My whole life I’ve heard misinformed people criticize Ringo Starr for ‘not being that great a drummer’. Nothing is further from the truth when describing the former Beatles drummer’s playing. My question to harsh critics is, “What do think he should be playing?”. I think the drum parts he wrote and recorded were perfect…they compliment the song and that’s what they’re supposed to do.
Just recently I came across former David Lee Roth drummer Greg Bissonnette who describes perfectly what makes Ringo Starr so great. He is much more thorough in his description than I am. Watch the video and play along.