Ringo Starr should be ashamed

[geoffrey]

Within hours the city's local newspaper, The Liverpool Echo, was inundated with calls from angry readers and more than 1,500 people had posted on the paper's website forums, venting their anger.

Independent

Is there a whole part of that website forum I don't know about? I can't see anything like that number!

[Cadfael]

Within hours the city's local newspaper, The Liverpool Echo, was inundated with calls from angry readers and more than 1,500 people had posted on the paper's website forums, venting their anger.

Independent

Is there a whole part of that website forum I don't know about? I can't see anything like that number!

You wonder if some people have nothing better to do than to moan at a local newspaper. I pity the poor reception girl.

I nosed at the Echo last night and it's full of people moaning about everything. Capital of Culture was great but...this was great..but. Why not just accept life as it is for once?

[geoffrey]

Given that I can't see 1,500 posts about it on the post/echo website I'm not inclined to believe the story.

[Waterways]

and as for the i will have to wait till i die comment he isn't even on the same level as John Lennon as it was quoted he is the luckiest drummer in the world

"the biggest fool to ever hit the big time", Ringo sang and acknowledged that.

[Waterways]

Think someone asked John if he thought
Ringo was the best drummer in the world,

John's reply was, "He's not even the best drummer
in The Beatles."

Paul McCartney played the drums on the Ballard of John and Yoko on a version that was not put out. Only John and Paul played on that.

[Waterways]

It's pretty clear that Ringo is only in this for himself and his own personal gain and has mentally cut all ties with the city now.

He is not exactly poor. He is also an alcoholic. Ringo made comments about demolishing his old house in Admiral Grove. It was saved. Sounds like he cared.

[Ged]

Paul McCartney played the drums on the Ballard of John and Yoko on a version that was not put out. Only Johnna Paul played on that.

That version was put out and is the only version, George and Ringo were away at the time, the Beatles were fast dissolving at the time. 'Act Naturally' though (the biggest fool to ever hit the big time) was a cover version, Ringo was into C&W.

During the White Album Ringo left for a while, he was away on holiday in Sardinia and went on a boat where a local man showed him how the Octopus's live and collect shiny things to make their den, he wrote Octopus's Garden during this time. Ringo was coaxed back, the others filled the studio full of flowers. He believed he was the odd one out and the other 3 were very close, I thought it was you 3 said Paul, John and George said similar things and so they all made up but not before Paul has already played the drums on 2 new songs they were working on, Back in the U.S.S.R and Dear Prudence, so when you hear these songs, it is Paul playing the drums.

He also played the drums on his first solo album McCartney (1970), on Band on the run album (recording in Africa - when he was left in the lurch when the drummer and guitarist suddenly left just before flying out) and on McCartney II (1980) He also plays drums on some of his more recent solo albums. He is the only recording artist to have had No.1s as a solo artist, duo, trio, quartet, quintet and as part of a larger group (charity singles)

Ringo was an alcoholic in the late 1970s and went into rehab with his bond girl wife, Barbara Bach, he has been teetotal now for many years.

[Waterways]

That stuff was written In the late 50's early 60's thats why It became popular.

Write that stuff now and It would be average.

A good song is a good song and will stand the test of time.

[Waterways]

Well said.
My thoughts exactly.
So Ringo isn't as gushing as Paul McCartney.
Neither were John and George, who never came back to Liverpool.

They did, their families were in Liverpool. They just didn't tell the TV and papers.

[Ged]

Regarding that last reply to Max's, I've pointed out earlier that only about 60% of those songs were written in the early 60s (only a handful of them in the late 50s) They also wrote for other artists including Mary Hopkin, Billy J Kramer, Cilla Black, Peter & Gordon, the Stones and more. Their best albums are post mid 60s.

Oasis and many others have copied them so their hits are still influencing the best of todays bunch.

Anyway, it's not a 'let's bash the Beatles' thread anyway, the original poster likes them, it's about a flippant answer (to some of us), though truthful to him.

[Waterways]

Now when he comes back Liverpool is the complete opposite and he himself admits he doesn't know much about Liverpool anymore and it has changed alot since he was last here,

I get lost with the new buildings and streets, never mind Ringo.

[shoney]

I get lost with the new buildings and streets, never mind Ringo.

the people have changed too, a lot of them are dead and have been replaced with a generation that at times think they are above the law so why would he want to come back

[Waterways]

Tommy Moore was the best Beatles Drummer, and George Harrison said that in front of Ringo. Who could argue with George

Tommy didn't like John Lennon, one of the reasons he left. He died just after John and about 10 people attended the funeral.

[Waterways]

I avoid anything with J Ross in it !!

He is the worse thing ever to have been on a TV screen.

[Waterways]

Ringo didn't sing When i'm 64 and around 40% of those hits weren't written in the 50s and early 60s.

Ringo did sing "When I'm 64". Very few were written in the 1950s, if any. Most were written in the 1960s. As the Beatles split in 1969 they had to be.