Ringo Goes into the Hall ... On the Crutches of Friends

He's still doing it "with a little help from my friends."

I like Ringo, but for fuck's sake boy, why not show YOU deserve to be in the Hall of Fame as a solo artist? Why put out a new album loaded with "guest appearances" by people who can sell records better than you?

Yes, Ringo's 18th solo album is another lame outing that requires the crutches of his friends.

IF I'M BEING HONEST, Ringo deserves to be in the Hall of Fame...as a novelty act. As a personality. If you're talking about as a good singer and songwriter, definitely not.

He's known all over the world, but that's because of his work in The Beatles. He's IN the fucking Hall of Fame via The Beatles. Now? Now that ridiculous Hall of Shit in Cleveland is daring to tell the world that Ringo's solo career equals that of John, George and Paul??

Based on WHAT? A few old songs that either John or George helped him write? The first two solo albums that were loaded with guest stars? What did he do after that? He had an oldies hit, maybe? "You're Sixteen" isn't original and isn't that great of a croon. Otherwise, he issued endless crappy albums some dutifully bought (or downloaded FREE) just to have them but never hear them. One of them wasn't too terrible (the one with "Don't Go Where The Road Don't Go") and a few were sort of listenable. But that's being kind.

And enough, ENOUGH with the fucking songs ABOUT The Beatles, Liverpool, and now an opening track saluting Rory and the Hurricanes!

The saddest thing about Ringo's solo work is that nowhere does he do any interesting drumming. The songs simply don't require it, and he was maybe too lazy to improvise anything. Or, he doesn't want people laughing at him for a drum solo as ridiculous as the one on "Abbey Road," that anybody can do themselves slapping their knees.

Ringo as a solo artist in the Hall of Fame. THAT is a knee slapper.