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Track Listings
1 | Rory And The Hurricanes |
2 | You Bring The Party Down |
3 | Bridges |
4 | Postcards From Paradise |
5 | Right Side Of The Road |
6 | Not Looking Back |
7 | Bamboula |
8 | Island In The Sun |
9 | Touch And Go |
10 | Confirmation |
11 | Let Love Lead |
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The first new studio album from Ringo Starr in 3 years. Features the hits Rory and the Hurricanes as well as the title track Postcards from Paradise.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.67 x 4.96 x 0.43 inches; 3.53 Ounces
- Manufacturer : UMe
- Original Release Date : 2015
- Date First Available : January 27, 2015
- Label : UMe
- ASIN : B00SSL4CDY
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #75,756 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #34,704 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #40,245 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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When looking at the tracking list for the album, I was impressed to see that there wasn’t a song with “Liverpool” in the title. The opening track, “Rory and the Hurricanes,” might’ve mostly taken place in Liverpool. The song is a sweet autobiographical 50s rock n roll number about Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, the band Ringo was in prior to joining the Beatles. While it might be seen as corny, I personally enjoy the song and love how Ringo is paying tribute to the band that gave him his start. The psychedelic reggae “You Bring the Party Down” is an interesting track: while this is Ringo’s song, it reminds me of a John Lennon solo track. During the chorus, I can easily imagine Lennon giving a hearty vocal performance (“I Found Out” comes to mind). If Lennon was an influence on the track, I would not be surprised.
The next few tracks are, in my opinion, fall on the weak side. “Bridges” has a strong vocal performance from Ringo but nothing more while “Right Side of the Road” just doesn’t go anywhere. The title track, which is the album’s lead single, might be cringe-worthy for some listeners. The song is written in the form of a letter, with Ringo referencing Beatles songs Gene Shalit style. It’s not a bad song, mind you. In fact, it’s kind of cute in a way. The second half of the album is stronger. “Not Looking Back” is a beautiful slow ballad with solid lyrics while the guitar and keyboard led “Touch and Go” is simply catchy. The festive “Bamboula” features some impressive drumming, celebrating all things New Orleans. The reggae influence is strong on this album and can be heard throughout most of the album. This is certainly the case for “Island in the Sun,” as it features island steel drums and rousing saxophone playing.
Overall, Postcards from Paradise is a fun album from Ringo Starr. When it comes to Ringo’s solo career, his work has always paled in contrast to the albums John, Paul and George have released. In terms of consistency, I’d say this is probably Ringo’s most solid album since 2008’s Liverpool 8. Whether you’re a Beatles and/or Ringo fan, you’ll enjoy this album.
This new album, like its recent predecessors, is a lot of fun. Recorded with past and present members of The All-Starr Band, including brother-in-law Joe Walsh, Richard Marx, Gregg Rolle, Richard Page, Gregg Bissonette, Van Dyke Parks, Todd Rundgren, and others, the album features Ringo's classic rock sound on all tracks, with touches of Cajun music and reggae here and there. I particularly enjoyed "Rory And The Hurricanes," a tribute to Ringo's pre-Beatle band, and got a big kick out of the title track, which strings together as many Beatle and solo Ringo title and lyric references as possible. Ringo's distinctive drum sound, pounded out on his Ludwig kit, is evident throughout, and while I hate to say this, his voice is in better shape than Paul's at this juncture. While I hope it was just an off-night for Macca, if his dreadful performance of "Maybe I'm Amazed" on the SNL 40th Anniversary special is any long-term indication, then maybe our Paulie should consider retiring. Don't make a fool of yourself, Macca, as Sinatra did at the end of his career, when he would forget most of the words to his signature songs, even with TelePrompTers, and would sometimes mistakenly sing the lyrics to one song while his band was playing another. If it gets that bad for Paul...
With his overdue and well-deserved induction into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, I hope this album is a huge success for Ringo. Five stars.
By the way, I don't know if Ringo or Todd Rundgren ever heard of the 1976 song "Titles" by Barclay James Harvest, but it is very similar to Postcards From Paradise. They are quite different in style, but they are very similar in how the songs were written. Both songs are using titles or lines from Beatles songs to make up a complete story. Check out "Titles" on YouTube.
As an additional comment, after listening to the CD for 2 months the vinyl LP was released and the warmth of vinyl makes this 5 Starr album sound even better.
Track one, Rory and the Hurricanes. Another fine addition to Ringo's audio biography. With those backing vocals and organ, this could have been written and played way back then.
You Bring the Party Down. Love the Tabla (I think that's what it is (percussion)) on this, gives it such flavor. The only question is, who was this song written about ?
Bridges. Such an insightful song. The words have so much meaning and flow together so well. The guitar work is really great, just makes it shine.
Postcards From Paradise. It just sucks you in, Vocals are great and the variation on the voice's just grabs you and you want to hear it again. Of course the words are great, they were great the first time around. A lot of little hooks in it.
Island in the Sun. Loved it, would make Bob Marley smile. That Sax kicks it up a notch !
All in all another great CD from Ringo and the bands. The only complaint I have is the small print of the song words, come on Ringo, were all getting older, up the print size. Peace & Love
For those of us who have been along for the ride the past 50 years, it is really nice to find some time with the legend that reminds us of a kinder, gentler world that we knew. It's a sweet memory.
Just want to add that this is a terrific percussion statement, nicely done Ringo!!