Nous vous proposons de découvrir ci-dessous le track-listing du futur album de Ringo Starr, à paraître en Juin, avec quelques remarques sur chacun des titres.
{{1. FADING IN / FADING OUT}}
{a strong rockabilly flavored opening number. Sets the tone for the record with the over-the-top beatle nod with « all we really need is love » backing vocals.}
{{2. GIVE ME BACK THE BEAT:}}
{nice wordplay for our drummer (back beat, get it ?). A playful number with funky, biting guitar riffs. Lest anyone think this an All-Starr band outing, Ringo does some name-dropping (Gary, Mark, Steve), in a nice tribute to his current working band, the Roundheads.}
{{3. OH MY LORD:}}
{this album’s nod to George, it’s a close cousin to « My Sweet Lord », not just in spiritual homage, but also featuring some tasty slide guitar.}
{{4. TIME AFTER TIME:}}
{slowing things down a bit after the three upbeat opening tunes, Ringo laments « am I a record that’s been broken » (will younger listeners even know what that means ?)}
{{5. I DO:}}
{a return to the upbeat rock flavor that opened the album}
{{6. ALL THE TIME:}}
{slowing things down a bit again, this one’s done in traditional country ballad style.}
{{7. DON’T HANG UP:}}
perhaps the rockiest number on the disc, made even more infectious by incorporating additional female lead vocals.
{{8. CHOOSE LOVE:}}
{easy to see why this was chosen as the title track. After the acoustic / rockabilly / folk flavor that opened the disc, the band continues it’s rockier side with this solid number. Call it producer Mark Hudson’s beatle-trip, this one is just LOADED with nods to the past, as Ringo sings « gotta pay your dues if you want to sing the blues », and name-drops « The Long and Winding Road » and « Tomorrow Never Knows » and « What Goes On ». It’s message, nod to his beatle past and °V OH YEAH °V great guitar playing would make for a GREAT single.}
{{9. JUST ME AND YOU:}}
{a mid-tempo acoustic ballad, sung nicely by Ringo.}
{{10. SATISFIED:}}
{a return to the acoustic based form from earlier in the album. 11. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE: A bluesy flavored number, and a bit more stripped down arrangement than found on most of the album’s tracks.}
{{12. FREE DRINKS:}}
{A minor key dance flavored number, and a good time party number to close the album. Just a bit peculiar, given Ringo’s openness about his past drinking. Good to see him let his guard down a bit.}
Source : Calico
