Las Vegas, iHeart Music Festival, 9/21/13 - ARCHIVE
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This full Paul set has probably already been posted:
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oobu24:
pierceedge:
The press never ceases to humor me. Read the show description. http://festival.iheart.com/festival.php?id=11673720&type=article
what? the goosebumps? or the SILLY LOVE SONGS? :
Silly Love Songs
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cfergoid:
brettb3:
cfergoid:
The new songs sound like they might be good but the vocals were awful. Again. I'm not sure debuting the new songs with a paper thin vocal online is the best strategy but the album got a bump over on Amazon so I guess any publicity is good publicity.
It wasn't a "debut." He's promoting the album by performing the songs, just like he's always done. And his vocals were fine. It boggles the mind how some still can't accept that he's not 35 anymore.
Well, respectfully, it was a debut. Debuting: To perform in public for the first time I didn't say I expected him to sing like he's 35. If a paper thin warble that is flat more often than not is acceptable then fair enough. I'll wait until I hear the studio version before I judge the songs. First impression of the songs is great though, looks like he hasn't lost that skill. His performance of Everybody Out There was alright too.
I'm not sure who's performance you watched -- Timberlake, maybe? -- but there were no "paper-thin warbles" when Paul McCartney sang. Listen, I've argued on here in the past that Paul should stop playing live because he's sounded so poor on some TV gigs the last year or two, and I look forward to all these TV gigs with equal parts anticipation and dread. But I thought he sounded terrific last night -- no, not like he did when he was 30, but quite good and still better than a lot of vocalists out there.
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Amazing performance! Wish I could have been there! New ones "Out there" is amazing! IMO a hit! Also "Save us" is awesome and rocks. Love how "New" sounds live.
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Bruce M.:
cfergoid:
brettb3:
cfergoid:
The new songs sound like they might be good but the vocals were awful. Again. I'm not sure debuting the new songs with a paper thin vocal online is the best strategy but the album got a bump over on Amazon so I guess any publicity is good publicity.
It wasn't a "debut." He's promoting the album by performing the songs, just like he's always done. And his vocals were fine. It boggles the mind how some still can't accept that he's not 35 anymore.
Well, respectfully, it was a debut. Debuting: To perform in public for the first time I didn't say I expected him to sing like he's 35. If a paper thin warble that is flat more often than not is acceptable then fair enough. I'll wait until I hear the studio version before I judge the songs. First impression of the songs is great though, looks like he hasn't lost that skill. His performance of Everybody Out There was alright too.
I'm not sure who's performance you watched -- Timberlake, maybe? -- but there were no "paper-thin warbles" when Paul McCartney sang. Listen, I've argued on here in the past that Paul should stop playing live because he's sounded so poor on some TV gigs the last year or two, and I look forward to all these TV gigs with equal parts anticipation and dread. But I thought he sounded terrific last night -- no, not like he did when he was 30, but quite good and still better than a lot of vocalists out there.
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oobu24:
audi:
BOYCIE:
oobu24:
audi:
"Save Us" has Back To The Egg written all over it. I'm liking it!
I think it sounds like the Fireman!
I agree more Fireman than Egg for me too. God that audi is never right, ha ha.
(grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)
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nobodytoldme:
Uploaded this one for you guys, for as long as it will last...
Thank you very much, we all appreciate it! Paul, how about opening your upcoming concerts with "Everybody Out There"?
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Michelley:
Bruce M.:
cfergoid:
brettb3:
cfergoid:
The new songs sound like they might be good but the vocals were awful. Again. I'm not sure debuting the new songs with a paper thin vocal online is the best strategy but the album got a bump over on Amazon so I guess any publicity is good publicity.
It wasn't a "debut." He's promoting the album by performing the songs, just like he's always done. And his vocals were fine. It boggles the mind how some still can't accept that he's not 35 anymore.
Well, respectfully, it was a debut. Debuting: To perform in public for the first time I didn't say I expected him to sing like he's 35. If a paper thin warble that is flat more often than not is acceptable then fair enough. I'll wait until I hear the studio version before I judge the songs. First impression of the songs is great though, looks like he hasn't lost that skill. His performance of Everybody Out There was alright too.
I'm not sure who's performance you watched -- Timberlake, maybe? -- but there were no "paper-thin warbles" when Paul McCartney sang. Listen, I've argued on here in the past that Paul should stop playing live because he's sounded so poor on some TV gigs the last year or two, and I look forward to all these TV gigs with equal parts anticipation and dread. But I thought he sounded terrific last night -- no, not like he did when he was 30, but quite good and still better than a lot of vocalists out there.
Completely agree with you, Bruce! He killed last night!!! I do have to say, though, that I cringed when he said that bit about "the meadows"... Wrong crowd for that sort of banter. It was like a half baked stand-up joke that fell flat. Its not that the line was particularly bad (though it was hardly a knee-slapper), more like the audience acted like it was forced to be there. It was even worse when the rest of the band had this confounded look on their face as they tried to mimic Paul's reaction to the name. Over-done and even cheesy. Thankfully it was brief and he got back to doing great songs. The rest of his remarks were decent, though. I did find it refreshing to have the setlist be predominantly surprises, but I don't think he should have done MMT or "Another Day." While I love both, I'm not sure they were the best picks for that crowd (I would have preferred to see "Helter Skelter" or 1985). Still, "Live and Let Die" overshadowed those minor details and should have eliminated any preconceived notions among them that he's a Tony Bennett-type of shagged-out icon from the last century who can't rock out anymore...
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Mr. Spock:
Michelley:
Bruce M.:
cfergoid:
brettb3:
cfergoid:
The new songs sound like they might be good but the vocals were awful. Again. I'm not sure debuting the new songs with a paper thin vocal online is the best strategy but the album got a bump over on Amazon so I guess any publicity is good publicity.
It wasn't a "debut." He's promoting the album by performing the songs, just like he's always done. And his vocals were fine. It boggles the mind how some still can't accept that he's not 35 anymore.
Well, respectfully, it was a debut. Debuting: To perform in public for the first time I didn't say I expected him to sing like he's 35. If a paper thin warble that is flat more often than not is acceptable then fair enough. I'll wait until I hear the studio version before I judge the songs. First impression of the songs is great though, looks like he hasn't lost that skill. His performance of Everybody Out There was alright too.
I'm not sure who's performance you watched -- Timberlake, maybe? -- but there were no "paper-thin warbles" when Paul McCartney sang. Listen, I've argued on here in the past that Paul should stop playing live because he's sounded so poor on some TV gigs the last year or two, and I look forward to all these TV gigs with equal parts anticipation and dread. But I thought he sounded terrific last night -- no, not like he did when he was 30, but quite good and still better than a lot of vocalists out there.
...I do have to say, though, that I cringed when he said that bit about "the meadows"... Wrong crowd for that sort of banter. It was like a half baked stand-up joke that fell flat. Its not that the line was particularly bad (though it was hardly a knee-slapper), more like the audience acted like it was forced to be there...
Still, I was soooo relieved when he didn't tell the Sgt. Pepper/Hendrix/Clapton story after "Let Me Roll It"/"Foxy Lady." I was saying to myself, "Oh, Paul -- pleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon't."
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5th-beatle:
Here is the complete video:
Audio is not great, but at least it's in synch with the image, unlike the official version from the iHeart channel.thanks for posting!! Paul looked and sounded fantastic. I am so happy that he played 3 songs from his new album; glad to see him promoting his new work. Loved hearing New live!! And I liked Save Us better than Everybody Out There. I can't wait to watch him on Jimmy Kimmel Live; should be good.
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Apple Scruff:
5th-beatle:
Here is the complete video:
Audio is not great, but at least it's in synch with the image, unlike the official version from the iHeart channel.... And I liked Save Us better than Everybody Out There...
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audi:
... Still, I was soooo relieved when he didn't tell the Sgt. Pepper/Hendrix/Clapton story after "Let Me Roll It"/"Foxy Lady." I was saying to myself, "Oh, Paul -- pleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon't."
agree
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oobu24:
audi:
... Still, I was soooo relieved when he didn't tell the Sgt. Pepper/Hendrix/Clapton story after "Let Me Roll It"/"Foxy Lady." I was saying to myself, "Oh, Paul -- pleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon'tpleasedon't."
agree
Thinking back, I did have a flash of panic when he said "And that was a tribute to..." : Very good point!
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Some random thoughts: Everybody Out There was my favorite new song of the evening. Loved the acoustic guitars at the beginning and the 'Hey's'. Some nice harmonies, and Paul's vocal sounded really good. The lyrics, on the other hand? Well, they kind of fit into the category of other lyrics that have plagued Paul over the years. He should have tried harder and avoided some of the repetition as well as the cliches (There but for the grace of God go I). I'm fine with that line in the song once, but after awhile it just feels like the easy way out. Agreed with an earlier poster. The Las Vegas story was forced and seemed a tad awkward. oh Well. Let Me Roll it was the biggest question mark of the evening. I know he loves playing that song live, but seriously, give that song a rest. Keep it off the next tour. Stop playing it live. Playing another one of your great songs from the 70s that was just as popular and hasn't been played live for a while. Holy strange setlist, Batman! If you would have been told Paul was going to play eight songs, which eight would you have guessed? I probably would have just got Live and Let Die and 'New' right. Perhaps the performance proved that Paul is starting to resist the 'Beatles tribute band' criticism from some. That said, did the crowd enjoy it? Obviously they liked Live and Let Die, but for the average fan in attendance, how did the new songs go over? Jury is still out, although I saw someone post that the album shot up to No. 4 on the Amazon music charts. I also saw someone comment about Paul's voice being in poor form. I only noticed poor vocals during 'New', but perhaps that's because the song doesn't have a lot of backing vocals to cover it? Thought his voice was great during Save Us and Everybody Out There. There were some crackles, but he is 71. I'm done with new songs now. Three songs out of the album is enough for me. I want to be surprised on release day Oct. 16 and hear at least half of the album with fresh ears. Anybody else with me? I did the same with Chaos and Memory Almost Full. That way, getting the album that day feels like Christmas.
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While I watched Paul's entire Vegas set, I really was only interested in the 3 Songs he played from the new album. Having listened to Save Us and Everybody Out There (along with New itself) I can't wait to get this album. I believe others will feel the same way. Hopefully, Paul will play all 3 again tomorrow on the Kimmel show. Between both shows, the album will get some serious buzz. Don't know how Paul does it, but these songs are instantly appealing to my ears. Here's my quick thoughts on these tracks: "Everybody Out There" - I think this was my favorite song last night. *Loved the acoustic guitars in the beginning and middle *Loved the Heys; this song is just begging to be played live; people will automatically start singing *To me, this song sounds a little like REM (a la Losing My Religion *I disagree with the previous poster...I like the lyrics. Yes there is repetition but it's good repetition if you get what I mean. *can't wait to here this track in concert! "Save Us" - Also loved this song a lot. *Like the save us/save us now repition and it flat out rocks *To me, Save Us had that "Only Mama Knows" (Memory Almost Full) rocking sound to it "New" - It was nice to hear it live and it went down very well. Hopefully, more of the songs on New will sound as good as what we have heard so far. If "Everybody Out There" is an example of what Paul said about tracks from the album not sounding like people would expect from Macca, bring them on. Now I can't wait till 10/14.
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First, let me agree with BJ: Yes, it's time to give Let Me Roll It a rest. He's played on nearly every tour since Gerald Ford was president of the United States, it should have a few years off. I'm baffled by the complaint about the line "There but for the grace of God..." being repeated. Uh, it's the chorus. Choruses repeat. That's what they're for. I actually think the lyrics to all these songs seem pretty good, though that's still a prelminary judgment.
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Obviously choruses repeat. Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough. I just don't like the line. It's a cliche. It just seems like an odd lyric to me. I get the feeling Nigel Godrich would have said: Good melody, try harder with the lyrics.
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Liked the "New" songs a lot. Loved "Save Us" right off the bat. "Everyone Out There" took a few more minutes for me to get into, but there are some nice hooky Macca riffs in that song. I had the same thought about the rest of the set that I did when I was at the 12-12-12 Sandy concert - he is doing "Let Me Roll It" for these kinds of audiences to prove that he can still F-in ROCK at 71. "Live and Let Die" is just to wake people up with the pyros.
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To be honest, I wasn't even crazy about the studio version of "Let Me Roll It". Always found it slow for a rock song and even a tad bit dull after repetition sinks in from a series of live performances. I think it was helped by the addition of "Foxy Lady" in Saturday. It's obvious by now that he could still rock; again, I would have preferred "Helter Skelter" or maybe "Jet". Perhaps he'll do one of them on JKL Regardless, even with my disagreement with some songs choices, it was a refreshingly surprising set list just to have the thrill of not having a clue of what was going to come next, as opposed to crossing out songs from a pre-made list. It also helped that he was in top form. Maybe he intentionally does an occasional subpar performance just to mess with us.
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Mr. Spock:
To be honest, I wasn't even crazy about the studio version of "Let Me Roll It". Always found it slow for a rock song and even a tad bit dull after repetition sinks in from a series of live performances. I think it was helped by the addition of "Foxy Lady" in Saturday. It's obvious by now that he could still rock; again, I would have preferred "Helter Skelter" or maybe "Jet". Perhaps he'll do one of them on JKL Regardless, even with my disagreement with some songs choices, it was a refreshingly surprising set list just to have the thrill of not having a clue of what was going to come next, as opposed to crossing out songs from a pre-made list. It also helped that he was in top form. Maybe he intentionally does an occasional subpar performance just to mess with us.
I agree with you and others about "Let Me Roll It" and would have preferred "Helter Skelter" if he wanted to prove he can rock - lol. Then again, if he did that he would be criticized for doing another Beatle song. Personally, I would have loved something like "Beware My Love" instead of "Let Me Roll It" if he could handle the vocal. I really like the songs from "New" and thrilled he played three of them out of eight songs. IMO - the band and McCartney himself seemed to get into doing the "New" songs, obvious it is more fun doing some different songs. I