What are you listening to?

[the captain]

M Ward's new Hold Time.

[Marty77]

Fleet Foxes of course.

Also been dipping into The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus and some Bruce Haack

On the subject of the Mark Wirtz Orchestra.  Has anyone heard his version of "I Can Hear Music".  The backing like a cross between the BB's version and a sort of Wall of Sound/early Velvet Underground kinda feel with a Dusty Springfield soundalike on vocals. It's excellent.

[Sheriff John Stone]

Working on a McCartney comp and pulled out Back In The U.S. I don't wanna sound too extremist, but I think Paul's vocal on this live version of "Let Me Roll It" is one of the best of his CAREER!

EDIT: "Jet" rocks too, and I'm actually enjoying "Freedom", much better than the single version, I think...

[TdHabib]

Working on a McCartney comp and pulled out Back In The U.S. I don't wanna sound too extremist, but I think Paul's vocal on this live version of "Let Me Roll It" is one of the best of his CAREER!

EDIT: "Jet" rocks too, and I'm actually enjoying "Freedom", much better than the single version, I think...

If you have Ram, make sure you give a few good listens to "Back Seat of My Car." THAT'S an extraordinary song, you can tell Paul was influenced by the BB on that one!

I could talk about Macca all day...

[Sheriff John Stone]

Working on a McCartney comp and pulled out Back In The U.S. I don't wanna sound too extremist, but I think Paul's vocal on this live version of "Let Me Roll It" is one of the best of his CAREER!

EDIT: "Jet" rocks too, and I'm actually enjoying "Freedom", much better than the single version, I think...

If you have Ram, make sure you give a few good listens to "Back Seat of My Car." THAT'S an extraordinary song, you can tell Paul was influenced by the BB on that one!

Oh, yeah, that's a great song. I put on Disc 2 of Wingspan the other day, and I was surprised at how many "Brian" influences I heard. Every couple of songs I was saying, "That's so Brian".

In a way, Paul McCartney is like Brian Wilson in interviews. Whenever Paul is asked about his favorite albums/songs, influences, and The Beach Boys, he always gives his stock answer about Pet Sounds. But, he rarely adds anything about BW/BB's other works. I hear a lot of 1967-1972 BW/BB influence on Paul's solo stuff.

[TdHabib]

Working on a McCartney comp and pulled out Back In The U.S. I don't wanna sound too extremist, but I think Paul's vocal on this live version of "Let Me Roll It" is one of the best of his CAREER!

EDIT: "Jet" rocks too, and I'm actually enjoying "Freedom", much better than the single version, I think...

If you have Ram, make sure you give a few good listens to "Back Seat of My Car." THAT'S an extraordinary song, you can tell Paul was influenced by the BB on that one!

Oh, yeah, that's a great song. I put on Disc 2 of Wingspan the other day, and I was surprised at how many "Brian" influences I heard. Every couple of songs I was saying, "That's so Brian".

In a way, Paul McCartney is like Brian Wilson in interviews. Whenever Paul is asked about his favorite albums/songs, influences, and The Beach Boys, he always gives his stock answer about Pet Sounds. But, he rarely adds anything about BW/BB's other works. I hear a lot of 1967-1972 BW/BB influence on Paul's solo stuff.

Of course, I hope you clue my in when you finish that comp...

[Sheriff John Stone]

Now I'm enjoying Flaming Pie, especially "Young Boy", "The World Tonight", and "Little Willow". Paul sang really well on that album; a lot of diverse songs, too. One of favorite albums.

[the captain]

I like it a lot, too. In fact, it was the album that got me interested in solo McCartney. I was a big Beatles fan, but disliked all the solo stuff I had heard at that point. That turned me on and convinced me to give it (or take) a few chances. I still don't like the majority, but because of Flaming Pie, got things like Ram that I may not have otherwise.

[Sheriff John Stone]

For some reason, I've been reading Wikipedia entries lately; it does give you some interesting antecdotes.... Flaming Pie went to No. 2 on the album charts - kept out of No. 1 by the Spice Girls! Flaming Pie was also nominated for a Grammy as Album Of The Year - won by Bob Dylan's Time Out Of Mind.

[lance]

I love McCartney...very underrated and overshadowed by the Lennon myth, IMO. I almost think he is better post-Beatles.

I hear a lot of late sixties Beach Boys influence on him too...amoung tons of other influences.

Bossanova by the Pixies.

[the captain]

I almost think he is better post-Beatles.

No "almost" involved for me. While I think Plastic Ono Band and Imagine are the two best Beatle solo albums, it's Ram, George's All Things Must Pass, then a boatload of Paul before you'd get to another John album.

[lance]

Definitely. But I meant I like paul McCartney's stuff better in the seventies than his stuff in the sixties. It's a statement I'm not one hundred percent convinced of, but I really think that the Beatles breakup, in the end, liberated Paul in a lot of ways...a lot of positive ways. I don't think that any McCartney album approaches the best Beatles albums, however--because of the Beatles' magic blend.

Anyway. NO Depression, Uncle Tupelo.

[the captain]

Oh, I see. I can't say I'd agree with that, then: I prefer Paul's Beatle music to Paul's solo music, on the whole. But I really do think he's gotten a terribly unfair rap overall: he "just" writes catchy pop while Lennon tackled the big issues ... blahblah. I respect a good pop song more than a self-righteous grandstand.

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Biker Like An Icon".....I don't care. I like it.

[lance]

LOL
We like the same artists, but totally different songs and albums. But Off the Ground had some good moments.

I'm gonna stand by it, McCartney, RAM, Band on the Run Red Rose Speedway, Venus and Mars and London Town are all very good albums. In my opinion, in sum, there are at least as many decent McCartney songs in the seventies as in the sixties and perhaps more. Critics can kill me, but I'm saying it boldly and unequivicably.

He starts getting shaky in the eighties, but what sixties artist didn't?

[the captain]

He starts getting shaky in the eighties, but what sixties artist didn't?

Lou Reed, aside from Mistrial, was probably more consistent in the 80s than the 70s. But overall, no doubt, the 80s saw a lot of "classic" artists losing their way. It actually makes sense, with the entire recording process so wholly different than the one they came of age withy, not to mention the sudden dominance of visuals because of MTV. And thus

[TdHabib]

"Biker Like An Icon".....I don't care. I like it.

The Paul is Live version is many times better, faster and rocks...

[8o8o]

"Time And Place" by Lee Moses, it's from 1971, one of the greatest, if not THE greatest soul album ever recorded. Deep, raw soul.

Intense, funky, bluesy and full of emotion. Worthy of the title 'overlooked classic'.

[Jonas]

joan of arc
make believe
cap n jazz
the love of everything
lady gaga
dionne warwick

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Biker Like An Icon".....I don't care. I like it.

The Paul is Live version is many times better, faster and rocks...

Yes, great version, especially with the guitar solo. "Biker Like An Icon" is an example, to me anyway, why Paul McCartney (like Brian Wilson) is so great. Yeah, it's not the greatest song he ever wrote, but I can't get it out of my head. There's so many hooks in that song. I just keep singing, "She loved her biker like an icon...." Well, not really singing.

[Rocker]

Jan Berry - How how I love her

Fucking great song !

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Perfect Day".....Happy 67th Birthday, Lou Reed!

[Alex]

Listening to the Surfin' Safari album. I've been on a big early surf 'n' cars-era BBs kick the past couple of days!

[donald]

Low Budget......pardon my shows they don't quite fit they're a special offer and they hurt me a bit......


IM ON A LOW BUDGET
WHATS THAT YOU SAY?
IM ON A LOW BUDGET
I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT!


Music for the times indeed!

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Chelsea Girls" by Nico. I like the haunting sound of this song, but I understand Nico didn't....