I agree, this album is very special, a wealth of melody and lyrics. It would be great if he would work again with Nigel Goodrich. Thanks to the late George Martin for steering Paul to him and to Paul for doing the great work.
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RE: Taking a Closer Look at Paul McCartney’s Sneaky Great Late-Period Album ‘Chaos and Creation in the Backyard’
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RE: “RAM”, Paul’s misunderstood masterpiece.
I well remember buying my vinyl copy way back in 1971 and then all the critics making me feel like an axe murderer or something since I owned it/liked it. With the passage of time, we have witnessed it age quite well, with some critics now admitting they butchered it as they blamed Paul for breaking up the Fabs.
To these ears, I wouldn’t quite call it a masterpiece but loved hearing Too Many People live back in 2005 and I was one of the lucky ones to hear him do Ram On while in Charlotte in 2010 in the concert, not the soundcheck, where it is far less common..
My vote for masterpiece—either Band on the Run or Chaos and Creation.
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RE: Paul McCartney and Wings Reissuing Band on the Run for 50th Anniversary
@john-mackintosh said in Paul McCartney and Wings Reissuing Band on the Run for 50th Anniversary:
My 50th anniversary copy came late yesterday. The underdubbed disc is better than I thought it would be. On the cover, after the name of each song, it says”rough mix.” The album opens with BOTR but then sequencing departs from the released version with a very nice version of “Maumunia” coming next then “No Words.” It differs from the original in more ways than expected in that some of the vocals differ in how they are sung. I hear a gaffe on one with a word half-sung.
1985 is all instrumental, no vocals or orchestration. I miss the big ending with BOTR refrain fade out but it’s nice to hear the piano at work throughout.
Overall, I don’t regret getting this.
An addendum to the message above….after having this for a week,I think the underdubbed Jet is the most enjoyable tack. Minus the brass, you can hear Paul’s sharp drumming. The guitar is more decisive and audible, giving the track and much purer rock feel. Thinking back to the time when BOTR first came out, it was the heyday of bands like Chicago that featured heavy use of brass which I think in the case of Chicago was overdone and ruined some of their songs. I wonder if the is influenced some of the song arrangements on BOTR.
Lastly, the vocal track of Jet is definitely different, some words enunciated differently. He almost hums the ending.
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RE: Run Devil Run 25th Anniversary
Bath salts it is!
My wife and I tried finding it on the day of his 2002 Atlanta concert but couldn’t locate it, instead finding construction equipment and road work. I got the impression it is no longer there.
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RE: Run Devil Run 25th Anniversary
@jwjames I have always like this album as well. I especially enjoy hearing the rapid-fire delivery of the lyrics of the title track which could be easy to stumble over. I had hoped he would do this song when heplayed in Atlanta in 2002 since that is where Miller’s Drug store is, or was?, and that was the source of the Run Devil Run vitamins but, alas, it was not played live.
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RE: Paul McCartney and Wings Reissuing Band on the Run for 50th Anniversary
My 50th anniversary copy came late yesterday. The underdubbed disc is better than I thought it would be. On the cover, after the name of each song, it says”rough mix.” The album opens with BOTR but then sequencing departs from the released version with a very nice version of “Maumunia” coming next then “No Words.” It differs from the original in more ways than expected in that some of the vocals differ in how they are sung. I hear a gaffe on one with a word half-sung.
1985 is all instrumental, no vocals or orchestration. I miss the big ending with BOTR refrain fade out but it’s nice to hear the piano at work throughout.
Overall, I don’t regret getting this.
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RE: Anyone ever visit LIPA in Liverpool?
@njr Excellent idea, especially as there is plenty of time before we head over there in the summer.
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RE: ‘Magical Mystery Tour’: The Non-Album That Accidentally Became One of The Beatles’ Best
Magical Mystery Tour has so many good memories of hearing it for first time when I was in high school just three years after it was compiled and released.
The audio quality on the 2012 DVD is especially outstanding. Think Giles Martin helped work on that. Which CD release is considered best? My CD from the late 80s/early 90s sounds so poor against the for MMT tracks (title song, Walrus, Fool on the Hill, Hello Goodbye) from the recent Blue Album, Fabs 1967-1970.
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RE: Anyone ever visit LIPA in Liverpool?
Thank you for your reply. I think we will view the exterior only and tell ourselves that we are saving vital time by not going in.
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RE: Band on the Run - Dolby Atmos Listening Experience
I keep a careful eye on emails but have not received one that resembles what you are describing. I am on the east coast of the US.