Search - Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band :: Extended Versions

Extended?

03/30/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Apparently BMG's The Encore Collection Extended Versions is a generic title for budget releases of live recordings of known musicians. From the same Chicago 2001 concert that produced the far superior Ringo & His New All Starr Band (King Biscuit) album, this album repeats four Ringo tracks, adding only It Don't Come Easy, and adds previously unreleased tracks by Greg Lake (Karn Evil 9, better known as Welcome Back My Friend To The Show That Never Ends), Ian Hunter (I Still Love Rock 'n' Roll), Sheila E. (Love Bizarre and reprises her Glamorous Life from the earlier release), and Howard Jones (Everlasting Love).
You have to ask yourself how much of a Drumhead you are."

The circus act

W. DeYoung | 12/20/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"When is somebody going to point out to Ringo that he's being used like a circus freak? The guy that puts his All-Starr thing together - I can't remember his name - is using his good name and the goodwill of fans to make a buck. As another fan wrote right here, enough already! Ringo is turning into a shameless nostalgia act - the same old stuff, year after year, more CDs. The 2003 All-Starrs I saw put on one of the worst shows I've ever sat through, and there's poor old Ring out front, alternately looking so arrogant and thrilled by the whole thing. What he needs is a real band (the Roundheads? I'm not so sure Mark Hudson isn't using him the same way) and a real, all-Ringo show. These things have become redundant and ridiculous.

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Worth it if only for SHEILA!!

TheBandit | SEA-TAC | 01/05/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I stopped buying the live All-Starr cds after the third one. But I couldn't pass this up for the low price. Considering that, it's very much worth it. I understand there the previous All-Starr live disc has half of this material, so if you have that this may not be such a great buy. But I was happy to snag it for six bucks. I saw one of the shows from this tour, and it really was a good line-up (expect for Howard Jones). Sheila E. really stole the show right from Ringo. She's a great drummer and a great performer. This disc has both songs she did, and they are the highlights of the disc."