Paul's upcoming album review they say its HOT!
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21st Century Paul:
Bruce M.:
21st Century Paul:
Warning: Long Post I think there's 2 "eras" in Paul's after-the-Beatles career. One is from 1970 to Off The Ground or so. That's when he did promotion, wrote hits, had a lot of airplay, you know... And then in 1994 or so he started not to like doing promotion or so, so he stopped... he left EMI, and all that, as he said in some interview: Manager or so:"Tomorrow we're going to Cologne" Paul:"Why?" Manager:"To do promotion" Paul:"How boring"
You've completely misinterpreted this interview, which came out at the time of release of MAF and which I heard live at the time. It was Paul's way of explaining why he left EMI. The point was not that he didn't want to do promotion. The point was that EMI's idea of promotion was always to do the same press gaggle at Cologne, they had no new or original ideas for how to get his music out there, and he was sick of it. He was quite explicit that he left EMI for Hear Music because he wanted to reach a new and larger audience. I don't know about other places, but in the U.S. "Hope of Deliverance" did NOT have a lot of airplay. "The World Tonight" (which you ignored) and "Freedom" had more, as did "Ever Present Past," which was a pretty obvious attempt to have a catchy, commercial single (the fact that it didn't get a video till after it had run its course on radio was marketing malpractice, but that's a separate issue).
Maybe I got wrong that interview... specially considering my English was worst some years ago Maybe you're right and he only was bored of EMI's promotions not of promoting itself. But if that's true it doesn't make much sense to move out from a major to Hear Music... if Paul would wanted more promotion he would have signed with one of the majors, Universal, Warner, Sony... Here Hope Of Deliverance had lots of airplay, and in Germany it sold like 6 milion records or so, it kind of became one the best selling singles of all-time in Germany, Paul explains it in The McCartney Years.
Hope of Deliverance was a HUGE hit in Europe, reaching the Top 5 in most countries including #1 in Spain. It was even a Top 20 hit in the UK. Why big in Europe & not in US?? Not sure. Maybe the song topic & timing, coming right after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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JoeySmith:
Not sure. Maybe the song topic & timing, coming right after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
very unlikely - that song came out more than three years after the fall ...
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Johnny A:
Not sure if this was posted anywhere else, but this looks like pretty good confirmation of an album soon... http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/11/exclusive-new-paul-mccartney-album-coming-this-year
Hmmm....the article mentions that Rod Stewart's latest album did not do well in the U.S., but if I'm not mistaken, his album debuted at No. 1 in the UK.
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Johnny A:
Not sure if this was posted anywhere else, but this looks like pretty good confirmation of an album soon... http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/11/exclusive-new-paul-mccartney-album-coming-this-year
Some chit chat at a party! Way to get rumors going.
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audi:
Johnny A:
Not sure if this was posted anywhere else, but this looks like pretty good confirmation of an album soon... http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/11/exclusive-new-paul-mccartney-album-coming-this-year
Hmmm....the article mentions that Rod Stewart's latest album did not do well in the U.S., but if I'm not mistaken, his album debuted at No. 1 in the UK.
Rod's album did debut at No. 1 in the UK. Apparently there are a lot of older women in Britain with very bad taste in music.
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"ZING!" Michelley, I'm shocked!!! Didn't know you had it in ya', gal.
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harleyblues:
http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/11/exclusive-new-paul-mccartney-album-coming-this-year
Friedman got three words from Paul and nothing specific. The guy from the listening session got it would probably be out in October.
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Michelley:
Rod's album did debut at No. 1 in the UK. Apparently there are a lot of older women in Britain with very bad taste in music.
My Aunt is a big Rod Stewart fan. It's funny my Aunt used to love the Beatles in her youth and Wings in their early days too, but since the '80's her taste in music has gone right down the pan. The worrying thing is my cousin her daughter is a RS fan too so the horrible tradition continues.
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BOYCIE:
Michelley:
Rod's album did debut at No. 1 in the UK. Apparently there are a lot of older women in Britain with very bad taste in music.
My Aunt is a big Rod Stewart fan. It's funny my Aunt used to love the Beatles in her youth and Wings in their early days too, but since the '80's her taste in music has gone right down the pan. The worrying thing is my cousin her daughter is a RS fan too so the horrible tradition continues.
I really, really don't get it. I can't think of a more horrific concert than having to watch Rod Stewart in his 60s prance around the stage singing Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? Um, no. Not now. Not then. Ick.
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Michelley:
BOYCIE:
Michelley:
Rod's album did debut at No. 1 in the UK. Apparently there are a lot of older women in Britain with very bad taste in music.
My Aunt is a big Rod Stewart fan. It's funny my Aunt used to love the Beatles in her youth and Wings in their early days too, but since the '80's her taste in music has gone right down the pan. The worrying thing is my cousin her daughter is a RS fan too so the horrible tradition continues.
I really, really don't get it. I can't think of a more horrific concert than having to watch Rod Stewart in his 60s prance around the stage singing Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? Um, no. Not now. Not then. Ick.
I love Rod Stewart! I just think he's a cool dude. and he can sing the heck out of songs. so is he not cool then? he nailed Mine For Me
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harleyblues:
http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/11/exclusive-new-paul-mccartney-album-coming-this-year
Could Mr. Friedman at least ask for a album title??? Or maybe he did, but wasn't he allowed to mentioned it in his column...?
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Another article on the new album: www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.810&article=110617 No real news, except maybe for this quote: "Paul's team is very excited about the album. They hope it will take him back to the top of the pop charts" Sounds good!
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Well I don't know whether Rod S. is "cool" or not. I just don't like him and never have. But to avoid derailing the thread .... I'll try to go back on topic by list my wishes for how Paul would promote his new album. 1. Do it classy. No TV appearances on stupid shows like The View or Ellen. Bowie didn't do any cheesy TV shows with his new album; neither did Dylan or Springsteen. They just released their albums, did a video or two (Bowie and Dylan); did a major interview (Dylan, Springsteen); and toured the album (Springsteen). Too much can go wrong on a live TV performance and then Twitter just cuts you to pieces. Paul should do a big interview with a major magazine, or on NPR. TV just makes Paul look small. He needs to promote this in a sophisticated way. 2. No last-minute cheesy gigs like the I Heart Radio Festival. That festival is for teenybopper music -- not the latest album of a legend. And it's owned by a right-wing company that makes my skin crawl. Look, top 40 radio is not going to play Paul's new album. At this stage of his career, it's not about getting a "hit" single. The singles charts are for young artists. It's NOT a failure for Paul to NOT be on the singles charts anymore. No other artist his age is either. Nothing wrong with that. 3. Just release the album and do some small intimate concerts in New York, London, LA, that ONLY play the new album. No Beatles, no Wings, etc., etc. 4. Tone down the rhetoric. Raise expectations too high with excessive rhetoric ("the best thing he's done since ...") and all you do is set Paul up for a big fall if the album doesn't sell well or get good reviews. Frankly, I doubt it will sell in big numbers -- the new albums by Bowie, Dylan, and Springsteen haven't; Springsteen's Wrecking Ball has yet to sell 500,000 copies in the US and that album got a ton of press and Bruce has been touring with it for more for than a year. So again, lower the sales expectations about Paul's album. Let it be what it is: One of the final albums by a legend. And let's just listen, enjoy, and hope it's great. Let this be about the music. Not about the promotion.
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Michelley:
audi:
Johnny A:
Not sure if this was posted anywhere else, but this looks like pretty good confirmation of an album soon... http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/11/exclusive-new-paul-mccartney-album-coming-this-year
Hmmm....the article mentions that Rod Stewart's latest album did not do well in the U.S., but if I'm not mistaken, his album debuted at No. 1 in the UK.
Rod's album did debut at No. 1 in the UK. Apparently there are a lot of older women in Britain with very bad taste in music.
Not all of us Michelley... Wouldn't touch Rod with a barge pole!
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Michelley:
Well I don't know whether Rod S. is "cool" or not. I just don't like him and never have. But to avoid derailing the thread .... I'll try to go back on topic by list my wishes for how Paul would promote his new album. 1. Do it classy. No TV appearances on stupid shows like The View or Ellen. Bowie didn't do any cheesy TV shows with his new album; neither did Dylan or Springsteen. They just released their albums, did a video or two (Bowie and Dylan); did a major interview (Dylan, Springsteen); and toured the album (Springsteen). Too much can go wrong on a live TV performance and then Twitter just cuts you to pieces. Paul should do a big interview with a major magazine, or on NPR. TV just makes Paul look small. He needs to promote this in a sophisticated way. 2. No last-minute cheesy gigs like the I Heart Radio Festival. That festival is for teenybopper music -- not the latest album of a legend. And it's owned by a right-wing company that makes my skin crawl. Look, top 40 radio is not going to play Paul's new album. At this stage of his career, it's not about getting a "hit" single. The singles charts are for young artists. It's NOT a failure for Paul to NOT be on the singles charts anymore. No other artist his age is either. Nothing wrong with that. 3. Just release the album and do some small intimate concerts in New York, London, LA, that ONLY play the new album. No Beatles, no Wings, etc., etc. 4. Tone down the rhetoric. Raise expectations too high with excessive rhetoric ("the best thing he's done since ...") and all you do is set Paul up for a big fall if the album doesn't sell well or get good reviews. Frankly, I doubt it will sell in big numbers -- the new albums by Bowie, Dylan, and Springsteen haven't; Springsteen's Wrecking Ball has yet to sell 500,000 copies in the US and that album got a ton of press and Bruce has been touring with it for more for than a year. So again, lower the sales expectations about Paul's album. Let it be what it is: One of the final albums by a legend. And let's just listen, enjoy, and hope it's great. Let this be about the music. Not about the promotion.
1. I think he should do the late-night talk-shows, especially Conan and Kimmel. 2. He should do the iTunes festival -- only if it's mostly new music. If it turns out to be, yet, another Beatle-fest, what's the point of even playing that particular festival in the first place? Justin Timberlake debuted his new "Suit & Tie" tracks there last year to much applause. 3. Yep! However, a never-performed Beatle song would be OK, as long as it doesn't upstage the new music. I think it was an error to play only Run Devil Run songs at the '99 PeTA thing -- not an appropriate occasion for that. 4. Agree -- but I expect the album to go platinum.
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Here is a link to a Contact music story. http//www.contactmusic.com/story/paul-mccartney-hires-stars-for-new-album_3809847
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From what I have heard possible single by end of August or early Septmeber and album in October. Of course alot of rumors going around so if this timetable is any good, we'll know soon
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I don't know if anybody noticed, but that East Village Radio story that started it all about the listening party has been dedacted! No longer available!!
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Bob Gannon:
From what I have heard possible single by end of August or early Septmeber and album in October. Of course alot of rumors going around so if this timetable is any good, we'll know soon
I'm still banking on that timetable. By the way, Katy Perry is promoting her new album (due October 22) with several gold-colored eighteen-wheelers roaming around the US emblazoned with her name, album title, and the release date. Minutes ago, I saw a billboard just outside Philly teasing Elton John's new album (due September 24) with just the front cover image and COMING SOON, with no mention of Elton or the album title. Just noting a couple of possible approaches to promotion.