The isolated drums will leave you in total awe of Ringo’s mastery but, more importantly, it dispels the myth that he’s not even the best drummer in The Beatles. Ringo’s drums are phenomenal, they add an extra level of dynamism to the track which helped make it become one of the band’s most beloved tracks. The truth is though, because of tracks such as ‘Ticket To Ride’ smashing the rock ceiling, the progression allowed others to turn it up to eleven and follow on from where the track leaves off. MacCartney, of course, is right, it was radical even if it doesn’t feel like it now. We picked up one of the lines, ‘My baby don’t care,’ but completely altered the melody,” Macca said in 1994 before adding: “We almost invented the idea of a new bit of a song on the fade-out with this song… It was quite radical at the time.” ‘Ticket To Ride’ was later described as being ‘radical’ by Paul McCartney: “I think the interesting thing is the crazy ending instead of ending like the previous verse, we changed the tempo. Paul’s contribution was the way Ringo played the drums.” From 'Love Me Do' to Let It Be' TICKET TO RIDE captures to music and the charm of the greatest band in history.'The. That’s why I like it,” Lennon suggested in 1970, which he would echo once more a decade later to Playboy’s David Sheff in 1980: “That was one of the earliest heavy-metal records made. Ticket to Ride, A tribute to the Beatles. “It’s a heavy record, and the drums are heavy too. It may seem like nothing now but this was unprecedented 55 years ago. Ringo is at the helm of that transformation. There are elements of the track, as it begins to wind down, which sees the song flipped from pop ditty into chaotic madness. The genre didn’t even exist back in 1965 and there is more than a slight glimmer of truth to the bespectacled Beatle’s claim. The number does sound rather tame in comparison to what is expected from metal music today but make no mistake about it, upon its first release, this song was groundbreaking.
Upon being asked if Starr was the best drummer in the world, his bandmate and friend jokingly replied: “Ringo wasn’t the best drummer in the world… Let’s face it, he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles.” However, it turns out there is no truth to the joke and Lennon never actually uttered these words. The idea that Ringo Starr isn’t a good drummer doesn’t come from a time when The Beatles were together, but can be traced back to a humour rumour originating allegedly from John Lennon. 2015 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Subafilms Ltdhttp://vevo. ‘Ticket To Ride’ is a perfect example of what Ringo brought to the table and his isolated drum track is nothing short of splendid. Music video by The Beatles performing Ticket To Ride. While that is largely down to the greatness of his peers Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon rather than a lack of quality on Ringo’s part, it still doesn’t equate to his lower standing in the annals of music history. Ringo Starr is one of the most underappreciated drummers of all time, he was the glue that held The Beatles together and is often overlooked as an integral part of the Fab Four.
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