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Post by joeyself on Dec 28, 2010 19:05:08 GMT -5
LONDON TOWN, Side 2 vs. PLASTIC ONO BAND, Side 1
LONDON TOWN, Side 2
1. "With a Little Luck" 5:45
2. "Famous Groupies" 3:36
3. "Deliver Your Children" (Paul McCartney/Denny Laine) 4:17
4. "Name and Address" 3:07
5. "Don't Let It Bring You Down" (Paul McCartney/Denny Laine) 4:34
6. "Morse Moose and the Grey Goose" (Paul McCartney/Denny Laine) 6:25
PLASTIC ONO BAND, Side 1
1. "Mother" – 5:34
2. "Hold On" – 1:52
3. "I Found Out" – 3:37
4. "Working Class Hero" – 3:48
5. "Isolation" – 2:51
LT 2 topped GV 1 by 11-3, while POB 1 knocked out ET 1 by a 14-5 score.
JcS
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Post by mikev on Dec 28, 2010 20:10:01 GMT -5
I like London Town a lot, likely a lot more so than many here. But it reminded me of senior year in high school and as popish as the LP was, I found myself listening to it probably more than POB over the course of time. But my assessments are not only sentimental but artistic. This side of POB is solid, and has several cuts I felt would have fit right in on the White Album.
Not going to go to the points on this one. One disadvantage on London Town is that it is heavy on Denny Laine vibes. Maybe that is why I like it so much, but for a head to head- John penned all of this pretty much by himself. In a weird way I'm penalizing Paul for giving Denny so much more on the writing end- it's good stuff but not all Paul. At the end of these assessments I still see it as John, Paul, George and Ringo efforts that I put the most emphasis on.
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Post by coachbk on Dec 28, 2010 21:44:43 GMT -5
Like MikeV I listened to LONDON TOWN way more than POB. I was in college when I got LT and listened to it endlessly. POB I didn't own and had only heard my girlfriend's (now my wife's) copy and didn't care for it that much. (I have since come to appreciate it more).
From a musical standpoint, LT is much more varied and interesting. From an artistic statement point of view, there is no question that POB wins out.
Looking at the individual songs, only "Working Class Hero" is a "classic". The only song I really don't like at all is "Mother". "Isolation" is pretty good. I got to like "Hold On" more after the last round of the tourney when someone mentioned how it is a rare bit of optimism and self encouragement (I'm paraphrasing) on an album where John largely feels sorry for himself. "I Found Out" is a bit annoying.
My favorite LT song is "Deliver Your Children"- some nice folk/rock. "With A Little Luck" was a good single in a bad era for singles in the US, but hasn't aged well for me. On the other hand, "Morse Moose..." I like better now. Still there's too many "quirky" songs on this side with MMATGG along with "Famous Groupies" and the Elvis vocal style of "Name And Address". "Don't Let It Bring You Down" is probably the best actual song on LT.
So how do I vote?
I'm going with POB mostly because of "Working Class Hero", but neither of these sides are close to "final four" material in my opinion.
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Post by theman on Dec 28, 2010 22:11:56 GMT -5
Since this competition is about choosing your favorite of the album sides, not picking what side is more "artistic", I'm voting for London Town (although I've never thought it was one of Paul's stronger albums.)
Unlike JSD, I like Paul's funny voices on "Famous Groupies." Really, I like just about all of the songs on this side (even, no, especially the co-written songs with Denny). In fact, I think "With a Little Luck" is the weakest track on this side.
Ladies and gentleman, I give you, LT, Side 2.
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Post by Joseph McCabe on Dec 28, 2010 23:22:26 GMT -5
Rock music has produced its fair share of classic albums. JL/POB is one of them. London Town is not.
JL/POB is gritty, self-absorbed, tormented, questioning, begging, tortured, and in places amazingly positive and forward looking. JL/POB is well-arranged, well-played, and very disciplined. Is Side 1 or Side 2 the better? I don't have to decide that for the moment, if ever.
London Town is "nice", and non-threatening. Some good songs, but they are afternoon-tea songs, to be listened to while eating triangular white-bread sandwiches with those nasty hard crusts cut off. And that applies to side 1 and side 2.
That Lennon for me.
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Post by ursamajor on Dec 28, 2010 23:27:02 GMT -5
I'm a big London Town fan as well, it's a feel-good album for me. When I put it on, I feel good.
POB is a down album but when I'm down it can bring me up even though it's not talking directly to me.
I will go POB-S1 for this one.
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Post by Joseph McCabe on Dec 28, 2010 23:31:25 GMT -5
And just a point or two about Working Class Hero, before someone brings it up.
(1) It doesn't affect the flavor of the song, or its power, or its premisses, if John Lennon was not from a "working-class family". Many singers have covered this song, some with great power, and not all of them were working class.
(2) But remembering how class-structured England was in the 1940s and 1950s (and other times too of course, but these are the decades relevant to Lennon), I would argue that both the families that John lived with sound working class in some ways, with airs and pretensions to middle-class-hood. Aunt Mimi (for one) sounds a classic of that kind to me, from what I've read of her.
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Post by John S. Damm on Dec 29, 2010 0:16:30 GMT -5
PLASTIC ONO BAND, Side 1
This one is easy for me. JL/POB is just so compelling and well done with its Spartan production. It is one for the Rock ages.
What I love about JL/POB is that both sides are very strong. It is as close as possible to that "perfect" album we all dream of.
That is not my opinion of LT at all. I think that LT Side 1, which is not close to being "perfect," is light years better than LT-2 which we are weighing here. I only really like "With a Little Luck" and "Don't Let It Bring You Down" from LT-2.
One night in college, around 1984, I was in bed listening to LT on my headphones and I got "Morse Moose and the Grey Goose." As I sat there in bed I knew exactly what Paul was going for and it really thrilled me. Problem is, I have never gotten that song since and now I have no idea what Paul was going for and the song only irritates me.
As theman noted, I do not like Paul's funny voices on "Famous Groupies." I rarely like Paul's funny voices.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Dec 29, 2010 5:53:11 GMT -5
PLASTIC ONO BAND has it all over LONDON TOWN in every way. It's a classic, a great piece of work. Doesn't matter which side is which in this pairing.
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Post by vectisfabber on Dec 29, 2010 6:13:10 GMT -5
I really wanted to vote for LT - LT makes me happy and JLPOB doesn't. But side 2 of LT does have some dross on it, and JLPOB1 is simply a better side. I would have voted for LT1 over JLPOBeither though.
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Post by joeyself on Dec 29, 2010 8:13:40 GMT -5
I agree with Vectis that LT 2 contains dross, but if I use the criteria "which side would I rather play from start to finish," it wins over the whiny POB 1 every time.
Including this time.
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Post by JCV on Dec 29, 2010 12:40:59 GMT -5
LONDON TOWN, Side 2I went with Paul. Tough decision, though.  JCV 
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Post by stavros on Dec 29, 2010 14:24:16 GMT -5
Hmm this is not easy. London Town is lightweight pop. But it is a very pleasant listen throughout whilst POB gets under your skin and screams at you (except for Hold On which to me is John saying "Hey after all this is out of my system it's gonna be alright").
No sorry I'm undecided. I will give these two album sides another listen.
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Post by acebackwords on Dec 29, 2010 15:44:15 GMT -5
Gotta agree with McCabe and Joe. Plastic Ono Band is in a very special class of classics. The thing that Lennon really brought to the table was that most of his albums were ABOUT something. They weren't just collections of tunes. And this one was about something particularly interesting: the breakup of the Beatles, the shattered dreams of the '60s, the childhood psychological traumas that lead to adult psychosis, and much much more.
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Post by RockoRoll on Dec 30, 2010 17:54:41 GMT -5
LONDON TOWN, Side 2
Absolute classic of an album, I'd say that London Town is indeed the closest Paul ever got to a conceptual album.... 
Best song: DELIVER YOUR CHILDREN
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Post by joeyself on Dec 30, 2010 21:23:38 GMT -5
LONDON TOWN, Side 2
Absolute classic of an album, I'd say that London Town is indeed the closest Paul ever got to a conceptual album....
Best song: DELIVER YOUR CHILDREN Ok, I'll bite: What's the concept? I know it started off with two songs about places, but that was abandoned. What am I missing? JcS |
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Post by John S. Damm on Dec 30, 2010 23:09:14 GMT -5
Okay, this vote is scaring me, it is too close.
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Post by coachbk on Dec 31, 2010 0:14:27 GMT -5
Would be even closer if I'd gone with LT, which I almost did!
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Post by John S. Damm on Dec 31, 2010 14:09:17 GMT -5
Would be even closer if I'd gone with LT, which I almost did! LOL! You're right, it could be closer. Did the cash from the Swiss account reach you yet? My shock is that in the conventional wisdom of post-Beatles' music, JL/POB, BOTR, ATMP and RINGO are the four big albums by which all else is compared. LT is nowhere near the "elite" status of the solo albums. Well, to my man Rocko it is, and that's cool! Yet it is coming close to the biggest upset since N.C. State won the NCAA National Championship in men's basketball. For our soccer(football) friends, it would be as improbable as the U.S. winning the World Cup!  And LT-2 for crying out loud! I could almost imagine(there's no heaven) if the one-two punch of the songs LT and "Cafe On The Left Bank" caused such an upset but nothing on LT-2 could, in my humble opinion. As developer of The JSD Postulate, I feel London Town about best exemplifies where Paul took a wrong turn in his career and was led by his pocketbook rather than his heart. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2011 0:57:01 GMT -5
PLASTIC ONO BAND, Side 1
One of John's best efforts although Mother is an acquired taste..
I really like With a Little Luck from London Town but then the rest of side 2 is not much chop.....
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Post by RockoRoll on Jan 2, 2011 22:34:52 GMT -5
LONDON TOWN, Side 2
Absolute classic of an album, I'd say that London Town is indeed the closest Paul ever got to a conceptual album....
Best song: DELIVER YOUR CHILDREN Ok, I'll bite: What's the concept? I know it started off with two songs about places, but that was abandoned. What am I missing? JcS Joey, this album adds an interesting side to Paul: his newly-found Englishness, his previous efforts eg *Mary has a little Lamb* etc. don’t count. Here he suddenly starts to milk this Brit persona with such excitement, you’d thought he just left the *Kinks* or something. The title track London Town And COTLB, you mention, plus Famous Groupies, Deliver Your Children/Children Children, Don’t let It Bring You Down (sounds like a song from a Robin Hood film), even the silly Morse Moose qualify, and as mentioned in my last message the closet (IMO) Pauls ever got to a concept album. To me its similar to Sgt Pepper (different songs/category of course), and like pepper, I like every song on it, and I’ve played both albums a trillion times. With JL/POB, I love the album, its similar with the Imagine album, but there are three or four songs I don’t like on there. Its similar with Pauls *Tug Of War*, and *Flaming Pie*, there both my favourites, but there a couple of throwaways on both these albums (poor choice on song selections by Paul) LT has Paul himself experimenting a lot as well, eg. Morse Moose…..Anyway, For the life of me, and can’t understand why the heck is this stuff so underrated? I’ve read people virtually spit on this album, accuse Paul of selling it, stoned, drugged out etc, while praising other *Wings* albums….What makes this album so much worse than his previous from the late (or early) 70’s? Who can tell me?, and no one ever will. To me London Town is filled to the brim with top-notch melodies from Sir Paul (it also still has, partly, my favourite lineup of Wings i.e. in Jimmy and Joe English), and in addition to that, it features a huge bunch of different styles... perhaps there's the rub. The album's just way too diverse for those who don't wanna get it.......  01) London Town; Top song, with its evocative depictions of time and place 02) Cafe On The Left Bank; I like this one, especially the lyrics..! 03) I'm Carrying; Beautiful ballad, Paul shows that he's still a master of the acoustic....! 04) Backwards Traveller; My favourite, with its spacey beat and puzzling 'unfinished message'....! 05) Cuff Link; Top instrumental, built around a tight little melody played with a wah-wah...! 06) Children Children; catchy and sincerely gentle, based on beautiful acoustic guitar interplay. 07) Girlfriend; wonderful falsetto and smacks it up with a great guitar solo from Jimmy, before ending in some great vocal harmonies (even MJ, recorded this great song, and did a good job of it...) 08) I've Had Enough; Great Rocker 09) With A Little Luck; Best known, No.1 hit for him 10) Famous Groupies; Top Song, reminds me of John's *I Am The Walrus*, with hilarious lyrics...! 11) Deliver Your Children; Best song on the album...! 12) Name And Address; Elvis tribute, good rocker, something you'd like to shake your hips to 13) Don't Let It Bring You Down; Beautiful song, sounds like a song, you'd want to use in a *Robin Hood* film..lol 14) Morse Moose And The Grey Goose; Funny Song, (its like a psychedelic disco version of the fantastic *Yellow Submarine*..lol), It also has great hooks....love it.... ;D From The internet
Paul said in his interview that he didn't want to make Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band Vol - 2 but it's clear that all songs are connected with each other....
The psychedelic parts on this album are just as psychedelic as Sgt. Pepper, though mostly it's not executed well, and beats everything off Revolver written by McCartney for experimental qualities... |
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Post by diego on Jan 3, 2011 0:15:53 GMT -5
I would never have thought this one could be close. I like London Town, and I actually prefer it to other Wings' albums like Speed of Sound, Back to the Egg and maybe even Venus & Mars. It's a nice album, specially side 2, I like Famous Groupies, Deliver your Children (best song on the album) and Don't Let it Bring You Down quite a bit.
BUT, Plastic Ono Band is an absolute masterpiece. LT, pleasant as it may be, can't even come close.
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Post by RockoRoll on Jan 3, 2011 0:49:24 GMT -5
Would be even closer if I'd gone with LT, which I almost did! My shock is that in the conventional wisdom of post-Beatles' music, JL/POB, BOTR, ATMP and RINGO are the four big albums by which all else is compared. LT is nowhere near the "elite" status of the solo albums. Well, to my man Rocko it is, and that's cool! True JSD, I lot of my friends at work, especially close friend Colin, who like yourself, absolutely loves John Lennon, and over 20 years ago as a birthday present bought me the JL/POB album. Even he admits, their best solo efforts was only until 1974, anything past that, he won’t listen to it...... With me I love all the Beatles albums and all of their songs, and after the breakup I love all of Paul/Wings albums and songs, call me a Beatles and Wings freak, whatever? Other albums which I fully like, and play every song, is Georges ATMP, Cloud 9, Brainwashed, and Ringo The remaining solo albums from the fabs, there is usually one, two, or more songs which I dislike from them? |
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Post by ursamajor on Jan 3, 2011 2:13:35 GMT -5
Was anyone around when London Town actually came out ? How well did it do saleswise ?
I saw that it spent quite abit of time at #2 on the US charts behind Saturday Night Fever in 1978 so I would assume it reached the 1 million sales mark.
Anyone got actual figures ?
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Post by RockoRoll on Jan 3, 2011 2:56:57 GMT -5
Was anyone around when London Town actually came out ? How well did it do saleswise ? I saw that it spent quite abit of time at #2 on the US charts behind Saturday Night Fever in 1978 so I would assume it reached the 1 million sales mark. Anyone got actual figures ? A few of us were around at the time, myself, vectis, JoeyS, Mr Karlosi, RTP, young JSD (lol) *With a Little Luck*, was a (US) No.1, *I've Had Enough* - No. 25, and *London Town* - No. 17 What can I say, the single and album, here in Australia got a lot of airplay, great memories, strange year, disco eventually took off, with YMCA, Knock On wood, and Paul having a crack at it with *Goodnight Tonight*, and *Coming Up*, he did well for an ex-beatle, it was a shame with his last album *Back To The Egg*. The album (BTTE) had been badly underrated both in the press and by fans; it was the record, the one on which release Paul finally completed his transformation into 'dinosaur', 'old fart', 'washed-up old crank', 'scourge of good taste', etc., etc....You can see it now that whatever record he would have deemed to put out at the time, it was doomed anyway? With London Town the album only got to No. 2 (in the US charts), and Sales - Platinum in the US, and Gold in the UK.... London Town (album) - Chart Positions
U.S. Billboard 200 - 2
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart - 2
Australian Kent Music Report - 3
UK Albums Chart (top 60) - 4
Austrian Albums Chart(top 25) - 4
Japanese Oricon Weekly LP Chart (top 100) - 4
New Zealand Albums Chart (top 40) - 4
Swedish Albums Chart(top 50) - 4
Year-end charts (1978) Position
Australian Albums Chart - 25
Japanese Albums Chart - 45
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United States RIAA Platinum
United Kingdom BPI Gold
www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=London%20Town&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50The RIAA® Gold® and Platinum® Awards program was launched in 1958 in an effort to create a standard by which to measure sales of a sound recording.
In the beginning, there was only a Gold® album award for the sale of 500,000 copies. As the industry grew, other awards were developed. The Platinum® award (1,000,000 sold) was created in 1976 and with the advent of the compact disc and the subsequent increase in sales, the Multi-Platinum™ award was created in 1984.
On March 16, 1999, the RIAA® launched the Diamond® Awards, honoring sales of 10 million copies or more of an album or single. |
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Post by ursamajor on Jan 3, 2011 4:15:16 GMT -5
thanks for the info Rocko, it seems that Wings started to taper off with London Town, after With A little Luck the singles didn't do as well, considering that BOTR, V&M and ATSOS were huge albums irregardless of critical opinion, also Paul reached the top of the mountain again with WOA so it would be almost impossible for Paul to maintain that high plateau of success ..
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Post by RockoRoll on Jan 3, 2011 5:31:10 GMT -5
thanks for the info Rocko, it seems that Wings started to taper off with London Town, after With A little Luck the singles didn't do as well, considering that BOTR, V&M and ATSOS were huge albums irregardless of critical opinion, also Paul reached the top of the mountain again with WOA so it would be almost impossible for Paul to maintain that high plateau of success .. Yeah, it was great during this period 1977-78, WOA, single Mull Of Kintyre. LT, With a Little Luck. It was sad to hear Jimmy leaving & pass away at a very young age. He was a dynamic lead guitarist, I loved hearing his guitar work on Paul *Girls School* on the radio, and thus competing with *Black Betty*. The final Wings lineup was good as well, different sound, I never forget hearing *Old Siam Sir* for the first time in 1979, that was kick a** song, the album BTTE was excellent, *Rockestra Theme*, *Arrow Through Me*, *Babys Request*, and (single) *Goodnight tonight / Daytime Nightime Suffering* were my favourites. As far as remaining No. 1 singles, during the end of 1979, I heard Wings had their last No.1 live with *Coming Up* (in Glasgow). After Wings split, and Paul going solo, he only had *Ebony & Ivory* with Stevie Wonder, *The Girl Is Mine* & *Say Say Say* with MJ, and his last No.1 in the UK only in 1983 with *Pipes Of Peace*.. He wrote a lot during 1976-78, Old Siam Sir (1976) was also written during this time, even *Wanderlust* & *The Pound Is Sinking* from 1982 TOW, Paul wrote these in 1977, and there are demo's on YouTube.... I'II leave you with his rocker, *Girls School* (I wish he'd do these songs live with his current band, and stop ignoring the LT, BTTE, and Ram albums... ...) |
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Post by vectisfabber on Jan 3, 2011 6:17:36 GMT -5
Curiously, it may have been the massive success of Mull Of Kintyre which drove one of the nails into the coffin, because that one sold in such huge numbers because it was being bought by older people - a major factor in Paul being seen as no longer relevant, and a maker of music for oldies.
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Post by joeyself on Jan 3, 2011 7:18:18 GMT -5
Ok, I'll bite: What's the concept? I know it started off with two songs about places, but that was abandoned. What am I missing? JcS Joey, this album adds an interesting side to Paul: his newly-found Englishness, his previous efforts eg *Mary has a little Lamb* etc. don’t count. Here he suddenly starts to milk this Brit persona with such excitement, you’d thought he just left the *Kinks* or something. The title track London Town And COTLB, you mention, plus Famous Groupies, Deliver Your Children/Children Children, Don’t let It Bring You Down (sounds like a song from a Robin Hood film), even the silly Morse Moose qualify, and as mentioned in my last message the closet (IMO) Pauls ever got to a concept album. To me its similar to Sgt Pepper (different songs/category of course), and like pepper, I like every song on it, and I’ve played both albums a trillion times. With JL/POB, I love the album, its similar with the Imagine album, but there are three or four songs I don’t like on there. Its similar with Pauls *Tug Of War*, and *Flaming Pie*, there both my favourites, but there a couple of throwaways on both these albums (poor choice on song selections by Paul) LT has Paul himself experimenting a lot as well, eg. Morse Moose…..Anyway, For the life of me, and can’t understand why the heck is this stuff so underrated? I’ve read people virtually spit on this album, accuse Paul of selling it, stoned, drugged out etc, while praising other *Wings* albums….What makes this album so much worse than his previous from the late (or early) 70’s? Who can tell me?, and no one ever will. To me London Town is filled to the brim with top-notch melodies from Sir Paul (it also still has, partly, my favourite lineup of Wings i.e. in Jimmy and Joe English), and in addition to that, it features a huge bunch of different styles... perhaps there's the rub. The album's just way too diverse for those who don't wanna get it....... 01) London Town; Top song, with its evocative depictions of time and place 02) Cafe On The Left Bank; I like this one, especially the lyrics..! 03) I'm Carrying; Beautiful ballad, Paul shows that he's still a master of the acoustic....! 04) Backwards Traveller; My favourite, with its spacey beat and puzzling 'unfinished message'....! 05) Cuff Link; Top instrumental, built around a tight little melody played with a wah-wah...! 06) Children Children; catchy and sincerely gentle, based on beautiful acoustic guitar interplay. 07) Girlfriend; wonderful falsetto and smacks it up with a great guitar solo from Jimmy, before ending in some great vocal harmonies (even MJ, recorded this great song, and did a good job of it...) 08) I've Had Enough; Great Rocker 09) With A Little Luck; Best known, No.1 hit for him 10) Famous Groupies; Top Song, reminds me of John's *I Am The Walrus*, with hilarious lyrics...! 11) Deliver Your Children; Best song on the album...! 12) Name And Address; Elvis tribute, good rocker, something you'd like to shake your hips to 13) Don't Let It Bring You Down; Beautiful song, sounds like a song, you'd want to use in a *Robin Hood* film..lol 14) Morse Moose And The Grey Goose; Funny Song, (its like a psychedelic disco version of the fantastic *Yellow Submarine*..lol), It also has great hooks....love it.... ;D From The internet
Paul said in his interview that he didn't want to make Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band Vol - 2 but it's clear that all songs are connected with each other....
The psychedelic parts on this album are just as psychedelic as Sgt. Pepper, though mostly it's not executed well, and beats everything off Revolver written by McCartney for experimental qualities... I appreciate the detailed response. I still don't hear a "concept," but then again, I don't hear one on SGT. PEPPER either. You obviously enjoy parts of this much more than I do--"Morse Moose" and "Girlfriend," just to name two--but that's the nature of personal tastes, and I'll not dwell on that. JcS |
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Post by RockoRoll on Jan 3, 2011 10:14:51 GMT -5
Joey, this album adds an interesting side to Paul: his newly-found Englishness, his previous efforts eg *Mary has a little Lamb* etc. don’t count. Here he suddenly starts to milk this Brit persona with such excitement, you’d thought he just left the *Kinks* or something. The title track London Town And COTLB, you mention, plus Famous Groupies, Deliver Your Children/Children Children, Don’t let It Bring You Down (sounds like a song from a Robin Hood film), even the silly Morse Moose qualify, and as mentioned in my last message the closet (IMO) Pauls ever got to a concept album. To me its similar to Sgt Pepper (different songs/category of course), and like pepper, I like every song on it, and I’ve played both albums a trillion times. With JL/POB, I love the album, its similar with the Imagine album, but there are three or four songs I don’t like on there. Its similar with Pauls *Tug Of War*, and *Flaming Pie*, there both my favourites, but there a couple of throwaways on both these albums (poor choice on song selections by Paul) LT has Paul himself experimenting a lot as well, eg. Morse Moose…..Anyway, For the life of me, and can’t understand why the heck is this stuff so underrated? I’ve read people virtually spit on this album, accuse Paul of selling it, stoned, drugged out etc, while praising other *Wings* albums….What makes this album so much worse than his previous from the late (or early) 70’s? Who can tell me?, and no one ever will. To me London Town is filled to the brim with top-notch melodies from Sir Paul (it also still has, partly, my favourite lineup of Wings i.e. in Jimmy and Joe English), and in addition to that, it features a huge bunch of different styles... perhaps there's the rub. The album's just way too diverse for those who don't wanna get it....... 01) London Town; Top song, with its evocative depictions of time and place 02) Cafe On The Left Bank; I like this one, especially the lyrics..! 03) I'm Carrying; Beautiful ballad, Paul shows that he's still a master of the acoustic....! 04) Backwards Traveller; My favourite, with its spacey beat and puzzling 'unfinished message'....! 05) Cuff Link; Top instrumental, built around a tight little melody played with a wah-wah...! 06) Children Children; catchy and sincerely gentle, based on beautiful acoustic guitar interplay. 07) Girlfriend; wonderful falsetto and smacks it up with a great guitar solo from Jimmy, before ending in some great vocal harmonies (even MJ, recorded this great song, and did a good job of it...) 08) I've Had Enough; Great Rocker 09) With A Little Luck; Best known, No.1 hit for him 10) Famous Groupies; Top Song, reminds me of John's *I Am The Walrus*, with hilarious lyrics...! 11) Deliver Your Children; Best song on the album...! 12) Name And Address; Elvis tribute, good rocker, something you'd like to shake your hips to 13) Don't Let It Bring You Down; Beautiful song, sounds like a song, you'd want to use in a *Robin Hood* film..lol 14) Morse Moose And The Grey Goose; Funny Song, (its like a psychedelic disco version of the fantastic *Yellow Submarine*..lol), It also has great hooks....love it.... ;D From The internet
Paul said in his interview that he didn't want to make Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band Vol - 2 but it's clear that all songs are connected with each other....
The psychedelic parts on this album are just as psychedelic as Sgt. Pepper, though mostly it's not executed well, and beats everything off Revolver written by McCartney for experimental qualities... I appreciate the detailed response. I still don't hear a "concept," but then again, I don't hear one on SGT. PEPPER either. You obviously enjoy parts of this much more than I do--"Morse Moose" and "Girlfriend," just to name two--but that's the nature of personal tastes, and I'll not dwell on that. JcS You’re a hard man Joey, giving Rocko wee tests…lol Well the concept for London Town, having a quick look at the album, the theme would be Journey/travel/travelogue (is a record of the events, sights and personal feelings which a traveller in our case Paul experiences as he journeys from place to place) The title song “London Town” is about travel/journey, starting point of your journey say.... The next song Café, would be like your first stop on your journey, Frenchmen & Germans get mentioned... I’m Carrying is a return maybe from a trip/journey, like you’ve got a gift to give someone upon returning (isn’t it related to Linda’s pregnancy?) Backwards Traveller is relating also to time on your journey eg. “Hey did you know that I’m always going back in time” Children Children – You are letting your children know, not to journey or travel to far from your parents/home? Girlfriend – The only journey here in this song, is to mention to your ex-girl about a new relationship I’ve Had Enough – You’ve had a enough of a certain person in your relationship, and you’ve left him/her on your journey With A Little Luck – Is about love & Romance on your travel journey, and will the relationship work out Deliver Your Children – lol, relating to having children on your journey Name & Address – You have a parcel? To be delivered on your journey (Elvis?) Don’t Let It Bring You Down – illness or problems your having on your journey Morse Moose – Is a about a boat that went out to sea, sank on the journey, Morse code at the end of the song letting you communicate to others for help Shocking theory, but at least I gave it a go...lol |
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