Which brings us back to the point that his albums are sold as much by who Ringo Starr is, as they are by what his mood is. In another set of hands, such songs as "I Think Therefore I Rock N Roll" would be too silly, but here it's easy to accept as are his frequent dips into self-references, since it's just Ringo being Ringo. Schmit and Willie Nelson - seems to be having a good time. What is a plus is that it's likeable, particularly because everybody concerned - from Ringo's regular band to such guests as Eric Clapton David Gilmour Timothy B.
Not exactly the intended edge but it does mean that it's brassier than recent Ringo efforts, which isn't necessarily a plus.
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Prior to the record's release, Hudson stated that he wanted the record to have a harder edge than its predecessor, Vertical Man, which it often does, at least in that it has very bright, rock-oriented productions, and is given a hard surface sheen via Pro Tools. It wasn't until the '90s, after he settled into his regular All-Starr summer tours - and after he had made a well-received comeback with 1992's Time Takes Time - that he relaxed with a regular band and set of collaborators, led by producer Mark Hudson all return for 2003's Ringorama. Apart from 1973's towering Ringo, and its good follow-up, Goodnight Vienna, Starr was never consistent, partially because of his decadence in the '70s, but also because he never relaxed - he was always shooting for the charts and shifting his collaborators seemingly haphazardly. Even comparing the record to his previous solo work doesn't quite work, since so many of his albums are so driven by his persona - a combination of his actual personality and what his team of collaborators (always including a bevy of guest stars, of course) perceive his persona to be.
It's hard to judge Ringorama, Ringo Starr's 12th proper studio album, by most standard critical criteria.
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