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Re: Love Me Do
Posted by **Johnny D** on May 3, 2013 at 8:43:45 AM:
In Reply to: Love Me Do posted by **Only Sleeping** on Apr 30, 2013 at 7:27:23 PM:
*Which do you prefer?Ringo's vaersion or Andy White's with Ringo on tamborine?I think Andy's version is much better.(Sorry Ringo)
Listening to both right now to refresh my memory, (which confirmed what I was thinking from years ago on through), Ringo's snare hits have more feel, with even some added NICE TOUCH strikes. Andy's bass drum was stronger though. (BUT, thoughts of any loudness of anything has to be tempered with thoughts of "the mix". HOW was the bass drum and snare mixed in for either song? Just a notch up or down makes a big difference.
So, "Just" trying to go on what was played, I like Ringo's snare work better. Brings some more life to the verses just by WHAT and HOW it is played. AND, he drives the bridge more by ever so slightly increasing HIS tempo, with having the music and vocals ever so slightly stay behind the beat,,,which that method of RINGO's led to many other drummers STILL using that technique today. It's called "Pushing The Beat", with usually bumping up the beat 1 BPM, (Beats Per Minute). For Ringo, its a FEEL thing, not working with a metronome, as most drummers would have to do for that technique.
Ringo had FEEL going on EVEN THEN, as he did with Rory Storm. He was already enough experienced with drumming techniques, (mainly his natural talent for FEEL of a SONG). His loose grip and loose wrists style of drumming allowed for great dynamics, which can be heard in Love Me Do, for starters. Going by what I heard form White, and a lot of other drummers, their arms and wrist must be tight, which doesn't allow for such dynamics, (say a playing strike of attack from 1 to 50, (one being the softest possible strike, to 50 being the most hardest hit possible). It's combination of brain and muscles to pull that off with accuracy. Talent in the brain to know and hear the differences,,,and the muscle work to keep loose enough to be able to translate the WANT of something, to the DOING of it. Rare combo at such a world class level. In Ringo's such technique of the snare, and later the hi hat,,,he had it much better than than session drummers getting paid to just lay it down FAST, (money being the factor first in studios). They pay by the hour of work needed.
So, with all aspects considered, HANDS down, Ringo takes the beat and does more with it that fits the song, and better drives the verses and especially the bridges. If you take away Ringo's tambourine in White's version, there is very little life left, except for the bass drum, which is solid from White. Take away the tambourine in Ringo's version, and you don't really need it. It just becomes a nice added "touch" to an already lively drum track.
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