I don't know Best's drumming well, but it seems to me that he played more drum rolls than Ringo, and played louder than him. Am I right? I only know Pete's drumming from Anthology.

Please let me know whether you think Ringo's or Pete's drumming is best. I'm interested to hear your views!  

There's only a couple of songs where their drumming can be compared. One of them is Love Me Do. I don't hear very much differences...

Quoted from Bobber

There's only a couple of songs where their drumming can be compared. One of them is Love Me Do. I don't hear very much differences...

The timing on Pete's Love Me Do is all over the place but that may be because they were still working through the track and were undecided on the tempo and feel.

To my ears, Pete's drumming seems weaker and there are way too many fills. You can also compare Money and Besame Mucho.

I remember hearing something that Sir Martin thought Best played too loud.

yeah he was louder than ringo but ringo knows many styles...he can play to anything kazoos included....

Not necessarily my opinion, but another one:
http://www.beatlesagain.com/breflib/petekozn.html

that guy had his head up his a** too.....

Why do people moan about drummers? In most bands the drummer is just the guy in the background who has to be there. If he sings and writes a few songs, that's just an extra. Unless it's the guy in The Eagles who was more to the fore of things.

Quoted from GreenApple

Why do people moan about drummers? In most bands the drummer is just the guy in the background who has to be there. If he sings and writes a few songs, that's just an extra. Unless it's the guy in The Eagles who was more to the fore of things.

But isn't this your topic? lol

Quoted from Wordno

But isn't this your topic? lol

He's changed his mind ... he's wiser! LOL!

Quoted from GreenApple

Why do people moan about drummers? In most bands the drummer is just the guy in the background who has to be there. If he sings and writes a few songs, that's just an extra. Unless it's the guy in The Eagles who was more to the fore of things.

Tell bands like Zeppelin, Rush, The Who, The Doors, Genesis, etc,,, that drummers are just for the background and that any drummer will do.

Evidently bands do care or Pete Best would have had a job back in the early 60's.

One Pete's interview:

http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/petebestinterview.html

an one review:

http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/petebestkingshead.html

Quoted from GreenApple

Why do people moan about drummers? In most bands the drummer is just the guy in the background who has to be there. If he sings and writes a few songs, that's just an extra. Unless it's the guy in The Eagles who was more to the fore of things.

Yes, it's my topic. Well..?

But, when I was referring to the guy in the background, I wasn't criticizing great drummers like Bonham, Mitchell, etc. Just drummers in general. And the jokes surrounding them.

I'd say there's never been a great rock-n-roll band without a good drummer.  I don't know how "good" Pete Best was compared to Ringo.

The Beatles must have known what they were getting with Ringo--a strong but subtle player who WOULD DRIVE the music.  He'd bash the hell out of the snare but play light around the cymbals.  A little like Keith Moon, except not on speed.  Don't fool yourself, Paul might have been telling everybody what to play, but it was Ringo driving the songs from the very beginning (er, well, not Love Me Do).  

I think the Byrd's achilles heel as a band was not having a great drummer (Michael Clarke was a bongo player who supposedly looked right for the part).  Before Clarke left the group was bringing in Jim Gordon.

The opposite is true of the Beach Boys.  Dennis Wilson was clearly not on the level of Hal Blaine, who made the classic Beach Boys magic.