PAUL SOLO/POST BEATLES' ANTHOLOGY
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B J Conlee wrote:
2011- 2020 Decade Paul McCartney Post Beatles' Compilation
Disc 1
1. Alligator - from the "New" Album (great hidden gem)
2. Early Days - from the "New" Album (one of the best tracks on the album)
3. Appreciate - from the "New" Album (Experimental Paul at his best)
4. Everybody Out There - from the "New" Album (pick the best live version)
5. I Can Bet - from the "New" Album (great deep rocking cut)
6. Turned Out - from the Deluxe Edition of "New" (love this extra song)
7. Demon's Dance - from the Collector's Edition bonus Disc of "New" (love Paul's boogie woogie piano here)
8. I Don't Know - from Egypt Station (one of Paul's best Solo songs imo)
9. Happy With You - from Egypt Station (great hidden gem on the album)
10.Confidante - from Egypt Station "live version" at LIPA show)
11. Hand in Hand - from Egypt Station (another great hidden gem)
12. Dominoes - from Egupt Station (one of Paul's best Solo Songs imo)
13. Get Started - Bonus Track from Explorer's Edition of Egypt Station
14. 60 Second Street -Bonus Track from Explorer's Edition of Egypt Station
15. Find My Way - from McCartney 3
16. Slidin - from McCartney 3
17. The Kiss of Venus - from McCartney 3
18. Seize the Day - from McCartney 3 (one of Paul's best Solo songs imo)
19. Winter Bird/When Winter Comes - from McCartney 3
20. Women and Wives - from McCartney 3 Imagined (St. Vincent Remix) - better than Paul's original with enhanced guitar Solo by Annie Clark
Disc 2
1. Save Us - from the "New" album
2. On My Way to Work - from the "New" Album
3. Queenie Eye - from the "New" album (use the best "LIve" version)
4. New - title cut from the "New" Album (use the best "Live" version
5. Scared - HIdden track on the "New" Album (great ballad imo)
7. Who Cares - from Egypt Station (use best "Live" version)
8. People Want Peace - from Egypt Station
9. Hunt You Down/Naked - from Egypt Station
10. I Want to Come Home - Non-Allbum Single and from the Movie "Everybody's Fine"
11. In the Blink of an Eye - from the Ethel and Ernest Movie and Soundtrack (beautiful ballad)
12. My Soul - from the "London Underground Album (Paul collaboration with Nitin Sawhney)
13. Home Tonight - Single and Extra Song from the Egypt Station Sessions
14. In a Hurry - Single and Extra Song from the Egypt Station Sessions
15. My Valentine - Single and from the Kisses on the Bottom Album (great Paul Ballad with Eric Clapton's Guitar Solo)
16. Only Our Hearts - Single and from the Kisses on the Bottom Album (great Harmonica Solo with Stevie Wonder)
17. Despite Repeated Warnings - from Egypt Station
Correction
On Disc 2 Above...I should have included "Do It Now" as Song # 6
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B J Conlee wrote:
As good as the 2001-2010 Decade was, I think the final Decade in Paul's fantastic Post Beatles' Career is just as good. I'm including McCartney 3 in this Decade since it came out December 18, 2020. Other great later period Paul Solo albums include Egypt Station and New.
I agree that the teens decade was just as good as the 00's decade, particularly if you count McCartney 3. Technically there are only the two original studio albums, but both are great IMO. Then you've also got the original songs on Kisses on the Bottom, plus 10 excellent bonus songs between New and Egypt Station, and that's a whole album worth of material right there. And I do think it's fair to include McCartney 3 as well.
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McCall wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
As good as the 2001-2010 Decade was, I think the final Decade in Paul's fantastic Post Beatles' Career is just as good. I'm including McCartney 3 in this Decade since it came out December 18, 2020. Other great later period Paul Solo albums include Egypt Station and New.
I agree that the teens decade was just as good as the 00's decade, particularly if you count McCartney 3. Technically there are only the two original studio albums, but both are great IMO. Then you've also got the original songs on Kisses on the Bottom, plus 10 excellent bonus songs between New and Egypt Station, and that's a whole album worth of material right there. And I do think it's fair to include McCartney 3 as well.
Thanks McCall. I agree that when you look at New, Egypt Station and McCartney 3 you have a lot of great songs from this "final" Decade plus you have all the "non-album" songs.. Even for fans who might have bought the "Pure McCartney" compilations (either 2 CD or 4 CD package), there are many tracks that are not duplications. I particularly like the non-album stuff from Track #10 to 16. I'm sure I might have missed a "good song or two", but generally it contains much of Paul's best deep cuts, singles and B-Sides.
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I thought this article was interesting. Noticed at first you said '70s, '80s and '90s, then switched to 2001-2010 and 2011-2020.
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Nancy R wrote:
I thought this article was interesting. Noticed at first you said '70s, '80s and '90s, then switched to 2001-2010 and 2011-2020.
I always took a decade to begin with zero and end with a nine. (exp. 1980-1989)
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
I thought this article was interesting. Noticed at first you said '70s, '80s and '90s, then switched to 2001-2010 and 2011-2020.
I always took a decade to begin with zero and end with a nine. (exp. 1980-1989)
Only if you're talking about "the '80s" apparently. The decade begins like 1981-1990. Then 1991-2000, etc. Of course "a" decade can be any 10 year period, expressed like "I worked as a secretary for a decade, from 1985 to 1995."
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Honestly, I was thinking more of "any 10 Year Period" when I started thinking about Paul's "Post Beatles" Decades. Technically, if we defined each Paul "Post Beatles Decade" to begin with a "0" and End with a "9"...the only Decade that would be seriously hurt by scrapping my "general 10 Year Period" definition would be the last... 2010 to 2019. Then you would have to eliminate McCartney 3 (was released in 2020) and only include New, Egypt Station and Kisses on the Bottom as Albums in the Decade. Since "Kisses" only had 2 Paul originals, it would make this last Decade too dependent on just New and Egypt Station. The general "10 Year Period" definition by including Mccartney 3 makes for a much better Compilation imo. By including McCartney 3 with its really good 5-6 tracks makes for a much better well-rounded CD and last Decade imo.
As far as a "Decades" Paul Post Beatles' Compilation Package, I would rather stay with my general 10 Year Period Definition for Decades.
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I really like my CD's for the 2000's in general (4 Discs total). Really good mix imo and there are only 4-5 tracks that were even on the "Pure McCartney" Compilation from 2016. And some of those duplications can be eliminated by choosing "Live Versions"as alternatives.
I still have to do my revised 1990's Compilation converting that Decade into a 2 Disc Set. That would make for a 10 Disc Set in total. Paul and EMI potentially could stagger the total Set into 2 Release Dates with the first being the initial 1 Disc Set for each Decade followed up by the 2nd Disc Set after a few months.
I realize that it is a long shot that something like this would happen over the next few years but it was a fun exercise and as a couple boardies have mentioned...it proved that Paul has had a very consistent and great Post Beatles' Career.
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B J Conlee wrote:
I really like my CD's for the 2000's in general (4 Discs total). Really good mix imo and there are only 4-5 tracks that were even on the "Pure McCartney" Compilation from 2016. And some of those duplications can be eliminated by choosing "Live Versions"as alternatives.
I still have to do my revised 1990's Compilation converting that Decade into a 2 Disc Set. That would make for a 10 Disc Set in total. Paul and EMI potentially could stagger the total Set into 2 Release Dates with the first being the initial 1 Disc Set for each Decade followed up by the 2nd Disc Set after a few months.
I realize that it is a long shot that something like this would happen over the next few years but it was a fun exercise and as a couple boardies have mentioned...it proved that Paul has had a very consistent and great Post Beatles' Career.
Just personal taste, the last two CD's are not as good as the "00's" CD's. I am in the minority but I was not really a big fan of the album "New". "I Can Bet" and "Early Days" are the only two songs I really liked from the album. For example, "Everybody Out There" is not really good song IMO and it strikes me as song written just to get audience participation if played live. I never liked "Queenie Eye" and was sad that was played live over something like "I Can Bet". In addition, I was not a fan of "Kisses On The Bottom" and it is mainly due to the style of music (traditional pop/jazz). I am much more into McCartney doing covers of 50's rock than the songs on "Kisses On The Bottom". On the positive side of the final two CD's, love the songs from "Egypt Station" and "McCartney III".
Thanks for doing this exercise and it does show all the great music that has come after the Beatles. The sad part is how few people have a clue what they are missing -oh well.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
I really like my CD's for the 2000's in general (4 Discs total). Really good mix imo and there are only 4-5 tracks that were even on the "Pure McCartney" Compilation from 2016. And some of those duplications can be eliminated by choosing "Live Versions"as alternatives.
I still have to do my revised 1990's Compilation converting that Decade into a 2 Disc Set. That would make for a 10 Disc Set in total. Paul and EMI potentially could stagger the total Set into 2 Release Dates with the first being the initial 1 Disc Set for each Decade followed up by the 2nd Disc Set after a few months.
I realize that it is a long shot that something like this would happen over the next few years but it was a fun exercise and as a couple boardies have mentioned...it proved that Paul has had a very consistent and great Post Beatles' Career.
Just personal taste, the last two CD's are not as good as the "00's" CD's. I am in the minority but I was not really a big fan of the album "New". "I Can Bet" and "Early Days" are the only two songs I really liked from the album. For example, "Everybody Out There" is not really good song IMO and it strikes me as song written just to get audience participation if played live. I never liked "Queenie Eye" and was sad that was played live over something like "I Can Bet". In addition, I was not a fan of "Kisses On The Bottom" and it is mainly due to the style of music (traditional pop/jazz). I am much more into McCartney doing covers of 50's rock than the songs on "Kisses On The Bottom". On the positive side of the final two CD's, love the songs from "Egypt Station" and "McCartney III".
Thanks for doing this exercise and it does show all the great music that has come after the Beatles. The sad part is how few people have a clue what they are missing -oh well.
Thanks Yankeefan and great Post. Your last sentence really says it all and is the main reason that I hope something like this "Decades Based" Final Compilation eventually gets done. The last 2/3rds of a package like I'm suggesting (especially from the 90's and 2000's) might get a lot more fans appreciating Paul's latter period Discography a lot more. The 2000's in general (from Chaos and Creation through Egupt Station and McCartney 3 were pretty great imo.
PS As far as the "New" album, I always really liked Alligator as well as Early Days and I Can Bet. As I've been listening to "New" tracks over the last week in preparation for my selections, I found that I now like songs like Appreciate, Turned Out, Demon's Dance and Scared a lot more than I initially did when the album was released.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
I thought this article was interesting. Noticed at first you said '70s, '80s and '90s, then switched to 2001-2010 and 2011-2020.
I always took a decade to begin with zero and end with a nine. (exp. 1980-1989)
Interesting article Nancy.
PS Notice I have "Appreciate" on my LIst above (Disc 1, Track 3). I think you were one of the first here that really highlighted this track way back when the album was released. It was a "grower" for me then and as I have relistened to it several years later, I really like/love it now. As I said, above "experimental Paul at his finest".
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B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
I thought this article was interesting. Noticed at first you said '70s, '80s and '90s, then switched to 2001-2010 and 2011-2020.
I always took a decade to begin with zero and end with a nine. (exp. 1980-1989)
Interesting article Nancy.
PS Notice I have "Appreciate" on my LIst above (Disc 1, Track 3). I think you were one of the first here that really highlighted this track way back when the album was released. It was a "grower" for me then and as I have relistened to it several years later, I really like/love it now. As I said, above "experimental Paul at his finest".
Yes, I noticed! I always loved Appreciate! I'm with Yankeefan, though - never liked Queenie Eye, but love I Can Bet.
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I have to say that I like "Queenie Eye" a little better than you guys. I consider it a "good album cut"but not one of the 4 or 5 best songs on the Album. I like the overall rhythm on "Queenie Eye" and the little production touches like the "slower" beginning and ending parts. I think they enhance the song. Strangely, I think "Queenie Eye" is more "Beatly" sounding than most of the "New" tracks. Conversely, I think "I Can Bet" is more "Wingish" and it grew a lot more with me on repeated listens. I think when I did Paul's best 15 Solo Songs a few months ago, the only "New" track on my List was "Early Days" which I still consider the best song on the album.
The 4 "New" tracks that Paul and EMI were pushing the most were "Save Us, Queenie Eye, New and Everybody Out There"and they became the 4 songs that Paul and Band performed on the subsequent Tour. I think they are all good album tracks but not the best songs on the overall album imo. Now that's certainly not the first time that has happened as we all know. Just look at our "Setlist" threads on Maccaboard.
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Now I'm going to start working on my REVISED 2 DISC SET FOR THE 90'S. Based on several comments about selections and omissions, I think I will break the best of the 90's into 2 Discs like I have now done for all the other Decades. By doing 2 Discs, we can keep the overall # of tracks per Disc to under 20 and also keep the overall "time" down.
I may also have to break one of the earlier rules that I have mainly had for each Decade in general. Because of Linda's illness in the middle of the 90's, Paul wasn't as prolific in the 90's relative to "new" Paul written (or cowritten) songs. Becaue of that reason, I might add a few of the covers from his last labum of the 90's - Run Devil Run. I thnk a few of them need to be included for 2 reasons...1) they are "rare" early rock oldies and 2) Paul made these oldies his own and makes them sound very different than the originals. Let me know what you think!
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B J Conlee wrote:
I have to say that I like "Queenie Eye" a little better than you guys. I consider it a "good album cut"but not one of the 4 or 5 best songs on the Album. I like the overall rhythm on "Queenie Eye" and the little production touches like the "slower" beginning and ending parts. I think they enhance the song. Strangely, I think "Queenie Eye" is more "Beatly" sounding than most of the "New" tracks. Conversely, I think "I Can Bet" is more "Wingish" and it grew a lot more with me on repeated listens. I think when I did Paul's best 15 Solo Songs a few months ago, the only "New" track on my List was "Early Days" which I still consider the best song on the album.
The 4 "New" tracks that Paul and EMI were pushing the most were "Save Us, Queenie Eye, New and Everybody Out There"and they became the 4 songs that Paul and Band performed on the subsequent Tour. I think they are all good album tracks but not the best songs on the overall album imo. Now that's certainly not the first time that has happened as we all know. Just look at our "Setlist" threads on Maccaboard.
I think he did "On My Way To Work" once and IMO he should have kept it in the setlist -lol. See link below.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Now I'm going to start working on my REVISED 2 DISC SET FOR THE 90'S. Based on several comments about selections and omissions, I think I will break the best of the 90's into 2 Discs like I have now done for all the other Decades. By doing 2 Discs, we can keep the overall # of tracks per Disc to under 20 and also keep the overall "time" down.
I may also have to break one of the earlier rules that I have mainly had for each Decade in general. Because of Linda's illness in the middle of the 90's, Paul wasn't as prolific in the 90's relative to "new" Paul written (or cowritten) songs. Becaue of that reason, I might add a few of the covers from his last labum of the 90's - Run Devil Run. I thnk a few of them need to be included for 2 reasons...1) they are "rare" early rock oldies and 2) Paul made these oldies his own and makes them sound very different than the originals. Let me know what you think!
I would add "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Lonesome Town" and "All Shook Up. See links.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Now I'm going to start working on my REVISED 2 DISC SET FOR THE 90'S. Based on several comments about selections and omissions, I think I will break the best of the 90's into 2 Discs like I have now done for all the other Decades. By doing 2 Discs, we can keep the overall # of tracks per Disc to under 20 and also keep the overall "time" down.
I may also have to break one of the earlier rules that I have mainly had for each Decade in general. Because of Linda's illness in the middle of the 90's, Paul wasn't as prolific in the 90's relative to "new" Paul written (or cowritten) songs. Becaue of that reason, I might add a few of the covers from his last labum of the 90's - Run Devil Run. I thnk a few of them need to be included for 2 reasons...1) they are "rare" early rock oldies and 2) Paul made these oldies his own and makes them sound very different than the originals. Let me know what you think!
I would add "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Lonesome Town" and "All Shook Up. See links.
- All Shook Up - Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Lonesome TownTotally agree!
And B J, Save Us was another one I really liked in addition to New, I Can Bet and Appreciate.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
I have to say that I like "Queenie Eye" a little better than you guys. I consider it a "good album cut"but not one of the 4 or 5 best songs on the Album. I like the overall rhythm on "Queenie Eye" and the little production touches like the "slower" beginning and ending parts. I think they enhance the song. Strangely, I think "Queenie Eye" is more "Beatly" sounding than most of the "New" tracks. Conversely, I think "I Can Bet" is more "Wingish" and it grew a lot more with me on repeated listens. I think when I did Paul's best 15 Solo Songs a few months ago, the only "New" track on my List was "Early Days" which I still consider the best song on the album.
The 4 "New" tracks that Paul and EMI were pushing the most were "Save Us, Queenie Eye, New and Everybody Out There"and they became the 4 songs that Paul and Band performed on the subsequent Tour. I think they are all good album tracks but not the best songs on the overall album imo. Now that's certainly not the first time that has happened as we all know. Just look at our "Setlist" threads on Maccaboard.
I think he did "On My Way To Work" once and IMO he should have kept it in the setlist -lol. See link below.
Great find Yankeefan. I only thought he did the 4 "New" tracks I mentioned above. Albany NY got a rare treat indeed. Just think of all the other even greater Solo songs that Paul might have added over the years that he never performed live.
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Great Discussion on the 2013 "New" Album and the "rock" covers on Run Devil Run album.
Relative to the October 2013 Release of the "New" Album, it's hard to believe that this Fall will mark the 8th Anniversary of the Release of "New". Besides the 4 tracks that Paul was pushing on his subsequent tour to promote the album (Save Us, Queenie Eye, Everybody Out There and the title track, Paul and his Record Company (Hear Music) also released additonal singles (and full videos) for Appreciate and Early Days.
On top of those 6 songs, I welcome all boardies to comment on any of the other "deeper" tracks on "New" as well as any of the extra tracks on a bonus Disc called "Collector's Edition" that augmented the original "New" album. I've been listening to them on Youtube. The "extra tracks" include:
Turned Out (produced by Ethan Johns and Giles Martin)
Get Me Out of Here followed by the hidden track Scared (produce by Giles Martin)
Struggle (Bonus track on Japanese Edition of" New" and Produced by Paul Epworth)
Hell to Pay (produced by Giles Martin)
Demons Dance (produced by Ethan Johns)
Thanks
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Now I'm going to start working on my REVISED 2 DISC SET FOR THE 90'S. Based on several comments about selections and omissions, I think I will break the best of the 90's into 2 Discs like I have now done for all the other Decades. By doing 2 Discs, we can keep the overall # of tracks per Disc to under 20 and also keep the overall "time" down.
I may also have to break one of the earlier rules that I have mainly had for each Decade in general. Because of Linda's illness in the middle of the 90's, Paul wasn't as prolific in the 90's relative to "new" Paul written (or cowritten) songs. Becaue of that reason, I might add a few of the covers from his last labum of the 90's - Run Devil Run. I thnk a few of them need to be included for 2 reasons...1) they are "rare" early rock oldies and 2) Paul made these oldies his own and makes them sound very different than the originals. Let me know what you think!
I would add "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Lonesome Town" and "All Shook Up. See links.
- All Shook Up - Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Lonesome TownGreat Run Devil Run tracks and thanks Yankeefan for adding the videos. In addition to these 3 above (and of course the 3 Paul penned tracks for Run Devil Run) I would also add "No Other Baby" another great and rare cover.
Paul along with his fab Band at the time (David Gilmour, Mick Green, Ian Paice, Pete Wingfield etc) made these covers their own. These are the songs I will add to the Revised 90's 2 Disc Set. They are that good. This Band also did 3 or 4 "live" shows to promote Run Devil Run and some of those tracks were as good or better than the studio album. Paul and Band did performances at "the Cavern Club" and the Peta Show.