The Beatles

[VectraMan]

All the quality beatles songs get lost in the mince the public want to hear, 'ticket to ride' is a storming song, fantastic song, syncopated tom drum heaven, next up is Yesterday a full on pile of mince.

There was a programme on BBC4 recently counting the top 10 "richest" songs - i.e. the songs that have earned the most money. In amongst all the inevitable Christmas crap, Yesterday was number 4 or 5. Of course half the money would have gone to John Lennon, even though it was clearly all Paul.

Help was always my favourite Beatles song.

[Malcolm Buggeridge]

That is very true Malc. But later Lennon would sweeten that particular pill by saying that Ringo was the best drummer for the Beatles. And let's face it, he did have a certain 'je ne sais quoi' in the backstop role.

Hi DS

Not as good a wicket keeper as Charlie Watts though!

[Doggy Styles]

Hi DS

Not as good a wicket keeper as Charlie Watts though!

Hi MB,

I'm a big admirer of the Stones. On the subject of cricket I understand most of them used to play quite a bit, and well into their dotage.

[minestrone]

Every time I see the stones playing I always look to see Charlie Watts playing the drums, guy is an absolute fraud.

[Cliphead]

Every time I see the stones playing I always look to see Charlie Watts playing the drums, guy is an absolute fraud.

Have you come across Mike Portnoy? Now that's a drummer.

[minestrone]

Have you come across Mike Portnoy? Now that's a drummer.

Oh yes, I can go to that level of drumming for about 15 seconds, then the wrists cramp. Guy is an machine.

[Cliphead]

Oh yes, I can go to that level of drumming for about 15 seconds, then the wrists cramp. Guy is an machine.

All those changes in timing, amazingly precise and reminds me Carl Palmer when he was doing it.

[minestrone]

I was a trained snare dummer and when I got on the kit everything was about hitting everthing as fast as you could, I have a bit of dowling rod with a 3kg weight on a bit of rope, used to wind up up then drop and repeat.

Then I heard Superstition by Stevie Wonder and realised I had got it all wrong.

[Cliphead]

I was a trained snare dummer and when I got on the kit everything was about hitting everthing as fast as you could, I have a bit of dowling rod with a 3kg weight on a bit of rope, used to wind up up then drop and repeat.

Then I heard Superstition by Stevie Wonder and realised I had got it all wrong.

The last thing I need to tackle musically is drums and unlikely to ever happen.

[stek]

Neil Peart, nuff said - not a drum fan but I know he's not bad...