And if you compare this version to the one on their "Meet the Beatles" LP, this one is played at a much faster clip, which I suspect was how they played it at the Cavern -- so the kids would get up and dance. Pete's drumming is fine here, hard and driving.
Makes you wonder what the Beatles would have been like with Pete Best instead of Ringo. I have this album. I love it. I hope the PBB does another studio album. If you're familiar with the Beatles' days in Hamburg or have read Pete's autobiography "Beatle!!" -- and you should, it's very good -...
"Some Other Guy" was an appropriate title -- they'd fired Pete Best less than a week prior to making this film. Some other guy now was on the drums -- Ringo.
Glad to see though that Pete's career is flourishing now. Just played Memphis as part of the celebrations of Elvis's 75th birthday.
"Some Other Guy" was an appropriate title -- they'd fired Pete Best less than a week prior to making this film. Some other guy now was on the drums -- Ringo.
It's not on this version but at the very very end a man's voice shouts out "We want PETE!" and some of the others take up the call before...
And if you compare this version to the one on their "Meet the Beatles" LP, this one is played at a much faster clip, which I suspect was how they played it at the Cavern -- so the kids would get up and dance. Pete's drumming is fine here, hard and driving.