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Solo forums => Paul McCartney => Topic started by: Bobber on September 08, 2005, 07:39:34 AM
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Get it here and now! Of course, you should only have a copy of this after you've bought the original and official release ;) This is meant for a prelisten, as you will understand.
Be quick, working time is limited.
http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2XD04K2XHQBSZ0MQ57YVQW9O0H
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Cheers Bobber. ;)
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'A Certain Softness' has just come on and I'm absolutely loving it!!!!!
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Bobber, you are a man of many links.
Again - cheers padre.
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I actually heard about 90% of the album now plus the non-album tracks from the cd single but thanks for the link anyway. :)
I'm here to say that this is Paul's version of XTC's "Apple Venus Vol. 1" -- low-key melancholy. It's sad, and filled with the kind of wistful gorgeousness Macca has only *very occasionally* stumbled across in his later career ('Little Willow' maybe, and a few others). Its almost all slow and pretty, too, with only a very few mid-tempo numbers and none of the embarassing rockers he sometimes puts forward.
Hat's off to Nigel Godrich for the warm production and bringing out the best out of Paul. Actually didn't he produce Sea Change by Beck? A couple of tracks on this has the same kind of feel as that album.
Favorites:
Promise To You Girl
Jenny Wren
Too Much Rain
Comfort In Love
English Tea
Fine Line
Growing Up, Falling Down
Friends To Go
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Great, thank you!
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Actually didn't he produce Sea Change by Beck? A couple of tracks on this has the same kind of feel as that album.
Oooh, can't wait for my copy of the Macca album to arrive now!! I absolutely LOVE Sea Change!!!
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Can't get English Tea and Jenny Wren out of my head!
Went clubbing last night, and that's all I was singing!
When the bass drum (I think) starts during Jenny Wren...great stuff
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I like 'This Never Happened Before'...the beginning is a bit like 'Real Love'.
And 'English Tea' sticks in your head.
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When the bass drum (I think) starts during Jenny Wren...great stuff
Timpani, I think. But I hear ya, I hear ya. That moment is just magical.
I thought Paul was the one playing the horn throughout the song, but no. It would have been fantastic.
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My favorites so far are Jenny Wren (he obviously tried to write a new Blackbird here) and English Tea (despite the silly lyrics).
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Timpani, I think. But I hear ya, I hear ya. That moment is just magical.
I thought Paul was the one playing the horn throughout the song, but no. It would have been fantastic.
Yes, maybe the most magical moment of the whole album. I guess I rather like Riding To Vanity Fair (correct?) and Jenny Wren as well, though it reminds me more of a song like Little Willow than of Blackbird.
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My favorites so far are Jenny Wren (he obviously tried to write a new Blackbird here) and English Tea (despite the silly lyrics).
"English Tea" even has the word "Twee" in the lyrics! :P
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I guess I rather like Riding To Vanity Fair (correct?)
Yep me too. This track reminds me of the Sea Change album by Beck. It has that same kind of vibe, only much less Nick Drake-y and much less, well, just all-in-all-heavy-and-depressing. Low-key prettiness. And the eclectic production.
Beautiful stuff. Has Nigel Godrich been behind a BAD album?
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Beautiful stuff. Has Nigel Godrich been behind a BAD album?
On the DVD, Paul says that Nigel didn't allow him to record any songs that he didn't like... Wow... Gotta have some serious guts for that.
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There's a bonus track on the Japanese version of "Chaos and Creation", "She's So Beautiful".
You can download it here:
http://dl5.rapidshare.de/files/4909331/90923370/14-paul_mccartney-she_is_so_beautiful.mp3
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What music palyer did you guys use cause none of mine seem to be working?
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On the DVD, Paul says that Nigel didn't allow him to record any songs that he didn't like... Wow... Gotta have some serious guts for that.
Yes. Paul needs to work with Nigel Godrich again -- the guy knows how to say NO.
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I hope it becomes a huge hit on the charts but I don't expect it to be sadly these days while Jenny Wren reminds me of Blackbird & Teddy Boy.
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I think it might be a hit... At the store where I bought it it was on display on the counter right next to the new Stones album, so apparently people are taking it seriously.
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Jenny Wren has been described as the offspring of Blackbird. Gonna have another listen right now!
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Jenny Wren has been described as the offspring of Blackbird.
Well, I think it really is... It's even almost as good... And the solo is just heavenly.
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It really is enchanting. I love it. ;0
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Paul is the master at these type of songs.
he just pulls them out of the hat now & again :)
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However, I am not to sure about a couple of other songs on the album. I think the production is wonderful, Nigel Godrich has taken McCartney a level higher than average. I really like Jenny Wren, but I don't hear any Blackbird in it. He's done so many things like this, they were never called new Blackbirds! But 'This Never Happened Before', 'At The Mercy', 'Too Much Rain'... not too sure about these.
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im getting it for my birthday on the 30th!!
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The story behind Blackbird...
In England of course, girls are sometimes called "birds." So Paul wrote Blackbird about the Civil Rights movement taking place in the US.
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Jenny Wren has been described as the offspring of Blackbird.
He is the father of both. Erm, isn't that illegal?
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Some interesting reviews here:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/13/music.paulmccartney.ap/index.html
'You're going to make a good album'
McCartney's hard work shows: New CD earning good reviews
Tuesday, September 13, 2005; Posted: 10:55 a.m. EDT (14:55 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounds cruel, but let's face it: Except for the occasional highlight like "Vanilla Sky" or "My Brave Face," for the past 20 years, Paul McCartney's catalogue has been pretty barren.
So the former Beatle wanted to make his new solo album, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard," stand out.
"I decided to lay it on the line for myself and challenge myself and say, 'You're going to make a good album here.' It was a good motivator," he told The Associated Press.
Time magazine breathlessly declared "Chaos" to be McCartney's first album that matters since the Beatles broke up 35 years ago. But it's simply unlike anything he's done before, a quiet disc with complicated emotional shadings -- the album that generations of critics who derided his sunny, silly love songs have been asking him to make.
He'll never be mistaken for Nine Inch Nails. But the heartache of "Too Much Rain" and smoldering anger of "Riding to Vanity Fair" are unusual for McCartney. When the 63-year-old struggles for the notes in the "Blackbird" successor "Jenny Wren," he even sounds fragile.
"Even though I'm essentially an optimist, an enthusiast, like anyone else I have down moments in my life," he said. "You just can't help it. Life throws them at you.
"In the past I may have written tongue-in-cheek, like 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer,' and dealt with matters of fate in a kind of comical, parody manner. It just so happens in this batch of songs I would look at these subjects and thought it was good for writing. If it's good enough to take to your psychiatrist, it's good enough to make a song of."
McCartney also was pushed by the blunt Nigel Godrich, a producer known for his work with Radiohead and Beck.
His method was to force the music legend out of his comfort zone. McCartney brought his touring band in to record; after two weeks Godrich dispatched them. Much like he did with his very first solo album, McCartney played virtually every instrument himself -- on "Friends to Go" alone, he's credited on the grand piano, acoustic/bass/electric guitars, harpsichord, drums, tambourine, flugelhorn, melodica and shakers.
'I could just fire this guy'
Producer and artist particularly clashed on "Riding to Vanity Fair," which McCartney brought in as a fast song and Godrich kept trying to slow down.
"There were one or two moments on the album when I had to think to myself, 'You know, I could just fire this guy,' " McCartney said.
Widening his emotional palette doesn't necessarily belittle his optimism, McCartney said. He's not disowning anything. He spoke of talking with Bruce Springsteen a few years ago at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction where the Boss admitted he didn't really get "Silly Love Songs" at the time it came out in 1976. He feels differently now that he's a family man.
"It took a little nerve to hold on, knowing that people were going to take a cheap shot," McCartney said.
Obviously he never set out to log many years of lackluster recordings.
"You're not really aware of that," he said. "You can maybe get a little complacent, or you're not hitting a good patch, or you can think it's great and it isn't. There are a multitude of reasons why."
For a man who seemingly tumbled out of bed every morning of his youth with a brilliant melody, the struggles were painful to listen to. Think "Freedom." What was once effortless seemed forced.
Working with John
Writing songs isn't necessarily harder for him as he gets older, McCartney said. And for whatever reasons -- time, a happy remarriage and new fatherhood -- he feels he's writing better than he has in a long time.
"I still have this deep love for melody in particular and writing songs," he said. "It isn't any more difficult. Obviously what made it easier then was writing with John (Lennon). He was such a great collaborator. The two of us were on fire every time we sat down to write.
"If he was stuck, I knew that I could help him out and vice versa. We normally sat down for three hours and bingo, a pretty good song came out. We never had a dry session. Every time we sat down, we came out with a song."
That happened up to the end; Lennon even asked for advice on "The Ballad of John and Yoko," he said. "We're not stupid," McCartney said. "We knew a good thing."
Yet it put in place the essential dilemma of his solo years. McCartney seems to intrinsically understand the value of a strong collaborator, but what can compare when you've had a partnership for the ages?
He enjoyed, for example, a brief songwriting collaboration with Elvis Costello that produced some good music ("My Brave Face"). But "you do something like that and it makes it even more obvious that there's no replacing John for me and no replacing me for him."
McCartney spoke by telephone from a car driving to band rehearsals in Miami for his American tour. He's long past the period where he felt he had to prove himself post-Beatles so, twistedly, he avoided the band's work in concert.
Now the whole catalogue is up for grabs, and it's easy to find songs he's never played live before -- like the voice-shredding "Helter Skelter," which he brought out for the Live 8 concert.
One last query as the car pulled up: Has he ever thought over the years, I've put a pretty good songbook together, maybe it's just time to let it be?
"Pardon the pun," he said. "The trouble is, I like it too much. If I was asked to retire tomorrow, if I was forcibly removed from my contract, I'd just do it for fun."
Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The ONLY Macca album that matters? That's hyperbolic, Time, and also proves they haven't really listened to the man's catalogue.
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Oh. more reviews. If these don't entice you to purchase this immediately,
then I guess nothing will.
Billboard Magazine
"Thirty-five years into his solo career, McCartney continues to surprise. Top notch, moody, briming with melodic delights. On "Chaos," he proves that he still has a few tricks up his sleeve."
Rolling Stone Magazine
"****. The tingling sense of a new beginning is palpable. His voice is front and center, as wistful and full of yearning as ever, effortlessly lending these songs a rich sense of emotional conviction. Chaos suduces the listener into a playful world of musical ideas that shimmer and disappear.
Newhouse NewsWire
"****. 'Chaos' ranks among his best albums in years. An intimate, homemade feel from start to finish.
Knight Ridder Newswire As It Ran In The Houston Chronicle
"A superb 13-song collection. Among his finest solo albums. McCartney has crafted a modern counterpart to his one-man 1970 debut. Gorgeous melodies and lyrcs of love and hopefulness. The same sort of eloquent but muted grandeur managed on parts of Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album and Abbey Road."
FOX News
"A tour de force. 'Chaos' is an original and important piece of work that will last."
Time Magazine
"His glory days aren't all behind him. 'Chaos' is adventurous and melodic."
Bass Player Magazine
"One of his strongest albums in years. 'Chaos' is packed with lush mid-tempo meditations and dark colored, reflective ballads."
The Boston Herald
"A treat. McCartney brings mesmerizingly well-crafted order to this "Chaos." Strong melodies, close harmonies and that unmistakeable feathery falsetto.
Los Angeles Times
"Musically understated and handcrafted, this is the intimate McCartney in the vein of his 1970 solo debut."
New York Times
The Critics Choice: "McCartney gets back. Unabashed echoes of the Beatles all over the album. Intimate and unconventional."
NY Daily News
"'Chaos' is the most interesting, ambitious and revealing solo work from the Beatle in - well, maybe ever."
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I bought it, and I'm on Promise to You Girl. So far, I like the album =)
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I just got it but I haven't listened to it yet.
BTW, Frightwolf, how was Vanity Fair?
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When the bass drum (I think) starts during Jenny Wren...great stuff
It sounds somewhat like an acoustic bass with rubber strings and foam. ;D
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haha - indeed.
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Just started to listen to it. So far, so good.
Fine Line sort of sound like Lady Madonna.
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I'm on Riding Vanity Fair and he sounds p*ssed at Heather or whoever the song is for.
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I'm on Riding Vanity Fair and he sounds p*ssed at Heather or whoever the song is for.
LOL!
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What? What did I say, Bobber? The post from In Blue Hawaii on page 2 of New Album: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard said it was angrily directed at Heather.
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Sorry. I just read 'smoldering anger of Riding To Vanity Fair'. Is Heather mentioned? I had to laugh because of your little disliking towards Heather. Nothing personal :)
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Ok. I was just wondering why you were laughing. I thought I said something funny.
Good album, BTW. Your money will be well spent.
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I just got it but I haven't listened to it yet.
BTW, Frightwolf, how was Vanity Fair?
Vanity Fair is good -- a sad tone covers the song, and it kinda reminds me of I'm Looking Through You. Not the melody, but just the fact that both were venting songs.
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Yeah. I heard it was vented toward Heather, Yoko, and Goeff Baker. Who is it vented at?
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Well,. haven't got the album yet, I must pick it up next time I go to town.
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Do get it, Mairi. You won't be disappointed.
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Yeah. I heard it was vented toward Heather, Yoko, and Goeff Baker. Who is it vented at?
Not towards Heather. He loves his wife unconditionally.
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I havent even bought it yet (friday), but i'll wait for the 'special edition' if they dont have it in. If your going to do it, do it right I always say. I'm psyched though.
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I havent even bought it yet (friday), but i'll wait for the 'special edition' if they dont have it in. If your going to do it, do it right I always say. I'm psyched though.
That's what I'm going to get as well. The DVD is supposed to be pretty cool, and for an extra $5 or 6$, why not?
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^Absolutely!!!!! :)
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I'm on Riding Vanity Fair and he sounds p*ssed at Heather or whoever the song is for.
Quote from Paul McCartney in Uncut's latest issue: "I can see why there'd be some speculation about that as it's the closest i get on this album to having a go at someone. But, honestly, it's not about anyone in particular. As with most of my songs, it's more general than specific."
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It's funny. Before reading the article I heard the lyric as 'Writing to Vanity Fair.'
I was wondering if Macca is getting close to the bone with John perhaps? Wasn't there an interview with John in Vanity Fair?
Ever the diplomat Paul in his answer though. lol
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My memory gets blurred about everything but didn't Lennon write into a mag scathing Paul during their troubled times? Or was that the Playboy interview?
Anyway, I bet Paul Substituted Writing to Riding. (Scrambled Eggs /Yesterday .)lol....My theory anyway.....I also love the lyric 'Where do I begin.' Can't remember which song thats off right now...I'm off for another listen. hehehehe
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Paul in his own ride.
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Anyway is the track!! My least fave at the mo is Follow me.
'Anyway' has that great Abbey Rd. Golden Slumbers piano sound....Classic stuff.
Got me listening to Curtis Mayfield again too.! lol
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The link to download is dead now, by the way.
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Not towards Heather. He loves his wife unconditionally.
Whatever the inspiration for the song is, he does sound p*ssed.
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I had the Special Edition delivered last Saturday - but I haven't had a bloody chance to listen to the album or watch the DVD yet!!! :(
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English Tea, what a song!
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Damn, is it possible for me to get the Special Edition DVD after I already made a purchase of just the CD? I feel so gipped :(
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Damn, is it possible for me to get the Special Edition DVD after I already made a purchase of just the CD? I feel so gipped :(
There are some clips on Paul's official website. I think those are the same as the ones on the DVD. Just shorter...
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There are some clips on Paul's official website. I think those are the same as the ones on the DVD. Just shorter...
That's neat! But getting the actual DVD is impossible now?
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Not unless you want to buy another copy...
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I wonder if Circuit City would do an exchange of some sort?
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yay i listened to some of chaos and creation in the virgin store near me, and i cant wait till u get it!!!!!! it sounds so good(especcially as its the first time ive ever heard fine line), and also jenny wren sounds fantastc(similar to blackbird), and he can still sing fantastically after all these years!
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His voice does sound great on this album....(All that close miking.)
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Not unless you want to buy another copy...
Nope. I just went to Circuit City and asked if I could refund CACITB and buy the SE version, and they let me.
So later I gotta watch it ^_^
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Great! Now if only I could get my copy. Unforunately the nearest mall is half an hour away.
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Great album. Haven't watched the disc yet, just got it Friday.
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Just got my copy today as the local crap stores didnt have the special edition. Looks like my upcoming days off will be entertaining after all.
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Great! Now if only I could get my copy. Unforunately the nearest mall is half an hour away.
Aww, that's a bummer. Mine's about 10 minutes away, thankfully. Hopefully you'll be out on the road near there doing errands with family, and then you can go, "Hey, let's go get Chaos and Creation!"
Or something :)
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I'm still digging it. ;)
Would anyone go as far as to say it is his best solo work to date yet?
As an entire album it seems to have done the trick for me. Still, I am no expert when it comes to his solo albums.
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It's a really solid album
I hold my opinion: this is his best record since 197-something. I'm tempted to say "since "Venus and Mars" but "Back to the Egg" is getting upset at that. And "Flaming Pie" is looking askance at me as well. Its certainly his most contemplative and pretty album possibly ever.
And I vote Nigel Godrich gets to do all his albums from now on.
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lol...Totally agree about Mr Godrich. ;)
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I'm still saying RAM is his greatest. 'CACITB' in hovering in second right now, just ahead of 'Flaming Pie'. I do think its his most complete album though. Theres truly not a bad song on it for me, although 'A Fine Line' looks like it might be the first to lose some appeal.
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I'm gonna have to listen to RAM. 2nd Tk? For you to say that must mean it's pretty good...I know you know your solo Macca. lol
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I read in a mag that Paul's latest album is apparently his best since Band On The Run. Does anybody who has it agree with that? Also, I get the impression that the songs are very soft and acoustic on it. Am I right?
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Plenty of reviews and opinions in this very thread
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Chaos & Creation In The Backyard is a great album creatively, musically & artistically showcasing Paul at his finest as an artist a whole lot older after all these years. There are possibly two more sequels from these sessions I believe meaning his next 2 albums could be his last. BTW, I'm expecting another McCartney 3 before he's gone from this earth.
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2 more albums from these very same sessions Wayne?....I noticed there are a few tracks out there as B-sides already. Will be a sad day when Macca makes his last album.
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I'm gonna have to listen to RAM. 2nd Tk? For you to say that must mean it's pretty good...I know you know your solo Macca. lol
Yeah Apps, I suppose it is a fairly strong statement. I guess it has as much to do with Chaos being fresh for me right now as anything else. It truly is a good album though, but maybe i'll need to voice my opinion in another 6 months or so.
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Yeah Apps, I suppose it is a fairly strong statement. I guess it has as much
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2 more albums from these very same sessions Wayne?....I noticed there are a few tracks out there as B-sides already. Will be a sad day when Macca makes his last album.
Don't you think Macca will just roll on like the Stones?
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He probably will but I reckon Macca might want to leave on a creatively high note. He seems very inspired right now.....will it continue? I hope so. :)
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It's a toughie. He seems to have finally made an album that's got him critical acclaim. Being bloodyminded, it would be a nice full stop. But it's in his blood.
I'd like to see him do some collabarations (not S Wonder or M Jackson, but someone young). Is there talk of some work with Mr B Wilson?
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It's a shame Ydoll hasn't fronted up with his views. I would like to hear what he has to say.
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LOL...Well it seems to have kept him/her quiet.
There was talk about the Brian Wilson but I think I read on here somewhere that it had been called off.....Shame.
Maybe they already have recorded together and are saving it for posthumous release. hehehe
I can't think who I would like him to work with from the younger generation of bands...who really is that worthy? Would be quite an honour.
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He probably will but I reckon Macca might want to leave on a creatively high note. He seems very inspired right now.....will it continue? I hope so. :)
It would be great if Paul could start living up to the creativity of his Beatles days. I'm getting more and more interested in his latest album, and might well get it soon.
I saw in another magazine a few years ago that Paul's solo albums are in fact full of fine songs which are hardly known about. After getting All The Best before I read that, it seemed hard to believe reading it. The best of the best on that album is still mediocre I feel. Could it be that Macca went for the most commercial sounding songs for single release, and left the 'nicer' though less catchy melodies on his albums?
I've also got Paul Is Live, though no other Macca albums, and I have to say that A Fine Day is a really good song. Getting back a bit more truly to the Beatles sound, as does Coming Up, IMO.
In fact, in a UK Top Of The Pops special programme interview a few years back, I heard Paul say that when John Lennon heard Coming Up on the radio he decided that it was time for him to get back into the studio after his five year break. Paul seemed quite pleased to mention it in the interview. Did anyone see or hear that?
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The story behind Blackbird...
In England of course, girls are sometimes called "birds." So Paul wrote Blackbird about the Civil Rights movement taking place in the US.
I never knew that. It puts a whole lot of meaning into listening to the song just knowing it.
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Could it be that Macca went for the most commercial sounding songs for single release, and left the 'nicer' though less catchy melodies on his albums?
That crafty MCCartney. Mate - that's what the industry been doing for the last 50 years. I think you need to stop writing and start listening. ;)
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It would be great if Paul could start living up to the creativity of his Beatles days. I'm getting more and more interested in his latest album, and might well get it soon.
I saw in another magazine a few years ago that Paul's solo albums are in fact full of fine songs which are hardly known about. After getting All The Best before I read that, it seemed hard to believe reading it. The best of the best on that album is still mediocre I feel. Could it be that Macca went for the most commercial sounding songs for single release, and left the 'nicer' though less catchy melodies on his albums?
I've also got Paul Is Live, though no other Macca albums, and I have to say that A Fine Day is a really good song. Getting back a bit more truly to the Beatles sound, as does Coming Up, IMO.
In fact, in a UK Top Of The Pops special programme interview a few years back, I heard Paul say that when John Lennon heard Coming Up on the radio he decided that it was time for him to get back into the studio after his five year break. Paul seemed quite pleased to mention it in the interview. Did anyone see or hear that?
It was 'All The Best' Album that put me off getting his solo albums. lol
Wish I saw that issue of TOTP. I never heard of that. Not sure if it sounds like a gloat or if he knew John so well as to think that. I'm sure it would outrage the 'pure John' fans.
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That crafty MCCartney. Mate - that's what the industry been doing for the last 50 years. I think you need to stop writing and start listening. ;)
OK. Fair comment. But, I'm not bound to rush out to buy armfuls of McCartney albums after having bought All The Best. And where would I start? So, any advice? Which two studio Macca albums should I start with (apart from the latest) to hear his finest solo stuff? :)
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I am in the same predicament Greenapps.. TKitna who seems to me quite an avid Macca solo collector recommends RAM....That's what I'm gonna go for....I would definitely recommend Chaos & creation over Flaming Pie...(One that I did buy.)
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It was 'All The Best' Album that put me off getting his solo albums. lol
Are you mocking me for saying that songs like C Moon, Uncle Albert, and We All Stand Together are not very good songs? Do you like these songs and regard them as good?
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I am in the same predicament Greenapps.. TKitna who seems to me quite an avid Macca solo collector recommends RAM....That's what I'm gonna go for....I would definitely recommend Chaos & creation over Flaming Pie...(One that I did buy.)
I'll probably go for C&C and then Ram if I like C&C then.
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Are you mocking me for saying that songs like C Moon, Uncle Albert, and We All Stand Together are not very good songs? Do you like these songs and regard them as good?
How did you deduce that?
I was saying for me, it put me off buying his solo albums. Can't see why you thought I was mocking you.
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In fact, in a UK Top Of The Pops special programme interview a few years back, I heard Paul say that when John Lennon heard Coming Up on the radio he decided that it was time for him to get back into the studio after his five year break. Paul seemed quite pleased to mention it in the interview. Did anyone see or hear that?
You could think of it like this: John was so embarrassed by this song, he decided to get back into the studio to prove it could easily be done better and to keep The Beatles-dream somewhat alive.
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I used to really enjoy Band On The Run and Venus and Mars. Don't expect much agreement on Maaca's solo output though.
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You could think of it like this: John was so embarrassed by this song, he decided to get back into the studio to prove it could easily be done better and to keep The Beatles-dream somewhat alive.
When I saw it, I just felt a hint of, as though Paul wanted John to come back into the fold, from Paul's body language, tone of voice, and facial expression. I interpreted it as though Paul thought that John would be coming back to Paul because John heard a Macca song he actually liked. Paul seemed right pleased with it.
I gather Paul was the one really keen on the Beatles getting together again. A far as I know, even though Paul was responsible for spitting the group, (?), it was John who was most reluctant to bring it together again.
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How did you deduce that?
I was saying for me, it put me off buying his solo albums. Can't see why you thought I was mocking you.
Oh, sorry! I thought you were 'quoting' me! Well, we were in the same boat then!
:) :) :)
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No worries. ;)
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I can't think who I would like him to work with from the younger generation of bands...who really is that worthy? Would be quite an honour.
Couldn't think of anyone either, that's why I left it blank.
Keane maybe? They're very melodic and not just another guitar band. Could be some nice harmonies there.
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I gather Paul was the one really keen on the Beatles getting together again. A far as I know, even though Paul was responsible for spitting the group, (?), it was John who was most reluctant to bring it together again.
What do you think about this from George?:
"You all will have read that Dave Dee is no longer with us.
But Micky and Tich and I would like to carry on the good work
that's always gone down in number two." from the recording session of I me Mine
(January 3, 1970)
Could it be that even George (we know that Paul and surely Ringo did) wanted to continue with the guys despite John said to all of them that he wanted the divorce?
By that time John continued defining himself as one of the guys in his interviews so,... it might be a terrible mistake from Paul to make his announcement when noone wanted really left the band but take some mounths of rest?
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TK... I am on the cusp of listening to RAM. His whole Discography has just come in on my PC. :)
29 MACCA albums!!!! Criminal, but I shall then deduce which hard copies I must buy.
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Hopefully you'll enjoy RAM. Its the most Beatle sounding record that any of them recorded solo wise (my opinion anyways), and there isnt a bad song on it. A few of my faves would be - '"Back Seat Of My Car', 'Smile Away', 'Monkberry Moon Delight', and 'Heart Of The Country'. Let me know whatcha think.
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what about admiral hasey!!!!!
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Hopefully you'll enjoy RAM. Its the most Beatle sounding record that any of them recorded solo wise .
Agree.
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What do you think about this from George?:
"You all will have read that Dave Dee is no longer with us.
But Micky and Tich and I would like to carry on the good work
that's always gone down in number two." from the recording session of I me Mine
(January 3, 1970)
Could it be that even George (we know that Paul and surely Ringo did) wanted to continue with the guys despite John said to all of them that he wanted the divorce?
By that time John continued defining himself as one of the guys in his interviews so,... it might be a terrible mistake from Paul to make his announcement when noone wanted really left the band but take some mounths of rest?
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Several years ago I said to my girlfriend that when Paul reaches 64, I reckoned there would be a single release of When I'm 64. She laughed at it.
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Are you saying that The Beatles might have split by accident?
More or less, yeah.
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Several years ago I said to my girlfriend that when Paul reaches 64, I reckoned there would be a single release of When I'm 64. She laughed at it.
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He was born in 1942 so he's still 63 'till June'06. Cross your fingers
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You'll be older too!
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I always wished that they just took a break.
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I always wished that they just took a break.
So did I... and maybe they. Their words point that.
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Paul says in the new Rolling Stone, regarding the '64' thing, that his daughters have jokingly told him that he better go into hiding after May of next year.
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Paul says in the new Rolling Stone, regarding the '64' thing, that his daughters have jokingly told him that he better go into hiding after May of next year.
Until quarter to three. He hasn't started losing his hair though.
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He hasn't started losing his hair though.
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I think that CACITB is a good album, but I wonder why it gets really good critics. Even here. I don't hear a lot of new things. I mean, This Never Happened Before really sounds like Through Our Love from Pipes Of Peace, whick is mainly regarded as a bad album. I don't see very much differences.
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He was born in 1942 so he's still 63 'till June'06. Cross your fingers
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What are the sales/chart position of the new album? Just interested.
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What are the sales/chart position of the new album? Just interested.
According to the web he hasn't hit the top 75 yet! John is in the top 10. Even Bon Jovi have hit the top 40.
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It's a shame. He is not so musically considered by the media as when he was making the Anthology project (10 years ago!!). Now he's on TV because of the concert for NYC or Live 8 but not because of his great last album. For me it's a correct album from a man in his 60s being happy with his wife and remembering his good old days with the mates he has lost. It seems that it's time to remember, at least for Paul. :-/
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it should be in the top 10 by now!
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I wish but I doubt it :-/
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According to the web he hasn't hit the top 75 yet! John is in the top 10. Even Bon Jovi have hit the top 40.
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According to the web he hasn't hit the top 75 yet! John is in the top 10.
John is doing better in the UK than Paul because of the British sentimentality thing about dead stars and heroes. Witness the Freddie Mercury thing; the explosion of interest after he died. And, still more so, the Princess Diana thing. A lot of people weren't crazy about either before they died. I think the British media are good at understanding British sentimentality and whipping up people's feelings. I might be annoying some John purists in saying that. And, even some Diana fans!? But it's not my intention.
But, after John was murdered, there was a rush of purchasing interest in John's latest album, and the record company couldn't make new albums fast enough for release! I recall that.
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I bought the album and I like it. :) I love Fine Line, A certain Softness, and Riding to Vanity Fair on my first listen. There is a lot of piano used in this album. It's a good album an I expect better the more you listen to it. :)
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Yep it's a grower.
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I'm still into it.
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It made it to number 6 here in Vancouver
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I'm still into it.
Me too. The more I listen to it, the more I think that 'Too Much Rain' is the best on the album. I reserve a spot for my opinion to change at any time though.
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lol...I got through first 4 tracks of RAM un-interrupted...Going to have another listen for a full verdict.
Not sure what my fave is from C&CITBY. Such strong melodies. A Certain Softness chords are my flavour of the moment I suppose. I am going to re-learn that one today I think...Today's quest! lol. (and fitting in a complete listen of RAM)
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I'm really anxious for you to get 5 or 6 listens under your belt with RAM apps. Hell, you might not even like it, but i'm still curious.
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It debuted at #6 on Billboard.
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..then dropped to 66 this week.
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i just watched the dvd..........looking foward to the cd...it was a toss up between pauls new one or georges remastered bangledesh...paul won....
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Jeez pc, I thought Mccartney would always loose :)
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well i gotta listen to lennon acoustic to wash the mccartney out of me ears now!!!!
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judt listened to brain washed,scouse the mouse and anthology 2...i am ok now.....
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haha
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today i preview the cd.....
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today i preview the cd.....
I'm anxious to hear your review.
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not as anxious as i am to write one.........lol
i have not listen yet tho...
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Some info for the hesitant:
http://www.jpgr.co.uk/p3379612.html
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What a good album, Too Much Rain is an amazing song.
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Here are four leftovers from the album. They're not bootlegs, for they have been released here and there (for instance on the Jenny Wren-single). Tracks are:
1. I Want You To Fly
2. She Is So Beautiful
3. Summer Of 59
4. This Loving Game
Here: (available for 25 d/loads or 1 week): http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0GQQI8JM79KFD2IWFWR3997NV4
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And here are another two (again non bootlegs) from the Fine Line-single. Tracks are:
1. Comfort Of Love
2. Growing Up, Falling Down
This link will expire in 7 days and will be available for a limited number of downloads too:
http://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1JBQ6VL1NCC641KAA1EGL6QQ02
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bump
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Thanks Raxo. ;) D/loadin now. :) :) :)
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Thanks Raxo. ;) D/loadin now. :) :) :)
Bobber have uploaded 4 tracks on reply 145 too!!! :P