Paul McCartney

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Sounds like he is harmonizing with himself, and it works with this track. Great music.</div> <bR> <div> <B>FROM A LOVER TO A FRIEND</b> <B>3 MIN 48 SEC</b> </div> <div> Another great track. Very listenable. </div> <bR> <div> <B>SHE'S GIVEN UP TALKING</b> <B>4 MIN 57 SEC</b> </div> <div> Very interesting track. Reminds me of post Roger Waters Pink Floyd. I wonder what inspired this song. Maybe when Paul worked with Dave Gilmour on Run Devil Run? This track would have fit on the soundtrack to that recent Michael Douglas movie. I like the effects the added to the vocals.</div> <bR> <div> <B>DRIVING RAIN</b> <B>3 MIN 26 SEC</b> </div> <div> This is a good track too. Maybe not as listenable as others.</div> <bR> <div> <B>I DO</b> <B>2 MIN 56 SEC</b> </div> <div> Another classic McCartney pop song, inspired by his love for...(I assume Heather). I have to say though, Paul should not try to hit those high notes.</div> <bR> <div> <B>TINY BUBBLE</b> <B>4 MIN 21 SEC</b> </div> <div> This track grows on you, especially when it gets to the chorus. Music is very tight and solid. Paul assembled a decent band to help out on this album.</div> <bR> <div> <B>MAGIC</b> <B>3 MIN 59 SEC</b> </div> <div> Classic Paul, but mature. Do you know what I mean? Very listenable. The ending reminded me of the Beatles for some reason, which is totally a good thing.</div> <bR> <div> <B>YOUR WAY</b> <B>2 MIN 55 SEC</b> </div> <div> Love him, hate him or just like him, you have to admit Paul knows how to craft a great pop song. This is another classic Paul.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SPINNING ON AN AXIS</b> <B>5 MIN 16 SEC</b> </div> <div> Another different and interesting track for Paul (in my opinion). I like it though. Has a strange ending, again reminiscent of Pink Floyd a bit.</div> <bR> <div> <B>ABOUT YOU</b> <B>2 MIN 54 SEC</b> </div> <div> A fast, heavy song that works well. Nice mix of instrumentation, heavy drum beat. Very cool.</div> <bR> <div> <B>HEATHER</b> <B>3 MIN 26 SEC</b> </div> <div> A very nice track. Good music, piano and everything. Long intro into the vocals, kept me wondering if it was an instrumental the first time I listened to it.</div> <bR> <div> <B>BACK IN THE SUNSHINE AGAIN</b> <B>4 MIN 21 SEC</b> </div> <div> This is an okay track. Vocal effects are strange. This would be the track I skip halfway through.</div> <bR> <div> <B>YOUR LOVING FLAME</b> <B>3 MINS 43 SEC</b> </div> <div> I have another version of this song on MP3 called Chase My Blues Away, which is basically Paul at the piano, with a few backing instruments. This version is quite different. Backing vocals and extra instrumentation really change the feel. I recently saw the video for this song - very nice.</div> <bR> <div> <B>RIDING INTO JAIPUR</b> <B>4 MIN 8 SEC</b> </div> <div> This song reminds me more of a George Harrison, Indian inspired track. Kind of cool though. I think it would have fit better in "Liverpool Sound Collage."</div> <bR> <div> <B>RINSE THE RAINDROPS 10 MIN 08 SEC</b></div> <div> This track kind of surprised me the first time I heard it. Another, non-typical heavy track (i.m.o.) that I am not used to hearing from Paul. A long track, that pretty much breaks into a very cool jam at the end. Almost like two different tracks that merge back into one theme.</div> <bR> <div> <B>FREEDOM (EXTRA TRACK - NOT LISTED)</b></div> <div> A decent anthem track meant to help America heal after the 9/11 attacks.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Click the arrow to go back to the CD Listing <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Music Collection"><IMG SRC="1040e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>