The Song Everyone Loves........But You .
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Macca Mad:
Well if they ain't walking out great, but I know most ain't buying it cos if they were he'd be number 1 for weeks.
McCartney's record sales are generally large upon the album's initial release, however -- subsequently -- they sell at such a steady pace that they eventually become Gold, Platinum and -- yes -- multi-Platinum.
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I agree that even here in the UK they do ok for about 3-4 weeks ie top 10 first week, but they rarely dont hang around any longer than a month these days. In fact Chaos was only a few months old and I remember seeing the deluxe version in the bargin bins for about £2.99 !
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at the gig i can only go on my own experiances and the 'majority' of the crown are either bemused or unaware of any less obvious mccartney/wings songs. polite applause usually follows at the end. i would just love to be at a macca gig were we were all into the likes of '1985' and' letting go' in a big way.
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lazydynamite88:
at the gig i can only go on my own experiances and the 'majority' of the crown are either bemused or unaware of any less obvious mccartney/wings songs. polite applause usually follows at the end. i would just love to be at a macca gig were we were all into the likes of '1985' and' letting go' in a big way.
That gig would be amazing. Can you imagine the energy that would be given off for Paul to feed from? Dang..
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lazydynamite88:
at the gig i can only go on my own experiances and the 'majority' of the crown are either bemused or unaware of any less obvious mccartney/wings songs. polite applause usually follows at the end. i would just love to be at a macca gig were we were all into the likes of '1985' and' letting go' in a big way.
Once again, my friend, I beg to differ: Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five - Phoenix 2010:
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Nashville's crowd was amazing, they all knew 1985 and Letting Go, and I saw so many people even singing along with the preshow music like Press and Temp Secretary. Charlotte, on the other hand..fail. I can see Lazy's point there.
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audi:
lazydynamite88:
at the gig i can only go on my own experiances and the 'majority' of the crown are either bemused or unaware of any less obvious mccartney/wings songs. polite applause usually follows at the end. i would just love to be at a macca gig were we were all into the likes of '1985' and' letting go' in a big way.
Once again, my friend, I beg to differ: Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five - Phoenix 2010:
Note the crowd response before and after.i dont dissagree with you 'audi' because i wasnt at 'phoenix'!! the worst example i ever witnessed of ignorance to pauls new stuff was probably 'earls court' 1993.!
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BarbB:
lazydynamite88:
at the gig i can only go on my own experiances and the 'majority' of the crown are either bemused or unaware of any less obvious mccartney/wings songs. polite applause usually follows at the end. i would just love to be at a macca gig were we were all into the likes of '1985' and' letting go' in a big way.
That gig would be amazing. Can you imagine the energy that would be given off for Paul to feed from? Dang..
yes barb it would an amazing gig..wouldnt it be nice if paul could do it for us lot just the once. no beatles songs just mccartney and wings only!
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lazydynamite88:
audi:
lazydynamite88:
at the gig i can only go on my own experiances and the 'majority' of the crown are either bemused or unaware of any less obvious mccartney/wings songs. polite applause usually follows at the end. i would just love to be at a macca gig were we were all into the likes of '1985' and' letting go' in a big way.
Once again, my friend, I beg to differ: Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five - Phoenix 2010:
Note the crowd response before and after.i dont dissagree with you 'audi' because i wasnt at 'phoenix'!! the worst example i ever witnessed of ignorance to pauls new stuff was probably 'earls court' 1993.!
You were at the Phoenix show?????? Very cool!!! You must've been beyond thrilled and shocked -- that was the unveiling of the setlist! As for '93, Off The Ground is probably the worst-promoted album of Paul's entire solo career. When I saw Paul in Memphis in 1993, nobody knew those songs but me and my roommate, seemingly. It was the exact opposite in parts of Europe -- "Hope Of Deliverance" was a monster hit over there.
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no i was'nt at phoenix,i didnt say that did i..? actually mate im sure 'driving rain' was even more poorly promoted than 'off the ground'..the album cover did not help as it didnt even have writing on the front at first.im pretty sure they drafted in an outer sleeve of him hopping with his bass in hand for a bit of product identity.
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lazydynamite88:
no i was'nt at phoenix,i didnt say that did i...?
Wh'oops! Bitten in the butt once again by my speed-scan style of reading!
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lazydynamite88:
...actually mate im sure 'driving rain' was even more poorly promoted than 'off the ground'..the album cover did not help as it didnt even have writing on the front at first.im pretty sure they drafted in an outer sleeve of him hopping with his bass in hand for a bit of product identity.
In the U.S., it seemed like Driving Rain had much greater visibility, thanks to the popularity of "Freedom" (the Superbowl performance and the numerous airings of the official video on VH-1).
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more fool anyone who likes the beatles yet appears to be unfamilure with mccartneys latter day albums.. even 'memory almost full' has its moments! i would actually say that he hasnt done a complete naff album since perhaps 'mccartney2'. even 'pipes of peace' has its moments and 'press to play' is brilliant really!
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lazydynamite88:
more fool anyone who likes the beatles yet appears to be unfamilure with mccartneys latter day albums.. even 'memory almost full' has its moments! i would actually say that he hasnt done a complete naff album since perhaps 'mccartney2'. even 'pipes of peace' has its moments and 'press to play' is brilliant really!
Of course, McCartney II is an awesome album in my opinion -- a precursor to his Fireman albums.
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I heard lots of screaming, yelling, applauding, shrieking, etc. after each and every song, at the Charlotte show, and did a lot of that myself. It's so strange to read otherwise. I was there and witnessed and heard it all myself. I was proud of the uproarious Carolina crowd's reaction! (Besides, whenever Paul wanted still more crowd response, he elicited it himself by striding around with upraised arms obviously asking for even more adulation, after completing a number. I hadn't known he did that.) Only once was I a little bit dumbfounded and disappointed--when Paul launched into an exquisite folk rock tinged "I've Just Seen A Face" full blown and loud, yet nuanced and subtle, it sounded so beautiful--and I saw some fans trudging up the stairs to go into the arena's rest rooms and concessions and what not. The guy beside me even turned to me and commented, "I can't believe not everyone is staying put for this one," or words to that effect. However, it was only a few out of the many, although enough for me to notice. It was in my general vicinity of the arena. And the 'call of nature' often can't be ignored. :
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SusyLuvsPaul:
... the 'call of nature' often can't be ignored. :
Indeed. I don't know what they put in concert beer, but it makes my kidneys do the backstroke. I had to go during "The Long & Winding Road."
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I was so glued to the stage and transfixed, I might have just wet my pants rather than leave, LOL
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SusyLuvsPaul:
I was so glued to the stage and transfixed, I might have just wet my pants rather than leave, LOL
That did cross my mind, but I was wearing shorts that night. So, that would've been a bit...ya' know...
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In Pittsburgh, during Highway I was shocked to see that Paul was looking straight at me until I realized that even though I was in the second section back (section 4, row 5), my friend and I were some of the only people in our section standing and definitely the only ones dancing and singing as enthusiastically. That happened again for Sing the Changes and some "lesser known" wings songs. I suppose that is the upside though. There was hardly anything between me and Paul when everybody else checked out! I think the audience goes through a visible change during his newer stuff. You just have to look at the amount of people that shoot up from their seats between Sing the Changes and the opening of Band on the Run to see what most of the audience is there for.
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Well...to be fair, though, don't people in rows on the ground floor and even elsewhere feel they must remain seated, else they'll block the view of the people right behind them? Wouldn't that inhibit their getting up and dancing a lot? Course those wonderful gigantic screens are there, but I guess many want to see Paul right there before them and not just on the big screens. Damn I should have taken the 8th row ground floor ticket when ticketmaster offered it, I don't know why I didn't. I thought "well that's not really that close," but once I got inside the arena, and looked down, I saw it was fairly close to the action as the rows were so close together in order to get as many packed in as possible.