Posted on 11/05/2014 4:28:33 PM PST by lee martell
For some reason, this song just came into my head. I had not thought about the album McCartney in a long time, although I have been listening to Paul's album called Ram. I'm fond of that title song RAM, usually played on Ukelele or Banjo. This album McCartney, was Paul's first released after John told the group that he (John) "wanted a divorce from the Beatles". When Paul released McCartney, many were struck by the bare bones instrumentation and production quality. Some plainly did not consider it a worthy product from a former Beatle.
I listened again to that cut of Every Night and was struck with it's simple structure, it's variation of texture and percussion. I was struck with how Paul creates a space of tension with his guitar by use of a pendulum-like consistancy. He even uses the silences as part of the structure. Then, as lne of his refrains, Paul doesn't bother writing more words, he uses melody and a lift of two octaves only. It works. Someone who knows how to perform music (not me) would know what kind of acoustic guitar he uses in this cut. I already hear the bass. I noticed how often Paul uses his bass in a rhythm similar to the human heartbeat. J. S. Bach often did this too, relying on natural rhythms of the heart and of the human breath, going in, going out. My favorites on this album at this time are a. Every Night, b. Momma Miss America (extraordinarily funky for Paul! Those drums will ROCK you.) c. Maybe I'm Amazed.
I was driving and just finished listening to "I Talk To The Wind" by Crimson King. I am not sure, but I have been told that the lead in music was done via Mellotron, not by a flute. Either way, it's a fine performance. This song exists in sharp contrast to the rest of that album, 'Court of The Crimson King' an album best described as as aggressively progressive rock.
There is the Frank Zappa method of Progressive rock which tended to fuse jazz and light pop throughout most his career. Frank was perceived as the very picture of a stoned out , semi awake hippy stereotype. All the biographies I have read about Frank say that actually, he did not indulge in the more popular vices of that day. Frank Zappa had such an active, creative mind by nature, that he didn't need to use drugs to produce what he wanted. And expected his band members to be clear eyed enough to do their jobs while on tour. I still use CDs, and have to search around for good retail outlets. I don't like ordering online unless it's to replace something already in my collection. I e
She tried to keep him on a short, tight leash, until he found a young Chinese Concubine to ‘spend some time with’ for about two years.
AH! That must have been hell for that girl. I cannot even “Imagine” (sorry, saw the chance and had to go with it ;) having Yoko Ono as a potential homicidal jealous ex stalking me.
That was a very good recreation or cover of “Dear Boy”. That song is heavy on choral structure and timing. They performed it well enough that the delicate harmonies, and echoes were not drowned out by the music. Nicely done. Never heard of Mike Viola. I wonder if Viola is his show name.
IIRC he plays every instrument on the album, though track dubs.
Hot As Sunglasses is a stark jam, that holds up.
Let Me Roll It To You.
Glad you liked it. It impressed me as well.
“My opinion is that almost everything McCartney has done since his Beatle days is crap - Band on the Run, Live and Let Die, Silly Love Songs . . . no!”
So you just went by the singles you heard on the radio and didn’t listen to the entire LPs. Check.
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