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8.3 out of 10

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  1. GuyH
    Jan 21, 2008
    1
    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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  2. PeterB.
    Jan 30, 2008
    10
    Well done Ringo hope its no 1 you deserve it.
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  3. JackW.
    Feb 1, 2008
    10
    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.… Expand
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  4. ÍtaloD.
    Feb 7, 2008
    10
    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.
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  5. TomB
    Jan 16, 2008
    10
    Go get em Ringo, you're still A BEATLE!!!
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  6. LincLink
    Jan 16, 2008
    7
    I LOVE the new single, "Liverpool 8". "Love Is" is Ringo at his most heartfelt, moving and sincere; tied with the single for my favorite track. Two real unique and oddballish tracks that I really dig too are "R U Ready", and "Pasodobles". So 4 outright truly great, great tracks, which is not too shabby an outing at all. I like "Harry's Song", "Give it a Try", & "If it's Love That You Want" alright: so that's another 3 that are at least above average. That's 7 of 12 that I'd come back to. The remaining 5 tracks aren't as bad as the Ringo solo of the days after "Goodnight Vienna", and before "Time Takes Time", but they are OK at best and more honestly truly nondescript and mediocre. I toss the top 4 tracks on a comp CD of Ringo stuff (and the lesser 3 could see other play sometime too) but overall it's certainly a come down from the surprisingly high standards that were maintained starting with "Time Takes Time" and continuing up to "Choose Love". Some of those albums were arguably better than others, and there were lesser tracks, but overall they felt a good step above what we've got here. That's to say they were all terrific albums, period. This is certainly not a "bad" album by any means, and it does have some real high points, and I'd really rather keep the focus on the positive side. All things considered, only the aforementioned recent quartet of albums, and "Ringo" are outright better works. This is up there with, and probably actually better than, "Goodnight Vienna", or "Beaucoups of Blues" Enjoy & Blessings!!!!!!!… Expand
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  7. Frank
    Jan 17, 2008
    9
    A very pleasant listen. It's great to hear songs that are positive: You'll have a smile on your face when you are done.
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  8. JoanneP.
    Feb 7, 2008
    10
    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!!!!!!
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  9. JohnS.
    Jan 21, 2008
    10
    Ringo has made an excellent album with Eurythmics Dave Stewart. Love the songs, the production and the pure joy of the whole project.
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  10. BrandonS.
    Jan 25, 2008
    7
    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.
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Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
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  1. All Music Guide
    60
    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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  2. Billboard
    70
    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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  3. Boston Globe
    60
    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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