EGYPT STATION
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B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
Another review:
http://www.whig.com/20180823/album-review-egypt-station-delivers-on-all-fronts#
Thanks oobu. Really looking forward to more reviews.
OMG...now I have to preface this by saying that the writer (Mike Sorenson) is no doubt a huge Macca fan but this is making me even more excited about this album. Yankeefan and I have been predicting a "solid" but not top tier album. We may have to adjust our own personal reviews once we have the album. Maybe it might just be a top tier album!
The critic only covers less than half of the tracklist, but he really likes all of them (not a bad track as he says) and that includes "Fuh You". I predict that "Fuh You" will still be the "posterchild" for all the negative reviews especially those who don't like Paul in the first place. Hopefully, those who don't like the track after hearing it on the internet, will overlook it and keep in mind that Greg Kurstin is the producer for all the other tracks. The hopefull sign it that this review seems to be in line with the others I've seen so far (not many at this stage). It seems like Paul has a great deal of diversity and creativity in Egypt Station which is a trademark of his music/albums in the first place. As I said, I'm really excited at what I've read so far.
Enjoyed the review and sounds great. I will be happier when I read good review from sources who are not the biggest McCartney fans in general. I think the thing I am most excited about is the diversity of the music and it seems to be pretty good lyrically also. I am glad I am off the day I get the album, will be able to listen to it several times and just soak it in.
I agree and now I'm really looking forward to seeing Rollingstone's review. They tend to be the most objective pointing out both highs and lows.
I also really liked Greg Kurstin's interview with Mojo. The fact that he really likes the album and his barometer was Chaos. Greg also talks about the diversity. He used the example of Seargant Pepper where you had 2 songs as diverse as Lucy and When I'm 64.
And Keith Cameron's interview (Mojo) with Paul was so great and had so many parts to it. The part about "Fuh You" was so interesting as well. Paul's conversation with the producer on the song (i'm forgetting his name) was funny. Finally Paul gives him the answer to his question...what do you want to accomplish on our session and Paul says...to make a hit. The producer says...yes that's what I want to hear (something to that effect). Whether you like "Fuh You" or not, it shows that Paul at 76 and everything he has accomplished, is still going for it.
The interviews are great and I really enjoy interviews of McCartney when he has new album out because the questions are about his work now and not reliving the Beatles. It is a pleasure to read him answer these type of questions about his new music. I like that after all this time he is still competitive and wants to make a "hit". I also thought it was great that Greg Kurstin used CHAOS as the barometer because it shows that BOTR is not the only great post Beatle record McCartney has done.
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Doesn't look like any of the singles will be released in a physical format rather than just downloads, does it? I seem to recall some rumours around here of "Come on to me/I don't know" getting a vinyl release in August, but as that month is more or less over and nothing has materialized, it doesn't look good.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
Another review:
http://www.whig.com/20180823/album-review-egypt-station-delivers-on-all-fronts#
Thanks oobu. Really looking forward to more reviews.
OMG...now I have to preface this by saying that the writer (Mike Sorenson) is no doubt a huge Macca fan but this is making me even more excited about this album. Yankeefan and I have been predicting a "solid" but not top tier album. We may have to adjust our own personal reviews once we have the album. Maybe it might just be a top tier album!
The critic only covers less than half of the tracklist, but he really likes all of them (not a bad track as he says) and that includes "Fuh You". I predict that "Fuh You" will still be the "posterchild" for all the negative reviews especially those who don't like Paul in the first place. Hopefully, those who don't like the track after hearing it on the internet, will overlook it and keep in mind that Greg Kurstin is the producer for all the other tracks. The hopefull sign it that this review seems to be in line with the others I've seen so far (not many at this stage). It seems like Paul has a great deal of diversity and creativity in Egypt Station which is a trademark of his music/albums in the first place. As I said, I'm really excited at what I've read so far.
Enjoyed the review and sounds great. I will be happier when I read good review from sources who are not the biggest McCartney fans in general. I think the thing I am most excited about is the diversity of the music and it seems to be pretty good lyrically also. I am glad I am off the day I get the album, will be able to listen to it several times and just soak it in.
I agree and now I'm really looking forward to seeing Rollingstone's review. They tend to be the most objective pointing out both highs and lows.
I also really liked Greg Kurstin's interview with Mojo. The fact that he really likes the album and his barometer was Chaos. Greg also talks about the diversity. He used the example of Seargant Pepper where you had 2 songs as diverse as Lucy and When I'm 64.
And Keith Cameron's interview (Mojo) with Paul was so great and had so many parts to it. The part about "Fuh You" was so interesting as well. Paul's conversation with the producer on the song (i'm forgetting his name) was funny. Finally Paul gives him the answer to his question...what do you want to accomplish on our session and Paul says...to make a hit. The producer says...yes that's what I want to hear (something to that effect). Whether you like "Fuh You" or not, it shows that Paul at 76 and everything he has accomplished, is still going for it.
The interviews are great and I really enjoy interviews of McCartney when he has new album out because the questions are about his work now and not reliving the Beatles. It is a pleasure to read him answer these type of questions about his new music. I like that after all this time he is still competitive and wants to make a "hit". I also thought it was great that Greg Kurstin used CHAOS as the barometer because it shows that BOTR is not the only great post Beatle record McCartney has done.
I agree that these "interviews" were so refreshing for the reasons you gave. I'm so much more bullish on Egypt Station now than just a couple of days ago between the early reviews and the Mojo interviews. There appears to be several songs that we might find to be the "best" songs on album over and above the 3 we've already heard. That would be great.
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The review seems promising, the first two tracks sound promising to me (not much a fan of the third in terms of production); but I'm looking forward to this album. With everything that is going on, the world needs a bit more of McCartney.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
The interviews are great and I really enjoy interviews of McCartney when he has new album out because the questions are about his work now and not reliving the Beatles. It is a pleasure to read him answer these type of questions about his new music. I like that after all this time he is still competitive and wants to make a "hit". I also thought it was great that Greg Kurstin used CHAOS as the barometer because it shows that BOTR is not the only great post Beatle record McCartney has done.
I agree that these "interviews" were so refreshing for the reasons you gave. I'm so much more bullish on Egypt Station now than just a couple of days ago between the early reviews and the Mojo interviews. There appears to be several songs that we might find to be the "best" songs on album over and above the 3 we've already heard. That would be great.
I agree! You guys nailed it!
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The MOJO interview was 'amazing' and very insightful. And I loved the additional add-ons. Unlike many of my friends on this site, I absolutely LOVE "Fuh You". The song is loud, interesting, and Paul's voice is superb. It brings me back to the 70's and my love (sorry) for Wings. It is not 'dreadful'; it is not 'mediocre'. And if we go by YouTube, the score is still 13k to 3k. I'm a math guy and a baseball guy. I'll take 13 to 3 every single day. And it has over 1/2 million views. In 1976, a lot of people hated "Silly Love Songs"; but apparently many, many more people loved it.
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Not overly enamoured with the three "preview" tracks. Not overly.
Strangely the divisive "Fuh You", I can live with.... if I later learn it is the twelfth best song on the album.
Given his track record, no doubt Paul's "singles" releases from this album are nowhere his best songs.
And hopefully there will be another five songs there, where everyone hollers, "Why didn't you put that song out as your single?"
Maybe I'm Amazed. A Number One Song gone begging.
I have warmed to the three songs, but they aren't "grabbers".
Yet still, I am keenly awaiting the full thrust of the album proper.
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toris wrote:
Not overly enamoured with the three "preview" tracks. Not overly.
Strangely the divisive "Fuh You", I can live with.... if I later learn it is the twelfth best song on the album.
Given his track record, no doubt Paul's "singles" releases from this album are nowhere his best songs.
And hopefully there will be another five songs there, where everyone hollers, "Why didn't you put that song out as your single?"
Maybe I'm Amazed. A Number One Song gone begging.
I have warmed to the three songs, but they aren't "grabbers".
Yet still, I am keenly awaiting the full thrust of the album proper.
excellent post Toris. I feel similar but I do like "I Don't Know" a lot.
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toris wrote:
Not overly enamoured with the three "preview" tracks. Not overly.
Strangely the divisive "Fuh You", I can live with.... if I later learn it is the twelfth best song on the album.
Given his track record, no doubt Paul's "singles" releases from this album are nowhere his best songs.
And hopefully there will be another five songs there, where everyone hollers, "Why didn't you put that song out as your single?"
Maybe I'm Amazed. A Number One Song gone begging.
I have warmed to the three songs, but they aren't "grabbers".
Yet still, I am keenly awaiting the full thrust of the album proper.
“The full thrust” huh? I want it fuh you!
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toris wrote:
Strangely the divisive "Fuh You", I can live with.... if I later learn it is the twelfth best song on the album.
Love this comment! Could not help but find this amusing, given how many tracks will be on that album.
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Nancy R wrote:
toris wrote:
Not overly enamoured with the three "preview" tracks. Not overly.
Strangely the divisive "Fuh You", I can live with.... if I later learn it is the twelfth best song on the album.
Given his track record, no doubt Paul's "singles" releases from this album are nowhere his best songs.
And hopefully there will be another five songs there, where everyone hollers, "Why didn't you put that song out as your single?"
Maybe I'm Amazed. A Number One Song gone begging.
I have warmed to the three songs, but they aren't "grabbers".
Yet still, I am keenly awaiting the full thrust of the album proper.
“The full thrust” huh? I want it fuh you!
Nancy, you and Toris have me laughing again!! I like your emoticons.
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Looks like the epic closer to the album, "Despite Repeated Warnings," will have political overtones and meanings but also include towards the end a fun sparkling medley of song pieces like that in "Red Rose Speedway" I love and enjoy so much, going by some reviews. I get that impression. Protest type songs are important and meaningful, but go down sort of like a bitter medicine syrup that's good for you, but not all that enjoyable, compared to more lighthearted fun song excursions like the medley in Red Rose Speedway. I'm hoping for some like that.
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Only about 11 days away till I go to my local Target and buy Egypt Station.
Hopefully this will be the week we get a lot more reviews. Can't wait to see them.
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Another review found on another Macca site:
http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/music-review-paul-mccartney-egypt-station/
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oobu24 wrote:
Another review found on another Macca site:
http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/music-review-paul-mccartney-egypt-station/
Thanks again oobu24. This review by critic, Chaz Lipp, is the best one so far in my opinion. I say this because he doesn't appear to be a Paul fan boy at all but appreciates the all out talent and full career of McCartney...especially his later career since Flaming Pie. Some music critics feel the opposite and always bring Paul's career almost exclusively to his Beatle years. In fact one thing that was great about this review is that Mr. Lipp doesn't bring up any Beatle songs or John Lennon at all.
As far as Egypt Station, Mr. Lipp is quite positive calling it "another keeper among McCartney's string of superbly crafter late period albums."
Another great thing in this review, is that Mr. Lipp gives you an abundance amount of information on almost all the songs (at least as much as you can in a typical musicreview). I had never seen the "times" of each song and we found out here that the 2 intstrumentals (1st and last tracks on the proper album) are each under 1 minute. In general, I think that is probably good.
For people especially on this board (including me), we might find comfort in the fact that Mr. Lipp thinks Come On To Me and Fuh You (especailly the latter) are the weakest songs on the album. I'm paraphrasing but that is the feeling I get from this review and it is definitely true on Fuh You. He calls this song a bald faced stab at contemporay pop music and seems out of place with its "annoyingly now" sound. Mr. Lipp goes on to say that Macca sounds more at home everywhere else on the album. He calls Fuh You a minor detour but he admits it is catchy. Sounds like several here who have said the same thing.
It is obvious to me that he likes many of the other songs much better than Fuh You and Come On To Me.
Tracks Mr. Lipp really likes or loves:
*Confidante - Macca is totally unaccompanied on this one
* Happy With You - He really likes this one too
*Peope Want Peace - initially he found it a tad cringeworthy but he loves the arrangement
*Dominoes - he called this one the most instantly classic McCartney songs on the album
*Who Cares - terrific rocker with his full band
*Back in Brazil - mid tempo Latinish song and one of the most adventurous on the album
*Despite Repeated Warnings - likes the fact that the lyrics that could stand up in practicallly any political era
* Hand in Hand - very nice ballad and mentions that he still delivers a fine vocal
* Caesar Rock - Another rocker where he says Paul vocally still gives a roar with considerable authority
The reviewer specifically talks about Paul's vocals on Egypt Station. He feels that his singing is on par with what we have heard on his more recent albums and emphasizes that he is 76 years old.
All in all (except for Fuh You) I get the feeling he really likes Egypt Station. Even if I end up not liking Fuh You as a whole, I like the fact that it is only 3 minutes.
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B J Conlee wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
Another review found on another Macca site:
http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/music-review-paul-mccartney-egypt-station/
Thanks again oobu24. This review by critic, Chaz Lipp, is the best one so far in my opinion. I say this because he doesn't appear to be a Paul fan boy at all but appreciates the all out talent and full career of McCartney...especially his later career since Flaming Pie. Some music critics feel the opposite and always bring Paul's career almost exclusively to his Beatle years. In fact one thing that was great about this review is that Mr. Lipp doesn't bring up any Beatle songs or John Lennon at all.
As far as Egypt Station, Mr. Lipp is quite positive calling it "another keeper among McCartney's string of superbly crafter late period albums."
Another great thing in this review, is that Mr. Lipp gives you an abundance amount of information on almost all the songs (at least as much as you can in a typical musicreview). I had never seen the "times" of each song and we found out here that the 2 intstrumentals (1st and last tracks on the proper album) are each under 1 minute. In general, I think that is probably good.
For people especially on this board (including me), we might find comfort in the fact that Mr. Lipp thinks Come On To Me and Fuh You (especailly the latter) are the weakest songs on the album. I'm paraphrasing but that is the feeling I get from this review and it is definitely true on Fuh You. He calls this song a bald faced stab at contemporay pop music and seems out of place with its "annoyingly now" sound. Mr. Lipp goes on to say that Macca sounds more at home everywhere else on the album. He calls Fuh You a minor detour but he admits it is catchy. Sounds like several here who have said the same thing.
It is obvious to me that he likes many of the other songs much better than Fuh You and Come On To Me.
Tracks Mr. Lipp really likes or loves:
*Confidante - Macca is totally unaccompanied on this one
* Happy With You - He really likes this one too
*Peope Want Peace - initially he found it a tad cringeworthy but he loves the arrangement
*Dominoes - he called this one the most instantly classic McCartney songs on the album
*Who Cares - terrific rocker with his full band
*Back in Brazil - mid tempo Latinish song and one of the most adventurous on the album
*Despite Repeated Warnings - likes the fact that the lyrics that could stand up in practicallly any political era
* Hand in Hand - very nice ballad and mentions that he still delivers a fine vocal
* Caesar Rock - Another rocker where he says Paul vocally still gives a roar with considerable authority
The reviewer specifically talks about Paul's vocals on Egypt Station. He feels that his singing is on par with what we have heard on his more recent albums and emphasizes that he is 76 years old.
All in all (except for Fuh You) I get the feeling he really likes Egypt Station. Even if I end up not liking Fuh You as a whole, I like the fact that it is only 3 minutes.
I knew you'd like this review. LOL! I can't wait for the new album.
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Another version to buy!
https://shop.paulmccartney.com/us_en/egypt-station-spotify-exclusive-vinyl.html
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Nancy R wrote:
Another version to buy!
https://shop.paulmccartney.com/us_en/egypt-station-spotify-exclusive-vinyl.html
Is there a way to buy this in the UK.? I don’t use Spotify but I’d like to get this.
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Jock Tamson wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Another version to buy!
https://shop.paulmccartney.com/us_en/egypt-station-spotify-exclusive-vinyl.html
Is there a way to buy this in the UK.? I don’t use Spotify but I’d like to get this.
I believe this is what you can use.
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Sorry if this has already been answered or talked about. I've got the Spotify version on preorder, mostly because it looks cool, but now trying to decide which CD or digital version to get. The Target one has the 2 bonus tracks but has anyone heard of any other versions that will have any bonus tracks? Just wanting to get as many tracks as possible without buying like 5 copies of the new album. Perhaps there will be a "deluxe super awesome" version with all of the available tracks?