McCartney 3?
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Lavatory Lil (Lyrics video)
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Wow...Just heard most of these new songs for the very first time; really felt "Women and Wives" and "Pretty Boys" and "Deep Deep Down" and "Kiss of Venus" I think it was, right off the bat feeling them. "Pretty Boys" he hasnt turned gay, has he ? (Just kidding) I usually think of female models before male models. I guess Stella designs men's clothing too and he was inspired seeing the fashion shows. I like his deep strong voice on this one. Yes he was a pretty boy ! Now a handsome man, still desired. "Women and Wives" he sings that with so much sincerity and emotion. It's about warm family bonds. "Lavatory Lil" is funny, a hard rocking change of pace, kind of bluesy rock. Comic relief ! But bittersweet. She must have given him a run for his money (literally) and got too wild for him, out of control to the point of showing blood on knives, yikes! Paul's artwork all through these videos adds so much even more visual originality with much different subjects than he showed on "Egypt Station" art. Less exotic and less anthropological subjects. I fancied "Deep Deep Down's" length--it draws you in, gets you into it almost hypnotically--oh yes "deep pain," "deep pains" I can relate to that, physical and mental and emotional pains, but why would he want the pain to stay, not go away? Must have referred to the "pain of love" and being love sick (?) Just some first impressions. Oh yeah the album cover opens to reveal bursts of refreshing vivid color ! In pictures. Striking contrast to the stark simplicity and darker colors of the grey color. I saw his daughter Mary open it in a public "stories" on facebook. The cutest little portable record player spinning in the bottom right corner, and a good looking gif of Paul on the left side. Mary demonstrated the different art of the album
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Some of the gear that he used:
https://reverb.com/news/show-us-your-space-the-gear-of-paul-mccartneys-mccartney-iii
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joyce wrote:
Winter Bird/ When Winter comes
Thanks for the links oobu! Looks like the floodgates are open on youtube
I think the animation of the written lyrics and illustrations is absolutely brilliant!! (I wonder if Paul drew those illustrations?)
I think they were mostly computer generated. He never drew pictures of himself. I bet they took some of Mary's video & used a program to animate it.
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It would be interesting to know the origin of the drawings, even if computer generated.
Thanks for those additional links, oobu. Nice to learn about the instruments.
Paul will be participating in a twitter listening party for the album on Dec 21, 8 PM UK time. Here's the details
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GuusvdGoes wrote:
Hello,
Does anybody know why the songs 'Slidin'' and 'Deep Deep Feeling' have switched places on Spotify?
By the way: I'm new here, so if I'm doing something wrong, please correct me.
Hi and welcome!
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https://www.musicradar.com/news/exclusive-recording-mccartney-iii
Here is a fascinating interview about the making of McCartney iii with Paul's Engineer Steve Orchard and technical manager, Keith Smith. Lots of technical information about Paul's studio and his instruments and how he works.
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GuusvdGoes wrote:
Hello,
Does anybody know why the songs 'Slidin'' and 'Deep Deep Feeling' have switched places on Spotify?
By the way: I'm new here, so if I'm doing something wrong, please correct me.
The streaming/cd running order is deep deep feeling / slidin / kiss of Venus. However to fit it on vinyl Slidin closes Side1 and Deep deep feeling opens Side 2 followed by Kiss of Venus.
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joyce wrote:
Lavatory Lil (Lyrics video)
Did you see the pic they put in the background? It's Paul recording McCartney II
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At the bottom page of each song is a tab that says “storyline”. There are 5-6 slides per song with a few anecdote about the writing or recording of each song.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/191490904@N06/with/50734693611/
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joyce wrote:
Lavatory Lil (Lyrics video)
Did you see the pic they put in the background? It's Paul recording McCartney II
Wow--thanks for identifying that photo, oobu!! Talk about creative acoustics! Just goes to show....Paul has a photo for everything musical! J
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Instagram
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Just heard a few tracks for the first time - my impression is this is going to be one of his best albums for years. The last two albums didn't do anything for me, but it looks like this one benefits from stripping away all the over-production. I like Seize the Day - it got me singing Hello Goodbye, but that's no bad thing ! Looking forward to getting the CD, it sounds promising.
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Another very good review, this one from USA Today. See link.
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Hey Paulie,
Congrats on your new release McCartney III. Can't wait to sift through it..
Was hoping to catch up to you one fine day..
Merry Christmas love,
Meli
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The thing I keep thinking about this album is how much it sounds "like him." I think that was what turned me off about Egypt Station. That whole record just sounds like it's trying too hard. But this one has the same effortlessness as Chaos and Creation and Flaming Pie had (though perhaps the songs on those 2 are stronger). It's a joy to listen to.
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Love listening to this! He did wonderful. Can't imagine what it takes to do ALL the vocals and instruments to get them synchronized, etc. That truly takes special skill. He's among the greatest musical geniuses of all time is all I can say. And it's wonderful that he wants to continue making music as long as he can. Since he eats healthy and keeps physically fit, I think we'll hear more music from him in the future. There may be snow on the rooftop but there's still fire in the guitar and I can see his mind being continually active in creating new songs, since he's a keen observer of things around him.
Love the entire album, but if I had to choose, my favorite tracks are Deep Down, Kiss of Venus, and Deep Deep Feeling. Love that he wanted to get "deep" in these songs. Everytime he composes, he shares a part of himself with us all through his music, and that is special, and can truly be felt. Thank you, Paul!
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As I was listening to Lavatory Lil, I mused how cool it would have been to have John and George on it, each contributing a verse.
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The only thing that I don't like is the way he pronounces Lavatory! ("lavatree") Is that how Brits pronounce it?