RMartinez:

McCartney was Paul getting back to basics, which is what it sounds like. It is cool!

I think McCartney is a very good album too. "Maybe I'm Amazed" is obviously a great song and I think the rest of the songs are very listenable too. It deserves more than a three star rating in my estimation.

DrivinFan:

Here's an article with photo from the show last night: http://missoulian.com/news/local/mccartney-mines-career-spanning-catalog-in-missoula-concert/article_4e714afc-1d23-11e4-a1c3-0019bb2963f4.html

Thanks for posting the review. It was a good review. I have to agree with the reviewer about the comparison between shows by Paul and those of Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is an incredible song writer, but when I saw him play last year it was far from a great performance.

RMartinez:

Maccafan82:

5th-beatle:

RMartinez:

The reviewer said, "Thankfully no 'Silly Love Songs' or 'Ebony and Ivory.'"

What a fool... on the hill.

I'll agree that I am thankful he didn't play Ebony and Ivory, but that line was a cheap shot. Why would he play it live without Stevie? And Silly Love Songs would bring the house down.

I agree!

The review is from a 60 something guy who tries to come across as a hipster. He once said that U2 was a better band than the Beatles. Considering that - I thought it was a pretty positive review. I don't think I've met or heard from anybody that doesn't think it was a great show.

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/269710731.html One review of the Minneapolis show.

I got my tickets. It should be a great show.

audi:

So Dave Clark taking credit for hit songs that he didn't write is acceptable in your book? How... ...conservative of you.

Thanks for the information on the DC5 Audi. I looked at one rock site and someone wrote that the only thing Dave Clark ever wrote for the DC5 was a weekly check.

Nancy R:

Other songs Paul wrote about Jane: We Can Work It Out You Won't See Me I never heard I've Just Seen A Face was about Jane. It was written in 1965, over 2 years after he met Jane. More likely about a girl he met he'd like to replace her with! P.S. Before someone says, what about And I Love Her? Paul said in an interview that it wasn't written with any girl specifically in mind. (I bet Jane loved hearing that!)

According to Peter Miles' book both of those songs were written on the piano at the Asher house. Paul would have had a hard time explaining to his girl friend why he wrote a song about another girl at the Asher house.

Erik in NJ:

What book has the best coverage (details and accuracy) of their time together. It's a very interesting time in Paul's life I think.

"Many Years From Now" by Barry Miles has a lot of details on Paul's life and his recollection of the creation of Lennon/McCartney songs. I'm sure other people on this site prefer other books.

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Nancy R:

I've been wanting to hear Paul do this live forever! What other songs were written to or about her? Thanks, Erik

"I've Just Seen A Face" is supposed to be about Jane Asher. Paul said "For No One" is probably about a fight he had with Jane.

Erik in NJ:

He was pretty popular with a handful of hits--I'm not sure I would say he was "huge." He apparently left Apple after that first record which in and of itself was nothing to write home about.

I was reading about James Taylor and Apple Records. Apparently at that time Allen Klein was "downsizing" Apple and Peter Asher encouraged him to switch record companies for the sake of his career.