What is your favourite 1980s Beatles record?

Yeah, the snare sound is very sharp, brittle and trebly throughout the whole album; it really stuck out to me on that last listen. It's the overwhelming double whammy of the Padgham gated snare sound mixed with late '80s digital recording.

Does the version of the album you're listening to have 'Write Away' on it? I'd say it's McCartney's sophisti-pop moment.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Wow. Now there's revisionism at work.

LMAO at Flowers In The Dirt getting the same amount of votes as Pipes Of Peace (one of the weaker McCartney solo albums, IMO) and Gone Troppo... and Press To Play coming higher? Those are some truly exclusive to ILX results, right there :P

the intro to Talk That Talk sounds like 80s Kate Bush.

pretty amazing that almost as many people like Press To Play as Tug Of War.

Progress!

I like FITD. I may be alone in thinking "Distractions" and "This One" two of his best ballads. Gilmour's solo on "We Got Married" is almost as lovely as his work on "No More Lonely Nights."

Those are some truly exclusive to ILX results, right there :P

isn't that the point of polls on ilx

Poor Ringo.

It's one of those "Those that might have voted for y, had already voted for x"

Remove Mac2 from the list, see how that pans out..(and DoubFant prob)

OK that does it, I've def gotta hear "Press To Play" (never heard the single even though I remember floormates making fun of it. And a friend bought the cassette weeks before the CD was available. He bought that too.)

Might have to hear "Gone Troppo" too for the goofiness

I may be alone in thinking "Distractions" and "This One" two of his best ballads. Gilmour's solo on "We Got Married" is almost as lovely as his work on "No More Lonely Nights."

― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 12 August 2013 00:18 (20 hours ago) Permalink

Nope, you're not alone there, I rate both 'Distractions' and 'This One' quite highly myself :) I still think 'My Brave Face' is one of McCartney's best solo singles, too. In fact, the only tracks I would bump off there are 'Rough Ride' and 'How Many People', really. Currently have 'That Day Is Done' running through my head as I type, which is maybe a sign that I should give this album another spin!

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Press To Play definitely worth listening to in full at least once!

One more word about Gone Troppo - I've probably mentioned liking the production on the late '70s/early '80s Dark Horse albums more than once, but Gone Troppo is particularly lush. Nice use of synths and I wonder if George was using a Roland Jazz Chorus amp or something because his tone is so clean.

Oh, and his voice sounds so good, too.