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someone_else
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Posted: May 21 2012 at 07:11 |
Nick Mason, just a bit...
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spknoevl
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Posted: May 21 2012 at 07:53 |
Ringo covered alot more different styles and grooves than Nick ever did. George Martin has often talked about how solid Ringo was in the studio.
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http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick
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Blacksword
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Posted: May 21 2012 at 10:06 |
I don't really have a preferance, so I'll not vote. I agree with Dean, I've not heard any Floyd or Beatles where I thought a better drummer was required. The songs were not ruined by the drumming. That may be the test. Additionally the music of Pink Floyd and The Beatles didn't require a Carl Palmer or Bill Bruford. By and large they just needed solid time keeping, and some subtlety. Both delivered the goods. It's not so much that Ringo & Mason were bad drummers, it's just that the prog music movement is stuffed to the gills with virtuoso musicians, so comparisons are pretty unfair.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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octopus-4
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Posted: May 21 2012 at 10:17 |
If it matters, I too totally agree with Dean.
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Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com
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rogerthat
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Posted: May 21 2012 at 10:58 |
Floyd, no, because they didn't really have a whole lot going on rhythmically anyway. But Beatles songs would sound a little better if played by a better drummer with updated techniques. Ringo was good but had his limitations. Their songwriting is so good that the absence of a little flair where there is scope for it doesn't really hurt but, for instance, somewhat more stylish work at the drums would not hurt on a song like Got to Get You Into My Life.
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Capt Fongsby
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Posted: May 21 2012 at 13:29 |
Mason.
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