[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by Andy2

Aw now come on. Well kept vinyl doesnt hiss or jump, and I'm not sure what stalling is. Compressed mp3 from an iPod sounds worse than vinyl.
Sorry if I sound a bit short, but I'm typing thison my tablet and it's a pain in the rse.

Stalling - well I'm not sure what the technical term is but it's when it gets stuck in a groove - it doesn't actually jump a section as such but just keeps repeating the same thing over and over again.

No matter how well kept vinyl is it's too bulky, it warps whenever it comes into contact with heat and it isn't portable, I listen to most of my music on the move so new technology is a godsend to me - much better than having to carry around stacks of tapes or cds - all the music you want on one small device. Magic.

[grimtales1]

Am I alone in quite liking Hope of Deliverance? It wasnt too bad at all (although some reviewers slated it at the time), and C'Mon People (the single) was good

[RockyRaccoon68]

Originally Posted by grimtales1

Am I alone in quite liking Hope of Deliverance? It wasnt too bad at all (although some reviewers slated it at the time), and C'Mon People (the single) was good

I love C'Mon People and Hope of Deliverance is ok. Not my favourite but enjoyable enough. He's added it into his live show lately, somewhat out if the blue!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfBoyHMqLis

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

Highway and Sing the Changes were real highlights of the show when I saw him in 09 but by the last gig at the Royal Albert Hall in March Sing the Changes had overstayed its welcome. I'd love to hear Sun is Shining from the same album.

Now therein lies the problem with singles or even just favourite album tracks - sometimes they're played so much you can get sick of hearing them and ones that were favourites are no longer so be careful what you wish for.

Are you sure Your Loving Flame was a single? I though From a Lover to a Friend was the single from that album in the UK and Freedom in the US?

I thought it was because it was plugged so much but apparently not. His thought his voice sounded better on I Do than either Loving Flame or Lover to a Friend (but that could just be because I thought it was a better song)

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by grimtales1

Am I alone in quite liking Hope of Deliverance? It wasnt too bad at all (although some reviewers slated it at the time), and C'Mon People (the single) was good

Hope of Deliverance was a wonderfully upbeat and optimistic song and who doesn't like upbeat and optimistic songs? Looking for Changes was good lyrically even though the chorus didn't have as much gusto as the verses. Looking for Changes? Well good luck with that one! I'm not so optimistic.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by maninthequeue

As a big fan of Sir Macca Thumbsaloft whom I've seen live on four separate occasions ..... here is My Post Beatles Macca studio album rate & stand out tracks (from the original album release):

McCartney (1970) 6/10 - Maybe I'm Amazed, Every Night, Junk
Ram (1971) 10/10 - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey, The Back Seat of My Car, Monkberry Moon Delight, Too Many People, Heart of the Country
Wild Life (1971) 4/10 - Tomorrow, I Am Your Singer
Red Rose Speedway (1973) 7/10 - My Love, Little Lamb Dragonfly, Get on the Right Thing
Band On The Run (1973) 9/10 - Band on the Run, Let Me Roll It, Jet, Bluebird, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
Venus & Mars (1975) 7/10 - Love in Song, Listen To What The Man Said, Letting Go, Call Me Back Again
Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) 5/10 - Warm & Beautiful, Beware My Love, Silly Love Songs, Let Em In
London Town (1978) 5/10 - With A Little Luck, I'm Carrying, I've Had Enough, Girlfiend
Back to the Egg (1979) 8/10 - Arrow Through Me, Getting Closer, Old Siam Sir, Rockestra Theme, Baby's Request
McCartney II (1980) 5/10 - One Of These Days, Coming Up, Waterfalls, Temporary Secretary
Tug Of War (1982) 7/10 - Take It Away, Here Today, Ballroom Dancing, Tug Of War, Wanderlust
Pipes Of Peace (1983) 6/10 - Pipes Of Peace, Average Person, Through Our Love, Keep Under Cover, Say Say Say
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) 4/10 - No More Lonely Nights, No Values
Press to Play (1986) 3/10 - Press, Only Love Remains
Flowers in the Dirt (1989) 7/10 - You Want Her Too, That Day Is Done, My Brave Face, Distractions
Off the Ground (1993) 4/10 - Golden Earth Girl, Hope Of Deliverance
Flaming Pie (1997) 8/10 - Calico Skies, Little Willow, Beautiful Night, Heaven On A Sunday, Somedays
Run Devil Run (1999) 5/10 - Try Not To Cry, Run Devil Run
Driving Rain (2001) 2/10 - Your Loving Flame
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005) 7/10 - This Never Happened Before, Riding To Vanity Fair, Jenny Wren, English Tea
Memory Almost Full (2007) 9/10 - Only Mama Knows, House Of Wax, End Of The End, Feet in the Clouds, Vintage Clothes, Mr Bellamy
Kisses on the Bottom (2012) 3/10 - My Valentine

Just been trying to rate them and can't really put a score to them but stand-out tracks would include:

McCartney - Every Night, Junk, Singalong junk, Momma Miss America, Teddy Boy
Ram - Back Seat of my Car, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, Ram On, Heart of the Country, Too Many People, Dear Boy Smile Away,
Wild Life - Tomorrow, Dear Friend, Wild Life, I am your Singer, Bip Bop
Red Rose Speedway - I'd say the whole album
Band on the Run - All bar Let me Roll it
Venus and Mars - All bar Letting Go and Call me back again
At the Speed of Sound - All bar Time to Hide
London Town - All bar Name and Address and Morse Moose
Back to the Egg - All bar Spin it On and Million Miles
McCartney II - Waterfalls
Pipes of Peace - Some I like more than others but again not a bad track on the album
Press to Play - Press, Stranglehold, It's not True, Angry
Flowers in the Dirt - All bar Rough Ride and Motor of Love
Off the Ground - I owe it all to you, Hope of Deliverance, Off the Ground, Looking for Changes
Flaming Pie - Somedays, Little Willow, Beautiful Night, Young Boy, Calico Skies, The World Tonight, The songs we were singing, Flaming Pie
Driving Rain - All bar Riding to Jaipur, Rinse the Raindrops,
Chaos and Creation - Some I like more than others but again not a bad track on the album
Memory Almost Full - Dance Tonight, Ever Present Past, See your sunshine, Vintage Clothes, You tell me

[ilovecorrie2]

oh dear missed out Tug of War - All bar Dress me up as a Robber and the ones featuring Stevie Wonder. That collaboration just didn't work as well as the one with Michael Jackson. Ebony and Ivory has to rate as the worst single ever imo.

[RockyRaccoon68]

Some strange choices there! You don't like Letting Go or Call Me Back Again?!

[Fibromite59]

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

Ebony and Ivory has to rate as the worst single ever imo.

No way.

Wonderful Christmas Time has to be Paul's worst single. I always refer to it as Paul McCartney's big mistake.

[RockyRaccoon68]

I can't agree about Wonderful Christmastime either! It's a big cheese feat, perfect for Christmas! I loved it before I even heard of Paul McCartney.

[BomoLad]

Let It Be is a much better song to 'close' an event than 'Hey Jude'

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

Some strange choices there! You don't like Letting Go or Call Me Back Again?!

Not at all. In fact I tend to skip those tracks when playing Venus and Mars. They spoil an otherwise brilliant album. Could never understand why he likes to play Let me Roll It in concert either. The only bad track on Band on the Run and he goes and plays it!

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by Fibromite59

No way.

Wonderful Christmas Time has to be Paul's worst single. I always refer to it as Paul McCartney's big mistake.

Well it isn't what I'd call a classic Christmas song but it's preferable to Ebony & Ivory and that cringe making video.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by BomoLad

Let It Be is a much better song to 'close' an event than 'Hey Jude'

I think I must be the only one who doesn't rate Let it Be. Much prefer Hey Jude but that's one of the songs that used to be one of my favourites but isn't any longer because it's overplayed. It was good to hear songs that weren't released as singles like Getting Better, Two of Us, Golden Slumbers/Carry that Weight and Here There and Everywhere but he doesn't tend to do that much with Wings or solo album tracks unless they're on the album he's promoting at the time so we just get the usual - Jet, Maybe I'm Amazed, Live and Let Die..... most of the time. Anyone would think he had a shortage of songs to choose from!

[m06een00]

Oh dear! All this adulation for Paul McCartney, yet no mention of Eleanor Rigby, one of he greatest songs he ever wrote. Same thing for Blackbird which was top notch too But plenty of mention for the mainly dire stuff he wrote with Wings. How sad is that?

[grimtales1]

Elanor Rigby is haunting and Blackbird is lovely
Mother Natures Son is good too - I heard John Denver did a version before I heard PmC's version.
Prefer the "Let it Be Naked" version of LIB (ie the one with the Phil Spector production removed). Long and Winding Road works much better like that too.
Hey Jude is a good pub singalong I guess, it is a great song but agree its got overplayed. I like how it starts off sad then becomes like a rousing terrace chant.

[RockyRaccoon68]

Originally Posted by m06een00

Oh dear! All this adulation for Paul McCartney, yet no mention of Eleanor Rigby, one of he greatest songs he ever wrote. Same thing for Blackbird which was top notch too But plenty of mention for the mainly dire stuff he wrote with Wings. How sad is that?

I think we haven't mentioned Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird etc because everybody knows how amazing that stuff is...it goes without saying!!

The Wings stuff that we have mentioned isn't dire, I don't see how that's sad.

[grimtales1]

Live and Let Die (OK thats a single) isnt dire, its classic
Mull of Kintyre is a bit naff But I like the folkish feel, it sounds like a folk song

[Heavenly]

Maybe I'm Amazed is one of my favourites by Paul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm2YyVZBL8U

[grimtales1]

Great song

[m06een00]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

I think we haven't mentioned Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird etc because everybody knows how amazing that stuff is...it goes without saying!!

The Wings stuff that we have mentioned isn't dire, I don't see how that's sad.

I'm sorry but Wings was a pitiful excuse of a vehicle for McCartney's songwriting. Most of his songs in that period ranged from mediocre to cringeworthy. He never managed to write songs of the standard he set with the Beatles, although I have to say from the White album onwards the cracks already started to appear in his songwriting. Ob-le-Di, Hey Jude, Why Don't We Do It In The Road, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, etc

[RockyRaccoon68]

Originally Posted by m06een00

I'm sorry but Wings was a pitiful excuse of a vehicle for McCartney's songwriting. Most of his songs in that period ranged from mediocre to cringeworthy. He never managed to write songs of the standard he set with the Beatles, although I have to say from the White album onwards the cracks already started to appear in his songwriting. Ob-le-Di, Hey Jude, Why Don't We Do It In The Road, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, etc

What a load of rubbish!!

[maninthequeue]

Originally Posted by m06een00

I'm sorry but Wings was a pitiful excuse of a vehicle for McCartney's songwriting. Most of his songs in that period ranged from mediocre to cringeworthy. He never managed to write songs of the standard he set with the Beatles, although I have to say from the White album onwards the cracks already started to appear in his songwriting. Ob-le-Di, Hey Jude, Why Don't We Do It In The Road, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, etc

I strongly beg to differ.

Just listen to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvEvKIQgNxY
Oh Woman On Why (1971)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuMTuSDM094
Sally G (1974)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ZqOgtyvSM
Girls' School (1977)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag98eO_Ecq4
Daytime Nighttime Suffering (1979)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiDXWWS3VXk
Rainclouds (1982)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpP-wKj6e-8
Ode To A Koala Bear (1983)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cEzh1sjqGE
Back On My Feet (1987)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R2oL4OwWlU
The Loveliest Thing (1989)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wALmp3mw6hY
Long Leather Coat (1993)

All B sides not good enough for his albums, which make a mockery of your statement.

[speedy_gonzales]

it was nice of Brian Wilson to phone paul up and wish him happy birthday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-13QSVYUaY&feature=plcp

[SamMcK]

Here's some of my favourite Wings/Solo Paul songs a lot of which I feel can stack up next to Paul's Beatles output.

Maybe I'm Amazed
Every Night
Junk
Another Day
Dear Friend
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Too Many People
Dear Boy
Smile Away
Heart Of The Country
The Backseat Of My Car
My Love
Live and Let Die
Band On The Run
Jet
Let Me Roll It
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
Venus and Mars/Rockshow
Listen To What The Man Said
Silly Love Songs
Let 'Em In
With A Little Luck
Coming Up
Here Today
Wanderlust
My Brave Face
Beautiful Night
Jenny Wren

Paul has an extremely diverse body of work. Not everything he does is going to be to everyone's taste, take McCartney II as an example. There's something for everyone to hate, I don't care for most of his 80's output, but I can't help but laugh when people feel that nothing Paul has done since the Beatles has any merit. It's almost as ridiculous to me as the people that think he died in 1966! Also there were three other guys in the Beatles, and not counting group contributions Paul and John had only about 4/5/6 songs to work on each and perfect, it's pretty obvious why the group members had trouble making songs and albums as perfect and free of filler. The sum is greater than its parts, but apart they all still had some f*cking fantastic songs! Also I think looking back we're all happy that they didn't turn into the Rolling Stones and their legacy has remained golden. (Not to say the Stones hasn't but The Beatles output is more revered.)