McCartney 3?
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AndrewMBarros wrote:
Face A
Long Tail Winter Bird
Find My Way
Pretty Boys
Women and Wives
Lavatory Lil'
Slidin'
update!
Side A
1 - Long Tailed Winter Bird
2 - Find My Way
3 -Pretty Boys
4 - Women and Wives
5 - Lavatory Lil
6 - Slidin'
Side B
7 - Deep Deep Feeling
8 - "tba"
9 - Seize the Day
10 - "tba"
11 - Winter Bird / When Winter Comes
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B J Conlee wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Beatles4Ever wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
dirkmcquickly wrote:
Yesterday in a charity shop I picked up the "Put it there" DVD which I'd not seen before - it was wonderful, really good studio rehearsals with a great band. One hour of fine music including several Beatles numbers. If McCartney 3 is only half as good as that, it'll be worth it. For me, the last two albums went in one ear and out the other, a bit ordinary, which doesn't matter - there's been so much great music. He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone.
Like Yankeefan, I very much am looking forward to McCartney 3. The man has an endless amount of musical creativity so this is exciting news that we are getting a brand new album so soon.
Dirk, I have to somewhat disagree with you on Paul's last 2 albums...Egypt Station and New. I think that both albums produced many good songs and they, in retrospect, hold up very well against Paul's vast Post Beatles' catalog. Unlike many of Paul's contemporaries from the Pop-Rock genre, he has continued to write amazing songs in the latter stages of his Solo career. Just look at his output over the last 20 years creating great new music with albums like Chaos and Creation, Memorly Almost Full, Electric Arguments, Driving Rain, New and Egypt Station.
I was right there with you until....."Driving Rain." That album, to me is one of his weakest, if not the very weakest. I liked the opening song and then....... But: Both NEW and Egypt Station are very good albums. Some spotty vocals here and there on ...Sation, but a very strong album., especially with all the left over cuts recorded during the session, several of which I would have put on the album in the first place.
Beatles4Ever,
I do agree that since the 2000's, Driving Rain was probably Paul's weakest album and not nearly as consistent as others like Chaos and Creation, Memory Almost Full, New and Egypt Station. On the other hand, DR like most of Paul's Solo albums in my opinion had some tracks that were real "gems" so I don't just dismiss it, I still consider DR as part of Paul's latter period renaissance and rebirth relative to his overall Post Beatles' discography. While initially, I didn't like some of Paul's vocals on the earlier tracks, many of DR songs really did really grow with me with repeated listens. In retrospect, I really like songs like "Lonely Road", "Magic", "Your Way", "About You", "Back in the Sunshine", and "Your Loving Flame". I liked the overall vibe to DR. I love Paul's Bass playing, Rusty's electric guitars and Abe's Drum Work. I also really like Abe Dixon's elecric piano and organ work which gave some of the tracks a distinctive sound compared to many other Paul albums. Aa a studio album, it had a real "live'" feel to it. A few of the positive reviews on DR really pointed those features out. Some of the deeper and underrated DR cuts I also like include "She's Given Up Talking" (great lyrics imo), "I Do", "Heather", and "Riding Into Jaipur". Just my opinion.
Actually, you've made me want to go back and give another listen or two. Yes, there are always gems on Paul's albums. He's too talented for there not to be. Maybe I was knocked off a bit by thinking about "Freedom," which he composed in about 15 seconds....and sounds like it. I do recall it had a live feel for a studio album. ...which is not a bad thing. I believe he was rehearsing the new guys to see how they might fit into a band. They passed the audition. Paul's bass playing is always superb. So...... I'll listen again. As with several of his albums.....I find that when I go back I like them more than I remembered I did. This will likely be the case with DR. Thanks.
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B J Conlee wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Beatles4Ever wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
dirkmcquickly wrote:
Yesterday in a charity shop I picked up the "Put it there" DVD which I'd not seen before - it was wonderful, really good studio rehearsals with a great band. One hour of fine music including several Beatles numbers. If McCartney 3 is only half as good as that, it'll be worth it. For me, the last two albums went in one ear and out the other, a bit ordinary, which doesn't matter - there's been so much great music. He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone.
Like Yankeefan, I very much am looking forward to McCartney 3. The man has an endless amount of musical creativity so this is exciting news that we are getting a brand new album so soon.
Dirk, I have to somewhat disagree with you on Paul's last 2 albums...Egypt Station and New. I think that both albums produced many good songs and they, in retrospect, hold up very well against Paul's vast Post Beatles' catalog. Unlike many of Paul's contemporaries from the Pop-Rock genre, he has continued to write amazing songs in the latter stages of his Solo career. Just look at his output over the last 20 years creating great new music with albums like Chaos and Creation, Memorly Almost Full, Electric Arguments, Driving Rain, New and Egypt Station.
I was right there with you until....."Driving Rain." That album, to me is one of his weakest, if not the very weakest. I liked the opening song and then....... But: Both NEW and Egypt Station are very good albums. Some spotty vocals here and there on ...Sation, but a very strong album., especially with all the left over cuts recorded during the session, several of which I would have put on the album in the first place.
Beatles4Ever,
I do agree that since the 2000's, Driving Rain was probably Paul's weakest album and not nearly as consistent as others like Chaos and Creation, Memory Almost Full, New and Egypt Station. On the other hand, DR like most of Paul's Solo albums in my opinion had some tracks that were real "gems" so I don't just dismiss it, I still consider DR as part of Paul's latter period renaissance and rebirth relative to his overall Post Beatles' discography. While initially, I didn't like some of Paul's vocals on the earlier tracks, many of DR songs really did really grow with me with repeated listens. In retrospect, I really like songs like "Lonely Road", "Magic", "Your Way", "About You", "Back in the Sunshine", and "Your Loving Flame". I liked the overall vibe to DR. I love Paul's Bass playing, Rusty's electric guitars and Abe's Drum Work. I also really like Abe Dixon's elecric piano and organ work which gave some of the tracks a distinctive sound compared to many other Paul albums. Aa a studio album, it had a real "live'" feel to it. A few of the positive reviews on DR really pointed those features out. Some of the deeper and underrated DR cuts I also like include "She's Given Up Talking" (great lyrics imo), "I Do", "Heather", and "Riding Into Jaipur". Just my opinion.
I agree with you BJ and as you know I have always loved songs like "About You" and "Lonely Road". I bet if it was not for the (1,2,3,4,5) lyric more people would like the album title song "Driving Rain". I am pretty sure he made this album with the full intention of needing a few songs that he could play live and I love the "live" feel to the album. As with most McCartney albums, some cutting or changes would have made a difference in the quality of the album. "Rinse The Raindrops" was nice idea but way too long and if you cut 5 minutes off it then it would have been better. "Heather" just does not sound "finished" to me, it almost sounds like it is the band warming up instead of fleshed out song."Spinning On An Axis" is another song that would have been better if you cut it by a minute or two. "Freedom" does not fit on the overall vibe of the album and should have been left as a "single" only. I get it was done for commercial reason but think most people will agree it was a mistake. This was middle of the road McCartney album and and while not horrible it was not as good as the later albums you mentioned.
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Just curious if anybody thinks he will release a "single" from this album by mid-late November.
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Nancy R wrote:
Read on FB some woman said she paid $84 including shipping for the coke bottle green one and she didn't think that was expensive!
I was able to get that one early at $29.33 when it was first listed. The yellow 333 one is going for stupid money on EBAY, selling for $1,900 and more. Even if it was autographed, I could never go that high.
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Beatles4Ever wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Beatles4Ever wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
dirkmcquickly wrote:
Yesterday in a charity shop I picked up the "Put it there" DVD which I'd not seen before - it was wonderful, really good studio rehearsals with a great band. One hour of fine music including several Beatles numbers. If McCartney 3 is only half as good as that, it'll be worth it. For me, the last two albums went in one ear and out the other, a bit ordinary, which doesn't matter - there's been so much great music. He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone.
Like Yankeefan, I very much am looking forward to McCartney 3. The man has an endless amount of musical creativity so this is exciting news that we are getting a brand new album so soon.
Dirk, I have to somewhat disagree with you on Paul's last 2 albums...Egypt Station and New. I think that both albums produced many good songs and they, in retrospect, hold up very well against Paul's vast Post Beatles' catalog. Unlike many of Paul's contemporaries from the Pop-Rock genre, he has continued to write amazing songs in the latter stages of his Solo career. Just look at his output over the last 20 years creating great new music with albums like Chaos and Creation, Memorly Almost Full, Electric Arguments, Driving Rain, New and Egypt Station.
I was right there with you until....."Driving Rain." That album, to me is one of his weakest, if not the very weakest. I liked the opening song and then....... But: Both NEW and Egypt Station are very good albums. Some spotty vocals here and there on ...Sation, but a very strong album., especially with all the left over cuts recorded during the session, several of which I would have put on the album in the first place.
Beatles4Ever,
I do agree that since the 2000's, Driving Rain was probably Paul's weakest album and not nearly as consistent as others like Chaos and Creation, Memory Almost Full, New and Egypt Station. On the other hand, DR like most of Paul's Solo albums in my opinion had some tracks that were real "gems" so I don't just dismiss it, I still consider DR as part of Paul's latter period renaissance and rebirth relative to his overall Post Beatles' discography. While initially, I didn't like some of Paul's vocals on the earlier tracks, many of DR songs really did really grow with me with repeated listens. In retrospect, I really like songs like "Lonely Road", "Magic", "Your Way", "About You", "Back in the Sunshine", and "Your Loving Flame". I liked the overall vibe to DR. I love Paul's Bass playing, Rusty's electric guitars and Abe's Drum Work. I also really like Abe Dixon's elecric piano and organ work which gave some of the tracks a distinctive sound compared to many other Paul albums. Aa a studio album, it had a real "live'" feel to it. A few of the positive reviews on DR really pointed those features out. Some of the deeper and underrated DR cuts I also like include "She's Given Up Talking" (great lyrics imo), "I Do", "Heather", and "Riding Into Jaipur". Just my opinion.
Actually, you've made me want to go back and give another listen or two. Yes, there are always gems on Paul's albums. He's too talented for there not to be. Maybe I was knocked off a bit by thinking about "Freedom," which he composed in about 15 seconds....and sounds like it. I do recall it had a live feel for a studio album. ...which is not a bad thing. I believe he was rehearsing the new guys to see how they might fit into a band. They passed the audition. Paul's bass playing is always superb. So...... I'll listen again. As with several of his albums.....I find that when I go back I like them more than I remembered I did. This will likely be the case with DR. Thanks.
Great points Beatles4Ever. To this day, I consider DR to be around the middle of the pack relative to ranking Paul's Post Beatles' albums. I agree that "Freedom" should not have been on the album. As a few critics pointed out, "Freedom" was a "knee jerk" reaction to 9/11 and was quickly written by Paul for the "live" 9/11 show that did have good intenions imo. I also never cared for "Rinse the Raindrops" because it is a way too long (over 10 minutes) jam song that is too repetitive imo. In reality I didn't like the way DR ended. Comparing DR's ending to Chaos or Egypt Station is to put it simply "no comparison". Chaos and Creation in comparison is easily in the top 3 or 4 of all of Paul's Post Beatles' albums imo. Another DR track I never liked was "Spinning on an Axis" which to me was Paul's attempt at "rap". But as I said, there are gems on DR. I have always loved "Magic" where Paul talks about his first time meeting Linda as well as the other songs I listed. I screwed up the title of the song Paul wrote with his son James which is actually called "Back in the Sunshine Again" where I love Paul's vocals. While I don't love the song "Tiny Bubble" it is kind of a "guilty pleasure" type song to my ears. I do prefer DR to some of Paul's 80's albums like "Off the Ground" and "Pipes of Peace. I prefer the vibe of DR over those albums. But as we both said, all of Paul's albums (even the weaker ones) always have some hidden gems.
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I am so excited for this album to come out!!
I wasn't around when McCartney I or McCartney II came out, so to hear an ALL Paul album upon its release will be nice for me.
I love the fact that he made it during his lockdown (or 'rockdown' according to him). He said it wasn't on purpose, but that is one of the things I like most about Paul, give him some spare time, and he will come out with some new songs. And he's so musical, he can just do it all by himself.
In his recent interview for BBC Radio (I think?), the interviewer said the album "sounds very very different" and that Paul's vocals are "very raw" so that definately has me curious as to what we will hear. I can't wait.
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Apple Scruff wrote:
I am so excited for this album to come out!!
I wasn't around when McCartney I or McCartney II came out, so to hear an ALL Paul album upon its release will be nice for me.
I love the fact that he made it during his lockdown (or 'rockdown' according to him). He said it wasn't on purpose, but that is one of the things I like most about Paul, give him some spare time, and he will come out with some new songs. And he's so musical, he can just do it all by himself.
In his recent interview for BBC Radio (I think?), the interviewer said the album "sounds very very different" and that Paul's vocals are "very raw" so that definately has me curious as to what we will hear. I can't wait.
Paul's vocals being "very raw" may not be a good thing, we will see.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Just curious if anybody thinks he will release a "single" from this album by mid-late November.
I'm surely hoping there's a mid or late November "single Yankeefan. I noticed that on a couple of posts above your's, someone lists the tracklisting (Side A and B) for McCartney 3. Tracks 8 and 10 has just TBA instead of an actual song title. I assume that stands for "To Be Anounced". I wonder if either track could possibly be a unreleased song from Cold Cuts or a unreleased song from a previous album session.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Apple Scruff wrote:
I am so excited for this album to come out!!
I wasn't around when McCartney I or McCartney II came out, so to hear an ALL Paul album upon its release will be nice for me.
I love the fact that he made it during his lockdown (or 'rockdown' according to him). He said it wasn't on purpose, but that is one of the things I like most about Paul, give him some spare time, and he will come out with some new songs. And he's so musical, he can just do it all by himself.
In his recent interview for BBC Radio (I think?), the interviewer said the album "sounds very very different" and that Paul's vocals are "very raw" so that definately has me curious as to what we will hear. I can't wait.
Paul's vocals being "very raw" may not be a good thing, we will see.
That scares me too Yankeerfan.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Paul's vocals being "very raw" may not be a good thing, we will see.
That scares me too Yankeerfan.
A whole album of 'Monkberry Moon Delight' vocals......I can live with that. What excites me most about the forthcoming album is that there are no other musicians or producers involved and that the album was recorded in England on (relatively) basic equipment. It really does sound like its a genuine SOLO album and a return to Paul's DIY no-fuss approach to recording which will come as a pleasant change.
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Beatles4Ever wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
dirkmcquickly wrote:
Yesterday in a charity shop I picked up the "Put it there" DVD which I'd not seen before - it was wonderful, really good studio rehearsals with a great band. One hour of fine music including several Beatles numbers. If McCartney 3 is only half as good as that, it'll be worth it. For me, the last two albums went in one ear and out the other, a bit ordinary, which doesn't matter - there's been so much great music. He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone.
Like Yankeefan, I very much am looking forward to McCartney 3. The man has an endless amount of musical creativity so this is exciting news that we are getting a brand new album so soon.
Dirk, I have to somewhat disagree with you on Paul's last 2 albums...Egypt Station and New. I think that both albums produced many good songs and they, in retrospect, hold up very well against Paul's vast Post Beatles' catalog. Unlike many of Paul's contemporaries from the Pop-Rock genre, he has continued to write amazing songs in the latter stages of his Solo career. Just look at his output over the last 20 years creating great new music with albums like Chaos and Creation, Memorly Almost Full, Electric Arguments, Driving Rain, New and Egypt Station.
I was right there with you until....."Driving Rain." That album, to me is one of his weakest, if not the very weakest. I liked the opening song and then....... But: Both NEW and Egypt Station are very good albums. Some spotty vocals here and there on ...Sation, but a very strong album., especially with all the left over cuts recorded during the session, several of which I would have put on the album in the first place.
Beatles4Ever,
I do agree that since the 2000's, Driving Rain was probably Paul's weakest album and not nearly as consistent as others like Chaos and Creation, Memory Almost Full, New and Egypt Station. On the other hand, DR like most of Paul's Solo albums in my opinion had some tracks that were real "gems" so I don't just dismiss it, I still consider DR as part of Paul's latter period renaissance and rebirth relative to his overall Post Beatles' discography. While initially, I didn't like some of Paul's vocals on the earlier tracks, many of DR songs really did really grow with me with repeated listens. In retrospect, I really like songs like "Lonely Road", "Magic", "Your Way", "About You", "Back in the Sunshine", and "Your Loving Flame". I liked the overall vibe to DR. I love Paul's Bass playing, Rusty's electric guitars and Abe's Drum Work. I also really like Abe Dixon's elecric piano and organ work which gave some of the tracks a distinctive sound compared to many other Paul albums. Aa a studio album, it had a real "live'" feel to it. A few of the positive reviews on DR really pointed those features out. Some of the deeper and underrated DR cuts I also like include "She's Given Up Talking" (great lyrics imo), "I Do", "Heather", and "Riding Into Jaipur". Just my opinion.
I agree with you BJ and as you know I have always loved songs like "About You" and "Lonely Road". I bet if it was not for the (1,2,3,4,5) lyric more people would like the album title song "Driving Rain". I am pretty sure he made this album with the full intention of needing a few songs that he could play live and I love the "live" feel to the album. As with most McCartney albums, some cutting or changes would have made a difference in the quality of the album. "Rinse The Raindrops" was nice idea but way too long and if you cut 5 minutes off it then it would have been better. "Heather" just does not sound "finished" to me, it almost sounds like it is the band warming up instead of fleshed out song."Spinning On An Axis" is another song that would have been better if you cut it by a minute or two. "Freedom" does not fit on the overall vibe of the album and should have been left as a "single" only. I get it was done for commercial reason but think most people will agree it was a mistake. This was middle of the road McCartney album and and while not horrible it was not as good as the later albums you mentioned.
Actually, wasn't the full lyric on the title song (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10?)
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Yes!
One, two, three, four, five let's go for a drive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten let's go there and back again -
Nancy R wrote:
One, two, three, four, five let's go for a drive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten let's go there and back againPete Sinfield, eat your heart out !!
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Kestrel wrote:
Pete Sinfield, eat your heart out !!
Had to google that one.
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oobu24 wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Pete Sinfield, eat your heart out !!
Had to google that one.
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£33-35 seems a bit steep for a single LP no ?
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oobu24 wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Pete Sinfield, eat your heart out !!
Had to google that one.
Me too!
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stuartshire wrote:
£33-35 seems a bit steep for a single LP no ?
Is that how much they're charging in the U.K.?! They are averaging $29.99 here which is £23. Amazon is $26.49.
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Yeah so far everywhere in the Uk is between 33-35 ( that I've seen ) Nancy
id be expecting a double album for that ..