[deedee1962]

Originally Posted by Fibromite59

I have loved Paul and his music since I was twelve years old and first heard Please Please Me. Somehow I had missed out on hearing Love Me Do.

My dream in life is to actually see him in concert, the only trouble is that I am ill a lot now and don't know if I could cope with getting to a concert, and I certainly couldn't stand up all through one as they all seem to do these days. I have managed to see Ringo do a concert and they weren't standing up in that one, but I would imagine that they would for Paul.

Paul and his music has made me so happy over the years and I have all his and the Beatles albums.

Happy Birthday to you Sir Paul. May you and your new wife have a wonderful life together.

If you can get the tear seating at a Paul concert you should be ok, I have terrible walking problems and can not stand and even sitting for a while is really bad.
I saw Paul for the 9th time last december in Manchester, this was the first time since my problems got really bad and although I ended up in pain seeing Paul again was worth it, The staff at MEN were very helpful to me too, They even have a place for wheelchairs, so if Paul does another gig in England not too far from where you live I hope you can get to see him live, he is the best and his band are amazing.

Did you see Ringo last yr? I went to his Manchester gig at the opera house.

[Andy2]

Back Seat of My Car is just incredible, a real epic. Back in the 70's I carefully edited (on magnetic tape!) the instrumental breaks into a small theme to accompany a Norfolk Broads holiday film we had made (oh God it was on super 8!) and we had a little 5-minute presentation. What superb memories.
From the same album 'Monkberry Moon Delight' is one of McCartney's few rockers that actually works. Great.

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by Andy2

Back Seat of My Car is just incredible, a real epic. Back in the 70's I carefully edited (on magnetic tape!) the instrumental breaks into a small theme to accompany a Norfolk Broads holiday film we had made (oh God it was on super 8!) and we had a little 5-minute presentation. What superb memories.

Sounds great.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by Fibromite59

It's funny, but I used to really love McCartney II and when it first came out I was playing it all the time. I hadn't played it for ages and a few months ago, my son, who is also a fan of Paul's, was looking through my albums and said that he didn't think he knew the tracks on McCartney II. We played it, and we both tbought it was pretty awful and by far the weakest of his albums. I can't imagine now what I liked about it. I wondered if it is just that music tastes have changed, but then, I still like his other early ones.

McCartney II was very different from anything he's ever done before or since which is probably why the earlier albums still sound good - because they were good to begin with - whereas McCartney II never was.

My favourite albums of Paul's are Flaming Pie and Chaos and Creation In The Back Yard. With Flaming Pie, I felt he was going back to his early Beatle roots.

Yes and yet despite that it was never one of my favourite albums although it did have some beautiful songs on there - Somedays, Little Willow, Beautiful Night, Young Boy, Calico Skies and I can see the world tonight. Off the Ground was never one of my favourites either but I love I owe it all to you.

I think the ones I like the least (apart from McCarney II) are Press To Play, and his latest, Kisses On The Bottom, but then the latest is very different to anything else he has ever made and he only wrote one of them.

Agree about Press to Play. Not one of his best. As for Kisses on the Bottom I don't really like compilation albums of other people's songs. I bought Run Devil Run but was so disappointed didn't even bother with Kisses on the Bottom (although it would probably appeal more to me than Run Devil Run as the music's from a different era). I tend to think it's lazy of songwriters to sing other people's songs instead of producing their own but am looking forward to the next album which I believe will be his own material. I just hope it isn't as depressing as Memory Almost Full - talk about an album to cut your wrists to! I know he's getting older and probably feeling his age but it was just too depressing. Just as well Dance Tonight and Ever Present Past were on there to save the album.

My favourites are Venus and Mars and Pipes of Peace (great mood lifters), Chaos and Creation, Back to the Egg, Flowers in the Dirt, Red Rose Speedway, At the Speed of Sound, Driving Rain, Wild Life and Ram.

[RockyRaccoon68]

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

McCartney II was very different from anything he's ever done before or since which is probably why the earlier albums still sound good - because they were good to begin with - whereas McCartney II never was.



Yes and yet despite that it was never one of my favourite albums although it did have some beautiful songs on there - Somedays, Little Willow, Beautiful Night, Young Boy, Calico Skies and I can see the world tonight. Off the Ground was never one of my favourites either but I love I owe it all to you.



Agree about Press to Play. Not one of his best. As for Kisses on the Bottom I don't really like compilation albums of other people's songs. I bought Run Devil Run but was so disappointed didn't even bother with Kisses on the Bottom (although it would probably appeal more to me than Run Devil Run as the music's from a different era). I tend to think it's lazy of songwriters to sing other people's songs instead of producing their own but am looking forward to the next album which I believe will be his own material. I just hope it isn't as depressing as Memory Almost Full - talk about an album to cut your wrists to! I know he's getting older and probably feeling his age but it was just too depressing. Just as well Dance Tonight and Ever Present Past were on there to save the album.

My favourites are Venus and Mars and Pipes of Peace (great mood lifters), Chaos and Creation, Back to the Egg, Flowers in the Dirt, Red Rose Speedway, At the Speed of Sound, Driving Rain, Wild Life and Ram.

You should try to pick up the two originals from Kisses on the Bottom, they really are superb!!

Do you not like House of Wax, Vintage Clothes, That Was Me and Only Mamma Knows from Memory Almost Full? House of Wax is exceptional, check out the live performance from iTunes festival 07.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

I like the key in Waterfalls, it suits the song. Totally agree that it spoils Don't Be Careless Love.

His voice does sound a bit shaky on Waterfalls though. Maybe it was meant to on Don't be Careless given the subject matter? That Day is Done is an amazing song "she walks away from my resting place".

All great choices from a fantastic album! I think Jenny Wren was a single though. Promise to You Girl is superb

The harmonies on Promise to you Girl are awesome - very reminiscent of Back Seat of my Car. I'm sure Promise to you Girl and This never happened before would have been hits. The only thing that made me think twice when hearing the latter was that he had been married for 30 years previously and "this never happened before"? Really? Still a beautiful song though as long as you put that thought to the back of your mind when listening to it. Too much Rain and Anyways are also oustanding tracks. Overall a brilliant album.

My favourites are probably Flaming Pie, Ram, Flowers in the Dirt, Chaos, Electric Arguments and Band on the Run. I find it hard to pick between those because they are all fantastic!

I've never even heard of Electric Arguments until now. I don't understand the current obsession that older musicians have of collaborating with younger ones - but at least when Elton John did it recently he still kept his own name whereas I believe Paul McCartney goes under the name of Fireman? Why create a new name? I'm going to check them out on youtube though.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

You should try to pick up the two originals from Kisses on the Bottom, they really are superb!!

Do you not like House of Wax, Vintage Clothes, That Was Me and Only Mamma Knows from Memory Almost Full? House of Wax is exceptional, check out the live performance from iTunes festival 07.

House of Wax sounds a bit funerial to me. That was me was and You tell me where too obsessed with the past. It really was a depressing album. Driving Rain had a melancholic feel running through it but it wasn't depressing. The end of the end? Imagine your family listening to a song you'd written like that.

Hard to believe there's a space of only 2 years between Chaos and Creation and Memory Almost Full. The whole feel of the albums are just so different.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

You should try to pick up the two originals from Kisses on the Bottom, they really are superb!!

I liked My Valentine but not sure about Only our Hearts (maybe it's a grower). I've just previewed the other songs from the album on Amazon. Are they all songs from films? Only Paper Moon, the Glory of Love and Inch Worm (which I adore) were all from films - I just wondered whether the others are too? Looks a better album than Run Devil Run and even includes Baby's Request which does sound as though it was written in the same era as the other songs!! In fact I always thought that was a cover. Amazing how songwriters can write something which sounds as though it was written decades ago!

[RockyRaccoon68]

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

I've never even heard of Electric Arguments until now. I don't understand the current obsession that older musicians have of collaborating with younger ones - but at least when Elton John did it recently he still kept his own name whereas I believe Paul McCartney goes under the name of Fireman? Why create a new name? I'm going to check them out on youtube though.

The Fireman started in the 90's when he did strange dance/trance type music, it was only Electric Arguments from '08 that resembled anything like a McCartney album and even then the second half is a bit out there. I think the name is a nod to his Dad. It's kinda similar to Thrillington in that it was intended as a side project but rave reviews pretty much across the board led to Paul pushing it and adding two songs to his live show. Check out Sun is Shining, Highway, Sing the Changes and Dance 'til We're High for the best 4 tracks on the album.

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

I liked My Valentine but not sure about Only our Hearts (maybe it's a grower). I've just previewed the other songs from the album on Amazon. Are they all songs from films? Only Paper Moon, the Glory of Love and Inch Worm (which I adore) were all from films - I just wondered whether the others are too? Looks a better album than Run Devil Run and even includes Baby's Request which does sound as though it was written in the same era as the other songs!! In fact I always thought that was a cover. Amazing how songwriters can write something which sounds as though it was written decades ago!

I found My Valentine to be the grower and Only Our Hearts was my instant love. The melody is superb and Stevie Wonders solo takes it to another level. I love the reworked Baby's Request too. A lot of the songs were in films but a lot weren't. He purposely tried to pick a few more obscure standards and the result is a thoroughly enjoyable album. Some of it is very downbeat and melancholy though!! It's well worth buying and having a listen, or even looking the stuff up on YouTube and giving it a run through. More I Cannot Wish You is a song I hadn't heard before and it is just perfect. Home (When Shadows Fall) is great too but again very depressing!

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

House of Wax sounds a bit funerial to me. That was me was and You tell me where too obsessed with the past. It really was a depressing album. Driving Rain had a melancholic feel running through it but it wasn't depressing. The end of the end? Imagine your family listening to a song you'd written like that.

Hard to believe there's a space of only 2 years between Chaos and Creation and Memory Almost Full. The whole feel of the albums are just so different.

I forgot about You Tell Me, that's one of my favourite Macca songs. I agree about The End of The End though and Nod Your Head is dire! I can't agree about House of Wax though, it's an underrated masterpiece.

Driving Rain is one of my least favourite albums, ultimately there are some really good songs but overall the album is too long, the songs are too long, some of the vocals are really really bad (he had lost his voice but recorded anyway!), a few dodgy lyrics (would it be a McCartney album without them?) and the choice of singles was abysmal!! Your Loving Flame is up there with My Love (shame about the subject matter!!)

[SamMcK]

Nice the to see some of the Macca fans around here, often it seems there are a lot of people around here who REALLY seem to hate the guy considering some of the things that I have read said about him.

[RockyRaccoon68]

Originally Posted by SamMcK

Nice the to see some of the Macca fans around here, often it seems there are a lot of people around here who REALLY seem to hate the guy considering some of the things that I have read said about him.

They're everywhere, ignore them!! His music does the talking.

[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

[SamMcK]

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

Yeah i'd agree with most of those ratings although I think I would give Tug Of War and Chaos and Creation higher ratings, Kisses on the bottom isn't bad just not brilliant i'd probably give that a 6.5/10 It depends if your into that kind of music or his current singing voice I suppose. I'm happy to see a couple of songs you've singled out such as Get on the Right Thing which is a very underrated tune as well as Only Love Remains! I'm surprised not to see This One and From A Lover To A Friend.

[RockyRaccoon68]

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

He has such a great back catalogue! I'd add Some People Never Know, London Town, This One, Put it There, Souveneir, About You, Your Way, London Town as some of my personal favourite album tracks and I love the Band on the Run era B-Side Country Dreamer, the Memory Almost Full extra Why So Blue and the Chaos out takes Summer of 59 and I Want You to Fly. I rate Driving Rain much higher than you, although it is let down by some terrible vocals. Magic and I Do are ruined by it.

I like his music a lot basically!! Seen him 6 times in the last few years. Best gig was Liverpool 2010 at the tiny O2 Academy.

[SamMcK]

Do any of you guys have any Beatles/McCartney vinyl records? I recently got copies of a 1st pressing Revolver with the "Tomorrow Never Knows" alternative version and a 1st pressing LOUD cut of Rubber Soul. Both fab condition, not cheap mind. Actually I need to buy that recently released RAM mono vinyl now that I think of it.

[RockyRaccoon68]

I raided the attic recently and found Beatles For Sale, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road from The Beatles days and Ram, Speed of Sound, Band on the Run, Wings Over America, Venus and Mars, London Town, Back to the Egg, McCarthey II, Press to Play and Flowers in the Dirt (which was some sort of special edition). My iPod is much handier though!

[SamMcK]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

I raided the attic recently and found Beatles For Sale, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road from The Beatles days and Ram, Speed of Sound, Band on the Run, Wings Over America, Venus and Mars, London Town, Back to the Egg, McCarthey II, Press to Play and Flowers in the Dirt (which was some sort of special edition). My iPod is much handier though!

Yeah I do agree about the iPod being much more convenient! about 80% of my music listening is done on the ipod or CD player but sometimes it's nice to just relax with a record on!

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

The Fireman started in the 90's when he did strange dance/trance type music, it was only Electric Arguments from '08 that resembled anything like a McCartney album and even then the second half is a bit out there. I think the name is a nod to his Dad. It's kinda similar to Thrillington in that it was intended as a side project but rave reviews pretty much across the board led to Paul pushing it and adding two songs to his live show. Check out Sun is Shining, Highway, Sing the Changes and Dance 'til We're High for the best 4 tracks on the album.

Thanks for the info. I've just been checking out the earlier albums and I see what you mean - it has progressed from the early days (and quite a gap between albums as well!). The first album seemed to me like just pure noise - I think you'd have to be "on" something to appreciate that as anything remotely approaching something worth listening to. McCartney II seems quite normal by comparison. He certainly doesn't restrict himself though does he? There's also the classical albums which I was never a fan of either..

I found My Valentine to be the grower and Only Our Hearts was my instant love. The melody is superb and Stevie Wonders solo takes it to another level. I love the reworked Baby's Request too.

I didn't really see any need to rework Baby's Request as it sounded as though it would fit in well with the other songs anyway (some goes for Love is the Answer - sounds like it was made in the 1930s so I'm surprised that doesn't feature).

More I Cannot Wish You is a song I hadn't heard before and it is just perfect.

He was talking about that one on the radio - about how he thought of his little 8 year old girl when he was singing it.

Driving Rain is one of my least favourite albums, ultimately there are some really good songs but overall the album is too long, the songs are too long, some of the vocals are really really bad (he had lost his voice but recorded anyway!), a few dodgy lyrics (would it be a McCartney album without them?) and the choice of singles was abysmal!! Your Loving Flame is up there with My Love (shame about the subject matter!!)

The only criticism I have of Driving Rain is that it sounds so mournful. Even the ones where he's proclaiming love (like I Do or Loving Flame) have a hint of sadness about them.

btw Am I to take it you don't like My Love? (I thought I was the only one). I think the choice of singles was good on most albums but not on Driving Rain. I Do and Your Way were the ones I would have thought would have been released as singles. Which ones would you have selected as singles from Driving Rain?

As for dodgy lyrics I think the worst would have to be "I acted like a dustbin lid" I still like the song though. Which dodgy lyrics on Driving Rain were you thinking of?

[Fibromite59]

Originally Posted by SamMcK

Do any of you guys have any Beatles/McCartney vinyl records? I recently got copies of a 1st pressing Revolver with the "Tomorrow Never Knows" alternative version and a 1st pressing LOUD cut of Rubber Soul. Both fab condition, not cheap mind. Actually I need to buy that recently released RAM mono vinyl now that I think of it.

I have every Beatles album plus ones such as The Silver Beatles, Timeless and The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl on vinyl as well as on CD. Of Paul's I have Wild Life, McCartney, Ram, Red Rose Speedway, Band On The Run, Venus And Mars, Wings At The Speed Of Sound, London Town, Back To The Egg and Press To Play on vinyl as well as on CD.

I have another three on CD that I don't think have been mentioned; All The Best, Back In The World and Unplugged.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by SamMcK

Yeah I do agree about the iPod being much more convenient! about 80% of my music listening is done on the ipod or CD player but sometimes it's nice to just relax with a record on!

And listening to the hissing and the jumping and the stalling?

All this romanticism of vinyl -

And if they're singles you can't really relax for too long because you'd have to get up to put another record on within 5 minutes unless you have one of those multiple loaders which drop half a dozen singles at once! mp3 players/ipods whatever you want to call them are a million times better and you can add a million tracks and take them with you wherever you go! You couldn't really go lugging 100s of long playing records around with you now could you?

[Fibromite59]

Originally Posted by deedee1962

If you can get the tear seating at a Paul concert you should be ok, I have terrible walking problems and can not stand and even sitting for a while is really bad.
I saw Paul for the 9th time last december in Manchester, this was the first time since my problems got really bad and although I ended up in pain seeing Paul again was worth it, The staff at MEN were very helpful to me too, They even have a place for wheelchairs, so if Paul does another gig in England not too far from where you live I hope you can get to see him live, he is the best and his band are amazing.

Did you see Ringo last yr? I went to his Manchester gig at the opera house.

Thanks for the tips. I went with my son to see a concert that he wanted to see earlier this year and even though we were in the tiered seating, everyone stood up and I didn't get to see much at all. I suppose it might vary from concert to concert.

I saw Ringo in June last year at Bournmouth at the BIC. He was still the same old Ringo and looked amazingly young and fit for his age. He actually looks younger than Paul, and considering that he is two years older and has suffered a lot of ill-health and been an alcoholic, it is quite amazing. I was quite concerned about Paul when I saw him at the Jubilee concert on TV as I thought he looked quite ill.

[RockyRaccoon68]

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

There's also the classical albums which I was never a fan of either..

He certainly doesn't! I'm not much of a classical fan (or the first two Fireman albums!) but I love 'Celebration' from Standing Stone. Classic Macca, in fact I wish be used the melody for a 'proper' song like he does at soundchecks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vq7AxJbvto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj0kUwDqWz8

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

I didn't really see any need to rework Baby's Request as it sounded as though it would fit in well with the other songs anyway (some goes for Love is the Answer - sounds like it was made in the 1930s so I'm surprised that doesn't feature).

Agree but the band on Kisses do jazz better than Wings did!!

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

The only criticism I have of Driving Rain is that it sounds so mournful. Even the ones where he's proclaiming love (like I Do or Loving Flame) have a hint of sadness about them.

btw Am I to take it you don't like My Love? (I thought I was the only one). I think the choice of singles was good on most albums but not on Driving Rain. I Do and Your Way were the ones I would have thought would have been released as singles. Which ones would you have selected as singles from Driving Rain?

As for dodgy lyrics I think the worst would have to be "I acted like a dustbin lid" I still like the song though. Which dodgy lyrics on Driving Rain were you thinking of?

No! I love My Love, that was supposed to be a huuuuge compliment to Your Loving Flame!!

I would have chosen Lonely Road, About You or Your Loving Flame as a single. The title track was very commercial too.

The dodgy lyrics that I can think of now are "1 2 3 4 5 let's go for a drive, 6 7 8 9 10 let's go there and back again" but it's a great song and I love it anyway. "Despite too easy ride to see" - I don't even know the meaning of that sentence!! I'm not keen on the line "I'll be feeling blue, sitting here without you" either.

Do you have the album Back in the US/Back in the World? Stunning versions of Your Loving Flame, Lonely Road and Driving rain but particularly the version of Your Loving Flame.

[Andy2]

Originally Posted by ilovecorrie2

And listening to the hissing and the jumping and the stalling?

All this romanticism of vinyl -

And if they're singles you can't really relax for too long because you'd have to get up to put another record on within 5 minutes unless you have one of those multiple loaders which drop half a dozen singles at once! mp3 players/ipods whatever you want to call them are a million times better and you can add a million tracks and take them with you wherever you go! You couldn't really go lugging 100s of long playing records around with you now could you?

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.

[ilovecorrie2]

Originally Posted by RockyRaccoon68

No! I love My Love, that was supposed to be a huuuuge compliment to Your Loving Flame!!

That's what confused me because you said the choice of singles was abysmal and Loving Flame was one of those released as a single.

The dodgy lyrics that I can think of now are "1 2 3 4 5 let's go for a drive, 6 7 8 9 10 let's go there and back again" but it's a great song and I love it anyway. "Despite too easy ride to see" - I don't even know the meaning of that sentence!! I'm not keen on the line "I'll be feeling blue, sitting here without you" either.

Yes I know what you mean - its a bit like "the movement you need is on your shoulder" which the man himself was doubtful about including in Hey June. Doesn't make them bad songs though.

Do you have the album Back in the US/Back in the World? Stunning versions of Your Loving Flame, Lonely Road and Driving rain but particularly the version of Your Loving Flame.

Yes that's the last one I went to see. I think that's why Driving Rain remains one of my favourite albums because it was that tour which plugged that particular album. I seem to remember there was old footage running in the background and screens (which we never had the first time around where we could only see a little dot in the distance which we assumed was him). The only other difference of course was Linda wasn't there but he paid a wonderful tribute to all three - Linda, John and George.

I think I'd be disappointed if I saw him again if he's going to include the Fireman tunes. Last time the people next to us were shouting out requests but there's just way too many to cover. And because he's including Beatles songs that means there's less time for Wings or solo songs and if they've not even been released as singles they stand very little chance of being played live. It would be nice to hear something other than the usual though (i.e. Jet, Live and Let Die, Hey Jude). But then if he didn't include those, many would be very disappointed. Very much a case of you can't please all of the people all of the time especially when you have a back catalogue as long as Sir Paul McCartney's!!!

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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.

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?