George's criticisms of Macca
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whobeatle:
McCartney has a pretty big ego
Ya think?!!
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graystoke:
whobeatle:
McCartney has a pretty big ego
Ya think?!!
And rightly so, no? He's perhaps the greatest musician/composer of the last 150 years! I think of all the Beatles he comes across as the most down to Earth and likeable in interviews. He never criticices the other Beatles, is always rather happy and upbeat, no ascerbic or sarcastic tendencies when he speaks, and is he is also quite modest in interviews. I'll take a Paul interview over any of the other Beatles any day.
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whobeatle:
Harrison was talking about, in the context of, some of his songs never made later Beatles albums, but granny songs like Maxwells Silver Hammer or Honey Pie did, and I think Harrison resented [not] getting a few more of his songs recorded in the Beatles. At least in the last few years, say from Revolver or Pepper onward.
Well they had an agreement that George would get two songs on an album and Ringo one (if he wanted it). Maxwell and Honey Pie were much superior songs to most of what Harrison had to offer. Harrison started writing all of those spiritual and existential songs and they just were not in step with was wanted on the Beatles albums. He and Ringo were in "Economy Class" in the Beatles because their song writing as "Economy Class" for all intents and purposes. "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun" are always touted as such brilliant Harrison tunes, but Paul could write songs like this and better in his sleep! And it wasn't as if George was in the studio coming up with all these brilliant ideas to make John's and Paul's songs better the way Paul did. He and Ringo both did a pretty good job of basically doing what they had to on songs. I certainly think you see more creative Harrison guitar licks on earlier Beatles songs than the latter. It's almost as if Harrison regressed as a guitarist as the years went on. His voice got worse and he could never get himself away from that annoying slide guitar. Listen to how good his voice was in "If I Needed Someone" and "Don't Bother Me" and his tight guitar in songs like "I Feel Fine".
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Erik in NJ:
graystoke:
whobeatle:
McCartney has a pretty big ego
Ya think?!!
And rightly so, no? He's perhaps the greatest musician/composer of the last 150 years! I think of all the Beatles he comes across as the most down to Earth and likeable in interviews. He never criticices the other Beatles, is always rather happy and upbeat, no ascerbic or sarcastic tendencies when he speaks, and is he is also quite modest in interviews. I'll take a Paul interview over any of the other Beatles any day.
Some have called McCartney manipulative and not so open because of that. I enjoy McCartney interviews, but always found John to be more sincere and down to earth. Really, none of them come across badly, they were all pretty down to earth people, and watching the Anthology, you get the idea they were more similar than different. He may be one of the greatest composers of the last 50 years, up there with John Lennon. The last 150 years is a stretch!
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RMartinez:
He may be one of the greatest composers of the last 50 years, up there with John Lennon. The last 150 years is a stretch!
Not really! Now if he'd said 200 years that would include Beethoven, but even then, I think Paul is right up there (with John Lennon of course)
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Some have called McCartney manipulative and not so open because of that.
I'm not quite sure how being positive translates into being manipulative. Some of the interviews John gave after the Beatles were downright nasty. He seemed to have mellowed out as the years wore on though.
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graystoke:
whobeatle:
McCartney has a pretty big ego
Ya think?!!
How big? Ah hang on...how long's a piece of string?
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RMartinez:
Erik in NJ:
graystoke:
whobeatle:
McCartney has a pretty big ego
Ya think?!!
And rightly so, no? He's perhaps the greatest musician/composer of the last 150 years! I think of all the Beatles he comes across as the most down to Earth and likeable in interviews. He never criticices the other Beatles, is always rather happy and upbeat, no ascerbic or sarcastic tendencies when he speaks, and is he is also quite modest in interviews. I'll take a Paul interview over any of the other Beatles any day.
Some have called McCartney manipulative and not so open because of that. I enjoy McCartney interviews, but always found John to be more sincere and down to earth. Really, none of them come across badly, they were all pretty down to earth people, and watching the Anthology, you get the idea they were more similar than different. He may be one of the greatest composers of the last 50 years, up there with John Lennon. The last 150 years is a stretch!
Only very very rarely in interviews have I seen Paul drop his guard... Here is real Paul at 1.11...everthing before that is Paul in his performance mode...
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If we were to list the top ten messengers of love in human history...george and paul would be there. Who would you say the top 20 are?
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Linda Lovelace? Marilyn Chambers?
(You sure you got the right forum Steven??)
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of course...the bobbit's sure didn't make it
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Erik in NJ:
Linda Lovelace? Marilyn Chambers?
(You sure you got the right forum Steven??)
of course...i do
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Erik in NJ:
graystoke:
whobeatle:
McCartney has a pretty big ego
Ya think?!!
And rightly so, no? He's perhaps the greatest musician/composer of the last 150 years! I think of all the Beatles he comes across as the most down to Earth and likeable in interviews. He never criticices the other Beatles, is always rather happy and upbeat, no ascerbic or sarcastic tendencies when he speaks, and is he is also quite modest in interviews. I'll take a Paul interview over any of the other Beatles any day.
And I'll take Ringo over the PR mad other guy any day.
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I didn't think John was that PR mad!
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Erik in NJ:
I didn't think John was that PR mad!
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George speaks rather kindly (for him) about Paul in this 1988 interview, and he even considers the idea of writing with Paul: (skip to 04:34):
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He must have gone back & forth quite a bit OR at times just did not want to seem so anti-Paul. I just finished watching a bunch of George dVDs (mostly 1991 & 1992) & the one thing I remember is George saying "oh Paul just says that (about then getting together) when his career needs a push".
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audi:
George speaks rather kindly (for him) about Paul in this 1988 interview, and he even considers the idea of writing with Paul: (skip to 04:34):
During that period from 87 through 88, Paul sure could have used George's help.
Seriously, I suspect George's midas touch during that period might have been a big reason for Paul's no show at The Beatles' induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I know I'm in the minority there, but there you go...I reckon Paul's ego and self confidence took a monumental hit in those years.
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moptops:
I reckon Paul's ego and self confidence took a monumental hit in those years.
Pity that hasn't been the case of late.
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Just one question: what color is the sky in your world??
moptops:
audi:
George speaks rather kindly (for him) about Paul in this 1988 interview, and he even considers the idea of writing with Paul: (skip to 04:34):
During that period from 87 through 88, Paul sure could have used George's help.
Seriously, I suspect George's midas touch during that period might have been a big reason for Paul's no show at The Beatles' induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I know I'm in the minority there, but there you go...I reckon Paul's ego and self confidence took a monumental hit in those years.