Ringo Starr vs Nick Mason

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   I think the abilities of both of them are woefully misrepresented - the measure of a good drummer is time keeping, not flamboyancy. Ringo may not have been the best drummer in the Beatles, (and that was a typical Lennon joke that people take far too seriously), but he played on all but 3 (or 4) of their songs and I've yet to hear a Beatles song where I thought "Oh, that needs a better drummer...". Nick played on all Floyd songs until The Wall (Mother) and The Final Cut (Two Suns in the Sunset) ... he didn't drum much on AMLoR because he felt he was too out of practice (that's a confidence issue, not an ability issue), again I've yet to hear a Floyd song where I thought "Oh, that needs a better drummer...". However I have heard many Prog songs that I though could have been improved if the drummer had just reigned it in a little.

Poll Question: Which drummer do you like better?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Ringo Starr	12	[37.50%]
Nick Mason	20	[62.50%]
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Dean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575	Posted: May 20 2012 at 04:11
	I think the abilities of both of them are woefully misrepresented - the measure of a good drummer is time keeping, not flamboyancy. Ringo may not have been the best drummer in the Beatles, (and that was a typical Lennon joke that people take far too seriously), but he played on all but 3 (or 4) of their songs and I've yet to hear a Beatles song where I thought "Oh, that needs a better drummer...". Nick played on all Floyd songs until The Wall (Mother) and The Final Cut (Two Suns in the Sunset) ... he didn't drum much on AMLoR because he felt he was too out of practice (that's a confidence issue, not an ability issue), again I've yet to hear a Floyd song where I thought "Oh, that needs a better drummer...". However I have heard many Prog songs that I though could have been improved if the drummer had just reigned it in a little.
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Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183	Posted: May 20 2012 at 03:52
	I'll give it to Mason for the early Floyd work, but this is easily the closest of the all these comparisons.
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richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Online Points: 29947	Posted: May 20 2012 at 03:11
	Nick if you take the early period. Ringo was never a bad drummer (Tomorrow Never Knows and Day In The Life show he was actually quite good at times)

Dayvenkirq Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Status: Offline Points: 10970	Posted: May 20 2012 at 01:45
	If you hit these two eggs against each other, they both will break ... or both will be well.

Sagichim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 6632	Posted: May 20 2012 at 00:58
	Not that Mason is so great, but Ringo????

Dellinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12821	Posted: May 19 2012 at 23:47
	Perhaps considered the weakest link on both bands, which drummer do you like better, Nick Mason or Ringo Starr?