Ringo Starr - Y Not

Posted by: Officer DBL on 06 February 2010

Just tried this out on Spottify and to he honest, Ringo is not singer. That said, I liked the music and may buy the album.

Posted on: 06 February 2010 by BigH47

Some one has to so it might as well be me , as an answer to your title, Y ?

I will listen though, my least favourite Beatle.

Posted on: 06 February 2010 by graham55

Y Bother?

Posted on: 06 February 2010 by graham55

Thing is, Stu, there's far more music released every day than I could ever hope to listen to in a year, which means that I couldn't listen to everything that gets released, even if I wanted to.

So prejudice kicks in, and I know that an album by Ringo just isn't worth bothering about.

A shame, really.

Graham

Posted on: 06 February 2010 by ewemon

Is it another live album by any chance as he must have the record for relasing the most live discs ever?

Posted on: 07 February 2010 by Nick Lees

quote:
Originally posted by graham55:
So prejudice kicks in, and I know that an album by Ringo just isn't worth bothering about.

The 1973 album "Ringo" is a very good album, with no riders such as "considering it's Ringo". There are tracks written for him by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison (who all play at various points on the album as well as sundry Band members and other chums such as Voorman, Bolan, Nilsson) and his own efforts are very good too. The CD adds It Don't Come Easy.

Posted on: 07 February 2010 by Officer DBL

It's not a live album. Here is part of the write on on Amazon:

quote:
Y Not is the first album on which Ringo Starr has produced his own work, and he is joined on the record by friends old and new, notably Paul McCartney, with whom Starr sings on Y Not’s first single "Walk With You". Also featured are Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart and longtime Roundheads member Steve Dudas on guitar, Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on keyboards, Don Was and Mike Bradford on bass, as well as stars like Joss Stone, Ben Harper and Richard Marx on vocals.

Posted on: 09 February 2010 by BigH47

OK I've had a listen OK music, sub par singing. One has to ask the question if he weren't an ex-Beatle, would it survived being dumped in the bin at the record company office?

Posted on: 09 February 2010 by Officer DBL

Very probably Howard - the only redeeming feature for me was I quite like the music. If the singer was changed and some of the self indulgent lyrics were removed, it would be an improvement.

Posted on: 09 February 2010 by BigH47

I agree the musicians seemed to be making OK music, RS singing spoilt it.

Posted on: 09 February 2010 by ewemon

quote:
Originally posted by Officer DBL:
Very probably Howard - the only redeeming feature for me was I quite like the music. If the singer was changed and some of the self indulgent lyrics were removed, it would be an improvement.

Ha!!! Ha!!!! that means most of the tracks then does it?

Posted on: 10 February 2010 by Officer DBL

Posted on: 10 February 2010 by mudwolf

I like Photograph and Boogaloo. He's just out having fun, why should he sit at home twiddling his thumbs when he could be out entertaining?

I'm not sure, but I bet he's the poorest Beatle since he didn't write many songs. He probably got stiffed because John or Paul would use his strange comments and build a song around it. Does he get royalties from that phrase? I doubt it. Gotta give him credit for "Hard Days Night"

Posted on: 11 February 2010 by BigH47

Bovvered ? Not I.

Posted on: 11 February 2010 by Guido Fawkes

quote:
Originally posted by munch:
He did two good songs after the Fab 4 imo.
Back off Boog and Blind man.
They were both on one 45.
Stu

What about It Don't Come Easy - absolutely great song IMHO - and Photograph, which he wrote with George. There are others too - Step Lightly, Devil Woman ....