ending (So it was said) I do know for a fact that Ringo was upset and felt like packing it all in....he felt humiliated (And who wouldn't be) I saw them a few times and thought that 'Love me do' was a bit of a turkey but the saving grace was that they had actually written it ....I thought they might have covered one of the songs from their normal stage show which went down a storm in and around Liverpool.I thought they were at their best at that time. Someone described them as Rough as a Bears Arse but absolutely fabulous......and that sums it up....Thank God I got to see all that.......Tony.....the drummer Billy Kramer and the Coasters as it was then....incidentally Pete Best was one of the nicest people you could meet in a days walk as was Ringo.
JohnCee754 exacting; how many bands rushed to sign Pete to their band if he was such a superstar talent...
Pete was popular because of John, Paul, George
And not the other way around...he was good looking and the girls loved him but they began promoting the band with Pete which was a joke
Agreed. In fact Pete Best made more $$ than 99.99% of the working musicians out there. He made out all right in the end.
As George Harrison said, "history shows - Ringo was the fourth member of the band.
I was growing up in Liverpool at this time. For a while, it was the centre of the universe. Happy days.
I can't say wow what a surprise, but knowing the music industry, we weren't there and we don't know first hand the ego clashing, were hearing things third and fourth hand how many years later... i played, worked in studios, toured with a lot of acts mixing the mains, i know from experience, the members who wrote the music and lyrics recorded with studio musicians and then hired musicians to tour with them, problems came out of the wood work when they would do what ever they could to outshine the original band members, not staying with the theme or even trying to play as a constructive band member, they decided they were better. the bands would only end up having to hire a new back up band after the tour.
I'm sure it was a heart break for Pete and it worked on his confidence and he was left with no closure and that can be unnerving and create a lot of mental duress, but after all these years his name is still alive, I'm sure the few million he received from the sales of anthology 1 is no consolation to the experience he would of much preferred, but it's a couple million and in truth, any one of a billion things could have happen! one thing we know, Pete Best is 72 alive doing well making on his own.
Paul McCartney sure has had his share of ups and Downs, Paul has proven himself still to this day 'along with his awesome band', Paul is what I call A Singers Singer I've already beat Lyme disease and cancer, Paul will always be my inspiration, to try. John and George, they touched us all! and Ringo, he's still doing what Ringo does best. and we all collectively can leave the past where it is and give peace a chance. to the future everyone, Cheers!.
yes pete still does gigs in Liverpool, I don't thnk he made much money
We've heard the story a hundred times, and I never get tired of it.
I've been drumming 46 yrs. and I've been in many bands, since 1970, I believe the Beatles would have been as successful with Pete or Ringo because of the writing of "Lennon and McCartney", I've sit in many bands over the years, I will say "Ringo had his own feel ", and that matters in writing songs, as a drummer that grew up to "Ringos" style, and feel", he put into the "Beatles" that no other drummer could have. Every drummer has their feel, and I don't think anybody could have put in what "Ringo did", he helped me as a young drummer of 12 yrs.old, in 1970, to be the best drummer I could have become. Thanks Ringo
In the later albums, Ringo moved away from the full on rock drumming, to doing drum fills, The incredible variety of drums, percussion, on the various cuts contributed greatly, His sparse playing made room, for more subtle, and intricate music parts. I think all 4 of them, made a GREAT band. Non of them were virtuouses like Jimmy Page, etc. But they created perfect parts for their songs.
I agree, Ringo’s drumming is so exciting and so perfect for the band.
@@MrMarkstyles None of them were virtuosos, but just think of all the guitar intros and riffs that George created which have become standards that everyone recognizes today, such as the intro to "Day Tripper."
@M Dunn Remember, Paul started out playing rhythm and lead guitar with Stu Sutcliffe. When Stu had to quit the band after being badly beaten by thugs (which caused his death soon afterwards), Paul moved to bass and taught himself. That worked well, because George was quickly becoming better on lead by 1962-63.
@@randyjordan5521 McCartney is certainly a virtuoso, in in era in any environment.
It was kind of foretelling when John, Paul, and George all got their mop top haircuts like Stu done by Astrid. Yet Pete kept the DA haircut and I believe that right there showed the boys that Pete was not willing to grow with them
@@acousticshadow4032 I’m talking about Stuart Suttcliff the one that died in 1960 from a brain hemorrhage. He played fake bass for the Beatles? Ya he dead
Actually it was because Pete had curly hair.
agree
exactly
Best was stuck in the James Dean phase that the others were moving away from. As you say, he wouldn't grow with the others.
Nice video, I played guitar for Pete for a good few years he's a nice fella.
Hey Vinnie C how's it going..👈🤙
Vinnie Camilleri Are you Joe’s son?
I met him in the early 2000's when his band (including half brother Roag) came to play a small club in Philadelphia. The band was not bad at all... He was a very soft spoken fellow. I had the book 'True Beginnings' that he, brothers Rory & Roag co-wrote, along with a draft of the not yet released book "Liddypool, Birthplace of The Beatles' by my friend, David Bedford, which Pete wrote the introduction, and autographed both for me... Pete was very appreciative, of what he had, and where his life has gone.. A very cool fellow..
funny, you don't mention how great of a drummer he is/was. very telling guys....PS: not here to bash Pete Best. I have no ill will. But Ringo is Ringo! He is extraordinary.
I`m gonna knock on your door !
The GREATEST Band in The Universe.. There will never be a band as GREAT!
I second you
I second you seconding Round Rock.
Round Rock oh shut up and listen to some decent music.
The Rolling Stones are the best and always have been after the Beatles let their Ego's destroy them. The Rolling Stones were just coming into their own when the Beatles broke up. And 50 years later guess who is still around. THE ROLLING STONES (BEST ROCK GROUP EVER).
George Petersen yes you are right . The Stones are the best . In the Mick Taylor period The Beatles wouldn't have been able to play The Stones output . So yes The Stones are the best .
You can really hear it in any recording.The change is miraculous. Ringo truly made a massive difference. He was clearly the superior drummer.
Yet Pete was the superior human being..
Rory and The Hurricanes had a great drummer and were excellent themselves.
In the older recordings you could barely hear the drums at times.
They called him 'Gringo' in Mexico.
Ringo Starr also is the perfect fit for the Beatles. John Paul and George needed Ringo as much as Ringo needed them Go Beatles Go Whoo
“Pete was a good drummer. Ringo was a good Beatle.”-John Lennon
@@seltaeb9691 just fucking stop man, pete was a lousy drummer the beatles did him a favor for not telling the reason why he got sacked to save him from embarassment. Ringo was the right choice for them. Just listen to petes druming in the anthology. Like he wasn't even decent (factually) he was all over the place.
@@seltaeb9691 he just needs to move on. He got the money did he, im not saying hes a bad guy im just saying people need to see their mistakes and stop blaming others for their downfall.
@@seltaeb9691 "Pete has never ever spoke badly of the other three." No, he just claims he was better than Ringo and keeps trying to make the other three look as bad as possible by saying they booted him because they were envious of him. He's too cowardly to trash them explicitly so he does it in a passive-aggressive way.
@@bee-tiels8288 Yes. Ringo was a human metronome. He was right for the Beatles. Ultimately the drummer keeps time. Pete had a problem with dragging and rushing
Pete was missing sets in Hamburg, being sick at times which would piss the others off. I'd imagine that would irritate you somewhat if you were putting in the shifts and your bandmate was sagging off.
FAB FOUR: John,Paul,George and RINGO !
liv4JESUS Godsluv Fab Four .. Page , Plant, JPJ, Bonzo..
What a wonderful mother Pete had.
Of all the drummers the Beatles had, Pete Best was certainly one of them. ;-)
no mater the out come ! there has never or ever will be a band that will "Ever" replace the Beatles Never!
The Beatles and Led Zeppelin changed the world. My two favorite bands. There are many others, but they set the stage.
@ I think 100 years from now people will wonder why the hell the crap that is rap and hip hop lasted so long.
No, it's all been done before, you can't create groups like they do on these pop shows, they need at least 3 years learning the trade together..
Ever since I became a Beatles fan(DEC, 1980-after John's death), I have been somewhat intrigued by this part of Beatles history. There have been many documentaries, movies, this has even been discussed around college campuses around the country(as a class)talking about why Pete Best was fired, released, sacked, let go, etc. My opinion was he never really fit in. As much as I love Ringo, he was the right fit at the right time. He was in the right place at the right time as well. When the Beatles were in Hamburg the 1st time(AUG-NOV, 1960), George befriended Ringo and would invite him over to watch them perform after he finished performing with Rory Storm and The Hurricanes. Sometimes Pete wouldn't show up and the Beatles would ask Ringo to stand in for them(on rare occasions Paul would play the drums). When they changed their hairstyles to mop tops, Pete turned it down, to me, that was a sign that he wasn't going to fit in anyway. Whether or not he was better than Ringo, I'm indifferent to it. Ringo was a "perfect" replacement and was a better technical and studio drummer, he was obviously good enough because when George Martin asked for another drummer during the "Love Me Do" sessions, they didn't hesitate to ask for Ringo.
Here's what a contemporary drummer of Pete's said when he was asked in an interview what he thought of Pete's drumming: *"He was a genius. You could sit Pete Best on a drum kit and ask him to play for 19 hours and he'd put his head down and do it. He'd drum like a dream with real style and stamina all night long, and that really was The Beatles' sound, forget the guitars. At their Decca audition, Pete had so much power that the engineers didn't know how to record him. That’s why so many Merseyside discs are icky, all thin and weedy, because so few engineers knew how to do it. I was amazed when The Beatles replaced Pete. I even thought about learning guitar so he could be the drummer in my band. John, Paul and George didn't hate Pete Best, but they didn't want to be outshone by their drummer. Ringo was a good drummer but he was more ordinary."* -- Chris Curtis, drummer for The Searchers, a great Liverpool band who scored a 1964 Top 3 Hit in the US charts with their classic, "Love Potion # 9". Chris saw Pete Best play many times in both Hamburg and Liverpool during Pete's two years as The Beatles' drummer.
Energy humour ambition unbelievable talent ,unbelievable energy. Charismatic ,Seven hour sessions,seven days a week
Jeez ,still can believe it
"They used to perform 7 hour sets, 7 days a week" ..... that explains a lot.
That's where I had to question this otherwise impeccable commentary. He mentions that their great stagecraft shows a lot of rehearsal, where what I've heard previously is that they honed it on the job in those long sets. I've always assumed that between the sets, sleeping and having a bit of fun there was almost no time for rehearsal and they must have accomplished a lot very quickly. Then John and Paul also found some time to write songs. Amazing!
That's where the amphetamines came in handy...
They often performed 8 days a week
@@SquidkidMega I see what you did there.
.......I’d go nuts. I would need at least one day off to keep my sanity.....
I still find it amazing the Beatles held the UK number one album slot for 51 weeks continuously, with 2 albums.
@Kaptain Kid sadly you think you're witty and clever but really you show your insecurities and patheticness sadly.
The Beatles as we know them would not have happened without Ringo Starr.
Terry Bartak Or any of the others, for that matter.
Terry Bartak, Hey I love Ringo, but you could reverse your statement and it would still be true. "Ringo as we know him wound never happen without the Beatles". If not for John, Paul and George nobody would know who he was today.
@Michael H. , I don't hear a "love fest" as much as I hear a guy defending himself. John Lennon said some terrible things about Pete, and always behind his back, never to his face. As far as popularity, Pete never called himself the most popular Beatle during his tenure. That was done by other Liverpool fans that were there. "Pete Best was the most popular member of the Beatles, especially with the girl fans" - Bill Harry editor of the Mersey Beat Newspaper
The cosmic chemistry that was needed to create the BEATLES was almost impossible when you dissect how the BEATLES came to be.John Lennon was thought how to play the BANJO by his mother who died shortly after and it was what she taught him he used when he started playing,Paul was left handed and played the bass in such a unique way ,this is obvious in "DAY TRIPPER" and George Harrison was such a talented lead guitar player and played what i call the Beatles way,a lot of people don't know that George can play electric guitar like any of those heavy metal lead guitar player play ,he blow me away when he showed just what he could do in a jam session now Ringo was a good Drummer but because he was using the wrong drum kit his drumming a little slower than the rest of the band,but ironically that was the missing sound that the Beatles needed to create their unique sound that other pro-drummer can't to this day replicate.
When you hear them in interviews in early '63 they just talk about making a bit of money & don't think about the future, so interesting that the music was the most important thing..
@@jrgboy That is the secret to success ,one should always focus on the here and now and not 10 years from now in the beginning of anything.
I don't care who was the better drummer, Pete Best is and always will be a Beatle to me. He is forever part of their legacy despite getting sacked shortly before they became famous, at least he got royalties from the first Beatles Anthology album in which he plays on 10 tracks. I really hope I get the chance to meet the guy someday, I live in Merseyside and he still lives in Liverpool after all these years.
For me the biggest indication that Pete Best really wasn't of the same calibre as the rest of them is that he basically disappeared after they dropped him from the Beatles. If he'd really had the talent he could have built his own band and capitalized on his local fame. But he really didn't have it (and I'm pretty sure he knew/knows that).
Bullshit! What you say might be true only if you are prioritazing every thing else in life away. I feel it is a sign of weakness when you must prove something.
He DID have his own band for a while but it never amounted to much. I never even heard about it until about 15 or 20 years ago.
As for him being dropped from The Beatles, I'm told there were a number of times where they were playing gigs and he didn't show up, or was it for rehearsals? I forget which.
He did have his own band and was signed to DECCA the same label that turn The Beatles down and was on the same bill as The Beatles once. They didn't even acknowledged him when they cross each other backstage. He didn't acquire the success The Beatles were having so he quit the music biz in 1968. He got a regular job with the Civil Service retired 20 years later and went back into music.
You have to be able to write songs to succeed. The question is if he was good enough to make it as The Beatles drummer. I think his drumming on this with when The Beatles backed Tony Sheridan shows he was a good enough drummer. ruclips.net/video/qh9YJO5k4GY/видео.html
it really didn't matter what his "calibre" was cuz even if he was a musical genius he would have been sacked, his talent or lack thereof as some see it had nothing to do with what happened & I'm sure it left Best a mere husk of a man for quite some time, any momentum he could have capitalized on was wasted away before then and I'm sure he psyched himself out more than once. the rest is history & a very ominous foreshadowing of how they treated tons of people along the way... they were kinda assholes really if you think about it ... now that type of personality, for lack of a better word, is paramount in the music biz, regardless of genre or time-frame. it's not only expected it's rewarded.
the Beatles pioneered that shit
Not particularly moved by that Yoko & John kiss photo but the one with Stu & Astrid is a picture that really catches the essence of what has recreated humanity
Astrud's influence was huge. She saw their future.
The Beatles were inducted to the hall of fame in 1988, not 1995.
Ringo was the best move they made early on . I listened to the early tapes . Pete was no where near ready
Great post! How enjoyable and incredibly informative! I am so glad to have been alive during the Beatles Era!
Ah...the lads...the changed popular culture, worldwide. They changed the music industry, songs weren't written in the Brill Building as much anymore, then recorded by someone else. They introduced the "singer/songwriter" phenom...James Taylor, Carole King, Neil Diamond, Cat Stevens, Elton John...and the Beatles changed the definition of Rock & Roll, no longer just R&B-based, Chuck Berry covers. Rock was any song performed by a rock band. It was as simple as that. The Who didn't have to ape James Brown anymore. They could just be The Who.
John: The cool one. The smart-ass. That great voice. Claimed he was "a rocker" at heart, but Paul could have Rocked him under the table from day one. Composer? John more or less had one song form (This Boy, No Reply, etc.)...and few cha-cha-cha numbers. His few few solo albums were classics...but something went wrong. Not unlike Clapton, when Lennon cleaned up from heroin, he had lost his spark. He & Nilsson (who auditioned to replace Paul) became drinking buddies.
Paul: The only one with enough talent to front a second super group for the next decade. In fact, even if the Beatles had never existed, Paul might have become the Elvis from the UK? Almost Mozart for the 20th Century. He learned at the feet of George Martin (whom was mostly responsible for the impeccable arrangements Beatles tunes evolved into); could play many instruments. Most importantly, without Paul the lads would have had very little traction with my parents' generation. Michelle. Yesterday. When my folks bought me my first album, Sgt. Peppers, I knew they'd come around to respecting the Beatles. Did Paul write some dreck? You bet! But with hundreds of diamonds, what's a few zircons?
George: When Harrison died I was dismayed at the few inadequate tributes offered. George and his Chet-style guitar playing (not unlike Steve Howe of YES many years later) could cover ANY rock & roll tune, note for note...a big deal in those days. He was the one "in charge" of the BBC's "Pop-Go-The-Beatles" radio show, which popularized the lads in the UK, and showed they could not only cover other tunes, but could make them their own. George's idea of melody was...unusual, and he was not the composer Lennon & McCartney were...but anyone who could pen Something was no slouch. And his All Things Must pass album may have been the most impressive post-Beatles solo work.
Ringo: Perhaps the luckiest human being in the 20th Century? Pete Best was "the handsome one" in the Cavern Club days, but Ringo was a rock solid drummer, with a charming baritone voice...and the rings & the nose...who imparted some vulnerability & humanity to these larger than life icons.
But few give credit where credit was due. Talent, coolness notwithstanding, the Beatles would have died on the vine if not for Brian Epstein's insight & foresight. Maybe he was queer on John? Maybe he was hurt when the lads outgrew his management style? But he cleaned up the lads and made them presentable to the world at large.
Great summation !
The fact that Pete never made another dent in the music Biz tells most of the story.
Doesn't it.
Exactly what I was thinking. Probably Mr Best just never got it. His missed fortune is too bad. Sorry for him but the Pete Best band wasn't the best.
Some are missing the point here.
Ringo didn’t need to be
Billy Cobham, or Buddy Rich.
What made Ringo great,
is that he created the kind of patterns which fit the songs
Paul and John were writing-
Perfectly.
Ringo evolved past the pedestrian early rock ‘n’ roll covers the lads were doing
right along with them
Therefore he was
the perfect man to fill
those shoes.
Thank God he wasn't Buddy Rich. It's too bad Buddy Rich had to be Buddy Rich.
8:36 okay but imagine being a fan of a local band, reading this headline, thinking, “wow! Good for them, I wonder how it will go,” moving on with your day... then years later, BOOM. Must have been so cool for their friends and acquaintances. I can only hope the same for my musician friends, but times are much different now so it’s hard to tell.
You can tell this take is true because The Beatles fell into obscurity and Pete Best went on to dominate music in the 60's.
Winner: 'Best Comment Ever' Award.
Yes absolutely was thinking, "hmmm, did pete do anything after???"
@Carlos The Rocker It's called being facetious and/or sarcastic.
It's an interesting story but if you've been involved with bands you know that this kind of stuff happens all the time. Bands break up, they get new musicians, they have issues amongst themselves. There's jealousy, egos. These guys were young. They were working pretty hard. Nothing was so malicious or unusual. It's a shame that Best has a bit of an attitude about it. Maybe his melancholy nature (see Letterman show) was not conducive to working well with the other guys. He's a least making some money from having been associated with them at one time.
Letterman Show - what the hell ELSE has he done to get a run there! Other than to nearly be successful.
So true. Keeping a band together is an art unto itself. George was a teenager on the first Hamburg trip. They were actually ordered to leave when the German authorities found out. I never liked Best making it personal by blaming it on jealousyby the others. That was actually his mother's excuse. She was not happy to lose her house band to real clubs. There was so much h lateral moment by musicians in the late 60s into the 70s, that if Pete had any value as a drummer, somebody of note would have used him. Never happened. That's not the Fab Four's fault.
22:57 really mean to doctor that photo. Pete Best was there, like it or not , and he has a place in Beatles history .
"Mean Moody and Magnificent"
everything John wanted to be
and it was right there in the papers
for everyone to (come and) see
"I'm just a jealous guy, watch out."
Awesome documentary. I remember hearing all the Beatles music as they were first released in North America. I remember playing spin the bottle and kissing girls at a party and I brought over a portable record player and the only music were The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in about 1965.
These guys made huge waves in the late 50's/early 60's and they hadn't even starting writing their own material yet.
Let that sink in.....I don't know any band past or present than can sell out and charge a club up by just playing covers
At the time the Beatles began playing those covers, the original '50s rock and roll in the USA was passe'. The Beatles revived it by performing those songs with more energy and verve than the original artists had. The Beatles were also attractive and were clever and funny, and that's what endeared them to the fans over any other artists. They were kind of a four-headed Elvis.
I genuinely enjoyed watching this. I'm quite familiar all things Beatle related. but this was well edited and very accurate. As to the question of did Best get a Raw Deal?Hell no He got to be part of history and eventually made a few million bucks. the dynamic between a rhythm and Lead section in a band is solely held together by the drummer. PB did not keep good time. his metering is off on everything I've ever heard with him playing.The Beatles are beyond iconic. They are an institution. Part of the fabric of our Collective consciousness. PB was a footnote in history but he was part of the beginning. For that he should be forever grateful
I met Pete Best 25,or there abouts,years ago. I played in a cover band, "RePeatles", and came to promote his book. Best of The Beatles. He's came across,as extremely sympathetic
OOPS..
He worked as the guy,you talk to,when you're jobless. Can't remember the correct name for it.
But anyway.. He came to Denmark,and talked about the time with the Beatles. He was not bitter,or anything like that.
I asked,if he would sit in on a coupeer of songs,but he declined. He had a manager,that had told him,not to do it. And he said : "I'll be a good boy,and do as i'm told". Sorry Pete,but you should have given him the finger.
Anyway.. What he really cared about,was that people said,he was fired for not playing right.
And,as he said : "No one complained about my drumming,at the time".
So calling him,a bad drummer, is simply unfair.
You claim to have head,a lot of tracks
HEARD !!! A lot of tracks,with Pete playing badly.
HE said,that none ever complained about hes drumming. So I beg to differ.
Please send the links,to substantiate your claim. Or EAT your words.
Holger Kølle "he said"Well what do you expect. Considering we're talking about the most famous band reject in history I'm not surprised PB would say he wasn't so bad. On the Beatles Anthology several of his recordings are featured. As well there are bootlegs floating around with him on them and they all suck. I have no link nor do I specifically know of any but if you want to hear just how mediocre this guy really was just do some research as to eating my words I will do no such thing I stand by that which I have said and I will say it again Pete Best kept bad time which is why he was fired the rest is history.
As a life long drummer from the age of 4 if Pete would've remained anything that would've been a weakness in his playing would've quickly been overcome with the amount of work they put in.
8:05 Damn they were such a cool bunch of fellows...
This is the best retrospective I've seen on this band's history. It should be noted that part of getting Ringo to play drums properly on the "Please Please Me" session was for George Martin to arrange drum lessons for Ringo Starr, as reported in Mersey Beat, fall of '62. It is my private theory that the flip side is either Pete's supposedly "lost" recording from June '62... of "Ask Me Why" ... or one last time that Alan White filled in... simply because Ringo did not have Pete's light touch, as demonstrated in that nasty, brash version of "Ask Me Why" at The Starr Club in December '62, while Pete's playing (which was imitated on the official release, if it is not Pete playing)... was perfect in the song on his mid-62 BBC appearance, which most of us have heard. Ringo was not a slick player who could handle a light beat that "Ask Me Why" called for. It's that simple, and the Starr Club tape, which came later than the EMI recording of "Ask Me Why" proves that. Months later, after his lessons, yes, Ringo was cutting the song fine on BBC.
Castle Of Thoughts You must be joking.
I didn't write Mersey Beat, bro. Can't erase history. The Beatles were unknown. George Martin was in it to make a name for himself He didn't think Pete Best OR Ringo were good enough to use at the sessions. Ringo was NOT up to playing as good as what we hear on "Ask Me Why". The Starr Club tapes which were recorded AFTER the studio version of "Ask Me Why" reveal that Ringo was just banging his way through that song as if it was a Punk tune. I didn't doctor those tapes. It is what it is,. So what part is the joke?
Just stop..you`re making fool of yourself.
I guess you just don't know how to read or to hear what is plainly there. I'd rather be a fool with the truth than believing the hogwash that Ringo was some special drummer in 1962. If that was true, The Pacemaker's drummer, Gerry;'s brother would not have been asked to replace Pete Best before Ringo was asked. If you can read... read Gerry Marsden's book, "Never Walk Alone"... then decide who's the fool.
Strawberry7Lynn No. Before Best was sacked. They could not sack Pete without having a new drummer who agreed to jump into Pete's spot. They were a working band. Gerry Marsden goes into this in his book. He says in his book the whole idea to get to #1 was by destroying the competition. Ringo's band was The Beatles fiercest competition and it was crippled after The Beatles stole Ringo from it and that band soon faded into oblivion. Gerry's brother was wise not to allow The Beatles to screw Pete by destroying his band who were also fierce competitors with The Beatles. How? Drummers were very hard to come by. But they had to let Pete go due to personal problems. So the plan was to kill the competition while solving their own band problem. Gerry was there. He should know.
The Beatles, what more could you say about Rock and Roll, oh, my number One Band, there were and are a lot of them. Rock and Roll will never die.
My Aunt [16] started and ran Beatle fan magazine 1965. She told me [6] she was expecting a call from one of them and to answer the call. Well the call came. I was SO excited. Nervous they wouldn't want to be put on hold and sure enough he said in a britsh accent he couldn't hold on while I went to get her. ;(she was down the block babysitting)...we loved them so much. 👱♀️🥰
Amazing doco. I get the impression that nothing John says can be taken literally. He speaks from his heart and twists the story around to match his emotional state. "We were always going to get rid of Pete...". Maybe, who knows?
Gotta love Pete (I love them all) but he doesn't have a Beatle personality, and you can see what they were driving at.
driveline1 No, John Lennon would never imply that Pete was ever a better drummer than Ringo. Lennon never saw Pete as anything more than adequate.
@Steve Shortridge YES - more than grain of truth there. IF you love John you definitely have to accept that truth about him. He just as. I always found Paul to be Mr PR conscious and George to be mostly much more considered and nuanced in what he chose to say. He knew he was something of a side man in the big scheme of things and so it wouldn't do to make a major faux pas and have to have the others or Brian clean it up for him. regardless of his spiritual views, I doubt George would ever have been so impulsive to have uttered those immortal words to a reporter about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus. George was a smart and hard-working guy and he just was never that dumb, nor full of himself to spout from the cuff like John sometimes did. But when John was on - boy, was he on. Whipsmart, scathing and funny one minute and seemingly either vulnerable or prophetic the next. A grade r'n'roll voice and beautiful writer of heartfelt ballads like This Boy, If I Fell, Julia, AtU and Because. A complex and almost split down the middle who left some real really extraordinary songs, But then they all did really.
Reality check: Paul, John and George were all very ambitious and brilliant musically. Paul was the most driven and ambitious for the band by far. He squeezed a few extra albums out of them-per Ringo and John. Regardless of Ringo’s winning personality, it was his immense talent that sealed his fate. Paul and John would not have tolerated an average talent. Greats know greats.
I feel bad for Pete Best. He must be a strong man to survive life after losing being in the Quarrymen/Beatles.
Pete Best was never in the Quarrymen--only the Beatles.
@SavageArfad, you're right; I only feel badly for him, relatively speaking.
Maybe Pete feels he dodged a bullet by falling off from that sort of fame
@@pdag4685 The man played on "Cry for A Shadow," which is huge right there
@@pdag4685 Actually , it was Neil Aspinall who made it happen. He was the only one connected with the group who was ever close to Best.
It was interesting to see that Howie Casey's band was playing in Hamburg at the time. Paul hired Casey to play horns on his 1976 Wings Over The World tour.
The top band in Liverpool was " The Big Three " Us players from Manchester used to follow them round,as did Paul McCartney. They were a grown ups band ,not for happy ,smiling pubescent boys and girls who followed bands for how they looked,but for people who appreciated earthy,raw Rhythm n Blues or Rock ,n,Roll.The members were ,Johnny Hutchinson,drummer ; Johnny Gustafson ,bass ; and Brian Griffiths ,guitar.The two Johnny's have now passed away and Griff lives in Canada ,but their sound of their onstage magnificence still lingers to this day.
There are many versions but sifting through the information and stories here's how it came about as far as I'm concerned, being an authority on all things Beatles.
Pete had been the drummer for 2 years, was an integral part of the initial sound, created his own stamp of percussion and did the whole Hamburg residencies and the Northern circuit of shows as they made their name and then the Cavern residency.
However back to Hamburg, when Ringo occasionally played with the John, Paul & George for fun whilst he was on his own residency with Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, they all sensed and instinctively knew he was the glue that was yet to be set, but Ringo had his own gigs and for now with Pete they WERE The Beatles.
Fast Forward to getting the Parlaphone record contract and producer George Martin it appears said by all means use Pete on the road but we need someone more professional for the recordings meaning a session drummer. George Harrison for a time had been championing Ringo as a replacement (they had become firm friends) and now this was the moment, remember that although it was a fairly democratic band, John was the boss, and what he said went.
They all sensed what they already knew that Ringo was the final piece of the jigsaw but he was currently doing a season at Butlins with Rory Storm and although they had established themselves and had a recording contract in the bag it was no means a done deal with Ringo as he was very established himself with a good set up and was considered one of the best drummers in the Liverpool scene and beyond, and quite a name in his own right.
With this suggestion by George Martin then set a chain of events in motion and so the approaches began with even John Paul & George all personally going to see Ringo in person at Minehead where he was working to convince him this was the right deal for all of them.
Once agreed they left the face to face firing to their manager Brian Epstein.
Yes, they were cowards for not doing it themselves, but these were young men in their early twenties, making it up as they went, and that's what managers are there for, to do and make the hard decisions.To be fair to Epstein, he did do his best to keep Pete Best in work through his own company but such was the momentum of The Beatles and his other projects like Gerry Marsden & The Pacemakers and Cilla Black that Pete soon fell by the wayside.
John said years later they bastards for the way they treated Pete and said though The Beatles had to be the biggest bastards of all to accomplish what they did besides having God given talent.
Remember this is all fine with hindsight. The Beatles could have had some initial success but could have faltered early on though no fault of their own, they may never have broken big and
just had a few hit singles and then faded back into obscurity.
I think it was great that years later that Pete got some final financial reward from The first Anthology album. Apparently Paul did call him (the first time since his firing) and said do you want to have a slice it's there if you want it and of course Pete happily accepted.
It's all part of music history now and Pete just played one part as they made their way to world success and as John said years later, It wasn't so much that Ringo wasn't a better drummer it was just that Ringo was a better Beatle and perhaps that's the real answer.
19:37 Love the use of "The Onion" as an official piece of journalistic history. Priceless!
It reminds me of how "Evil Bert" (of Sesame Street fame) once made it into an Al Qaeda propaganda poster.
I always found the early history of the Beatles fascinating and this just adds to it.
As soon as they could walk, people alive in the early 1960s knew The Beatles. Some of us saw their only appearance on Top of The Pops in 1967 and it seems they're still the most popular band in 2022.
Ray Ennis (The Swingin' Blue Jeans): _"At the time, the Beatles sound... was Pete Best's bass drum."_
Hahaha. It so wasn't.
Mona Best have had a bit of influence on world pop music history.
Everything's taken out of context here to make Pete Best look as if he had a bigger part of the beatles history than he did.
Pete's effort in Beatles history is negligible .Mona Best is the person who comes into The Beatles history in a significant way.She pawn all her jewellery and
sold most of her items in 1954 to raise cash to back a horse called Never say die ridden by a then famous 18year old called Lester Piggott in The Epsom derby.
The horse was 33/1 and won that day watched by the Queen Elizabeth II.
Mona Best used the money to buy a very large house and later opened the cellar of the house as a music club called The Casbah.
Mona encouraged young lads in Liverpool groups the play at her club.The Beatles played many times at the Casbah and Mona introduced the Beatles to Pete(her son)
when The Beatles needed a drummer for Hamburg.Later after Pete was sacked Mona Best still supported the Liverpool groups including The Beatles.
Mona accepted her son Pete's sacking but Pete held his anger against The Beatles for decades even after he became a millionaire after The Anthology was released.
Remember there was no guarantee of success for The Beatles when George Martin signed then same as there was no guarantee that mona's horse 'never say die'
would have won the espom derby that day under the ride of lester piggott.The more I listen to Pete the more I agree with the Georges Martins decision
to sack Pete Best and have him replaced with someone else.Pete Best's path in life was already set out for him and his part in The Beatles was never meant to be.
Paul nodalo Wow, thanks. I've never heard that story.
Paul nodalo Was
That's John talking. He was in on it. Two years? That's a long to wait to dump someone.
In on what?
Nice compilation , well done . For Pete , Stu and everyone else who never got mentioned when 'Beatlemania ' swept across the world
Special thanks to Cynthia and Julian ( who were forgotten for quite a while , shame on you John )
and .... Patti Boyd , Jane Asher, Maureen Starkey, , Yoko Ono, LInda Eastman.
What a great 'soap opera' it was...
What a great time to be alive ( thanks mum and dad ). Nothing has ever come close to what happend back in those halcyon days ...
The Beatles , The Beach Boys , The Rolling Stones , Hendrix ...
It was done , ever since that time , everyone else has been playing catch up ... .
20:35 couldn't help but feel so deeply sad when I saw this :'(
During original session to record 'Love Me Do' Geo. Martin insisted on Alan White playing drums...giving Ringo a taste of what it was like for Pete when he was dumped. Ringo must have had a moment of doubt wondering if he was in or out!
Andy White, not Alan.
@@Riddim4 You're right! Andy White was the drummer on "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" -- Alan White (from the band Yes) played drums on "Instant Karma" and I believe on the "Imagine" album too.
JohnCee754 : The light Bobby Graham has said that Brian Epstein approached him as well about playing in the Beatles. He declined because he was making more money as a session man.
By all accounts I've read it was simply because Ringo hadn't gotten it down quite tightly enough yet. But they were able to put together a version suitable for release by splicing together sections of 2 of Ringo's takes, which they later deemed inferior to White's. But evidently not by much.
Pete's playing lacked definition. The few recordings I've heard w/him, the drums were very lightly played..Ringo was rock solid. His timing never wavered. He was funny & witty. He was perfect for the Beatles.
Ringo was much more versatile than Pete, and he played to the music. He understood the songs and played in such an awesome complementary fashion to them. It raised the quality of the music greatly.
As a lifelong Beatle's fan, I appreciate this version of their history. I'm glad to know that Pete Best finally got his piece of the pie ($$) when the Anthology project was released. Still......I can't think of a tougher pill to swallow than being fired from a band that, within months, went on to become the biggest band in the world.
I don't think anyone back then did not at least one time ponder Pete Best without some empathy. I know I did and I was only 10. Even a 10 year old could see that The Beatles were a success like no other in the history of man and everyone knew of Pete Best.
God bless Pete Best and his "atomic Beat"! Where I grew up we first knew the Beatles through "My Bonnie", "Cry for a Shadow" and "Ain`t she sweet". These Recordings with Pete still sound great today. Those and many other Hamburg tracks are nowadays best cherished on the magnificent 2 CD Beatles Box issued by Family Bear Records - What an aural miracle!
I'm still trying to figure out why Pete Best, who largely became a footnote in the history of the Beatles, is portrayed as THE major player in this anthology. Who put his together?
***** Ringo's ex-wife.
+tony tanner It's about the Casbah, owned and run by Pete's mother, Mona. He was the Beatles drummer right up until they got their recording audition, through the dancehall and Hamburg years. THAT'S why he's in this so much!
+tony tanner
Somebody named "Bete Pest"
This story is told from Pete Bests point of view.
And while everybodys jumping on the bash Pete comments here. Close your eyes and imagine yourself in Pete's shows from 1960-1962 and then get told your out and never hear from these friends again. How would you feel ? Devastated. It's amazing he didn't commit suicide, or become an alcoholic or drug addict. He eventually made a life and made a living without much bitching or complaining. But all we fans see are these paid published interviews where they ask the tough painful questions, he probably would prefer to not answer these questions. But hes getting paid for these interviews and giving the interviewer what they want - controversy.
@@tedmacj7z I think you've alluded here what some seem to be missing. A great, or even an adequate gigging drummer is not the same as a great recording drummer. Some drummers have a great feel and can hold it all together on stage but they lack the technical skills to create truly great tracks that will last the test of time - like a house. the foundation IS important. so essentially Pete had the look and could play adequately for the small-time club scene - but once they had what they really really wanted (and needed) to go to the top - a recording contract! - he was gone. The technicians and the Beatles themselves came to accept the inevitable - Pete was not up to snuff in the studio. They opted not to fake it with Alan White - they wanted to be true, not a fake outfit. Good choice. If Ringo had troubles during the White Album, imagine how long PB would have lasted if he'd only played live and did to actually play on any of the studio work. Untenable - and NEVER going to be the best band in the world. Can you imagine the Stones without Charlie, the Eagles without Don H, or the Band without Levon Helm. As for the early Who...? Led Zep? Need I go on!
The right drummer is critical especially in terms of a break-through original sound think Clem from Blondie, and think the Police, though that excellent drummer pretty much broke that band up as he just couldn't/wouldn't sit under Sting. Stew C didn't exactly go on to set the world on fire in a new band. The only one who has really done that from the drum chair to stardom as a band leader - well there are actually two, aren't there? Phil Collins and Mr Foo Fighter. Well done, lads.
So if Pete was so magnificent, why didn't he become a phenomenon instead of just a footnote?
Pete Best did finally make some money from recordings he played on which were released on the 'Anthology' album. It's interesting to compare the three versions of 'Love me do'. You have one with Andy White on drums and Ringo on tambourine, one with Ringo, and one with Pete. It's hard to compare Ringo and Pete. Ringos drumming got so much better and complex as the years went on and there are so few Pete Best recordings to make a fair judgement.
The last line of the video is John saying ‘we became efficient recording artists’. 😂
1:29 - who knew both John and Paul had nightclub ceiling decoration skills in their youth.
I'm glad Pete finally got paid.