John Paul George and Ringo

My cousin and I were also talking about the individual Beatles, specifically how annoying the Ringo songs were. I mean, God love him, he’s a Beatle and he’s an awesome drummer who’s just perfect for the band. He is one of the reasons why they are so legendary regardless of how technically good he was and regardless of how shitty he was as a singer.
There becomes a point in everyone’s life where various members of the Beatles are your favorite, and unfortunately, when Ringo is your favorite it’s because your mind hasn’t fully developed and logic skills aren’t completely in place.
Here's a timeline of the members of the Beatles and the age in which the average music lover begins taking notice of them


RINGO
Date Range: 4 – 12 years
Selected Discography: “Yellow Submarine,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “A Little Help From My Friends”
Comments: His limited range is perfect for kids. It’s cute, easy to follow along to, and just annoying enough to become the first piece of the Beatles’ catalog that you grow tired of around the same time you grow pubes, or around the time you figure out when he says “getting high with a little help from my friends” that he’s not talking about your buddy giving you a boost onto a tree branch.

PAUL
Date Range: 12 – 19 years
Selected Discography: “Michelle,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Birthday,” “Hey Jude”
Comments: Let’s get one thing clear: Paul is a genius. His genius is how he was able to incorporate so many different styles into the pop arena while speaking to so many different people. You begin to realize just how catchy and clever his songs are around this time and they never really leave you, they just begin to annoy you about the time you’re packing for college.

GEORGE
Date Range: 19 – 21 years
Selected Discography: “Within You Without You,” “Taxman” “Love You To” “Something”
Comments: George’s songs sound weird and boring…until you hit college. Then you start smoking pot and then they sound brilliant. If you move on to LSD, even “The Inner Light” sounds genius! Revolver is where George really shines as John and Paul gave the green light for a whopping three of his songs. They’re what make that album such a masterpiece.

JOHN
Date Range: 1 – 100 years
Selected Discography: “Tomorrow Never Knows,” “Revolution,” “Come Together” “I Am The Walrus.”
Comments: Everybody loves John, and that bugs the hell out of Paul. To be fair, Paul probably had an equal or even a few more flat-out brilliant songs than Lennon, but John always seemed to take the band’s success with a huge chunk of reality. Fiercely independent, incredibly witty, and endlessly creative, John is the safe Beatle to like at any age and the only one where you will never be second guess. When you’re a kid, he’s the one that made funny faces. When you’re a teen, he’s the one that seemed to write the heavy songs. And when you’re in college, he’s the dude that buried Paul and married Yoko.

But seriously, the above list ain’t the rule and it isn’t the Bible. It’s just a fun way to put together the individual Beatles at the points in your life when you began to warm to certain members. It’s part of what makes this band such a lifetime companion, and what’s really weird to you youngsters is how you begin to repeat the list as you get older: you go through phases where you begin to re-appreciate McCartney. Then Harrison. Then Lennon again.
One thing is for sure though, once you leave the Ringo era, you never go back.