The Beatles Original Drummer - Pete Best In Lima Part Two - My Bonnie

[@SadKenRockBottom]

Glad to see him doing well for himself, still rocking, the other three he kicked out of his band, I wonder how they got on?

[@spsamp]

Probably washing dishes somewhere

[@Zemlya99]

1 got cancer the other got shot pete didn't do to bad looking at it that way

[@adrinathegreat3095]

He's been drumming since 1957 so over 60 years to have perfected the art, yet seems all over the place

[@robhollywood647]

This is a run through, not a performance. It's part of the warm up to the showtime process. It's like looking at a blue print for a sky scraper and say "it can't be that good, if it was you would have built it already."

[@grasshopper0274]

LMAO you talk like he suck big time but he don't

[@davewalker3873]

He stopped drumming, or at least stopped pursuing it as a carear early on. Ringos not improved from when he joined the beatles either and hes been drumming constantly.

[@davewalker3873]

Dont forget hes really old here.

[@ib834]

@@davewalker3873 Not true. Ringo improved a lot.

[@bgraham928]

Roberto Soto thank you for posting this video. Good job Pete!

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

Hi, B. Graham, how are you? I hope fine ! Greetings from Italy, Patrick 👋🇮🇹🇺🇸

[@bgraham928]

@@patrickbuzzo1970 Molto bene grazie. And I hope you are well. State buono!

[@bls8959]

This is awful

[@kukko83]

Some people feel the need to come and insult the man's playing, after all these years. Like it's something that matters anymore. Makes you feel better about yourself? A lot of experts too, who tell things like they were there, and knew all of the involved personally.

[@johnsergei]

He seems like a nice guy, but he wasn't up to standard, simple as that. He was feeble @ DECCA & much worse @ the Parlaphone audition a few months later (June 1962) a liability to The Beatles. He did not fit in with the others ether. & anybody who thinks session drummers would put in what Ringo did is dreaming.

[@jamiemorgan4146]

@@johnsergei either was Ringo. Ringo was replaced in most studio recordings..

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

@@jamiemorgan4146 by Paul mc Cartney ( some songs of the White album) .Some friends of mine told me ,but I CAN'T confirm if it Is true or not , that Paul has replaced Ringo even on some Abbey Road Lp songs..... i don't know....

[@spsamp]

After seeing how he plays, it's quite obvious he doesn't have the skills or chops. He seems to randomly hit the cymbals for no real reason and he plays out of time. They were right to release him. Ringo was much more solid.

[@spsamp]

@@jamiemorgan4146 that's not true. Ringo played on all tracks

[@irvannosansan4145]

I know that ringo was the best decision for beatles, but come on guys, this old man just doing what he loves, I still don't get it why you all keep comparing both of them till nowday, I mean come on guys, come on!

[@tw364]

Exactly, he is revisiting his youth. How these insecure trolls want to badger this man's performance is behind me.

[@jamieseiple]

Maybe if Pete would have been honest that the decision he was booted from the Beatles was he sucked as a drummer instead of stating jealousy and mysterious reasons, people would kinder.

[@johnscialfa7391]

Pete's alive and well.. how's John feeling these days?

[@billysequins]

Imagine him "doing what he loves" on Strawberry Fields Forever.Hey Jude and Here Comes the Sun

[@WAHRHOCHZEHN]

@@billysequins He is able to spoil every song. Never let a non-musician ruin music.

[@bennyshaversmusic590]

I hope he's rocking the drums still today like he is here. It's alright Pete. Rock on.

[@connshawnery6489]

He’s an absolute nightmare. I vehemently disagree with every comment in this thread claiming he improved since he got sacked. Some people have a natural sense of rhythm and some don’t. Pete was born rhythmically challenged.

[@ootoobings]

This. The bottom line is that Pete's drumming was, and still is, rubbish. Sorry to break it to everyone but he just doesn't have the mojo, folks. It's no mystery why he got cut from the Beatles. They hired a real drummer, Ringo!

[@bls8959]

Anyone that says this sounds good is in complete denial

[@leonid4468]

It would seem that those here at this part of the comment board have honestly nailed the point. The "it" factor....lacking in more ways than one. Yes, a severe lack of mojo.

[@leonid4468]

Look, I think one thing is being drastically overlooked here and that is context. I agree, it's great to see a lifelong fan of music still playing. No need to throw shade at someone who is playing for fun, because the more of us the better (especially drummers, because we tend to get made fun of a LOT...."how do you know a drummer is at your door? The knocking speeds up.") But as far as context goes, this is a man who still says he has no idea why he was kicked out of a band, and continues to maintain that his skill was above par, doesn't know what everyone is thinking when they say he couldn't hack it, and flat out says he was an amazing musician and the right one for the job. Now we get to this "performance". Sure it's a sound check, but this guy who portrays himself as a badass ready for everything that came next for the Beatles? Personally, I've been playing drums for over 25 years (but I've been a musician since age three, violin, then trumpet, then guitar a year after picking up the drums, then voice in college), and while all that alone means nothing (because anyone can just say stuff, and time is no measure of greatness), having played in many different bands, hosting open mics, and basically jamming in random sessions at every opportunity on many different instruments (with varying degrees of success...yes I don't mind admitting I can suck sometimes), I've seen my share of drummers. And while I'd give him props for still having the cajones to get up on stage, let's be honest: his comments and assertions on his abilities in no way whatsoever match what we actually are seeing here. He is doing lots of stuff someone with a bit of natural ability that picked up the instrument six months ago would be doing before learning what actually constitutes a solid fill. His timing ranges from sketchy to all-over-the-place. He uses cymbals as a safety valve (that double strike on the same cymbal after a fill is like a pacifier to a drummer who just got lost...we've all done it, it's just not a feature of our playing). He just seems to have a habit of playing that looks almost identical to someone who doesn't know what they're doing yet. A lack of seasoning. All this would seem to indicate that perhaps what he says and what he can actually perform don't quite match. Which one must conclude perhaps more ear, less mouth is necessary. Does he have an ear for it? Obviously to some degree, as he can put together a few good bars of music, and a couple of points, it did sound pretty good. Is it where it needs to be? Let's just say, if he auditioned for me, he wouldn't be my first choice. Am I saying he shouldn't play? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Just maybe don't talk as much, and play more...a LOT more. But therein lies the context: he convinced himself he was great before ever actually being so, and his playing never progressed. A caveat for all musicians: NEVER let your mouth try to accomplish what your ears should be doing. If you have to convince someone you're good rather then let your playing do the talking, you may not belong there yet. Don't take this as a diss or hate (well, maybe a diss, but definitely not hate, as I genuinely want every musician to excel in their craft), I just wish he would play more than he talks. Maybe, just maybe, he might actually become half as good as he says he is, and that wouldn't be half bad. And at that point, he would actually be able to hear it.

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

I think back in the day, The Beatles took the Best meaning too literally.

[@johngranato2673]

Seems pretty good, likely improved since he was released from the Beatles.

[@SuperheroJunior]

@@chrisbutcher8050 Ringo Star is a far better drummer than Pete Best.

[@Pharoset]

How humiliating. Stuck in Lima, Peru with no one there doing two songs the Beatles played on in 1961.

[@johnsavage5815]

As a drummer I admire his moustache.

[@leonid4468]

A response that belies a talent for satire. Well done sir.

[@wheres_bears1378]

I get it now ....... he has no swing ..... that high hat is so stiff

[@misterfrugellhound]

correct,,hes just ok,,,but its all very wooden,,,,Ringo has bigger chops&Ringo swings! & sh*t,,listen to recordings of rubber soul&revolver,sgt peppers,abbey rd,,, etc,, ..............altho i dont agree with how they' sacked him!,,he does seem a nice guy .......... (& i only have 40 + years playing gigs/drums) peace,love&mungbeans

[@IsaacWale2004]

Yeah... he's not a bad drummer, but he doesn't emmit any real emotion.

[@tw364]

Get off his a--! He doesn't compare to Ringo, let the old guy play the drums.

[@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73]

You don't need swing to be a good drummer

[@bg357wg]

GUYS, HE’S OLD AND PROBABLY HAS SOME FORM OF ARTHRITIS...think about this before you knock his drumming and precision okay?

[@Nakelp86]

its sound the same as 50 years ago so arthritis doesnt cut him a slack. if he played guitar I would buy this excuse, but the guy is all over the place. Here, this is how you keep time on drums :kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4LZknShh7t-fJY regardless of age.

[@joogar]

I suggest you check out Buddy Rich "impossible drum solo".Guy was 68 at the time AND even had a heart attack halfway through the solo!Pete just never honed his craft.More intereted in looking good for the girls than being part of a band.No dynamics,no rudiments,no chops.Never tamed the Russian dragon i'm afraid.Massive case of sour grapes on his part:)

[@Nakelp86]

@@joogar Buddy Rich and Pete Best, I have a really hard time to put these two names so close to each other.

[@bg357wg]

@@joogar okay of course I know who buddy rich is...however I don’t believe in making music a competition, as it isn’t meant to be one. Just try to enjoy it for what it is...and if you can’t enjoy it, go listen to or watch something else.

[@tw364]

@@joogar Sour grapes, he can buy and sell you 10x over multimillionaire, what do you have? Nothing.

[@shopengwei]

Here we go again, expert drummers are coming out

[@magicanimalfish1029]

You don't have to be an expert drummer to see/hear that he sucks!!

[@tuckerlane7995]

@@magicanimalfish1029 you're just saying that because he sucked when he was in the Beatles. This isn't perfect, but it's still great. You don't have to be a brilliant drummer to be ignorant.

[@slouhend]

@@tuckerlane7995 No, it's not great at all. I think that any man with no hands could keep the time better than Best.

[@masterpieceenjoyer8941]

@@slouhend stfu i can trash you in a drum off only using my yamaha electric

[@saraheart2804]

IKR. Everyone has an opinion whether it is important or not.

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

My bonnie.......one of my favourite songs!

[@tadeodewiesent8092]

Me encanta el Beat, la forma, el sonido de este estilo. Y, quién mejor que ellos, los precursores de este movimiento musical. ¡Me encanta cómo ''cocinan'' en sus baterías! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@robfriedrich2822]

He was the best drummer Beatles could find - and Best has also in this video trouble to keep the beat.

[@Miist3rDuce1]

No he wasn't

[@leandrobenitez311]

La banda es muy mala. La canción es más rápida y ellos la ralentizan en cada corte. Pete tiene que cambiar el ritmo en cada equivocación de los otros.

[@PrincessWarsop]

Shake your head, smile, do something. He doesn't spark.

[@joaquinonthebass]

I see Pete brought his fan club to the show...

[@aerofrontier496ersevolutio6]

July 1,2020. Peter Best performance may not match the classic version of the Rock Age, but believe it or not, he's got some fire on today's rock n roll sounds. His songs would be "That's What I Like About You" by The Romantics or Vert Wheelers Teku Theme "Go". I think he would make a match for the alternative rock sounds in the latest version of the Rock Age.

[@bls8959]

This is unlistenable

[@eggboyle2612]

Not bad but I think the hi hat should have gone to 8th notes, no one can say Pete best is bad because we have no real proof of him in his prime

[@wyssmaster]

Except we have recordings of him playing with The Beatles, and he's awful. There's literally a studio take of Love Me Do and he's all over the place.

[@leonid4468]

While I can't be sure of what you are meaning to say, I'm pretty sure those are 8th notes he's already hitting on the hats.

[@franjalen]

THE BEST OF THE BEATLES , son of John and Mona " Mo" Best . Keep going on Pete !!!!!

[@paulweston285]

He released an album " Best of The Beatles "

[@alexholbourn5724]

I’m basically as good as this and I don’t even own a drum kit.

[@MicroSoftner]

lol

[@saraheart2804]

That's stupid.

[@ltsch1671]

Prove it. You can claim anything

[@bryandaniel7408]

no wonder they ditched him, no feel, no groove, no nothing

[@robhollywood647]

It's a casual rehearsal numb nuts. The vocals are lack luster too. Plenty of studio run throughs on Beatles bootleg where Ringo is just tapping his way through. Infact, on the love me do run through best appears on, the rest of the band sound asleep. While Best is hardly playing his best on that (or here) he at least sounded more alert than the rest of the band.

[@robhollywood647]

@Marvin Guigar oh don't be such a wet fart🤣 they even use this sort of banter in the house of commons these days. You may not like it, but I warn you if you start using the internet regularly, you'll come across much worse.

[@magicanimalfish1029]

Yes he really does suck. Terrible drummer...

[@tonyholden7099]

@@robhollywood647 that would be a shart , about which you speak . A juicy , Shart .

[@jobsgarage]

Guitar starts with a fast bpm; drums join with a completely different and slower bpm. wth?

[@anthonyD2365]

In an alternate universe. Pete Best is a Big star with his garage band. And the Beatles stopped playin and broke up.

[@angeloalbertoUrso2859]

Toca muito

[@chadpittman3025]

He was a beetle during the best times of the Beatles according to John Lennon because when and says his best time was in Hamburg

[@tadeodewiesent8092]

¡Pete is the Beat! 👍👍👍👌👌👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌹🌷

[@Slavatoremondo]

Ringo does not have the guts to confront this man..

[@AA-du1jq]

No wonder he didn’t make it.

[@lucyfaiella7220]

LOVE THIS SONG AMAZING DRUMMER AND KICK ASS SOLID DRUMMER PETE BEST 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@MonsieurBellamy]

Could some drummer tell me what's that fill he plays ? (Single strokes, double strokes, six stroke rolls ? Something else ? ) Thanks

[@slouhend]

Obviously he does not know what to do with his hands. Or he is tired and that's why he changes from hi-hat to other cymbals. His skills are... there are no skills at all.

[@lewisjones284]

Singles in groupings of four, accent on the 1st and 4th note RlrLRlrLRlrL RlrL RlrL RlrL

[@MonsieurBellamy]

@@lewisjones284 Thank you

[@magicanimalfish1029]

A shit fill...

[@ginoongarabo2311]

I'm visiting here , to see the drumming skills of Pete best ❤️❤️❤️, but I don't think comparing their skill with Ringo,

[@emzid5105]

The ringo on records or the Ringo performing live ? cause they are very different.

[@idontcareanymore7988]

What’s with all this negativity to an old man just doing what he loves

[@idontcareanymore7988]

@@lucasc_ yeah they suck

[@Marty6804]

Does he love it?? He looks miserable sitting there hunched over with no expression and he doesn’t play the kit with any love. Quit defending this mediocre “musician”.

[@cowsongs]

Okay, so the way he is riding that hi-hat is painful. He is hammering straight down on it and it's impossible to keep the "clock" steady like that.

[@michaelsorrells4649]

Pete best did drummer first band

[@viqiesyahdinar4210]

Maybe pete was a punk drummer

[@blueblud9991]

In love me do out of time but now amazing

[@robertosalgado6100]

Grande pete best ✌️

[@billysequins]

I wouldn't deny him a single penny of his multi million pound Anthology legacy but he couldn't drum then and he can't drum now

[@IsaacWale2004]

80th like

[@chadpittman3025]

The guy was a beetle just like John Lennon was a beatle just like George Harrison was a beetle just like Paul McCartney was a beetle just like Stuart Sutcliffe was a beetle

[@AbdulRazak-jq3yb]

Part of the 2nd last lyrics lines, i heard like Peeete is best, 2x

[@adamjacksonmedia]

He’s both busy on the drums, yet unimpressive.

[@steveshattah]

The opposite of tastes great less filling.

[@masterpieceenjoyer8941]

@@steveshattah so ya'll drumming experts now? ok.

[@steveshattah]

@@masterpieceenjoyer8941 yup.

[@masterpieceenjoyer8941]

@@steveshattah his drumming is mediocre its not that bad

[@steveshattah]

@@masterpieceenjoyer8941 actually when a young talented band is trying to get to the next level a mediocre drummer is that bad.

[@WAHRHOCHZEHN]

An assault on music.

[@krypticstone5666]

It’s weird because Pete’s drumming is good and bad, it goes back and forth, like In some Beatles songs and his drumming in the Pete best combo songs are good, but him now preforming live is ok, but he was always a live drummer, I think that is why he is drumming like that, but good for him, nice to see he is still drumming!

[@celluloidpictures4493]

At least give him credit. Why did John put him in for the first place? Huh? Ever think of that.

[@TrevRockOne]

I've heard John talk about it. He said Pete Best was a lousy drummer and they only took him up because they needed someone on short order to go to Hamburg.

[@versionixrecord8172]

@@TrevRockOne true story was that he was getting more attention from the girls and the girls would just stay at the beatles concert for Pete's looks and smiles, that's why he got sacked, he's actually pretty good just that John and macca were jealous of him getting the attention when they were the ones writing and singing the song, mostly doing the work.

[@grasshopper0274]

@@TrevRockOne and is that any how meant to be PROFESSIONAL,?

[@sticksbass]

@@versionixrecord8172 not that i doubt it but who said that?

[@yaelevangelista7201]

John said they need Pete Best to join because they were desperate for drummers and cannot go to the Germany as a band without a drummer

[@lisawarner4858]

Pleasing video! n_n

[@petebest1806]

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[@цуёшиуэхара]

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[@carlomayr4494]

Dal Luglio 1962 al dicembre 1970 i Beatles erano: Lennon, mc cartney, Harrison e Ringo Starr, il resto sono solo rimpianti

[@eduardobueno5698]

Realmente, entendo a saída dele....não consegue manter um andamento básico tendo que se socorrer de incessantes e repetitivas viradas e ataques em seminimas pra descansar, tudo isso causando uma inconsistência crônica no andamento...mas tem gente que acha que ele foi foi tirado da banda pq os outros eram maldosos

[@rafaelmoral9009]

That drumming saved the beatles fate in their 2 years stint in Hamburg germany, and the rest is history and fame for the beatles minus this drummer

[@רונילוי-ו2ז]

הוא אוהב לתופף אבל לא יודע לשמור על קצב ונמאס מצילות כל הזמן

[@dagnabbit6187]

Well years ago a professional Drummer I know back in the 70s criticized Carl Palmer’s drumming of all people . He said . “ Your first most important job is too keep time “ This Drummer said Buddy Rich was the best and he was a Beatles fan and he felt Ringo’s drumming was good and tasteful but he did not like Carl Palmer . Well Pete Best is doing his job here . Sounds good to me. I have know idea who is better Best or Starkey but , I do think Ringo is the better Beatle . Ringo Star gave them the edge in personna .

[@dagnabbit6187]

Okay I am an acoustic guitar amateur who has done open mikes to lukewarm receptions . Anyway people are saying this or that about Drumming . I know a Professional Drummer who was one time near Buddy Rich level. He has done everything but Classical . He is a natural not schooled . From the feedback he got he said there is one word that seems to be poison with many of the Rock bands he has played with . Ready ? BERKLEE ! ! As in college of music . He said as one guy put it . “:I would take a street Drummer any day over those shits .” Another told him , those dopes are always into some electronic gimmick and not character or basic drumming and drums . He said that Charlie Watts has used the same drum set for 40 years . This one guy he knew that was good was a dropout of BERKLEE . He said that he didn’t like them because they steal your ear .

[@robinignatowski2439]

Now I see why no other band picked him up. He sucks.

[@zebunker]

You are trolling. And he is an old man here.

[@frankfrawley7016]

He better then me. Let's see if you can play as good

[@robgillan2245]

Great drumming

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Here's what a contemporary drummer of Pete's said when he was asked in an interview what he thought of Pete's drumming: *"He was a genius. You could sit Pete Best on a drum kit and ask him to play for 19 hours and he'd put his head down and do it. He'd drum like a dream with real style and stamina all night long, and that really was The Beatles' sound, forget the guitars. I was amazed when they replaced him. I even thought about learning guitar so he could be the drummer in my band. The Beatles didn't hate Pete Best, but they didn't want to be outshone by their drummer. Ringo was a good drummer but he was more ordinary."* - Chris Curtis, drummer for The Searchers, a great Liverpool band who scored a 1964 Top 3 Hit in the US charts with their classic, "Love Potion # 9". Chris saw Pete Best play many times in both Hamburg and Liverpool during Pete's two years as The Beatles' drummer.

[@JimiHendrixANDVADER]

Guys, he's fine. Quit the hate lol

[@nessarose3305]

you’d think he’s gotten better, but no

[@tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901]

Pete he is freaking savage drummer

[@1alsturgeon]

That's one word for it.

[@therealawakener7]

Just awful, stiff, bland, emotionless, sixteenth notes on the Hi-Hats.

[@versionixrecord8172]

How old is his drum set you ask yourself that, it should sound like a rusty old man and that's what that is, America's forgotten shit.

[@scottfleming6166]

Pete’s just not a drummer, he’s still done well and aged well

[@justintyme2451]

Don't mean to be rude but, this is one of those performances where you could just throw out the entire band, sorry it kinda sucks.

[@leonjacobs5618]

Any one who knows anything about music can hear that he is not a drummer. I’ve heard better drummers is average pub bands.

[@nicholasrosebush6182]

His style is kind of like a shitty charlie watts. Definitely see why got canned.

[@chrismorgan7494]

Charlie Watts is a GREAT drummer. Very schooled.

[@jamesdandy1777]

He's not ringo but he's pretty good nonetheless.

[@jamqc24]

The original recording sounds better than this

[@eddygsmusicworld1708]

I`d hire him

[@jaimev.1387]

Too stiff. I can see why they got Ringo

[@michaelsorrells4649]

He shouldn't been fired

[@ironore8853]

Dress rehearsal or whatever, this is not good!

[@r.v.niddrie9111]

Met Pete. Even then appeared to have the personality of an ant. Has no stage presence. Looks like he would rather be anywhere else but who he is playing with. Does he need the money that bad he has to play with a band like this ? Maybe No doubt the unluckiest man on earth

[@SuperNobbo]

More rubbish from Pete Best, again showing why the Beatles threw him out. He couldn't drive a peddle bike never mind a band..

[@bgraham928]

Steve Ellis It obviously doesn't matter to you. You just surf KZbin to find a Pete Best video to insult. The fact that he's playing in time using the entire drum kit with perfect technique doesn't seem to bother you or the nonsensical point you want to make.

[@SuperNobbo]

@@bgraham928- It's also blatantly obvious that you know absolutely nothing about playing drums or what a Drummer should be doing. The man has no technique whatsoever, he plays the same crappy fill over and over again, he can't keep time and has zero drive in his playing, oh and he looks shit too..! KZbin is designed to be surfed, the videos are here to be commented on, if I want to comment on every Pete Best video on KZbin I will.. He always was and still is a rubbish Drummer.. I've been playing drums for 44 years and if I was that bad I would have retired 43 years ago ! Cheers

[@bgraham928]

Steve Ellis He's playing a 4/4 time with quarter notes on his cymbal cleanly and eighths and sixteenths on the tom toms all in one measure. His keeps his measure's fourth beat with the snare executes his rolls perfectly. Now tell me what should he be doing instead?

[@SuperNobbo]

@@bgraham928 Playing with the band ?

[@SuperNobbo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3nChIiKjNhmp80

[@slouhend]

He drums horribly.

[@jogmas12]

slouhend under What criteria does he drum badly?

[@jogmas12]

slouhend my friend the goal of the or a drummer is to maintain a constant tempo beat. This is not lead guitar here!!!!

[@slouhend]

His breaks/fills are clumsy. And if there is any clue to these hi-hat/crash changes, may God only knows. But not Best. Maybe he does not know what to do with his hands. To me, really, it seems his right arm hurts or gets tired very soon, so he has to do these strange changes from hi-hat to crash.

[@Fogon59]

Those random double crash cymbal hits are cringeworthy, absolutely appalling drummer.

[@jorkanmx]

But he did it better here than Ringo drumming performances after 1980s

[@ghiblinerd6196]

He’s no worse than ringo

[@shanenichols1052]

This is a mess. Obviously never had lessons. Not even raw talent.