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Liverpool 8
by Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 59 Metascore out of 100
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8.5 out of 10
based on 12 reviews
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Ringo returns to Capitol Records to work with long-time producer Mark Hudson. But after a falling out, David A. Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics, ends up finishing the record.

LABEL: Capitol
RELEASE DATE: 15 January 2008
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Rock, Pop

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70
Billboard
While his talent as a lyricist may leave something to be desired, you can't fault the guy for his dedication to putting a smile on the listener's face.
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70
Rolling Stone
The music, co-produced by Dave Stewart, plays up his jolly charm.
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70
The New York Times
The album relies equally on gleaming pop craftsmanship and on Mr. Starr’s charm, which are not always enough to redeem the more saccharine moments.
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70
Hartford Courant
Starr's songs have an old-friend quality, and their familiarity overshadows their hokier moments.
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60
NOW Magazine
If you can deal with the nostalgia factor, it’s a pleasant but unremarkable disc.
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60
PopMatters
He has nothing to prove. Yet, for those same reasons, the simplicity and humble warmth of Liverpool 8 are even more disarming.
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60
Uncut
Liverpool 8, which stands happily beside Starr's recent hits compilation, holds its own as a companion piece to McCartney's similarly vital "Memory Almost Full," and makes a nice day off from having to like Radiohead.
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60
Boston Globe
The need for peace and love animates Ringo's worldly concerns - four of the disc's dozen tracks mention "love" in the title - but they come across as little more than catchphrases aimed at the flower-power generation.
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60
All Music Guide
Liverpool 8 is a relaxed, amiable collection of friendly pop tunes: it's nothing too flashy and it has no one tune that calls attention to itself, but it's a well-constructed, casually charming pop record.
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50
The Phoenix
There are so many clashing vocal parts and guitar effects that you have to strain to hear the actual songs. Which is a shame, because said songs (all of which Ringo co-wrote) are pretty good.
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40
Mojo
Generally, the undistinguished R&B pop and trite lyrics he and his long-term bandmates come up with bear no comparison to the salty good cheer of 'It Don't Come Easy' and 'Photograph.' [Feb 2008, p.100]
40
Q Magazine
The major problems with his 14th solo studio album are Starr himself, and Dave Stewart. [Feb 2008, p.102]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ítalo D. gave it a10:
Ringo at his best. This album is also so good or better than Time Takes Time, Ringo Rama and Ringo, is much better than Vertical Man and others 70' and 80' Ringo's albums. Now I think both Liverpool 8 and Choose Love are the TOP Ringo Starr albums.

Joanne P. gave it a10:
This album has a wonderful collection of songs on it,this is Ringo Starr at his best. Liverpool 8 and R U Ready are already favorites.Keep going Ringo,you Rock!!!!!!

Jack W. gave it a10:
This is certainly as great as any of his comeback works: "Time Takes Time", "Vertical Man", "Ringo Rama", & "Choose Love". Those albums signaled an incredible comeback story for Starr. If Ringo wasn't involved they be great eclectic pop albums. They were, for the most part, the work of the Mark Hudson led collective known as the Roundheads. The new album was started with Hudson, and it has the same great signature feel...like a cross between The Traveling Wilburys, and The Rutles (and that is meant as the highest compliment). Starr has matured and matured as a writer, and his heartfelt and deepeningly Spiritual messages are delivered in clever and enticing ways. Only his 1973 album "Ringo" is outright better than this one. While I may have a personal preference for "Time Takes Time", it'd be hard to choose a "best" album from anything of the quintet of albums he's released during this wonderful Autumnal renaissance.

Peter B. gave it a10:
Well done Ringo hope its no 1 you deserve it.

Brandon S. gave it a7:
Dave Stewart lives out his Beatles fantasy - and good for him! The new single, which Stewart wrote, along with Ringo's lyrics, is a perfect pop song: catchy, full of hooks, and FUN, something pop music has been missing for a long time.

John S. gave it a10:
Ringo has made an excellent album with Eurythmics Dave Stewart. Love the songs, the production and the pure joy of the whole project.

Guy H gave it a1:
Luckiest man in pop. Rubbish drummer, rubbish song writer, rubbish actor, ugly mug, tragic sense of humour, over inflated opinion of himself... and he still has a career in the entertainment industry. Fair play.

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