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.
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.
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RE: Paul's new album and promotion
B J Conlee wrote:
Can anyone give my a little background on the Album title...Egypt Station. If there are previous explanations in other threads, I do apologize.
It seems like a strange title but then again, it is intriguing. The only thing that I read from Paul himself is that he liked the title and that each track represents another station. Is "Egypt Station" a relatively well known place in Egypt or England for that matter.
Thanks
I'm not all that certain that there ever is anything all that deep to the album titles Paul chooses.
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RE: Paul's new album and promotion
After two listens, I'd say I'm "whelmed" -- neither over- or under-. "Come On To Me" is catchier to me, and grew on the second listen. (Kinda reminds me of his "Nod Your Head" trope?) I found the lyrics to "I Don't Know" somewhat trite and on his lazier side (there is some "moon in June" aspects, to reference Yoko). So, neither knocked out nor disappointed, but if these represent sort of the middle of the curve for the album (as the first songs released typically do), we should be in good shape on September 7.
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RE: New reissues
I bought the Chaos and Thrillington colored vinyl. Arrived about a week ago. They sound great though on Chaos there is a lot of crackle on How Kind of You -- horriby distracting. Has anyone else had the same problem with the Chaos vinyl?
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RE: has any body received the latest coloured reissues from udiscover website
Mine arrived a week ago today. Just started listening -- if you ordered Chaos (either vinyl version), please advise if there is a lot of crackle on "How Kind of You." I may have to return mine -- it's that annoying.
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RE: Ringo And All-Starr Band - 2017 Tour
What really boggles my mind is that he has one one song from his new album here -- an album that kicks off with "We're On The Road Again," for Pete's sake! This is basically the same set for at least six years now, so complaints about Paul's seem quaint, at best.
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RE: NYC, NY - Madison Square Garden - 9/15 and 9/17 - CONFIRMED
FC15:
WixRocks!:
FC15:
He should bring back 'here, there & everywhere' to piano set, and leave it there til the end of the tour
Ugh, don't get me started. We ranted on that for awhile last week.
Or even long and winding road, c moon or let 'em in. I feel that the piano set needs one more song
I never need to hear those three songs again. Ever. Oddly, I would gladly welcome Silly Love Songs -- a song I don't especially like -- in this set. I'd imagine it would be a great crowd singalong at this stage...and the bass is sweet.
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RE: NYC, NY - Madison Square Garden - 9/15 and 9/17 - CONFIRMED
I haven't had a chance to post regarding Friday's show, but feel compelled to comment. I've seen Paul around a dozen times now, so obviously have a pretty good sense of the flow for one of these shows. I had two newbies with me, so it was kind of interesting to see it through their eyes. In that regard, I'd argue that purely speaking, it was the best set list that I've experienced. I would have preferred Temporary Secretary, and Letting Go was a joy last summer, and I prefer Save Us to New and Queenie Eye, but this set was a lot of fun and had great momentum. Loved the little busker set in front of the home, and A Day in the Life -- which struck me as forced in 2008 and 2009 -- actually was a real jolt. Of course, the Bruce appearance was pure adrenaline in what already had been a strong last hour of the show. Doing I Saw Her Standing There twice was puzzling at first, but the second version was even more joyous and thrilling than the first, so there... A few people have suggested that Paul's voice was strong. That's one of the few areas where I would argue. He had trouble on Cant Buy Me Love, and the first 90 seconds of Maybe I'm Amazed were really..well...bad. Even when speaking, he seemed a little raspy. But that is a quibble (and lets be honest, thank God for Abe...) Anyway, long story short, not the best concert I've seen but in some ways the most fun. Which is remarkable 12+ times in with a 75 year old performer. By the way, has he ever played a longer show? This was pretty close to a full three hours.
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RE: NYC, NY - Madison Square Garden - 9/15 and 9/17 - CONFIRMED
nobodytoldme:
No 'Temporary Secretary' sad enough. 'Got To Get You Into My Life'. He's shaking things up, but wants to put in as little effort as possible, by doing setlist staples and songs we finally got rid of.
I'm sorry, but complaining about Got To Get You Into My Life being in a set list for the first time in a while is a pretty desperate grasp to be critical.
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RE: NYC, NY - Madison Square Garden - 9/15 and 9/17 - CONFIRMED
5th-beatle:
Wow, that's a shot!
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RE: THE NEXT DELUXE/REMASTERED ALBUM FROM PAUL
It's very disappointing. This is the gold mine in the set, and for it to be only available in a $150 package -- and as downloads -- is beyond a shame. And why in the world two full discs of the same demos? The second demos disc should be the download. This grouping should be available in the 2-CD version. Basically sucked all energy and excitement out of this announcement, which I was looking forward to.
mike carrera:
DOWNLOAD ONLY: Original B-sides, remixes and single edits: 1. Back On My Feet 2. Flying To My Home 3. The First Stone 4. Good Sign 5. This One (Club Lovejoys Mix) 6. Figure Of Eight (12" Bob Clearmountain Mix) 7. Loveliest Thing 8. O? Est Le Soleil? (12" Mix) 9. O? Est Le Soleil? (Tub Dub Mix) 10. O? Est Le Soleil? (7" Mix) 11. O? Est Le Soleil? (Instrumental) 12. Party Party (Original Mix) 13. Party Party (Club Mix) Cassette demos: 1. I Don't Want To Confess 2. Shallow Grave 3. Mistress And Maid