mccartney ii is sick

I listened to my vinyl copy last night, which is not in great shape so perhaps the remaster reveals new subtleties or something. Anyway, more than half of it is a stone bore.

an edited highlight's of mcc.'s solo career could be marvellous, i think. but i feel exhausted at the idea of listening to see what is actually good. like, oh! look! a record with trevor horn! now which is the good track.

or, like, 'the fireman'. there's three cds of that business now! i don't know how i feel about that!

This site documents all his mellotron use!

http://www.planetmellotron.com/revmacca.htm

Never knew about the mellotron sax setting. Apparently, that's what the reedy sounds on "Coming Up" and "Bogey Music" are.

second one's good, first one's boring, All The Best is a p good singles comp, you're welcome (xpost)

i dunno sic it seems to have both 'pipes of peace' and 'mull of kintyre' on it, that would go against my rule against listening to any record with two tracks with 'of' in the title

About ten years ago a friend burned a CD-R of Macca highlights: a diverse set of B-sides, album tracks, one-offs. It and All The Best are all I need.

Is that a mellotron on "Summer's Day Song?" Sounds like mellotron on the flute setting.

Yes. Always thought this one sounded like Paul had been listening to the second side of Before and After Science.

Love Paul but he's really annoying on most of this, no? I like the instrumentals.

really need to pick up this deluxe edition. this has been my favorite mccartney album since I got it on 8 track in 1985!

i dunno sic it seems to have both 'pipes of peace' and 'mull of kintyre' on it, that would go against my rule against listening to any record with two tracks with 'of' in the title

ha

I really liked Mull Of Kintyre but I was a kid when All The Best came out and I met all those songs so

"Pipes Of Peace" is a great song from a not-so-great album.

no it isn't

I had "All the Best" as a kid, and I remember it started off great but halfway through really demonstrated why he was so hated, after the plunge into the most ultimate syrupy stupid lame cheesy pop you've ever heard in your life.

Much rather recommend either of the 2 solo records or "Ram" over "All the Best".

Haven't heard it in a while, but I remember listening to "Pipes of Peace" once in headphones and being super-impressed by the arrangement. (George Martin worked on that record, of course.)

Especially the bit toward the end, I think - is there a full orchestra on that?

I had "All the Best" as a kid, and I remember it started off great but halfway through really demonstrated why he was so hated, after the plunge into the most ultimate syrupy stupid lame cheesy pop you've ever heard in your life.

side four sucks balls if you can't take Kintyre tbh

Looking at the personnel listings - maybe it's not that many players. I remember the tabla on there.

If "No More Lonely Nights" is the example of syrupy stupid lame cheesy pop, I've got my finger on SB ready to go.

All The Best should have replaced "My Love" with "Press."

Yeah but this is while i was a kid. In this post-Ariel Pink world where 80s cheese is fine, I find it much easier to appreciate.

Ariel Pink. In a McCartney thread.

http://www.toplessrobot.com/Give%20My%20Regards%20to%20Broad%20Street.jpg

HE'S IN THE BOG!!

Ringo has died of dysentery.

OK, so I brought back Then Play Long 36 hours after saying I wouldn't; let's just say "popular demand" is responsible, but anyway: http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/paul-mccartney-mccartney-ii.html

Don't take away your blog, Marcello, I've only just started with it and it's so great.

I was surprised how many people said that to me (but like you I myself am anxious to see how the "story" turns out)!

Those hit counts? I'm responsible for a lot of those.

SHANGRI-LAS VERSUS THE VILLAGE PEOPLE

discovering McCartney II was a highlight of 2014

wow, temporary secretary sounds like drexciya

"Temporary Secretary" v likely my fave post-Beatles thing of his

its so obvious somebody in animal collective was hyped on mccartney ii

I like a lot of this record, but I don't listen to it as often as I do other McCartney albums these days.

Yeah temp sec blates = #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY_K6jrim30

Ha, no way! Seems a bit weird to see 2015 McCartney (and his touring band) performing this song. It'd be great if he did a whole set of some of his more interesting post-Beatles numbers.

Actually really like that. His voice not being able to hit the high notes so much makes the chorus less annoying.

hey my parents were at that show. my mom hates that song, which is probably why it's taken so long for him to play it live.

Dude is playing "Temporary Secretary" to a packed crowd at MetLife Stadium in NJ right now

Hoffman-forum rumor has it there's a "McCartney III" coming before the end of the year. I'll take it

you guys

MCCARTNEY III IS COMING

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-new-album-mccartney-iii-1077937/

sick

Is this the one with Gary Cherone?

lol

IMHO, his last decent record, Chaos & creation... was made almost entirely by himself, so bodes well for me, perhaps.

agreed

Just noticing that Mr H Atom is very William Onyeabor.

I love that Get Back has sent all us ILMers to revive every solo McCartney thread en masse.