does anybody know what he did that made him sound so much better than he did 3 years ago?

I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed by this. I was expecting more from him, I guess.

I owe Paul McCartney an apology.
When I heard that he was going to be the half-time act my initial thought was...

But while watching it I was pleasantly surprised. I was glad there weren't 1000 useless dancers twitching around the stage and no crotch-grabbing guest rapper. I guess if you grew up on MTV (which I didn't) you expect every act to put on some heavily choreographed Busby Berkeley type production (generally to mask their lack of talent). Outside of the fireworks, what I saw was a guy that wrote some cool tunes having a good time performing them.

Oh, and not once did the thought, "Is this live or is it *MEMOREX.", ever cross my mind.

*(maybe Seagate, Western Digital or Maxtor would have been a more contemporary reference)

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

I'm not sayin this cause he's one of my favorite artist...

but you can debate or bitch about what songs he sang, that really doesnt concern me, what was the biggest suprise for me is how great his vocals sounded, and how tight his band is.. they were dead on it.. if u would.

Wow, I think that The Beatles should be mandatory in academics. This is classic material, people. A lot of the music of the past forty years has been seriously ripped off from The Beatles. Their music is timeless.

Not Paul McCartney fans? I weep for the future.

gemini13 said:

I don't know if the Beatles should be mandatory in academics, however, I do agree that they made some great influential music in their day. People who don't have respect for Paul or any understanding of what the Beatles did for music - I weep for your future too. Someone said they would rather see Janet again PLEASE!!!

Wow, I think that The Beatles should be mandatory in academics. This is classic material, people. A lot of the music of the past forty years has been seriously ripped off from The Beatles. Their music is timeless.

Not Paul McCartney fans? I weep for the future.

kisscamille said:

I just thought of something. I'm turning into my parents. I remember them telling me back in the day that the old bandleader music was classic. Maybe it's the age gap.

I must be old.

gemini13 said:

Don't cry for us: we just happen to prefer John Lennon and George Harrison, but they have passed. Not everyone is a fan of Paul's. I still haven't gotten over the fact that he wanted to claim Yesterday as his own. In fact, we we were discussing that last night. I said that it was sad that he waited years after John's death to do such a thing. One of our guests replied, "Well, if Paul had tried to do that when John was alive, John would have kicked his A$$."

And I agree with my friends: I'd watch Prince or Lenny perform over Paul any day. Of course, I would love to see Tom Petty with George Harrison performing again,but that will never happen again. John has been gone for a while. Last night, we were even talking about how great it would be if The Police reunited just for a Super Bowl performance, but I don't think the band could get along well enough to make that happen. As a matter of fact, as far as sheer overall entertainment, I'd watch Janet or Madonna over Paul. I'm NOT one of Paul's fans.
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Busby Berkeley ?
"Is this live or is it *MEMOREX."

Are you a member of AARP? (Let me see that ID....)

Sir Paul is a legend. I thought his performance was good. "Hey Jude" was the standout.

jackflash said:

Let's see. You appear to be aware of both references, so how long have you had your card?



If that's a joke, i'm a good sport so I can take it.
Btw, your age should have nothing to do with your knowledge of history.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

As for me - I'm old enough to get their mailings, which I throw out because they're a lobby that is pitting the interests of one generation (seniors) against those of another (my kids).

As for you - I'm thinking young guy with a good karmic sense of past lives (maybe Louie Jordan reincarnated?)

Wow, I think that The Beatles should be mandatory in academics. This is classic material, people. A lot of the music of the past forty years has been seriously ripped off from The Beatles. Their music is timeless.

Not Paul McCartney fans? I weep for the future.

I thought it was fine -- did'nt try to be anything more than what it was, Paul McCartney playing his songs and Beatles tunes...No over-the-top theatrics, just the man playing his music....

paligap said:

Which is a very good thing. The more I think about his performance, the more I like it. I agree with the folks that are saying he sounded great. It's the best I've heard his voice sound in a long time. Though I can't say that I've ever thought he sounded bad, his vocals can be on the scratchy side during a live show. But for a man in his 60s singing tunes he wrote in his 20s? Awesome.