The drum sound on this is a thing of wonder.

I wish George Martin had achieved something like it for Ringo's toms during the White Album sessions. Or maybe Ringo just needed to pound them harder. I don't know. The snare and symbols are wonderful, but the wimpy toms make songs like Helter Skelter fall well short of what Paul intended (in that case, to rock heaver than the Who).

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  1. Steven French Avatar
    Steven French

    Ohhhhh yes! Bought the album w the misplaced Eddy and the Hot Rods cover and it was like opening a door into a whole new musical universe. After that everything was different.

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  2. Mask Avatar
    Mask

    Philosophers after my own heart, esp. musically. But let’s not forget the under-appreciated/heard folks here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT23pcqapGk

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