It all Started with How to Tell a Good from Bad Drummer. Ringo Content found here

[chilipeppermaniac]

It is funny how a famous and influential drummer can turn out how he did when he self admittedly played his way because he couldn't play certain ways/skills.

LOL @ The Knack T shirt

I for one sure love his chops. As an aspiring drummer unlike Ringo, I could have set my stuff up lefty, or righty as I am ambidextrous. In fact when I play drum grooves, I often play them leading with my right foot on the kickdrum, then play awhile and decide to switch and do them left foot lead with the other pedal of my double pedal.

Other times I switch all over in how I hit the snare and toms, as I have toms to both my left and right sides.
I first learned Ringo was lefty playing righty from Simon Kirke who said he was stumped for awhile trying to copy Ringo until he realized Ringo led all his fills like a lefty.

 

[eSGEe]

I understand entirely------
years of driving ---I have learned to play many tunes with the left foot doing kick duties....because the right is working the gas pedal .....lol

very interesting about the way Ringo does fills ......never realized it but now its plain as day!

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Adrian, thanks for always coming to my threads to add interesting comments and to fuel additional input from me and others.
Another good clip about Ringo.

Notice all the rightys playing the fill from high tom to low instead of like Ringo says he has to do it.

 

[Inspector #20]

(long drunken rant withheld out of courtesy for the group.)

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

HAHA What group, US or the beatles?

 

[smitty_p]

That's great advice for any musician...not just drummers.

 

[eSGEe]

I like Ringo.

 

[gball]

That's great advice for any musician...not just drummers.

No kidding. Not only does he play to the song, the man has touch like no other. The way he "bends" the strikes in that second video is a perfect example.

 

[Inspector #20]

My favorite drummer....and to me...this is The Blues....as I like them.

 

[Sp8ctre]

Adrian, thanks for always coming to my threads to add interesting comments and to fuel additional input from me and others.
Another good clip about Ringo.

Notice all the rightys playing the fill from high tom to low instead of like Ringo says he has to do it.

Great Video! Thanks for sharing it...

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Awesome videos. Love Ringos drumming. I mean e hes one of the Beatles.Nothing more needs said.

 

[gball]

My favorite drummer....and to me...this is The Blues....as I like them.

Well if we're talking favorites, then that's a slightly different subject. Ringo is a master but my favorite drummer is William Thomas Ward

He made Sabbath swing

 

[Sp8ctre]

For Favorite I'll go with John Bonham and Charlie Watts another guy with a simple kit who plays for the band...

 

[javamagic]

I hate going to jams with drummers who think they're being clever with loads of fancy fills and poop when all I want is Charlie Watts.

 

[Inspector #20]

I hate going to jams with drummers who think they're being clever with loads of fancy fills and poop when all I want is Charlie Watts.

Charlie is hard to beat.

I am teaching myself drums at the moment...

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Another guy other than Ringo and Charlie that play a simple kit and simple grooves is Simon Kirke as I mentioned above.

 

[Inspector #20]

For Favorite I'll go with John Bonham and Charlie Watts another guy with a simple kit who plays for the band...

Watch Charlie at 0:13 pushing his "invisible" glasses up his nose...If you wear glasses, you will 'get" this...

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Here is another of my main drumming influences. Ian Paice

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

And who can argue at the chops of Mr. Bonham. I sure wish he hadn't died,,,,, the big dummy.