Originally Posted By: JimFogle
Best? I don't think anyone can say since it's a subjective opinion. If you are a fan of British Invasion music you know the music rarely if ever demanded much from the drummer, let alone feature them so there was not much reason to advance or improve their craft. Keith Moon of the Who was most likely a better drummer but imagine how his drumming style would have had to change to play as a member of The Beatles. I can't see it happening. Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five was predominately a jazz drummer prior to putting together his own group yet you would never know it from most of their recordings.

I believe Ringo's personality and his solid as a rock backbeat allowed the other members to grow musically. His job was to provide a foundation. He was the best drummer for that job.


Jim, in that case one would have to include Buddy Rich in the list, but that's not really the focus of the story. We all know that there are great drummers in the world. The focus is really on John Lennon's quip. What a genius that man was. And I'm sure it was tongue-in-cheek.

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