| While I think it is oversimplifying it a bit to say that Paul needed John's edge and John needed Paul's sense of pop, I think, as generalizations go, that it's more or less accurate, though both were eminently capable songwriters in their own right. Paul could write rockers and John could be sweet and tender. I can't bear to see Ringo maligned as "never a real talent," though. Granted, he didn't have the songwriting or musician's chops that any of the others did, but it's far too easy to relegate drumming to the "anyone can do it" category. Ringo's grooves are always perfect for the song, and if you listen carefully, each one is unique and distinct. Not a technical drummer, to be sure, but he did something more important: he always serviced the song first and foremost, and not his ego. |
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