RIP Sir Paul McCartney

[CHNOPS]

I guess technically he's still alive.

But he just released an album of standards from the 30s. Piano and arrangements by Diana Krall, guitar by John Pizzarelli, voice in full Tony Bennett mode.

I suppose on one hand it's better than him trying to rock at 70. But to my ear, it's godawful--an end-of-career last grasp at relevance, from someone whose fundamental talent is deep enough still to be contributing to the canon, if he would just stop being such a dweeb for 10 minutes.

Samples/description here: http://www.amazon.com/Kisses-Bottom-Paul-McCartney/dp/B006OAB3ME

And a glowing review from the New York Times cabaret reviewer here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/arts/music/a-new-album-from-paul-mccartney.html

Plus bonus review from Amazon customer who said it best, IMO: "Ouch. This is the kind of vanity CD that your uncle George would record and which would then become a nostalgic bit of family history. It is not a commercially viable collection - except to the extent that it is Paul McCartney and a certain number of loyal followers will buy whatever he puts out."

 

[Freija]

All them Beatles looked like Ringo underneath.

 

[IndieSnob]

The guy should have hung it up after The Beatles.

Seriously. And if you claim Wings made one good album, or he ever put out a decent solo album, then you need to quit buying your music at Starbucks.

 

[Farrah]

This thread makes me sad.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I guess technically he's still alive.

But he just released an album of standards from the 30s. Piano and arrangements by Diana Krall, guitar by John Pizzarelli, voice in full Tony Bennett mode.

I suppose on one hand it's better than him trying to rock at 70. But to my ear, it's godawful--an end-of-career last grasp at relevance, from someone whose fundamental talent is deep enough still to be contributing to the canon, if he would just stop being such a dweeb for 10 minutes.

Samples/description here: http://www.amazon.com/Kisses-Bottom-Paul-McCartney/dp/B006OAB3ME

And a glowing review from the New York Times cabaret reviewer here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/arts/music/a-new-album-from-paul-mccartney.html

Plus bonus review from Amazon customer who said it best, IMO: "Ouch. This is the kind of vanity CD that your uncle George would record and which would then become a nostalgic bit of family history. It is not a commercially viable collection - except to the extent that it is Paul McCartney and a certain number of loyal followers will buy whatever he puts out."

Typical dumbbell review. It's not a grasp at relevance or anything else your sweaty Beatlemania fanboy enui wants it to be. It's exactly what he says it is -- a small record you turn on after a hard day. He's not planting a cultural flag here -- he's noodling. And it's well made.

Though I could have done without "Inchworm".

 

[CHNOPS]

The guy should have hung it up after The Beatles.

Seriously. And if you claim Wings made one good album, or he ever put out a decent solo album, then you need to quit buying your music at Starbucks.

Band On the Run. Geoff Emerick at the board, McCartney scavenging a bunch of Beatles songs/ideas. I like that one.

So there.

 

[CHNOPS]

It was a mule.

It was a horse.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

By the way your thread title should have been Paul Is Dead.

Points off.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

It was a horse.

On the other hand...

 

[hobbit.]

Bastard. I thought it had been a good day, one less scouse cunt etc.... then i find out that it is a puerile attempt at humour. The death of a scouser should never be taken lightly, it should be marked with great occasion, such as an FA Cup semi final.....