EGYPT STATION
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RockLobst3r wrote:
Does anyone know how we can check the status of our PM.com store order? I ordered the Deluxe Colored Vinyl LP, and then created an account much later (so it's not in my "Orders" section of my account now--my order for Spotify green vinyl is though).
I have the order number but can't seem to find anywhere to check its status and see if it's shipped yet (and get a tracking number if it has)
That is EXACTLY my problem. I emailed Universal (I think, I'd have to check) but they sent a standard reply & assigned me a case # and basically said don't write again or you'll go to the end of the line. Really weird.
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left hand man wrote:
Listened to the whole album twice, of course I'll need to hear it on my bose system, but my initial thoughts...
After hearing the entire album... McCartney's voice sounds really good.
I Don't Know
Come On To Me
Back In Brazil, are good.Who Cares is better, I like the guitars but it's way too short and could have used a guitar solo.
Hunt You Down/Naked/C-link is my fave on the album. Something finally really rocks and the changes and McCartney's guitar playing add to the mix.
Seems Like the bass playing isn't as prominent throughout as I'd like.The rest just didn't do anything for me, Despite Repeated Warnings has a nice middle section but for me it's a disappointment.
I don't hear anything on this album as good as the best of McCartney solo.I'll listen again on a much better system, was really looking forward to it and had high hopes, but for me this album is just okay, not as good as MAF or New. Not enough in the rock direction, really wish McCartney would get a producer that understood that.
Just my very humble opinion.Hunt You Down/Naked/C-link
Lots of people are saying that! I haven't gotten mine yet.
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I know many say they do not like Fuh You but I listened to it today again and that song makes me want to get up hold my hands in the air and sway back amd forth to the melody of the song I love it! I can't wait ro get this album!
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RockLobst3r wrote:
Does anyone know how we can check the status of our PM.com store order? I ordered the Deluxe Colored Vinyl LP, and then created an account much later (so it's not in my "Orders" section of my account now--my order for Spotify green vinyl is though).
I have the order number but can't seem to find anywhere to check its status and see if it's shipped yet (and get a tracking number if it has)
It's hard to find -- looked 3 times before I found it. But if you hover over the Store tab, a drop-down menu with several choices appears. Click on Merchandise Store. Go to that page, scroll down to the bottom and look for "Contact Us" under "Customer Service." It's ridiculously hard to find. In any case... That page has a "Where is my order?" button that should let you check the status with the order number and zip or postal code. But when I did it, it didn't work!!!! Next to it there's a series of fields where you can put in your name, email, etc. and contact them, and that appeared to work. Good luck.
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Im really looking forward to everyone getting their copies and sharing their opinions. I got mine a day early so I've listened to it three times now and im really enjoying it. its definitely a grower. its quite ecentric in places, which is always a plus for me
Its pretty consistent song quality-wise, but for me there is a little dip in the middle of the album with a couple of songs that dont do much for me, but they're not BAD by any means.
highlights for me so far are Dominoes, Caesar Rock and Hunt You Down/Naked/C-Link. There are a lot of growers on there too, so that list will definitely expand the more I listen.
I was struck as well by how many of the songs would be really great live. Who Cares for example. But i'm not holding my breath!
anyway, that's my early take on it. cant wait to hear what everyone else thinks!
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Been enjoying it so far, sounding very fresh and very different to NEW! The guitar playing on Happy With You reminds of Put It There. I'm about to go out to my local record shop to get the vinyl & they have also ordered the CD in (just for me)
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9 o'clock in the morning HMV door opens and the geezer "that was lucky" i replied "it was planned". He looked at me as if i was a weirdo ( i am but that is inconsequential) and watched me walk not foor feet to the Lp and cd stand with EGypt Station on it and said "haha i get it now". All the time whilst I Don't Know was playing, yes a little bit of the old excitement was coarsing thru me. Buought the deluxe version at £12.99 then tried to read the track listing, and decided poundland it is for the quid specs. So thought whislt it was playing i would do a browse was very retrained for me got an A.Franklin and Joan Amtrading best of for a tenner. Both artists I have on comps so quite pleased with that purchase and looking forward to playing them maybe by sunday.
Left during the playing of fuh you, pain was really beginining to kick in and had poundland and sainsburys to do before home. First impressions of the 5 songs or so i heard well seems to a must have for any macca fan or beatle fan, so the pain was worth it, not as good as hearing some tracks off NEW at the radio two recording a few years ago. Plus we must support local record shops. I dont think i have been in their for a year or more but that is due to my disabilities and in the days before the internet and since record shop staff have been great to me.
Not taken the morphine sypruh pain killer ass it works but makes you fuzzy headed like a little drunk , so just waiting for pain to subside and listen to the album clear headedly.
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Listened to it 3 times now and I am impressed. Far better than New for me. Highlights are Who Cares, Happy With You, Hand in Hand, I Don't Know and Hunt /Naked/C link. Some other great tracks but could live without Back in Brazil and Fuh You. Overall very happy!
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Hey All! Listened to Egypt Station at midnight and again at 5am. First impressions are high! The sound of the lp is outstanding; every track just jumps into the speakers. The standouts so far are 'Come On To Me', 'Dominoes', 'Caesar Rock' (Rock Show meets Beware My Love), 'Hunt You Down', and yes, 'Fuh You'. Not a huge fan of 'Back To Brazil', 'Hand in Hand', and yes, 'Confidante'. Too slow, kind of meandering. Yes, I wanna' Rock! Really like 'Happy With You'. Wish the horn section was utilized a bit more; the horns really make 'Come On To Me', 'Hunt You Down', and 'Despite Repeated Warnings' blast off!
Looking forward to many reviews on this site. Enjoy Egypt Station. Yes, it is a really solid addition to McCartney's legacy.
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Got such a great surprise at 7am this morning. I won't be able to get to Target until this afternoon but I have much to do so I took my shower a little earlier. I put on my Spotify (a great gift from my fiance who is much more techy than me) and I thought I was going to be hearing the same playlist (Paul Solo) that I've been hearing for the last couple of weeks.
Holy, moly or whatever they say. Right away as my Hypergear speaker began playing the songs, they were tracks I had never heard before. It only took me 2 seconds to realize I was hearing the brand new Egypt Station songs.
The first two songs I heard were "Happy With You" and "Confidante" and I really liked them especially on a first listen. Both were very Beatlesque and sounded very "Rubber Soulish" to my ears. Then again they had a little bit of a feel of a couple of Paul's great solo songs like Put It There or Footprints. They were guitar based with great Macca melodies. For people who were concerned that Paul was trying to be too hip with a song like "Fuh You" don't worry. From what I heard so far, you are going to get your old school McCartney with Egypt Station.
I also heard "People Want Peace" and "Dominoes" and again you have the traditional Paul that you're used to. Again, both sounded very good especially for a 1st listen (I actually had heard Dominoes on Sirius yesterday). All the songs sounded distinctive and I love Greg Kurstin's production. The music sounds wonderful.
The last song I heard this morning was "Back in Brazil" another one I heard for the first time on Sirius just yesterday. I have to say that it sounded much better this 2nd time. I didn't like it as much on first impression as the other new ones above but again I love the music and Greg's production. Back in Brazil of course has that Latin feel.
To top it off, the Spotify channel then went into "I Don't Know" and "Come On To Me". They both sounded great. The latter had me dancing in the shower (and I can't dance).
All in all, I'm really encouraged after hearing about half the album. Already I can see that Egypt Station is going to have a lot of very good tracks.
Can't wait till this afternoon and I can get ES at Target (with the 2 extra tracks...Yes!).
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It’s absolutely a fantastic album. I thinks it’s his coolest album in years. I’m just in awe....
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Happy With You got me sooo emotional. Definitley one of my favorites!!
Favorites.....so far: Happy With You, Confidante, Hand In Hand, Do It Not, Dominoes, Who Cares, Hunt You Down/Naked/C-Link, Ceasar Rock....this song is awesome!
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paulmccartneyfan1 wrote:
Happy With You got me sooo emotional. Definitley one of my favorites!!
Favorites.....so far: Happy With You, Confidante, Hand In Hand, Do It Not, Dominoes, Who Cares, Hunt You Down/Naked/C-Link, Ceasar Rock....this song is awesome!
Same here! LOVED Confidante, Hand in Hand, Dominoes, Who Cares, Come on To Me, I Don't Know, Happy with You, Fuh (For) You, lol, all the songs you mentioned, plus more! This music came from the heart, it's beautiful, catchy, edgy, captivating, haunting... so many wonderful aspects all rolled into one! Such beautiful sounds from a beautiful creative mind! Well done. Bravo, Macca! Love it
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Soooo Happy with Paul and Egypt Station !!!
After he dropped Come on to me and Fuh you my expectations were low.
Now I‘m listening nonstop to classic Mccartney : Happy with you, Confidante, Who cares, Dominoes, Do it now, Hunt you down/etc.
The only weak tracks apart from the two mentioned above - which RS calls „silly sex songs“ - are Caesar Rock and People want peace IMO.
„Happy with you“ is THE Macca classic on the album for me.
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Hello Again! What a great day to be a McCartney fanatic. This album is sensational. AND, the two bonus tracks, "Get Started" and "Nothing For Free" are very cool. Huge Wing vibe from these two tunes. IMO should have replaced "Back In Brazil" and "Hand in Hand". Oh well, let me turn the volume up to '11' and jam to 'Caesar Rock' again!!
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Always interesting hearing everyone's first impressions. I'm three listens in now, and I really like Despite Repeated Warnings and I Don't Know. The rest of it, particularly lyrically, is pretty uninspiring. Some fun sounds and melodies, but I think overall this ties with Driving Rain for the weakest of his 97-present output.
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Bruce M. wrote:
RockLobst3r wrote:
Does anyone know how we can check the status of our PM.com store order? I ordered the Deluxe Colored Vinyl LP, and then created an account much later (so it's not in my "Orders" section of my account now--my order for Spotify green vinyl is though).
I have the order number but can't seem to find anywhere to check its status and see if it's shipped yet (and get a tracking number if it has)
It's hard to find -- looked 3 times before I found it. But if you hover over the Store tab, a drop-down menu with several choices appears. Click on Merchandise Store. Go to that page, scroll down to the bottom and look for "Contact Us" under "Customer Service." It's ridiculously hard to find. In any case... That page has a "Where is my order?" button that should let you check the status with the order number and zip or postal code. But when I did it, it didn't work!!!! Next to it there's a series of fields where you can put in your name, email, etc. and contact them, and that appeared to work. Good luck.
Bruce,
Thank you so much for the tip! I appreciate it. When I did the Order Status thing it also didn't work for me, which is a shame, but I did fill out the contact form and sent that off.
Cheers, my fellow Macca fan!
-Brandon
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wingsoverkc wrote:
Hey All! Listened to Egypt Station at midnight and again at 5am. First impressions are high! The sound of the lp is outstanding; every track just jumps into the speakers.
Indeed. Hearing these tracks on a stereo system versus the youtube videos is night and day. Admittedly what I heard on youtube left me underwhelmed but that is not the case now. I bought my CD copy at Target first thing this morning, and should get my vinyl version delivered later today.
I only wish Paul had listed who was playing what on each track.
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Okay, have just listened to the new album for the first time and my initial thoughts are that the four stars reviews its been receiving are probably about right. Its not another Band On The Run that's for sure so any such comparisons are totally redundant.
But in comparison with (relatively) recent albums its not as good as Chaos, it's probably not quite as good as New but it's a whole lot better than MAF, which a lot of fans like anyway. So I would say that ES is a good to very good album. Lots of high points with Who Cares, Confidante, Do It Now and Hand In Hand all standout tracks. I also like Naked.
I Don't Know and Come On To Me sound better on the album rather than in isolation. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is Despite Repeated Warnings which I thought might build into a dramatic piece (like Let's Eat Grandmas 'Donnie Darko' track which I've been playing a lot of recently) ... unfortunately Paul's song,while quite pleasant, really doesn't do much or go anywhere and just sounds like two songs stitched together. Perhaps I was expecting another 'Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five' but its nothing like that.
But this is just my initial thoughts after one play. I'm sure mty thoughts will change with subsequent plays but as of now, Egypt Station receives a 7/10 from me.
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This is definitley an album (or digital music) to listen to with the headphones on. Paul sounds great and the instrumentation and layers of sound is out of this world. Will keep listening before reviewing. Early favorites are "Who Cares" and "Happy with You."
I cannot believe that I am listening to a new Paul album in 2018. Album release days for Paul have been a big deal for me for 32 years nows (Press to Play is the first album that I bought on release day).