will be v interested to see what paul album rates highest here -- band on the run and tug of war were prob the critical faves back in the day, now i'd expect it to go to ram or maybe even mccartney II.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:45 (six years ago) link
Let Me POLL It
nice
― WilliamC, Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:45 (six years ago) link
JL/POB is prob not my personal fav beatles solo album but it feels like a lock for top 3 at least
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:46 (six years ago) link
voodoo chili - legit lolz at "Imagine all the Pre-POLLs"
― moresoupial (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:51 (six years ago) link
I will not be tallying votes for individual albums, that's some other poll
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:51 (six years ago) link
My bit about George.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
surprised there wasn't a button poll for that already
I guess I could do a side-poll for albums if people really want. I don't really care personally
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:53 (six years ago) link
xp
ah! sorry should've read this more carefully.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:58 (six years ago) link
There’s two good songs on dark horse is an insane opinion
― Ross, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:10 (six years ago) link
that's true, there's actually three good songs (Ding Dong, Dark Horse and It Is He)
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:12 (six years ago) link
the mono version of "wonderwall music" is just so damn fantastic
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link
Extra Texture is worse if that's possible. At least DH has an anonymous mid '70s studio rock professionalism.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:15 (six years ago) link
I’m pretty sure Macca wins this over the length of his career : between « every night », « say say say » and stuff on Chaos, for instance, a lot of great work.Lennon’s and George’s initial output were stronger, though.
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
the weird thing for me is that while I find plenty of Macca's stuff pleasant, I'm hard-pressed to consider what I think his greatest solo songs are. a lot of his hits seem slight or just stupid, and the ones that I consider very good don't really measure up to the more canonical hits from John and George's early runs. I mean, sure "Band on the Run" or "Live and Let Die" are good but ... they aren't *that* great.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
Macca is perfect for the old days of CD-Rs and CS-90s. You do what a pal did for me: stick 15 to 20 album tracks, B-sides, and obscurities. I was charmed.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:40 (six years ago) link
yeah that's true, he's done so much and followed so many weird little detours, but with a baseline competency and inventiveness that you could just make an entirely decent alternate discography from any old collection of odds and ends
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
otoh I listen to something like Red Rose Speedway and as soon as its over I can't remember a thing about it
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:42 (six years ago) link
Yeah I agree. Like once they pass away : John had « Imagine », George « My Sweet Lord », even when the time comes, Ringo will have, I don’t know, like « Photograph », but Macca... his most famous track, nowadays, might be « Live &Let Die », which seems a bit below the level of such a legendary songwriter.
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link
I sort of agree that most of the best solo McCartney tracks are slight and insubstantial and frivolous, but I don't think that's a bad thing, I like the way he embraced meandering aimlessness in his solo career, what else are you going to do after you've been in The Greatest Band Of All Time
― soref, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:44 (six years ago) link
Yeah, of course.That said I have always thought, in all fairness, that Macca’s « Imagine » should be « Let it Be ».Even Lennon said it was a solo track !
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:48 (six years ago) link
the canonical paul solo track is probably maybe i'm amazed, isn't it?
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:49 (six years ago) link
maybe? otoh how many ilxors are really gonna go to bat for that smarmy pile (I prefer the Faces version!)
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
do Twin Freaks versions count as separate tracks itp bcz ^
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
sure
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
"Band on the Run" and "Jet" are probably competitive with "Live & Let Die" for famousness. "Maybe I'm Amazed" for belovedness.
Me, I just hope something from Tug of War gets some love. "Take it Away" perhaps.
― moresoupial (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
I loved this Taylor Parkes article about the low-key weirdness of so much of 70s McCartney':
Though they feature a great many pale burlesques of funk or blues or disco or doo-wop, these records occupy a unique space within pop — in some ways, they're barely recognisable as pop music at all. Except in the most superficial sense, they bear no relation to the work of McCartney's contemporaries, nor to anything that came before (or has come since). Not because they're personal — McCartney let little of himself into his work — nor because they push back boundaries, or break new ground (they do neither). They just seem to ignore most of pop's basic obligations. Few of these songs mean anything at all; they're rarely exciting in a purely visceral sense; they never tell a story, or attempt to blow your mind; they're seldom uplifting, or plaintive, or gross. They are utterly useless objects, which seem content simply to exist. This is their (very) peculiar charm.
http://thequietus.com/articles/01922-paul-mccartney-the-beatles-wings-the-best-of
― soref, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:57 (six years ago) link
idrc Macca ever playing with Oasis?― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:44 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkyeah me neither― Οὖτις, Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:44 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:44 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah me neither
― Οὖτις, Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:44 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That's because he didn't! I'm referring to Lennon's voice on 'I'm Outta Time', which counts because it features him!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:57 (six years ago) link
wow that is v otm
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:58 (six years ago) link
I'm referring to Lennon's voice on 'I'm Outta Time', which counts because it features him!
samples don't count
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link
the Beatle in question has to have actively participated in the recording
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:00 (six years ago) link
this principle makes picking votes on Liverpool Sound Collage harder too
Twin Freaks edition of Maybe I'm Amazed btw
brb, voting Beastie Boys for 100 points
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:00 (six years ago) link
xpost
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:01 (six years ago) link
lol I resisted making this very joek
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
No Grey Album guys
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:03 (six years ago) link
yeah i buy that parks take on macca. he's like a more musically inspired, varied and energetic version of like, beach boys love you, just this stoned goofball recording things because he has tunes in him and recording things is what he knows how to do. throwing all his rocker passion and all his tuneful hook-finding instincts behind nonsensical inanities. to be clear "morse moose and the grey goose" and "junior's farm" will almost assuredly be on my ballot so i am 100% in favor of this approach.
― noel gallaghah's high flying burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:04 (six years ago) link
Extra Texture is worse if that's possible. At least DH has an anonymous mid '70s studio rock professionalism.― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:15 PM (forty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:15 PM (forty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I like 'You' (which is an All Things Must Pass era outtake) and 'This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)', mostly because of the Moog bass, but the rest is mid-tempo, beard stroking tedium. Dark Horse has a decent instrumental opener, and 'Simply Shady', but even that's sunk by the woeful condition of George's voice which even on a good day isn't a beautiful instrument to listen to. The rest of the record sucks.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:04 (six years ago) link
I'm going to allow any non-Beatles track that features the appearance of at least one Beatle.
^ 'I'm Outta Time' totally counts under this criteria!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
can we ban Turrican from the results thraed pre-emptively
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
I don't buy that Parks take on Macca at all. The "stoner goofball" shit on McCartney II is just one side of what he does.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
I like this a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOrTNBKUisw
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
that Quietus piece nails it imo
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:12 (six years ago) link
xxxpost:
Oh do be quiet. For what it's worth, I'm not much into that particular rule anyway, which is why none of that stuff will be appearing on my ballot.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:12 (six years ago) link
I'd forgotten about 'Love Comes to Everyone' ... I thought some of Harrison's late '70s stuff was pretty decent, particularly Thirty-Three & 1/3 which I'd rank as his second best solo LP.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:14 (six years ago) link
I can think of a few Lennon & Harrison deep cuts to include, but I suspect most of 'em will be McCartney tracks.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2018 21:16 (six years ago) link
Quietus quote sounds like any other description of a popular act you dont like/get, nothing specifically mccartney about it
― niels, Thursday, 10 May 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
glad to see this POLL on the run though, esp looking forward to hearing some deep cuts from Ringo and Harrison!
― niels, Thursday, 10 May 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
hmm I guess the journalist does like macca but he sure is weirdly mean in that article
― niels, Thursday, 10 May 2018 22:12 (six years ago) link
looking forward to hearing some deep cuts from Ringo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZN_8M4OpMo
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 11 May 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
Worst song ever, that one.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 May 2018 00:19 (six years ago) link