Liverpool 8 is Great!

[Mark Arnold]

Ok, people probably think that since I am a Beatles fan that I like
anything and everything The Beatles put out. Not so. I am, however,
very impressed with Ringo Starr's output for the last decade. Every
album, save for "Choose Love" from 2005 has been remarkably good. It's
too bad most other Beatle fans don't think so.

"Liverpool 8" follows in the traditions of 1998's "Vertical Man",
1999's "I Wanna Be Santa Claus", 2003's "Ringo Rama", and 2005's
"Choose Love". "Choose Love" was a major disappointment compared to
the others on this list, but still leaps and bounds ahead of Ringo's
late 70s and early 80s output. In fact, if you compare the last decade
to Paul's solo output, Ringo's has been far, far superior (although
Paul finally emerged with a good album last year with "Memory Almost
Full").

For those wanting to explore Ringo beyond "Yellow Submarine" and his
early solo hits, I'd recommend the above five studio albums. They are
all hard-rocking and are fun, "good time" albums that all feature
catchy hooks and melodies.

I have listened to "Liverpool 8" three times already since purchasing
it yesterday, and know that I will be listening to it a lot more.