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Oh YEAH,YEAH,YEAH?. Well.. OK, I only mean "Number 9 ". The boys went through a tricky patch in the US, strange because the Beatles should be even more loved in America, as they were a uniquely democratic group. Although my friend says the best Beatles have died, they were in fact all exactly equal in their impact considering pre and post Beatle material.EVEN RINGO? Especially Ringo. EVEN THOUGH JOHN SAID "BEST DRUMMER IN THE WORLD? HE WASN'T EVEN THE BEST DRUMMER IN THE BEATLES." Yes.John, as leader and creator of excellent post Beatle songs is an obvious quarter. Paul less post-Beatle excellence, but such beautiful melodies whilst a Beatle that we forgive the Xmas song hiccough..not the frog chorus, however. George .... He was my least favourite until his final album which was brilliant. So why is Ringo also an exact equal? Here is the formula for working out their positions. A + B + C (DxB) +E .
A is strength of song whilst a Beatle, for John and Paul high, lower for George, Ringo scores with "Yellow Submarine " .He did not write it but no one else, in the world, could sing it as memorably as that. B is strength post Beatle, high for all three writers again even Paul. Minus for Ringo.
C is influence in the world. Huge to end with for John, but overall minus because of his "Jesus " blunder. Influence for the peaceful, lovely George high, especially because of the Indian-other-worldy connection, not so high for Paul, but at least no real blunders (frog chorus aside).Ringo scores again here. As a rather plain looking chap, he was a big boost to everyone who was equally plain. Also, he always looked as if he was having fun, no arty photos of him looking cool.
D is the length of time they had post Beatles to make their mark. George and especially Paul, thus have a big minus here, John a little minus. E is position in group. Ringo was the drummer in a band called the Beatles. He scores off the scale and is thus a perfect quarter.
