Drummer cites one of the band’s most revolutionary records as a water divider also for his studio performance
Until 1965, the Beatles They had a gradual quality growth, compatible with a typical rising band, and exponential in terms of popularity, far above the average for rock standards so far.
The following year, however, the second curve changed and also gave an impressive turn. That’s when the album came out Revolverrepresenting an unprecedented qualitative leap in the history of pop music.
It is true that the predecessor RUBBER SOUL (1965) had already given consistent evidence of what was to come. Still, Revolver It was the great watershed in the sense of turning mere rock records into true masterpieces.
With the seventh work of his career, Fab Four has revolutionized on all fronts, from composition to recording techniques, through the variety of styles and the lyrical content of the songs.
Even the battery of Ringo Starr He gave a climb in terms of possibilities, and he himself recognizes that. Previously regarded as a relatively protocol instrumentalist whose beat often was in the background, just marking time, he also presents his credentials in Revolver.
In an interview with Goldmine (via Far Out), Ringo commented on the band’s new percussive approach, with greater impact and a more authorial sound:
“I think we decided that we could finally hear the bass drum on our records. If you hear the former, there is no sign of the bass drum, just like the box and the dishes. Then the recordings were improving, and you played differently because you could hear it.”
The songs that show a different Ringo Starr
One of the evidence of this in Revolver It’s the music “Rain”which ended up not entering the regular repertoire of RevolverBecause it was chosen as side B of the single “Paperback Writer”but which accurately captures the new, more striking form of Ringo playing.
The martial beat of “GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE” and the lysergic groove of “Tomorrow Never Knows” They are also good demonstrations of Ringo’s growth as an important drummer in a band full of geniuses.
Beatles after revolver
In later years, the Beatles They would go even deeper into experimentalism, psychedelia and the construction of layers and textures, but none of this would be possible without the innovation introduced by Revolver. Including the new way of Ringo Starr playing battery.
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Source: Rollingstone
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