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Post by Russg on Oct 2, 2018 7:55:56 GMT
Another example of Paul's douchebaggery. Who wants to hear this shit? The man has children and grandchildren... did he stop to think about that before spouting off his senile memories of debauchery? And does he really think John's kids and grandkids want to hear stories like this? He's becoming like Quincy - an embarrassment. "Who wants to hear this shit?"
*proceeds to go out of his way to share it with even more people* I read in some article last year that he used to beat Linda during all their marriage. This adds weight to the claims by his last wife that he was aggressive and violent, beating her too. The same article said he was the most arrogant man in The Beatles, and it got worse after the end of the band.
Plus he was responsible for Mull of Kintyre.
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Post by HIStoric on Oct 2, 2018 8:15:34 GMT
"Who wants to hear this shit?"
*proceeds to go out of his way to share it with even more people* I read in some article last year that he used to beat Linda during all their marriage. This adds weight to the claims by his last wife that he was aggressive and violent, beating her too. The same article said he was the most arrogant man in The Beatles, and it got worse after the end of the band.
Plus he was responsible for Mull of Kintyre.
I've also read articles that suggested Michael Jackson was inappropriate with children, but that doesn't make it true. Neither Linda McCartney nor Nancy Shevell themselves have ever suggested he was that sort of man. Obviously you're referring to Heather Mills, who isn't exactly trustworthy. Her statements in court directly contradicted those in her 2006 book Life Balance: The Essential Keys to a Lifetime of Wellbeing which featured many praises of Paul. Then to top it off further, when it came to the court case in regards to how much money she should be owed as a result of the divorce, she was very inconsistent and found to often be exaggerating or even lying.
It got to the point where Mr Justice Bennett, who presided over the case, stated "The husband's evidence was, in my judgment, balanced. He expressed himself moderately though at times with justifiable irritation, if not anger. He was consistent, accurate and honest. But I regret to have to say I cannot say the same about the wife's evidence. Having watched and listened to her give evidence, having studied the documents, and having given in her favour every allowance for the enormous strain she must have been under (and in conducting her own case) I am driven to the conclusion that much of her evidence, both written and oral, was not just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid. Overall, she was a less than impressive witness."
Further more, discussing Mills' career, Judge Bennett said: "I find that, far from the husband dictating to and restricting the wife's career and charitable activities, he did the exact opposite. He encouraged it and lent his support, name and reputation to her business and charitable activities. The facts as I find them do not in any way support her claim." I'm not even done yet, because when Mills found out about the judgement that granted her to much less money than what she wanted (which was still worth over Β£20 million all together), she had the audacity to throw a pitcher of water at Paul's solicitor in the courtroom!! As far as I'm aware, Linda has never spoken out about being hit and the main source of that claim is - shockingly - Mills herself. She is not the sort of woman I would be trusting information from, especially when it's very inconsistent with Paul's other marriages before and after.
Now while I'm already distrustful of this article, tackling the most arrogant man in The Beatles, well he definitely took more of a 'leadership' role once their manager Brian Epstein died in 1967, to sort of help fill the spaces he left. This of course meant he was more bossier and it definitely did get on the nerve of other band members, especially as he was growing more and more perfectionist with their takes. I've not heard too much about him on arrogance in a more candid, personal scene, but definitely from what I read about the later Beatles sessions, I can see him being very straight forward about what he wanted and that being seen as arrogance by some. There were definitely moments when others in the band got pissed off at him but it seemed to reach a peak then as I've haven't seen much about arrogance after this time period from those who worked with him.
As for Mull of Kintyre... yeah I can't blame ya I was never really a big fan of that song myself, especially those bagpipes!! What turned me around was when I went to his show last year and he played it there, suddenly hearing thousands of people join in with him. I was shocked, but I think the song was big here in New Zealand when it came out. It was very moving, then seeing a local band come out to perform behind him on stage topped it off. So now when I hear the song it reminds me of that moment and I can't help but be moved. So I like it now, but yes, can definitely see why it grits some people LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2018 7:22:40 GMT
Ringo and Ronnie Wood joined Paul for Get Back last night.
I'm still in shock.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2018 8:32:21 GMT
Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart Club Man.
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Post by HIStoric on Dec 17, 2018 8:36:33 GMT
Ringo and Ronnie Wood joined Paul for Get Back last night. I'm still in shock. Lucky!! Great shot too btw. He has some really awesome visual backdrops that dude.
Not overly often Paul and Ringo have a public appearance together now, especially where they play together. If Ringo waltzed on out at my Macca show last year I would've died haha. Great to see Ronnie too, I'll have to watch it on YouTube.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2018 8:38:13 GMT
Ringo and Ronnie Wood joined Paul for Get Back last night. I'm still in shock. Lucky!! Great shot too btw. He has some really awesome visual backdrops that dude.
Not overly often Paul and Ringo have a public appearance together now, especially where they play together. If Ringo waltzed on out at my Macca show last year I would've died haha. Great to see Ronnie too, I'll have to watch it on YouTube. Currently in airport queue. I am dying. Worth. Every. Second.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 13:07:40 GMT
Holy CHRIST Macas 2 new songs!!!!!!
LOVE THEM
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Post by Cloudbuster on Nov 22, 2019 16:55:24 GMT
Holy CHRIST Macas 2 new songs!!!!!! LOVE THEM They're both alright if nothing special, although it's fair to say that his melodic touch is still intact. I wonder if he's working on a new album, the last one of his I really liked was Electric Arguments back in 2008.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 16:59:41 GMT
Holy CHRIST Macas 2 new songs!!!!!! LOVE THEM They're both alright if nothing special, although it's fair to say that his melodic touch is still intact. I wonder if he's working on a new album, the last one of his I really liked was Electric Arguments back in 2008. I quite like Egypt Station and New, not familiar with a lot in between this and Flaming Pie though.
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Post by Cloudbuster on Nov 22, 2019 17:06:36 GMT
I quite like Egypt Station and New, not familiar with a lot in between this and Flaming Pie though. WHO ARE YOU??
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 17:12:52 GMT
I quite like Egypt Station and New, not familiar with a lot in between this and Flaming Pie though. WHO ARE YOU?? I'm your friend Nigel. Hi.
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Post by Cloudbuster on Nov 22, 2019 17:20:46 GMT
I'm your friend Nigel. Hi. Oh. Oh yeah. Hi.
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Post by HIStoric on Nov 22, 2019 22:34:04 GMT
Holy CHRIST Macas 2 new songs!!!!!! LOVE THEM They're both alright if nothing special, although it's fair to say that his melodic touch is still intact. I wonder if he's working on a new album, the last one of his I really liked was Electric Arguments back in 2008. Yeah, I think he's definitely still got his melodic touch (this is evident by Egypt Station - which is a pretty good album) but I wasn't really feeling any of these tracks. Maybe I'll give them a replay sometime.
I believe they're primarily from the Egypt Station sessions though, he's released quite a few extra songs from there... on like three separate occasions I believe. At the beginning of the year, a few months ago when he did a collectors 'Explorer Edition' and yesterday so they must've been really productive.
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Post by HIStoric on Nov 22, 2019 22:52:22 GMT
They're both alright if nothing special, although it's fair to say that his melodic touch is still intact. I wonder if he's working on a new album, the last one of his I really liked was Electric Arguments back in 2008. I quite like Egypt Station and New, not familiar with a lot in between this and Flaming Pie though. Honestly he's had a bit of a creative revival since the mid 2000s. 2005's Chaos and Creation In The Backyard has some pretty good tracks on it, I know many fans like that one, myself personally I quite like Jenny Wren and Ride to Vanity Fair but I need to sit down and give this one a proper listen. I quite like the tracks Dance Tonight, Ever Present Past, and House of Wax on 2007's Memory Almost Full. 2013's NEW is pretty good, I actually bought that album on iTunes when it came out. Save Us, Alligator, Queenie Eye, Appreciate, Road are my favourites on there but I like a number of other tracks on there. Apparently Driving Rain isn't that good, Paul himself barely references it now (though some speculate it's because it's heavily associated with his second wife, Heather Mills). I do like the track Tiny Bubble off it though.
That's sticking to a couple of tracks off the studio albums in that period. He's also pretty experimental. So there are those Fireman albums that Cloudbuster mentioned, 2008's Electric Arguments and 1998's Rushes. I haven't played them in a while so yeah, maybe ask Cloudbuster In 2011 he released an orchestral album called Ocean Kingdom, which is really nice to listen to - I quite like playing the live version of the first movement. Live material wise, Back in the US/Back in the World has lots of good performances and renditions of both solo/Beatles material (yet to properly check out 2007's Amoeba Gig, which recently hit streaming services). There's a 2005 remix album called Twin Freaks as well, I've been playing that on repeat the last few days. Really Love You, Long Haired Lady, Live and Let Die, Temporary Secretary, Coming Up, Maybe I'm Amazed all have pretty cool remixes on there.
I'm a bit patchy with LOTS of his albums because there's just such a wealth of material to go through. Which I don't mind, I don't feel a rush and I really enjoy how even now I'll come across a Macca track I've either never heard, or barely heard before, and find something new to really enjoy in it. That's the thing with Paul McCartney, his solo catalogue is massively expansive. There is a good amount of crap in there as any catalogue of this size would produce, but there's a lot of REALLY great stuff in there too. I find it incredible that he has been making stuff for like 60 years and STILL somehow coming up with great new melodies.
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Post by Cloudbuster on Nov 22, 2019 22:58:36 GMT
Yeah, I think he's definitely still got his melodic touch (this is evident by Egypt Station - which is a pretty good album) but I wasn't really feeling any of these tracks. Maybe I'll give them a replay sometime. I believe they're primarily from the Egypt Station sessions though, he's released quite a few extra songs from there... on like three separate occasions I believe. At the beginning of the year, a few months ago when he did a collectors 'Explorer Edition' and yesterday so they must've been really productive. You're probably right, there was a five year gap between New and Egypt Station so these recent songs most likely came from the same recording sessions. We can only guess what he's been working on since then. My guess is that he's still got a few tricks to turn. But if not I hope that he completes the remastered/reissue series, I've really been enjoying rediscovering his work.
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