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Originally Posted by aberkok
Devil's advocate: how much of what Ringo played was dictated by him, and how much by the producer? You may have heard Ringo laying out at certain times, but do you really know it was his choice?
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I don't see George Martin telling Ringo to play trip-hop breaks on
Strawberry Fields Forever any more than I see him telling John to strum in triplets on
All My Loving. Ringo drums like a maniac on
Rain and that kind of drumming can only come from a drummer. Even the simple triplet tom intro to
She Loves You is all Ringo.
They certainly had general ideas to toss back and forth with Martin about overall sound, but I just can't picture him getting into instrumental technique specifics.
Pan said exactly what I meant to say with Ringo is Ringo. I frequently challenge my Music Appreciation students to name Elvis' drummer, or Chuck Berry's drummer, or Little Richard's drummer. But they can always name The Beatles' drummer before I ever even start the unit.