Lucy in the Sky Diamonds - Unheard Isolated Drum Track - The Beatles

[@leefinkel6679]

This is why Ringo is the greatest rock drummer of all time.

[@Ameriken91]

Not quite, but that isn't to say he's a bad drummer.

[@leefinkel6679]

@@Ameriken91 I think he is the greatest. Ask any pro drummer and they will tell you the same. The backbeat is the base for a song. If a drummer can come up with a few great backbeats in his career, he is a good drummer. Nobody came up with more great song backbeats than Ringo. All rock drummers learned by trying to imitate Ringo. Also, metronomes use Ringo to keep time.

[@aaronjohnson3463]

@@Ameriken91 let me guess Bonham right? Yawn

[@Ameriken91]

@@aaronjohnson3463 Ginger Baker

[@jimmymoosic]

He is exceptional. Added tremendously to the Beatles sound. His fills are nirvana.

[@davidgeorge5909]

His timing kept them together

[@GuitarSolosInc.]

Human metronome!!!

[@redhotfunkyblues]

Great tone on those drums! And he is Playing The Song - not trying to show off a flashy technique. So musical and also in the groove. Wonderful stuff!

[@edithfisher4098]

Perfection...Ringo

[@robertgosselin14]

0:52 That slippery, sloppy, falling down the stairs beat and cymbal sound -Gabe Laboriel

[@paulcachia3480]

Amazing, simply the best!

[@RicoCobos]

From John's odd guide vocal, this was actually a very early take. We hear Ringo's drums isolated, but without any kind of pre-mixing attention that would bring the raw track under control. Kind of unfair to really judge his drumming this way.

[@franksteinbruck725]

Beatles 👍👍👍👍

[@luiszuluaga6575]

Ringo was quite economical but also played with conviction. The hi-hat sound here is ridiculously good.

[@Rockdrigo69]

Great

[@JR-xk1rd]

Funny using strawberry fields forever video

[@TotalSinging]

they didn't make a video for Lucy or I would have posted outtakes from that

[@callixvision6481]

@@TotalSinging Who is this I? You didn't make this video, didn't you?

[@colinreynolds9600]

It proves that sometimes a tambourine is all that's needed... anything more would be much too heavy... I've played just tambourine sometimes it bongoes..full drums would be just to heavy... drown it all.. well done Ringo

[@flipflopmcgurt3403]

Underrated

[@bradleybrown8399]

Stop

[@kurtpentercar3209]

I agree... with one word you have said everything.

[@anthonyleighton4754]

He was perfect for the group and done well to overcome his health problems in his younger days with a great sense of Scouse humour.....

[@kiltworm]

So, what’s with the vocal bleed through? Is it because they had limited tracks when they recorded or because someone had to manipulate the audio to isolate the drum track?

[@cole1]

Most likely it's from Ringo's headphones

[@kiltworm]

@@cole1 Aaaaah.

[@Earthtime3978]

Right, this is not pure drums only .

[@montyhughes271]

It's because, almost always, they got together in the studio and played like a band. Ringo was seperated with sound baffles, but some ambient sound leaked through. Even during Pepper they would all play on the basic traçk, then do overdubs.

[@Earthtime3978]

@@montyhughes271 I understand that but it doesn’t mean the bleed in can’t be removed .

[@leefinkel6679]

To settle any debates, here are the greatest rock drummers in history: 1. Ringo 2. Ginger Baker 3. Neal Peart 4. John Bonham 5. Keith Moon

[@captbss]

RINGO IS NOT A GOOD DRUMMER

[@carstenhansen1920]

McCartney: Ringo is the best back beat in the business.

[@gandhy_TNT]

Ringo is a 'less is more' drummer. And that is good

[@captbss]

There is a thing called taste and people have that with less but Ringo does not

[@dnaluap]

Without Ringo there would never have been The Beatles.

[@captbss]

Believe me a hundred drummers could have replaced him and you would say the same thing. Ringo got lucky and won the lottery