Overshadowed by bandmates

Ringo is not a technical drummer, but he has an impeccable sense of serving the song. The beatles might have been very different without his sense of style. Therefore, afeil, not only is you statement not undisputable, it is actually disputed.

I know I mentioned this in another post and here I go again. When the Beatles stole Ringo from Rory Storme and the Hurricanes, he was regarded as the best drummer in England. It was only after some very talented virtuoso drummers appeared, probably around 1967, that people thought it cool to bash Ringo or Charlie. They were the right drummers foe their bands.

"Ringo's steady and reliable drumming became essential in their studio sessions, as well as in their numerous and exhausting live performances across the world. Ringo's positive disposition as well as his drumming style played the pivotal role in shaping the famous image and music style of The Beatles as they are now known to the world,"

A quote I picked up.

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Frankly, I'm sure the Beatles would have achieved the level of popularity they did without Ringo. What other drummer would have performed better?

Nor was he totally overshadowed though. He drew a lot of attention with the Beatles however more so as a personality than as a drummer.

Because he actually does have an amiable personality, I think the ultra hip and somewhat snotty rock music media of the day tended to give him the short shift as a drummer. I think he has garnered greater respect as a drummer over the years as peoples hindsight becomes more like 20/20.

The Beatles could not have achieved the success they have without a drummer that helped catalyze things and that's exactly what he did. He was a key ingredient in the soup and not overshadowed nearly as much as most good drummers out there probably.