Paul McCartney Thread

[Zuma]

He's been performing and recording for years since The Beatles, here is a thread to cover his solo career and live performances since 1970. Share your memories of seeing him live for those of you lucky enough to have done so, What is your favourite solo album/song, etc.. Interesting that he will be performing with the remaining Nirvana members tonight at the 12.12.12 concert.

Here are a couple recent live performances, still singing well despite a few ragged live tv performances earlier in the year.

 

[mansize rooster]

DOOOOOOOOOO

 

[mansize rooster]

Arrow through me is prob the most catchy song ever

 

[Stig O'Hara]

His ear for melody is unmatched. God, those harmonies.

Glorious lyrics, always had a sense of vaudeville.

One of very few white singers that could sing black.

At his peak, perfect.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

.......and this piece of wonderful.



insert old man footage/dross.

.......and that's his last 35 years.

 

[Zuma]

Performing a new song wtih Grohl, Smear and Novacelic today




Perforing Wings 1985 today

 

[mansize rooster]

sounds more crisp than the live version.
grohls kit sounds amazing as usual but the song still does nothing for me. ah well

 

[JP Sauce]

grohls kit sounds amazing as usual but the song still does nothing for me. ah well

Agreed. It's pretty cool because of who it is but the song is quite forgettable.

 

[Zuma]

Arrow through me is prob the most catchy song ever

great vocal, catchy, non overexposed late 70's Wings

 

[Zuma]

An enduring pop tune from 1975 performed in 1987



And one of my faves from 2001's Driving Rain album, his son James plays guitar on this track

 

[mansize rooster]

that's a great version of man said. Venus & Mars is the bollocks,prob my fav

 

[Zuma]

The last time a solo Macca song hit #1 early 84, one of my fave Macca vids too

 

[mansize rooster]

top vid.
average song.
i could pick at least 20 tunes from his 90's/00's work that should of been #1 though

 

[Zuma]

Couple of servings from Flaming Pie....

 

[Zuma]

His first solo single performed in 1993

 

[mansize rooster]

Couple of servings from Flaming Pie....

Love how the guitars on this album feel all warm and lush like AR.
Special Stuff

 

[mansize rooster]

the guy was on a different universe sometimes.

Some hard hitting emotional shit right here

 

[____]

I love Live and Let Die.

 

[Zuma]

.......and this piece of wonderful.



insert old man footage/dross.

.......and that's his last 35 years.

Speaking of 35 years, here's C Moon performed 35 years later with Paul's explanation of whats it all about at the end of the song

 

[Zuma]

Live performance of House of Wax from 2007's Memory almost Full

 

[mansize rooster]

that's the sorta venue to see paul
crisp sound in a smaller place. no doubt he would play more deeper album cuts there to.. not the usual dozen beatles hits

 

[mansize rooster]

oh, i take that back
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2007/lolympia-bruno-coquatrix-paris-france-3d125df.html

 

[sherb]

Just about my favourite trio of consecutive albums ever came from Paul - Red Rose Speedway, Band On The Run and Venus and Mars.

 

[Zuma]

Here's Wings Melbourne 75 gig, some of you may have been there

 

[Zuma]

Blistering version of Helter Skelter, and to think he was 64 here, I guess he got his old song completely wrong "When Im 64"