Take It Away: The Complete Paul McCartney Archive Podcast
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Looking at my 90's list (on this page), it kind of reminded me that Paul wasn't nearly as prolific in the 90's with "original" songs as he was in the 70's and 80's. I think a lot of that had to do with Linda's health problems. When you look at it, Paul only had 2 albums of original material in the 90's...Off the Ground and Flaming Pie. The other albums...Unplugged and Run Devil Run were almost all covers of 50's and his own material (either Beatles or 70's Solo). As I think the guys (and Yankeefan) said, Paul had enough material from the Off the Ground sessions for a follow-up album, but strangly, it never happened. But for the purposes for a future "Lost and Forgotten" type of Compilation, all those really good extra songs from the early 90's would provide pleny of material work. Even casual fans of Paul don't really know them.
That being said, I think the 90's tracklisting I laid out from limited resoursces (primarily Youtube) would be just as enjoyable for McCartney fans as the 70's and 80's. I say that mostly because of the 2 bands that he had during the 90's. On top of Wix, the first band (Off the Ground sessions) had 2 great additional players... Hamish Stuart and Robbie McIntosh. Hamish Stuart in my opinion, was the best vocalist singing with Paul in his entire Post Beatles' career. I think Hamish was an amazing singer with Paul either in harmony or background. He was also a well rounded guitarist substituting on Bass when Paul needed him. On top of Hamish, Robbie McIntosh was a great lead guitarist during the early 90's. Robbie also was very versitile and both were great "live" players. In retrospect, it should not have been so surprising to me that I found so many great "live" performances once I started to find them on YouTube.
The other part of Hamish and Robbie is that they were both particularly good in the R&B/Soul type of genres. When I look at the track listing of Disc 1, there are really good selections in those genres. On top of this, the live versions are significantly better than the studio versions of Off the Ground. I don't know what it was on the studio versions but the performances just seemed z"off" to me on many tracks. On some tracks it was Paul's lead vocal that seemed off and on others the Band just didn't seem to be loose. When I saw a few of the live performance on these same songs, they were just so much better. I look at Peace in the Neighborhood as a prime example. Not only was Paul's vocal better but Hamish's harmony and background vocals made the song so much better in the live performances. Then on the same song, you had Robbie's lead guitar (especially the last minute) really standing out like it should have on the studio version. There were several examples like this that just sounded so much better. I also liked their "live" cover perfomances I found like Bring It On Home To Me, Good Rockin Tonight and Midnight Special. While I don't pretend to be an expert on the sequencing part of the overall tracklisting, I do think Disc 1 would be very enjoyable to the listener. For the harder core fans (like me), these live performances would not be a "repeat" for fans that already own the original Off the Ground. And as I said, the songs that were later put on the 2nd Disc - The OTGj Complete Works (only released in Japan and the Netherlands which I always found so strange) are on the whole terrific. You would have a great disc in my opinion for the real fans where many tracks have that "soul" groove that this Band had.
The other short lived Band that Paul had in the late 90's (after Linda had sadly Died) was equally great in doing the 50's style early rock genre. David Gilmour and Mick Green were fantastic guitarists. While I always thought that the execution on the studio version of Run Devil Run was very good, I was amazed when I saw the live performances on YouTube. The show that particularly amazed me was the 6 song Peta show in LA. That show blew my mind and is why I put all those Peta tracks on Disc 2. Again for people who already have the Run Devil Run album, this would give them something different (great live versions of 50's rock and roll classics on top of the songs that Paul wrote specifically for the album). Besides the excellent Flaming Pie songs on disc 2 and a couple of the good B-sides from Flaming Pie, the rock and roll songs on this disc would make it very enjoyable to many fans in my opinion. The combination of R&B and Rock and Roll on a 2 Disc 90's set would make it quite different (but equally enjoyable) as what the potential 70's and 80's discs could be. As I have said, to do a "complete" Anthology of Paul's overall Post Beatles' career, you have to do it by DECADE in my opinion. Other wise you have something like Pure McCartney that skips so many eras (and hidden gems) of Paul's overall career. Hopefully in the early 2020's when Paul is approaching his early 80's we will get something like this for the true fans.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Thanks Nancy. And yes, I was shocked with the story of Paul forgetting the song "Goodbye". It was a "hit" back in the day that he wrote for Mary Hopkin. He also did a great demo of it that many fans (including Chris, Ryan and their guest on this podcast) thought was at least equally as good. With a story like that, it is not surprising to me that Paul's setlist stays as rigid as it has been particularly over the last 6-7 years. Paul just seems to play songs that he's comfortable playing. For the most part his additions are songs that he brings back from previous shows. To do songs that he has never, ever played before (especially Solo materieal) would be "work" for him especially if he doesn't leisurely play them for fun from time to time.
I don't think it's necessarily songs that he's comfortable with...I think it's more that he thinks the audience only wants the Beatles hits. He's playing for what he thinks is "just" a Beatles crowd.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
BJ, too bad you aren’t in charge of what album compilations Paul releases! The funny thing is, if you wrote down every single song Paul has ever written and showed it to him, he probably wouldn’t remember at least a third of them!
Nancy, I think he would probably not remember two thirds of them especially when it comes to his solo songs.
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Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
I agree, live versions are better but I think that is true with most McCartney songs.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
I agree, live versions are better but I think that is true with most McCartney songs.
Thanks for taking the time Yankeefan. For some reason, I couldn't open the Youtube videos you sent. Couldn't get the "hand" symbol for them to open. Maybe it is strictly my laptop and others can get them so they can see how good these versions are. Really like some of Paul's "live" versions from the 90's.
As a side note, my fiancee is much better with technology than I am. When we are driving (particularly longer trips) she doesn't play the traditional CD's in the car like I have always done. She gets her music from today's newer cell phone technologies like Spotify or Pandora. From an "old dog" perspective, they are great for hearing all kinds of genres. It has really opened my eyes for getting new ways to get more Paul "solo" music.
For example, on the way to Chatanooga, Tennasee this weekend (a 9-10 hour drive each way) she put on the Paul McCartney Spotify channel for different portions of the trip. It was nice to so easily hear songs you don't normally hear on even the Sirius Beatle channel like Little Willow, Calico Skies and Beautiful Night. On Spotify, you can play individual albums or just random Solo songs. Still I noticed that on the random setlists, you would generally get the same Paul "very known" songs that one would expect. Occasionally you would get a surprise which was nice. Out of nowhere, I heard "Magic" from Driving Rain.
Even with these new music devices/offerings, Paul could still use in my opinion a "deeper" more complete Anthology/Compilation like I have been suggesting throughout these "Take It Away" pages. Something for the "true" fans filled with unreleased songs, B-sides anf rare live tracks/demos that are no doubt available in Paul's vaults. I think Paul has so many of these just begging to be heard rather than the same songs. Then you could get those songs on services like Spotify and Pandora.
By the way, my fiancee made some really interesting points about Paul. She likes, and of course, knows many Beatle/Paul songs but she is not a big fan by any stretch. She likes many music genres and is much broader than me when it comes to various artists. Anyway, when we were playing songs from Flaming Pie and Chaos. her basic remark (to summarize) was that "she didn't realize how good some of Paul's later music was. She knew the Wings' hits but had never heard the great songs from those 2 albums. She loved them! She is 63 years old and I think this is very typical of baby boomers not knowning so many of Paul's very good Solo songs and "later" compostions. Once Paul stopped getting radio airplay in the mid 80's, it was like Paul dropped off the planet when it comes to his music. As we have discussed, Paul is partially responsible for this whether you talk about his recent "live" setlists or in his interviews where he just keeps talking about his Beatle years, working with John etc. He hardly ever discusses his Solo eras.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
I agree, live versions are better but I think that is true with most McCartney songs.
Thanks for taking the time Yankeefan. For some reason, I couldn't open the Youtube videos you sent. Couldn't get the "hand" symbol for them to open. Maybe it is strictly my laptop and others can get them so they can see how good these versions are. Really like some of Paul's "live" versions from the 90's.
As a side note, my fiancee is much better with technology than I am. When we are driving (particularly longer trips) she doesn't play the traditional CD's in the car like I have always done. She gets her music from today's newer cell phone technologies like Spotify or Pandora. From an "old dog" perspective, they are great for hearing all kinds of genres. It has really opened my eyes for getting new ways to get more Paul "solo" music.
For example, on the way to Chatanooga, Tennasee this weekend (a 9-10 hour drive each way) she put on the Paul McCartney Spotify channel for different portions of the trip. It was nice to so easily hear songs you don't normally hear on even the Sirius Beatle channel like Little Willow, Calico Skies and Beautiful Night. On Spotify, you can play individual albums or just random Solo songs. Still I noticed that on the random setlists, you would generally get the same Paul "very known" songs that one would expect. Occasionally you would get a surprise which was nice. Out of nowhere, I heard "Magic" from Driving Rain.
Even with these new music devices/offerings, Paul could still use in my opinion a "deeper" more complete Anthology/Compilation like I have been suggesting throughout these "Take It Away" pages. Something for the "true" fans filled with unreleased songs, B-sides anf rare live tracks/demos that are no doubt available in Paul's vaults. I think Paul has so many of these just begging to be heard rather than the same songs. Then you could get those songs on services like Spotify and Pandora.
By the way, my fiancee made some really interesting points about Paul. She likes, and of course, knows many Beatle/Paul songs but she is not a big fan by any stretch. She likes many music genres and is much broader than me when it comes to various artists. Anyway, when we were playing songs from Flaming Pie and Chaos. her basic remark (to summarize) was that "she didn't realize how good some of Paul's later music was. She knew the Wings' hits but had never heard the great songs from those 2 albums. She loved them! She is 63 years old and I think this is very typical of baby boomers not knowning so many of Paul's very good Solo songs and "later" compostions. Once Paul stopped getting radio airplay in the mid 80's, it was like Paul dropped off the planet when it comes to his music. As we have discussed, Paul is partially responsible for this whether you talk about his recent "live" setlists or in his interviews where he just keeps talking about his Beatle years, working with John etc. He hardly ever discusses his Solo eras.
Quick question BJ. Did you cut and paste those links in a browser or did you just try to click on them?. What browser do you use? When all else fails I use "Firefox". That is cool about McCartney spotify !! It must have been neat to hear "Magic" because that qualifies as a "deep" cut- lol. Only problem is how many people would even bother doing that because the general public for the most part think his career ended with Wings. Awhile back my daughters were visiting and I had EA on and as they passed by "Dance Til We're High" was playing. They loved it asked who it was and I said Paul McCartney which surprised them. If you look back at the reviews of McCartney albums going back to the mid 90's, the critical reviews have been pretty darn good for the most part. You would think McCartney would be proud to talk about this music in interviews but unless he is promoting the latest album his solo career will never be discussed. There should be a drinking game when watching/listening to McCartney interview, every time he mentions John you need to drink a shot of something - lol
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oobu24 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Thanks Nancy. And yes, I was shocked with the story of Paul forgetting the song "Goodbye". It was a "hit" back in the day that he wrote for Mary Hopkin. He also did a great demo of it that many fans (including Chris, Ryan and their guest on this podcast) thought was at least equally as good. With a story like that, it is not surprising to me that Paul's setlist stays as rigid as it has been particularly over the last 6-7 years. Paul just seems to play songs that he's comfortable playing. For the most part his additions are songs that he brings back from previous shows. To do songs that he has never, ever played before (especially Solo materieal) would be "work" for him especially if he doesn't leisurely play them for fun from time to time.
I don't think it's necessarily songs that he's comfortable with...I think it's more that he thinks the audience only wants the Beatles hits. He's playing for what he thinks is "just" a Beatles crowd.
It is hard to put yourself in his shoes but if it were me and I played 20-25 hits in a concert that would be enough to satisfy the audience IMO. I would think doing that many hits would give me the freedom to do whatever the heck I wanted with the other 10 songs. I also believe that I would get over lukewarm response possibly to those 10 songs because I know there will be big time applause for most of the other known songs.
It is funny when I look back to the days when I was in my late teens and early twenties being in a band and playing local bars. We knew on a weekend that many people might be there both nights while we were playing so we made sure that we would rarely repeat a song from the previous night. Everybody in our band wrote songs (some good, others not so much -lol) and we would always play at least a couple of them every weekend we had a gig.
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For BJ, Clickable link: (links have to be put in via paper clip looking icon on here, not just copied and pasted)
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I’m using an iPad and it is hard to copy links sometimes. For the other two, just copy the link and paste it into a new browser window BJ.
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Maybe yankeefan, you could please make those other 2 links clickable? Appreciate it!
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
I agree, live versions are better but I think that is true with most McCartney songs.
BJ I forgot to tell you this story when I got back from our 4 day cruise to the Pacific Northwest from Seattle, Nancy may appreciate it also since she goes on cruises also. The ship we were on (Holland America - Eurodam) had two piano players playing every night and they were great and tons of fun. Anyway, every night one of their 45-60 min sets would be requests from the audience. Every cruise I go on when piano players ask for requests I always ask for "Maybe I'm Amazed" and nobody has ever known how to play it for me. I figured what the heck lets try again and what do you know they did it !! I was absolutely stunned when one of the guys said I am going to do this Paul McCartney request. Let me tell you, they did a great job and the piano player that sang the song nailed it !! It was the happiest I have even been in a ships lounge ever !!
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Nancy R wrote:
For BJ, Clickable link: (links have to be put in via paper clip looking icon on here, not just copied and pasted)
Thanks Nancy and Yankeefan. It opened with no problem for an old dog like me.
That was exactly the Peace in the Neighbourhood clip I wanted the viewers to see. On top of that, from that one video you just go over to the "Up Next" section on the right side (don't do full screen) and you see all kinds of video's mostly from that same 90's era. They even provide more if you hit the "show more" tab on the bottom. I just love Youtube!
From that one video and moving onto the others, you can see so many songs that most baby boomers who grew up with the Beatles and Wings don't know. And these are terrific Paul songs and some great covers.
For those interested, just play songs like:
Songs from the Off the Ground Sessions never making it to the final album:
Style Style
Keep Coming Back to Love (cowritten with Hamish Stuart)
Kicked Around No More
I Can't Imagine
Long Leather Coat
Love Come Tumbling Down (B-side of Beautiful Night) How does Paul not include this song and include an inferior song like "Really Love You" just baffles me
Sweet Sweet Memories
Better and more spontaneus live versions of Off the Ground songs like:
Peace in the Neighbourhood
Biker Like an Icon
Hope of Deliverance
I Owe It All to You
C'mon People
Great "live" covers of Rock and Roll classics like:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Midnight Special
Good Rocking Tonight
Bring It On Home to Me
Great rare songs like:
My Old Friend - Paul sings this great Carl Perkins song with Carl (this was done around the Tug of War sessions)
ALL OF THESE SONGS (AND THERE ARE PLENTY MORE THAN THESE SPECIFIC SONGS THAT ARE SHOWN HERE) IS WHY PAUL NEEDS A SOLO COMPILATION/ANTHOLOGY FOR THE REAL FANS! HE WAS FAR MORE THAN JUST SILLY LOVE SONGS, EBONY AND IVORY, SAY SAY SAY, MY LOVE ETC.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
I agree, live versions are better but I think that is true with most McCartney songs.
BJ I forgot to tell you this story when I got back from our 4 day cruise to the Pacific Northwest from Seattle, Nancy may appreciate it also since she goes on cruises also. The ship we were on (Holland America - Eurodam) had two piano players playing every night and they were great and tons of fun. Anyway, every night one of their 45-60 min sets would be requests from the audience. Every cruise I go on when piano players ask for requests I always ask for "Maybe I'm Amazed" and nobody has ever known how to play it for me. I figured what the heck lets try again and what do you know they did it !! I was absolutely stunned when one of the guys said I am going to do this Paul McCartney request. Let me tell you, they did a great job and the piano player that sang the song nailed it !! It was the happiest I have even been in a ships lounge ever !!
Great story and especially the fact that the singer nailed the vocal.
Years ago I took my daughter on a 7 Day Alaska cruise. It was on Royal Caribean and it was wonderful. It sailed from Vancouver and we purposely got to Vancouver 3 days early to see the sights. That portion of the trip was as good as the Alaska experience.
What ports of call did your 4 Day cruise do. I've only been to Seattle one time (and it was a very quick business trip) so I would love to go back to the Northwest at some point.
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Nancy R wrote:
Maybe yankeefan, you could please make those other 2 links clickable? Appreciate it!
Yankeefan, personally I'm good because the other clips I wanted can easily be seen from the Peace in the Neighbourhood video Nancy sent (going to the "Up Next" section).
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B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
I agree, live versions are better but I think that is true with most McCartney songs.
BJ I forgot to tell you this story when I got back from our 4 day cruise to the Pacific Northwest from Seattle, Nancy may appreciate it also since she goes on cruises also. The ship we were on (Holland America - Eurodam) had two piano players playing every night and they were great and tons of fun. Anyway, every night one of their 45-60 min sets would be requests from the audience. Every cruise I go on when piano players ask for requests I always ask for "Maybe I'm Amazed" and nobody has ever known how to play it for me. I figured what the heck lets try again and what do you know they did it !! I was absolutely stunned when one of the guys said I am going to do this Paul McCartney request. Let me tell you, they did a great job and the piano player that sang the song nailed it !! It was the happiest I have even been in a ships lounge ever !!
Great story and especially the fact that the singer nailed the vocal.
Years ago I took my daughter on a 7 Day Alaska cruise. It was on Royal Caribean and it was wonderful. It sailed from Vancouver and we purposely got to Vancouver 3 days early to see the sights. That portion of the trip was as good as the Alaska experience.
What ports of call did your 4 Day cruise do. I've only been to Seattle one time (and it was a very quick business trip) so I would love to go back to the Northwest at some point.
Spent a little over a day in Seattle before going on ship and it was great time. Ship stopped at Victoria BC and Vancouver. It also went through the inside passage which was so pretty.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Since we're still waiting for the next Podcast (Flaming Pie) I wondered if I can enlist someone's help on something from YouTube. I'm an "old dog trying to learn new tricks" when it comes to technology!
There are a couple of YouTube video's that demonstrates how some of Paul's "live" versions on some Off the Ground tracks in my opinion are much better than their studio album counterparts.
If someone can pull these videos up, it would be much appreciated.
The specific ones I have in mind are:
*Paul McCartney - Peace in the Neighboarhood live 1993 (rare). It doesn't refer to a specific show but the video portion is clearly edited. It is the audio version of this video that I especially listened to. To me the overall vocals and music is so much better (and exciting) in my opinion than the studio counterpart with Hamish's outfront background singing and Robbie's great guitar solo. This is the kind of track that I would want on a future Macca "lost and forgotten" Anthology/Compilation focusing on rare tracks (both released and unreleased).
* Paul McCartney - Biker Like an Incon live 1993 (rare)... Same result as above with a much better version than its studio counterpart
*Paul McCartney - C'Mon People live 1993 (rare)... Ditto as the above Videos
There are also a couple of "live" versions of these songs I found from a "Chili" Show. Again better than their Studio counterparts.
Just curious if other Board members feel similar.
I agree, live versions are better but I think that is true with most McCartney songs.
BJ I forgot to tell you this story when I got back from our 4 day cruise to the Pacific Northwest from Seattle, Nancy may appreciate it also since she goes on cruises also. The ship we were on (Holland America - Eurodam) had two piano players playing every night and they were great and tons of fun. Anyway, every night one of their 45-60 min sets would be requests from the audience. Every cruise I go on when piano players ask for requests I always ask for "Maybe I'm Amazed" and nobody has ever known how to play it for me. I figured what the heck lets try again and what do you know they did it !! I was absolutely stunned when one of the guys said I am going to do this Paul McCartney request. Let me tell you, they did a great job and the piano player that sang the song nailed it !! It was the happiest I have even been in a ships lounge ever !!
Great story and especially the fact that the singer nailed the vocal.
Years ago I took my daughter on a 7 Day Alaska cruise. It was on Royal Caribean and it was wonderful. It sailed from Vancouver and we purposely got to Vancouver 3 days early to see the sights. That portion of the trip was as good as the Alaska experience.
What ports of call did your 4 Day cruise do. I've only been to Seattle one time (and it was a very quick business trip) so I would love to go back to the Northwest at some point.
Spent a little over a day in Seattle before going on ship and it was great time. Ship stopped at Victoria BC and Vancouver. It also went through the inside passage which was so pretty.
Yankeefan,
Sounds like a great trip. I'm getting married in October and we are talking about future trips. Would love to get back to the spectacular Northwest. When my daughter and I were in Vancouver, we did take a ferry to Victoria and that was terrific, By the way, one of the best trips I took with my daughter was the Canadian Rockies. We did it in the Summer and flew into Calgary. The scenery with those gorgeous mountains and lakes was as breathtaking as I have ever seen. I want to return with my future wife because she has never been.
Thought of you this morning as I was driving to Dunkin for my usual cup of coffee. Sirius Radio and the Beatles' channel played "Take It Away". Criminal that Paul never played this live back in the day (2002 tour would have been perfect when his voice was still top notch).
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This might be a strange question, but what is a podcast? I can't keep up with internet trends. I assume it's internet-related. From what I've read here, I'm going with something like a blog.
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HaileyMcComet wrote:
This might be a strange question, but what is a podcast? I can't keep up with internet trends. I assume it's internet-related. From what I've read here, I'm going with something like a blog.
Hailey,
I'm probably the last person to answer a computer question (an old dog trying to learn new tricks) so let me just share my experience with this specific "Take It Away" Podcast. Strictly judging by my experience, this Podcast is an "audio" discussion divided by individual "episodes" that was started by 2 guys (Ryan and Chris) who are big fans of Paul McCartney. The podcasts are done generally sequentially starting with Paul's Post Beatles career...his first album "McCartney".
Somehow this Podcast was put on Paul's website under Maccaboard. To get started, you just have to go back to the first page and click on the highlighted "Take It Away Podcast". That brings you to all the individual episodes where you can hear them individually or in any order you want.
I really like these guys and the discussions they have relative to the specific time period and album they are discussing. Ryan and Chris are objective with their opinions and sometimes they disagree about individual songs. Many times I agree with them and in some cases I disagree with one or both of them. All in all and as I said, they are fair. They are significantly younger than a baby boomer like me. That is good in my opinion because they are not Beatle fanatics and look at Paul's Solo and Wings' career with fresh ears. They don't "dismiss" what Paul did (and the other Beatles) after the breakup.
For me as an avid Macca fan, the best part of these podcasts are all the extra songs from each era and album sessions. Like me, they believe that Paul has "very special" musical talent and they can't believe how many good songs that Paul wrote that never appeared on one of his albums. These include unreleased songs, B-sides, CD singles (or mini packages) etc. They play many of these "hidden gems" intermittent with their discussions, opinions etc.
That got me started and I been hooked as each epidode had been aired. The most recent album discussion was "Off the Ground" so they are in the 90's. The next one they will do is "Flaming Pie" which hopefully is any day now. As with each episode you want to hear, you have to go back to the first page and click on the highlighted "Take It Away" Podcast. They you click on whatever "episode" you want to hear.
I have been basically replying after hearing each Podcast for the first time. I give my reactions to the Podcast and my opinions. Again, I have been very positive toward Ryan and Chris because I think they are really good. They really cover the time period comprehensively. And even as a big time fan, I have been hearing songs I've never heard before or at the very least, I'm hearing songs that I haven't heard in a long time.
One thing that these Podcasts have convinced me is that Paul needs:
*A new comprehensive Anthology/Compilation done "by Decade" for the true, more hard core fan. Paul's compilations have mainly covered his hits and songs that got radio airplay back in the day. Even the last one (Pure McCartney) severely duplicates his previous Compilations (Wingspan, All the Best) or just plain skips many eras of his prodigious career. Even eras of Paul's solo career that generally weren't commercially successful (Press to Play, Off the Ground, Driving Rain) have plenty of very good, hidden gems like songs. For example, in the "Off the Ground" Episode, they discuss all the extra songs (some put out as B-sides on CD Singles and later put out as a 2nd Disc in Japan and the Netherlands) that never appeared on the original Off the Ground album. In most cases, these songs are as good or even better. I have been hearing them on YouTube and in my opinion, they are terrific and need to be heard.
Hope this helps
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It seemed like a long wait for the latest episode.
It covers The Beatles Anthology's influence on McCartney's Flaming Pie. I personally don't think this album was McCartney's strongest songwriting and it kinda propped up by a lot of excellent production. Beautiful Night is my favourite example of that. Thoughts on Flaming Pie?
https://takeitawaypodcast.com/2018/06/04/episode-23-flaming-pie-part-1-of-2/