Lord knows I would love to see a show that went deeper on Wings and solo material. And I get that people sense a certain "sameness" to the sets. But I've now seen him 13 times, and I count 107 different songs. If I count the soundcheck, it pops to 115. That's actually pretty remarkable, especially when compared to many of his peers. The challenge he faces, of course, is that he probably has more "must play" songs than anyone -- and to his credit, he has scrapped a handful of them in recent years regardless. My only real quibbles with the current set are, in order, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite (was cool one time), Let 'Em In (I mean, if we're going to do WATSOS hits, SIlly Love Songs would have the entire crowd singing) and My Valentine. I'd welcome fresh ways to honor John and George, but have to admit that the audience respond deeply to both.
Latest posts made by Aipotu
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RE: Set List critique
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RE: Soundcheck Experience
I'll be going to my first soundcheck at the June 8 Fenway show. When do the details arrive? How early in the day will we need to be there?
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RE: Got Back - PaulMcCartney.com Pre-Sale
This is the first pre-sale ever where I have not been able to buy VIP tickets. I tried NJ, Boston and Syracuse, and not a one. yet lots of Platinum well over $2000. Strange day, indeed...
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RE: Denny Laine Solo Tour
love2travel wrote:
Aipotu wrote:
Had a chance to catch Denny Laine performing solo acoustic "Songs and Stories" last night in Norwalk, CT. I'm always one to given any performer the benefit of the doubt, but it was at best modestly entertaining, and somewhat sad. The crowd was very small -- maybe 75-80 people in a theater that holds much more than that. Denny was amiable, playing up the eccentric Englishman bit a little, and started off with a nice "Go Now." But the "stories" proved to be more dropping names of the very famous people he played with versus providing inisghts, and he told only ONE story from the Wings days about the writing of "Mull of Kintyre" (which always was nicely delivered). But I expected to hear, say, about being asked to join Wings, or Nairobi, or the thrill of the Wings Over America tour, or singing with Linda, or the bust and the end of Wings...but nada. He sadly mentioned that he had seen Paul play "several times" over the last few years but that he "doesn't do the back stage thing -- can't have that." I suspect there remains some sort of NDA, but a little more color and insight -- and frankly, a few more Wings songs -- would have been nice. (Besides Mull, he did "Time to Hide," "Deliver Your Children," "No Words," and a very medicore "Band on the Run.")
Too bad you didn't ask for the photo, the few times I've seen him, he was always generous with taking photos with people. I really like the one I had taken with him. It was good hearing some Wings songs, wasn't it?
I would have liked a few more Wings songs! (And some more Wings stories!) He did seem like a nice fella, however.
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Denny Laine Solo Tour
Had a chance to catch Denny Laine performing solo acoustic "Songs and Stories" last night in Norwalk, CT. I'm always one to given any performer the benefit of the doubt, but it was at best modestly entertaining, and somewhat sad. The crowd was very small -- maybe 75-80 people in a theater that holds much more than that. Denny was amiable, playing up the eccentric Englishman bit a little, and started off with a nice "Go Now." But the "stories" proved to be more dropping names of the very famous people he played with versus providing inisghts, and he told only ONE story from the Wings days about the writing of "Mull of Kintyre" (which always was nicely delivered). But I expected to hear, say, about being asked to join Wings, or Nairobi, or the thrill of the Wings Over America tour, or singing with Linda, or the bust and the end of Wings...but nada. He sadly mentioned that he had seen Paul play "several times" over the last few years but that he "doesn't do the back stage thing -- can't have that." I suspect there remains some sort of NDA, but a little more color and insight -- and frankly, a few more Wings songs -- would have been nice. (Besides Mull, he did "Time to Hide," "Deliver Your Children," "No Words," and a very medicore "Band on the Run.")
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RE: New album consisting of soundcheck tracks!
There's nothing new about this concept -- just read the liner notes for "New," which talk about how some of the songs on the album originated as riffs during soundchecks. (Though which ones aren't specified.)
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RE: New Macca song called "Get Enough" coming out at midnight
Apropos of nothing, and totally for what it's worth, every time i hear Get Enough, I like ity more. The auto tune was totally for effect, and it works. A nice atmospheric slice of Paul weirdness.
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RE: Beatles Pinball
HaileyMcComet wrote:
A $10,000 pinball machine? Who is their target audience?
I think Beatles' fans.
Most dealers are selling the "gold" version for $7999. It's a super fun game though obviously for a certain niche fan.
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Beatles Pinball
How many people have seen/played/ordered the new Beatles pinball machine? I had a chance to spend an hour on one yesterday and was largely impressed. Like everything connected with the Beatles these days, it was very carefully and thoughtfully done -- and is wildly overpriced, especially for the special editions. The entire thematic is 1964...and only 1964 will be produced.
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RE: EGYPT STATION
Bruce M. wrote:
Okay, I've had just one listen to each new tune, so this is REALLY preliminary, but... "I Don't Know" initially strikes me as the sort of generic Paul ballad that we usually get when he writes a song for a movie or video game, etc. And the melody is oddly flat for Paul. It's not terrible by any means, but I can't imagine it as a successful single. I kind of feel similarly about "Come On to Me" -- kind of a generic Paul rocker, not at all bad but also not at all instantly memorable. The raucous vibe is nice, but nothing about it feels special. I do sense a marketing strategy here -- one track for adult contemporary radio and another for however many rock stations are still hanging on. Of course, 2 tracks don't make an album, but was hoping to love these the way I loved the title song to "New" when it was first released. And it does strike me as odd that these are coming out nearly 3 months before the album drops. I can't imagine anyone but hardcore fans still remembering these tunes in September.
Bruce, I agree with you...the generic movie ballad comment especially. Neither is bad, but neither is great. That said, over the past couple of releases, more often than not the first songs out have been middle of the pack, with the real gems on the album.