Worst McCartney album?
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i agree 'memory almost full ' is close. however 'mccartneyII' is a mess.'pipes of peace' is lame . however all three have at least 2/3/4 very good tracks indeed. the worst? pound for pound and considering he released it in his pomp wings at the speed of sound is a huge dissapointment to this day
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Squid:
Shawn:
Memory Almost Full. Hands down.
Hi Shawn. Agreed. It's so bad it's offensive. Almost every song is Biker Like An Icon wrapped inside The Girl Is Mine wrapped inside Freedom.
FriendlyPolarBear:
I get the joke, Squid.
Glad someone did.
MEMORY ALMOST FULL isn't a favourite of mine either, but I don't see how an album with "Only Mama Knows," "You Tell Me," "See Your Sunshine" and "Mr. Bellamy" can be considered "bad."
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kapoo:
I?ll say the weakest album overall is Pipes of Peace. Just not much there in terms of impact for me. This is excluding Broadstreet, since it?s a soundtrack. Otherwise I?d say Broadstreet is the ?worst?. Thinking about it more, I could see McCartney 2 being given that rating due to its lack of tunefulness, but I feel that album. I personally dig it, just like Wild Life and the first McCartney. I feel those albums and like the spirit of them, and they have some really great stuff on them. Pipes has a very lightweight feel. The weakest Wings album for me is Speed of Sound. That one?s really just 3 songs in my book; Let Em In, Silly Love Songs and Beware My Love, and I?ve never been a big fan of Let Em In. I think Paul should have given it to his boy Ringo, like I?ve heard was originally intended. And he could have kept Pure Gold, that?s a cool song. everything she brings me is? what do I know.. they all have merit. Pipes has a few nice moments.
I can understand critics sniping about the film, but the music in BROAD STREET is wonderful! "No More Lonely Nights" is classic Macca, and how many rock 'n' rollers out there could have written "Eleanor's Dream?" "So Bad" is far superior to its earlier incarnation on PIPES OF PEACE, and "Not Such a Bad Boy" is a terrific garage band rocker. Topping it all off is the gorgeous "Goodnight Lonely Princess," which again shows off Macca's remarkable versatility as a composer. Carp about the movie all you want, but the soundtrack is first-rate.
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LP_Quagmire:
MEMORY ALMOST FULL isn't a favourite of mine either, but I don't see how an album with "Only Mama Knows," "You Tell Me," "See Your Sunshine" and "Mr. Bellamy" can be considered "bad."
I dunno. It's kind of hard to hear those songs for all the noise going on. I do know however that See Your Sunshine is a contender for worst ever song by a Beatle. In fact, Yoko's 'Mummy's only looking for her Hand in the Snow' is a masterpiece by comparison.
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Squid:
LP_Quagmire:
MEMORY ALMOST FULL isn't a favourite of mine either, but I don't see how an album with "Only Mama Knows," "You Tell Me," "See Your Sunshine" and "Mr. Bellamy" can be considered "bad."
I do know however that See Your Sunshine is a contender for worst ever song by a Beatle. In fact, Yoko's 'Mummy's only looking for her Hand in the Snow' is a masterpiece by comparison.
Even if that were true, it would still "lose out" to "Darkroom..."
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Red Rose Speedway
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LP_Quagmire:
Even if that were true, it would still "lose out" to "Darkroom..."
I heard Paul wrote Darkroom about your empty brain cavity.
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Squid:
LP_Quagmire:
Even if that were true, it would still "lose out" to "Darkroom..."
I heard Paul wrote Darkroom about your empty brain cavity.
I'll have to check my sources...
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Squid:
I don't really understand the hate for Pipes of Peace on this forum. It looks like I'm that album's only defender; perhaps I'll have to open a thread and go through it track by track, like a teaching assistant. Not that it will make any difference - there's a marked tendency towards closed minds among Paul fans in general. Everyone has an opinion, not only an opinion but the opinion, yadayada...
You should write this thread on Pipes of Peace. I'd like to read it.
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Squid:
LP_Quagmire:
MEMORY ALMOST FULL isn't a favourite of mine either, but I don't see how an album with "Only Mama Knows," "You Tell Me," "See Your Sunshine" and "Mr. Bellamy" can be considered "bad."
I dunno. It's kind of hard to hear those songs for all the noise going on. I do know however that See Your Sunshine is a contender for worst ever song by a Beatle. In fact, Yoko's 'Mummy's only looking for her Hand in the Snow' is a masterpiece by comparison.
far be it from me to stick up for 'memory almost dull' but it does have too many great tracks to be his worst. yes its badly produced,yes it was a huge let down and yes i never play it at all. however it does contain 3/4 excellent songs and 1 or 2 decent ones. i have to dissagree with you squid!
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Squid:
LP_Quagmire:
MEMORY ALMOST FULL isn't a favourite of mine either, but I don't see how an album with "Only Mama Knows," "You Tell Me," "See Your Sunshine" and "Mr. Bellamy" can be considered "bad."
I dunno. It's kind of hard to hear those songs for all the noise going on. I do know however that See Your Sunshine is a contender for worst ever song by a Beatle. In fact, Yoko's 'Mummy's only looking for her Hand in the Snow' is a masterpiece by comparison.
oh man cmon, does that bass line not count for anything?! Or the bridge? Yoko's song sucks in comparison! There are worse songs that I?ve heard from Paul, 'So Bad' being one. You probably love So Bad.
I need to go find some wallpaper and just put it up! LP, you like that Broadstreet soundtrack huh? It seems like just a lot of needless rehashing in really mundane ways, though the mundane soundtrack as used in the film sort of worked.. honestly I don?t even mind the film, would like to see it again. Its not any good obviously, but a bit of fun. The soundtrack in a way its just like an oddball greatest hits comp, with the new song NMLN which I don?t especially care for.. the versions if I remember just sound about the same if not worse than the original, but with unnecessary orchestrations. Easily the most forgettable Macca album for me. it doesn?t exist to me
I know your choice for worst is McCartney 2. And its tough to argue the overall quality of the music compared on the two albums. However, if I have a choice of listening to GMRTBS or Wild Life, McCartney 2, Speed of Sound.. I?m choosing either of the latter 3. I definitely don?t want to hear the orchestrated Beatles songs.. why would I? I freaking own Revolver on vinyl baby
just don't need an orchestrated 'For No One' or those other songs.., or Yesterday etc Squid, I too would like to read your Pipes review. would like to read what you see in that album. I do hear some interesting melodies, but you have to really wait for them. And even then the Macca sweetness is down so low that its basically only percievable to a trained ear. per se.
I think POP seems a lot worse whan you don't care for the MJ collab tracks. which is how I see it.
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Michelley:
Squid:
I don't really understand the hate for Pipes of Peace on this forum. It looks like I'm that album's only defender; perhaps I'll have to open a thread and go through it track by track, like a teaching assistant. Not that it will make any difference - there's a marked tendency towards closed minds among Paul fans in general. Everyone has an opinion, not only an opinion but the opinion, yadayada...
You should write this thread on Pipes of Peace. I'd like to read it.
Perhaps, michelley, if I get a bit of time away from keeping body and soul together, which is difficult at the mo.
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Squid is the worst reviewer ever,she voted band on the run as her worst album,she also said that the song at the mercy is one of Paul's best songs,she always finds bad what the others find good and good what the others find bad,now i'm sure that she is the only person from the forum that i cant trust.
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My least played Macca album is Wings at the speed of Sound, too many of the songs have the backing band taking lead vocal
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herc:
Squid is the worst reviewer ever,she voted band on the run as her worst album,she also said that the song at the mercy is one of Paul's best songs,she always finds bad what the others find good and good what the others find bad,now i'm sure that she is the only person from the forum that i cant trust.
I prefer Venus and Mars to Band on the Run, hope you still trust me herc
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Macsback:
herc:
Squid is the worst reviewer ever,she voted band on the run as her worst album,she also said that the song at the mercy is one of Paul's best songs,she always finds bad what the others find good and good what the others find bad,now i'm sure that she is the only person from the forum that i cant trust.
I prefer Venus and Mars to Band on the Run, hope you still trust me herc
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GaryB:
Red Rose Speedway
HOW? that album may possibly beat out Band On The Run in my book...
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Macsback:
herc:
Squid is the worst reviewer ever,she voted band on the run as her worst album,she also said that the song at the mercy is one of Paul's best songs,she always finds bad what the others find good and good what the others find bad,now i'm sure that she is the only person from the forum that i cant trust.
I prefer Venus and Mars to Band on the Run, hope you still trust me herc
You are a typical hardcore McCartney fan,you dont have the same favorites like the wide audience but you are not unreasonable like squid
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MattTC1028:
GaryB:
Red Rose Speedway
HOW? that album may possibly beat out Band On The Run in my book...
RRS is one of Macca's finest IMO.
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herc:
Squid is the worst reviewer ever,she voted band on the run as her worst album,she also said that the song at the mercy is one of Paul's best songs,she always finds bad what the others find good and good what the others find bad,now i'm sure that she is the only person from the forum that i cant trust.
Shit. And to make matters worse, Squid is a man!!!!!! You really haven't got a clue, have you.