In defense of Ringo
Yes, I'm now gonna post about the other disrespected Beatle, Mr Ringo Starr. He's been called "the luckiest man in the world", "just along for the ride", and worse of all, straight out saying he sucked. For sure, if you're standard of what's good is John Bonham (unbelievable), Neil Peart (technically brilliant, but IMO, like a robot, not in a good way) or Keith Moon (innovative, but IMO not sometimes able to fulfill the basic requirements of a drummer, like playing a shuffle or in 6/8 or staying in time), then Ringo might come up short. He's not gonna be flashy. Can't do the technically brilliant things. What Ringo does seems simple. He sits in the song and doesn't stand out. Or does he??? It is well documented that in the 1970s with all the flashy drumming going around, a common phrase was repeated in studios all over the world, namely "play it like Ringo." Which means, keep it simple. Make the song look good, not you...