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― Tim Ellison, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:16 (seventeen years ago) link
and so may songs about being left, or full of these obsessive assertions that he won't leave someone, or that they won't leave him, I know this is kind of par for the course wrt popular songs, but it seems to be particularly pronounced with McCartney
― soref, Saturday, 3 October 2015 23:39 (eight years ago) link
Macca is the king of that everyone-bought-it-but-then-everyone-claimed-to-hate-it thing what with Mull.. and ..Ivory and the Frog thing which i swear everyone liked when it was the supporting feature at the Broad Street showings.
― piscesx, Saturday, 3 October 2015 23:50 (eight years ago) link
"Dress Me up as a Robber" sounds pretty nice. I don't remember the percussion sounding so crisp and live.
― timellison, Sunday, 4 October 2015 00:31 (eight years ago) link
so...what's next -- London Town and Red Rose Speedway?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 4 October 2015 00:44 (eight years ago) link
it gave us the some funny piss-takes, I suppose, the snl sketch with Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo, the scene from Everybody Hates Chris
also KRS One made pretty good use of it iirc
― Wimmels, Sunday, 4 October 2015 01:00 (eight years ago) link
Ha, the demo of "Ebony and Ivory" is incomplete, but you can totally imagine it as a McCartney II track.
― timellison, Monday, 5 October 2015 02:27 (eight years ago) link
Man. Basically everything he did in the 1980s would have been better as a McCartney II demo, all hesitant and warm and gentle. It doesn't make "Ebony and Ivory" great, but it at least makes it cozy. The double-disc McCartney II with all the additional fragmentary unfinished ideas is really great too.
― Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Monday, 5 October 2015 02:33 (eight years ago) link
What about the weird parts of the video where McCartney dances around with a Stevie Wonder stunt double?
http://i.imgur.com/XEqsPpJ.gif
― pplains, Monday, 5 October 2015 02:56 (eight years ago) link
Which ones supposed to be macca?
― Mark G, Monday, 5 October 2015 06:50 (eight years ago) link
Honestly, it goes by so fast in the video, I just assumed the shorter guy.
But now, yes, I notice he's got a pointy beard and wearing a hat...
― pplains, Monday, 5 October 2015 13:29 (eight years ago) link
they should get together with the dancing John Lennon silhouette from the Too Late for Goodbyes video
― soref, Monday, 5 October 2015 13:37 (eight years ago) link
Course, now that I think about it...
http://i.imgur.com/MqdZM5v.jpg
― pplains, Monday, 5 October 2015 13:40 (eight years ago) link
Pipes of Peace demo tracks "It's Not On" and "Simple as That" have to be heard!
― timellison, Sunday, 18 October 2015 04:55 (eight years ago) link
Looking forward to hearing these. Surprised how much I like the new mix of Say Say Say.
Not much to add here but think "Mr Bellamy" from MAF is a great, spooky underrated track with a lovely melody. Reminds me of a slightly less twee Uncle Albert.
― Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:34 (eight years ago) link
so obsessed with "Arrow Through Me" lately. what else is in this vein besides some of McCartney II? Is there more funky Wings??
― Captain Maximus, Saturday, 21 November 2015 02:20 (eight years ago) link
Kinda no, sadly. At least, that's often sort of a standout Wings track for people who don't really dig Wings. :-/
― Frump 'n' Dump (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 21 November 2015 03:26 (eight years ago) link
There's an "Urban Adult Contemporary" station here that'll slip "Arrow" in there between Cameo and Chaka Khan.
― pplains, Saturday, 21 November 2015 03:36 (eight years ago) link
― Captain Maximus, Friday, November 20, 2015 9:20 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Frump 'n' Dump (Doctor Casino),
Was this always the case? When a friend and I discovered it about a decade ago we wondered when a hip hop act would sample it. It took Erykah Badu.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 November 2015 03:37 (eight years ago) link
'Write Away' from 1985 has a similar sort of feel imo
https://youtu.be/hsRdM8iBHh0
and 'Dress Me Up As A Robber' from Tug Of War which is in more of a McCartney II/Secret Friend style
https://youtu.be/f_kkiIXdkuI
― soref, Saturday, 21 November 2015 12:09 (eight years ago) link
"Was this always the case?" - Hrm, I dunno? I'm going mainly on ILM posts tbh though I feel like I've seen it get shoutouts elsewhere or show up in playlists or whatever.
― Frump 'n' Dump (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 21 November 2015 15:15 (eight years ago) link
u guys hear this??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq5KAdWJiWY
there's a clever little tasty surprise waiting if not
― piscesx, Monday, 23 November 2015 14:59 (eight years ago) link
Ha. Wasn't expecting Paul to go that far with a "Say Say Say (Naked)".
― pplains, Monday, 23 November 2015 19:59 (eight years ago) link
(this post from 2009 was in the "I hate Paul McCartney so much." thread but it didn't seem appropriate to post what I was about to say there)
A friend of mine was in the same NYC studio while Paul was putting together some of "Memory Almost Full" and his story is Paul was super nice and asked him if he wanted to come downstairs and take a listen to some tracks he was putting down. My friend obliged and once they were in the room Paul proceeded to sit behind the drumkit and overdub some stuff, singing along. After they were done Paul supposedly asked for "your honest opinion" and my friend could only come up with "Yes, Sir Paul, sounds great!" I told my friend he probably wanted to hear "Could use a tighter snare sound" or something.
That is really, really awesome! I'm not sure if François de Roobabe (Capitaine Jay Vee) still posts here, but is this Soundtrack NYC? I've been in that facility and know the layout well because I know people who work there. Last time I was there (probably several years ago), I remember looking through some kind of display they had of album covers, and Memory Almost Full was one of them.
At this point, it looks like Memory Almost Full was the peak of McCartney's resurgence. I was hoping for more/better, but what we got is still much better than what I would have predicted. I never thought I'd go to a McCartney concert or get into any of his new music, but all that happened in the second half of the '00s.
I didn't think Memory Almost Full was an unqualified success, and after a month or so I started tweaking the album into something I'd enjoy start-to-finish, replacing the four tracks I couldn't like with the only four I liked from Chaos & Creation (which I found overrated if commendable). I hadn't played the CD-R I made in years but I tried it this morning and still enjoy it:
1. Fine Line2. Ever Present Past3. Friends to Go4. Only Mama Knows5. Jenny Wren6. Mr. Bellamy7. Promise to You Girl8. Vintage Clothes9. That Was Me10. Feet in the Clouds11. House of Wax12. Nod Your Head13. Dance Tonight(hidden track) I've Only Got Two Hands
― birdistheword, Thursday, 16 September 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
No, the studio was NY Noise down in the Meatpacking District. Gone now about 10 years. I worked there so the “friend” stuff = my old boss ( RIP Rick). We had lots of great folks come through and record in that small space - was an amazing experience - but, sadly, I had split for the evening the night Paul dropped by.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:26 (two years ago) link
Oh God y'all, I'm listening to Give My Regards to Broad Street for the first time in probably 20 years, probably for the second or third time ever, and there's so many oddball sonic and production choices all over this thing. The "disco" No More Lonely Nights for example, is SO close to being plausible as the seed for another McCartney II level foray into 80s electro-indie pop. Unfortunately for me, for once I'm not buying Paul's nonsense and it all just sounds distractingly unrealized to my ears.
Like, I LOVE "Ballroom Dancing," always have, but the version here is such a disaster. In theory I'm SO on board for Paul wanting to swerve the song halfway through into the land of 80s studio boogie, but it's just so terribly-executed and uninteresting. On many great Paul albums, his random style exercises feel like they come from a genuine interest in new sounds he's hearing, while this sounds like he's striving to do it but doesn't really have a handle on it. "Not Such A Bad Boy" is much more convincing. Not landing like an instant classic or anything, but gives me a pleasant "Live at Daryl's House" vibe. "No Values," later in the album, is very bland, but maybe kind of pub-rocky if I'm using that term right?
The lows are SO low. But I can imagine an alternate-universe version that's thought of like, "oh yeah Paul McCartney's got this kinda cool early-80s album that's his version of Glossed-Up Roots-Rock With a Hint of New Wave; if you dig Run Devil Run or any of the more rock-type Wings songs, you'll dig it." Instead it's pretty widely considered his worst album, or at least pretty high up there (right?). I guess it might just be a case of "the songs weren't there."
― got it in the blood, the kid's a pelican (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 5 February 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link
Marcello:
I really didn’t think we could sink any lower after Bowie’s Tonight, but Give My Regards is a far more actively unpleasant record and a far more painful listen, despite (unlike Tonight) having at least one salvageable track. Why? Because Bowie micturating on “God Only Knows” is one thing, but listening to an artist effectively crapping on his own work brings a level of badness which this tale has not previously known. It is not that this record lacks good songs; indeed, some of its songs are among the best ever written...
No doubt the internet is full of Macca fan sites and message boards whose contributors can see the good side of Broad Street and strive to point out its hidden merits. Good luck to them. I tried, and I could not. The one song worth saving was the most prominent new one, and the single: “No More Lonely Nights” was the strongest song McCartney had written in years, and proved that when he could be bothered to pull his finger out, he was more than capable of bringing back the old magic. Eric Stewart and Linda McCartney’s backing vocals remind us of “I’m Not In Love,” Dave Gilmour turns up to play a propulsive, anguished guitar solo, and it’s all very acceptable in a late 1975 kind of a way (and a far more deserving number two single than “The War Song”).
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 February 2023 16:44 (one year ago) link
i personally think this album is better than it's given credit for but only if you ignore the utterly pointless covers. the original material is pretty good.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Sunday, 5 February 2023 16:46 (one year ago) link
The only time I'd ever favour the Stones over my belov'd McCartney and Bowie is late 1984, and quite drastically too. The Stones released their best ever thing (the Too Much Blood 12" maxi) and Paul and David released their worst ever.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 5 February 2023 17:24 (one year ago) link
'orrible wuzzn't it
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 February 2023 17:25 (one year ago) link
very fa'kin' funny michael
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 5 February 2023 17:26 (one year ago) link
So yeah I pass on Regards (though the film has its uses), but I am to some degree a Press to Play defender.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 5 February 2023 17:27 (one year ago) link
come sit by me then
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 February 2023 17:27 (one year ago) link
he's a has been at this point along with bob dylan (his last decent record was 'desire')
― CerebralCaustic, Monday, 6 February 2023 03:06 (one year ago) link
more caustic opinions plz
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 February 2023 03:07 (one year ago) link
More cerebral opinions please
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 6 February 2023 16:20 (one year ago) link
At least one would be a start.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Monday, 6 February 2023 16:43 (one year ago) link
Chat more chat
― realistic pillow (Jon not Jon), Monday, 6 February 2023 18:23 (one year ago) link
Oh God y'all, I'm listening to Give My Regards to Broad Street for the first time in probably 20 years, probably for the second or third time ever, and there's so many oddball sonic and production choices all over this thing.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 02:06 (one year ago) link
some of these wings albums aren't half bad y'know
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 02:14 (one year ago) link
is the movie better or worse than the 70s sgt pepper one
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 02:15 (one year ago) link
better because it's never actually boring except for this bit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3rG4vm06kE - which apparently lasts 12 minutes but feels like 12 years.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 02:21 (one year ago) link
Ebert said that when he told Paul his movie was no good, Paul looked like he wanted to kill him.
Magical Mystery Tour is very close to the worst movie of all time with some of the best scenes.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 03:45 (one year ago) link
"his movie" i.e. Broad Street
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 03:46 (one year ago) link
Magical Mystery Tour would've worked out great had they simply cut out the musical sequences and sent those out to Ed Sullivan, the BBC and other television programs, similar to what they had been doing with their other proto-music videos. It probably wasn't economically feasible though - they needed to recoup the cost of making that film and that wasn't going to happen unless they had an hour-long program to sell.
FWIW, I thought Dylan should've done the same with the 1975 tour footage that became Renaldo and Clara - the film was always going to be a mess and he needed to deliver a live show to NBC anyway, so he should've just ditched his ill-conceived narrative film idea and simply cut together a concert film. In that case, it would've been a far better financial decision had he done so - he ended up spending a great deal of money shooting that Colorado show for the NBC broadcast, and then he poured a ton of additional money into Renaldo and Clara as he kept editing it for another two years, leaving himself buried in a ton of debt (which was the main reason he did those awful Budokan shows - to financially right the ship).
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 04:03 (one year ago) link
lol yeah it was Siskel, who said McCartney almost threw a glass of OJ in his face.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 10:25 (one year ago) link
McCartney not even the best filmmaker in the Beatles.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 11:11 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gk1tnvl8mo
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 11:54 (one year ago) link
omg that looks so awful.
appreciate the liveblog, NTI.... Wow, I don't think I ever really had a clear sense of what the movie was, just that it looked very uninteresting and uncool, even to a teenage Beatle nerd weighing the VHS box at Blockbuster. I wish I'd been more adventurous, since it does at least sound *memorably* bad. The sheer quantity of dream sequences! He must have thought that the success of MTV was an endorsement for the kind of nigh-structureless MMT model of "there's some songs, and then in between, things happen!" well again: maybe if the songs had been there. but now I'm picturing a 70s version with the Band on the Run tracklist and it still seems pretty wince-worthy.
― got it in the blood, the kid's a pelican (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 12:13 (one year ago) link
I saw this movie in the theater, my pick.
My step-brother leaned into my ear the whole time, going "this SUUUUCCCCCKKKKS."
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 14:38 (one year ago) link
Paul McCartney's new tour is called Got Back:
https://www.paulmccartney.com/live/got-back-tour
It'll be the first tour under his new name, Sir-Macs-a-Lot.
― dinnerboat, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 14:18 (six months ago) link