“Home Tonight”/“In A Hurry” out Nov. 22nd
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
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Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
Yankeefan...I can't answer your question at this point. I've only listened to the new singles/songs once. I do enjoy the Paul McCartney station on Spotify especially for all the Solo songs they play but at this point they don't seem to have added them yet. I also haven't heard the new singles on the Sirius Beatles' channel either. I like to hear new Macca songs in better quality compared to You-Tube on my lap top.
I have stated my position on Egypt Station many times. Like Bruce and others on this site (plus so many music critics who gave ES stellar reviews upon its release) I don't find ES to be forgettable and uninteresting in any way. I respect Kestrel's opinion and music is subjective but personally ES with the exception of Fuh You has very good Macca lyrics and melodies. I still enjoy hearing most of the ES tracks and I find songs like I Don't Know, Happy With You, Who Cares, Confidante, People Want Peace, Hand in Hand, Dominoes, Back in Brazil, Do It Now, Despite Repeated Warnings and Hunt You down/Naked etc. to be very memorable and interesting. This is my opinion only and as I said, I repect different opinions especially when it comes to music . I can just go by my ears and I dont get tired of ES. By the way, if Paul had written and released I Don't Know in the 70's it would be considered one of his very best Solo songs. In my opinion, it would have been right up there with Maybe I'm Amazed. It has that Long and Winding Road or Let It Be feel to it in my opinion. Unfortunately, many people who haven't kept up with Paul still can't get used to his "older voice". I never hear I Don't Know on the radio anywhere so it unfortunately gets lost even though it is a great song.
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Let me just add that I can see why Paul didn't include "Home Tonight" and "In a Hurry" on ES in its original release. The one problem that I think ES had upon its release was that it was already too long. I like/love almost all the songs on ES so the only track that I wished wasn't included was "Fuh You". As I said, I think Paul was just "rolling the dice" on the song with the hope that it would "catch on" with Top 40 Radio. Afterall, Ryan Tedder has the reputation for creating "hits" and Paul probably thought it was just "quirky" enough to possibly be successful in Top 40. To me, the lyrics were cringeworthy and didn't fit well with the rest of the album, but you can't blame Paul for "rolling the dice"on the song. The melody on Fuh You was catchy and with only a tad over 3 minutes it didn't ruin the album for me personally. But with the length of ES already, I can understand why it was almost impossible to add more tracks. I like all the tracks on ES in general.
As a big fan of Paul's Solo career, my biggest disappointment for the album is that the truly great songs on ES got little to zero airplay (even on the Beatles Sirius Channel). Paul could have helped ES (and himself) if he would have played more of the best ES songs on his tour. As examples, not playing "I Don't Know", "People Want Peace", and "Dominoes" was crazy in my opinion. It takes rehearsal time and some drive on Paul's part and apparently at his age, he no longer wanted to put the time into doing it. Going so Beatle heavy in his setlist is so much easier.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
Yankeefan...I can't answer your question at this point. I've only listened to the new singles/songs once. I do enjoy the Paul McCartney station on Spotify especially for all the Solo songs they play but at this point they don't seem to have added them yet. I also haven't heard the new singles on the Sirius Beatles' channel either. I like to hear new Macca songs in better quality compared to You-Tube on my lap top.
I have stated my position on Egypt Station many times. Like Bruce and others on this site (plus so many music critics who gave ES stellar reviews upon its release) I don't find ES to be forgettable and uninteresting in any way. I respect Kestrel's opinion and music is subjective but personally ES with the exception of Fuh You has very good Macca lyrics and melodies. I still enjoy hearing most of the ES tracks and I find songs like I Don't Know, Happy With You, Who Cares, Confidante, People Want Peace, Hand in Hand, Dominoes, Back in Brazil, Do It Now, Despite Repeated Warnings and Hunt You down/Naked etc. to be very memorable and interesting. This is my opinion only and as I said, I repect different opinions especially when it comes to music . I can just go by my ears and I dont get tired of ES. By the way, if Paul had written and released I Don't Know in the 70's it would be considered one of his very best Solo songs. In my opinion, it would have been right up there with Maybe I'm Amazed. It has that Long and Winding Road or Let It Be feel to it in my opinion. Unfortunately, many people who haven't kept up with Paul still can't get used to his "older voice". I never hear I Don't Know on the radio anywhere so it unfortunately gets lost even though it is a great song.
"Fuh You" is catchy but I did not think it really fit with the rest of the album. In retrospect, I wish he had left it off the album and released it now as just a single. "I Don't Know" had to grow on me, did not really love it in the very beginning. It really is a beautiful song, love the piano in the beginning. From the start, I loved "Who Cares", "Confidante", "Do It Now" and "Despite Repeated Warnings" and thought "Who Cares" should have been the first single. I would still vote CHAOS as my #1 McCartney album but "Egypt Station" is definitely top 5 material.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:"I Don't Know" had to grow on me, did not really love it in the very beginning. It really is a beautiful song, love the piano in the beginning.
Same here and its now probably my favourite track on the album,along with Happy With You & Hand In Hand. The opening piano piece has always reminded me of Stina Nordenstam's intro to 'Parliament Square'. Do you (or anyone else) hear any similarity between the two?
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
Yankeefan...I can't answer your question at this point. I've only listened to the new singles/songs once. I do enjoy the Paul McCartney station on Spotify especially for all the Solo songs they play but at this point they don't seem to have added them yet. I also haven't heard the new singles on the Sirius Beatles' channel either. I like to hear new Macca songs in better quality compared to You-Tube on my lap top.
I have stated my position on Egypt Station many times. Like Bruce and others on this site (plus so many music critics who gave ES stellar reviews upon its release) I don't find ES to be forgettable and uninteresting in any way. I respect Kestrel's opinion and music is subjective but personally ES with the exception of Fuh You has very good Macca lyrics and melodies. I still enjoy hearing most of the ES tracks and I find songs like I Don't Know, Happy With You, Who Cares, Confidante, People Want Peace, Hand in Hand, Dominoes, Back in Brazil, Do It Now, Despite Repeated Warnings and Hunt You down/Naked etc. to be very memorable and interesting. This is my opinion only and as I said, I repect different opinions especially when it comes to music . I can just go by my ears and I dont get tired of ES. By the way, if Paul had written and released I Don't Know in the 70's it would be considered one of his very best Solo songs. In my opinion, it would have been right up there with Maybe I'm Amazed. It has that Long and Winding Road or Let It Be feel to it in my opinion. Unfortunately, many people who haven't kept up with Paul still can't get used to his "older voice". I never hear I Don't Know on the radio anywhere so it unfortunately gets lost even though it is a great song.
"Fuh You" is catchy but I did not think it really fit with the rest of the album. In retrospect, I wish he had left it off the album and released it now as just a single. "I Don't Know" had to grow on me, did not really love it in the very beginning. It really is a beautiful song, love the piano in the beginning. From the start, I loved "Who Cares", "Confidante", "Do It Now" and "Despite Repeated Warnings" and thought "Who Cares" should have been the first single. I would still vote CHAOS as my #1 McCartney album but "Egypt Station" is definitely top 5 material.
Good seeing your posts again Yankeefan. I had taken a big break from ES last Summer and Fall especially with our Wedding Plans etc. But after getting back to it in early 2019, I love it more than even previously. Regarding "I Don't Know", you might recall that I liked it from the beginning especially with the intro and the "But it's alright, sleep tight " part (just a great bridge) but it continued to grow even more with the overall lyrics in the middle (the "What's the matter with me parts etc. ) and then he comes back with the "I got crows at my window and dogs at my door part" at a slightly faster pace. I also like his older voice on it. Best song on the album imho and it's really frustrating when a song that good gets no airplay. The good thing is that the song (and others on ES) gets me back to playing the CD regularly. It still sounds fresh. Another song that has really grown on me is "People Want Peace". Love the arrangement and his band's background singing. And I also like the last third of ES with both Despite Repeated Warnings and Hunt You Down/Naked etc. Anyway, it's great that Paul can still write plenty of new songs at his age. As far as Solo albums and execution, I still think ES is top 3 along with Chaos and Tug of War. Hopefully, I'll start hearing "Home Tonight" and "In a Hurry" on Spotify or other outlets. More songs for possible inclusion on an eventual Solo Anthology in coming years.
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Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:"I Don't Know" had to grow on me, did not really love it in the very beginning. It really is a beautiful song, love the piano in the beginning.
Same here and its now probably my favourite track on the album,along with Happy With You & Hand In Hand. The opening piano piece has always reminded me of Stina Nordenstam's intro to 'Parliament Square'. Do you (or anyone else) hear any similarity between the two?
Most definitely in the first 10-15 seconds of "I Don't Know".
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:"I Don't Know" had to grow on me, did not really love it in the very beginning. It really is a beautiful song, love the piano in the beginning.
Same here and its now probably my favourite track on the album,along with Happy With You & Hand In Hand. The opening piano piece has always reminded me of Stina Nordenstam's intro to 'Parliament Square'. Do you (or anyone else) hear any similarity between the two?
Most definitely in the first 10-15 seconds of "I Don't Know".
Just a coincidence I guess unless Macca is a closet Stina fan?
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Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
I have to say that I agree with everything you've said here, Kestrel.
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johnnymain wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
I have to say that I agree with everything you've said here, Kestrel.
I'm glad someone does. Its almost a hanging offence around here not to say wonderfully squiffy things about Paul's recent releases !!
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Kestrel wrote:
johnnymain wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
I have to say that I agree with everything you've said here, Kestrel.
I'm glad someone does. Its almost a hanging offence around here not to say wonderfully squiffy things about Paul's recent releases !!
"squiffy"
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Kestrel wrote:
johnnymain wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
I have to say that I agree with everything you've said here, Kestrel.
I'm glad someone does. Its almost a hanging offence around here not to say wonderfully squiffy things about Paul's recent releases !!
That's why I don't post here much - too many people ready to have a go at you if you don't like everything he does!
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johnnymain wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
johnnymain wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?
I wouldn't. Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.
I have to say that I agree with everything you've said here, Kestrel.
I'm glad someone does. Its almost a hanging offence around here not to say wonderfully squiffy things about Paul's recent releases !!
That's why I don't post here much - too many people ready to have a go at you if you don't like everything he does!
You should see the "grief" myself and BJ have received over the years regarding his setlist -lol
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According to Wikipedia, Home Tonight/In A Hurry reached Number 3 in the UK charts. What???!
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Can't remember if I posted here that I got this single from a friend (who is also a record dealer) who sold it for a reasonable price.
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briaboy wrote:
According to Wikipedia, Home Tonight/In A Hurry reached Number 3 in the UK charts. What???!
I assume you think that is too high? The album Egypt Station did debut at #1 on Billboard.
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These two songs have only gotten better over time! Are there any more? Love this album and its songs! Love the paintings and now the spinning wheels. Is there a name for those wheels? There must be...