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http://www.yellow-sub.net/IMG/jpg/DC2a.jpg Washington DC concert 14 november 2005
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Thanks for the photos feact!
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Wow, very cute photos...yumi yumi...
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ValeRigby:
Thanks for the photos feact!
Here is one from Detroit concert (last night) http://www.detnews.com/pix/2005/10/15/mccartney.jpg http://www.detnews.com/2005/events/0510/15/ent-349551.htm Paul McCartney performs Friday evening at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Review Energy and emotion flow in McCartney marathon By Susan Whitall / The Detroit News
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The Jenny Wren cd cover (new single) http://www.cyber-beatles.com/Jenny_Wren_CDsingle.jpeg
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ValeRigby:
Thanks for the photos feact!
http://www.thebeatles.com.hk/images/news/paul-high_in_the_clouds-cover.jpg High In The Clouds cover.
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Hello everyone! I am Mikhail, I am from Russia too. I lived in a town named Tula (its not very far from Moscow). You know, there are so many real Paul fans in our town, but we are not together. We havent fanclubs, we havent groups, which play beatles music like "Beatles beat" or "Dance ramblers" etc. Isnt it a pity?! But I think the main is that fact, that there are people, who still love music of the greatest group in the universe Peace and love to all of you.
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Finally at ease, McCartney gives, receives the love FLINT JOURNAL REVIEW AUBURN HILLS THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION Sunday, October 16, 2005 By Doug Pullen dpullen@flintjournal.com ? 810.766.6140 QUICK TAKE Set list 1. "Magical Mystery Tour" 2. "Flaming Pie" 3. "Jet" 4. "I'll Get You" 5. "Drive My Car" 6. "Till There Was You" 7. "Let Me Roll It" 8. "Got to Get You Into My Life" 9. "Fine Line" 10. "Maybe I'm Amazed" 11. "The Long and Winding Road" 12. "In Spite of All the Danger" 13. "I Will" 14. "Jenny Wren" 15. "For No One" 16. "Fixing a Hole" 17. "English Tea" 18. "I'll Follow the Sun" 19. "Follow Me" 20. "Blackbird" 21. "Eleanor Rigby" 22. "Too Many People"/"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" 23. "Good Day Sunshine" 24. "Band on the Run" 25. "Penny Lane" 26. "I've Got a Feeling" 27. "Back in the U.S.S.R." 28. "Hey Jude" 29. "Live and Let Die" (first encore) 30. "Yesterday" 31. "Get Back" 32. "Helter Skelter" (second encore) 33. "Please Please Me" 34. "Let it Be" 35. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"/"The End" *** AUBURN HILLS - If, as Paul McCartney sang at the end of his Friday performance at The Palace, "the love you take is equal to the love you make," then there was a lot of lovin' going on at the first of his two sold-out shows here. In fact, the former Beatle interrupted the proceedings to read one of the many signs that dotted the sell-out crowd. "Can Ben in Row 4 ask Melissa to marry him," McCartney read/asked, before offering a little encouragement: "C'mon, Ben, in front of 20,000 people!" A tearful and stunned Melissa accepted, prompting McCartney to say, "That's a first for me, Ben, and I hope it's the last for you." Let's hope it's not the last time McCartney decides to hit the road. Picking up where 2002's revitalizing "Driving USA" tour left off, McCartney has reached a certain level of comfort in his life and his current "US" tour celebrates that. He no longer feels he has to compete with John Lennon's ghost. He has put the death of his longtime wife Linda behind him (even excluding her image from the 10-minute biographical film that opened the show) and appears rejuvenated by his marriage to Heather Mills and the new family they've started. He recently made one of the best, most personal albums of his solo career in "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" and he's touring with the same sterling band - guitarist/vocalist Rusty Anderson, guitarist/bassist/vocalist Brian Ray, keyboard wizard Paul "Wix" Wickens and drummer/vocalist Abe Laboriel Jr. - that energized him on the last tour and whose versatility allowed him to dig confidently into a revered Beatles song bag. Like the last tour, McCartney is performing some songs for the first time ever. He's digging even deeper into his treasure trove, pulling out obscurities like "In Spite of All the Danger," a "pre-Beatles" song, as he called it, from the group's skiffle-era precursor, the Quarrymen, and the standard "Till There Was You," which he described as one of the "smoochier songs" the Beatles had to do to get better-paying gigs in their early days. It also served as a powerful reminder of just how sweetly melodic his voice still is at 63 years of age. McCartney also dipped into the "White Album," "Abbey Road," "Let it Be" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" for such rarely or never-performed gems as a solo piano version of "Fixing a Hole," a blustery "I've Got a Feeling," a lovely "I Will" and a noisy "Helter Skelter," which he shouted more than sang. For every well-executed staple, like "Let it Be," "Hey Jude" and "Jet," there was an equally assured surprise, like the Beatlemania-era obscurity "I'll Get You," a song so old, he joked, "If you remember it, you weren't there." It was a smartly designed, well-paced show, with clean staging and unobtrusive, often clever video accompaniment. The song sequencing allowed the aging legend to touch upon the best phases of his storied career and preserve his voice, conserving his energy early, showing off his wonderful way with a melody in the mostly solo-mid-section and rock with abandon at the end. Through it all, McCartney's indomitable spirit and persistent positivism shone through. He is living proof that there is such a thing as a good, happy song (despite some of those bad silly love songs he used to write) and that in divisive times we need to pull together. John may have said all we need is love, but on Friday, Paul was giving it and getting it. ***
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Detroit concert photo Paul McCartney performs Friday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Some of the best moments of the show were the softer songs. McCartney plays up life in music Songsmith conducts magical mystery tour of Wings and Beatles songs at The Palace. By Susan Whitall / The Detroit News AUBURN HILLS -- On Friday night, the first of a two-night stand, Paul McCartney presented 16,000 souls at The Palace of Auburn Hills with a marathon show that would have served well to explain who he is to, say, a visiting alien from Venus. Starting at about 8:30 p.m., a DJ served up loud mashups of McCartney songs. One could sense the relief from older members of the audience when the cacophonous music simmered down in volume and World War II sirens heralded a documentary of McCartney's life, starting with his birth certificate. It's fascinating stuff for McCartney and Beatles fans, but it goes on a bit. And we didn't get to see the knight himself until just about 9 p.m., when he came bashing out playing "Magical Mystery Tour" with his young band. He entertained the sellout crowd for the next 2 1/2 hours, zipping through Beatles songs, Wings songs and several songs from his new album "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard." McCartney played his old Hofner left-handed bass for most of the Beatles songs like "Drive My Car," "I'll Get You," "Got to Get You Into My Life." The Hofner is a bit more worn now than it was back in the '60s when he played it onstage, but burnished and mellow -- much like McCartney's voice. It hits an amazing number of high notes for his age but sounds a little worn at the top this time out. He has to bear the brunt of all the singing, unlike in the Beatles when he had John Lennon, George Harrison and even Ringo Starr to take over the leads. McCartney switched to piano for "Fine Line" and the always-stirring "Maybe I'm Amazed," his early love song for his late wife, Linda, that still sounds raw and hopeful. The next song was one only the hardcore fans had heard: "In Spite of All the Danger," a rockabillyish tune McCartney recorded with his pre-Beatles group, the Quarrymen (also featuring John Lennon and George Harrison). He explained that the recording cost five pounds, one from each boy, so each of them got to keep the old shellac record for a week -- except the drummer, who kept it for 23 years. As always, McCartney's interaction with the audience is well-honed and continuous. He kept up a patter about the many signs out in the audience and how he feared that reading them would make him lose his place. But he read one anyway, "'Ben is asking Melissa in the fourth row to marry him. ... Well, go on, get down on your knees and ask her, Ben!" he ordered. Ben complied, and someone yelled out, "She said, yes!" "Well that's a first for me," McCartney quipped. "And I hope it's a last for you, Ben." Later on, he had different sides of the arena sing the chorus to "Hey Jude," then the people on the floor -- first just the men, then the women "and now just Ben and Melissa," McCartney said, pointing to the fourth row. They did, although nobody could hear a word. Some of the best moments of the show were McCartney's softer songs ("Fixing a Hole," "I Will," "For No One,") that seem slight at first hearing but have the common thread of dreamy, quirky melodies that were always a nice counterpoint on the Beatles albums to the blunter acerbity of Lennon's songs. The otherworldly quality present in those songs, particularly "Let It Be," put the lie to idiotic jibes like Yoko Ono's recent one, that McCartney's songwriting was simpler and somehow less serious than that of her late husband, Lennon. McCartney's rockers, particularly "Jet," "Live and Let Die," and "Back in the USSR," are what keep a vast arena like The Palace rocking. But there's something about the elegance of the chords of "Hey Jude" or "Let It Be" that creates the most emotion. Cynthia Lennon, John's first wife, recently was moved to tears, telling a reporter how touched she was that McCartney wrote a song as authentic and enduring as "Hey Jude" to cheer up her son Julian when she and Lennon were getting divorced. One of the best moments was the impromptu songwriting workshop. McCartney played a snippet of Bach, on guitar, that he and Harrison used to play together as boys messing around in McCartney's front parlor in Liverpool. He showed how a certain part of the melody that they got wrong, actually fascinated him because "I liked the way the bass part had a little melody in it. So I took that bit and put it in this song," he said, chiming into the chords to "Blackbird," the beautiful ballad from "The White Album." You can reach Susan Whitall at (313) 222-2156, or at swhitall@detnews.com
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Great photo ((((((((Fea))))))))...
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mikhail:
Hello everyone! I am Mikhail, I am from Russia too. I lived in a town named Tula (its not very far from Moscow). You know, there are so many real Paul fans in our town, but we are not together. We havent fanclubs, we havent groups, which play beatles music like "Beatles beat" or "Dance ramblers" etc. Isnt it a pity?! But I think the main is that fact, that there are people, who still love music of the greatest group in the universe Peace and love to all of you.
Mikhail, welcome to this Russian thread. Yes.... a lot of people still love Paul and The Beatles
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RocÃo Record:
Great photo ((((((((Fea))))))))...
you are looking shocked Rocio,... why is it to big ???
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Thanks for such wonderful and big Pauls photo, feact!
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mikhail:
Thanks for such wonderful and big Pauls photo, feact!
You're welcome Mikhail , where do you live ??
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This Day in Beatles History - October 18 These events occurred on this day in Beatles history...1957 - The Quarry Men perform at New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club), Norris Green, Liverpool. This is Paul McCartney's first appearance with the group. The line-up for The Quarry Men is John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul McCartney, suffering from a case of the stage jitters, flubs his guitar solo on the song "Guitar Boogie." Upset with his playing, Paul tries to make amends by showing John a song he had written, "I Lost My Little Girl." John then shows Paul some songs that he has composed. The two start writing songs together from that moment, which marks the birth of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership. Pete Shotton, out of the group by this time, had no real musical ability and knew it; he was almost relieved when, during a drunken argument, John Lennon had smashed Pete's washboard over Pete's head. That was the end of Pete Shotton's career as a member of the Quarry Men. 1959 - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison audition for Carroll Levis' TV Star Search under the name "Johnny and the Moondogs," at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. They qualify for the final round of competition. The previous week, Jett Storm & the Hurricanes (including drummer Ringo Starr) had also qualified for the final round. At the end of the month, the local finals are also held at the Empire Theatre, and even though Johnny and the Moondogs do not win, they place high enough to qualify for the last round of auditions. "Jett" Storm would later change his stage name to "Rory" Storm. The exact date of this audition is not known for certain though it was most likely around this time. 1960 - The Beatles perform at the Kaiserkeller Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany. 1961 - The Beatles perform lunchtime and nighttime shows at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. 1963 - The Beatles tape an appearance for the Granada Television program "Scene At 6:30," Granada TV Centre, Manchester, performing a lip-sync of "She Loves You." The show is broadcast that evening. 1964 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Having a day off from their British tour, The Beatles start and complete the recording of six album tracks and the A-side of their next single. They also complete "Eight Days a Week." Songs recorded for their next album include: "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" (2 takes); "Mr. Moonlight" (4 takes); "I'll Follow the Sun" (8 takes); "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (1 take); "Rock and Roll Music" (1 take); and "Words of Love" (3 takes). For the next single, The Beatles record "I Feel Fine" (9 takes), and they experiment successfully with intentional amplifier feedback to begin the song. The "I Feel Fine/She's a Woman" single is released on November 27. Note: The Beatles had recorded four takes of "Mr. Moonlight" on August 14, but wanted to improve upon those performances. "The Beatles Anthology 1" includes Take 2 of "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" (Disc 2, Track 26). 1965 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Completion of George's "If I Needed Someone," overdubbing vocals and tambourine onto the instrumental track recorded during the previous session. Next they record John's "In My Life," recording three basic tracks and overdubs. The song is complete with the exception of a gap in the middle section, which is filled with a George Martin piano solo on Oct. 22. 1968 - John and Yoko are arrested for possession of cannabis resin. They are also charged with obstructing police in the execution of a search warrant. 1977 - Ringo Starr's single "Drowning in a Sea of Love/Just a Dream" (Atlantic 3412) is released in the U.S. 1982 - The Beatles' compilation album "The Beatles: 20 Greatest Hits" (Parlophone PCTC 260) is released in the U.K. Tracks: "She Loves You," "Love Me Do," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Can't Buy Me Love," "A Hard Day's Night," "I Feel Fine," "Eight Days a Week," "Ticket to Ride," "Help!," "Yesterday," "We Can Work It Out," "Paperback Writer," "Penny Lane," "All You Need Is Love," "Hello Goodbye," "Hey Jude" (short version), "Get Back," "Come Together," "Let It Be," and "The Long and Winding Road." 1988 - The Travelling Wilburys "The Traveling Wilburys Volume One" (Wilbury/Warner Brothers 9-25796-2) released in the U.S. Produced by Harrison and Lynne, no real name appears anywhere on the album. George Harrison appears as Nelson Wilbury, Roy Orbison as Lefty Wilbury, Bob Dylan as Lucky Wilbury, Tom Petty as Charlie T. JR. Wilbury, and Jeff Lynne as Otis Wilbury. Tracks: "Handle With Care," "End of the Line," "Margarita," "Dirty World," "Rattled," "Last Night," "Not Alone Any More," "Congratulations," "Heading for the Light," and "Tweeter and the Monkey Man."
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Music lives, through Paul McCartney By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY Tue Oct 18, 6:41 AM ET The man who is arguably the most famous musician on the planet had a lousy musical education in school. "It was very bad," says Paul McCartney. "I don't think the teacher was interested remotely." Growing up in working-class Liverpool, England, in the 1950s, he remembers, "we had a music class kind of once a week, but the guy used to just put on a record and leave us alone with the record. So I'm afraid that didn't do an awful lot. We turned it down and told jokes." No wonder, then, that the former Beatle, who is in the thick of a sold-out U.S. tour, is promoting music education in schools. Tuesday he kicks off a national campaign for Music Lives, his non-profit foundation. At concert dates and online through musiclives.org, he is raising money by selling $40 pewter bracelets engraved with his signature. The entire $40 goes to children, McCartney says, in many cases covering the entire cost of putting a musical instrument into the hands of a child who would not otherwise be able to afford it. The foundation is co-sponsored by Fidelity Investments, which is also co-sponsoring the tour. McCartney hopes to get kids excited about learning to play an instrument. "The thing that I always try and do is just to try and engage them - let them know what fun it is, how easy it is, how uplifting it is." The effort comes as music programs in many cities fall victim to cash crunches and a national focus on math and reading. "School boards and other decision-makers are having to make some very hard choices," says Michael Blakeslee of the National Association for Music Education. Though federal surveys show that about 90% of students get at least a minimal music education, only 43% get three or more classes a week. In a telephone interview from Detroit, McCartney recalled that while his music education at school was "zero," he was lucky because his father played the piano and his childhood home was filled with music. "He would point out things to me on the radio and stuff, you know, like the bass on a piece of music. He'd say, 'Hear that low noise? That's the bass.' So I was lucky that way." Relatives shared their records. "Everyone would sing all the old songs. There was a lot of music around." The man who would write Yesterday and Hey Jude still composes and plays by ear, without reading music. He actually took three cracks at formal piano lessons, once when he was still in primary school, but got "very bored with the five-finger exercises." He tried again at age 16, "but then of course they took me back to the five-finger exercises again." By then he already had composed When I'm 64 and was playing in clubs with John Lennon and George Harrison. Eventually he tried piano lessons a third time, at age 21. It was 1963. "Again they took me back to the basics, and took me, really, too far back," he says, "because by then I'd written Eleanor Rigby."
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RocÃo Record:
Great photo ((((((((Fea))))))))...
you are looking shocked Rocio,... why is it to big ???
Oh No, ((((((Fea))))), it was because I always feel surprised with the new Paul's photos...you know I love them...
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