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Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006

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Once again, Mr. Starkey has proven that he can take from 4 to 7 musicians from any genre and turn them into a tight-as-a-tick band. God bless you, Ringo. But still: WHEN are you going the release the absolute GREATEST "Ringo's All Starr Band" configuration, that of Peter Frampton, Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce, and Simon Kirke on DVD? PLEASE?

I have been waiting for Ringo to release a DVD with his all staar band. On this DVD he delivers the goods.
His allstaars are Richard Marx, Rod Argent (Zombies),Sheila E. (Prince), Billy Squire, Edgar Winter and
Hamish Stuart. The DVD contains 27 songs. You get great music, outstanding production, awesome
sound and video quality. If you like Ringo, you will really like his allstaar band. The song selection could
not be better, hits ranging from It Don't Come Easy to Free Ride, Time of the Season, to Yellow Submarine.
It is a great DVD. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

With twenty-six songs in surround sound, the sound is perfect for displaying the oldies live like you've never heard them before. Rod Argent plays his very oldie, `She's Not There" with a near perfect rendition. Of course, he also supplies the seventies monster hit, "Hold Your Head Up", a completely different style of music. Sheila E. gets her kicks in frequently as a super-percussionist, teaming up with and sometimes replacing Ringo Starr on drums. Her, "The Glamorous Life" is a nice powerful performance with a great finale. Billy Squire who has never really been a huge hit, performs very, very well with his signature songs, "Everybody Wants You" and "Rock Me Tonight", obviously relishing every piece he shares intimately wit the audience. My favorite has to be the wild and weird Edgar Winter who does a great job on, `Free Ride", but brings the house down with his wild rendition of, "Frankenstein, playing both keyboards, saxophone and a duel percussion with Sheila E. To watch this giant guy recreate that classic song with all the special effects and synthesizes is worth the DVD alone. Sheila E. does a great powerhouse job on the drum solo as well as playing duel percussion with Winter. Multi-talented Richard Marx and Hamish Stuart round out the band playing on nearly every song. Of course, Ringo Starr gets his famous songs in, like, `Photograph", "Yellow Submarine" and A little Help From My Friends" and more. The only drawback is the frequent interruptions with interviews from each of the musicians and Ringo Starr, but the music makes up for that minor inconvenience.

This DVD is amazing. I was there the night that it was filmed and it is just as wonderful as I remember it being. Each member of the band is an incredible musician and the solo spots are great. The interviews, although I anticipated that they would be distracting and possibly even annoying, are very entertaining and add a lot.
This is a must have for any Beatle fan.

This is an excellent show by Ringo and his band. The video and sound quality are excellent. My only complaint, and I have this issue with several concert DVD's, is that the show is continually interrupted between songs for interview segments. Almost every song in this show has an interview segment following it. These should be left out of the show so that it can be enjoyed without interruption. Overall, I'd give this show 4.5 stars if I could.

In my opinion. this is the best DVD from Ringo and his All Starr Band yet. One of the big reasons for that is the fact that this is a complete show. Previous All Starr Band DVD releases were incomplete. Another big reason for the high quality of this DVD is that this band really cooks. I have never been a big fan of Richard Marx or Billy Squier, but I must admit that this 2006 All Starr lineup is a very definite improvement over the 2003 lineup with John Waite and Paul Carrack.
There are numerous musical highlights on this DVD. Be sure to check out the way the whole band rocks out on Marx's "Should've Known Better." I never thought of this song, or any Richard Marx song, as a rocker. But the whole band really burns on this one.
All in all, a terrific show that's well preserved on this DVD. Enjoy!

I've been waiting to get a Ringo live DVD for some time now. I was excited and watched the whole thing the minute it arrived. The performances are all great. Everyone on this All Starr band are great musicians. The interviews between songs are kind of dull. Some of the interviews are ok but most of them are just repetitive. I do believe that this is the first time Ringo performed "What Goes On" live and now you can see it on DVD over and over again.

Once again Ringo has assembled a stellar group to be his All Starr band.The concert is a great showcase of both Ringo and band member numbers,with interview clips from all members,interspersed between numbers.
Ringo is a master showman, but also allows each member of the band to shine,something those familiar with previous All Starr lineups will attest to.Highly recommended to anyone who loves good music,the Beatles,or just a great fun time

I own and have watched all the Ringo Starr All Starr Band DVDs but this one is just about the best. Sheila E. again is present as the companion drummer and she does "Glamorous Life" again but that doesn't get old or commonplace. She is dynamic and can play with the best of them - as Edgar Winter found out. He is the one who stole the show. His ballad, "Dying to Live" is sung to pull heartstrings while he solos at the keyboard. Later in the program he staps on the keyboard for "Frankenstein" then plays sax, timbales then back to the keyboard for the finish; drumming courtesy of Sheila E. The in-between spots with all the performers add humor and insight to the tour and to the people involved. Ringo freely admits "see you later, peace and love!" when it came to drumming the monster...
Rog Argent delivers also with "Hold Your Head Up" and two Zombies classics that are reworked with help from the other headliners.
Billy Squire is the lead guitarist this time around and he handles all that is performed with taste and style.
Richard Marx is the star(r) struck one of the bunch but his voice has matured with the years and after so many years of not hearing his songs I was surprised at how good they sound and have held up.
This is a very excellent DVD for not only post Beatle fans, Ringo fans - but music fans. Because of the company he keeps Ringo can present a traveling show of respected musicians and record them sonically and visually for the rest of us.
Speaking of sonic, this is and has been Ringo's time to shine as a drummer of merit. As a Beatle, the sound equipment just was not there. Since he has been an All-Starr the technology has finally caught up to him.
Peace and Love!

If you ever have a Chance to see Ringo & his all starr band in concert GO!!! this video is Great, but in concert is the BEST!!! Sheilia playing drums with her shoes. Edgar Winter & the Frankenstein song WOW!!! Billy Squire Whoohoo! Although Ringo IS THE GREATEST! his all Starr band is about them all, & They all are Awesome!!!!!!!!!!