"New" Reviews
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Frank:
Hi everybody out there ! I've just stumbled across this Board googling..I wasn't aware it still existed with the relaunch of Paul's New Website etc. Sorry for interrupting the thread but is this still a Part of PMcCOM? I thought this had vanished a Long Time ago, and i don't particularily like the fold Out Message boards ON the New PMcom.
Hi and welcome back - we've never been away, but sadly lost a few followers - presumably yourself amongst them - when the board moved servers and the link accessing the board changed. We are linked to from the new main site - look for "Maccaboard" under the "Fans" tab. You can chat about Paul all over nowadays from FaceBook and Twitter to name but a couple and the Disqus comment feature embedded into each Main Site entry. But for general breadth of conversation and chats that remain long-term we remain the best on the web (goodness did I just write that? ) Martin
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No you`re absolutly right ! D Glad to be back
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7 out of 10 from NME: http://www.nme.com/reviews/paul-mccartney/14852
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Oh, and 3.5 stars out of 5 from Stereoboard: http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/182081/9
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hey bulldog:
7 out of 10 from NME: http://www.nme.com/reviews/paul-mccartney/14852
IMO - even with 7 out of 10, I found the review fairly snide and hung up on age.
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hey bulldog:
Oh, and 3.5 stars out of 5 from Stereoboard: http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/182081/9
Pretty good and I like that they concentrated on the music. Even songs they were not crazy about they did not say they were awful.
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yankeefan7:
B J Conlee:
SusyLuvsPaul:
yes--The Washington Post and L.A. Times, and Variety and Billboard should have love fests for "New"
Yes, good reviews from all of these would be great. Us Magazine dropped doing music reviews a couple of years ago so I don't think you will see much on NEW from them. Another really important one that I mentioned much earlier in this thread is the Wall Street Journal. They are, of course, national and they have a great entertainment section. WSJ's demographics are great for Paul...full of professional people (young and all) who are all familiar with the Beatles and Paul. Their music critic is Jim Fusilli. Mr. Fusilli had a great, positive review of Kisses which gave a real boost to the album. Looking forward to what he says about "NEW".
Pretty darn good review from LA Times, see below http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-paul-mccartney-20131014,0,6120175.story
Thanks Yankeefan. Great review and these are the type that can really impact sales. Southern CA is a huge market and this glowing praise coupled with the Kimmel concert should create strong sales here. Little surprise he gave it 3 stars...he must be a tough grader relative to how much he seemed to like New.
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B J Conlee:
yankeefan7:
B J Conlee:
SusyLuvsPaul:
yes--The Washington Post and L.A. Times, and Variety and Billboard should have love fests for "New"
Yes, good reviews from all of these would be great. Us Magazine dropped doing music reviews a couple of years ago so I don't think you will see much on NEW from them. Another really important one that I mentioned much earlier in this thread is the Wall Street Journal. They are, of course, national and they have a great entertainment section. WSJ's demographics are great for Paul...full of professional people (young and all) who are all familiar with the Beatles and Paul. Their music critic is Jim Fusilli. Mr. Fusilli had a great, positive review of Kisses which gave a real boost to the album. Looking forward to what he says about "NEW".
Pretty darn good review from LA Times, see below http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-paul-mccartney-20131014,0,6120175.story
Thanks Yankeefan. Great review and these are the type that can really impact sales. Southern CA is a huge market and this glowing praise coupled with the Kimmel concert should create strong sales here. Little surprise he gave it 3 stars...he must be a tough grader relative to how much he seemed to like New.
Yes but it was 3 stars out of a possible 4 which is good, it would be different if it was out of 5 stars. See below. "New" (MPL/Concord Music Group) Three stars out of four
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And from The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/10/the-generic-genius-of-paul-mccartney.html
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yankeefan7:
hey bulldog:
7 out of 10 from NME: http://www.nme.com/reviews/paul-mccartney/14852
IMO - even with 7 out of 10, I found the review fairly snide and hung up on age.
I know what you mean; for some reason with Paul, even when getting compliments, press often can't seem to resist being snidey.
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Thisbe211:
From the Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/10/13/review-paul-mccartney-new/i6Q3EL8ZotvewoRGCDpsjN/story.html
Short but very nice comments.
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Thisbe211:
And from The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/10/the-generic-genius-of-paul-mccartney.html
Pretty good review and I enjoyed the fact that the writer was knowledgeable about McCartney's entire career.
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yankeefan7:
Thisbe211:
From the Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/10/13/review-paul-mccartney-new/i6Q3EL8ZotvewoRGCDpsjN/story.html
Short but very nice comments.
Yes, the critic seemed to really like "New" and she was citing examples of specific songs. Then she tried to get "cute" and lump other tracks into the Silly Love Song lyric. Just wished her review was complete. Still it was positive. It won't move people to buy the album like the L A Times review.
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http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/music/Music+Review+Paul+McCartney+employs+producers+fresh/9034518/story.html Pretty good...didn't like the comment about Bob Dylan though...
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No surprise... The Internet has quite a few reviews now on "New". Some are on this thread but there are more like Oakland and I believe Phoenix. The good news is that almost all are positive. You always get a good bit of sarcasm with critics with Paul but in general, they like the music. LA times was glowing and the big winner I believe. Tomorrow will even be a bigger day regarding reviews. Let's hope that USA Today has favorable one.
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B J Conlee:
No surprise... The Internet has quite a few reviews now on "New". Some are on this thread but there are more like Oakland and I believe Phoenix. The good news is that almost all are positive. You always get a good bit of sarcasm with critics with Paul but in general, they like the music. LA times was glowing and the big winner I believe. Tomorrow will even be a bigger day regarding reviews. Let's hope that USA Today has favorable one.
USA today review, short but good. 3 stars out of possible 4. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/reviews/2013/10/14/album-of-the-week-mccartneys-new/2982559/
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B J Conlee:
No surprise... The Internet has quite a few reviews now on "New". Some are on this thread but there are more like Oakland and I believe Phoenix. The good news is that almost all are positive. You always get a good bit of sarcasm with critics with Paul but in general, they like the music. LA times was glowing and the big winner I believe. Tomorrow will even be a bigger day regarding reviews. Let's hope that USA Today has favorable one.
NY Times review below which is pretty postive although they don't have a rating system. Note** McCartney review is the review after Pearl Jam. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/arts/music/new-music-from-pearl-jam-paul-mccartney-and-cassadee-pope.html?ref=music&_r=0
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yankeefan7:
B J Conlee:
No surprise... The Internet has quite a few reviews now on "New". Some are on this thread but there are more like Oakland and I believe Phoenix. The good news is that almost all are positive. You always get a good bit of sarcasm with critics with Paul but in general, they like the music. LA times was glowing and the big winner I believe. Tomorrow will even be a bigger day regarding reviews. Let's hope that USA Today has favorable one.
USA today review, short but good. 3 stars out of possible 4. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/reviews/2013/10/14/album-of-the-week-mccartneys-new/2982559/
Sorry, but that is just not acceptable from USA Today!! Gunderson, who I would imagine does an interview with Paul...which I assume will be in tomorrow's USA Today edition as well...should have done the review. Elyse Gardner, is waaaaay too conservative. Did they/she not have at least a 3 1/2 category??? She barely scratched the surface of the album!!! ops:
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yankeefan7:
B J Conlee:
No surprise... The Internet has quite a few reviews now on "New". Some are on this thread but there are more like Oakland and I believe Phoenix. The good news is that almost all are positive. You always get a good bit of sarcasm with critics with Paul but in general, they like the music. LA times was glowing and the big winner I believe. Tomorrow will even be a bigger day regarding reviews. Let's hope that USA Today has favorable one.
NY Times review below which is pretty postive although they don't have a rating system. Note** McCartney review is the review after Pearl Jam. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/arts/music/new-music-from-pearl-jam-paul-mccartney-and-cassadee-pope.html?ref=music&_r=0
That's critical,as that's how they see things shaping up...as far as sales, importance, etc., are concerned. I had hoped Paul would get top billing. It's a bit strange and amusing to read the NY Times, as they have this 'policy' of referring to everyone by Mr/Mrs/Ms....so, it's Mr Vedder, Mr McCartney...it's formal and yet not, simultaneously. I think they should resort to 'that' on the front page/world news sections, editorial pages,...but NOT in the style or sports sections. It just seems wrong!!!