Having just recently watched "The Kids Are Alright" again for the first time in many years, I'd concur with Moonie, he really forged his own style, and somehow really managed to hold down a groove without resorting to straight or "traditional pattern" timekeeping. He basically soloed through many tunes, and yet didn't get in the way.
On the other end of that spectrum, though, I feel that Ringo is waaaaaay underrated, and very unfairly maligned. Wherever his infrequent fills might fall, they were always spot on in propelling the song/performance to the next section. And his TIME was impeccable, you could set a clock to his groove. A drummer does not need to be technical or flashy (Peart, Weckl, Wackerman, tho I love 'em too) to be a great drummer. One small example of Ringo's intuition in taste, is in the last chorus of "Real Love" (1995) - Whereas most drummers would crash on the downbeat of the chorus to signal the change in section, Ringo crashes on the "2nd" bar downbeat (right after the world Love) - enough out of the norm to make one's ears perk up - I caught it the first time I heard it and it's always stuck out for me as an example of Ringo's taste.
I also like Pierre van der Linden from the Dutch progressive rock group Focus. He did more with a simple snare/mounted tom/kick set than many drummers with tons of toms and cymbals. Same with Doug "Cosmo" Clifford of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It's all down to taste.
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Date: 2008-03-14 03:40 pm (UTC)On the other end of that spectrum, though, I feel that Ringo is waaaaaay underrated, and very unfairly maligned. Wherever his infrequent fills might fall, they were always spot on in propelling the song/performance to the next section. And his TIME was impeccable, you could set a clock to his groove. A drummer does not need to be technical or flashy (Peart, Weckl, Wackerman, tho I love 'em too) to be a great drummer. One small example of Ringo's intuition in taste, is in the last chorus of "Real Love" (1995) - Whereas most drummers would crash on the downbeat of the chorus to signal the change in section, Ringo crashes on the "2nd" bar downbeat (right after the world Love) - enough out of the norm to make one's ears perk up - I caught it the first time I heard it and it's always stuck out for me as an example of Ringo's taste.
I also like Pierre van der Linden from the Dutch progressive rock group Focus. He did more with a simple snare/mounted tom/kick set than many drummers with tons of toms and cymbals. Same with Doug "Cosmo" Clifford of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It's all down to taste.
YMMV!!!