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Postcards From Paradise

Ringo Starr

Postcards From Paradise

Eighteenth studio album from the legendary Beatles drummer

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5.6

Label
UMC
UK Release date
30/03/2015
US Release date
31/03/2015
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  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    He doesn't shy away from being a bit of a goofball, either when he's romanticizing Rory & the Hurricanes or working with Rundgren to stitch together Beatles song titles into a bit of cheeky psychedelia,
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  2. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    His mantra veers more towards imagery than artistry, and offering entertainment as opposed to enlightenment.
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  3. 6.0 |   Q

    Those puddingy drums still wallop, a pleasure in itself. Print edition only

  4. 6.0 |   Mojo

    The old boy’s still got some tricks in him. Print edition only

  5. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Nostalgia is deployed like a mallet. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A masterful summary of Ringo-ness: his cheer, his cheek, his wisdom
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  7. 4.0 |   The Music

    Most of these postcards try too hard to be recognised as the kind of big band Vegas ballroom classics Billy Joel and Elton John have perfected
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  8. 4.0 |   Slant Magazine

    With its chintzy synths, plastic horns, and feather-lite reggae the album might as well be made up of outtakes recorded 30 years ago
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  • 6. Not Looking Back £0.99
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