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Post by sallyg on Oct 15, 2016 8:10:28 GMT -5
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Post by sayne on Oct 15, 2016 9:29:35 GMT -5
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Oct 15, 2016 17:53:06 GMT -5
Whew... great timing! I was just talking to someone and wondering if any of the Beatles had released any NEW song (or songs) in this year of 2016. I always have noted that there has always been at least one new Beatles-related song by the group or one or more members, from 1961 - 2015.
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Post by kc on Oct 15, 2016 18:41:14 GMT -5
I hope it's a good one. It might give us a hint of what to expect when High In The Clouds finally makes an appearance. No sign of the Flowers In The Dirt remaster.
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Post by sallyg on Oct 28, 2016 10:18:52 GMT -5
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Post by kc on Oct 28, 2016 17:35:02 GMT -5
I bought the soundtrack from iTunes, just on a whim. Sorry to say I don't think much of the song. It's just too sugary IMO and Paul's old man voice is in place. I've noticed on other websites people are comparing it to (I Want To) Come Home and Hope For The Future. I can understand their reasoning, but I think both are better. Maybe I will like it more after further listens.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 2:18:10 GMT -5
Have a listen to In The Blink of An Eye.
it's not too bad, i just have trouble acquainting that voice with the Paul McCartney i've grown up with.
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Post by lowbasso on Oct 29, 2016 7:42:27 GMT -5
Have a listen to In The Blink of An Eye. it's not too bad, i just have trouble acquainting that voice with the Paul McCartney i've grown up with. The song is nice however he should have given it to a younger artist to record for the soundtrack. His voice now is on a par with Burt Bacharach who wrote some great music but wisely let others more vocally adept record the songs. Hopefully someone will choose to cover this new song and can give it a fair shake.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Oct 30, 2016 8:55:57 GMT -5
It's a nice song. But man, Paul really sounds labored and he's struggling with this song. It's actually very tough to bear. I think his 2013 NEW should be his Swan Song album, but I know he's not about to allow that to happen, and he is preparing a new release for 2017.
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Post by debjorgo on Oct 30, 2016 9:43:54 GMT -5
According to Steve, the new album is all but ready. beatlesheadlines.blogspot.com/2016/10/mccartney-new-album-rumors.htmlI have no problem with the voice. He has been leaning too pop for me lately though, especially on the last album. This song is not my style at all. Too slow. He is using a mellower, thought out vocal. I'm not wanting to rock the boat here, but I don't hear anything "damaged" in the voice. He is showing a little range here and hitting the notes just fine.
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Post by sallyg on Oct 30, 2016 21:37:14 GMT -5
According to Steve, the new album is all but ready. beatlesheadlines.blogspot.com/2016/10/mccartney-new-album-rumors.htmlI have no problem with the voice. He has been leaning too pop for me lately, especially on the last album. This song is not my style at all. Too slow. He is using a mellower, thought out vocal. I'm not wanting to rock the boat here, but I don't hear anything "damaged" in the voice. He is showing a little range here and hitting the notes just fine. Nice song and I don't hear anything damaged in his voice either.
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Post by kc on Oct 30, 2016 21:45:49 GMT -5
It's a nice song. But man, Paul really sounds labored and he's struggling with this song. It's actually very tough to bear. I think his 2013 NEW should be his Swan Song album, but I know he's not about to allow that to happen, and he is preparing a new release for 2017. I remember being concerned about what the quality of Paul’s vocals would be on the New album, prior to it being released. When I heard the album, I was relieved and thought it was excellent, a view I still hold, despite some vocal problems here and there. I am hopeful that the next McCartney studio album will be just as good. It may not be, only time will tell. We have known for several years now that Paul seems to have bigger problems singing the slower numbers, rather than the more up tempo material. It makes me wonder how his vocals on songs from the later upcoming High In The Clouds animation will be. You would not think there would be much rock involved in that project.
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Post by ReturnToPepperland on Oct 31, 2016 15:52:24 GMT -5
It's a nice song. But man, Paul really sounds labored and he's struggling with this song. It's actually very tough to bear. I think his 2013 NEW should be his Swan Song album, but I know he's not about to allow that to happen, and he is preparing a new release for 2017. No no, I want to hear his new album and I will bet it is quite good and probably better than this song vocally. This new song is quite a good melody and I think Paul intentionally used that aged voice such as he used in Early Days on NEW. I know he can sing with better range than that--he did it at the Desert Trip not a month ago. I think that was intentional to evoke a certain feeling of an experienced elder point of view of the world and it sort of works with that song. We are all waiting for him to sound as he did in 1966 or something. It has been at lease 50 years he has been using those vocal cords to belt out tunes -- really almost 60 years since he and John met in 1957 and Paul was writing songs since 1956 when his mother died. She died 60 years ago today.
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Post by sallyg on Oct 31, 2016 20:46:17 GMT -5
It's a nice song. But man, Paul really sounds labored and he's struggling with this song. It's actually very tough to bear. I think his 2013 NEW should be his Swan Song album, but I know he's not about to allow that to happen, and he is preparing a new release for 2017. No no, I want to hear his new album and I will bet it is quite good and probably better than this song vocally. This new song is quite a good melody and I think Paul intentionally used that aged voice such as he used in Early Days on NEW. I know he can sing with better range than that--he did it at the Desert Trip not a month ago. I think that was intentional to evoke a certain feeling of an experienced elder point of view of the world and it sort of works with that song. We are all waiting for him to sound as he did in 1966 or something. It has been at lease 50 years he has been using those vocal cords to belt out tunes -- really almost 60 years since he and John met in 1957 and Paul was writing songs since 1956 when his mother died. She died 60 years ago today. RTP, you bring up a good point. At the Desert Trip gigs two weeks ago or so, I thought Paul's voice sounded great. I look forward to the new album.
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Post by vectisfabber on Nov 1, 2016 4:29:03 GMT -5
I bought Hollywood Bowl but haven't listened to it yet, I have no intention of buying 8 Days A Week having seen it at the cinema, and I have no wish to listen to this or a new album from Paul.
I think I'm done.
How sad.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Nov 2, 2016 5:34:17 GMT -5
It's a nice song. But man, Paul really sounds labored and he's struggling with this song. It's actually very tough to bear. I think his 2013 NEW should be his Swan Song album, but I know he's not about to allow that to happen, and he is preparing a new release for 2017. No no, I want to hear his new album and I will bet it is quite good and probably better than this song vocally. This new song is quite a good melody and I think Paul intentionally used that aged voice such as he used in Early Days on NEW. I know he can sing with better range than that--he did it at the Desert Trip not a month ago. I think that was intentional to evoke a certain feeling of an experienced elder point of view of the world and it sort of works with that song. We are all waiting for him to sound as he did in 1966 or something. It has been at lease 50 years he has been using those vocal cords to belt out tunes -- really almost 60 years since he and John met in 1957 and Paul was writing songs since 1956 when his mother died. She died 60 years ago today. The Desert Trip performances I saw online sounded just awful. After my saluting Paul's show in New Jersey this past August, I am now back to thinking maybe he ought to just retire from live performances once again. It's not that people are expecting him to sound like he did in the 1960s, it's more that they just don't want him to sound so awful like nails on a chalk board and embarrass himself. Making excuses that he's been belting out vocals for 50+ years is not an excuse; the point is, once you can't sound good anymore.... stop. Nobody's criticizing Paul for having shredded vocal chords after decades of fine work... they are criticizing that he continues to blindly try to overdo it past his limits these days, and he's too vain to even take the songs down a notch or two.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Nov 2, 2016 5:36:05 GMT -5
I bought Hollywood Bowl but haven't listened to it yet, I have no intention of buying 8 Days A Week having seen it at the cinema, and I have no wish to listen to this or a new album from Paul. I think I'm done. How sad. Truly. I'm afraid it is now time for you to turn in your "Official Beatles Fan" membership card, Vectis.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2016 6:02:45 GMT -5
I bought Hollywood Bowl but haven't listened to it yet, I have no intention of buying 8 Days A Week having seen it at the cinema, and I have no wish to listen to this or a new album from Paul. I think I'm done. How sad. Truly. I'm afraid it is now time for you to turn in your "Official Beatles Fan" membership card, Vectis. Vectis, you sound like you've got something in common with Paul, you're both done ! I've seen 8 Days a Week a few times now and in another couple of weeks i'll own the Official release. I don't believe i missed anything not seeing it at the Cinema.
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Nov 2, 2016 22:14:16 GMT -5
I bought the soundtrack from iTunes, just on a whim. Sorry to say I don't think much of the song. It's just too sugary IMO and Paul's old man voice is in place. I've noticed on other websites people are comparing it to (I Want To) Come Home and Hope For The Future. I can understand their reasoning, but I think both are better. Maybe I will like it more after further listens. As I wrote, stylistically, I think it's "Come Home," not "Hope to the Future." And yeah, both are better. For one, his voice sounds too ragged.
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Post by debjorgo on Nov 2, 2016 23:16:36 GMT -5
I bought the soundtrack from iTunes, just on a whim. Sorry to say I don't think much of the song. It's just too sugary IMO and Paul's old man voice is in place. I've noticed on other websites people are comparing it to (I Want To) Come Home and Hope For The Future. I can understand their reasoning, but I think both are better. Maybe I will like it more after further listens. As I wrote, stylistically, I think it's "Come Home," not "Hope to the Future." And yeah, both are better. For one, his voice sounds too ragged. Et tu Steve? The unkindest cut of all. Ragged implies damaged. Again, I don't hear it. His voice sounds pretty smooth to me. It's no "Oops, I Did it Again", but how many songs are?
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Post by vectisfabber on Nov 3, 2016 4:24:35 GMT -5
I bought Hollywood Bowl but haven't listened to it yet, I have no intention of buying 8 Days A Week having seen it at the cinema, and I have no wish to listen to this or a new album from Paul. I think I'm done. How sad. Truly. I'm afraid it is now time for you to turn in your "Official Beatles Fan" membership card, Vectis. I'm still a Beatles fan for what I've loved for so many years. But I'm not eager for stuff I'll already familiar with, or for new material from was-Paul.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Nov 3, 2016 4:55:41 GMT -5
I'm still a Beatles fan for what I've loved for so many years. But I'm not eager for stuff I'll already familiar with, or for new material from was-Paul. Sounds like those fans who didn't like the "different new older Beatles" with the moustaches and psychedelic look when "Strawberry Fields" came out! (re: Dick Clark/American Bandstand 1967)
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Post by John S. Damm on Nov 6, 2016 1:20:38 GMT -5
Boring.
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Post by vectisfabber on Nov 8, 2016 9:12:07 GMT -5
I'm still a Beatles fan for what I've loved for so many years. But I'm not eager for stuff I'll already familiar with, or for new material from was-Paul. Sounds like those fans who didn't like the "different new older Beatles" with the moustaches and psychedelic look when "Strawberry Fields" came out! (re: Dick Clark/American Bandstand 1967) Difference being they were singing, not croaking, in those days.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Nov 8, 2016 10:56:10 GMT -5
Sounds like those fans who didn't like the "different new older Beatles" with the moustaches and psychedelic look when "Strawberry Fields" came out! (re: Dick Clark/American Bandstand 1967) Difference being they were singing, not croaking, in those days. Tell that to the teens in the audience with Dick Clark who weren't appreciative of "Strawberry Fields Forever" . And let's face it, vectis, you were fed up with Paul's solo music even back when he still had a damn fine voice.
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Post by vectisfabber on Nov 11, 2016 4:15:32 GMT -5
True. It was enjoyable for a few years (once he'd got the JSD Postulate rubbish out of his system), but there was little magic to it. Same could be said of the others, too. The only album I've actually comprehensively enjoyed from RDR onwards is Flaming Pie, and I find it difficult to listen to his voice since it started to decay.
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Post by John S. Damm on Nov 11, 2016 12:55:45 GMT -5
True. It was enjoyable for a few years (once he'd got the JSD Postulate rubbish out of his system), but there was little magic to it. Same could be said of the others, too. The only album I've actually comprehensively enjoyed from RDR onwards is Flaming Pie, and I find it difficult to listen to his voice since it started to decay. Wow vectisfabber, where did that come from! Don't hate on me just because JoeK is giving you no love! The JSD Postulate IS becoming the new conventional wisdom on Paul's solo career! Paul Rocked out in those early years, was his own man, was doing it his way!
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Nov 11, 2016 21:42:09 GMT -5
True. It was enjoyable for a few years (once he'd got the JSD Postulate rubbish out of his system), but there was little magic to it. Same could be said of the others, too. The only album I've actually comprehensively enjoyed from RDR onwards is Flaming Pie, and I find it difficult to listen to his voice since it started to decay. Wow vectisfabber, where did that come from! Don't hate on me just because JoeK is giving you no love! The JSD Postulate IS becoming the new conventional wisdom on Paul's solo career! Paul Rocked out in those early years, was his own man, was doing it his way! Now now, JSD... don't blame me for Vectisfabber not embracing the early solo Paul efforts! Even if I was not here, I think it's pretty clear that the earlier Paul LPs were just not his cup of tea (I'm sure even he would agree). However, I do think you have brought some much-needed attention to them (especially WINGS WILD LIFE) with your famous "JSD Postulate"!
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Post by John S. Damm on Nov 11, 2016 22:52:00 GMT -5
True Joe, old vectisfabber is one of those "elite Beatles fans" who could not accept the break-up and wanted Paul to be forever Abbey Road! But Paul sucks big time on AR Side 1 with the worst Beatles' song ever, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," and the much too over-wrought "Oh! Darling!"
Every song on Wings Wild Life kicks Paul's ass on AR, the White Album and even SPLHCB!
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Post by kc on Nov 11, 2016 23:41:52 GMT -5
True Joe, old vectisfabber is one of those "elite Beatles fans" who could not accept the break-up and wanted Paul to be forever Abbey Road! But Paul sucks big time on AR Side 1 with the worst Beatles' song ever, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," and the much too over-wrought "Oh! Darling!" Every song on Wings Wild Life kicks Paul's ass on AR, the White Album and even SPLHCB!What world am I living in?
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