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Poll Question: Which drummer do you like better?
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Points: 24710 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2012 at 07:11
Nick Mason, just a bit...
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Ringo covered alot more different styles and grooves than Nick ever did.  George Martin has often talked about how solid Ringo was in the studio.
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2012 at 10:06
I don't really have a preferance, so I'll not vote.

I agree with Dean, I've not heard any Floyd or Beatles where I thought a better drummer was required. The songs were not ruined by the drumming. That may be the test. Additionally the music of Pink Floyd and The Beatles didn't require a Carl Palmer or Bill Bruford. By and large they just needed solid time keeping, and some subtlety. Both delivered the goods.

It's not so much that Ringo & Mason were bad drummers, it's just that the prog music movement is stuffed to the gills with virtuoso musicians, so comparisons are pretty unfair.
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Points: 14732 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2012 at 10:17
If it matters, I too totally agree with Dean.
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Floyd, no, because they didn't really have a whole lot going on rhythmically anyway.  But Beatles songs would sound a little better if played by a better drummer with updated techniques.  Ringo was good but had his limitations.  Their songwriting is so good that the absence of a little flair where there is scope for it doesn't really hurt but, for instance, somewhat more stylish work at the drums would not hurt on a song like Got to Get You Into My Life.  
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Points: 403 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2012 at 13:29
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