Money - The Silver Beatles

[dare12344]

Whether Pete Best was a great drummer, bad drummer, or in the middle, I still think he got a raw deal.

[GHR1227]

Too bad this recording makes John's voice sound too high pitched. It should be speed/pitch corrected.

[GHOSTCHASER01]

PETE BEST WAS AND IS A DECENT DRUMMER THE BOYS JUST DIDNT LIKE HIS PARTICULAR STYLE AND THEFRE WAS A LOT OF CONFLICT WITH JEALOUSY DUE TO HIS ATTRACTION WITH THE FEMALE FANS OF HIM DRAWING AWAY THE ATTENTION FROM THE GROUP TRUE HE WASNT THE BEST DRUMMER BUT ALSO NOT THE WORST,GIVE THE MATE SOME CREDIT FOR GODS SAKES!!! HE IS STILL FAMOUS ARE YOU FAMOUS??WELL??...........

[Beatlesfangirl65]

@GHOSTCHASER01 Dude, relax... @kainthevampireduck is right here. Pete Best was a loooooot worse than Ringo. Or do I need to prove it by writing in capital letters?

[annyid8]

pre ringo... love John's voice in this. esp at 1:23

[765483]

this is sped up.

[getajobgetalife]

didnt john say "i dont really care too much for money, money can't by me love" ... funny what happens to us when we grow up

[LeonEyedass]

@getajobgetalife No, John probably never said tha., Paul did.

[cristianolesco]

@LeonEyedass That's it, you've got it.

[765483]

@getajobgetalife totally agree!

[Robotdrummerzzk]

@getajobgetalife it's a cover.

[musicfreak1967]

This cover version of a classic of Barrett Strong is laid out sound-technically even rougher than the version which marked in 1963 the end of her second album "With the Beatles" - in any case, one could already recognise that the Rock & Roll lay to them in the blood and they knew to handle with her instruments.

[nastar1]

they were right pete best was a rubbish drummer i hear nothing here

in fact i hear nothing at all..........................w­e want ringoooooooo

[altersachse]

@nastar1 you are talking rubbish !!!

[kainthevampireduck]

@nastar1 yep, I've had arguments with people that say "it was the same" or even "pete was better", and I'm like "WTF?, ARE YOU SERIOUS?, HAVE YOU EVER LISTENED TO PETE BEST?, HE'S NOT A DRUMMER, HE SUCKS!!!". the recordings that exist with pete best on drums prove how bad he was, how good Ringo is and that he was the right drummer for them.

[tauroscorp]

@kainthevampireduck You should listen when he plays in Lee Curtis & The All Stars and Pete Best Four. He was a decent drummer, just different style than Ringo had.

[TheRacoonStudios]

thank you so much for put this

[jbaggins3]

the beatles were good from the Quarrymen to now

[74LesPaul]

I don't hear anything wrong with Pete's drumming. Going by the stuff that you read you would think the was unable to play. . like Stu who was terrible on bass. He sounds pretty darn tight on this stuff. I guess Ringo had the local type fame with Rory Storm. . ?

[bassbasstwotwo]

it's speeded up, right?

sounds a little bit like john mickey mouse lennon.

[jankbass]

It's a good thing Decca didn't sign them. Who knows how long they would have lasted without George Martin?

[ImHalfBloodPrincess]

I don't like Pete at all

[urkingod]

Hear the drum ? Hear the drum ~!???? That was "THE" Beatles sound....... until the day everyone kicked Pete out of the band 'cause he was too good looking. True story....

[sparkytrick]

@urkingod He doesnt fit the sound. Listen to dear prudence all the way and then tell me ringo wasn't the better drummer.

[baverskalle]

@sparkytrick

Paul played the drums in Dear Prudence.

[sparkytrick]

@baverskalle Uh, I dont think so man. Where did you hear or see that?

[sparkytrick]

@baverskalle Ok I read that now, but Ringo had great techinique.

[AnonymusDuck]

@baverskalle Also He played the drums for Back In The U.S.S.R.

[gpc]

This sounds like a cover by a proto-punk band circa 1976, right down to Lennon's vibrato in the chorus. Does indeed show you how ahead of their time they were.

[Cherilynn100]

Pete Best is holding a good beat here.

[timotastic]

@Cherilynn100 I totally agree, he was a good drummer.

[Cherilynn100]

@Cherilynn100 Yes he is.

[Cidantis]

lol back in the days when you could only eat if u put on a good show :-P

[JamesTKirkCobain]

What gets me is why was this recorded January 1st 1962?? They were probably shot and hungover from New Years eve. Lennons voice is in shreds. I mean what kind of record company is holding auditions on New Years day? WTF?

[timotastic]

@JamesTKirkCobain You are definitely right, they had hangover that day so I also wonder why the audition had to be on that day.

[latexkat1]

OMG love this version So much more ... Now thats a VOX amp

[Butown]

so ahead of its time

[confoozled3737]

@Butown Actually, it exactly fits that time period.

[12Halloween12]

I want MONEY!! And John Lennon!! :)

[michuvede]

@12Halloween12 me too

[airnsmke]

this silver beatle album is so quiet and crisp, really shows what a great band they were at the time

[unionrdr]

The drummer on this track was Pete Best,who switched from faking guitar to playing drums. The name is there original one.

[JoGeogiRiPaul]

have you raised the pitch?

[addylewis]

Almost all bootlegs have this problem - go into Audacity or something and drop the pitch by a semitone...

[sj4231986]

Most People know of Paul and John trough the Beatles with George and Ringo- but I think they have always been great since they first started in with the Silver Beatles

[MrChristopher00]

is like b52s

[smokinhalf]

remindsed me of the b 52's also

[blutocampbell]

Doesn't even sound anything close to the B -52s

[gknopp1]

the original was by barret strong 1959

[buska100]

Dig it !

Great raw sound.

[beatles4ever1000]

los mejores

[beatles4ever1000]

the silber beatles and the beatles are the bests groups of the history

[namepending222]

Yeah his voice is sped up. if you slow it down then it sounds normal

[beatleman98]

more like the gold beatles!!!

[RockandRollLove]

omg,is that really john who sings???

[m3dion]

Of course.

[RockandRollLove]

well,he sounds so different...but not in a bad way:)

[m3dion]

He's got a bit lighter voice, I guess. You're right.

[Jasoniscool1]

sounds a little like the tape is played at slightly higher speed, hence the higher voice...

[blutocampbell]

Yes that is John,he was 21 years old when this was recorded.January 1,1962

[BostonRocker51]

nice and raw rock & roll. thanks for posting. BTW if ya dig roots rock & blues, find Van Morrison and his band "Them" doing "Just a Little Bit". I think it's the best thing he ever did, period. rock on!

[hankklink]

Ringo was such a great drummer he wasn't allowed to play on their first single.

[demboy54]

Just to clear that up- the Beatles auditioned for George Martin with Best. Martin liked the group, but not the drummer. When they came back for the session they had Ringo, but Martin called in a session drummer just in case. He never called one again. And if you want to hear someone tell you Ringo is a good drummer- ask a drummer.

[sensai61]

the way i heard was that ringo was an inexperienced recording studio drummer, so the called a studio drummer

[demboy54]

Again, George Martin called a session drummer because he had never heard the new guy (Ringo). The version of "Please Please Me " with tambourine is the session guy (Alan White) on drums and Ringo on tamb. The version without tambourine is Ringo on drums. Once he heard Ringo play, he was sold and never raised the issue of a session drummer again. Ringo wasn't the flashiest drummer, but his groove and creativity were phenomenal. The Beatles would not have been The Beatles with another drummer.

[blutocampbell]

Pete Best was good drummer with the beatles

[Grafietstift]

Ringo was better though :)

[blutocampbell]

They are both good drummers

[Grafietstift]

John said he only could play one rythym

[birdy47]

John also said that Ringo wasnt even the best drummer in the beatles.

[Grafietstift]

Yes but that was joking

[timotastic]

John said had said Pete Best was a good drummer, but Ringo was a good Beatle. Also he said that they didn't act fair with Pete with the way they sacked him.

[jae19882005]

thats what it shows u in the beatles story in the albert dock

[40JLennon80]

this sounds more like the searchers version of the song not the beatles. not doubting it is them though before someone says..

[Wehategod]

For starters The Decca Tapes are avabale via Bootleg CD's. I own a copy of this Album. Pete best Drumming is good it is not weak. Ringo is a great drummer however. They were not called the Sliver Beatles at this time. They were called the Beatles. Pete Best had a very unquie style of drummer.

[superblooperman]

does anyone know where to get this album even if vynl

[PrudenceNumberNine]

At a store.

[superblooperman]

i like this version better than the one on with the beatles RIP John

[shamanofsexy90]

his drumming sounds stiff

[BCRSIX]

I've listened to several of these recordings with Best on the drums. His weakness ws his lack of technique on the bass drums - he constantly hits quarter-notes on that thing, even on "Till There Was You". Plus he rarely played accents on the tom-tom drum. Ringo was such a better drummer.

[num1Beatlesfan]

Amazing!! =D

[BeatleMonkeegirl15]

LOVE this :) John's really singin it here :)

[viceisthename]

@BeatleMonkeegirl15 Totally agree!

[ricardouriarte]

i actually liked the beatles at first because of ringos druming, you know the beat, and petes druming its like to weak

[darioshow]

who sings? is john?

[putsomething]

yes

[karbyk62]

if pete was soooo horrible why did they cut albums with him as the drummer for years? he sounds pretty good here. the fact is they wanted him out because the girls were calling the beatles, the " pete best band" and he was stealing all the chicks...and paul was an egomaniac and wanted to be the " pretty boy" in the band....

[pmm011]

wrong. and the drumming here sucks by pete.

[extinguishersoul]

lmao on pete bests website it says its unknown why he was dismissed from the band...

what a horrible drummer!!!

[bumcheeks123]

where can i download this versin i cant find it anywhere

[ellboy10101]

i love this song :P but i prefure ringo to pete.

[gofretler0vadisi]

this version is better than with the beatles version. lennon's voice is... ohhhh man xD

[hitzgirlforever]

I love John's rock and roll voice! He really gets into this one. Awesome.

[BUnitLives]

Holy shit.. I really like this version. John's voice sounds great even with the few hiccups.