C/D Paul McCartney Solo

I thought I'd read originally that they were going to be on iTunes on May, 22nd, but after re-reading the May 15th press release it says "later in the month". So next Tuesday maybe?

Press to Play just showed up on iTunes, but that's it. I'm assuming they're going to use the slow drip method of putting his catalog up.

Press to play? Be still my beating lamp-post.

the whole catalog is available at pretty much every service except itunes.

JUST TELL ME TO PRESS

it's all going up next week, itunes is still setting up it's DRM-less deal, apparently.

Actually, looks like it's all up now, with the curious exception of Ram.

Half of the new album is wonderful, half of it is Macca trying too hard. At least he's trying, but there's some embarrassing stuff...

Also missing: Wings At the Speed of Sound, Wings Over America.

btw, there's a massive profile article on him in this week's New Yorker.

Yes, it was very well done I thought. It's not online, but there's this

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2007/06/04/070604_meetingabeatle.mp3

Actually, looks like it's all up now, with the curious exception of Ram.

And thus, prolly, no Thrillington either?

that new video with mckenzie crook, ghosts - WTF ?

Wings over America and London Town now up!

"vintage clothes"

This was aimed at you, Tim, my love.

love you, alfred!

The New Yorker interview is an excellent piece of writing. Lots of talk about death & loss and very little re: the new album itself, with Paul doing a lot of reminiscing throughout.

YEAH FUCKING DIE ALREADY YOU BLOATED, ARROGANT SHITFACE. god i hate paul mccartney.

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another poster on this board and I were walking down the street and I said 'I'm really looking forward to the new album' and he says he says 'I hate that new mandolin song' and I say 'I actually like it more than anything on the last album' and he pauses for a moment and turns around and screams 'ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND?'

Taking sides: Mandolin vs. maudolin

OK. Got the album today. Nice enough at times, but obviously not even close to the greatness of "Chaos & Creation In The Backyard". Sadly, McCartney hardly ever manages to release two really great solo albums in a row, "Band On The Run"/"Venus And Mars" being the only exception.

And, btw. I hate - H A T E - the coverart concept!!!!

(Outta the two finger-pointerers photopicturecopied 'lightly upthread, the upper one's still the smarterer and the downlower's still merely an arsenist. Here's hoping the latter will never be arsed to release any music recordings. Sorry, just saying.)

does anyone love 'Maybe I'm Amazed'? Really, any views on that piano-driven ballad?

I do, in its original version.

I pretty much love both the original and the Twin Freaks version, but in a distant kind of way where I'm not really putting much into the relationship.

I like when The Faces do it and somebody, maybe Ron Wood, says something like "It's a lovely tune and if you don't know it, you should know it. Know the tune!"

like it a lot.

So, anyroad, the "memory" was given away 2 weeks ago w/ Mailonsunday.

Still haven't actually played it yet.

Know the tune!

don't know Twin Freaks (?) though there is a decent enough version on Macca's US tour live LP from ... 2005 (?)

he really goes to town on the sawdust vocal doesn't he (on the original) - perhaps to excess? it's odd how the sensitive ballad thing is combined with that rock show frenzy, in Macca.

"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a beautiful song, and nobody can deny that. But I am not a fan of the way he sings on it. It would have benefited more from the more controlled singing style he used on songs like "Yesterday", "And I Love Her", "Michelle" and the first half of "Hey Jude".

The "Wings over America" version instead then?

I think Geir could be correct!

looks like new firemen coming up:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20081001/ten-uk-mccartney-5fdf947.html

The second Fireman, 'Rushes', was pretty good I think.

I am a big fan of the totally weird new wave experiments in Paul McCartney II. Especially the songs "Temporary Secretary" and "Darkroom".

If you haven't heard these, they will shock you.

"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a beautiful song, and nobody can deny that. But I am not a fan of the way he sings on it. It would have benefited more from the more controlled singing style he used on songs like "Yesterday", "And I Love Her", "Michelle" and the first half of "Hey Jude".

This is a completely retarded statement.

Beatles >>>> McCartney solo > Wings

And btw. I stand by the above statement. I dislike exaggerated show of emotion, and part of what I like most about McCartney is when he does NOT sing in his "gospel" or "rock'n'roll shouter" voice.

Yeah, but there's a huge difference between the extremely over the top "Get On the Right Thing" and "Maybe I'm Amazed." Yes, there's the way he sings the "loud" verse -- I think that part is pretty incredible myself, but people may feel differently.

But the fact that he sings the first few verses with an open throat instead of softly and mostly in his head way, way, WAY makes the song as emotional as it is. This isn't Whitney's "I Will Always Love You" where you're supposed to be impressed by your hi-fi's remarkable dynamic range -- it's a paean to your wife who pretty much saved you from going insane, and you don't whisper that shit.

not being a huge fan of mac's "gritty" vocal style myself, I can side w/geir here (also note, when eric carmen does this in raspberries songs, i begin to hate p-mac more). but also *love* the regular verse vocals NTI is talking about -- see also his singing in "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", or "I've Got a Feeling" (which also skirts the line between corny soul-emoting and smoother, perhaps more vulnerable sounding singing)

Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight is ... good.

what about the last Macca LP? I like the song 'My Ever Present Past'.

I would say he hasn't made a really weak normal solo album since "Pipes Of Peace". "Press To Play" was patchy, but in places very good. "Flowers In The Dirty" was excellent, no less. "Off The Ground" was a bit more patchy, but still a nice overall listen. "Flaming Pie" may not have been quote the return to form some claimed, but still a good album. "Driving Rain" is perhaps the weakest of this lot, but still with some pretty strong moments such as the title track. "Chaos & Creation In The Backyard" was his best since "Tug Of War" and his second best solo effort overall, whereas the most recent one was also a good album where the main weakness had more to do with compression than with the actual material.

Listening again to 'maybe I'm amazed' - very strong guitar presence in this song, hacking and chugging along under verses. And all these solos breaking the song up!

"Ever Present Past" is really nice. Sounds like a lost Wasp Star track.

McCartney solo is even worse than Bob Segar, and that's saying something. At least some Bob Segar songs have a memorable tune, even if they reek of shit and truck stops.