Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band 2012: Ringo At The Ryman [DVD]

For Fans of The Beatles, Todd Rundgren, Santana, & Toto
This was the second and best time that I had seen Ringo Starr's All Star Band (my first was with Edgar Winter, Billy Squire, Colin Hay, and Gary Wright). Just four days before this one was filmed, I drove 250 miles to see this lineup in Tuscaloosa, so this serves as a quasi-souvenir of that show. My main reason for driving that far was that I am a big fan of Todd Rundgren and Greg Rolie, and was looking forward to seeing both of them on stage together with Steve Lukather of Toto to boot. Ringo's brother-in-law Joe Walsh did not show up in Alabama, but almost steals the show in this one.

This was beautifully filmed and all of the musicians were having an absolute blast playing. This is the kind of DVD to be watched in a small party of long time friends and fans of The Beatles, Todd, Santana, and Toto. For me, the highlight is the Santana material with Steve Lukather on guitar. When Todd does Bang On The Drum All Day, notice that everyone is deliberately off key on vocals,...

Maybe his best All Starr BAND
I've had the pleasure of attending every single All Starr Band tour since 1989, seeing each line up, hearing the great songs, and have collected every CD and DVD release from them. Further, I was privileged to have attended this very show at the Ryman in July of 2012.

That said, I can tell you this might well be the best band he's ever taken out. Sure, some of the earlier casts may have had more "marquee" names, and arguably even stronger catalogs to draw upon for the set list. But as a BAND - musicians playing cohesively and creatively - this group was the strongest. With prior ensembles that have had some of the great guitar players of the classic rock era (Randy Bachman, Nils Lofgren, Joe Walsh, Dave Edmunds, Peter Frampton, Rick Derringer and many others), Steve Lukather standing right up there and even surpassing them really says something. His playing - especially on the Santana songs sung by Gregg Rolie - is awe inspiring. Cross coverage on the vocal spots, most...

Great Show! I Was There!!!!!!
This captures the essence of a great night. There were so many highlights it's hard to know where to start. The Joe Walsh Special guest apperance is great & the Lukather/Rolie combination on the Santana songs are fantastic. Ringo is the ultimate host & the ending with all the Special Guests is EPIC! It was great to see Luke & Vince Gill having a BLAST at the end. Luke was all smiles the entire night. It was also cool being there seeing a wide variety of people enjoying themselves at the show. It was an AMAZING night as it was Ringo's 72nd Birthday at the Historic Ryman.

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