Comments on: Still With the Beatles http://faltarego.com/2010/01/14/still-with-the-beatles/ Exploring the edges of art, culture, and self Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: faltarego http://faltarego.com/2010/01/14/still-with-the-beatles/comment-page-1/#comment-268 faltarego Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:58:28 +0000 http://faltarego.com/?p=1007#comment-268 <p>Jon... Thanks for your comment. I hadn't intended to sound unnecessarily harsh about Ringo. I certainly don't feel that the song "Honey Don't" ruins the album, and I actually didn't even say that in my post. I just think it's not a very good track.</p> <p>I like Ringo. As a matter of fact, I find his vocals on "Yellow Submarine", "Octopus's Garden", "With a Little Help From My Friends", and "Good Night" all rather endearing. He's a distinct and unique personality, and he added quite a bit of charm to the group. But, let's face it; he's really not a very good vocalist. If he'd sung more than one track per album, it would have been too much.</p> <p>I appreciate your taking the time to comment on my post.</p> Jon… Thanks for your comment. I hadn't intended to sound unnecessarily harsh about Ringo. I certainly don't feel that the song "Honey Don't" ruins the album, and I actually didn't even say that in my post. I just think it's not a very good track.

I like Ringo. As a matter of fact, I find his vocals on "Yellow Submarine", "Octopus's Garden", "With a Little Help From My Friends", and "Good Night" all rather endearing. He's a distinct and unique personality, and he added quite a bit of charm to the group. But, let's face it; he's really not a very good vocalist. If he'd sung more than one track per album, it would have been too much.

I appreciate your taking the time to comment on my post.

]]> By: Jon http://faltarego.com/2010/01/14/still-with-the-beatles/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Jon Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:20:32 +0000 http://faltarego.com/?p=1007#comment-266 While I agree with you about the Beatles and how great they were and how the music holds up and sounds as if it could have been recorded last week, your gratuitous shots at Ringo were unnecessary.  His "Honey Don't" doesn't in any way ruin "Beatles For Sale."  While he doesn't have the best voice in music, he doesn't sing horribly either.  "Rubber Soul" doesn't suffer in any way from having a song done by Ringo.  Neither does "Revolver," "Sgt. Pepper's," "The White Album" nor "Abbey Road."  These five are considered--not only the Beatles' best--but rank at or near the top of the greatest albums of all time.  At least four of them are usually in the top ten.  (Check out the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time at Rolling Stone.com.)  The Beatles were John, Paul, George AND Ringo.  Their unique chemistry made them who they were.  It would not have been the same were it just John and Paul even if they wrote most everything for the group.  It took those four people to make that group, and Ringo doesn't ruin anything.  Not anyting. While I agree with you about the Beatles and how great they were and how the music holds up and sounds as if it could have been recorded last week, your gratuitous shots at Ringo were unnecessary.  His "Honey Don't" doesn't in any way ruin "Beatles For Sale."  While he doesn't have the best voice in music, he doesn't sing horribly either.  "Rubber Soul" doesn't suffer in any way from having a song done by Ringo.  Neither does "Revolver," "Sgt. Pepper's," "The White Album" nor "Abbey Road."  These five are considered–not only the Beatles' best–but rank at or near the top of the greatest albums of all time.  At least four of them are usually in the top ten.  (Check out the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time at Rolling Stone.com.)  The Beatles were John, Paul, George AND Ringo.  Their unique chemistry made them who they were.  It would not have been the same were it just John and Paul even if they wrote most everything for the group.  It took those four people to make that group, and Ringo doesn't ruin anything.  Not anyting.

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