10 Greatest Drum Performances In Rock Music History

It has been a constant rollercoaster in the Internet community as to whether the Beatles were as good as people claim them to be. Though they may have had some great songs here and there, Ringo Starr gets mostly a raw deal here, not writing any of the material and never playing anything too flashy. Ringo was always the best session drummer in the world though, and his ability to serve the song made for one of the best showstoppers on any rock album.

While Abbey Road was the moment where the band's relationships started to really break down, The End is the one final stand for everyone in the group, as John, Paul, and George all take a different guitar solo, trading licks in an almost round robin scenario. The plan was for Ringo to do a solo as well, but he didn't initially want to do it before being persuaded to lay down a few bars of just drums. Powered almost exclusively by the kick drum, most fans can air drum this break easily, keeping everything grounded while throwing in different layers of syncopation before bringing the rest of the Fabs back in right on time.

For all of the accolades that Ringo gets, it makes perfect sense that this be almost an anti-solo, never losing the beat and just keeping a consistent pulse throughout the entire thing while just adding in subtle textures here and there. Much like his place in the band, Ringo's drumming serves its purpose perfectly, never getting in the way and having an almost lyrical quality to the way he hits every single tom tom. Ringo may not say much from behind the kit, but whenever his drums spoke, people listened.