Word: ringo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ringo...
...were these people, these musicians that were capable of offering rock music its one last chance for survival? Perhaps most significantly, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were there, marking the first time two Beatles had appeared on stage together since 1969. That, if anything, would kick life into a sluggish art form. And if more were needed, Bob Dylan was there sporting a new social consciousness. (Something he would pursue with his single "George Jackson"). Billy Preston brought along his own brand of soul, while Eric Clapton and Leon Russell, never to be left out of any meeting...
...concert, he gives note for note renditions of "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," "It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry," "Blowin' in the Wind," "Mr. Tambourine Man," and "Just Like a Woman." In his backup band are George Harrison on electric guitar, Ringo Starr on tambourine, and Leon Russel on bass. Singing in his new voice, Dylan fails to evoke the emotion and commitment he once did. Too bad he didn't play "George Jackson...
...performance of his composition 200 Motels, which is made up of equal parts of Spike Jones, John Cage and Buddy Holly. There are episodes involving lust-crazed groupies, a sleazy impresario named Ranee Muhammitz (Theodore Bikel) and a character called Larry the Dwarf, who is played by Ringo Starr made up to look exactly like Frank Zappa. There is even an animated cartoon ostensibly about the "dental-hygiene dilemma," which is set inside the mouth of none other than Donald Duck. Zappa and Co-Director Tony Palmer, shooting with video tape, overindulge in elaborate color effects that give the movie...
...small American town. ("Centerville--A Real Nice Place to Raise Your Kids Up.") The rock stars are, of course, the Mothers of Invention, all of whom portray themselves, except for Zappa, who rarely appears in the film, but is sometimes represented by a Frank Zappa dummy and sometimes by Ringo Starr, who plays Larry the Dwarf disguised as Frank Zappa. In this unchallenging role. Ringo once again displays his utter (though in this case appropriate) lack of range and feeling as an actor...