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Post by kc on Jul 7, 2017 19:15:52 GMT -5
Ringo's next studio album, Give More Love, is being released on September 15. I've just downloaded the first song off of it, also entitled Give More Love, from iTunes' Australian site, so i suppose it is also available on their US site etc. I quite like it. Nice guitars and drums IMO. It sounds generic, to be sure, reminiscent of a number of his songs from 1990 onwards (I'm especially thinking of Weight Of The World and Never Without You, but then I like both of those in any case).
The album has ten new tracks plus four bonus tracks of remakes of older prominent songs. I don't understand the need for these.
Now, if Paul could just get his new album onto the market soon!
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Post by lowbasso on Jul 7, 2017 22:07:02 GMT -5
Ringo's next studio album, Give More Love, is being released on September 15. I've just downloaded the first song off of it, also entitled Give More Love, from iTunes' Australian site, so i suppose it is also available on their US site etc. I quite like it. Nice guitars and drums IMO. It sounds generic, to be sure, reminiscent of a number of his songs from 1990 onwards (I'm especially thinking of Weight Of The World and Never Without You, but then I like both of those in any case). The album has ten new tracks plus four bonus tracks of remakes of older prominent songs. I don't understand the need for these. Now, if Paul could just get his new album onto the market soon! They played it tonite on the Beatles Channel on Sirius/XM |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 8, 2017 12:08:57 GMT -5
Thanks KC for that, I had not heard about it and I was too busy to listen the Beatles Channel on Ringo's birthday.
At least Ringo now has a 24/7 vehicle for his new stuff to be played because I have not heard new Ringo on mainstream radio since "La Di Da" and then just barely.
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 9, 2017 10:15:38 GMT -5
I heard new Ringo this morning on The Beatles Channel. It was okay and at least Ringo did not name-check Beatles' song titles in this song!
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Post by debjorgo on Jul 9, 2017 15:56:28 GMT -5
I was in Lexington KY on a business trip when Never Without You was the single. The Pop station played it fairly heavy. The local stations in Louisville didn't play it at all.
I played the iTunes clip of Give More Love. I don't know. I'm a big hyper for Ringo's new music. But this song sounded like the missing link. It sounded like Never Without You and about five or six of his other newer songs from the last five or six albums and suddenly they all sounded alike.
I think he may be like Fogerty and in danger of plagiarizing himself.
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Post by debjorgo on Jul 25, 2017 16:29:59 GMT -5
I was in Lexington KY on a business trip when Never Without You was the single. The Pop station played it fairly heavy. The local stations in Louisville didn't play it at all. I played the iTunes clip of Give More Love. I don't know. I'm a big hyper for Ringo's new music. But this song sounded like the missing link. It sounded like Never Without You and about five or six of his other newer songs from the last five or six albums and suddenly they all sounded alike. I think he may be like Fogerty and in danger of plagiarizing himself. But of course I have it pre-ordered. |
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Post by debjorgo on Jul 27, 2017 17:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by sayne on Jul 28, 2017 10:49:00 GMT -5
THAT is how you do it, Millenials! What will you be doing in your 70s? If it's listening to the songs of your 20's, I feel sorry for you. This song rocks. |
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Post by stavros on Jul 28, 2017 15:17:28 GMT -5
Here are two tracks from the new album for convenience
We're on the Road Again....Rather rocking this little number. I like it.
Give More Love......Yep it sounds like a hybrid of many of his more recent album tracks as debjorgo said.
I don't particularly have high expectations of a Ringo album to be honest. He's not the greatest vocalist and has a limited range. Some of his 90s albums have exceeded expectations. His more recent work has been listenable but a bit too formulaic at times.
I wonder how the new album will turn out?
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 28, 2017 17:00:46 GMT -5
"We're On The Road Again" is not bad! I do wish Ringo would go more Modern Rockabilly or even Alternate Country as those styles suit his voice best.
But this song moves well and Rock and Rolls.
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Post by debjorgo on Jul 28, 2017 18:35:50 GMT -5
Give More Love has Peter Frampton, Was Not Was (Walk the Dinosaur) and mega-producer Don Was, Richard Marx and Dave Stewart on it.
We're on the Road Again has Joe Walsh and Toto’s Steve Lukather on guitar, Edgar Winter, I assume on keyboards and Paul McCartney on bass.
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Post by kc on Jul 28, 2017 19:29:36 GMT -5
Two reasonable to good songs so far. Looks like I'll be buying another Ringo album in September.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jul 30, 2017 7:47:39 GMT -5
I like "We're On The Road Again" - good solid Rocker, and with some very impressive guitar work and screeching background support by Macca.
"Give More Love" is standard Ringo stuff... far too reminiscent of his recent songs, and sounds like a re-do of "Never Without You".
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Post by kc on Aug 8, 2017 20:13:48 GMT -5
I hope we get to listen to this new Ringo album before World War III erupts.
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Post by debjorgo on Aug 19, 2017 13:35:34 GMT -5
For the country fans:
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Post by debjorgo on Sept 15, 2017 5:54:20 GMT -5
I hadn't thought to look until now, but Give More Love is listed as #18 in Music, #11 in Rock and #17 in Pop on amazon's Best Seller's charts.
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Post by John S. Damm on Sept 15, 2017 8:43:40 GMT -5
Oh crap, I forgot to pre-order Give More Love from Amazon as our local Wal-Mart, the only retailer in my town of CDs, does not have it!  |
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Post by stavros on Sept 15, 2017 14:22:23 GMT -5
I find "Give More Love" to be a pleasant listen after just one play through today. It just had a good vibe about it. The mix of rock 'n roll and country sounds sits well with me. There's also a nice funky tribute as well to Bob Marley "King of Kingdom" which I particularly liked.
Good to hear Ringo's stopped name checking old Beatles songs to make new songs out of. Instead he's re-recorded the full songs! However "Don't Pass Me By" sounds better than the White Album version. In fact it sounds like an alternative take that would have fitted nicely on the Beatles Anthology had Ringo done it this way back in '68.
First listens can be deceptive of course and other people may beg to differ.
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Post by debjorgo on Sept 15, 2017 16:48:40 GMT -5
I hadn't thought to look until now, but Give More Love is listed as #18 in Music, #11 in Rock and #17 in Pop on amazon's Best Seller's charts. Still rising on the amazon charts: #10 in Music, #7 in Rock and #9 in Pop |
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Post by debjorgo on Sept 15, 2017 16:51:33 GMT -5
I listened to the sample of Don't Pass Me By on amazon. The CD is in the mail.It sounds pretty good. A little too soft country for me. But okay.
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Post by debjorgo on Sept 16, 2017 12:43:47 GMT -5
I just got my CD in the mail. I listened to all the remake songs. I like them all pretty good, especially Back Off Boogaloo. Photograph was recorded with a Louisville band called Vandaveer. That's cool!
I'll probably just let the rest of the songs pop up in my New Music playlists.
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Post by kc on Sept 21, 2017 20:08:27 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive in the mail. It might take another week. Nothing in local stores, of course.
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Post by John S. Damm on Sept 21, 2017 21:24:01 GMT -5
Give More Love: Greater than 1973's RINGO, nearly as good as 1992's Time Takes Time!
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Post by kc on Sept 21, 2017 21:38:46 GMT -5
Give More Love: Greater than 1973's RINGO, nearly as good as 1992's Time Takes Time! Really? I'm looking forward to getting this album then, since we tend to rate Ringo's work fairly similarly. |
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Post by kc on Sept 29, 2017 18:37:47 GMT -5
My copy of Give More Love was finally delivered on Friday and I have played it a couple of times. I generally like it. It’s much better than the last one IMO, but perhaps not quite as good as some of the opinions I have been reading here and there on the net insist.
My recent personal rankings of Ringo’s best albums were like this:
1) Time Takes Time
2) Ringo
3) Y Not
I’m not sure I rate Give More Love above Y Not. It might be about equal to my taste, but that is as high as I can go at present. I must explain that I am rating the album on the strength of the ten new songs, the four remakes are just bonus tracks to me.
Speed Of Sound and We’re On The Road Again are my favourites from the new album. Laughable, Shake It Up and Give More Love are pretty good as well, IMO. I don’t think much of King Of The Kingdom or Show Me The Way.
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Post by John S. Damm on Oct 17, 2017 9:42:25 GMT -5
Okay gang, roll call time! Who here has and is playing Ringo's new Give More Love album?
Cut and paste and add yourself if I have missed you!
1. KC
2. Joe Karlosi
3. Debjorgo
4. JSD
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Post by stavros on Oct 17, 2017 16:14:52 GMT -5
Okay gang, roll call time! Who here has and is playing Ringo's new Give More Love album? Cut and paste and add yourself if I have missed you! 1. KC 2. Joe Karlosi 3. Debjorgo 4. JSD I almost felt like Pete Best after that post JSD! Let me correct that list for you  1. KC 2. Joe Karlosi 3. Debjorgo 4. JSD 5. Stavros I am still enjoying this album. One of Ringo's best efforts for sure. |
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Post by kc on Oct 17, 2017 17:26:52 GMT -5
I have a feeling it's not going to be a very long list, even among strong Beatles fans like us. It's a real shame that Ringo cannot get a substantial audience, even when he presents good work.
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Post by John S. Damm on Oct 17, 2017 17:52:20 GMT -5
Okay gang, roll call time! Who here has and is playing Ringo's new Give More Love album? Cut and paste and add yourself if I have missed you! 1. KC 2. Joe Karlosi 3. Debjorgo 4. JSD I almost felt like Pete Best after that post JSD! Let me correct that list for you 1. KC 2. Joe Karlosi 3. Debjorgo 4. JSD 5. Stavros I am still enjoying this album. One of Ringo's best efforts for sure. Sorry Stavros! As soon as I try to ID the Give More Love owners, I miss someone important! I did not go back far enough in this Thread.  I hope someday MikeV will join us! |
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Post by John S. Damm on Oct 17, 2017 18:13:49 GMT -5
I have a feeling it's not going to be a very long list, even among strong Beatles fans like us. It's a real shame that Ringo cannot get a substantial audience, even when he presents good work. Right on KC! Trues words have never been written on the internet! |
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